Cabinet filled with Lamont as commerce chief
Washington March 2 President elect Hoover selects Robert Patterson Lamont of Chicago to head the department of commerce. Lamont, president of American Steel Foundries, becomes the tenth cabinet member, announced at the Mayflower hotel. The lineup includes Stimson Mellon Good Mitchell Brown Adams Wilbur Hyde Davis.
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Washington
Hoover
Robert Patterson Lamont
Chicago
Department of Commerce
American Steel Foundries Company
Associated Press
Mayflower Hotel
Illinois
James d. Davis
Pennsylvania
Sargon Restores Fort Worth Man's Health Claim
Frank Bennett of 905 Macon 5 St Fort Worth describes indigestion lasting two years. After using Sargon his appetite returned strength grew and he gained nine pounds. He credits steady nerves better sleep and renewed energy to the treatment, noting full recovery and improved well being. CENTRAL DRUG CO. Fredericksburg markets Sargon.
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Sargon
Frank Bennett
Macon
St., Fort Worth
Fredericksburg
Central Drug Co., Inc
W. H. Schaefer
Mgr
Water Works System Sold To San Marcos For 98000
San Marcos city officials announce the purchase of the water works system from the Texas Water company for 98000 by a commission including Mayor J R Wilhelm and C C Smith. A 150000 bond issue was approved in 1928 to fund the project and improvements will follow to boost water supply and fire protection with lower consumer rates as upgrades proceed. The transfer is to be followed by hydrant additions and further extensions to ensure adequate service.
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San Marcos
J. R. Wilhelm
C. C. Smith
Eugene de Steigner
Texas Water Company
Permit Cut Potato To Heal Before Planting
Potato experts at Ithaca NY State College of Agriculture advise letting cut seed potatoes heal before planting. They recommend storing cut pieces in darkness at about 70°F to form a corky surface that preserves moisture and guards against rot, improving stand if soil conditions are uncertain.
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State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Card of Thanks for Anna E. Schuchard
The bereaved family thanks friends for kindness sympathy and floral offerings at the death of mother and grandmother Anna E. Schuchard and will always remember them.
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Anna E. Schuchard
Gillespie County to Discontinue Part of Grape Creek Road
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court plans to discontinue the segment of Grape Creek Road from Edmund Jacoby’s southeastern land corner to the Blanco County line at the April 1929 term. The action follows road minute records in Vol 4 page 456, signed by Albert E. Klett Clerk, Fredericksburg, February 18, 1929.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Gillespie County
Texas
Grape Creek
Edmund Jacoby
Blanco County
Fredericksburg
A. D
Albert E. Klett
Commissioners Court
Tex
McCloskey Acquitted in Texas Election Returns Case
Augustus J. McCloskey, a former Bexar county judge and victor over Wurzbach, was acquitted in Austin on charges of altering Bexar election returns in the congressional race. He departed for Washington to take his seat in Congress while four indictments remain unresolved. Trial on those indictments was postponed indefinitely.
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Augustus J. McCloskey
Bexar
Victor Ofer Wurzbach
Austin
Washington
Congress
McCloskey
Best Planting Distances for Many Fruit Plants
University of Arkansas extension officer C. Woolsey reports common planting distances to ensure healthy growth. Apples 35 feet apart each way. peaches cherries plums 21 feet apart. Grapes 8 feet in row with 15 feet between rows. Blackberries raspberries 3 feet in rows 8 feet apart. Strawberries 2?4 to 3% feet in rows 4 feet apart.
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C. Woolsey
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture Extension Service
Poultry and farm produce sought by Knopp and Metzger
Knopp and Metzger publish a Western Plains note seeking poultry eyes cream butter hides and all other country produce from farmers and merchants. The ad invites consignments and bids across the region.
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Knopp & Metzger
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