Fort Worth Livestock Price Quotations
Cattle receipts very light this week and prices down 25 to 40 cents across cows canners and cutters. Good white face stock cows 5.25 to 5.50, best cows 6 to 6.50, stocker heifers 7.25 to 7.50, veals 10 to 10.50, hogs steady with best weight 10.50 to 10.65, sows 8 to 8.25, sheep steady with fat wethers 7.50 to 7.75 and yearlings around 10. Bulk red and mixed cattle range 4 to 7 where noted. Prices reflect Cassidy Southwestern Commission Co listings for Fort Worth August 9.
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Government report on cotton crop shows 13 million bales
The U S Department of Agriculture issued an August 8 report on the national cotton crop. Ginnings through Aug 8 reached 162 678 bales with an indicated total production of 13 492 000 and a condition index of 69 5. Yield per acre stood at 156 8. The report notes a serious weevil infestation three times higher than last year and the worst since 1923, triggering a strong market rally.
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County Agent Named Farmer's Best Friend
A farmer’s ally in the field, the county agent stands as a trusted adviser and assist in crop planning, pest control, and farm management across the region.
Trade at home motto echoes through town prosperity
The piece urges residents to buy locally, comparing to a Persian farmer who wastes a lifetime seeking a precious stone abroad. It argues patience and investment in one’s own town prevent hardship and boost community wealth. M. P. Jenkins of Tuscola visited city seeking Bradshaw Fair ad contracts.
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M. P. Jenkins
Tuscola
Chauncey Depew Reflects on Long Life At 93
Chauncey Depew, aged 93, attributes his longevity to living well and enjoying life, saying his secret is having a pretty good time as he went along.
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Chauncey Depew
Dig at Home
Rambling Thought by Jack Callan urges readers to seek fulfillment in their own community not abroad. He tells of a Persian farmer who finds diamonds after digging at home, illustrating that true ambition and service often reside in one's locality.
Winters Advertises In West Texas Baptist Page
The West Texas Baptist notes an entire Winters merchants page featuring ads and a cut of the new high school and Baptist church. Rev. H. H. Stephens contributes a history of the church. Copies were sent to the country and distributed at the Christioval encampment.
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Hillmers Visit Selma Hillmer at Schindlers Home
Mr and Mrs Wm Hillmer of Moulton travel to visit their daughter Miss Selma Hillmer who resides with Mr and Mrs J W Schindler in their home.
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Wm. Hillmer
Moulton
Miss Selma Hillmer
J. W. Schindler
A. M. Robertson
Estelle
Edgewood
Ralph Lloyd
Fluvanna
Lloyd
Watermelon Feast Highlights Neely Jake Methodist Event
A Tuesday evening watermelon feast for the Methodist Sunday school at Neely Jake drew about two hundred attendees after fifty seven iced watermelons were cut. Community updates include residents visiting relatives in Abilene Coleman and Dallas and local moves such as Mrs. Johnnie Johnson joining Harwell Hickman Co. as a saleslady and other family travels.
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Johnnie Johnson
Harwell-Hickman Company
Bacon Leaves for Brief Family Visit to Blooming Grove
R. E. Bacon departed Monday for a short visit with his mother in Blooming Grove and his sister in Fort Worth.
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Blooming Grove
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