Cotton farmer on railroad land proves thriving patch near Vernon
Vernon farmer and section foreman M J Canafax farms 15 acres leased on the Denver road right of way, raising nine acres of cotton and vegetables. Four bales picked from nine acres with level ground yielding a bale per acre. hillside area yielded poorly. He laboriously handles most work after hours with help from his son, while the lease costs $20 yearly. Local visits and club activities noted, along with small ads for wagon hardware and a typewriter sale.
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Vernon
Fort Worth
Denver
M. J. Canafax
Pease River
Canafax Esti
River's ill repute delays highway project in Vernon area
The Pease river's unstable floodplain prompts federal review of a six mile concrete road and eleven mile related bridge work. County officials expect federal approval in two to three weeks before construction starts. Plans include grading, bridges, culverts, and two grade-crossing eliminations along the route, with seven percent state aid and Gulf Colorado highway designation. Local notices announce Dr. Gough's visit to Standifer Sanitarium and upcoming business trips by Crews and Ballew.
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Federal Highway Department
Pease River Bottom
Vernon
Federal Department
Tolbert
Denver
Confession Clears Hall Mills Murders
Raymond Schneider claims Pearl Balmer, aged 15, and stepfather Nicholas Bahmer killed Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eléanor Mills in New Brunswick New Jersey. He says Clifford Haynes acted in jealousy, with Haynes and Leo Kaufman pursuing Pearl to the farm where the slayings occurred.
Long Range Crop Weather Forecasts vs Short Range Guesses
Foster's Bulletin discusses two weather forecasting systems, long range scientific forecasts and short range empirical guesses. It notes October storms, upcoming centers on 27 and November 18, and forecasts warmer than usual conditions with moderate to severe storms in the Northwest and northern regions.
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Middle
Rockies
Crest
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J. Fergeson
C R. Fergeson
Percy
Crowell
Woman's Club
Swartwood & Co
Smith
ROE. Williams
Phone
Lisenhee Furniture Co
Condon Springs
FE. F. Gough
Texas
Robert Crews
Thomas Ballew
Oklahoma City
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
J. T. Robinson
Chillicothe
THE
Waggoner National Bank
Vernon, Texas
Hall-Mills
Edward Wheeler Hall
Church of
John the Evangelist
Eléanor
Rheinhardt Mills
New Brunswick
N. J
Pearl Balmer
Nicholas Bahmer
Cording
Raymond
Schneider
He. Haynes
Leo Kaufman
Pearl
Haynes
Mills
Pween OO
Rockies Crest
Sec. S
Mexican Line
Carl Dahmer
Sthnei Dee
Foster’s Bulletin
Washington
White Rose Cafe
West Side Square
Waggoner National
C.S. McColloch Ok Building
U. S
VE Pol
Poweh Vt
Willie Jones
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
Crow Sisters
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