F C Weinert On The Warehouse Law Texas Farm Co operation
The Warehouse system of Texas is run by a board including the Governor and two commissioners with F C Weinert and Peter Radford in charge. Weinert calls the law the greatest constructive legislation in generations, enabling farmers to cooperate in marketing, financing crops, and obtaining fair prices in primary markets. Warehouses must grade, describe bales, record bale numbers and bonded licenses, note elevations, storage rates, and ensure receipts show encumbrances or liens.
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Texas
Farmers’ Union
F. C. Weinert
Peter Radford
Weinert
B. C
Let Everybody Resolve
A townwide call to unite and improve social and commercial conditions. The speaker urges facing facts, turning over a new leaf, and united effort to raise the community. Residents are invited to endorse collective resolve to pursue better outcomes.
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Tjet
Cotton is King Save the King Action for Moulton
A commercial club could do a good work for Moulton, emphasizing cotton as a key economic driver and urging community support for local development initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
Moulton
Attendance at Panama-Pacific Exposition Tops g,000,000
Report from San Francisco notes the Panama-Pacific Exposition total attendance surpassed g,000,000 through July 26, reflecting strong public interest and visitor counts.
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San Francisco
Galveston Sees Record Cotton Bales Surpass All Ports
Galveston reports over 4,000,000 bales of cotton this season, more than double the amount handled by any other United States port, signaling a dominant trade surge.
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Galveston
United States
Speak Well of Home Town Delights Every Man
Quotation extols merit of praising others and saying a good word for the home town. It urges men to practice kind speech and positive regard as a guide to right conduct and community spirit.
Local merchant supports tax efforts in town
A local merchant pays taxes and helps defray community expenses, aiding home building. A mail order man pays no taxes and contributes to harming the community. Who will you support?
Press Pickings and Quotations From Newspapers
A collage of witty quotes from various papers touching on energy in leadership war wages and thrift. Observers comment on energy in talent and governance while noting wartime attitudes and rural thrift in American life.
Oil Well Near LaGrange Reaches 1160 Feet
Drillers six miles south of LaGrange Texas have bored 1160 feet into blue sand strata. A strong gas pressure is found and indications for oil are reported very good at the bluff site.
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LaGrange
Texas
The Now and its Power in Living Verse
A compact reflection on the primacy of present action over past and future. The author argues deeds define life and urges embracing Now with purpose, effort, and enduring hope, citing Eugene F. Ware.
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Eugene F. Ware
Komensky News Briefs From Rain to Visits
A rainy spell blessed Komensky News readers on Tuesday. Families like Mikulik, Bratrich, and Moeller visited relatives in nearby towns over the weekend. Citizens traveled to Novohrad to vote, while others visited friends and noted local social visits. Reporter. July 27, 1915.
Senator Clark Promotes Good Roads in Hallettsville
Senator I E Clark visited Hallettsville and announced ongoing road grading near the Lawrence farm. He plans to bid out road work to other contractors. Post offices at Branon and Vienna close July 31, with rural carriers ending July 30. Rural Route No 7 begins August 2 requiring households to provide mailboxes.
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I. E. Clark
Schulenburg
Lawerence
Hallettsville
Young Columbus Man Drowned
James L. Kirby a 28 year old from Columbus Texas drowned in the Colorado River after diving from a twenty foot bluff into shallow water striking his head on the river bed. The incident occurred this evening and Kirby was reportedly unconscious at the scene.
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Columbus
Texas
James L. Kirby
Quiet Amendment Election Yields Low Turnout at Moulton
The Saturday constitutional amendment vote produced minimal interest with 247 ballots at the Moulton box. Results show For versus Against tallies: precinct voting, several measures including cross precinct voting, more justices, road tax, student loan fund, bonds for levee drainage roads and UT and A M separation.
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Moulton
Supreme Court
Commissioners’ Court
University of Texas
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
Local Notes from City and Nearby Towns
Mrs E Thornton spent weeks with her daughters Mesdames Lea zar and Lee Bunting in the city and returned to Flatonia Monday. R J Halbrooks of Edna who led the choir at Nickel revival last week visited the city Monday and left for Flatonia in the afternoon.
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8. E. Thornton
Mesdames Smith Leazar
Lee Bunting
Flatonia
R. J. Halbrooks
Edna
Nickel
Statewide returns show all amendments defeated
Final election returns indicate every amendment on the ballot was defeated across the state. No measure passed as votes were tallied from all counties.
