Lone Star State exhibit at county fair draws praise
C R McAfee of the Garrison Harrison Co Canyon City Texas shows Texas Panhandle products at the Belleville Illinois fair. The display includes grains alfalfa kaffir corn milo maize fruits and vegetables shipped over a thousand miles with high effort and expense. Villagers John Knight and George M Eckert supply produce. The piece notes local investors in Texas lands and cites Belleville Daily Advocate compliment. Frank Crowley presides Joe Black vice presy Frankie Gober sec Edith Hawkins asst sec.
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C. R. McAfee
Garrison- Harrison Company
Canyon City
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
John Knight
Randall County
George M. Eckert
Darmstadt
Belleville
St. Clair County
The
Lone Star
Frank Crowley
Joe Black
Frankie Gober
Edith Hawkins
High School
Panhandle Fair in Amarillo Draws Big Crowds and Strong Exhibits
Amarillo hosts the Panhandle Fair with large crowds and extensive displays from across the region. Agricultural exhibits are praised as the best in Texas, showcasing nearly every crop except rice. Officials plan to select top products to send to the Dallas Fair starting the 17th, aiming for a winning showing nationwide.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Dallas
School Notes and Growing Enrollment at Local School
Enrollment reaches 340 as the school gains better book supplies. High School pupils form a literary society signaling improved student activity and academic engagement.
Railroad Committee Forms to Promote County Wide Subscriptions
A county advisory committee led by L. G. Conner meets in Canyon City to organize two soliciting panels for funding a railroad from the city to Silverton. Members include L. G. Conner, Geo A. Brandon, Albert S. Rollins, with others named for county outreach. The group urges broad public support and swift action to advance the project.
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Silverton
L. G. Conner
Canyon City
George A. Brandon
Albert S. Rollins
John Knight
W. E. Bates
G. S. Ballard
L. K E. Cowling
C. O. Keiser
Geo. A. Brandon
J. C. Hunt
J. M. Black
W. C. Baird
L. T. Lester
Travis Shaw
L. E. Cowling
Swisher County Court House Plans Adopted by Court
Swisher county commissioners selected the Withers and Elliott firm of Stamford Texas after reviewing several ambitious designs for a new four story courthouse. The plan calls for pressed brick and stone trim with partial fireproofing and a flat roofline, work to begin once contracts and materials are secured.
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Commissioners’ Court
Swisher County
Santa Fe
Tulsa
Court House
Commissioners’ Court of
Withers & Elliott
Stamford
Texas
Change in Management at Rogerson Hotel
Sk Yates, a former local hotel man, announces he has leased the Rogerson Hotel and will take charge next Monday. He invites his former patrons and others to call and see him.
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Sk. Yates
Rogerson
Notable Attendees at Panhandle Fair in Amarillo
Judge A N Henson along with Mr and Mrs Albert S Rollins Mr and Mrs George A Brandon and Mrs Sterling Coffee from this city were among attendees at the Panhandle Fair in Amarillo on Wednesday.
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A. N. Henson
Albert S. Rollins
George A. Brandon
Sterling Coffee
Amarillo
Garments Showcase Demonstrates 20th Century Tailor System
A multiday display titled Pai Leader illustrates tailoring techniques across Saturday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Exhibitors present garments highlighting period methods, cuts, and finishing.
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Pai
Mrs Benett Called to Amarillo by Sister's Illness
Mrs. W. O. Benett was summoned to Amarillo this week due to illness affecting her sister Mrs. C. G. Fuster.
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W. O. Benett
Amarillo
Cg, C. Fuster
Tailor System Demonstration At Tom Leaper
An advertisement notes a 20th Century Tailor System demonstration held at Tom Leaper on Saturday and Monday through Wednesday October 3, 5, 6, 7. Details appear in another ad within this issue.
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Tom Leaper
Crop yields cited by J R Blanton in city cultivation efforts
J R Blanton reports high yields from diverse crops this year. He records 22 bushels of wheat per acre on measured land, 45 bushels of oats, and millets from six acres baled for $152. Alfalfa shows four cuttings with over a ton per acre per cutting, averaging four tons per acre overall, generating substantial proceeds after costs.
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J. R. Blanton
Neat Dressers Encouraged to Buy From Cotten
A brief note urges stylish shoppers to purchase attire from O. B. Cotten, promoting the retailer as a source of neat dressers.
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O. B. Cotten
New Bank Building to Rise on Northwest Square Corner
The First National Bank plans a modern brick two story home on the northwest square, 60 feet wide and 120 feet deep, occupying the corner lot with the adjoining building slated for a local merchant. Plans are under review and construction will begin once adopted.
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First National Bank
Exhibition of Randall County Indian corn by I C Jenkins
I C Jenkins displayed Indian corn from his southwest Randall County farm this week. He says the ears were not picked for show, average size for feeding horses, ranging ten to twelve inches long and fully filled. Neighbors estimate at least forty bushels per acre.
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I. C. Jenkins
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Lone Star State
Swisher County Court House
NEW Bank
Financial Institution
Bank
Canyon National Bank
Progressive Bank
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