Texas Details Economic and Infrastructure Highlights
A compilation shows March Texas building permits up 13 percent from February and 4 percent from March 1929. First quarter 1930 contracts total 59 068 400, up 1 percent year over year. Texas public school appropriations in 1929 were 22 780 193, excluding local taxes. Road and Highway Department spending in 1929 reached 34 530 847. Texas hosts two of the world’s largest oil refineries at 125 000 barrels daily each. The state’s largest non rail post office is Canton Van Zandt County with 7000 annual receipts and five rural routes. Export trade tops 700 million annually. Harris County leads with 91 192 auto registrations. Kenedy County has 107. Vehicle fees in 1929 totaled 20 418 696, surpassed by only three states.
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Texas
United States
Canton
van Zandt County
Edgewood
Federal Grant Reveals Houston Ship Channel Upgrade Funds
The federal government allocates 300000 dollars to advance improvements on the Houston ship channel. The funding aims to bolster navigation, safety, and capacity for commercial and maritime operations along the waterway.
Marrs Faces No Opposition in Democratic Primary
S. M. N. Marrs, state superintendent of public instruction, runs unopposed in the forthcoming Democratic primary. No other candidates challenge him, solidifying his path to the general election.
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S. M. N. Marrs
State Superintendent of Public Instructions
Mrs Ferguson Opens Gubernatorial Campaign Speech
Mrs M A Ferguson launched her gubernatorial bid last Saturday. Jim led the talking and Ma handled the running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Ferguson
Jim
Exhibit Plans for Moulton at Gonzales and Fatonio Fairs
A brief note urges considering the Moulton exhibit for this year’s Gonzales and Fatonio fairs and encourages showcasing it confidently.
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Moulton
Gonzales
Fatonio
Ruth Bryan Owen Re nominated to Congress from Florida
Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen was renominated by an overwhelming majority to represent Florida in Congress. She is the daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan.
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Ruth Bryan Owen
Congress
Florida
Owen
William Jennings Bryan
Victoria County Agricultural Short Course Set for June
The second annual Victoria County Agricultural Short Course will be held at Rio Vista Park in Victoria from June 18 to 20. An elaborate program has been prepared for the occasion.
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Victoria County
Rio Vista Park
Victoria
Young Campaigner Jim Young Visits South Texas
Jim Young of Kaufman, a candidate for governor, toured South Texas giving speeches and drawing positive impression on voters. The article praises him as one of the most able men seeking the gubernatorial nomination.
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Jim Young
Kaufman
South Texas
Mr. Young
Ford car proves value through extensive use by major firms
The Ford is praised for performance and long life as it gains adoption by Federal state and city governments and big industries. Notable buyers include Bell System Associated Companies Armour Borden Continental Baking Firestone GE Goodyear Kellogg Knickerbocker Morton Pillsbury Procter and Gamble and Swift. The piece highlights bearings, steel forgings, enclosed brakes, Rustless Steel, Houdaille shocks, aluminum pistons, chrome silicon valves, torque-tube drive, and shatter-proof glass windshield as evidence of high quality and low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Bell System
Armour and Company
the Borden Company
Continental Baking Corporation
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
General Electric Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Kellogg Company
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Morton Salt Company
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
Procter and Gamble Company
Swift & Company
Konjola claimed to cure indigestion in Texas man
Mr J A Kin of 122 Oriental Road Waco recalls chronic stomach trouble and relief after four bottles of Konjola saying it revived appetite and energy. It is sold in Moulton Texas at A F Kotzebue Drug Co and by druggists in the region with promises of six to eight weeks for strong results.
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Konjola
Moulton
Texas
A. F. Kotzebue Drug Co
Zeppelin Mail Sale Brings In 86583 From Stamp Attachments
The United States post office department received 86583 dollars from stamps attached to letters and postal cards carried by the Graf Zeppelin on its recent flight. The Zepp carried 64962 pieces of mail.
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United States Post Office Department
Zepp
Recognizing Germs and Their Dangers
A discussion explains how microbes are invisible to the naked eye yet can enter the bloodstream through tiny cuts and cause diseases like fever tuberculosis and blood poisoning. The piece mentions Kopecky Drug Company as a point of reference.
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F.T. Fehrenkamp & Sons
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Henry Krause
Louis Moeller
Eagle
C. F. Knape, Pusitsuer and Propriizror
Moulton Texas
Mibtys
State of
Highway Department
Harris
Kenedy
Houston Ship Channel
Phaeton
Tania
F. O. B. Detroit
Universal Credit Company
Plan of Time Payments
For, Motor Company
Waco Citizen
J. A. Kin
Ally
Kopecky Drug Company
Notary Public
First State Bank
Moulton, Texas
Maleria
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