Turkey Market Outlook and Farmer Advice
Gra ham Hide and Produce Company manager Mr Johnson urges farmers to weigh turkeys and other fowl carefully before selling. He notes statewide trends toward lower prices this fall, predicts larger turkey crops in Texas and the Midwest, and stresses heavier birds fetch higher prices. Encourage extra care and heavier feeding as Thanksgiving approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Graham Hide and Produce Company
Texas
New England
Middle Atlantic
Southeastern
Far West
Middle West
Stora Y
South America
United States
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Club Women Back Extension Work Initiative
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs pledges to promote home improvement by creating a home extension service division. Objectives include appointing a home demonstration agent per county as finances allow, raising the standard of the American home, expanding services to youth, supporting existing agents and clubs, clarifying extension work among clubwomen, and linking rural and urban communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Federation of Women’s Club
Club Wom
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Readiness List
Clint Hogue weds Miss Elizabeth Joiner and Neville Jeffress weds Miss Margaret Evans. Ray Smith weds Miss Willie Wade. W Weatherford Touchstone weds Miss Anna Catherine Craig. A W Price weds Miss Laura Lee Saunders. Wn W ford weds Miss Hattie Gacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Hogue
Elizabeth Joiner
Neville Jeffress
Margaret Evans
Ray Smith
Willie Wade
W. Weatherford Touchstone
Anna Catherine Craig
A. W. Price
Laura Lee Saunders
W. Ford
Hattie Gacht
Terrell estimates Texas cotton crop at 3 725 000 bales
Commissioner George B. Terrell assessed the Texas cotton outlook based on reports from nearly 200 counties. He projected a state yield of 3,725,000 bales with 63 percent picked, noting the U.S. government estimate of 4,168,000 bales is too high for Texas. He urged gradual selling to avoid market drops and reaffirmed a target price near 30 cents for a reasonable farmer profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Terrell
Texas
United States
South
U. S
New York
Laughs and business noted in Breck enridge visit
A poem praises laughter as sunshine and courage. Mr. C. F. Marshall traveled to Breck enridge last week on legal business, tying a personal note to a distant civic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Marshall
Breckenridge
Proffitt S Goat Roping Contest Impresses Crowds
In Profitt Tex on October 17 local talents staged a goat roping event despite rain and mud. Joe Lewis tied Billie in 42 seconds, Dick Wells timed 35, Sim Howard 25, Durwood Daws 26, and Slats Wooldridge won in 23. They plan another roping next Saturday inviting more participants including Charlie Wooldridge, Bob Wells, and Harve Creel as potential entrants. The Newcastle Register covered the event and noted community appeal and ongoing rope challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proffitt
Tex
Joe Lewis
Billie
Jim Bob Daws
Dick Wells
Sim Howard
Haws Wells
Durwood Daws
Wooldridge
Charlie Wooldridge
Bob Wells
Harve Creel
John Lewis
Newcastle Register
No-Marrying Answer Sparks Banter in Plain Talk
In a quick witted exchange a character named Bunk asks why the woman refused marriage. Spunk admits he cannot guess, and Bunk declares that lack of guesswork proves the point in a dry humor moment.
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Bunk
Spunk
Washington Memorial for General Washington in Alexandria
The George Washington Memorial in Alexandria Va is under construction to honor Washington with a 200 foot tall memorial on Shooters Hill. Costing 4 million, it includes relics from Washingtons life and will feature the Williams portrait as the true likeness. The cornerstone lays on Nov 1 with many Masons expected and railroads offering reduced rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wshington
Alexandria
Washington-Alexandria
Wachieten
Washington
Willms
Potomac River
National Capital
D. C
Mount Vernon
Shooters Hill
Washington, D. C
Grandma Fields Dies at 85 in Olney
Grandma Mary Jane Fields born February 1838 in Iowa died at her daughter Mrs. C West east of Olney on Sunday. She was married March 25 1860 to A H Fields and was 85 years four days old. Survived by three children Mrs M E Nix Wyoming Mrs C West Olney and J L Fields Olney. She joined Missionary Baptist church young and lived a Christian life. Sympathy offered from the family and friends in Olney Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Fields
C. West
Olney
Grandma
Mary Jane Wainscott
Iowa
A. H. Fields
M. E. Nix
Wyoming
J. L. Fields
Missionary Baptist Church
Agriculture Teachery Snippet Sparks Nitrate Jibe
Information Bureau notes a quip between an Agriculture Teacher and Sam Jones. Sam simplistically calls nitrates cheaper than day rates and mentions telegrams. The exchange reads as a light, period-voiced joke with local color and a nod to communication costs.
Salomy Jane at Rex Theatre This Week
Northern California night scenes in Salomy Jane show at the Rex Theatre this week. Jacqueline Logan stars with George Fawcett and Maurice Flynn in a Paramount release set in the 1840s Vigilantes era.
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Salomy Jane
REX Theatre
Boulder Creek Canyon
California
Paramount
Catherines
Vigilantes
George Melford
Sammy Jane
Vigilentes
Jacqueline Logan
George Fawcett
Maurice Flynn
Jean family and others visit Ft Worth and area
The notice lists Jean J L Jordan and family visiting Fort Worth along with multiple local residents and visitors. It mentions Joe and Will Cole on a business trip to Fort Worth Thursday, Miss Bird Jennings at an Amarillo Eastern Star meeting, and several other residents traveling to Dallas Amarillo and Jermyn. The piece closes with a farewell to Estella Weems who plans to move to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Jordan
Lois and
Jesfie
al Len
Ft. Worth
Messrs
Joe and
Will Cole
Miss Bird Jennings
Amarillo
M. E. Thompson
Dallas
J. W. Sublett
Poolville
Effie Veach
Eastern Star
I. R. Gray
Lila Ruth Biggers
Megargel
M. S. Keen
Pearl Biggers
Rev. Miller
Horace Allen
California
Jean
Craft
Roma Gray
Westover
R. H. Gray
Nannie Weems
Lillie
Pauline Swain
Clevie Cope
Davis
Newcastle
Estella Weems
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Turkey
Calvin Coolidge
Terrell
Wil Shert’s Market
Gavin-Johnson Grocery
Per. Ib
Wwe
Texas Pride
Swift
West Side Square
Magnus
And
Senate
Magnus Johnson
Farmer- Labor
Minnesota
Washingon
Capitol
Red Thomas
Farm Bureau News
Liberty Theatre
Lon Chaney
Virginia Walls
Demon of Fire
The
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
J. P. McGowan
Helen Holmes
Lloyd George and “Pal
Pal
America
David Lloyd George
England
New York Harbor
Canada
Megan
Young County Fair
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