Blind farmer builds on 200 acres in Argle area
Frank Faught, 31, living near Argle in Denton County, Texas, is blind yet runs his 200 acre farm. He builds fences milks cows prunes trees and inspects fields by terraced contours. He averages 100 pounds of cotton daily and uses a soil conserving program including evergreen clover. He has learned to light cigarettes but still cannot mow the lawn.
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Argle
Frank Faught
Faught
Denton
Texas
Ruth
El Paso del Norte Named by Don Juan Onate in 1598
This Day in Texas details how Don Juan Onate led a 1598 expedition into New Mexico and named El Paso del Norte, declaring the land the property of King Philip II. Cabeza de Vaca and other explorers had visited the area earlier, while Onate secured formal possession.
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el Paso del Norte
Pass of
Don Juan Onate
New Mexico
Cabeza de Vaca
el Paso
Fray Augustin Rodriguez
Antonio de Espejo
Onate
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Old Cotton Crop Months Firm But New Ones Sag at Close
Market notes show old crop months holding firm while new crop prices slip as futures close mixed. Spot quotations for middling and low grades fluctuate with receipts and stocks reported. Oklahoma and western state precipitation sparse, hedge selling moderate, and a general sense of firm demand amid uncertain new-crop demand.
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Weivale
Oklahoma
New York
Seventh Fleet Skipper Says Situation Tense
Rear Admiral Walter Boone commander of the Seventh Fleet warned in Singapore that war might break out at any time. He spoke aboard the Boxer and noted many explosive incidents could escalate near He described readiness to use Britain’s teencore base if another war occurred.
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Singapore
INS
Walter Boone
United States Seventh Fleet
Britain
Soybean and Grain Edges Mixed as Close Slumps
Chicago and Fort Worth grain markets show soybeans and grains rising early on May 3 but ending the session with a sharp setback. Old crop soybeans traded near the day’s limit early, later finishing mixed as profit taking pulled values. corn showed modest gains while wheat and oats slipped or held. Government and private crop forecasts cited drought and pests affecting Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. May 10 is the date for the government forecast update.
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Chicago
Ecewere
C. M. Galvin
James FE. Bennett
Galvin
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Fort Worth
Grain and Cotton Exchange
Texas Gulf
Army Chief Returns in Europe Commander in Chief Role
Lieutenant General Clarence R. Huebner returned to duty as commander of the United States Army in Europe in Heidelberg Germany on May 3 after months of illness. Major General Frank W Milburn had acted as commander during his absence.
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Germany
Clarence R. Huebner
United States Army
Europe
Frank W. Milburn
Market Makes Fair Progress In Choppy Trading Session
New York May 3 The stock market showed fair progress amid choppy trading with many issues advancing on a broad front. Volume rose as the market fluctuated with a late recovery and a general rise in industrial issues led by Radio Corporation despite earlier oversold conditions.
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Associated Press
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Alvision Spencees
Vance
Radio Corporation
RCA
David Sarnoff
Zenith Radio
Admiral
Emerson
Motorola
Philco
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
Phelps
Hollinger New National Fuel Gas
National Union Radio
United Shoe Machinery
Standard Power and Light Common
B.” St. Lawrence Corporation
Preferred
Raytheon Manufacturing
Colonial Airlines
Fairchild
Electric
Louisiana Land
Standard-Thompson
Uesday
San Antonio Cattle Market Mixed but Mostly Steady
San Antonio reports cattle receipts around 600 with calves 400 and hogs 400. Prices show cattle mostly steady across classes with some weak to lower slaughter and stocker calves while hogs and sheep receipts remain moderate but steady. quotes include fat cattle around 20 to 23 dollars and mixed lamb and veal values, with broader regional price activity noted at Fort Worth and Texas markets.
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San Antonio
Federal State Market News Service
Trong
Ragares
Plenty of Light Americans Use Many Bulbs Annually
Americans use about a dozen electric light bulbs per person each year highlighting high residential electricity consumption and modern lighting habits in daily life.
Air Force camera can read ace of spades from jet over ground
Col George W. Goddard told Philadelphia reporters that a jet at 500 mph photographed a man playing cards on the ground so clearly that the ace of spades could be read. He described moving film eliminating the conventional shutter and noted future tests could reach 3,000 mph.
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Philadelphia
Air Force
George W. Goddard
Air Force Center
Wright Field
Ohio
Armed Forces Communication Association
Col. Goddard
Pistol Bullet Blast Kills Woman In Fire Scene
In Vallejo California on May 3 a woman watching a burning trailer was killed by the explosion of a pistol kept in the trailer bureau drawer. The victim is identified as Mrs Irene Os good. She had allowed the trailer to be parked behind her home.
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Vallejo
Calif
Irene Osgood
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