Local residents attend cotton carnival in Galveston
A. F. Kotzebue and others from the city and Willie and August Kotzebue of Flatonia visited Galveston for the cotton carnival. Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Guenther returned from San Francisco after attending the Panama Pacific Exposition and stopped at Canyon on the way home. They report an enjoyable trip.
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A. F. Kotzebue
Konstant Rehmet
Fred J Hehrenkamp
Ff. J. Quenther
Richard Rehmet
Willie
August Kotzebue
Flatonia
Galveston
J. G. Guenther
San Francisco
Canyon
America moves toward new Mexico policy
Washington announces a definite step toward settling the Mexican problem will be taken soon. President Wilson may urge General Carranza to confer with other leaders or organize a conference of Mexican factions to draft a constitutional framework and establish a government the United States would recognize.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Carran
Che
Mexico
Community Guests and Birthdays Highlight Weekend
Moulton Route One reports Adam Schuetz and family and Hy Klobedans with Ferdinand Schindler Sunday visit. Hy Schoetfeld and Joe Gold with families join relatives at MMB ner Sunday. Jno Giesbers surprised by crowd Monday birthday celebration expressing wishes. Frank Miculka to move into a handsome new residence soon. John Seidel and sisters visited Westhoff. Alma Giesbers visited Flatonia.
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Adam Schuetz
Hy. Klobedans
Ferdinand Schindler
Hy. Schoetfeld
Joe Gold
Sdotrields
Juno. Griuders
John Richter
Jno
John Seidel
Annie
Emma
Westhoff
Alma Giesbers
Flatonia
Deep River Tragedy Drowns 1200 At Chicago Excursion
A steamer Eastland capsized on the Chicago River minutes after departing with 2500 Western Electric relatives and friends. The top heavy vessel sank in 25 feet of water, drowning about twelve hundred including many women and children. Investigations and arrests followed as grand jury convened to probe the disaster.
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Chicago
Eastland
Western Electric Company
Lake Michigan
Birthday celebration and visits shared in Houston trip
Mrs. R. Preston traveled to Houston on Tuesday to visit her daughters Miss Grace Preston and Miss Kathleen Preston. Miss Lydia Koester hosted a Sunday party for her thirteenth birthday with girls as guests and games and refreshments.
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R. Preston
Houston
Misses Grace
Kathleen Preston
Lydia Koester
F. C. Koester
Lone Star State Items Highlight Texas Developments
Report from Austin notes Lake Austin depth at fifty three feet. Ground broken for six thousand dollar Science Hall addition at Southwest Texas State Normal at Sandusky. White’s ranch cattle shipment to Swearingen in Panhandle requires about one thousand cars. Wooten Wells suffers fire destroying eight buildings and water tower, loss around twenty five thousand dollars. Brenham Oil Company raises capital to thirty thousand dollars and drills one well with plans for more. Nueces county farmer Theodore Kruetz named demonstration agent for Victoria county earning two thousand dollars yearly. Amanda Shook of Harris county dies at ninety four in Waco leaving large survivor group. UT summer normal and summer school term ends with thirteen hundred students, largest enrollment.
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Theodore Kruetz
Nueces County
Texas
Victoria County
Amanda Shook
Harris County
Waco
Flatonia Man on Eastland Rescue Named
Flatonia Texas July 527 Frank Svasta of Flatonia an employee of Western Electric Company Chicago was a passenger on the ill fated Eastland but was rescued Frank is the son of F Svasta a prominent merchant of this city
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Flatonia
Texas
Frank Svasta
Western Electric Company
Chicago
Frank
F. Svasta
Mrs. Tomasko and Krause Return from Shiner Visit
Mrs. Frank Tomasko and young Valentina Krause returned Monday from Shiner where they had spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. William J. To masko.
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Frank Tomasko
Valentina Krause
Shiner
William J. Tomasko
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Americans
Columbia State
Virginia
Savannah
New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser
Austin American
Illinois
Houston Post
Moulton, Texas
Studeaker
Komensky News
Jos. Mikulik
Taylor
Kindred
Wm. Bratrich
Kinsfolk
Charlottenburg
Hy. Breitschopf
Dietihen de Cas
Novohrad
John Mikulik
Frank Bohuslay
Oswald Buescher
Burg
Gordie Moeller
Otto Moeller
Gallia
Moravia
J. A. Hirscher
John Smith
Oak Grove
America
Lone Star
Austin
Lake
Southwest Texastate Normal
Sandkecco
White
Wooten Wells
Brenham Oil Company
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