Grayson County Farming Contest Winners Named
About 400 people attended the Sherman Chamber of Commerce annual dinner where a ten day drive to boost membership to 1000 was adopted. Winners of the 1925 cotton and corn contest received checks totaling about 500 dollars, with Roy Benson and D. C. Harmon among top earners and yields highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Hubert M. Harrison
Wichita Falls
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Benson
Tom Bean
C. R. Harmon
Near Whitewright
Will Leslie
E. W. Rubush
Agricultural Committee
C. A. Wendt
Dexter
A. C. Hackworth
Sadler
G. C. Millsap
Carl C. Odle
Whitewright
O. L. Simmons
Howe
D. C. Harmon
Edwin Poindexter
Carl Odle
Bryan Wendt
Hill Wendt
American Legion Post Elects Officers
The American Legion held its first 1926 meeting last Friday with many ex-service men present. Elected officers include Elmo Wallace post commander Buell Spindle 1st vice president Claud Dillon 2nd vice president Chesley Rutledge adjutant Jim Stuteville Jr secretary and historian George Gattis chaplain John Hollingsworth sergeant at arms Lamius Kincaid service officer. A large Whitewright picnic plans were approved with date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Elmo Wallace
Buell Spindle
Claud Dillon
Chesley Rutledge
Jim Stuteville Jr
George Gattis
John Hollingsworth
Lamius Kincaid
Whitewright
Bargain Priced Player Piano and Upright Piano Sale
Brook Mays & Co. the Reliable Piano House in Dallas Texas offers a fine new player piano with bench and late rolls and a rebuilt upright with stool and scarf. Both instruments offered at bargain prices on reasonable terms. Address at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Mays & Co
Reliable Piano House
Dallas
Texas
Seven new plants Luther Burbank's New Year present
Santa Rosa California. Luther Burbank unveils seven new plant creations for 1925. He reports perfecting a blue camassia, rainbow teosinte eight feet tall with 8 to 14 ears per stalk, a giant cactus flowering zinnia, and a new hybrid tritomas. Seeds are distributed worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cal
Laboratory of
Nature
Luther Burbank
Burbank
New Flower Varieties Unveiled by Horticulture Experts
The announcement describes a new torch lily species that blooms in cold climates, an improved shasta daisy strain larger and more colorful than the current variety, a fluffy giant aster variety, and eight newly named gladiolus cultivars, signaling a major expansion in ornamental plants.
Inventions From Wood Pulp to Night Photography
New paper yarn carpets colors wash easily. Hollow center tire for light autos invented in England. Soap dispensing brush eases scrubbing. Three folding rim segments aid tire mounting. New hood protects boiler cleaners. Night photography camera with large lens offers one tenth second exposure. Connecticut corn breeding yields nearly double productivity. Vacuum cup rubber rolling pin claims weight reduction massage. Feet floats like skins enable water walking. Sun and Dallas Semi Weekly News offer one year at $1.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New Yorker
Connecticut
Experiment Station
Lightning Rods Provide Real Protection to Buildings
Lightning rods and air terminals form a system that gives near complete protection when properly installed. In Iowa storms are common and over 95 of every 100 buildings with fire losses from lightning were not rod ded. Copper conductors weigh at least 3 ounces per foot or iron at least 5 ounces per foot and should attach directly to the building surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Ad
An ad promotes Hayes Healing Honey with Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat relief. It claims the salve eases colds and croup in children and the combined carton costs 35 cents. The product is sold via druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Grove
Guidelines for Securing Upward Roof Terminals
The instructions specify securing upward-pointing roof terminals to prevent wind overturning, extending ground connections downward to permanently moist soil typically 8 to 10 feet deep, and ensuring all connections are permanently made with low electrical resistance.
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Sun
American Legion Post
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
Sherman
R. B. Nall
Optical Specialist Commercial Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
W. J. Looney
J. W. McCrary
Kerr Furniture Co
Whitewright, Texas
Reeves
South Side
Main St
The
Texas Qualified Druggists’ League
League
BOW - Wright Drug Company
Peter Panningham
Dryroads
the Place Buy
J. P. Groves
America
New Florsheim
Gordon Clothing Co
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