Slide Rule Chaos Hits Texas Cotton Growers
Washington columnist Frederick Cothman argues a slide rule error in federal cotton allotment formulas punishes Texas farmers by shifting acreage to California rules. He quotes Rep. W R Poage criticizing the gadget and notes Texas counties lose cotton acreage under a two-year history method, while one district gains 350,500 acres. Congress may fix the miscalculation. the image of slide rules causing alarm endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cothman
Washington
House of Representatives
Texas
California
W. R. Poage
Waco
Mississippi
Georgia
North Carolina
Poague
Congress
McCuan Lands 11-Lb Trout in Colorado
Marvin McCuan of Amarillo reportedly caught an 11 pound 4 ounce trout 29 inches long from a Creede Colorado mountain stream. Photos and film captured the moment as camp photographers documented the event before the mountening and return to Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCuan
Colorado
Marvin McCuan
van Buran
Creede
Colo
Marvin
Helen
Amarillo
Margaret McCuan
Taylor
Monte Vista
Prague Glass Factories Shift To Everyday Glass Goods
Bohemian glass makers renowned for art glass now produce phonograph needles, house radiators, and sewer pipes, according to the newspaper Svobodne Slovo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Bohemian
Svobodne Slovo
Family Is Feeling Quite a Draft Now
Springfield Ohio story of Mr and Mrs Harrison Ramey who moved in May and, during the Korean war, received constant calls asking about marriages births and manpower status after their former number belonged to Clark County Selective Service Board No 13. The board had vacated the number but it reappeared in the new telephone directory by error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Harrison Ramey
Rameys
Clark County Selective Service Board No. 13
Oe New Telephone Directy
Rare Giant Wrasse Caught Off Natal Coast
A rare giant wrasse was caught near Natal by George Keriodiches of the Albatross Angling Club of Durban. Only four such fish have been landed in 30 years. Prof. J. L. B. Smith of Rhodes University notes giants wrasses occur only off the Natal coast.
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Durban
Natal
South Africa
George Keriodiches
Albatross
J. L. B. Smith
Rhodes University
Grahamstown
Halton Officials Reject Mirror Purchase for Village School
Halton council officials refuse to buy mirrors for the village school. The decision follows budget constraints and safety considerations, with no immediate plan to source alternative classroom equipment.
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Halton
England
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Ethyl Morris
Bennie McLemore
Lee Vandiver
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Ruth Judd
J. A. Watson
C. E. Healy
Norma Jean Broach
R. R. Jameson
R. T. Stogner
Morris Ewing
Kai Travelers
HARTFORD _ BARFIELD
Miller Printing Company
Miller
Fillmore
SEARS
Harmony House
Bach
Savings
Prism
Plaid
Mackinaws
Rayon
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Polk
Amarillo, Texas
Suirloom
Percales
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