October Comforts and Cautious Civic Notes From Bonham
July and August bring heat with promises of cooler October. Readers are urged to check local notices for accuracy while noting storms and losses in Hall County. The Bonham News discusses law obedience, limited new laws, and a push for Mrs. Ferguson’s reelection amid state criminal policy debates.
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Satay
Bonham News
Ferguson
North Texas Exchange
Jim
Texas
Austin
Pastors Censure Women Over Forty-Two and Bridge Parties
The News notes pastors criticizing women for participating in Forty-Two and bridge games while opposing gambling as unlawful and improper. It questions why revival pleasures are attacked yet larger issues go unnoticed, pointing out the absence of gambling among women hosting their own amusements.
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Newa
Llano County Farmers Fight Worms Fair Patronage Grows
The leaf worm damages cotton but farmers fight back with scarce poison. Llano druggists supplied insecticide as worm damage eases. Many farmers predict a larger 1925 crop if warm weather continues, and Llano residents supported county fairs in Gillespie and San Saba, urging a county fair to boost local attendance.
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Llano
Gillespie County
San Saba
The Country Editor’s Burden and Freedom
J. J. Taylor of the Dallas News enjoys a vacation while editing his column daily. He notes country editors bear many chores while city papers have help. He claims no board can dictate what to write or when to write it.
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J. J. Taylor
State
Dallas News
Wall
Pecan Land Owners Expect Strong Harvest This Fall
Landowners along the Llano river and its tributaries anticipate a good pecan crop this year with fair prices. Pecan production has long been a chief revenue for Llano county, and a solid harvest should bring in substantial income when threshing season starts. The writer notes the seasonal cycle and the inevitability of fall expenses, but stays hopeful about the outlook.
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Llano County
Fertilizer Push and Murder Trial Dominate Local News
The paper urges farmers in Central Texas to adopt fertilizer use for sustained yields while reporting on Travis County’s ongoing triple murder investigation with renewed rewards. It also announces a shift to cash-only political advertising next year and warns candidates to pay in advance, noting past charitable help with campaign costs.
Bridge Work Ahead on Liane River Span
Questions rise about the Liane river bridge project including start dates and possible closures. Contractors will replace the floor and stringers repaint and perform repairs and may keep the span open part time. past county workers re floored with little traffic disruption, and state crews may do similarly.
Llano Merchants Face Heavy Unpaid Accounts
The article notes widespread unpaid credit accounts among Llano merchants due to a dry spring and summer, with collections weak as many operate on borrowed funds. It suggests merchants have not formed a collective collection effort and fears continued difficulty in securing new accommodations. In North Texas, Retail Merchants Associations warn accounts must be settled by October.
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Llano
Llane
Texas
Dallas preacher urges pulpit must adapt to pleasure mad world
A Dallas pastor argues the world is pleasure mad and preachers must intensify study and appeal. He says sermons must be engaging with pep and substance to keep the church advancing, as public taste shifts away from long dry discourses.
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Dallas
Sunday Services Review Plans From Teachers' Training Schools
The Sunday morning eleven o'clock service reviews the best ideas heard in the year of Teachers' Training Schools. Leaders propose plans for the school and note the year end changes. Sunday afternoon preaching at Salem at four marks the last conference year service. Sunday night at 8 15. J. H. Meredith, Pastor.
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Salem
J. H. Meredith
Mission Festival at Luther church Sunday program
Rev. H Schieisseh from Austin will speak at Leiningen 2 and 12:00. English service in Llano at 8:00 p m. Afternoon sessions at Leiningen 12 00. You are invited to attend the festival events this Sunday.
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H. Schieisseh
Austin
Leiningen 2
Leiningen
Llano
Episcopal Archbishop McKenzie to preside at Sunday services
The Arch Bishop McKenzie will conduct evening services at the Episcopal church next Sunday at o oclock. No morning services are noted. A notice adds a product claim for Cotton Leaf Worm Poison at Bruhl's Drug Store offered at farmer friendly prices.
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McKenzie
Episcopal Church
Bruhl
Llano County Teachers Institute Set for September
The Teachers' Institute for Llano County will convene in Austin this year beginning September 14. County Judge A. E. Moore confirms the event details and location.
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Teachers’ Institute
Austin
Llano County Seeks Oak Wood Proposals for 25 Cords
The Commissioners Court of Llano County invites sealed proposals to furnish 25 cords of seasoned oak wood cut in two foot lengths. Deliver to the courthouse and jail. Proposals due by 10 a.m. September 14 1925. A B Moore County Judge.
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Commissioners Court of
Llano County
A. B. Moore
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