Remarkable Texas parish and family records feature
Rew DOG of San Benito holds a notable record for church and Sunday school attendance spanning over forty years. The Pilot Point refinery advances toward operation with daily output of 500 barrels. Mr and Mrs Anton Phillip mark fifty-seven years married in Kendall County. Also noted are Texas presidents prior to statehood and Sarah Porter, widow of O Henry, remembered as a writer in North Carolina. A Kendall County man claims a 225 year old razor from Greaves & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rew Dog
Waerener
San Benito
Texas
Werevener
Evers Simda
Mro
Mere
Anton Phillip
Krenborg Wendail
Sie
Phillips
Kendall County
Ss. A. Brimmage
Fannin County
Greaves & Son
Sheffield
Mmneland
VENERABLE WOMAN DIED IN HOUSE OF BIRTH
Mrs Susie Krety of Harrison courts died at home she was born in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Buck Scott one of the builders of the PO and PL Railway and her maiden name was Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Krety
Harrison
Bern
Reseed Ane
Mre
Wyete Ovas
Scott Hame
Scotts
We. Ber
Beiiuge Scott
Buck Scott
Po& PL Railway
Wove for Constitutional Convention Movement Begins
A push for a new state constitution is under way with a convention proposal to the Porta-third Legislature. Past efforts failed in earlier sessions, and while amendments are proposed biennially, most are rejected by voters though a few have passed. The Legislature faces uncertainty on approving any such measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comratless
Damuars
61 Years in Federal Service
The article recalls long term federal service and highway expenditure rankings from 1931, noting Texas fifth in highway outlays and future curtailment due to bond interest funds. It profiles Jack TL. Latter who resigned after four years as deputy United States marshal, detailing a 61 year career in federal service and prior Marine Corps and Army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Louisiana
Jack TL
United States
Mayochal
Tie
Satterfield
Marine Corps
Soeyvine
Make Way for Christmas Ring
A festive call invites all to celebrate Christmas Day with bells, choirs, fires, and joyous gatherings. It urges women to smile, men to join in children’s play, and everyone to gather around the Christmas tree. The piece envisions warmth across homes and lands, welcoming Christmas time.
Peculiar Texas thefts prompt unusual arrests in Dallas
Dallas police report three suspects, two men and one woman, arrested on a charge of stealing a tent used by a minister for religious revivals. The note adds earlier Texas cases including a house stolen in Fannin County and the theft of large shade trees from a Dallas yard.
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Texas
Dallas
Fannin County
Tex as Mohair and Wool Mills charter issued in New Braunfels
A charter is issued for the Tex as Mohair and Wool Mills at New Braunfels. Authorized capital stock is 800,4000. The plan is to have the factory in operation soon.
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Mouwair Ant) Woolen Mills
Texas Mohair and
New Braunsfels
Texas Polo Ponies and Farm Returns Highlight State Charts
Texas supplies nearly ninety percent of the nation's polo ponies with six to seven carloads shipped annually. Economic data compare South Texas farm returns to California, showing higher income and lower taxes per acre, alongside timber use and forest stocks indicating Texas timber consumption outpacing growth and stressing second-growth limits.
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United States
Texas
California
Private Texas Museum Richly Loaded With Relics
C S Boyles Jr reports in Sweetwater on A N Prince who runs a private museum in a small residence. His collection includes thousands of stones with historic Texas court house and fort origins, 1600 bottles, 7400 rattles, 25 mounted Texas animals, 80 old rifles and revolvers, bowie knives, Indian relics, and 140 branding irons from many ranches, illustrating early Lone Star State days.
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C. S. Boyles, Jr
Sweetwater
Texas
A. N. Prince
Texas & Pacific
Fort Worth
Baird
Prince
Nolan County
Fort Griffin
Fort Coucho
Fort
Chadbourne
Ford McCavitt
Fort Graham
Fort Davis
Fort Phantom Hill
Union
Lone Star
Texas Leads in Carbon Black Production Industry
From Over the State reports Texas as the leading U S producer of carbon black with 33 factories. The sector employs 935 workers and executives, pays $1,499,299 in salaries, and outputs 39,804,128 units annually with value added by manufacture totaling over $5.7 million. Raw materials power and containers cost $4,065,214.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Indians Observe Yuletide in Oklahoma Camp Gatherings
Rev John Leighton Read describes Southwest Tribes festive Christmas near Colony and Deer Creek Oklahoma. Camps house 200 to 800 Indians with big tents, beef feasts, and Peyote or Christian rituals. Christmas trees, gifts, and beef dominate, with celebrations sometimes held New Year or later.
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Wome Colter
John Leighton Read
Deer Creek
Colony
Oklahoma
Read
Arapahoes
Baptist Church
Washita
Clinton
Weatherford
Oka
Rev. Read
Chocotaws
Chickashas
Houston
Texas
Wapunucka
Austin College
Sherman
Presbyterian Seminary
Austin
Presbyterians
U. S
Arkansas
Reformed Church In America
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Wonderful Church
Ordimiarle
Olibe
Pilot Point
Denton County
Henry Smith
David G. Burnett
Sam Houston
Mirahean B. Lamar
Anson Jones
Texas Highway Progress
By Douglas Malloch
JIN Carbon Black
George Ovie Hopkins
Norman, Oklahoma
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