Leafworm Fight Advised For Texas Cotton In July
A May press letter warned of cotton leafworm in Texas with slow growth until June when a heavy infestation spread eastward and toward the Panhandle. Farmers should prepare to control the pest in July and August using calcium arsenate or lead arsenate with proper mixing and application methods. Paris green requires lime dilution. spraying is preferred in dry areas. avoid white arsenic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Panhandle
Paris
Republican County Convention called for Young County Texas
Graham Texas July 1 1926 Republican voters are called to a county convention at 2:00 PM July 31 1926 in Graham to elect delegates to the State and District Republican conventions and to transact lawful business. Delegates from each precinct voting 25 or more in 1924 governor race plus at least one per precinct. C W Johnson Jr office host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Texas
Young County
C. W. Johnson, Jr
Republican Executive Committee
Birthday Party for Billie Clyve Phinney in Greenville
Billie Clyve Phinney entertained her cousin Willine Hendrix of Greenville with a birthday party on Tuesday evening. Many games were played including a Charleston contest and a group photo was taken. Mrs. Phinney was assisted by her sister Miss Loucille Bennette. guests included Peggy Nehis Lorene Shoemate Alyne Crouch Mary George Dorothy Coleman Bessie Lou Phinney Montal Bennett Mary Louise Howard Willine Hendrix Billie Clyre Phinney Ernest Andrews Jack Fauntleroy Richard Garland Miller Robert Marvin Simpson John Bennett Archie Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Clyve Phinney
Willine Hendrix
Greenville
Phinney
Loucille Bennette
Peggy Nehis
Lorene Shoemate
Alyne Crouch
Mary George
Dorothy Coleman
Bessie Lou Phinney
Montelle Bennett
Mary Louise Howard
Billie Clyre Phi
How to Obtain the Greatest Heat From Your Oil Stove
A guide for wick type stoves explains heating the burner then lifting the flame to yellow tips two to one and a half inches high for maximum heat. It claims the higher flame increases vapor and heat without smoking, and shows a tin test to prove non smoking.
Largest Cook pool well burns after high initial flow
In Albany Texas on July 13 the largest Cook pool well drilled by Roeser and Pendleton Inc at No 11 B Section 85 ET Railway Land flowed 110 barrels per hour first hour and 2,000 barrels per day after tests. Sand was encountered at 1,200 feet. While equipment was removed Tuesday morning exhaust ignited and the well burned. Engineers set boilers to smother the fire with steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Texas
Cook Pool
Roeser & Pendleton, Inc
East Texas Railway
Olney Welcomes Its First Triplets at Hamilton Sanitarium
Three baby boys, all near normal size, were born today to Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Mahler at Hamilton Sanitarium Olney. Scores of visitors have come to see the newborn triplets and share in the historic birth for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney
Hamilton Sanitarium
G. S. Mahler
Red Top Sunday Program by Methodial Church Class
Mr. EF E Durham's Sunday School class will present a program at Red Top Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. The group has performed on several Sundays with audiences pleased by the quality of their programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. E. Durham
The
Methodial Church
Red Top
It is admitted bobbed-haired women look better than bald men
The remark notes a perceived advantage in appearance between bobbed-haired women and bald-headed men, highlighting a visual judgment.
New Champion Referee Crown for Mandel in Chicago Bout
Chicago saw Sammy Mandel of Illinois crowned lightweight world champion after ten rounds as referee Phil Collins raises his arm. Opponent Rocky Kansas, the veteran title holder, observed the final bell on July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Collins
Sammy Mandel
Illinois
Cotton flea bulletin issued for Public distribution at A&M
A bulletin on the cotton flea hopper prepared by A and M College and authored by H J Rein hard of the entomology division is ready for distribution. It details the pest life history habits dispersion and control methods. It notes the pest feeds on thirty eight Texas plants including cotton kaffir corn wild sunflower watermelon sweet clover and cow pea.
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Austin
A. & M. College
H. J. Reinhard
Division of
Entomology
Texas
Road to Glory at Liberty Theatre with May McAvoy
May McAvoy stars in The Road to Glory at the Liberty Theatre on July 19 and 20. A young woman loses sight after a car accident, renounces her fiancé, and defies God before her sight is restored and she reunites with her loyal partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
May McAvoy
Leslie Fenton
Ford Sterling
Liberty Theatre
Family Quip Highlights Fashion Fit Conflict
A mother notes the dress waist clashes with the skirt in the back while the daughter jokes that the fit is really about her. The exchange plays on fashion and self awareness with light humor.
Scotch Lady and porter clash over car tipping rules
In a humorous exchange aboard a train car, a Scotch Lady tells the porter tipping is forbidden by rules. George quips that so were the apples in the Garden of Eden, highlighting a cheeky aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
George
Garden of Eden
Ambition, Reason, and a Cipher in an Expense Account
A thoughtful reflection on how ambition can overrule reason, leading to a cipherlike result that diminishes value in financial, moral, or practical terms. The piece weighs the tension between desire and restraint and the cost of unchecked drive.
Beans Failure in Intellectual Contests Metaphor
A columnist notes that many boast of hidden virtues in their "beans" but recalls that no bean has ever won an intellectual prize, using a humorous comparison to remind readers of real merit.
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R. R. Reppert
A. B. Chapin
Pqad
Henry Ford
Ford
Butler's Dairy
Aprocas
Lefty Flynn
George O’brien
Joan Reenee
and Tellegen
Joseph Conrad
Bob Custor
Buck Hayden
Buck
Lynch Davidson
Fort Worth
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