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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
6
Will H. Mayes notes Texas towns bursting with Christmas decorations and a growing spirit of charity. He urges New Year surveys to map employment needs, highlights publishing profits, cotton versus alternatives like broom corn and sunflowers, and outlines farm demonstrations from Santa Fe Railway and A M College.
The article notes the fashion trend of buttonless styling with decorative buttons and varied shapes and colors in the wardrobe. It contrasts this with past eras and highlights the use of many buttons and luxury items like pyramin buttons and polished silver as part of household display.
A wife inventories her husband’s garage and seizes nickle polish and other items. The household is transformed as she assigns quantities, including the percolator and bathroom fixtures, to balance supplies.
Texas coal mines produced 1 091 158 tons in 1926 with a value of 1 751 000 dollars. The sector employed 1 650 workers across 28 companies, mining lignite in twelve counties and other coal belts in Webb Maverick Erath Palo Pinto Wise.
The article notes rural competition evolved with farm mechanization, yet remains central to national life. It highlights the shift from hand tools to machines, the rise of high grade cattle, and ongoing pride in top yields from wheat oats and corn. It also mentions boys clubs as active competitors alongside elders.
O L DePrang on a farm six miles southwest of Novice says he and helpers killed 57 rattlesnakes in one day this week. The largest measured five feet, the smallest 18 inches, all from a cave den. the snakes are on display at his home as he seeks a bounty law.
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