New Concrete Uses for Terracing and Erosion Control
The article surveys concrete and stone masonry dam designs used in terrace erosion control in East Texas. It describes apron and winged dam shapes, wide outlet channels, and methods to slow water flow through check dams, using concrete, rock, or sand cement bags, with notes on slope limits and practical installation.
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Blacksand
Temple Project
Soil Erosion Service
Dallas
Highway Department
Lindale Project
Texas
Congress
Black Land
Terrace
Dammed Check Dams Form Terrace Outlet Channel
The text describes constructing low armchair shaped check dams placed to prevent water spilling into outlets. Dams are built in thin excavation with proper notch size and height, a hole dug for the dam and apron, ensuring dirt between dams is not removed. Over time running water erodes dirt between toe walls and dam notches, starting at the tower dam and retreating upward.
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Winge
Ring Lost 28 Years Ago Found Inside Codfish
A codfish brought to the Boston pier contained a gold ring with the initials Pat D. Rev E T Drake of Orange Texas says his mother gave him the ring and he lost it 28 years ago while bathing after church service. The ring’s age is evidenced by the inscription as proof of longevity in the tale.
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Nantucket
Mass
Boston
Pat D
E. T. Drake
First Presbyterian Church
Orange
Texas
Corpus Christi
John Wannamaker and the Ad Advertising Strategy
A short excerpt recounts John Wannamaker building a large business by spending all earnings on newspaper ads. It notes his relentless ad investment and credits the press for fueling his success, citing it as a common trait among successful entrepreneurs.
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John Wannamaker
Mr. Wanamaker
On Texas Farms by Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Extension Service notes irrigation with artesian well wastewater by Hal McCampbell near Hebbrowville in Jim Blogg County for 100 acres of winter pasture. Mrs. W. J. Stoneman in Baylor County reports tomatoes picked June to November, some canned into 60 varieties totaling 650 containers worth 142 dollars.
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Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Hal MceCampbell
Hebbrowville
Jim Blogg County
McCampbell
W. J. Stoneman
Anderson Ranch
Baylor County
Carl Kennedy
Inez
Pecos County
E. Schokade
Shackelford
Margesteven
The Golden Fleece fades as Wall Street traders fleece investors
An odd verse on public perception of finance laments the loss of wealth to financiers. The piece cites Annette More Smith in Pathfinder and notes Secretary Roper denying any intent to end the profit system, with New Yorker attribution.
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Wall Street
Annette More Smith
Pathfinder
Roper
Roosevelt
New Yorker
Bankhead Act Referendum Discussed by County Committees
Cotton Production Control Association committees in charge of the Bankhead Act referendum to decide continuation for the 1936-37 crop year. The December vote hinges on whether voluntary contract adjustments suffice or the Act’s supplementary control is desired. Eligibility includes 1934 and 1936 acreage contract signers or those with farm production rights. joint owners vote together.
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College Station
Cotton Production Control Association
A. L. Smith
Extension Service
Mr. Smith
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Community Committee
Youth careers urged in Rotarian study of future fields
The Rotarian highlights occupations for youth including law architecture medicine veterinary work and journalism. Pitkin warns of crowded fields and risky choices while naming areas like general law patent law and rural physicians as promising. he also notes several overhyped paths such as journalism and aviation may offer limited prospects.
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Rotary Clubs of World
Walter 8. Pitkin
Pitkin
Brownwand Bulletin
Trench Silos Prove Satisfactory in Titus County
Mount Pleasant Texas November 26 Trench silos gain favor in Titus county per J O Graham farm demonstration agent W A Ford saved a perishing sorghum crop by making silage storing 60 tons at about 125 per ton for cutting and storing He plans to add more trench silos next year.
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Mount Pleasant
Texas
Titus County
J. O. Graham
W. A. Ford
Two who are living as cheaply as one show it
A brief clipping contrasts frugal living with waste, noting two living cheaply as one. The Louisville Times references a reforestation problem and imagines golf balls sprouting as a humorous twist.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Louisville Times
Forest fires threaten timber and wildlife across Pennsylvania
George H. Wirt of the Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters warns tourists and locals to use care with fires as forest blazes destroy standing timber, kill young plant life, disrupt fish and bird habitats, raise water temperatures, erode streams, and spoil scenic beauty worth millions.
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George H. Wirt
Bureau of Forest Protection
Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters
Capitol News
Wirt
Origins of the modern postage stamp and competing claims
A London philatelic note traces the 1837 to 1840 rise of adhesive stamps led by Rowland Hill while acknowledging earlier Dundee experiments by James Chalmers in 1434 and a 1831 Greek issue. It notes Greece may predate Britain by nine years and highlights key dates, types, and figures in stamp history.
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London
Rowland Hill
James Chalmers
Dundee
Chalmers
Mulready
Greece
Britten
Royal Philatelic Society
Father's hard choice to turn in son after patrolman killing
A St Paul youth, 18, after a holdup fight with police, killed a patrolman and returned home wounded. His father sought no hush instead called a doctor and police, sending his son away for indictment. The father says it was the only thing to do and hopes no other father faces such a decision.
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St. Paul
Jon
Brownwood Bulletin
Those Lost Liberties and the Hunt for Uberties
A Letter touts “lost liberties” and lists rights deemed eroded by economic stress. Col. Hansford MacNider is cited as finding examples while the piece laments freedoms from child labor limits to bank withdrawals and fair markets.
Good Tax Rule Applies to Counties and State
In Kane County commissioners' court orders halt payments until debtors satisfy county obligations. Texas now mandates withholding state funds from anyone indebted to the State, though not universally enforced. Officials estimate strong potential for delinquent tax recovery if the law is enforced.
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Kaneag
Texas
Austin
Ft. Worth
American Homes Best in Forbes Europe Visit
British born business writer B C Forbes notes stark contrasts between American and European homes. He observes limited telephones and newspapers, scarce washing machines, and lower living standards in Europe, praising U S conditions as superior and more economical.
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B.C. Forbes
Europe
Scotland
America
United States
Father’s Love Letter Inspires Cold Reception at Home
In a curious episode a daughter copied an old love letter from her father to his wife, signed a man’s name, and mailed it to herself. The father reacted with sharp denunciation, calling the writer a fool for such sickly prose.
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Father
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