South Leads in Cotton Mills as New England Drops
Washington reports a U S Census Bureau survey shows five southern states North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Tennessee now have more than twice as many cotton mills as New England. total mills in the South reach 709 versus 353 in New England with continued growth: North Carolina leads with 351 mills, Massachusetts 191, South Carolina 162, Georgia 129 and Pennsylvania 127. Texas also expands from 15 to 20 mills, reflecting a broader western trend in cotton plant growth as the U S cotton crop and raw materials markets shift.
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Washington
New England
South
U. S. Census Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Texas
United States
Order approves sale of Orient Railway assets
Federal Judge John C. Pollock approved the sale of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railway properties to Clifford Histed for 3 million dollars. The plan, with Receiver W. T. Kemper, reorganizes and refines the road, allowing American investors to recover little while holders of worthless securities may buy stock in the new company at reduced prices.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
John C. Pollock
Orient
Clifford Histed
Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas Railine
Hissted
W. T. Kemper
Appoval
Pollock
Oaelish
Histed
Senator Harris Protests Forest Potash Practices
Senator Harris of Georgia filed a formal complaint with Secretary Kellogg over the French German potash syndicate. He says they are arbitrarily raising potash prices by 5 to 6 dollars per ton, harming American farmers, and seeks Department of Commerce action to secure a price reduction for this essential fertilizer ingredient.
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Washington, D. C
Kellogg
Harris
Georgia
Commerce Department
Resignation announced by UT dean of women Lucy Newton
Miss Lucy J. Newton resigns as dean of women at the University of Texas, effective at the end of the current long session.
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Austin
Tex
Lucy J. Newton
University of Texas
Texas Guard drill to continue pending new appropriations
Austin reports that appropriations in force will likely cover Tex as Guard drill until June 1. Adjutant general’s department states no interruption in guard company drills or pay is expected despite President Coolidge suspending the deficiency appropriation expenditure.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Guard
Adjutant General's Department
Texas
Public health and home ownership drive rural prosperity
An analysis argues cotton costs, farming should diversify to support health and morals. It stresses that cities fund health, morals, and home ownership as keys to prosperity, warns against one crop reliance, and urges merchants to actively use newspapers to counter mail order competition.
Weevil Menace Forecast For 1925 Across Infested Areas
The Bureau of Entomology forecasts a low initial emergence of the boll weevil in 1925 over much of the infested region. Emergence may rise when summer weather favors weevil reproduction, risking serious damage. Farmers are urged to remain vigilant and not relax efforts in control programs.
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Washington
Bureau of Entomology
The
Agricultural Department
Bureau
Applications for Civilian Training Camps Set Records
Applications for civilian training camps this summer totaled 11 726 on March 29 up from 6 663 a year earlier. The 1925 capacity is 85 000 with available appropriations. Fifth Corps Area led with 2307 applications, followed by other corps areas with varying on file counts. No March 20 figures were available for the fifth corps area.
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Washington
Fifth Corps
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Tax Publicity Delayed by IRS Review
Washington treasury officials said income tax payment figures will be withheld from public release for at least two months while Commissioner Blair reviews all figures on returns and issues an official publication order.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Blair
Hidalgo County bond issue upheld by court
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ruled the Hidalgo County bond issue of 1,620,000 dollars was legal in all particulars. The opinion states the law was complied with in every respect.
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ehond_iseus
Tegal
San Antonio
Tex
Hidalgo County
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Woman Granted Pardon in Texas Tuberculosis Case
Austin Texas Armore Wilson a Jefferson County woman imprisoned for more than ten years on a life murder sentence was granted a conditional pardon by Governor Miriam A Ferguson. Certificates show she is suffering from tuberculosis and the pardon was recommended by the board of pardon advisers.
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Austin
Tex
Armore Wilson
Jefferson County
Miriam A. Ferguson
Board of Pardon Advisers
Deweyville Lumber Mill Fire Leaves Four Hundred Jobless
Four hundred men in Deweyville Texas were unemployed after a nondetermined origin fire destroyed the Peaver Moore Lumber Company mill. Estimated loss stands at $259,000. The company announced the mill will be rebuilt.
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Deweyville
Tex
Peaver-Moore Lumber Company
American Captain Receives Croix de Guerre Award
Captain Edward L. Moore of Fort Sam Houston base hospital has been notified of his Croix de Guerre award by the French government. A French certificate cites orders dated December 20, 1918, and the medal with citation is expected to arrive soon.
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San Antonio
Tex
Edward L. Moore
Fort Sam Houston
Moore
Tomato acreage climbs in Smith and Cherokee Counties
In Troup Texas increased tomato planting is planned for spring with growers in Smith and Cherokee Counties expanding beds. Local growers in Troup are cultivating their own tomato plants in hotbeds to reduce costs of buying plants from markets.
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Troup
Tex
Smith
Cherokee
Dinner Honoring Editors and Publishers in Southwest Texas
A dinner in honor of editors and publishers of country newspapers in Southwest Texas will be held Friday, April 24, by the San Jacinto Fiesta Association and the chamber of commerce. The plan was approved at a directors meeting of the fiesta the other night.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
San Jacinto Fiesta Association
Chamber of Commerce
Feista
Rice farmers plan 11 percent crop rise prompts caution
May Lage on Rice, Washington. The U S Department of Agriculture questions the south central states proposal to raise rice acreage by over 11 percent beyond the 1924 crop. W F Callander, head of the crop reporting board, notes profits hinge on foreign markets.
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Washington
South Central States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
W. F. Callander
Crop Reporting Board
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