Cotton replaces jute in post offices nationwide
Washington June 6 The post office department abandons years of buying jute and will use cotton twine instead. Senator Tom Connally long pushed for this shift with support from Fort Worth official Silliman Evans. Two orders totaling 47000 pounds of cotton twine have been placed and more purchases expected, praised by Texas Louisiana Mississippi officials.
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Llano Extends Winning Streak Over Brady 3-1
Llano beat Brady 3 to 1 as Taylor drove in two runs and Holt doubled. Spanning notes include Hill Country League updates with Brady as top hitting club and Fredericksburg’s surprising loss, plus league leaders Klaerner Kraerner and Mather among hitters and Taylor leading steals with 11.
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L. B. Smith
Martin
Brady Turks
Fredericksburg Giants
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Junction
San Saba Rangers
Hurdie Mather
Cowboys
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Dick Robbins
San Saba
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Liano
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Fredericksburg
Hugo Klaerner
Gardner
Junction and
Beautifying Texas Roads Under Centennial Plan
Famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum becomes Texas Highway Park Board chairman to lead a vast beautification program for highways. Plan includes oleander planting along 8000 miles, palm and date trees on 1500 miles, parkways with evergreens, and billboard removal. Longview Daily News lauds the project as a major future benefit. Also notice: furnished apartment for rent via Mrs Mollie BE Thornton.
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Texas Highway Park Board
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Longview Daily News
Gentlemen, Excuse Our Dust By Pearl Seale Butter
A dated column argues women’s progress in the current century, praising self improvement and changes at home. It describes a four morning class for dissatisfied women seeking beauty, health, homemaking, and happiness, noting varied motives from romance to escaping drudgery and achieving betterment.
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Stand Aside Please Gentlemen And Excuse Our Dust
The speaker mocks men and asserts women evolve through changes to shape society. He claims men often overestimate charm and criticizes male vanity while praising women’s agency and progress since past restraints. The passage ends with a flourish about moving forward and asking men to yield.
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