Honored at Centennial Two Texas Revolution Widows
Mary Catherine Berry of Baird and Mary Longley of Abilene, last living links to 1836 events, were honored guests at the Texas Centennial on Sunday November 15. They were welcomed by Harry Olmstead and a military ceremony was held in front of the Hall of State.
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Harry Olmstead
Hall of State
Texas
Mr. Berry
Arkansas
Andrew Jackson Berry
San Jacinto
Longley
Campbell Longley
Tennessee
Sam Houston
Calvacade
Abilene
Max’ Bentley
Widows of Texas Revolution Honored at Expo
Two of the three living widows of the Texas Revolution were honored guests at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas on Sunday November 15. Mrs. Mary Catherine Berry and Mrs. Mary Longley attended events with Texas Centennial executives while Mrs. Mary M Price could not travel from Rochester New York.
Local residents visit relatives amid scattered references
Fragmentary OCR passage notes Carlyle Russell visiting parents Mr and Mrs Bob Jennings in Win grass area and meeting relatives Mrs Hicks and Sandy Holder. Mentions Scottish Rite Hospital and a minor incident with a cat and a son, unclear details.
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Carlyle Russell
Sweet
Bob Jennings
Win
Russell
Qa L. Hicksnesday
Brewer
Sandy Holder
Extension Horticulturist Offers Orchard Hints
College Station horticulturist J F Rosborough urges home fruit use and reviving old orchards. He cites Texas limitations, recommends winter cover crops, San Jose scale control, burning diseased fruit, and planting new orchards on well drained, sandy, nematode free sites with contour terracing on hillsides.
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College Station
Texas
J. F. Rosborough
Extension Horticulturist
San Jose
Rosborough
World cotton supply largest in three years says report
The Outlook Report from Washington notes world cotton supply is at its highest in three years. Texas farmers and the major cotton states are affected as prices follow global conditions. Increases are attributed to Russia, Brazil, and China, with a large world carryover pressing American producers to raise 1937 output to avoid lower prices.
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Washington
Texas
W. E. Morgan
A. ‘& M. College
Russia
Brazil
China
América
Rats as Economic and Health Problems
Public Health Service urges immediate rat control in homes and businesses. Eradication requires more than killing. remove trash, food sources, and shelter. Red squill poison is presented as effective though dangerous if ingested. A sustained, community campaign saves money and health.
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United States Public Health Service
Irrelevant Social Notions from a Historical Essay
The passage contrasts views on body size and behavior, suggesting fat women are less irked and require less monitoring, while preferring ignorance over knowledge for companionship on an island. It also notes a paradox that many with income can still save in hard times, illustrating ironic economic assumptions.
Modeling a Perfect World Faces Waning Feasibility
The idea of a flawless world grows more distant as experts warn the quest risks embracing incorrect ideas. Advocates urge humility and caution, suggesting that ignorance may sometimes be preferable to certain misleading knowledge.
Family visits after Coleman Winters football game
Herold and Gerald Dixon attended the Coleman Winters football game at Coleman Friday night and visited with their brother J. W. Dixon Jr., a Coleman school faculty member. They were accompanied home by J. W., Wayland Gordon, Margaret Dean Parker, Mary Jo Taylor and Mary Frances Gardner, who spent the weekend at Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Dixon’s home.
Cordell Family Visit Includes Mrs Cleveland
Mrs Jim Cordell and Miss Edna Cordell of Ballinger visited Sunday morning with Mrs J E Cleveland. They were accompanied home by Mrs Cleveland who spent the day in the Cordell home.
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Jim Cordell
Edna Cordell
Ballinger
J. E. Cleveland
Cleveland
Cordell
Mrs Al Brice Visit Highlights Quemada Ties
Mrs Al Brice of Quemada spent the past weekend visiting her parents here, sharing time with family and catching up with relatives.
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al Brice of
Quemada
Price of peace at home weighs against snipe and sulk
A terse social observation notes that settling domestic tensions avoids constant conflict. It suggests choosing calm, constructive behavior over petty sniping and silent sulking to improve family harmony.
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Mary Longley
Msm
Atte
Dallas
Mary Catherine Berry
Baird
Callahan County
Taylor County
Mary M. ‘Price
Rochester
N. Y
Wilmeth
Wingate
Drasco
Oan
Red & White
Red
Bradshaw
Pumphrey
Pane Ea i Eeyan
Lady Godwia
Red & White, Lge
Iowa Club
United States
John W. Brown
Turkey
Patricia Morison
Nyack
Beverly Phalen
Patricia
Alaria
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