Successful Gillespie County Fair Brings Hospitable Vibe
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County welcomed visitors with true hospitality noting no price-gouging or carnival traps. Ben Hagel showcased 250 crop varieties proving drought can be faced with smart farming while Alfred Neffendorf promotes local canning. San Saba irrigation, Texas farming notes, and county developments fill a broad Texas news roundup.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Ben
Alfred Neffendorf
Fredericksburg
Ben Hagel
Neffendorf
Prohibition Effort Expands in Texas and Oklahoma
Major Herbert H. White assumes regional prohibition duties and names six assistants as the federal drive against illicit liquor begins in Texas and Oklahoma. A distinct Calexico earthquake shake is reported followed by smaller aftershocks. Prairie chicken hunting opens in Texas with a 10 day season and bag limits.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Herbert H. White
Increased express rates on fruit and vegetables held in abeyance
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the temporary halt of new express rate increases proposed by the American Express Company between Mountain Pacific and Eastern territories, delaying the plan until December 10. The piece also notes a Western Hemisphere migration policy shift, debt actions by the U.S. toward France and smaller powers, and negligence charges against Mackinac ship officers in the Newport explosion with 52 deaths.
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Mountain Pacific
Eastern Territories
American Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mackinac
Newport
R. I
Commerce Department
Steamboat Inspection Service
George W. McVay
John A. Grant
Foreign and Defense Developments Abroad and Notable Losses
The Mexican government imposes drastic acts to curb communism. The Italian submarine Sebastiano Veniro and 50 aboard vanish during Sicilian maneuvers. American aviators in French Morocco make their first wartime mission dropping 240 kilograms of bombs. France and its allies invite Germany to talks toward a lasting peace in Western Europe. Britain and Mexico seek to resume relations. Madame George Bakhmeteff’s Paris estate, largely stocks and bonds, is valued at 1.12 million dollars. Churchill and Callaux reach a tentative French debt settlement of 62 payments of 12.5 million pounds.
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French
Morocco
France
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
Mexico
George Bakhmeteff
Washington
Paris
Winston Churchill
Mr. Callaux
Singer Sues Prince Over Breach of Promise
June Warwick, singer, files a $100,000 suit against Prince Raphael Emanuel alleging breach of promise. She declines to give particulars but states the prince is Egyptian.
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June Warwick
Prince Raphael Emanuel
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University of Texas
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Texas Butter, Poultry and Egg Association
Fort Worth
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Nueces County
Anton Independent School District
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Lamb Counties
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Lawrence
Kaufman County
Comptroller's Department
Harris County
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Texarkana and
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Cherokee
Titus
Bureau of Census of the Department of Commerce
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Laredo
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Hallettsville
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LaWard
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Highway Commission
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Georgetown
Prison Auditors Board
Calexico
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United States
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Southern District of Texas
Thomas W. Young
Los Angeles Society
Grace Grogan Young
Los Angeles
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Arthur Battistella
Federal Grand Jury
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Sicilian
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Congress of the Interallied Veterans’ Federation
Fidac
Italy
American Legion
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Massachusetts
Thomas W. Miller
Federation
W. P. O'Connor
Cincinnati
BE. L. Logan
Boston
J. H. Thompson
Pittsburgh
L. R. Gignilliad
Culver Military Academy
Lemuel Bolles
New York
Max Mason
University of Chicago
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Paul Swan
Josephine France
Echo
Scarborough
N. Y
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Walter Johnson
Chicago
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V. F
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Felict
Sues Prince
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