Flood Loss to Southwest Farms Set at $27 Million
The Dallas area reports flood damage totaling 27.28 million with 1,567,755 acres of farm and pasture land damaged as six weeks of heavy rain leave many Texas and Oklahoma farmers praying for rain. Some regions show good harvest prospects if fields stay workable while others face ruined crops and delayed planting due to ongoing downpours.
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Southwest Farms
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
North Texas Wheat Belt
Texas Defense and Disaster Office
Extension Service
Panhandle
South Plains
Waco
Gulf Coast
Wichita Falls
Denton
Dist
Ted Martin
Edwards Plateau
San Angelo
Christiana Stock Pays Enormous Dividends and High Price
The Christiana Securities Co. trades over the counter with a $15,800 bid and $14,400 asked. Its value stems from large Du Pont and General Motors holdings spurred by antitrust events. Last year Christiana paid $480 a share in dividends and $520 the prior year.
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Christiana Securities Co
Supreme Court
du Pont
General Motors
Christiana
Francis I. du Pont & Co
GM Common
Boy Rescued From Well Returns To School
Benny Hooper Jr., seven, went back to classes in Manorville New York after being rescued from a newly dug backyard well on May 16 where he was trapped about 23 hours Officials said the ordeal apparently left no ill effects and he resumed normal activities at school
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Manorville
N. Y
Benny Hooper Jr
Attorneys General urged to curb habeas corpus abuse
Midwest attorneys general were urged by Missouri AG John M. Dalton to back a bill limiting habeas corpus to federal questions or cases with no fair ruling. Dalton cited rising petitions from 127 in 1941 to 734 in 1956 and highlighted the Chessman case as an example of delays.
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Breezy Point
Minn.i
Midwest
John M. Dalton
Missouri
National Assn
Dalton
Chessman
Cheryl Chessman
California
National Assn. of Attorneys General
Conference of Chief Justices of
United States
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Thomas M. Kavanagh
Michigan
William Saxbe
Ohio
Stewart G. Honeck
Wisconsin
Freeman
Midway Island Reborn as U S Defense Fortress
Midway is being transformed with a 37 million dollar project, a 10,000 foot runway, 36 foot dredged harbor depth for 90,000 ton tankers, and a civilian boom town. Some 1,100 workers rebuild the island into a nerve center for the U S defense and the distant early warning system for Pacific patrols.
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Midway Island
Midway
U. S
Isoroku Yamamoto
Imperial
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy
Pacific
Canada
Alaska
Barber's Point Naval Air Station
North Pacific
New 7th District Legion Commander Named
Willmar Minnesota report that Glenn Nielson of Wheaton has been chosen as the new commander of the Minnesota American Legion's 7th District.
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Willmar
Minn
Minnesota American Legion
Glenn Nielson
Wheaton
New Jersey Has More Motor Vehicles Than Africa
New Jersey reportedly has a larger number of motor vehicles than the entire continent of Africa, highlighting a striking contrast in vehicle ownership and transportation scale.
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New Jersey
Africa
Graham Urges Preachers to Speak on Sex to Curb Immorality
Billy Graham told 17,000 at Madison Square Garden that ministers must preach about sex to fight rising immorality. He called sexual standards corruption a greater threat than communism and warned leisure time fuels immoral behavior. The New York Crusade extended to July 21 due to momentum, with 347,000 in attendance and 12,145 last night accepting Christ.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
America
New York Crusade Executive Committee
Roger Hull
Mutual of New York Insurance Co
Christ
Actor's Son Sentenced After Drunk Driving Crash
Edward G. Robinson Jr., 24, son of the actor, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and placed on three years probation for misdemeanor drunk driving. His father wept in court as the parents, recently divorced, sat apart. the incident followed a June crash that injured Martin Barth, the actor’s agent, who lost sight in one eye.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Edward G. Robinson Jr
New York
Gladys Robinson
Paris
Martin Barth
Young Robinson
City Engineer Writes Letters to Himself
Louisville city engineer W W Sanders sends weekend ideas to himself each Sunday. He asks his secretary if she received mail from him, then bundles the thoughts and mails them to City Hall for later review.
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Louisville
W.W. Sanders
Sanders
City Hall
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