Local Power Official Aims to Expand Electricity Use
H. R. Honaker of the Texas Louisiana Power Company, based in Farmersville, is nephew to district manager M. D. Honaker. A former A&M College student, he brings commercial electric experience from Denison and Wichita Falls and began his current role last fall to boost home and business power usage in the Whitewright Farmersville district.
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H. R. Honaker
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Farmersville
M. D. Honaker
H. R
Henry
A. & M. College
Denison
Wichita Falls
Whitewright
The Chains of Slavery The Illusion of Prosperity
An editorial admonishes readers to avoid chasing appearances and debt. It argues living beyond means damages finances and health, urging immediate steps to build savings. It contrasts gaudy labels with real worth and promotes steady, determined self improvement.
Credit firm rule saves business by prompt payment
A Hastings Nebraska Democrat quote urges strict credit discipline. A prominent credit man says making debtors pay promptly prevents fraud and business ruin. He warns against easy terms that let bills linger and harm honest merchants.
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Hastings
Neb
Carr-Burdette College Suspended For Term
Sherman reports Carr-Burdette College will suspend operations for the remainder of the year due to inability to secure food supplies. The board thanks contributors, faculty, and patrons and notes no definite plan for future operations at this time.
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Sherman
Carr-Burdette College
Texas Crop Supremacy in 1928 Billion-Dollar Farm State
Texas retained its status as the leading agricultural state with field crops valued at 785 million dollars for 1928, up from 758 million in 1927, while the national agricultural total declined to 8.456 billion from 8.522 billion. The report by US statistician H. H. Schultz credits Texas with broader farm revenue beyond crop figures, sustaining its billion-dollar farm status.
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Texas
Union
H. H. Schultz
United States Statistician
Fruitful Language Riddles and Punny Fruit Allusions
A playful verse uses fruit as metaphor for romance and names to hint at envy. The narrator jokes about dating a prune, peach, pear, lemon, cherry, and Anna with puns on fruit names, concluding that efforts are fruitless.
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Anna
Sherman Minister Receives Carnegie Hero Medal
The Rev. Grover C. Brewer of Sherman Texas earned a bronze Carnegie Hero Fund Commission medal for bravery after grabbing a rabid dog approaching three children on January 22 1926. He chased the dog saved a child when police and a bystander helped subdue the animal. The dog bit his left wrist before a man shot it.
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Grover C. Brewer
Sherman
Texas
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Brewer
Good Measure by Harry Parrott
A short moral verse promotes living with Good Measure by giving your best, treating others honestly, and acting fairly in all work. It argues such conduct brings conscience peace and happiness in times of leisure.
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Harry Parrott
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Texas-Louisiana Power Co
Baby
Tel
Bonham
Louisiana
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
North Texas
White & Donigan Gin Co
Electric Gin
L. LaRoe & Co
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