Herculean Negro Dies In Tennessee
The tale reports Uncle Bill Henry Davis near 100, a former bodyguard to General Custer and Civil War veteran. Witnesses recount a feat lifting 1100 pounds up a ladder, earning a barrel of whiskey and about 250 dollars. He was famed for strength and mule team driving in Clifton area.
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N. V. McCulley
John FE. Morrison Company
McCully
Wayne Countian
Clifton
Tennessee
Bill Henry Davis
Here
Bill
General Custer
Little Big Horn
Brownsport Furnace
Notice of bill to raise Wichita Court Reporters salaries
A forthcoming bill in the Texas Legislature will raise annual salaries for Court Reporters in the Seventy-eighth and Eighty-ninth District Courts of Wichita County and the Thirtieth District Court covering Wichita Arch and Young counties. Salaries jump from 1800 to 2400 dollars per year.
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Senate of
Texas
Wichita County
Wichita, Arch and
Young Counties
Stephens County Secures State Aid for Highway No 23
Breckenridge, Feb 28. County Judge John W. Hill and a county commissioners' representative returned from Austin after seeking state aid for a 1,000,000 road program. About 750,000 in state funds will be spent in Stephens County next year, with half borne by the highway commission to build a first class highway from Breckenridge to the Young County line and designated as part of State Highway No 23. Later aid may pave Breckenridge to Strawn to form a trans continental route.
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Breckenridge
John W. Hill
County Commissioners’ Court
Austin
State Highway Commission
Stephens County
Young County
Vernon
Woodson
Strawn
Premium lists for Fat Stock Show attract top cow hands
Fort Worth reports premium lists for the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show rodeo to run March 7 to 14. Rodeo manager Bob Tadlock says increased awards should draw stronger competition. early arrivals include Bryan Roach Led Sublett Mike Hastings Florence Hughes Louis Kubitz and Wildcat Bill. Entries from Texas and other states are coming in fast for rings events like bronc riding steer riding steer bulldogging and trick roping. W S Briggs of Muskogee Oklahoma and Wilson Vencill of Grand Prairie entered multiple Herefords Shorthorn bulls and cows in sales.
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Fort Worth
United States
Bob Tadlock
Tadlock
Bryan Roach
Led Sublett
Mike Hastings
Florence Hughes
Louis Kubitz
Wildcat Bill
Texas
W. S. Briggs
Muskogee
Okla
Wilson & Vencill
Grand Prairie
New USDA Poster Advises On Hog Tuberculosis Control
A two color poster from the U S Department of Agriculture urges hog raisers to eradicate tuberculosis in swine rather than just control it. It notes spread from chickens and cattle and advises actions such as obtaining slaughterhouse reports, burning carcasses, preventing manure buildup, cooking hog feed, and starting with a TB-free herd.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
The Seven Ages of Man Parody on Earth’s Ownership
A humorous take outlines seven ages from seeing the earth to taking a strip of it. The pieces progress from desire to compromise, ending with the final allocation of a six by two strip, as a satirical view on human aims.
Hog Cholera Breaks Out In Texas Regions
Fort Worth Feb 23 Hog cholera has appeared in Texas for the first time this year in Mexia and Breckenridge with a possible third case in Wichita Falls. Dr L J Allen says garbage fed hogs are most susceptible and infected scraps likely spread the disease. Authorities from the Bureau of Animal Industry are dedicating full time to control without cost to swine raisers.
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Fort Worth
Texas
L. J. Allen
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
S. D. Porter
Bureau
Wichita Falls
Allen
Mexia
Breckenridge
Bureau of Animal Industry
Chevrolet to produce 40000 cars in March
Chevrolet Motor Company plans a March production run of 40 000 cars with twelve plants nationwide. President W S Knudsen says the factory workforce will grow by about 40 percent in six weeks as demand pushes capacity while layoffs are avoided and experienced workers are recalled as needed.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
W. S. Knudsen
Mr. Knudsen
Goode Couple Renew The Leader Subscription
Mr and Mrs W M Goode renew their home paper for another year. The Goode family have been longtime friends of The Leader, showing ongoing support and loyalty.
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W. M. Goode
Mrs. Goode
Leader
Dempsey and Estelle Taylor Announce Wedding Joy
Champion Jack Dempsey and his bride Estelle Taylor express happiness after their marriage ceremony. The couple shared a brief, affectionate remark about love and commitment as reporters captured the moment.
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Jack Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
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Hunt
L. M. Davis Drug. Co
Graham
Secretary of Agriculture
William M. Jardine
Kansas Agricultural College
President Coolidge
H. M. Gore
West Virginia
The
Man
First National Bank
Graham National Bank
Alex Turner & CO. Income Tax Consultants
Accountants and Auditors
Dallas, Texas
Champ
Worth i
Portia
Gerhard
Noor
M. Davis Drug Company
Texas Qualified Druggists’ League
League
Farm and Ranch
Holland's
John E. Morrison
E. F. Riley Furniture Company
West Side Square
Superior MA Mattress CC
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