Little Country Paper Keeps Town Memories Alive
A Friday small town weekly reports from Liberal Missouri items about Mrs Williams hosting cards Curtis family selling out Boulder Dam quiet Rebekahs dance Miss Day returning to open school Alexander Hargrave losing a mule Jimmie Galagher's recovery alfalfa crop need for rain road work started Will Anderson hauling lumber for garage and fence Readers see a band through years and miles in gentle hometown notes.
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Rebekahs
Miss Day
Alexander Hargrave
Jimmie Galagher
Will Anderson
Clara McCreery
Liberal
Battery sale offers rebuilt and new units cheap
A short classified ad notes available rebuilt and new batteries for sale at a location near 40-31 Highway Garage A. B. and Turek & Son. The terse listing promotes bargain prices and nearby pickup.
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A. B
Turek & Son
Debt to Rural Press Shows News Service Most Cost-Effective
A Department of Agriculture study, done with land grant colleges, finds news services yield about fifteen times the results per unit cost for influencing farm and home practice changes, with the rural press as the main circulation medium. The report credits the country newspaper with valuable service toward increasing farm income and rural living standards.
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Department of Agriculture
Rural Press of America
Minneapolis Journal
Garbade Visits Fort Worth for Health Reasons
D Garbade is spending time in Fort Worth to pursue health improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Garbade
Fort Worth
The Bank's Part in the Farm Problem
An analysis by the American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission discusses bank farming relations, diversification, and the need for prudent lending. It asserts banks must secure sound, profitable borrowers and warns against overbanking, urging cooperation with farmers toward productive diversification and cost reduction.
New Federal Farm Board Aims to Transform Farm Relief
Dean H. L. Russell of Wisconsin University lauds the Agricultural Marketing Act for creating a Federal Farm Board with broad powers to plan execute and manage farm relief. The program centers on cooperative financing to hold crops for orderly marketing and stabilize prices while benefiting individual farmers through organized groups.
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Federal Treasury
Congress
Dean H. L. Russell
Wisconsin University College of Agriculture
American Bankers Association Journal
Federal Farm Board
Banking Finds The Way To Safer Era Banking
Bankers across the nation stress that while one in ten banks failed over eight years the majority endured the economic readjustment through sound principles, efficient management, and cooperative clearinghouse networks. The piece highlights nine out of ten banks weathering the storm and urges stronger interbank cooperation to prevent future failures.
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United States
American Bankers Association
Eastern Star Social Night Honors Robert Morris Founder
The annual Eastern Star meeting Friday night Aug 16 featured 9 tables for 42 players in Mrs S A Thulemeyer's High School music room. Organizers Mrs Ernst Hajek Mrs Wm Wendt land Jr and Miss Mabel Merrem oversaw ramification games. Sandwiches cake and ice cream were served as hosts bid farewell. The anniversary honored memory of Robert Morris founder of the order.
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Eastern Star
Ernst Hajek
Wm. Wendtland Jr
Mabel Merrem
S. A. Thulemeyer
Robert Morris
Ad Valorem Tax Raised 8 Cents In Austin
The automatic tax board set ad valorem at 30 cents per $100 and Confederate pension at 7 cents, with no school levy decided. Last year ad valorem was 22 cents and school levy 85 cents, totaling 64 cents. constitutional limits are 35 and 64 cents respectively.
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Austin
Texas
Automatic Tax Board
Classified Ads Rate Notice
Classifieds section states phone number 69 and that advertisements cost 10 cents per line per insertion with a minimum charge of twenty five cents. No order accepted for less than that amount.
It’s Cheaper to Live Than Die in Odd Costs
A humorous comparison lists prices for living and dead services. A shave costs 25 cents, a funeral costs 5 dollars. Wool coats are 25 dollars, wooden coats 100. Theater taxi 1.50, cemetery 5.50. A hired man plants corn for 25 cents an hour, but for planting you he earns four times as much. Home brew costs 50 cents, embalmer gets 15 dollars.
Texas turkey growers' 1928 Thanksgiving shipment fund
Texas turkey growers received ten million dollars in 1928 for Thanksgiving shipments. The sum reflects a notable wartime style agricultural support measure benefiting farmers, processors, and related commerce across the state.
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Texas
North Texas Teachers College reports record summer enrollment
The claim states North Texas State Teachers College at Denton has the largest college summer session enrollment in the Southwest with 3,600 students likely by term end. The figure represents a probable total before the session concludes.
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North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Southwest
For Sale and Rent Notice for Farm Equipment and Land
For Sale one wagon and one buggy contact Paul Tenberg 39-3P. For Rent farm about 50 acres in cultivation with cotton one fourth part and corn and feed stuff money rent apply Paul Zacharias 39 tf.
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Paul Tenberg
Paul Zacharias
Candy drink store for sale with $800 monthly income
P Horak sells a candy and drink store in Weimar Texas offering over eight hundred dollars monthly income. Investment appears attractive and price is stated as appealing. Contact P Horak at P O Box No 4. Weimar Texas.
