Ram and Billy Sale to Feature Angora Goats West Texas
Auction set for August 15 16 will offer a premier registered Angora goat collection in West Texas. Hill County Ram and Billy Sale secretary R E E Homann Kimble County agent assures smooth fair handling and strong breeder buyer turnout. The article also notes travel by Mr and Mrs Philip Joseph and companions to the Pacific Coast and western destinations and closes with a quotation about homes and schools and a bit of historical trivia.
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R. EE. Homann
Kimble County
Hill County
Billy Sale
West Texas
Homann
Philip Joseph
Pacific Coast
R. Barnes
Helen Levinson
Menard
Raton Pass
Colorado
Pikes Peak
Salt Lake City
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Grand Canyon
Texas
R. E. Homann
West
Nelson Johnson
San Angelo
Ram and Billy Sales Set for August in Hill Country
Registrations for the Hill Country Ram and Billy Sales exceed expectations with ample accommodations. The event, linked to the Hill Country Race Meet Rodeo and Fair, runs August 15 16 in Texas, featuring top Rambouillet Delaine sheep and Angora goats.
AAA Office Sets Final Date For Filing Assignments
The local A A A office reports no Assignment of Payment executed after October 31, 1939 will be accepted by the State office. Ranchmen and farmers expecting to assign their 1939 Agricultural Conservation Payment for cash or services should visit the county office and complete the forms before October 31, 1939.
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Sam Logan
Grayson
Washington
Assistant Manager Appointed for Hill Country Ram and Rodeo Sales
Assistant Manager W. W. Gregory of Junction Public Schools acting as assistant manager for the Hill Country Ram and Rodeo Sales set for August 15 and 16. Gregory, a vocational agriculture instructor, has produced regional show winners and will use his livestock knowledge and sales experience to help stage the event.
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W. W. Gregory
Junction Public Schools
Billy Sales
Gregory
Mohair Grading Begins In Menard County This Week
Mohair grading starts at the J R Smart Warehouse in Menard this week with Frank Grayson grading 38 000 pounds for Paul and Albert Martin. It is the first graded mohair sale trial in Menard County and will take about ten days to complete.
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Menard County
J. R. Smart
Menard
Frank Grayson
Washington
Paul
Albert Martin
Smart Warehouse
Martins
Walker Nisbet
McKay Heads to Houston All Star Game Bid
Roy Dale McKay star of the 1938 Junction Eagles leaves Junction for Houston to train for the Texas High School Coaches Association all star game set for August 12 in Rice Stadium. He is one of three Class B selections, joining Maine of Cuero and Zappalos of Beeville on the Southern team.
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Roy Dale McKay
Junction Eagles
Junction
Houston
Texas High School Football Coaches Association
McKay
Maine
Cuero
Zappalos
Beeville
Roy Dale
North Texas Stars
Clayton Hopkins
Gervice Archer
Eagles
Pecos
Rice Stadium
Roy Dale McKay Stars In Junction Regionals Comeback
Roy Dale McKay, son of Junction deputy sheriff R E McKay, is praised for saving Junction in a tense bi district title game with Sidney Lanier. A regional championship win over Cuero Gobblers 19 to 10 followed, before Roy Dale heads to the University of Texas that fall. Gregory recalls vacation sighting at Bossmans V H Ranch.
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Lloyd Gregory
Houston Post
McKay
Blondy Cross
San Angelo
Morning Times
Junction Star
Junction
Eldorado
Sidney Lanier
Cuero Gobblers
Gregory
Bossman
V-H Ranch
Consta
R. E. McKay
Roy
Texas
Roy Dale
University of Texas
Mount Locke Chosen for UT Observatory Site
Astronomer in charge Dr C T Elvey chose Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains as the ideal site for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory due to stable air conditions and minimal light pollution. The 200 acre parcel was donated in 1933 by Mrs Violet Locke Mellvor and lies near Fort Davis with rail and road access kept distant to reduce vibrations.
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Austin
Mount Locke
University of Texas’ McDonald Observatory
C. T. Elvey
Davis Mountains
Elvey
United States
The
University
Violet Locke MelIvor
Concord N. H
G.S. Locke
U Pp
Down Ranch
Angora Goat Committee Names Kimble County Leaders
Angora Chairman Jack Turner leads the committee on Angora goats for the Hill Country Ram and Billy Sale. Turner will offer 15 of his own breeding billies along with other members Marvin Skaggs and Seaton Prentice, noted Kimble County Angora breeders.
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Jack Turner
Kimble County
Billy Sale
Vast range of synthetic perfume odors unveiled
The report notes over a thousand available odors for perfume including many new synthetic scents that do not occur in nature, highlighting ongoing innovation in fragrance chemistry and product development.
Brazil destroys more coffee than exported in 1937
Brazil destroyed 17,196,000 bags of coffee during 1937, while exports totaled 12,119,000 bags. The destruction exceeded shipments by 5,077,000 bags as the year closed.
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Brazil
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Jane Adams
New York
Boston
Thomas Edison
AAA
James J. Kellam
C. W. McCarroll
L. R. Hodges
Paisano
Ant
Ben Frankin
Scrivener
Rogram
Angoras
Fort Davis
Observatory
U. S
Angora Chairman
Intler
Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Olga
Yugoslavia
Germany
Berlin
Hermann Goering
Greater
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