King Ranch Split Among Heirs After Decades as a Unit
The King ranch near Kingsville Texas, larger than Delaware and spanning multiple counties, has been divided among the King heirs after operating as a single unit since the early fifties. Southwestern Texas hosts a vast natural spring region with ten springs yielding nearly 1.0 billion gallons daily. The largest, Pecan Spring in Val Verde county, produces 245 million gallons daily.
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Kingsville
Texas
Delaware
King
Val Verde
Texas Birth Celebration Opens June Sixth Nineteen Thirty Six
Publisher C F Knape notes Texas celebrates its birthday with opening events starting June 6 1936. The article cites Texas oil depth near two miles in Reagan County and farm livestock gains from 1930 to 1935 including cattle rising by about one million and chickens by over two million. It also mentions the lost original Texas Constitution and archival copies in Tennessee.
Evergreen Pupils In County Exams
Seventh grade students at Evergreen School under Claud V. Jones took the countywide examination at Hallettsville. Top scores include Wilma Gebauer 90.36 and Leonard A. Darilek 89.63. other pupils posted 85.41 to 88.41 with several near 87.8.
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Evergreen School
Claud V. Jones
Hallettsville
Jim Tousek
Leonard A. Darilek
Elo Findeisen
Walter Seifert
Wilma Gebauer
Glorine Wendel
Leonard G. Varilek
Willie Hoepfi
Allred Urges Storm Relief in Austin
Governor James V. Allred urged Texans to support Red Cross relief for Lexas flood and storm sufferers. He said 4250 Texans were in distress and 2000 required Red Cross aid, 20 percent more than expected.
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Austin
Texas
Red Cross
Lexas
James V. Allred
Georgia Votes Dry and Wet Referendum Narrow Victory
In Georgia a prohibition referendum passed by a razor thin margin of under 30 votes while voters authorized the sale of wines and beer. The result leaves Georgia with mixed alcohol rules and tight margins.
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Georgia
Graduation Exercises Saturday June 22
County wide graduation exercises will be held in Hallettsville on Saturday June 22.
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Hallettsville
Get Your Stationery At Eagle Printery
Local printer Eagle Printery advertises lithographing and all printing work, inviting orders for at home service to boost community prosperity and support the Eagle Job Office.
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Eagle Printery
The
Eagle Job Office
Moulton Boy Secures State Department Assistant post
T. Johnson of Austin visited home folks last weekend. C. T. served as a senate committee clerk during the recent legislature session and has been named an assistant in the Department of Accounting at the Texas Relief Commission. The appointment came through State Senator L. J. Sulak of LaGrange.
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T. Johnson
Austin
C. T
Senate
Department of Accounting
Texas Relief Commission
L. J. Sulak
LaGrange
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J. T. Fehrenkamp & Sons
Moulton Lumber Dealers
Federal Deposit Isuranes Corporation
Washington
Fontacn
State Bank
Moulton, Texas
Community Bank
Western Electric
Bell System
Bell
Western
Wee
Bell Sys
N Bell Telephone Company
Master de Luxe
Kea
Chevrolet
Venience
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
M.A. C
General Motors
Ealer
John Chevrolet Company
Moulton
C. F. Knape
Reegan County
Tennessee
Texas Telegraph
Allred
Havlik’s
Yaeg
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Quaker State
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