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P. Horak
Weimar
Texas
Auction Sale Of Farm Items And Stock On Sept Fifth
On all farm implements household furniture mules horses and cows. Come to my place Sept 5 at 2 PM. Arthur Siems Rt. 31tP.
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Arthur Siems
For Sale: 51 acre farm near Shiner on new highway
For Sale listing advertises a 51 acre farm located 2 miles south of Shiner along the line of a new highway. Instructions say to apply to Herbert Siems.
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Shiner
Herbert Siems
Wanted 21 enters near Gonzales Texas
Classified notice seeking 21 entries for a drawing or competition with land delivery three miles from Gonzales. Apply to A. B. Turek or Victor P. Harral in Gonzales Texas. Respondents must meet specified location and timeframe as stated in the ad.
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Gonzales
A. B. Turek
Victor P. Harral
Texas
For Sale Items and Horses in Shiner Texas
Classified notice listing a cream separator a 140 egg incubator a four burner oil stove an ice box a buggy and harness and two work horses for sale instructs to apply at Ad Hofner in Shiner Texas 41 lp.
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Ad. Hofner
Shiner
Texas
Help Wanted in San Antonio Family
Wanted middle aged German or Polish woman or girl for general house work in a small family in San Antonio. Apply or write Mrs. Bertha Frobese Schmidt care of Mrs. Wm Frobese Cuero, Texas.
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San Antonio
Bertha Frobese Schmidt
Wm Frobese
Cuero
Texas
For Sale: 3 horses wagon planter lister plow
Three horses and a wagon plus a planter lister plow and two pair of harness and a buggy are offered for sale. Interested parties can apply to Mat Pesek or Willie Pesek at R F C Box 101 San Antonio Texas.
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Mat Pesek
Willie Pesek
R. F.C
San Antonio Tex
For Sale Fresh Honey From Amsler
For sale fresh honey at one dollar per gallon net. Available in half gallon and gallon jars. Apply to C. C. Amsler.
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C. C. Amsler
Bond and Sales Rep Seek Houston Investment Firm Role
Otis J. McClintock of Fidelity Home Investment Co announces a proposition for a Houston investment house to cover Shiner territory. The firm offers cashable First Mortgage Collateral Gold Bonds with full interest, plus an unusual monthly saving plan. Applicants should state experience and qualifications.
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Sal&sman
Houston
Shiner
Otis J. McClintock
Fidelity Home Investment CO
First National Bank
Texas
County Court Jurors Named for September Term
The county court jurors for the September term are listed by week. First week includes John Reind Moulton H H Ahrens Hallettsville Louis Kalmus Hallettsville Joe Bohuslav Moulton Joe Kubena Moulton Geo Smothers Hallettsville C T Hermes Hallettsville Joe Vanek Sr Schulenburg Julius Wolfsdorf Sublime G C Meyer Hallettsville Ben Eggert Shiner Ed Greive Moulton Joe Mikulik Moulton Geo Aug Hinrichs Shiner. Second week lists T B Coleman Provident City E A Zappe Shiner Emil Morgenroth Shiner Jos F Strakos Shiner Jno Willberg Moulton Anton Pavlu Hallettsville Louis Berger Schulenburg R O Stockton City Joe Barborak Moulton JF Kubala Provident City T A Florris Moulton A H Vandyke Yoakum Joe Wagner Moulton.
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John Reind
Moulton
H. H. Ahrens
Hallettsville
Louis Kalmus
Joe Bohuslav
Joe Kubena
Geo. Smothers
C. T. Hermes
Joe Vanek Sr
Schulenburg
Julius Wolfsdorf
Sublime
G. C. Meyer
Ben Eggert
Shiner
Ed. Greive
Joe Mikulik
Miss Lucile Schultz Guest of Mrs Muecke in Gonzales
Miss Lucile Schultz of Gonzales was the guest of Mrs Walter Muecke Tuesday. Schultz will teach Expression at Alice High School in the coming term.
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Lucile Schultz
Gonzales
Walter Muecke
Miss Schultz
Alice High School
Misses Nagel Schultz and two men visit San Antonio
Miss Emita Nagel of Cuero and Miss Lucile Schultz of Gonzales join Rudy Janecek and Edwin Pohler for a Sunday outing in San Antonio.
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Emita Nagel
Cuero
Lucile Schultz
Gonzales
Rudy Janecek
Edwin Pohler
San Antonio
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promised to Save Your Health
Healthose Sore Gums claim targets pyorrhea affecting stomach kidneys and general health. Dentists recommend it and Kuhn's Drug Store offers money back if it fails when used as directed.
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Leto
Kuhn
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J. C. Habermacher
Ella B. Lane
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Shiner Texas
Lavaca
By H. Lane Young
American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission
H. Lane Young
Farm Board
Frank W. Simmonds
W. Wendtland
General Merchandise
John P. Kurtz
Yoakum
Rt. 2
Tom Fric
Thedford
C. L. Kopecky
Bonorden’s Grocery
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