Old Frying Pan Ranch House Faces Demolition Memory Echoes
The Sanborn Ranch, once spanning about 27000 acres in West Grayson County and linked to the Frying Pan brand, helped usher barbed wire into the West. Built by H B Sanborn and associates in the late 1800s, it served as barbed wire headquarters and a showplace for farmers, cattlemen, and visitors before subdivision and decay turned it into a mere memory preserved in UT Austin masonry symbols.
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West
Grayson County
Whitesboro News Record
H. B. Sanborn
Chicago
Sanborn Livestock and Land Company
Sanborn
University of Texas
Texas
What Price Profit in American Industry
The piece argues the public misestimates corporate profit. It cites U.S. Commerce data 1929 47 showing $65.5 billion profits on $1.56 trillion sales, about 4.2 percent, with 1929 peak at 6.3 percent. It notes competition holds profits moderate, labor takes the large share, stockholders little, and consumers pay fair prices.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Lavaca Farmers Get Expanded Phosphate Funds for 1950
Edgar Freytag, Lavaca County ACA chairman, announced 12,000 dollars for superphosphate loans with potential 10,000 more from unmet 1949 specs. About 22,000 will fund main and terrace fertilizer, on a first come first served basis with a 5 500 pound limit per farm.
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Edgar Freytag
Lavaca County
ACA
Hallettsville
Freytag
Lavaca
Moulton P.T.A. To Meet Wednesday
The Moulton P.T.A. will hold its regular meeting in the local gym on Wednesday November 9 at 7 30 PM. The November topic is Teamwork between Parents Miss Appling and Mr Loung are in charge of the program. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Moulton P.T.A
Miss Appling
Mr. Loung
Radio Program Promotes Henkhaus Playboys on KCTI
Moulton broadcasts air every Sunday at 6:00 p.m. with music and songs by the Henkhaus Playboys over Station KCTI Gonzales. Ed Mikulencek, local appliance dealer, sponsors the program and serves as announcer.
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Moulton
Henkhaus Playboys
KCTI
Gonzales
Ed. Mikulencek
Mr. Mikulencek
Komensky P T A To Meet Friday
The Komensky P T A will hold its regular meeting Friday November 4 at 8 00 o clock All members are asked to be present as plans for the annual Thanksgiving picnic November 24 will be discussed Mrs Emil Beran spent Sunday in Yoakum visiting Mr and Mrs Henry Doell
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Komensky P-T.a
Emil Beran
Yoakum
Henry Doell
TLC Homecoming For Ex-Students Seguin
Guadalupe County chapter of the Texas Lutheran College Exes will host the 20th annual Homecoming November 11 13. An informal dance is planned at Seguin high school auditorium on Saturday night November 12 to entertain exes TLC students faculty and Southeastern State College Savages of Durant Oklahoma who will play the TLC Bulldogs.
Silver Wedding Anniversary Of Mr And Mrs Leon Helweg
Mr and Mrs Leon Helweg of Richmond Texas celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at home Sunday A barbecue dinner followed. Attending from this area were Mrs Louise Helweg Mr and Mrs John C Mueller Mr and Mrs Leander Mueller Mr and Mrs Stanish Rothtbauer and daughter Mr and Mrs Walter Haas and children.
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Leon Helweg
Richmond
Texas
Louise Helweg
John C. Mueller
Leander Mueller
Stanish Rothtbauer
Walter Haas
Edna Marie Gummelt Visits Yoakum and Moulton Relatives
Miss Edna Marie Gummelt of Houston spent the week end visiting relatives in Yoakum and Moulton during her Houston stay.
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Edna Marie Gummelt
Houston
Yoakum
Moulton
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Kotex Security
Mennen
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Rexall
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Nee Tag
Reece
Hershey’s
Mens Blue Chain
Bill’s Store
W. H. Etlinger
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Boyce House
Longfellow
France
Mary Todd
Lincoln
Moulton Lions Club
Pundt
Ord
Malvin Merrem
Roy Kotzebue
Rmance
American Society of Civil Engineer
Louvre Museum
Paris
American Chemical Society
U. S. Marines
Moulton Florist
WM. J
Meyer
Moulton P.T. A
Komensky P.T. A
Ascension Church
Moravia, Texas
TLC
Victor Fisbeck
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