Bold Escape From Comanche Ambush On California Springs Trail
The narrator and his party evade a Comanche reinforcement of about forty warriors. They mislead the Indians by claiming they will take dinner then proceed to California Springs, delaying pursuit and returning safely to Fort Clarke with wounded cared for and an escort from Fort Clarke.
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Bandera
Texas
California Springs
Cap
Ben Wade
Ben
Fort Clarke
John
San Antonio
Million dollar bonus paid to Bethlehem Steel president revealed
In Youngstown a three day court battle ended with the disclosure that Eugene G. Grace received 1 623 753 in 1929 as a bonus at Bethlehem Steel. The figure was admitted in a suit to block the Youngstown Sheet and Tube merger, with Grace shown earning substantial percentages of net earnings in prior years.
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Youngstown
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Common Pleas Court
Grace
Cyrus S. Eaton
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel
David G. Jenkins
Bethlehem
Eaton
Youngstown Company
Game of Sheriff Costs Boy's Life in Elmendorf
A 14 year old boy, Eugene A Ball, was killed in Elmendorf when a gun discharged during a rough play sheriff act. Ed Bernhardt grabbed a shotgun to stop the arrest and accidentally shot Ball at close range. Ball died en route to San Antonio for medical care.
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Elmendorf
Eugene A. Ball
Frank S. Ball
Ball
Ed Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Eugene
San Antonio
Roosters Spread Poultry Disease in New Cornell Study
Research at Cornell University shows male birds spread bacillary white diarrhea among baby chicks. Experiments with infected and non infected hens found roosters necessary for dissemination. Local labs in Erie Orange Onondaga Otsego Greene counties and Long Island monitor flocks and reduce infection and chick mortality.
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New York State College of Veterinary Science
Cornell University
Veterinary College
Erie
Orange
Onondaga
Otsego
Greene
Long Island
Tomato Blossom Rot Not Fungus Caused
Oregon experiment station reports blossom end rot in tomatoes is not due to fungus or bacteria but from excessive evaporation. It occurs where heavy foliage after rich soil and moisture is followed by hot dry weather, and can be reduced by steady watering and maintaining moisture through the season.
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Oregon Experiment Station
New Dandruff Remover Shampoo Claims Flat Dandruff
Fitch's Dandruff Remover Shampoo promises to dissolve every bit of dandruff and remove dirt with a single wash. The ad cites two sizes and prices at Central Drug Co, highlighting no more flakes on dark clothes and renewed hair fullness.
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Fitch
Lifelong Friend Shot by Mistake in Texas
Cuero Texas July 19 Fred Holland 21 of Fordtran shot Lester Goode 23 while Goode sought a borrowed block and tackle. Goode seriously wounded at Holland home and rushed to Yoakum hospital where surgeons remove the bullet from a 32 caliber rifle. Doctors hopeful for recovery if not lodged in a fatal spot.
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Cuero
Tex
Fred Holland
Fordtran
Lester Goode
Holland
Goode
Yoakum
zGoods
Yoakum Hospital
Poults Face Lice Threat and Dusting Remedy
Lice pose the worst danger to poults and thrive between wing feathers. They can kill poults faster than chicks. Use minimal lice powder, keep it fresh, and apply sodium fluoride by pinch method after three weeks. Dusted hens with eggs benefit from similar treatment.
LOANS ASSURED ON 1930 COTTON LOANS
Farm Board member Carl Williams said cotton cooperatives will advance to members the largest possible share of the 1930 crop value not less than 65 percent of market value, possibly more. He rejected claims of a 6 cent per pound limit and noted Texas co-ops are advancing 9 cents on unclassed cotton at delivery.
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Washington
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Williams
Texas
KILLS RATS with RAT-SNAP guaranteed sale notice
RAT-SNAP destroys rats and mice in cakes not mixed with food. 35c one cake suits pantries and kitchens, 65c two cakes fit chicken houses, 1.25 for farms and outbuildings. Sold and guaranteed by R. M. Lewis and Knopp and Metzger.
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R. M. Lewis and Knopp & Metzger
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Big-Foot Wallace
Chevrolet
Felix Heimann
Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg Bottling Works
Central Drug Co
Alfred Klearner
John Staudt
Harry Staudt
Parke, Davis & CO
Poults
M. E. Mergele
N. V. Barry
Striegler
A. Hillmann
Bank OF
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc
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