Turkey Market Prospects for Fall Prices and Practices
Farm editor reports on turkey and chicken markets with Johnson of Gra ham Hide and Produce predicting best prices for all farm goods. Crops surge nationally, production up in 18 states, with Texas leading. prices likely lower than last year due to larger supply and wider market margins. Practical tips urge farmers to boost weights before Thanksgiving through careful feeding and timing. emphasize No 1 and No 2 stock differences and strong demand for heavier birds.
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Johnson
Graham Hide and Produce Company
Texas
Turkey
South America
United States
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Club Women Back Extension Work
The General Federation of Women's Clubs pledges to expand home improvement through a home extension service division. Objectives include a home demonstration agent in every county, raising the American home standard, boosting services to youth, supporting existing agents and clubs, clarifying extension work among clubwomen, and linking rural urban communities.
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General Federation of Women’s Club
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Clint Hogue wed Miss Elizabeth Joiner. Neville Jeffress with Miss Margaret Evans. Ray Smith and Miss Willie Wade. W Weatherford Touchstone with Miss Anna Catherine Craig. A W Price with Miss Laura Lee ord and Miss Hattie.
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Clint Hogue
Elizabeth Joiner
Neville Jeffress
Margaret Evans
Ray Smith
Willie Wade
W. Weatherford ‘Touchstone
Anna Catherine Craig
A. W. Price
Laura Leeord
Hattie
Terrell estimates Texas cotton crop at 3 725 000 bales
Commissioner George B. Terrell cites reports from nearly 200 cotton counties showing slight improvement in Northwest Texas but not in the main belt. He puts Texas yield at 2 725 000 bales with 134 pounds lint per acre and argues government estimates are too high for Texas. He predicts prices will rise gradually to about 30 cents to ensure farmer profits.
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Texas
United States
South
U. S
New York
Laughs Like Sunshine Brightens Breckinridge Visit
A poem praising laughter as music and sunshine notes its uplifting effect on life. It mentions Mr. C F Marshall being in Breckinridge last week on legal business.
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C.F. Marshall
Breckinridge
Roffitt Goat Roping Contest Report
Proffitt Tex October 17 report details a goat roping event last Saturday with rains and mud. Competitors include Joe Lewis, Jim Bob Daw, Dick Wells, Sim Howard, Durwood Daw, and Slats Wooldridge, with Wooldridge winning in 23 seconds. Plans for next Saturday hint at more roping and potential participants. Farm Bureau News notes farming success as a path to economic stability.
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Red Thomas
Proffitt
Tex
Joe Lewis
Billie
Jim Bob Daws
Dick Wells
Sim Howard
Haws Wells
Durwood Daws
Wooldridge
Anarie Wooldridge
Bob Wells
Harve Creel
Eith
John Lewis
Do You Know Why She Refused to Marry You
A brief exchange shows Bunk asking why she refused marriage and Spunk replying he cannot think. The witty line ends with Bunk noting that lack of thought answers the question. The quip captures a streetwise humor tone.
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Bunk
Priceless Washington Relics to Crown Alexandria Memorial
The George Washington Masonic Memorial, to be built in Alexandria across the Potomac from Washington, will house treasured artifacts of Washington including the death bed clock and Washington's mother's peck at Washington, along with the portrait by Willis. The memorial, costing about 4 million dollars, will stand 200 feet high and feature a cornerstone laid on November 1 with widespread Masonic attendance and reduced rail fares for visitors.
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George Washington
Alexantria
Washington
Worshivter Manter
Willis
Alexandria
Potomsc River
National Capital
Mount Vernon
Shooters Hill
General Washington
Washington, D.C
Grandma Fields Dies at Eighty Five in Olney
The obituary notes Mary Jane Wainscott Fields died at her daughter's home east of Olney on Sunday and was buried in Olney cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Born February 1838 in Iowa, she married A. H. Fields March 25, 1860, aged 85 years 8 months 4 days. Mother of ten, only three survive: M. E. Nix of Wyoming, C West of Olney, and L. Fields of Olney. A devoted Christian, she joined the Missionary Baptist church in youth. The family extends sincere sympathy.
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Grandma Fields
C. West
Olney
Grandma
Mary Jane Wainscott
Iowa
A. H. Fields
M. E. Nix
Wyoming
Information Bureau Nitrate Question Confuses Teacher Sam Jones
Information Bureau quotes Agriculture Teacher Sam Jones in a quirky exchange as he misreads a nitrate query, suggesting a humorous mix up with daily rates and telegraph maintenance. The fragment hints at a rural schooling scene with a playful misunderstanding between interviewer and teacher.
Salomy Jane at Rex Theatre This Week
Paramount's Salomy Jane screens at Rex Theatre this week set among Redwood scenes in Boulder Creek California. Jacqueline Logan stars as Salomy Jane with George Fawcett and Maurice Flynn in key roles. film by George Melford showcases early motion picture techniques through Vigilantes era drama.
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Tim
Sammy Jane
Vigilantes
Jacqueline Logan
Salomy Jane
George Fawcett
Maurice Flynn
Jean Jordan and guests visit Ft Worth area
Local society notes list Jean J L Jordan and family visiting Ft Worth with relatives, trips by Joe and Will Cole to Ft Worth, Bird Jennings attending Star meeting in A, Mrs M E Thompson moving to Dallas, Dr J W Sublett returning from Poolville, Effie Veach at Amarillo Star meeting, and many neighbors visiting kin and preparing moves.
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J. L. Jordan
Lois
Jeffie
Allen
Ft. Worth
Messrs
Joe
Will Cole
Iss Bird Jennings
M. E. Thompson
Dallas
J. W. Sublett
Poolville
Effie Veach
Amarillo
L 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
Y. Swain
Bill
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Kalvin Coolidge
Terrell
George B. Terrell
Garvin-Johnson Grocery
Bey
Chk
Texas Pride
Swifts
Henri
West Side Square
Magnus
Senate
Roffitt
Tme
Farm Bureau News
Liberty Theatre
Lon Chaney
Virginia Walls
Wild Sumac
The
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
J. P. McGowan
Helen Holmes
Lloyd George
Pal
America
Wzevid Lloyd George
England
New York Harbor
Canada
Megan
Alomy Jane
REX Theatre
Young County
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