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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
6
Mrs. G. F. Psaivker of Dallas and Mrs. Lucy Mays of Austin are believed to be America's oldest twins. Both reached 90 years old on January 11, 1925, and remain active and healthy.
Ninety six crates of Texas grapefruit were sent to Washington on February 8 as a gift from the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Each crate corresponded to a member of the United States Senate.
The State of Texas has received 94 744 in oil production tax from the receiver who was in charge of the disputed area along the Red River. This amount reflects the net result of the oil land award to Texas under a United States Supreme Court decision.
J. R. Everett, a 20 year Marshall post office employee, will retire and be placed on the pension roll. He primarily worked rural routes as a carrier and accumulated about 162 000 miles of travel during his service.
The estate of the late Charles Bannister of Waco will go entirely to the Methodist Orphans Home of Waco. The amount is estimated between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars. Bannister had no immediate relatives.
Robert H. Shelton announces a two day Piney Woods Track and Field Meet to be staged at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College in Nacogdoches on April 10 and 11. He urges all East Texas schools to be represented.
W H Lee Sulphur Springs district deputy game warden placed several pairs of Mexican bob white quail on a farm in southern Lamar County to propagate and replenish fields now almost septie an. They were released on the condition they would be protected some the next season.
The first car of textile products from Texas cotton built at a Fort Worth textile mill shipped via Frisco lines to Findlay Ohio in February. More than 10 000 pounds were consigned to the Cooper Corporation of Findlay for fabric used in universal cord automobile tires. Further shipments will follow as mill workers complete training.
The state approves House Bill 280 authorizing the State Board of Control to sell Kerrville’s American Legion Memorial Sanatorium to the United States Government. Built with a 1.5 million dollar appropriation, the sale returns 1.5 million to the state plus about 250 thousand to finance state activities.
The East Texas division of the Texas Band Teachers Association will hold its annual band contest and business meeting in Corsicana on April 21 and 22. Sixty bands from across East Texas are expected to participate, with extensive plans underway to entertain the visiting bands.
Senator Joe W. Burkett, a State Highway Commission member, forecasts $12,000,000 to spend on Texas highways this year. He notes $8,000,000 will be available by July 1, enabling the commission to proceed with the usual construction and maintenance program.
The Navarro County Good Roads Association raised the bond issue from 46,000,000 to 7,000,000. Planned constructions include 110 miles cardinal and 20 miles subcardinal concrete highways, 90 miles concrete lateral roads, 150 miles gravel lateral roads, totaling 370 miles of roads.
The Texas Senate unanimously adopted a resolution to hang the portrait of Major General Beaumont B. Buck of San Antonio in the Senate chamber. The portrait, with legend, was presented by the Reserve Officers' Association of Texas, which at its last state convention urged the hanging of General Buck's portrait in the Texas chamber.
Rev. S B McJunkin known as the boy preacher of the Civil War died of apoplexy at age 86 in San Angelo on February 21 at his daughter Mrs W R Johnsons home. He baptized 500 soldiers during the war and is credited with 5000 conversions later in ministry becoming a noted Baptist leader, chiefly serving in rural churches by choice.
Judge Royall R. Watkins was elected State Commander of the Disabled Veterans of the World War at the closing session of the State convention in Dallas. Officers to hold two years, state HQ to open in Dallas, Fort Worth chosen for the 1926 meeting, dates to be set later by the executive committee.
The Game, Fish and Oyster department distributed many quail last year in counties where they were nearly extinct and released them with protection. Commissioner W. W. Boyd says the transplanting system should succeed. Many areas also restocked wild turkeys in the past two years, with expectations of strong growth where they vanished long ago.
A. B. Kay of the London Times tours Texas gathering material for articles. The 1925 Advertising Clubs of the World convention will meet in Houston, attracting attention from England. Kay is compiling numerous pictures of Texas cities and scenes.
The February 12 adoption of a Senate concurrent resolution by Holbrook and Murphy states Texas seeks payments to individual farmers rather than to the State. The pink bollworm claims total 1153836 dollars and the Federal Government had offered to pay farmers directly, not to the State.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against a proposed upward readjustment of butter eggs and poultry rates from Arkansas to a defined territory while finding Texas rates to eastern destinations unreasonable. The decision notes Southwest dairy growth, with Texas shipping 38,446,000 pounds of eggs and 5,295,604 pounds of dressed poultry to New York and 1,176,000 pounds of eggs and 709,474 pounds of dressed poultry to Chicago.
The Burk Burnett heirs receive certified checks totaling 450000 as their share of the 4 million estate. A trust arrangement will hold the remainder for Texas Christian University Fort Worth for twenty years after the last trustee dies, with income to the university and a small amount to a negro orphanage, before final distribution to heirs.
A. 8. Gage of San Antonio was elected convention chairman for the forty ninth annual Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association gathering set for March 17 18 and 19 in San Antonio. Charles Schreiner was named vice chairman and W. W. Collins treasurer of the convention committee.
The 1924 value of Texas crops exceeded 750 million dollars, led the nation by 300 million over Iowa, and showed Texas dominance in beef cattle, sheep, mules, cotton, and grain sorghums while ranking high in many other crops. Cotton alone was valued at 534,240,000, out of total Texas crop value of 763,667,000.
The Williamson headlight measure prohibiting glaring lights on motor vehicles passed both legislative houses and goes to the governor for approval. It requires annual tests at county stations for 25 cents, with a certificate of proper focus and tilt. If stopped for misadjusted lights, the driver has three days to test and present the certificate to have the case dismissed.
The U S circuit court of appeals in New Orleans on February 25 dismissed the government’s $3,000,000 damages case against Stone & Webster Inc of Boston. The suit claimed waste delay and incompetence in constructing Camp Travis at San Antonio Texas.
A state American Legion convention in Fort Worth this August will host a joint reunion of veterans from the Thirty sixth and Ninety first divisions. National Commander John Quinn of Indianapolis has promised to attend the event.
The proposed Fort Worth Textile Mills site covers 180 acres southeast of the city near Glen Garden golf links. Officials say the mill will be the largest west of the Carolinas with 2,500,000 dollars capital and 50,000 spindles, marking Fort Worth's second cotton mill.
Shearn Moody of Galveston buys 14000 acres from Preston Austin of Victoria in Calhoun County. Moody plans a game preserve for hunting ducks geese and other wild fowl. The property is the southern portion of Austin's 60000 acre Calhoun ranch along the Gulf Coast Lines from Bloomington to Port O Connor.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals headed by Chief Justice W S Fly on February 25 reversed Judge R B Minor and upheld the constitutionality of the Texas Ranger law restoring State Rangers to their former legal status. The ruling voided a prior restraint on state officials paying supplying and maintaining the Rangers.
The Southwest Texas Wolf Hunters Association based in San Antonio elected R. C. Delevan as president after his Rock trial win at Pleaston. John Covington is first vice president, Hugh Tessman second, Fred C. Bruce third, with Hugh Henslee as secretary and treasurer. The group aims to elevate the next field trial and draw top kennels to San Antonio.
Executor H A Wroe announced the will of Maj George W Littlefield of Austin allocates 8 million to legatees, with 500 thousand to the University of Texas for a main campus building. The distribution completes 3 million, making the University a major beneficiary.
J Austen Hunter of the Texas Markets and Warehouse Department urges farmers to study market reports to time shipments, choose sale points, and forecast market movements. He notes two forms: daily radio updates and monthly summaries mailed free to applicants, with emphasis on practical use and cross year comparisons.
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