Backward Cotton A Chronicle Of Runnels County Growers
The article traces Runnels County cotton growth from 1884 Counts first bale to 1930s industry scale. It notes Content valley plantings, 1890 500 bales, 1906 35 525 bales, Winters mill development, major gins, price increases, and droughts Boll weevil impacts and soil conservation shaping long term production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnels County
R. F. Counts of Content
Atoka
Coleman County
Runnels City
Ballinger Ledger
County Relief Committee
Content
Miller Brothers
Charles S
W. J
Elm Creek
Ballinger
Alf A. Hanscomb
C. B. Woodrow
Wingate
H. S. Bright
Tyler
C. Kornegay
Planters Gin Co
Farmers Co-Operative
Davidson & Reid
Hinds & Carlisle
Williams & Miller
Ralph Ashburn
Winters
I. M. Barton
Irvin Brown
Will Murray
Winters Cotton of Mill Company
Rock
Bird, Hall & Mertz
San Angelo
Giesecke & Co
Anderson & Clayton
Brownfield
West Texas
Susie Baker Group Meeting Notes and Local Items
The Susie Baker Group of the First Methodist Church met at the W. T. Stanley home with Beatrice Traylor presiding. Mrs. Lucille Rogers led the opening prayer. Seven members attended and cake and coffee were served. Also noted are brief scientific and general interest items: pandas are rare and inhabit eastern Tibet and Szechwan, gold reserves estimate at 31 250 tons with most in South Africa, and a note about an anti littering device for kids in wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Baker
First Methodist Church
W. T. Stanley
Beatrice Traylor
Lucille Rogers
Mmes. Traylor
Stanley
Arnold
South Africa
United States
Parker's Column Emphasizes Year Round Farm Safety
County agent C T Parker urges farmers to make accident prevention a year round goal. He outlines steps from studying manuals, inspecting equipment, and training workers to using safety gear and complying with regulations. He also discusses controlling stored grain pests and regular grain inspections to prevent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Parker
Texas Agriultural Extension Service
Parker
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Community Notes From Blackwell and Surrounding Towns
Local residents from Blackwell East Texas and nearby towns visited relatives and friends across Snyder Snyder and Albany. Attendees included the Senior Citizens luncheon at Bronte Community Center with 54 in attendance and scheduled meetings for October 14 and September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dell Modrall
East Texas
Flora Sanderson
Blackwell
G. K. Gaston
Mount Pleasent
Lea Gaston
T. J. Oden
Larry
Albany
Joe Dan Oden
Simon Best
Bessie Patterson
Odessa Armstrong
Snyder
R. B. Best
Jimmy Best
Estelle Stracner
Sweetwater
Park Thomas
Maryneal
Abe Lanier
Savannah Thompson
Bronte Community Center
J. Roy Sanderson
Elna Sweet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charlsie Poe
Registry Service
Bahiman Jewelers
Tibet
Szechwan
China
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank Association
The
Association of San Angelo
Seia Way
Oval
Asante W
N. 8Th Street
Texas
Billh
Bratton
Blackwell News
Roy Cole
Fannie Mae Wilson
Ruby Pinckard
Nolan
Wilson
Bill Wilson
United Methodist Women
Jennings Lewis
Lewis
Josie Hipp
Las Service
Spill Bros. CO
Winters, Texas
DENIM
Lillian Russell
the Enterprise
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