Fourth Annual Texas Pecan Growers Convention at Fredericksburg
The Fourth Annual Conven of the Texas Pecan Growers Association met in Fredericksburg June 9 to 11 with over two hundred members. Speakers discussed pest control, new varieties, pecan culture education, and demonstrations. Kimble County urged local pecan expansion and a future meeting in Mason with $2 membership incl. proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Pecan Growers’ Association
Fredericksburg
H. G. Lucas
O. S. Gray
Waxahachie
Texas
B. Youngblood
Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations
A. I. Fabis
Brownwood
E. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
A. and
M. College
Kimble County
Mason
Appointments Made in Local School Faculty
Junction Public School trustees announce contracts for high school and grades staff for next year. Principal pending election. Notable hires include Superintendent W. Z. Miller and teachers Effie Roy Blackburn Ce Celia Merchant Emma Mae Hodges Mary Anderson Mary Willis Modelle Jobes Cora Fisher with degrees from Texas University Baylor Southwestern University and Texas Christian University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction Public School
Junction
W. Z. Miller
Texas University
Effie Roy Blackburn
S. W. University
Cecelia Merchant
Emma Mae Hodges
Baylor University
Mary Anderson
San Marcos
Heymans Drug Store Burglarized Friday
Heymans Drug Store was entered through the rear door last Friday night while staff prepared to close. About $114 in cash and checks were taken from the safe drawer though doors were unlocked, and no clues to the burglars were found. Visitors from Kerrville last week included Miss Austin M Durst and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Heyman
Rowland Martin
Austin M. Durst
Luise and Grenade Farmer
K. G. Durst
Kerrville
Grasshoppers Scarce Where Turkeys Are Raised
Commissioner Wiley Fisher reports in The Eagle that grasshoppers are scarce on farms with many turkeys and abundant in areas with few or no turkeys. He notes the issue grows yearly and urges promoting turkey farming due to its profitability and potential fall revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Fisher
Eagle Reporter
Man Arrested For Stealing Tool Kit
A Houston man registered at the Fritz Hotel as J A Thurston and left for Sonora. Kerrville piano man G M Doyle reported his traveling bag with tools missing. deputies arrested a suspect driving a new Ford touring car. The bag turned up with a mail driver in Menard, tools valued about 75 dollars. The suspect admitted thefts and faces possible trials in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Doyle
Kerrville
L. M. Stewart
F. H. Neil
Houston
Davis Motor Co
Charles Powell
Doyle
Republican Standard Bearers Coolidge and Dawes
President Coolidge was nominated at the Cleveland Republican Convention and accepted the nomination without attending. Several others were offered the vice presidency but declined. Charles G. Dawes, a Chicago banker and former Brigadier General, was nominated and accepted. Dawes heads a committee to arrange German war debt payments and is viewed as acceptable to the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Coolidge
Cleveland
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Herbert Hoover
Senator Borah
Chas. G. Dawes
Chicago
Dawes
Highway Bulletin Announces Statewide Road Report Bureau
The Texas Highway Bulletin will begin a road condition report service on Monday June 16 providing daily broadcasts from Austin and mail inquiries. Morning codes and afternoon voice reports relay highway conditions across the state with best routes and maps available on request. Continued on Page Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Texas Highway Bulletin
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Autocat
Heyman’s Drug Store
Uate C. I. A
Denton
Miss
State University
Fritz Hotel
J. A. Thurston
Sonora
Coolidge and Dawes
Ria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!