Pecans Profitable for Hunt County Farmer
County agent John H. Erickson says pecans can be profitable in Hunt County. A visit to W. D. Lamm’s grove near Kinser School shows eight year old trees 12 inches in diameter producing 15 to 25 dollars worth of nuts per season. He notes bottom land with ample moisture and clean cultivation boosts growth and yield.
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John H. Erickson
W. D. Lamm
Kinser School
Greenville
Lamm
Hunt County
Mr. Erickson
Greenville Banner
East Texas Chamber Convention Planned for Greenville
Greenv ille gears up to host the East Texas Chamber of Commerce regional convention on December 14 and 15 drawing visitors from 13 to 14 counties. Noted speakers include Nathan Adams Clarence Ousley and Lee Simmons with talks on farming banking and swine and soil topics.
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Longview
Greenville
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
East Texas
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Clarence Ousley
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas Safe Farming Association
C. P. Blackwell
Shreveport
South
Victor H. Schoffelmayer
The
Dallas News
Col
C. C. French
Fort Worth
W. C. Hargrove
L. A. & N. Railway
Lee Simmons
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
T. O. Walton
A. & M. College
A. K
Dad
Letter to Santa from James Williams in Trenton Texas
A six year old boy named James Byron Williams writes Santa asking for an electric train, wind up car, fire crackers, sparklers, a toy pistol and caps, fruit, candy, and nuts, and mentions his parents and other children. Also notes Yellowstone National Park covers 3 348 square miles.
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Santa
James Byron Williams
Trenton
Texas
Christmas Week Programs At Whitewright Methodist Church
Sunday night December 19 singers from Whitewright churches present cantata Chimes of a Holy Night at the Methodist Church with town invites. December 21 primary department Sunday School presents The Night Before Christmas in the church auditorium.
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Whitewright
Methodist Sunday School
Coffee guzzler drinks 26 cups misses record
In Corpus Christi, G Frank Roberts of Corpus Christi contends with Fergus Falls Monts Comstock as world coffee drinking champion. Roberts gulped 26 cups between 7 a m and noon Saturday but groggy and sick was sent home at noon, attempting to beat Comstock's 62 cups in a day.
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Corpus Christi
Gus Comstock
Fergus Falls
Mont
G. Frank Roberts
Comstock
Roberts
Pilot Grove District Farm Club Formed
The Pilot Grove Farm Club reorganized as the Pilot Grove District Farm Club with F. M. Sloan as president Rev J. A. Henderson as vice president Miss Pauline Binion as secretary treasurer. The club aims for a bigger and better fair next fall.
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Pilot Grove
Poultry and Planting Topics Highlight Local Meeting
Arrangement committee chaired by O G Bow D M Taylor and D Blanks with department heads led by R E L Binion poultry and O G Bow livestock and Miss Sarah Binion textile Mrs Dan Andrews culinary. December 4 discussion on Tree Planting and December 18 program Why it Pays to Keep Pure Breed Poultry.
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O. G. Bow
D. M. Taylor
D. Blanks
G. E. Scott
R. E. L. Binion
Herbert Taylor
Sarah Binion
Dan Andrews
W. L. Evans
Jewel Hopper
Callie Taylor
Card of Thanks for family support during illness
The Russell family expresses gratitude to friends for ministrations to their wife and mother during illness and for sympathy after her passing. Special thanks go to Jack Bigger staff Wheeler Russell and Mrs William Pyson for continuous care and to those who sent flowers. May God bless you all until you reap your rewards.
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Jack Biggerstaff
Wheeler Russell
William Pyson
J. C. Russell
Pay It With Pullets Farm Club Slogan
Tennessee farm boys and girls in poultry clubs returned 1910 standard bred pullets to bankers who supplied eggs last spring under a pullet plan. Extension workers cooperatively employed by the United States run the program and promote the community effort.
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Tennessee
United
Poultry Auction Aims to Boost State Farmers Interest
The States Department of Agriculture and the State Agricultural College announce pullets sold at auction by bankers to engage state farmers in improving poultry.
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States Department of Agriculture
The
State Agricultural College
Dallas Man Invents New Type of Razor
Dallas resident Price Avon of 2715 Cole avenue after nine years of effort unveils an electric razor. He secured $1,000,000 in backing from East investors to form the Aron Electric Razor Company to operate in Newark New Jersey in eight weeks. Two Dallas investors who put in $150 each were offered $10,000 each for their stake but declined.
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Price Avon
Cole Avenue
Aron Electric Razor Company
Newark
N. J
Dallas
Aron
Wilson
Dallas fireman markets razor venture with Bobby Jones stake
A Dallas fireman described his razor business funded by Herman Gaha gan and expanded with stock from Bobby Jones. The project grew from a $100000 to a $1000000 capital base as three eight hour shifts were planned to produce 10000 razors daily. He anticipated moving the operation East to be near the factory.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Aron
Oak Lawn
Oklahoma men offered big sums for razor royalties
Crude state and put $150 into Aron's hands for experimental work were recently offered $10,000 each for their interests. They declined the offer and took ten shares of stock each and the royalties on the razors sold in Arizona and New Mexico.
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Aron
Arizona
New Mexico
Dallas Journal
Time for the unknown Taxpayer's supreme sacrifice
The Dallas News notes impending duty of the unknown taxpayer as a symbolic sacrifice, reflecting civic strain and public sentiment about taxation and sacrifice in the era.
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Dallas News
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Hunt
Yellowstone
and Packing House
Bles
Methodist Church
District Farm Club
Farm Boys
Gordon’s
Gordon Bros
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
Huffines
May
Fire Department
Herman Gahagan
H. G. Webster
Whitewright, Texas
Pangburn
Dyer
Jones Drug Store
Rexall
Lilley
Lilley Dry Goods Company
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