The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918 Page: 4 of 4
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S. WEBB
Attorney at Law.
ALBANY,
Art • * >A,
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L. H. HILL
Notary Public.
TEXAS
WEBB & BILL
Law, Land, Live Stock, Loan, Collecting
and Insurance Agents.
(Shackelford County)
The Wise Man II. S. Department of Agri-
culture Will lend Money
to Farmers to Sow Grain
Heeds Dry Cleamn;? Talk
Alw^fs see to it fh it "ur ci >thf-
ir«4«lean and n- it., r. - . <I it
is essential to a w«il groomed ap
pearance.
We clean and pre : , n's '.if
tieatly, carefuMy ami reasonably
> Suits Called for and Delivered
Hmft rna«l - to irw .«f I
^ >*f •i/fn.rf i .1 . '4
WILL G. STANDIFER
Tfcl • J'IM'M
roii an ►
SHAVE, HAIRCUT,
Shampoo or Massage
ii« t« tlw I'#«•*• !.*. i -* <r
til
WILSON.. & BIGGS
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Hot and Cold Bath.
r? * auknts ron
Waco Steam Laundry
The President lias made an a| -
propriati-n of ri .•« million dollar•>
for seed grain loan« in thi< uc-
tion of Texas as well a-- other
section."*. Th e loans wiil !*•
made on I > to farmer who are
without cu bor credit w ith v .. h
to bus •••■d wh> .t r •* t1 r fail
sowing.
This fund i not for the jmr-
pose of -«*t*i>rin*? increased acre-
age of fall mwn wheat or rve,
or even to maintain a normal
acreage, hut rather to tide farm-
ers over a (x'riod of stress, i n-
able them to remain on their
farm «. and to sow s ich acreage
a.s may l> • determined h> the
department of Agriculture to be
wise under all conditions.
Lians will be limited to
per acre for not to exceed IWi
The First National Bank
Albany, Texas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $100,000.00
WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT STAMPS
TRAVELERS CHEQUES
YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED
XJL"SSE
rr.
J. H. Friedly
|THE RACKET STORE MAN j
Keeps the variety of goods the
people want.
Hardware, Dry Goods, Hats, Clothing,
Shoes, and Cowboy Boots.
You get your goods at lowest
prices all the time.
J' *
Your Business Appreciated
acre s, with interest Jkt <1 percent.
Loans 'aiII he made by the
Federal Land Bank upon appro
val of th'- IS. department of
Agriculture.
There has is-en a few blank
applicatior: !"ft at each leal
iiank in SI vckelford county. All
who intend toapph for a loan of
this kind plea " do so promptly,
as it will tak" a little time to yet
a loan through, and when the
' time ci ■ i< . to sow we want to be
readj F. W Alexsnd'-r,
Km< rgency hen "nstration Agt.
Alphabet!' al li t of names of
men who registered with Local
Board Shackelford «'ount Tex
as. August 21. l'.'l-
Ferrell. Herman I'lric. Nat- r«.
Texas.
Forbes, Herbert William, M«>-
ran Texas.
Fra/.ier. Klzie Carl, Lucder*.
Texas.
htng, Clifford. I Colored i Al-
banv. Texas.
land ley, Charles. Albany. Tex.
(•akle\ .lts-e Krrest, Moran.
Texas.
The last Registration Numl • r
assigned in Registration Class
I'.dH, .June 5th. lidr was Regis-
t rat ion No. Z\.
Local Hoard Sha-kelt'ord Co.
F. W. Alexander. Chm.
J no. K. Kldridge. Clerk.
Aug. ±*'>. l!U*. Albany, Tevis.
Winn Broyles was down from
Woodson Monday. Winn sa.,.4
they got a good rain last week.
Moran Oil News
And till the oii btisine-« goes
on with each week growing some
-tr- ■ /• *. The time was not far
ba< when the oil men decided
the would let Shackelford co in
f- oak for awhile, intil they
leased up most of the land in
Stepht r and Las Hand counties.
I'.ut more and more ihe> are
t urning Moran ward. It <eems
tl e> are coming in circles, and
each win/ of th#- Circle gets
t'oiif ve miles further from the
center, and Ranger is the center.
Thev are now buying and lea. -
ir.t' ilony the lineot Shackelford
to the east.
I' I Back stock and lean Mer
leased for |l> this week.
.1 tl. Itaccus and A. II. Eilett
sold in fee simgle acres.
r<>rth half of the Courtney sec-
tion. to a reprt entative of the
<;ulf Sinclair Com pan . for a
handsome sum of money. They
retained some interest for them-
selves. The tire i burning bright
it's easy saii;ng U-r -time.
The Porter well on the A. •!.
Thomas place is about feet
deep and has struck the rock
they believe that oil was fount!
under on the Terry land. The
feel sure when thev get through
that rock, which is about * feet
thick, oil will gush out.
The Cozart well on the lsen-
ho iser piace west of .Moran ten
miles is looking tine. Some oil
und gas, and Mr. Cozart feels
that he will get a good well there
in the next few t'ays.
.Judge Clough on the Snyder
section .''lis getting discouraged
Me has an oil well but lost a
oint of casing in the hole and
has been at work for the past
three weks trying to get it out,
but ha.4 not been successful as
et. M<>ran News.
Hob Ri//elI was in from the
Webb ranch Monday. Bob aays
fh.v the nt rains relieved the
water situation out his way.
M<'St of the tanks caught con-
iderable water and the smaller
branches all ran.
Sherman Balliew. who live*
some three or four miles east of
town, says he got a two Inch
rain and of course he waa smil-
ing. •
M. S. LONG
ATTORNEY AT LAW -
Notary Public
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Albany, - - Texas
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Sanitary Barber Shop
Wilson & Biggs, Props.
vv. R. BIGGS, Mgr.
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City Garage
J. B. Webb
Owner and Manager
<Successor to King Brue. J
AGENCY
Dodge Cars
and Tracks.
Hupmobile.
ACCESSORIES
For Dodge,
Ford, and
other Cars.
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McCarty, Richard H. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918, newspaper, August 30, 1918; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393276/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.