Cotton planting shows wide range in Texas date variation
Dallas News notes that cotton growers fear late planting due to scarce rainfall, yet records from last year's More Cotton on Fewer Acres contest reveal planting dates spanning March 14 to June 9. Planting timing varied by county and farmer, with yields over five acres ranging from 3,574 to 4,631 pounds of lint.
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Texas
John W. McFarlane
Anderson County
F. H. Littleton
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Philip Noto
Brazos County
W. N. Harkness
Hooks
Bowie County
Luther Vaughn
Buffalo
Leon County
Dallas News
Rainmaker Gets $8,000 For Breaking Drouth
Fresno reports W H Elliget of Tulare Lake grain grower paid 8000 dollars to Charles M Hatfield the Glendale rainmaker for March 15 to April 15 rainmaking. Hatfield earned 6500 for 2.5 inches in Tulare Lake bottoms and 1500 for 1.5 inches at Coalinga though Coalinga fell short by .16 inch yet Elliger said total rainfall over 1.5 to 2 inches justified full payment. Hatfield had previously received a similar amount last year for breaking the drouth.
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Fresno
Cal
W. H. Elliget
Tulare Lake
Charles M. Hatfield
Glendale
Hatfield
Coalinga
Coalings
Elliger
Drouth
Austin College Debating Club Featured in Dallas News
A three column photo in the Dallas News spotlights the 1925 Austin College debating club from Whitewright. Edwin Badgett, son of A J Badgett, serves as alternate for the negative team, which has faced Durant Teachers, Denton Teachers, and Oklahoma Baptist University.
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Dallas News
Austin College
Edwin Badgett
A. J. Badgett
Durant
Denton
Oklahoma Baptist University
Denison High School
Dont Miss Free Chamberlain Medicine Trial Offer
A public notice invites readers to send name and address with five cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial package including Chamberlains Cough Remedy Stomach and Liver Tablets and Salve for burns wounds and more. The ad emphasizes not missing the offer and lists multiple product uses and benefits.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Boosts Energy and Vitality
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purifies and enriches the blood with iron and quinine. The syrup strengthens and invigorates, improving appetite and complexion, and is advertised as pleasant enough for children. 60c.
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Grove
Electrician John Atkins Killed by 2300 Volt Contact
John Atkins an electrician for Texas Utilities died instantly when he touched a live 2300 volt wire while replacing crossarms on a light pole at 10th St and Avenue R. He was 1.5 miles south of Whitewright before moving to Lubbock twelve years ago. His fellow worker L. G. Bell cut the wire but Atkins had already suffered fatal injuries. The accident also involved his wife and family in Lubbock as physicians reported her condition improving.
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John Atkins
Lubbock
John
Tom Atkins
Whitewright
G. W. Pope
Texas Utilities Company
10Th St
Avenue R
Atkins
T. M. Atkins
L. G. Bell
Lineman Entanglement Rescue Hurdles Equipment Removal
Leather equipment used by linemen hindered rescue as Mr Bell and other workers struggled to remove him from the entanglement of wire. The incident highlights dangers faced by linemen during electrical work and the challenges of disentangling a trapped worker.
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Bell
Two Young Brothers Die in Barn Fire Near Whitesboro
Whitesboro Texas April 17 James Jepthcotte six and Paul four burned to death in their parents barn five miles west of Whitesboro after locking the door to keep chickens out their mother and father rumored to have told them to keep the door closed they likely found matches and ignited hay. Firemen were unable to save the barn valued at six hundred dollars. Funeral services were held in Sherman where the family had moved from.
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Whitesboro
Texas
James Jepthcotte
Paul
Allen Jepthcotte
Mrs Jane Kelly 92 Dies in Anna Texas
Van Alstyne April 20 Mrs Jane Kelly granddaughter of Collin McKinney founder of McKinney and Collin County died Sunday night in Anna at her granddaughter Mrs W A Bryant home in her ninety third year Funeral services were held at 3 30.
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
Boxed tablets promoted to cure a cold in one day claim relief from cough and headache with signature of E W Grove on each box price thirty cents.
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E.W. Grove
First Christian Church Service in Van Alstyne Sunday
A church notice lists a p m service on Sunday at the First Christian Church of Van Alstyne and invites residents to attend.
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First Christian Church of
van Alstyne
Merchant Confesses on Downfall of Local Dress Shop
E L Murdock, former head of a Champaign ready to wear store, signs a News Gazette statement blaming the business collapse on misjudged decisions four years ago. The confession cites loss of prestige and prosperity as the principal causes and hints at bankruptcy avoidance as a motive for earlier closure.
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News-Gazette
Champaign
E. L. Murdock
Newspaper Advertising Fading as The News-Gazette Declines
The author explains advertising was stopped in the News-Gazette and other venues failed to replace it. Business declined while friends seemed to forget the store. The piece cites Mr. Murdock admitting a serious mistake and emphasizes newspapers as essential home reading. Mrs. Ida Parker of Sherman visited relatives here Friday.
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News-Gazette
Murdock
Ida Parker
Sherman
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