First bale of marketable cotton of the year fetches 15 cents
In Hidalgo County, the 1936 cotton market opened with the first bale eligible for sale. A bale by Garcia was disqualified for being green and wet, then sold to George Gibbons for 15 cents per pound, raising a $256 purse among buyers for its producers.
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Ghristi
Corn Cotton Exchange Puray
Starray County
ene _company
Villanueva
Hidalgo
County
Garcia
George Ee. Gibbons
South Carolina
Clothing Work Prizes in Elm Valley Home Demonstration
Winners announced in Collingsworth County Home Demonstration Club clothing work. Char tle Bradley won a trip to the Short Course, R W Brantley earned a tufted bed spread, D Burkhalter placed third. Among coop erators J W Martin won a picture, G Mahaffey a purse, L Roark placed third. Eighteen ladies entered dress contests modeling cotton dresses in the district courtroom.
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J. E. Walker
Elm Valley
Collingsworth County
Chartley Bradley
Sumnerwood Club
R.W. Brantley
North
J. W. Mastin
North Wellington Club
Dr. G. Mahaffey
Aberdeen Club
Birs. Lee Roark
Lutie Club
Puryear in Race Endsorsements and Pledges
A candidate in Puryear's race outlines promises to balance the budget, safeguard schools, support Old Age Pension payments to all eligible, and serve the people with no influence from special interests. A Sunday event features singing at 11 AM at Nazarene open tabernacle, extended to accommodate a large crowd.
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Austin
Texas
Nazarene Open Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Water supply in Low City faces summer demand risk
Handley says current water reserves meet the 300,900 gallons daily demand but cautions that increases during the summer could force the city to add another well. He notes the city has ample supply now but plans to monitor the situation as temperatures rise.
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Handley
Dodsonville Hosts Biggest Convention With Singers
Dodsonville announces plans for the largest convention in its history featuring many outstanding guest singers. An all day song feast is planned for the audience and plans include overnight care for visiting singers. No lunch will be served Sundays but attendees were invited to bring lunches and stay for the event.
Tree Planting Hopes for WPA Funding After July 1
Tree Planting notes limited optimism as shelterbelt officials say funds from the Works Progress Administration may be allocated after July 1, though the possibility is not strong.
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Works Progress Administration
Wellington football team to train in August for 1936 season
The club plans summer sessions and an August training camp to get the Wellington squad in shape for the 1936 season. Manager says with current material the team should be exceptionally fast next year.
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Wellington
Wellington Cast to Perform at Pageant Celebration
Wellington entries for the Texas centennial pageant include Marie's Accordion Band led by Mrs. J. L. Montgomery with Joe Horn Patricia Sullivan Billie Voca Brickey Pollyanna O'Neil Beth O'Neil and R. M. Horn, plus several amateur acts and a parade float under Dr. Charlie Jones. The event features a square dance after Cyclone Davis’s talk and a prize contest offering 25 dollars for first, 15 for second, and 10 for third, with a trip to Dallas on July 18.
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J. L. Montgomery
Cabeza de Vaca
Texas
W. W. Heffner
Davis
Collingsworth
Cottle
Wheeler
Hall
Hardeman
Childress
Dallas
Wellington
Marie
Joe Horn
Patricia Sullivan
Billie Voca Brickey
Pollyanna O’neil
Beth O'Neil
R. M
Katherine Lynn
Jo Ann Thompson
Tommie Ann Campbell
Pollyanna O'Neil
Johnnie Marie Wallace
Ardis Kern
Rosemary Jones
Charles Jones
Charlie Jones
Main
Commerce
Job seeker appeals for help in election vote
A speaker pleads for employment after a July layoff, offering to handle office records and requesting support in the upcoming election. The article also notes a radio built for motorcycles shown at the International Chiefs of Police convention in Chicago.
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