700000 Bales Is South Plains Estimate
Lubbock and seventeen counties expect a record 700000 bales of cotton, with the crop valued near 26250000 dollars. An army of pickers will be paid about 6650000 to 6800000 dollars, roughly one third of the crop, as gins and wagons handle the unprecedented harvest across West Texas.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Star-Telegram
West Texas
Lubbock County
Fair Grounds
Panhandle-South Plains Fair Grounds
Wolfforth
Monroe
O’donnell
Bailey
Briscoe
Castro
Cochran
Crosby
Dawson
Floyd
Gaines
Garza
Hale
Hockley
Lamb
Lynn
Palmer
Swisher
Terry
Whitewright
Commerce
Lions
East Texas
Claude Owens
Sam Montgomery
Kenneth Morphew
Darrel Tully
Gene Hodge
Wiley Hudek
Joe Taylor
J. C. Cherry
Bob Perry
W. E. Keller
Gayther Bounds
Randolph Bailey
Charles Watson
Bill Defoe
Ira Walker
Bob Young
Johnny Garrison
Bob McDowell
L. T. Felty
Harold Neal
George Griggs
Oscar Lightfoot
Dennis Vinzant
Millard Massey
Morris Groce
Johnny Hammer
Cecil Pirkey
Hunt Kirkpatrick
Herbert Pior
Red Emmons
Land vacancy dispute roils Texas oil lands debate
In Texas a bitter fight over land vacancy pits local occupants against state claims. Survey errors from early ownership let buyers farm 160 acres while miscounting mineral rights. Oil discoveries heighten tensions as vacancy seekers seek royalties, while residents fear losing land to state claims and leases.
Law on vacancy suits shifts venue to Austin
The law allows vacancy suits to be tried in the county where the land sits or in Austin, but claimants face hardship as the attorney general often selects Austin as the trial venue.
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Austin
Texas Legislature Debates Polk County Suits And Vacancy Hunters
The Senate urged the attorney general to move about 200 Polk County suits out of Austin, while the House defeated Rep. Davisson’s resolution praising the land commissioner and attorney general. Voices criticized vacancy hunters as self serving, and Gov Allred’s absence left Lt. Gov Woodul to act. Pension cuts loomed, despite officials denying orders, as state notes showed a $15,747,888 deficit. New state buildings costing over a million dollars were slated for early December under Board of Control contracts, including Big Spring Insane Hospital and Wichita Falls Hospital additions.
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Senate
Polk County
Austin
George Davisson
Eastland
House
Davisson
Bill McDonald
Eastland County
W. E. Jones
Jourdanton
B. E. Quinn
Beaumont
Coke Stevenson
Junction
Allred
Mexico
Walter Woodul
Woodul
Ben O'Neal
Wichita Falls
W. A. Little
Board of Control
Insane Hospital
West Texas
Big Spring
Waco State Home
Wichita Falls Hospital
Ward
Austin State School
Rusk Hospital
Lockhart
Jokes and Short Tales From a Quirky Friday
A string of quick humor sketches. A Scotch family avoids nightly dancing noise by turning off the radio. A farmer teaches a city hand boards are misaligned with B for before and behind. A shopkeeper greets a new customer with cheerful welcome. A pair of wordplay bits end with a friend noting an accidental newspaper death report.
Northwest University Raises Entrance Bar This Fall
Local chatter notes Northwest University tightens admission standards this fall requiring athletes to punt 75 yards, up from previous 50 yards.
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Northwest University
For Keeps Little Freddie and the Tape Measure
A humorous exchange unfolds as Freddie asks for a tape measure for his mother while a tailor fusses over a new suit. The tailor complains of listening ears and high praise for his garment ends with an unfinished tease about recognition by a friend.
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Freddie
Harry
Rhombus Lesson Sparks Class Debate in Simple Terms
A geometry teacher asks what a rhombus is. Johnny says a rhombus is a square pushed over. A weary husband complains shops cannot match a ribbon, while his wife boosts its uniqueness and value.
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Johnny
Bargain Magazine Bundle Offer
A couple discusses a discount plan by choosing three magazines. They propose a bundle where one magazine may be unwanted by both, another unwanted by one, and the third unwanted by neither, offered for $2.25. The exchange reflects a pragmatic, humorous approach to shopping.
Verdict of Not Guilty Brings Comfort in Trial Quote
A witty exchange notes that in times of trial a man seeks solace in a verdict of Not Guilty. The dialogue contrasts doubt and relief as justice is imagined delivering clearance.
Young man pleads for love amid stern guardian scene
A family question tests a suitor as stern parent asks if he can support a family while the hopeful beau protests his sole wish is to marry Sarah. A night stroll leads to a quarrel and a punchy bruise as Woogy recalls the punchline of the tale.
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Sarah
Scotch man squeezes a dollar joke in cartoon
A humorous exchange features a Scotsman squeezing a dollar until an eagle screams, with another quip that keeping a canary would cost more. The joke plays on thrift and clever wordplay to punch up a light moment.
Pithy Exchange Spotted in Local Comedy Column
A humorous dialogue unfolds with a flirtatious woman asking for appearance tips, a bemused man suggesting a heavy veil, a Sunday morning shopper requesting change, and a wry pharmacist dosing in with a sermon joke. The snippet captures light social banter and small town character.
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Presley Bryant
By Julian Capers Jr
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Polk
Matagorda
Chambers
State Land Office
South Texas
Mem
Bers
Whitewright Lumber Co
E. T. Lions
Alford
Jeffrey
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First
Nat'l Bank
L. LaRoe & Co
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