Bud Sweeney Former Umpire Dies After Heart Attack
Bud Sweeney a former major league umpire and regional director of distributive education for veterans in Texas died Sunday morning after a heart attack returning from a Fort Worth visit. Services set for 10 a.m. at Condra Funeral Home with Rev. C. B. Orahood officiating. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery. Sweeney umpired in the Texas League Pacific Coast League and National League in the 1920s and later refereed football in the Southwest Conference after retiring from baseball.
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Bud) Sweeney
Sweeney
Texas
Fort Worth
Condra
C. B. Orahood
First Christian Church
Taylor City
Sween
Pacific Ague
Phosphorus Insecticide Poisoning Plants In Soil Mix
A new phosphorus insecticide is mixed with soil and taken up by plants causing poisoning to insects. The report notes how the chemical moves through soil and harms crops, warning farmers about application timing and potential environmental effects.
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia So Quickly
Portable ad copy extols BC Headache Powders and Tablets as fast acting pain relief. It touts a blend of popular ingredients, claims safe direct use, and notes tablets and powders share the same formula with two tablets equal to one powder. Sizes 10c and 25c are advertised.
Slimmer curves advertised diet plan promise
An advertisement touts a weight loss plan promising rapid pounds and inches reduction across neck chin arms bust abdomen hips calves and ankles. It claims easy methods endorsed by many users and suggests returning empty bottles for a refund while promising a more vibrant youthful look.
Local youths honored for Comal County Livestock Show plans
Henry Silver the longtime auctioneer and advertiser for Silver's Wishing Well in New Braunfels leads local 4-H and FFA youth signing up stock for the March 4 Comal County show. The piece highlights Silver's career, his community work, and profiles several area farmers preparing for the event.
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C. A. Nelson
Dave Shanks
Henry Silver
Silver
Wishing Well
New Braunfels
Comal County
Vernon Uecker
Marvin Uecker
Bulverde
Vernon
Clinton Bierelle
Over Spring Branchway
FFA
Clinton
Government sale of surplus farm products on domestic market
The Agriculture Department offered millions of dollars of government owned farm products from a 3.7 billion dollar surplus for sale on the domestic market. Prices were mostly above current market levels with only peanuts offered at current prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Panama Consul Steps Down in Houston This Week
Mrs. Samuel W. Heald, Panamanian consul in Houston for the past two years, resigns due to other interests. Her resignation takes effect Wednesday with a replacement arriving by plane from Parma on Tuesday. She previously served as Panamanian vice consul for four years.
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Houston
Samuel W. Heald
Republic of Panama
Cotton Dust Damage Suit Filed by Farmer
Burleson County farmer Sam C. Searmardo filed a federal suit naming neighbor Ward Mooring and Delta Air Lines. He says windblown cotton dust Aug 22 and 29 damaged part of his property, costing him half his crop and potential net gains of 4,200 dollars plus expenses. The case began in Caldwell district court on December 28.
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Houston
Federal District Court
Burleson County
Sam C. Searmardo
Ward Mooring
Delta Air Lines, Inc
Searmardo
21St District Court
Caldwell
Two Texas Firms Report Strong 1949 Insurance Gains
Dallas January 30 Two insurance companies released annual statements showing robust 1949 results Southwestern Life Insurance reports 108 786 968 in new paid for insurance up 11 7 percent to 97 401 728 in 1948 assets rise to 200 132 922 United Fidelity Insurance posts asset growth of 2 million and net in force increase of 6 165 260 with assets at 20 580 819 and in force 97 140 972 up from 18 602 735 and 90 975 612 respectively for 1948
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Dallas
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
United Fidelity Insurance Company
Southwestern
United Fidelity
Old Rodeo Man Z. Miller Says Modern Cowboys Tougher
Fort Worth January 30. Colonel Zack Miller, boss of the 101 Ranch Show, says today’s rodeo cowhands are more rugged than in the old days and that rodeo stock is rougher. He notes hands are now “handmade” rather than working cattle daily. He recalls Tom Mix and Will Rogers with humor and explains the 101 brand origin from a Santone dive.
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Fort Worth
Zack Miller
Will Rogers
Santone
Miller
Group To Study Silt Control Plan
Texas soil conservation district supervisors meet in Rockwall on January 3 to outline silt control for new lakes in the upper Trinity River watershed. They focus on Lavon Garza Little Elm Grapevine and Benbrook sites erosion risk and will frame an enabling act for Legislature to bring North Texas counties into the program with Trinity River Improvement Association and county judges present.
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Rockwall
Texas
Texas’ Soil Conservation District
Upper
Trinity River
Lavon
Garza-Little Elm
Grapevine
Benbrook
Upper Trinity
US Army
North
Trinity River Improvement Association
Trinity Watershed
Expert Says Acreage Allotment Will Not Reduce Texas Cotton
In Lubbock on January 30 the Cotton Research Committee of Texas heard that acreage allotment programs are unlikely to sharply cut the Texas cotton crop due to higher yields per acre. Director John Leahy from Texas A&M said potential utilization of Texas cotton could eliminate a surplus. The meeting covered ongoing projects and plans for the next biennium with ISTA and UT and TTU researchers attending.
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Texas
Lubbock
Uncle Sam
Cotton Research Committee of Texas
John Leahy
Leahy
Texas A&m
A. B. Cox
University of Texas
R C. Goodwin
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