State Teachers Association plans for 1917 convention
The Denton based State Teachers Association outlines plans for the annual convention to be held on Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday. Meetings at First Baptist Church near Raleigh Hotel will feature prominent educators including Mrs. Hla Flagg Young and Dr. Jank McMurry, with sessions on training for citizenship and public duty. Enrollment offers include a one dollar membership with bulletins, and a state wide Teachers Retirement Fund and Teachers Bureau are on the agenda for discussion.
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State Teachers’ Association
First Baptist Church
Raleigh
United States
Hla Flagg Young
Suintendent
Chicago Public Schools
National Educational Assocation
Jank McMurry
Columbia University
Bertestion
O. T. Carson
Columbus
Ohio
Louis Dietz
Mary
Louisville
Entucky
Miss Dietz
R. T. Ellis
Lipscomb Street
Fort Worth
Texas
Teachers of Texas
Annie Webb Blanton
Mobilization of Farm Labor in Texas War Effort
The U S Department of Agriculture partners with Texas and state agencies to mobilize farm labor to meet wartime needs. A State Farm Help Specialist coordinates county men to recruit labor, match shortages with surpluses, and enroll farmers and laborers, free of charge, with contact through Jp Jennings at Capitol Station, Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
United States Department of Agriculture
State Labor Department
Co-operative Extension Department of
A. & M. College of’ Texas
Texas [State ‘Council of Defense
State Department ‘of Agriculture
Texas
State Department of Labor
A. & M. College
Jennings
Capitol Station
Austin
Texas Hog Industry Urges Modern Feed Strategies
An editorial urges Texas farmers to diversify hog feed beyond corn and milo to save the industry's future. It cites using table scraps, dairy byproducts, garden and orchard refuse, grasses, and peanuts, plus small sow ownership on many farms, to cut costs and boost production. It details demonstrations showing grass and tankage feeding cheaper than corn alone, and notes acorn crops can supplement feed but require protein-rich supplements for pigs to thrive.
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Texas
Europe
Brazos County
Milo
Bermuda
Sudan
Reeve
Johnson
Gaten
Swift, Armour, and
Houston
A.green
Comanche
Texay 9
Texas Experiment Station
New Texas Road Law Regulates Auto Lights and Speed
Under the new road law automobiles must carry three burning lights after dark, consisting of two headlights and one taillight. In populated districts the maximum speed is fifteen miles per hour. Enforcement will be brief. 46 John McDougall, Constable, Precinct No. Gillespie Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDougall
Gillespie Co
Texas
Wilson cleans house in shipping board resignations
President Wilson dismissed leaders at the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation in Washington on July 24. He secured the resignations of General Goethals, the general manager, and another top official named Denman, signaling a major personnel shakeup during the wartime effort.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
William Denman
United States Shipping Board
Chethals
Washington Lee Capps
Navy
Denman
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Bainbridge Colby
John B. White
Shipping Board
Hurley
Colby
Senate
Admiral Capps
Wilson
Washington
Shipping Board and
General Goethals
Secretary McAdoo Approves Canadian Loan Plan
Washington July 25 Secretary McAdoo approves a plan for Canada to borrow 100 million dollars in the United States to offset part of its heavy trade balance. The loan, for two years, will bear about 6 percent interest and be arranged by a syndicate of New York bankers. Negotiations have been ongoing, with final approval announced today by the Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington, D. C
Canada
New York
McAdoo
Revolt in Ecuador spreads amid Galapagos dispute
A revolt has broken out in Ecuador led by Generals Murillo and Vinves, confined to Manavi province. Leaders cite the reported sale of the Galapagos lands to the United States or private American capitalists. Government forces move to quell the uprising.
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Panama
Ecuador
Murillo
Vinves
Manavi
Galapagos
United States
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Pricksburg
Fredericksburg
XAS State Teachers Association
West Mulberry St
Denton, Texas
Cemeeee “Department
Liberty Neon Publicity Bureau
W. F. Keohan
Liberty Loan and Politics
Edward Thomas Taylor
Colorado
Department OF Agriculture
Don T. Griswold
P. Stammer
Oehler
Goethals
Hercules
Oehler Bros
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