Sweating Walls Indicate Moisture From Gas Heat
College Station reports moisture on furniture and walls during winter due to air saturation. Mrs. Bernice Claytor of the Extension Service advises venting combustion gases by stove pipes or installing a floor furnace with underfloor stovepipes. A damper in the stovepipe can regulate air moisture.
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College Station
Texas A
M. College
Bernice Claytor
Extension Service
F. E. Giesecks
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas
Horse and Mule Prices Highest of Farm Products
College Station reports 1937 hit 17 year peak for horse and mule prices. Prices fell 10 to 15 percent in late 1937 into 1938, yet in the first eight months of 1938 remained higher than any period since 1916. Colt production may rise for the next two years while work stock numbers likely keep declining.
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Shelton
Power Seeks Personal Data for Governor-Elect O'Daniel
Information to aid the incoming governor in using veto power on state appropriations is being gathered. W Lee O Daniel asked department heads for personnel data including names and past addresses beyond what legislatures have requested. The move raises concern about potential influence over state employees and their personal lives. Data was requested to be ready by November 26 and was sent by Assistant Secretary of State Marlin Sandlin to departments boards commissions and institutions.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
State Department
O’daniel
Marlin Sandlin
Railroad Commission
Commission
State
Bingo the dog and the curious banked life in Texas
A German shepherd named Bingo in Jefferson thrives on nickel offers, choosing meat or sweets and even saving money in a bank for old age. The piece recalls the death of Mrs. Lizzie Henderson, her long Jefferson residence, a slave-owning ancestor, and nostalgic memories of the town’s past as oil loomed and boats beckoned.
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Bingo
Jefferson
Lizzie Henderson
Jefferson Field
Henderson
Alabama
William Jennings Bryan
Application for third loan to aid 380 farmers in four counties
The authority has received the application and will consider it. The third loan would cover 85 miles and serve 380 farmers across Fannin Collin Grayson and Hunt Counties.
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Tion
Fannin
Collin
Grayson
Hunt Counties
Sale of Milk Helps Fannin Co
Bonham reports milk sales boosting farm income in Fannin County. Kraft Phenix Cheese Corp buys about $18,000 worth of milk monthly from local farmers. Some 50,000 pounds of cream are shipped to northern markets by American Express and truck, worth about $5,000 monthly. In 1935 the Bonham Chamber of Commerce highlighted dairying as a major project to boost local business and farm earnings.
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Bonham
Fannin County
Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation
American Express
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Texas anti nepotism law critique calls for reform
A Texas note laments a chain of political kin hiring from Dave Culberson through Charles Culberson and beyond. The writer urges amending the anti nepotism law to prevent state officials from hiring relatives of other officials, arguing payrolls overflow with unproductive kin. The column uses history to argue for a stricter rule and recalls public service lineage.
Mansfield Mayor Casts Memoir Moment in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth observer recalls a lunch encounter with a distinguished man who called him by name and shook hands. After minutes of reflection, the observer remembers the person was Mansfield's mayor, revealed as House.
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Fort Worth
Mansfield
House
Bids For Extension Fannin Electric Lines Due Nov 3
Bonham reports bids for 127 miles of new Fannin County Electric lines to serve Honey Grove Dodd City Lamasco Windom and nearby points. This second allotment follows a Rural Electrification Administration grant of 111000 with construction expected soon after bids are tabulated. A third loan request of about 100000 is being sought for further expansion.
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Bonham
Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Inc
J. B. Richey
Honey Grove
Dodd City
Lamasco
Windom
Richey
Rural Electrification Administration
Dairy farmers expand from 15 to 128 selling sour cream
The report notes a growth from 15 farmers selling dairy products to 128 farmers now supplying sour cream for out of state markets. This surge reflects increased production capacity and broader distribution for the cooperative.
O Danial Inauguration Suit to Be Made in Texas
Governor elect W Lee O Daniel said his inauguration suit will be made in Texas from Texas wool. Cloth comes from Texas Tech College in Lubbock. He argues Texas could build a wool industry, noting the state produces about 90 percent of US wool yet lacks a wool cleaning plant.
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W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
EL Paso
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas Tech College
Lubebock
United States
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Whitewright Lumber Co
Fannin CO
Dave Culberson
Charles A. Culberson
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Fannin Electric
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
L. LaRoe & Co
Bellew
Silvray
Community Public Service Company
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