Texas News From Around the State In Brief Highlights
Reports note a $25 000 reinforced concrete school building planned at Martindale and a Dallas dairy farmer meeting on July 11 to organize a state dairy association. Virginia Texas railroad commission vac plant hearing postponed to July 13 and San Angelo wool sales to Eastern buyers. Fort Bend bond issue drive for old Spanish trail highway link and Webb County road bonds approved. A 23 pound wildcat killed in Alvin by 16 year old Willie Blackburn. Edna farmers report ongoing crop damage from a tropical storm and 60 Mexicans leaving Victoria for Mexico seeking work. Livingston school tax increase passed amid local elections. Nacogdoches County readies Bermuda grass sod on new highways. Del Rio goat sale sets US record price at 3875 by Robert Davis. Texas enrollments rise to 1 285 000, with emphasis on rural school funding. Possible state income tax discussed in revenue talks. Green's Brigade reunion at Orange dwindles to about 75 veterans, next at Elgin. Southwestern Railway case allows rail removal from Henrietta to Archer City, after federal ruling. Victoria County storm damage appears overestimated. state treasurer expects no surplus at year end and possible 75 cent state tax levy.
Foundation Laid for Economy Era in Harding Cabinet
President Harding, his cabinet and about 600 officials met with Director Dawes to set a foundation for a new era of economy in federal administration. Dawes urged restraint, pledged to cut expenditures, and emphasized information sharing to aid the president and Congress.
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Washington
Harding
Dawes
Secret Service
Coolidge
Pershing
Congress
Native White Farmers in Texas Hit 75.1 Percent
Census figures for Texas from 1920 show 27 408 native white farmers, 318 988 in 1910. foreign born white farmers 29 760 vs 28 864. colored farmers 78 865 vs 69 918. Negro farmers dominate the colored group, with Indians, Japanese and Chinese small in number.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Census Bureau
June births in Texas include 23 sets of twins
Austin report shows 23 sets of twins and two sets of triplets born in Texas in June. Total births reported were 5459 with 142 stillbirths. Deaths totaled 2965, led by tuberculosis at 296, plus 17 railroad, 8 auto, and 22 drownings. Homicides and personal crisis numbers totaled 27 with one black individual among 27.
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Austin
Tex
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas
Menton M. Carrick
Tenant Farmers Increase in Washington Texas Farms
The 1920 census preliminary figures show 436 033 farms in Washington Texas with 232 335 farms or 53 3 percent operated by tenants. In 1910 Texas had 417 770 farms with 219 575 or 52 6 percent tilled by tenants.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Lone Star State
Fire at San Angelo Destroys Pierce Oil Station
A large fire in San Angelo Texas caused by a blaze at the Pierce Oil Corporation wholesale station destroyed the building and spread to adjoining structures, with property losses estimated around a quarter of a million dollars. Ballinger reporters note the rapid spread and extensive damage across nearby blocks.
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Ballinger
Tex
San Angelo
Pierce Oil Corporation
Population of France Record
The official journal reports France has 36,084,206 people on March 6 and 38,416,500 in 1911. Paris is noted in the update.
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Paris
France
Market report shows declines in grains with limited demand
The Markets report from the Bureau of Markets notes wheat and corn prices fell during the week while export demand slowed. Chicago cash values show No 2 red winter wheat at 1.26 and corn around 60 cents. July wheat and corn closed lower in multiple futures. Livestock and dairy also eased with some price firming in butter and cheese.
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Bureau of Markets
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Europe
Argentina
Chicago
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Memphis
P. c
Atlanta
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Wisconsin
New Orleans Rice Market Sees Export Demand Drive Trade
In New Orleans the rice market held steady Saturday with strong export demand, while domestic orders lag. Receipts totaled 5673 sacks rough as buyers, including Clea Blue Rose, purchased 4395 pockets at 144 3% bran, lic, polish, 28c, at the mill.
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New Orleans
President Harding Signs Peace Resolution at Frelinghuysen Home
President Harding signed the war ending resolution Saturday at 3 10 p m Eastern time in Raritan New Jersey at Senator Frelinghuysens home. He used a pen gifted by Representative Porter of Pennsylvania and will return it to Porter as a memento.
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Raritan
Congress
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Harding
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Harding
Porter
Pennsylvania
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rail wage cut order extended to nearly all railroads
Chicago reports the 12 percent wage cut ordered by the U S railroad labor board extends to almost every railroad in the country effective July 1 with an addendum covering 210 roads and marine workers dining car staff and restaurant workers. The board estimates a $400 million reduction across the wage bill and expects restoration of normal conditions will apply the cut to all employees of the larger lines.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Dempsey Wins Over Carpentier In Jersey City Bout
Dempsey defeated Carpentier in the fourth round to claim the world heavyweight championship in Jersey City New Jersey on Saturday.
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Dempsey
Carpentier
Jersey City
N. J
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Texas Flyer Killed in California Crash
Sacramento born Harold E. Page of Union City Michigan and Joseph W Weatherby of Fort Davis Texas were killed instantly when their airplane crashed near Visalia California on Monday.
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Texas
Sacramento
Cal
Harold E. Page
Union City
Mich
Joseph W. Weatherby
Fort Davis
Visalia
Italian Cabinet Resigns in Rome
The cabinet of Premier Gio Litti resigned Monday in Rome signaling political shift amid government shakeup and possible new leadership efforts.
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Rome
Giolitti
Trespassers Killed Near Temple After Freight Train Fire
Three unidentified trespassers were killed one mile north of Troy when a 19 car Missouri Kansas & Texas freight train blocked the area and was consumed by flames after entering the pitch.
Loyal Order of Moose Elects Griffin as Supreme Dictator
The Loyal Order of Moose nationwide selects F Griffin of Boston as supreme dictator to succeed D Brown in Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo
Ohio
Loyal Order Moose
Po F. Griffin
Boston Supreme
D Brown
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Warning On Packets
Beware of non Bayer aspirin. The genuine medicine carries the Bayer name on package and tablets. Bayer aspirin is promoted for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. Boxes of twelve cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
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Bayer
California to Grow Dates in Salton Sea Basin
Popular Mechanics reports the U S Department of Agriculture aims to establish the Salton sea basin near Indio as a center of date culture. After decades of sourcing from a Tunis oasis, 2 800 young date palms will be planted following completion of shoot collection from the Saidy and Lewi varieties.
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Salton Sea Basin
Indio
Cal
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Dakhla
Tunis
Popular Mechanics
Cuticura Talcum Ad Promotes Alluring Scent
A brief advertisement urges readers to add Cuticura Talcum to toilet requisites. It touts a scented powder suitable for face skin baby and dusting and claims it makes other perfumes unnecessary. The Cuticura Trio including Soap Ointment and Talcum is offered at 25 cents each everywhere.
Belligerent Race Quip About Irish Problem
Mr Dubwaite jokes about Lloyd George and an Irish problem at home. He quips that his wife Norah, linked to a gas range, shares the same issue, reflecting wartime era commentary in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Lloyd George
Mr. Dubwaite
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Instant Comfort In Tight Shoes
Ladies can wear smaller shoes and walk in comfort by using Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder. Shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot bath it relieves coins bunions and calluses prevents blisters sores and sore spots for a comfortable fit.
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Allen’s
Allen
Travel as education in a humorous exchange
A playful dialogue about sharing palm olive and lifebuoy humor ends with a travel lesson. The line about getting a one dollar meal for one dollar adds a witty economic twist.
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