What Texas Could Be
A. D. Jackson of Texas A. and M. College urges flood protection drainage and irrigation to reclaim 20 000 000 acres of rich Texas lands. He warns private debt schemes and Florida style booms could harm Texas progress and urges graft control and honest development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Drainage Congress
Oklahoma City
A. D. Jackson
Texas A
M. College
Brazos River Reclamation Association
Texas
Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Texas oil wealth and politics fill state news
Ganado fights El Campo plant as Galveston County leases surge for oil prospecting by five big firms. Rob Davis named head of the American Angora Goat Raisers Association in Rock Springs. Frost waterworks bondsized 65000 approved. Texas sheep contracts for unborn lambs begin with over 6000 commitments. Franchise tax income climbs over 200000. 1926 Texas State Federation of Labor convention set for Houston. Retail Merchants Association picks Dallas for May meeting. Roanoke land sales add 40000 to Raine County school fund while schools hold 840 acres Clay and 13000 Hockley. January oil wells hit record 398. Jefferson County road money boosts lower county beach road. 100000 acres irrigated near San Antonio for citrus. Texas Teachers Exchange licensed at Abilene. Short wool market weak. long fleeces future. Kerrville Legion Hospital deed to federal bureau valued at 1182000. State textbook list sent to districts. Per-capita ward cost at 26.23. four-month year 27.16. Texas wealth up 183 million in 1925. Evolution ban in public schools. Pollution drive to target coastal oil regions. oil on San Bernard River prompts enforcement.
Wealth of Texas Shows Big Increase
Texas property values for 1925 rose from 1924, totaling 3.602 billion with gains across counties and cities. Land assessments climbed by 72 million to 1.429 billion, city land value topped a billion, and railroad assessments rose to 148 million while corporate shares fell. Capstal stock and vehicle counts shifted, state tax estimated at 27.74 million. dogs and goats varied in value amid overall growth.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
S. H. Terrell
Capstal
Totak
Former state highway engineer testifies in Hoffman suit
R. J. Hank testified in the state’s 421000 suit against Hoffman Construction Company. He said 18 to 20 cents per square yard would be fair for a two course asphalt, and 10 cents for a single course. The state claims the contract called for a single course of half a gallon per square yard, while the defense says a two course treatment could have been required over 600 miles.
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Austin
Tex
Hoffman Construction Company
Highway Commission
R. J. Hank
United States consul touts U S Mexico relations
Reed Paige Clark United States consul at Mexico City said relations with Mexico are friendly and sound while passing through San Antonio on route to Washington. He had been d'affaires at Monrovia Liberia returning from a four month stay in Mexico. He expects Mexico policies to be straightened and commerce to grow next year.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Mexico
Reed Paige Clark
Mexico City
Washington
Clark
Monrovia
Liberia
Father Kirwin Found Dead in Galveston
Rev. Father J. M. Kirwin vicar general of the Galveston diocese and rector of St. Marys Cathedral was found dead in his bed at the rectory after a servant summoned him Sunday. He had served thirty years in Galveston as rector of St Marys Cathedral and president of St Marys Seminary.
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Galveston
Tex
J. M. Kirwin
St. Mary’s Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary’s Seminary
Eldridge Heads Rio Grande Line Presidency
W. T. Eldridge of Sugar Land becomes president of the Rio Grande Railway between Brownsville and Point Isabel after a tentative settlement of litigation. D. A. O'Brien, former president, and three other directors withdrew from the board at the Thursday meeting.
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Brownsville
Tex
W. T. Eldridge
Sugar Land
Rio Grande Railway
Point Isabel
D. A. O’brien
Texas scholastic age population estimate for 1926
A. M. Blackman, second assistant superintendent of public instruction, estimated on Saturday that Texas children of scholastic age would number about 1,360,000 in 1926, down from 1,840,053 in 1925, using a 1 percent annual increase.
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Austin
Tex
A. M. Blackman
Texas
Texas Farmers Endorse Immediate Cotton Acreage Cut
Leading farmers and agricultural experts from Texas and other cotton states agreed Saturday that cotton acreage must be reduced at once. The meeting was convened by George B. Terrell, Texas state agricultural commissioner.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
George B. Terrell
Cardinal Mercier Dies in Brussels at 74
Cardinal Mercier primate of Belgium and wartime hero died Saturday in Brussels aged 74. He was remembered as a leading church figure and symbol of national resilience during the world war.
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Cardinal Mercier
Brussels
Belgium
Death Rate of Japanese Infants Exceeds World Levels
Tokio reports Japan has the highest infant death rate among nations. Health bureau officials say about 150 to 250 per 1000 babies born do not survival, highlighting severe child mortality challenges in the country.
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Tokio
Japan
Health Bureau of the Home Office
Valley Cabbage Fetches 50 Per Ton in Brownsville
Valley cabbage growers in Brownsville Texas are receiving fifty dollars per ton for their product as market prices stay steady. The note highlights regional pricing and farmer income from the crop.
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Valley
Brownsville
Tex
Golden Rule Queen Eve Southern Selected as Golden Rule Girl
Miss Eve Southern of Los Angeles, age twenty one, named Golden Rule Girl of America in a national contest. She will preside over Near East Relief society Golden Rule weeks in major cities to aid orphans in Bible lands.
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Eve Southern
Los Angeles
America
Orphans of the Bible Lands
Record for Service at Quincy Bank
Bernard Averkamp, a cashier at a Quincy Illinois bank, is believed to hold the record for continuous service with the same financial institution. He has hardly made a mistake in his accounts and is now in his seventy seventh year.
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Bernard Averkamp
Quincy
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Greece
South Texas
Florida
Texas Division of
Associated Advertising Clubs
South
Henry Ford
G. M. Adams
Smith County
Texas News
Ganado
el Campo
Galveston County
Rob Davis
American Angora Goat Raisers Association
Rock Springs
City of Frost Waterworks
Attorney General's Department
Emma Grigsby Meharg
Texas State Federation of Labor
Houston
George M. Slater
Retail Merchants’ Association of Texas
Raine County
Clay County
Hockley County
Oil and Gas Division
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Commissioners Court of
Jefferson County
Texas Teachers’ Exchange
Abilene
Labor Bureau
E. J. Crocker
American Legion Hospital
Kerrville
State Textbook Commission
American Book Company
S. M. N. Marrs
Public Instructions
State Board of Control
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Fred EB. Morris
Brazoria County
San Bernard River
U. S
Father Kirwin
Elridge
Rio Grande Line
Pope
St. Peter’s
Miami Harbor
Barclay Acheson
Near East Relief
Syria
Yugo-Slavia
M. Stojadinovich
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