Anderson County Cotton King Crowned At Palestine Barbecue
P. W. Twitty of five miles east of Palestine won $200 and the title Cotton King of Anderson County at a noon barbecue for 300 local farmers held at the Texas Fruit Palace ground. The event closed a county cotton growing contest run by the Palestine Business League with sixty entrants and two acres of upland per entry. Second prize went to J. Z. Dudley and third to Olen Twitty, 17, son of the winner, under rules set by committee chaired by Tucker Royall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Twitty
Palestine
Anderson County
Tucker Royall
Texas Fruit Palace
Palestine Business League
The
Business League
Royall National Bank
J. Z. Dudley
Olen Twitty
E. T. Nagle
John Huffman
H. E. Williams
Royall
Dallas News
W. Twitty
J. Zey
Clentty
Optometrist Offers Eye Examinations For Strained Sight
The article explains how abnormal optic media cause constant strain as nerves adjust to improve vision and urges thorough eye examinations by J. L. Woods, Optometrist, on the east side of the square near City Drug Store. It also notes the benefit of improved cultivation methods and high grade fertilizers for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Woods
Optometrist
Train Farewell Scene With Narcissus Family
Rastus describes an offhand send-off as Narcissus and father watch a train depart toward California. The exchange includes playful mispronunciations and a joking misreading that the father intended to go to Alabama instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Narcissus
Alabam
Understanding Cylinder Ignition in Simple Car Engines
The article explains in plain terms how a spark ignites the gasoline air mix inside a cylinder. It describes the four-stroke cycle, the power stroke, and why ignition timing matters for efficient running, noting ignition is a burning process rather than an explosion and that pressure is greater when the piston rises than during descent.
Joe B Friedel Fund Contributions Sought Promptly
The committee for the Joe B Friedel Fund urges immediate contributions from all supporters. Mr Friedel, who lost both eyes in a hunting accident, has lived in Fort Worth and has now returned to Graham. The list of contributors includes many named individuals and local businesses. Official contributions may be left at The Leader office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Friedel
Mr. Friedel
Fort Worth
Graham
T. C. Butler
Willie Riggs
J. E. Shivers
Lewis Wheat
Sam Goldwater
Leader
Mary Voules
R. Voules
E. F. Riley Furniture Co
Forest Hunter
Luther Cain
F. H. Bowron
Tom Holland
Gash
A. M. Graham
H. L. Morrison
T. B. Wilson
J. J. Butler
E. C. Steadham
G. .F. Parsons
H. A. Lisle
E. R. Stevens
G. H
W. J. Redwine
J. H. Nelson
H. C. Brock
Geo. F. Adams
J. W .Hill
W. W. Burns
J. C. Rentz
W. F. Cooney
E. C. Jordan
Mrs. Adgate
T. F. Kennedy
R. H. Clayton
J. W. Hill
Hugh Barnes
H. DeLong
Dunnigan Bros
J. C. Lovelace
R. V. Tidwell
E. M. Agee
J. L. McMurtry
Earl Rhodes
M. O. Kramer
W. E. Holcomb
Steve Johnson
G. C. Barrett
A. F. Millican
Oscar Watkins
Rex Cornish
T. J. Eddleman
James Porter
Ed Cox
H. T. Jordan
M. C. Snoddy
W. L. Cox
J. B. Nehls
W. A. Babb
T. W. Spivey
Ira E. Woods
W. P. Fultz
D. H. Bolin
A. LeSage
John Robertson
G. C. Collier
Ramsey Drug Company
Spencer H. Mayes
J. J. Harlan
C. H. Atkinson
R. E. Bradfield
A. J. Wheat
Earl Wheat
Texas Produces Major Share of Onion and Watermelon Crops
Texas grows sixty to seventy five percent of all onions produced in the United States. The state’s watermelon crop brings in about two million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Texas Dominates National Resource Production
One fourth of all peanuts in the United States come from Texas and the state is the sole U S source of helium gas. The Fort Worth government plant can produce 70 000 cubic feet daily. Texas also leads as the chief source of the world’s sulfur, with Texas and Louisiana together providing ninety percent of the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Texas
Fort Worth
Louisiana
Texas Oil and Gas Riches Widespread Across State
Geologists report petroleum and natural gas occurrences in all Texas regions. They expect current heavy production to continue for many years, indicating robust energy prospects across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ferment and Estate Contest Notice in Graham Texas
The schoolhouse comment leads to a legal notice dated January 4 1926 at the Graham Texas courthouse. The notice invites all persons interested in the estate to appear and contest the application by the next court term, with the writ return showing execution. Clerk W H Kennedy of the Young County County Court signs the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Texas
W. H. Kennedy
Young County
Notice to Sell Estate Real Property in Young County Texas
Legal notice commands weekly publication for twenty days in a circulating news paper. A. C. Casey administrator seeks order to sell undivided 14 48 interest in an oil and gas lease in Wichita County. Hearing set for first Monday January 1926 at Graham Court House. W H Kennedy clerk seals the writ.
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State of Texas
Young
Texas
Stephens County Water Company
South Bend
Oil City
Young County
Bunger
J. B. Foster
M .C. Robinson
A. C. Casey
Wichita Court
Red River Valley
Wichita County
Vogle
Hunt
Peer Oisease
Graham
W. H. Kennedy
Notice in probate for Rubenkoenig estate filed in Young County
The State of Texas announces a probate notice in Young County. Mrs. Annie Rubenkoenig has filed for probate of the last will and testament of J. H. Rubenkoenig and for Letters Testimentaryy in County Court. The notice requires weekly publication for ten weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. The return day is set for January 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Young
Young County
Toreeting
J. H. Rubenkoenig
Annie Rubenkoenig
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Ralph de Palma
Kelly Springfield Tire CO
Texas Resources
Keith
Pine
T- Warner
Willard
Garvin Johnson Grocery CO
Grocer
Graham Mill
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