Electrician Dies After Live-Wire Shock at Dallas Picnic
R L Hogan 24 year old electrician with the local power and light company died performing a routine job after disengaging a line used by workers at a company picnic. He came in contact with a street light wire and was electrocuted despite lifesaving efforts. He formerly lived in Gainesville and funeral services were set for Sunday in Gainesville. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W A Hogan of Gainesville and a sister Mrs E McHugh of Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
R. L. Hogan
Power and Light Company
Hogan
Gainesville
W. A. Hogan
E. McHugh
Texas wool crop tops state record in 1920
The Texas wool crop is estimated at 33,000,000 pounds the largest ever produced in Texas. Prices have ranged around 34 cents or better. Laredo voters approve a 225000 bond for school buildings. Gillespie County raises ex-officio sheriff salary with a 360000 road bond. Grapeland road district authorizes 59000 for final Dallas to Houston highway link via Huntsville Trinity Grapeland Palestine Athens and Kaufman.
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Texas
Gillespie County
Grapeland
Houston County
Dallas
Magnolia Gas Co. begins 230 mile steel pipeline project
Work has started on a 230 mile steel gas pipeline by Magnolia Gas Co from Bruni Webb County to San Antonio and New Braunfels. The line will carry 125000000 cubic feet per day.
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Magnolia Gas Co
Bruni
Webb County
San Antonio
New Braunfels
Road Bonds Pass In Haskell County District 7
Haskell County Road District No 7 approves road bonds by 211 to 65. A paved road will be built through the southwest part toward Spur, improving county transport.
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Haskell County Road District No
Floresville Ships Carloads Of Roasting Ears This Season
Floresville stores have shipped 25 to 30 carloads of roasting ears this season, as reported by the Floresville Chronicle.
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Floresville
Valley vegetable and fruit shipments top ten million
The Donna News reports 23 000 carloads of vegetables and fruits shipped out of the Valley this year earned growers more than 10 million dollars. Top worked pecan trees on Charles Meurer’s Fredericksburg area farm raised nut prices from a fraction to 35 cents per pound, with five acres yielding the best returns on the farm.
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Donna News
Charles Meurer
Fredericksburg
Beeville Milk and Cream Plant Planned at $200000
Beeville will build a combined milk and sweet cream butter plant costing about $200000 to process output from 7500 cows with 2500 cows needed before starting operations. The Public Service News item notes the project plan.
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Beeville
School Children Escaped Bandit Fire on Train
Forty seven Mexican school children traveling from parts of Mexico to enter U S schools endured a bandit attack five miles south of Salinas Mexico. Armored by panic they hid as 20 bullets hit the coaches. They reached Laredo unharmed next morning with some shaken but hopeful about starting nine month schooling.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
United States
Salinas
Common Mistake in Feeding Dairy Calves
The most common error is overfeeding calves from the bucket. Use a strict rule of one pound of milk per ten pounds of live weight, e.g., a fifty pound calf gets five pounds daily. Feed in three portions, weigh each calf, and avoid exceeding sixteen pounds of milk daily.
Texas Sets Record Crop Value Leadership
Texas has led all states in total crop values for a decade with an average annual production of 800 million dollars. This sustained lead reflects the state’s strong agricultural output across multiple crops and regions.
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Texas
Texas Production Across Sectors In 1920s Estimates
Estimated values show farm crops at 800 million dollars, live stock 200 million, minerals 400 million, and forests plus other natural resources 60 million. These figures summarize a regional economic breakdown by sector.
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Texas
Texas Leads In Cultivation Land And Available Raw Land
Texas possesses the greatest acreage under cultivation in the nation and also holds the largest reserve of undeveloped land suitable for future farming expansion.
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Texas
Texas Wheat Crop Reaches Historic 40 to 45 Million Bushels
The 1929 Texas wheat harvest is reported as the largest on record with estimated yields between 40 and 45 million bushels. Farmers anticipate strong markets as the crop sets a new benchmark for the state.
Fatal urgency calls for fly control with Fly-Tox ad claim
An advertising blurb urges immediate action against flies noting they cause more deaths than wars. It promotes Fly-Tox from Mellon Institute researchers and Rex Research Fellowship, claiming a perfume-like scent and safety for humans while killing household insects. Instructions are said to be on the bottle label.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research Fellowship
Adyvy
Aged Man With $2100 Seeks Jail For Protection
A 71 year old man walked into Fort Worths criminal courts building claiming everyone has it in for him and that he will be killed. He said he drew his money from the bank and wished to be locked up for protection. He was placed in a county jail cell and the $2100 was secured in the jail vault. Efforts will seek relatives for proper treatment.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Criminal Courts
Walter Morris
Houston
Morris
Distasteful flavors in cream tied to weeds and contamination
Off flavors in cream arise from seeds and weeds such as wild onion garlic leek and ragweed and from surroundings like oil gasoline and vegetable odors. Bacterial contamination yields stale cheesy yeasty bitter or acid tastes. Reducing exposure to weeds and maintaining sanitary handling plus cooling cream to 50 degrees after separation helps reduce losses to dairy farmers.
Boy Electrocuted At Planters and Merchants Mill
New Braunfels reports 16 year old Joseph Tschoepe Jr died after an electrocution at the Planters and Merchants mill yesterday. He was taken to Castroville for burial today and is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jose Tschoepe of Castroville, nine brothers and three sisters.
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New Braunfels
Joseph Tschoepe, Jr
Planters and Merchants
Castroville
Jose Tschoepe
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