Public Service Medal for Texas Telephone Manager
William Foster Owens of Rock Springs Texas received the Theodore N Vail silver medal and a $250 cash award for emergency action after a tornado destroyed Rock Springs communications He reconnected the toll line to Kerrville enabling outside aid doctors and planes to reach the town and save lives Owens protected his family and aided 65 dead and 155 injured in the disaster board notes his prompt public service and the Bell System annual award tradition
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William Foster Owens
Rock Springs
Mongge Owens
He Fine
Owens
Kerrville
San Antonio
Ord
Muing
Texas Leading Industries and Economic Scope in 1927-28
Texas showcases petroleum refining as a major industry with products valued at 344.59 million dollars annually. The El Paso area hosts the world’s largest custom smelter processing copper, silver, lead and other ores. Total Texas assessed valuation for 1927-28 stands at 3.3989 billion dollars, about one third of the state’s value. The slaughtering and meat packing sector employs 3,753 workers with products valued at 58 million dollars yearly. Texas spent 21.21 million dollars on education last year.
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Texas
el Paso
Moody avoids runoff after runaway primary win
Governor Dan Moody secures a commanding lead in the state primary, eliminating the need for a runoff as he defies challengers with a decisive margin.
Connally Backed by Owsley and Blanton in Texas Runoff
Alvin Owsley and Tom Blanton endorse Tom Connally for the Texas runoff on August 25. Connally is projected to win the upcoming junior Senate seat.
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Alvin Owsley
Tom Blanton
Tom Connally
Mr. Connally
Texas
Statewide Democratic Conference Set for Austin August 11
A statewide democratic conference will be held in Austin on August 11 to rally behind the party nominees for November. Governor Dan Moody will participate in the rally.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Houston Votes For Teacher Salary Increase
Houston voters approved funding to raise teachers salaries in the face of widespread underpayment. The move is urged as a model for other Texas districts to follow.
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Houston
Texas
Moody gains in Moulton as Wardlaw leads Lavaca county
Moody increases support in Moulton with an 80 percent gain since 1926, collecting 133 votes in 1928 after 72 votes in 1926. Louis Wardlaw carried Lavaca county during the recent gubernatorial primary, while Moody's stronger showing in Moulton stands out.
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Louis Wardlaw
Lavaca County
Moody
Moulton
Judge W W Grubbs Dies. Texas Schools Lose Pioneer
In California on August 1 death of Judge W W Grubbs marks loss for Texas education. Grubbs sponsored the College of Industrial Arts at Denton and the North Texas Junior College at Arlington.
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W. W. Grubbs
California
Texas
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
North Texas Junior College
Arlington
Prohibition Pledge Talks Split Across Parties
Opponents of A Smith criticize his stance on enforcement until the Democratic presidential nomination but offer no criticism of Herb Hoover for not promising no kissing of babies until after his Republican nomination.
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A! Smith
Herb Hoover
Moulton Urges More Funding for Public Schools
The community, classified as affluent, should provide additional funds for schools. The Eagle believes residents would gladly finance school improvements and that the people are progressive and eager to show progressiveness.
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Moulton
The
Eagle
Telepathy in the Jungle Across Africa and Beyond
John W. Van dercook reports on West African telepathy practiced by witch doctors sending mental messages and prewarning of visitors. He notes drum signals and messengers conveying details over distances while explorers recount numerous proofs during punitive expeditions. The magicians claim the gift can be taught to any intelligent pupil except whites.
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West Africa
Africa
John W. Vandercook
Haiti
South America
Harper's
Liners All Equipped for Church Services
Ocean liners now provide Sunday Roman Catholic and Protestant services aboard each trans Atlantic vessel. Passengers from all cabins attend under priestly leadership with stewards as sacristans. Altar linen is prepared by Sisters of Charity in port and altar cloths for Church of England are cared for by churches in New York and European ports.
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Sisters of Charity
Call
Atlantic
New York
Moses and Mount Sinai Location At Petra In Bible Narrative
Archaeologists propose Petra in Jordan as the Mount Sinai site where Moses received the Ten Commandments. They describe a narrow canyon leading to a canyoned open space ringed by cliffs, revealing ruins of a hidden city with sandstone carvings. Among structures is the Treasury of Pharaoh, dated centuries before Christ.
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Mount Sinai
Moses
Petra
Christ
Capper
Electric Fuse and Circuit Protection Basics
A fuse is a device to protect wiring and connected lamps and appliances from too much current. It uses a metal link that melts when heated by excessive current, breaking the circuit to stop current flow.
Tramp Demands Dinner and Work at Newlywed Door
A tramp at a newly married couple's door asks for dinner or work. The husband returns with biscuits and snarls that the tramp will have both, implying the couple will provide meals and labor. This anecdote appears in a coastal farming magazine.
Hat shopping ends in halo absence for angel customer
A patient saleswoman presents hats to a customer and her husband weighs in with stern judgment. The pair dismiss multiple options and the final quip notes they have nothing in the way of a halo.
Miller Likely Seeks Texas Governor Bid in 1980
Indications point to Barry Miller's re election as lieutenant governor of Texas and his probable pursuit of the gubernatorial nomination in 1980.
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Barry Miller
Texas
Miller
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F.T. Fehrenkamp & Sons
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Henry Krause
Dealex
Public Service
Moulton Eagle
P. Knape
Puplisner and
Prorhetos
Moulton ‘Teras
A. F. Kotzebue Drug Co
Hone
Rexoth
Rehme
Neskorik’s Store
W. Neskorik
LaValliers
Canada
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