Texas rural high school access urged by survey
A Texas study reports only 17 of 1 643 common schools offer four years of high school and 34 percent offer none. It urges cooperative area wide high schools, independent districts, and possible consolidation to improve opportunities for farm boys and girls while cautioning against diluting elementary education.
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J. L. Tennant
U. of T
Texas
State Educational Survey Commission
Survey Commission
Real Estate Financing Offer From Runge & Runge
Mason Texas firm Runge and Runge advertises money for real estate with 7 percent interest and quick services offering loans or financing through the local office in Mason Texas.
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Runge & Runge
Mason
Texas
Eye Wash Patent Aids Weak Eyes Sold by Corner Drug Store
Promises quick relief for weak or strained eyes using camphor fydrestis witchhazel and favoptik eye wash. A small bottle touted as helpful for any case of weak nore or strained sight. Located at Corner Drug Store with assorted goods and notices of sales at Albert Johnson's store.
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A. H. Bruhl
Progressive Farmer Endorses Diversified Cropping for Cotton
The Progressive Farmer argues cotton farmers are among the poorest due to monoculture. It urges supplementing cotton with food and feed crops to improve soil fertility, reduce costs, and raise profits. Diversification yields better land use, equipment funds, and long term prosperity, while continuous planting harms soil and raises disease and pest risks.
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Fomars
G. H. Alford
Wedding CotHces That Read Like Rhetoric Gems
An editor in Kansas writes matrimony write ups with vivid description and truth seeking details. The piece notes how the ceremonies reveal both beauty and honesty as the bride and groom are celebrated amid poetic flourishes.
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Kansas
Honey Grove
Graduation time Gitta found at Corner Drug Store
A quirky note mentions Gitta during graduation time and points readers to Corner Drug Store as the last place to find it. The line hints at local commerce and a human interest angle in a small-town setting.
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Gitta
Pecan Belt Highway 93 Planned Through Heart of Texas
The San Antonio Express notes the Pecan Belt Highway 93 planned from Comanche to Fredericksburg, a 160 mile route via West Central Texas famous for scenic beauty and fishing streams. It traverses Gillespie Llano and San Saba counties with tourist parks, Enchanted Rock, Balancing Rock, and scenic river views along the way.
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Edgar T. Neal
San Antonio
Heart of Texas
Comanche
Fredrercksburg
Texas
San Saba
Freericksburg
Fredericksburg
Fort
Rough Creek
Llano
Tolano
Gillespie
Bell Mountain
State Highway Commission
Colorado
Fair Ground
Washington and Bull Durham Tobacco Connection Claim
A diary-like note suggests George Washington, awaiting a Delaware Ferry for a famous photograph, smoked two sacks of Bull Durham tobacco. The claim links Washington to Virginia tobacco, arguing a patriotic patronage of home industry without evidence of denial or confirmation.
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George Washington
Delaware
Durham
Virginia
Washington
Hot Check Law Passed by Legislature
The legislature has enacted House Bill No. 8 declaring hot checks a crime. The law explains fraud as obtaining money or property by issuing or drawing a check with insufficient funds and intent to defraud. It sets prima facie evidence standards based on unpaid checks and time frames for payment.
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Crawee
Enemies of the Telephone From Wildlife Detections
Bears climb poles to find buzzing bees and break insulators. Gray squirrels bite the lead cable. White headed woodpeckers of the West weaken poles with constant pecking.
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Bear
It Drives Out Worms White's Cream Vermifuga Ad
The ad warns of worm symptoms in children and promotes White's Cream Vermifuga. It claims a fifty year record of successful use and urges buying at Brice's Corner Drug Store.
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Brice’Sa
Baptist Students Plan Conference June 5 in Belton Texas
Dallas May 19 One of the most extensive programs in Texas Baptist student work is planned for the fifth annual Student Vocational Training Conference at Baylor College Belton Texas June 5 to 7 about 200 student representatives from Baptist and Texas state schools will attend. The program features noted educators of the South with speakers including J B Crockett Dallas R L Brow College Station Miss Lucile Loy Dallas Dr J G Hardy Belton J Caylor Dallas W A Hancock Fort Worth Mrs A L Aulick Austin Dr M Price Fort Worth Miss Alm Stack Dallas Mrs F L Boggs Dallas and Mrs R L Brown College Station Dr Eugene Sallee Kaifang and H S Hughes Memphis Tenn who will deliver addresses.
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Dallas
Texas
Baptist
Baylor College
Belton
John Caylor
Texas Baptist Student Work
South
Baptist and
State School of Texas
J. B. Crockett
R. L. Brow
Eugene Sallee
Kaifang
Chint
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Baptist Students Plan
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