Texas Historygas Taken From Family Archives of Austin
Archival documents in the University of Texas collection reveal Confederate Texas era orders to Captain Buckner in 1861. They outline company enrollment, officer elections, equipment, pay, and strict conduct rules for mounted volunteers serving the Confederate States.
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Austin
Texas
James Barry Buckner
University of Texas
Buckner
University
H. B. McCultoch
Volunteer Army of Texas
Camp Cooper
ON TEXAS FARMS By Minnie Fisher Cunningham
A Rusk county youth who sold eggs with his mother to fund a $7.30 bedroom upgrade shows how self reliance and industry supplement cash. The article highlights practical lessons in initiative and thrift with a new mattress among the improvements.
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Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Rusk County
Texas Second in U S Quicksilver Production in Terlingua
The Terlingua district in Brewster County Texas has ranked second in U S quicksilver output behind California for most of 35 years according to Dr E H Sellards Texas Bureau of Economic Geology. Mining began circa 1896 with continued activity despite market lows while the nearby Shafter Presidio district yielded over 23 million ounces of silver since 1885, making it one of America's principal silver mines.
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Austin
Tex
Brewster County
Texas
California
United States
E. H. Sellards
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Shafter
Presidio County
Terlingua
Presidio
Mary at the Cross and the Faith of Women
The passage emphasizes Mary’s steadfast faith during Jesus life and crucifixion. It notes her concerns for his safety and the courage of the women who remained faithful, including the disciple John who cared for her after the crucifixion.
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Nazareth
Jesus
John
4-H Bedroom Makeovers and Rural Life Reflections
The article describes homemade improvements by 4-H Club girls using home grown materials to spruce bedrooms with practical, thrifty touches. It notes 682 girls in 80 counties competing and 11 365 cooperators, plus quotes about air circulation and a child’s closet made from ship lap. It also includes reminiscences from Lavon Giles of Utah about frontier farming tales and a potato anecdote from the West.
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Jaminson
Collingsworth
Shiplap
Storage Project Reworks Room With Shelves and Rods
A fragmented report describes adding shelves for linens and hats, a solid clothes bin, and a hanging rod to convert a space into a storage area for quilts and garments.
Squash vines drag and injure child, Pathfinder reports
A Pathfinder anecdote describes rapid squash growth causing danger to people. The narrator recalls a child entangled in vigorous vines and says three days of searching with two Indian scouts were needed to locate him. The tale emphasizes the hazards of the fast spreading plant.
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Pathfinder
1934 Exemption Certificates Trade for 1938 Crop
Producers must exchange 1934 exemption certificates for 1938 crop use. Certificates issued for 1934 must be turned in at the County Agent’s Office for replacement. A group has been sent to Washington for replacement, and the final group will be mailed soon. Those who delay will not be allowed to use 1934 certificates for 195 crop.
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Washington
Geology Basis Set in Texas Districts Highlighted
Dr. Sellards notes the district’s geologic work dates to J A Udden's early 20th century studies and says C P Ross of the USGS, aided by Public Works Administration funds, produced a near complete study with maps to assist prospecting for extensions of known lodes and undiscovered ore bodies. Preliminary Bureau reports will lead to a final joint USGS publication.
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J. A. Udden
Bureau
University of Texas
Sellards
Public Works Administration
C. P. Ross
United States Geological Survey
Texas
Bureau of Economic Geology
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Historygas
Rockwell Bros. & Co
Lange, Mer
Dan Cupid
Eve Andrake
Jim Jarwood
Clact
Tly
Gladstone
Mile Mere
Dalues
U. S
Potomac River
Des Sugit
Sol
Howan Een
U.S.A
Mlle
Ste 8
Mary
Joseph
Carpenter
Lavon Giles
Utah
Jack
Thes
Llano Drug Company
Public Health Service
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