Re-Topping Highway 78 Planned in Collin County
State Highway Commission bids will soon let for twenty two miles of No 78 in Collin County. Fourteen miles from the Dallas County line to Farmersville and eight and a half miles from the Grayson County line to the south will receive blacktop. The project completes a hard surface route from Bells through Whitewright to Dallas via Farmersville.
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State Highway Commission
Collin County
Dallas County
Farmersville
Grayson-Collin County
Ferguson
American Road Co
Highway Department
Farmersville Chamber of Commerce
No. 78
State Highway Department
W. M. Baker
Precinct Three
Farmersville Times
Whitewright
Bells
Grayson County
Dallas
Snakes Show Independent Development At Berlin Zoo
Dr Heinroth of the Berlin Zoo reports a 12 foot boa constrictor laid 30 eggs in captivity. Ten hatchlings grew to about 1% feet and three ounces each. Separated from their mother they fed on mice and small birds unaided, adopting the same hunting method as adults.
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Berlin
Heinroth
Aquarium
Berlin Zoo
Legend of the Dipper transforms stick into stars
A tale of a thirsty land where a girl fills her dipper with rainwater after praying. She shares water with a thirsty dog, the dipper turns to silver then gold, and a stranger reveals a blessing. The gold dipper becomes seven diamonds that rise to form the Great Dipper, narrating selflessness.
State Receives $702,707 in Federal Road Aid
Forty-seven checks ranging from $1,000 to $100,000 totaled $702,707 and were received by State Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher from the Good Roads Bureau of the Federal Department of Agriculture for federal aid on 47 road projects across the state.
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Austin
W. Gregory Hatcher
Good Roads Bureau
Federal Department of Agriculture
Man charged with assault to murder in Bonham case
Cecil Wray, 30, is jailed in Bonham charged with assault to murder after a Friday confrontation with John Gailey southeast of the city. Officers say Gailey had a shotgun wound to a hand and multiple pellets lodged in a hip.
Germany Prepares Centenary Celebration For Wilhelm Hauff
Germany gears up for the centenary of Wilhelm Hauff, famed fairy tale writer whose tales helped shape 19th century German folklore and literature.
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Germany
Wiilhelm Hauff
Ships of the Desert Tour Initiative to Oasis at Coachella
The piece describes a government desert transport experiment revived to use camels to move tourists from the railroad to the Oasis of Biska in the Coachella Desert near Los Angeles. It highlights Miss Edna Conway with her camel, portraying a photoshoot moment amid a development aimed at fashionable desert recreation with autos reportedly barred.
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Biska
Coachella
Los Angeles
Edna Conway
Two Kansans Shot by Sheriff After Bank Robber Report
L. L. Robinson, 34, restaurateur from Hill City, and Carl T. Peterson, farmer and ex sheriff, were shot and wounded by Norton sheriff’s officers who acted on a tip they mistook for bank robbers from Lamar Colorado. Both men hospitalized. The shooters opened fire when the car arrived at a dark highway spot where the informant claimed the robbers held him up.
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Robinson
Peterson
Citation by Publication in Texas Grayson County
Public notice from Grayson County Texas names J A Warner administrator of N B Warner estate. Admin asks debtors to settle and creditors to present claims at Greenville Hunt County Texas residence per April 26 1928 order issued by County Court judge R M Carter.
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State of
Texas
Grayson
N. B. Warner
Grayson County
R. M. Carter
Said County
Greenville
Hunt County
A. D
J. A. Warner
Moody Accountability Demanded by Wardlaw in Texas
Louis J. Wardlaw, a candidate to succeed Governor Moody, urged Texas voters to demand an accounting of Moody’s record. He accused Moody of unkept pledges on economy and frugality, questioned highway funding and increased salaries, and labeled officials unfit if they fail to keep promises. Tom White introduced Wardlaw, with Arthur R. Eidson endorsing Wardlaw.
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Hamilton
Texas
Moody
Louis J. Wardlaw
Wardlaw
Taylor
Highway Department
Hamilton County
Tom White
Arthur R. Eidson
First Texas Wheat Samples Sent By Air From San Antonio
Wheat samples grown near Kerrville and Center Point Texas were sent by air mail from San Antonio to mills in Kansas City Chicago St Louis and Minneapolis. Wheat scout William B Burns said this was the first shipment of the year.
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San Antonio
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
William B. Burns
Kerrville
Center Point
Texas
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E. M. Barron
Central State Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
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Galveston
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Byres Cla
Commerce
Texarkana
Memphis
Lone Star
D. G. Coley
Ticket Agt
Michslin
Michelins
S&s
Kingdom of Heaven
Morocco
M. Steeg
Sidi Mohammed
Dallas News
Cleopatra
Nero
Caranome
Karess
Melba
Houbegant
Janteel
Bouquet Ramee
Coty
Mavis Shari
Planters National Bank
First National Bank
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