Doings of 4H Club Members Across Texas Areas
Readable fragments show Doris Pledger in Harris County winning a 1932 prize for bedroom improvement after fixing a leaky roof and building walls, with costs and sale proceeds from poultry. Other items note canning kitchens in Limestone County, alfalfa trials in Karnes County, mesquite control in Palo Pinto, and dairy club gains in Erath and other counties with farmers boosting meat, feed, and energy projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Doris Pledger
Harris County
Doris
Pladger
Opal Roberson
Idla Lyons
Addicks, Club
Rose Buell
Almeda
Canyon
George Hardton
Randall County
Edgetown Home Demonstration Club
Groesbeck
Limestone County
Mexia
Kosse
Misa Cores Kirkman
Kenedy
J. Seaman A. Snapp
Robert Burns
Karnes
H. C. Nobingon
Byrne
Advice to the Married in a New Jersey Divorce Case
A New Jersey divorce ruling notes that a husband seeking separation faced a wife whose drinking caused humiliation. The advisory master said forbearance is a marital duty when weighed against the joys of married life, a truth many couples recognize. The Brownwood Bulletin comments that forbearance keeps marriages intact and courts busy less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Brownwood Bulletin
Texas Farms Report Shows Reforestation and Dairy Gains
Reforestation begins in Burie county with 1600 pine trees under three demonstrations led by the county agent. Texas women produce cheese at home using extension methods. examples include 28 pounds costing 50 cents. Hog and pecan projects, pasture improvements, and windbreaks appear across multiple counties with notable profits and improved farm practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Darrow
Burie
Gon County
Texas
T. Cowan
Lynn County
Hugh Frizier
Cottle County
Pittcher
C. M. “Uddleston
Anderson County Home Demonstration Club
Shelby County
R. ©. Cocrum
Victoria County
Mills County
Hog Shipping Association
Hockiy County
L. F. Moore
Marmony
Doney County
Edhra Pettus
Mmorince
van Zandt County
Will County
State Department of Health
Tyne
Wilson County
Jasper County
F. M. Watkins
Red River County
C. M. Knight
Watkins
Jersey
Brazos Valley
W. 8. Price, Jr
Gustine
Comanche
Dickingon
Galveston County
R. C. Yeary, Co
T. C. Scruges
Algow
Quitman
Harvey Brewer
Oak Grove
J. W.W. NecGowan
Community programs cut living costs across counties
Reports by home demonstration agents detail how Crowell canned goods served as currency in Joard county with exchanges totaling dollars in dry goods, photos, and beauty work. Calf feeding profits, permanent pastures, terracing, and rat control programs helped farmers save money and increase yields across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pough
Pearsall
Miguel Home Demonstration Club
Frio County
Ernest Rankin
Rankins
Haskell
Ed Stodghill
Rose Home Demonstration Club
Stratford
Sherman County
4-H Club
Charles T. Watson
Travis Spurlock
Zimmer
County Agent Reports Record Nut Yield After Cleanup
County agent J A Barton notes a 10 acre block cleaned out two years ago now yields 1500 to 2500 pounds of nuts annually. There is no prior record of selling quantities before the restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Barton
Keep Our Feet on the Ground in Education Policy
Joy Elmer Morgan argues against cutting funding for public schools during the economic emergency. She urges maintaining teacher salaries, expanding rural districts with federal aid, balancing budgets over years, and educating the public on the economy to avoid school closures. The piece stresses timely, financed reform and sustained educational service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Elmer Morgan
The
Journal of the
National Education Association
Taxation and government costs threaten property owners
A critical sketch questions high taxes and government spending as farmers lose acres to foreclosure and landlords see property handed to bondholders. The piece argues the tax system squeezes citizens and calls for scrutiny of how tax money is used, amid a legal public notice from Fitzsimons Land & Cattle Co announcing revoked permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotary Magazine
Fitzsimons Land & Cattle CO
Damon Smith
Mgr
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Palo Pinto County
J H. Jameson
Dublin
Dairy Club
Erath County
Mark Buckingham
Gonzales
Oscar Dubose
Gongiles
J. M. Saunders
Canton
County Council of Agriculture
W. D. Seals
Council
Mr. Seals
Sudan
Plainview
Plains
J. W. Williams
Hale Center
Williams
Automobie
Childress
W. E B. Kafner
U. S. Biological Survey
grenoBrey
Hie
Gulf
Gulf Station
Gulf Cxfining CO
Pittsburgh
Bivens
Gulfpride
Gie's
Thedford
Mia
Frank Champion
Wynne, Ark
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