Texas Weekly Industrial News highlights regional development
A roundup of projects and investments across Texas and nearby states. New wells, oil and gas activity, sewer systems, roads, power lines, and rail and port enhancements are planned or underway from Houston to El Paso. Notable items include a 3000 barrel daily well, a 5000 acre drilling lease, a 288000 bridge project, and large storage tanks for a central elevator.
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Houston
Blue Ridge Oil Company
Proton
Jones Development Company
White Oak Creek
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Tidewater
Sinclair
San Antonio
Alamo Heights
Gulf Production Company
Orangefield
Southampton
Humble Pipeline Company
Currie
Southern Loan and Investment Company
Port Arthur
Sweetwater
Galveston
Wichita Falls Record News
Burns Hegler
el Dorado
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Ennis
Waxahachie Creek
Harlingen
Uvalde County
San Benito
Mission
Alamo
Gause-Brazos
San Marcos
Rio Grande Valley
Cadwell County
Webb County
San Angelo
Laredo
Elgin
Dayton
Navarro County
Edna
Sandia
Nixon
Fort Worth
Stanford & Eastern Railway Company
West Texas
Hutchinson
el Paso—Sauer
Sherman
el Paso
Kansas City
Bellville
Corpus Christi
Quanah
Quanah Light & Ice Company
Smith Bros. Grain Company
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Efort
New York
United States
Dallas—Sama Fe Railroad
West Dalles
Boy Doubles Corn Yield in Arkansas Plantation
A 15-year-old negro tenant boy Walter Flower in Faulkner County Arkansas planted and harvested one acre of corn under supervision of an extension agent. He produced 91 bushels with a $53 net profit, inspiring neighbors to adopt improved cultivation methods.
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Faulkner County
Ark
United States Department of Agriculture
Walter Flower
Radio Column Address for Pecos Enterprise Readers
All radio communications should be sent to The Radio Editor at the Pecos Enterprise in Pecos Texas. The column invites readers to share notes and questions about broadcasting and related topics.
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Pecos Enterprise
Pecos
Texas
Fort Worth WBAP Daily Features Broad Schedule
Radio program list from WBAP Fort Worth Star Telegram outlines daily features from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. including cotton and grain quotations, cattle markets, financial reviews, baseball scores, sport reviews, church services, concerts, news briefs, and a note on silent night observance for tube listeners.
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WBAP
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Department of Agriculture
Fort Worth
First Methodist Church
A W. Bergin
Will Foster
Mineral Wells
Charlton
Fred Cahoon
Texas Hotel Orchestra
Ww. E. Barnam
Star-Telegram
Tube
Radio and World Enlightenment Embrace by RCA President
James G. Harberd of the Radio Corporation of America extols radio as the greatest modern invention. He says it connects land and sea with light speed, withstands submarine cables, and expands utility and recreation from storms to music, reaching farmers and millionaires alike.
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Gutenberg
James G. Harberd
Radio Corporation of America
Names That Shock Parental Pride in Strange Or Thefts
An appeal for legal name changes exposes odd Christian names in a family of Priggs such as Black Brown Gray and Guinea. Twins Sudden and Jolly Death reveal parental abuse and a man named China and another named Always. A Washington loan list includes Ten Million, and a firm Million and Million notes the satire.
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Prigg Brothers
Guinea
Ware
China
Mr. Gentle
Washington
Oregon
Whless
Mr. Million
Million
Ten Million
One
Una
Trio
Tenis
Language conflict in classroom over Shakespeare lines
In a classroom exchange a teacher discourages the use of harsh language while a student cites Shakespeare. The disagreement centers on what counts as acceptable expression during a lesson on literature and values.
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Richard
Shakespeare
Blood from a turnip in a tough debt exchange
A humorous clash unfolds as Mrs Slowpay taunts a debt collector who insists his mission is to extract money from a deadbeat, insisting that you cannot get blood from a turnip. The exchange captures streetwise grit and comic repartee.
Short Mexican applicant barred from Navy by height rule
Four swarthy sons of Mexico seek Navy enlistment at recruiting HQ in Dallas. All except one are naturalized or American citizens. The applicant, under five feet tall, argues he can work and fight, but Lt. Lineberry denies entry stating the height requirement of five feet four inches. The man protests he could whip others and insists on serving.
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Dallas News
Old Mexico
Navy
San Antonio
Lieut. Lineberry
Richard Lloyd Jones
Dobbin
Fifty Fifty Taxi Confusion Sparks Humble Beginnings
In a comic exchange a taxi rushes to a stop as an elderly woman exits and quips that it is her first ride, provoking a wry reply from Iver that it is his first time behind the wheel. The banter highlights a humorous meeting of generations over a city cab.
North Carolina Cotton Boost From Improved Varieties
The share of improved cotton varieties in North Carolina rose by about 50 percent over eight years, driven by community crop improvement led by the agricultural experiment station and extension workers. The program created community test farms to prove best local varieties and the benefits of certified seed. At start, an estimated 90 percent of NC cotton came from low yield mixed small boll seed.
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North Carolina
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmer P Dan George Claims Cotton Trees Boost Yields
A Galveston farmer named P Dan George is promoting a cross between cotton plants and mulberry trees. He says the resulting cotton trees will reach eight to ten feet, yield heavy grades, and produce five to six bales per acre. The trees would form a cotton orchard and are said to be boll weevil resistant.
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P. Dan George
Galveston
Honey Grove
Woman requests cigars for husband in humorous exchange
A woman asks for a box of cigars for her husband. The clerk notes asked strength and the woman says strong, saying the last ones broke in his pocket.
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Oman
Boy Evangelist Charlie Taylor Visits Abilene
English boy preacher Charlie Taylor in his twenties supplies the pulpit at First Baptist Abilene for six weeks. He studies psychology geology and sociology at Simmons College summer school while briefly staying in the city. Born in England he is an English subject and has applied for citizenship with residence in Pasadena California.
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Abilene
Charlie” Taylor
England
United States
Simmons College
Charlie
First Baptist Church
World Baptist Conference
Stockholm
Simmons
Pasadena
California
Pop Said No or Would You Accept a Pet Monkey
A humorous line contrasts parental stance with a child's question about keeping a pet monkey. The exchange hints at family dynamics and cultural attitudes toward exotic pets and parental permission.
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Pop
Papa
Grove's O Pen Salve and Hayes Healing Honey remedy
An old advertisement touts Grove's O Pen Salve for chest cold relief and Hayes Healing Honey as a combined treatment. It promotes throat care, skin soothing effects, and claims quick cough relief with purchase from a druggist.
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GROVE
HAYES
Household Tips From an Old Paper Clip
Practical advice on mending stockings with crochet cutters to avoid stiffness. vinegar prevents mold on cut ends. ink stains treated with oxalic acid wash. threading ribbons with a safety pin or collar pin. washing china with a towel in the bottom to prevent breakage. refurbishing worn whisk brooms by trimming worn parts for better use.
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