Texas Soldier Admits Ax Killing In San Antonio
Private Lexie Jones of Fort Sam Houston admitted involvement in the ax murder of Daniel Henry Uhr 50 at Uhr home in San Antonio. A woman and another man were implicated and held. Jones arrested on a technical murder charge awaiting formal charges.
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San Antonio
Lexie Jones
Ninth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Owen Whilday
Danial Henry Uhr
Kilday
Jones
Uhr
Thim
Production of Pork in the Most Economical Manner
A farmer with automatic waterers that keep water above freezing and a self-feeder in fattening yards can produce pork most economically. The self-feeder is advised only for hogs and growing pigs, not for brood sows or growing pigs. Movable houses are essential for rearing pigs until age four months.
Presence of Mind Saves Woman When Cobra Coils Feet
The wife of a British official in India kept calm as a cobra looped her ankle at dinner. She instructed guests to stay still and a servant to place milk on the floor. The snake crept to the milk and was killed. cobra poison has no known antidote and deaths occur quickly.
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Woman
COBRA
Kerrville Mountain
India
Tuberculosis Links Humans and Cattle Across Ages
The article explains how bovine tuberculosis can infect humans, especially children, and notes that tuberculosis is preventable. It outlines three key discoveries: infectious nature, a definable causative organism, and tuberculin testing to detect infection. It cites the overlap of human and animal disease in organs like the brain and spine and highlights higher bovine-type infection in abdominal tuberculosis, especially in infants and children.
Relief Obtained Woman Praises Argotane For Stomach Relief
Mrs J P Hamilton of 1901 South Eighth Street Waco Texas reports four years of severe stomach trouble and ongoing fatigue headaches and dizzy spells. After trying many remedies she used two bottles of Argotane and now sleeps well and feels improved daily. She recommends Argotane and notes it is available at Central Drug Store Fredericksburg.
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J. P. Hamilton
South Eighth Street
Waco
Texas
Argotane Company
Fredericksburg
Central Drug Store
Adv
Texas Farms and Dairy Output in 1929 Census
Texas shows 496 007 farms in the 1930 census, up 59 974 from 1920. The state produced 34 285 000 pounds of dairy products in 1929 plus 5 683 000 gallons of ice cream.
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Texas
U. S
Texas Cotton Output Seen at 4275000 Bales This Season
Texas is expected to produce 4,275,000 bales of cotton this season, nearly one third of the United States total. Mississippi, another cotton state, is estimated at 1,560,000 bales.
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Texas
Mississippi
Robber Beats Aged Widow in Galveston Safe Theft
In Galveston on a Saturday morning 74 year old widow Mrs Carrie W Moeller was bound gagged and slugged by a robber who forced open her home safe and stole 2000 dollars. Police continued the search Saturday night with a clue suggesting an early arrest. a suspect was briefly jailed but released after Moeller failed to identify him. The burglar wore a dark suit gray cap and a silk scarf masking his face and hid in the home while she shopped.
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Galveston
Carrie W. Moeller
Two Suspects Held in Murder of Baby
A man and a woman were detained in New Braunfels by Comal County Sheriff August Knetsch for questioning in the murder of Evangelina Cabazos, two-year-old daughter of a tent show manager. The child's body was found in a culvert near the show grounds after she disappeared from her tent bed last Monday night. Investigators questioned Redwing and Mathilda Villanueva, associated with the Cuban shows, along with a former employee. one of the trio was released. Members of the VW Abreu show troupe accompanied the body to San Antonio for burial on Sunday. The mother was notified from Seguin and Tatser traveled from Austin to New Braunfels after the discovery.
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New Braunfels
Comal
August Knetsch
Evangelina Cabazos
Knetsch
Redwing
Mathilda Villanueva
Cabazos
Knetseh
VW Abreu
San Antonio
Seguin
Tatser
Austin Dock
Leading Farm Crops Marketing Through Livestock
Conservatively estimated three fourths of improved land crop output and all unimproved land output feed livestock. Among ten leading US crops in 1927, high proportions are marketed via livestock: 85 percent corn, 98 percent hay, 35 percent wheat, 80 percent oats, 60 percent cottonseed products, and 90 percent barley. These ten crops total 87 percent of farm crop value. 55 percent of the value of these crops is linked to livestock marketing.
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United States
Feeding good cows more profitable than poor ones
The note advises selecting higher quality cows for feeding, suggesting culling border or low-value animals to improve profitability and efficiency in herd management.
Blanco Citizens Plan Dam Across Blanco River
Blanco county residents schedule an all day work event next Tuesday at 7 am to build a dam across the Blanco River. A site about one mile west of Blanco City will host a six and a half foot high dam forming a 600 foot long lake to stock game fish. Initiators include R. E. Stubbs and Charlie Crist with J. W. Chapman directing dam lines as part of Hill Country Chamber efforts to boost tourism. Dinner by local women and a post work program will conclude the day.
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Blanco
Blanco County
Blanco River
Chamber of Commerce
Blanco City
R. E. Stubbs
Charlie Crist
J. W. Chapman
Austin
Blackmail Threat Reported in Household Exchange
A father mentions receiving a note from Oscar's father and Oscar responds with a bribe of a quarter to keep quiet about the matter, illustrating a coercive exchange inside the family. The dialogue hints at family tension and potential blackmail dynamics without detailing any further action.
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Oscar
Lilite
Austin Youth Dies From Auto Injuries
Nob le Hollis 19 of Austin died early Sunday from injuries after his car overturned Saturday night eight miles southwest of the city.
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Austin Youth
Austin
Tex
Noble Hollis
Restaurant mix up ends with mistaken steak order
A diner accuses a waiter of not serving the steak he ordered, noting the waiter has only worked six weeks. The peevish party apologizes and the scene ends with a correction to the order situation. Phone your grocery order to No 14 or 121 for prompt Juenke and Schoenewolf.
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Juenke & Schoenewolf
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Emil Lindig
Stonewall, Texas
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Reichenau
Palace
Hoot Gibson
Janet Gaynor
Byrd
South Pole
Fredericksburg Implement Company
C. M. Vierus
America
Kellogg’s
Kelloggs
Christoph Feuge
Doss
Basse Truck Line
E. Guenther St
Union Truck & Transportation
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Chevrolet
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Pual Wheels
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Flint
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Standard Motor Co
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