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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
4
UN aid programs target Afghanistan as a quick through water supply to combat drought. A geophysical team will locate underground water with radar tools, then mobile drilling units test promising sites for wells. French and Dutch firms back gear and transport, but tight budgeting and red tape slow the effort.
An Aug 13 dispatch examines truckers slang used across the nation. An International Harvester official explains terms like Armstrong starter, bareback, bedsteader, broke to lead, friendly fenders, gear fighter, and foggy driver. The piece notes many drivers earn safety awards, and Harvester received a safety film award.
Washington August 14 Texas produced about 40 percent of the nation s cotton crop in 1949 per 1950 census figures. More than half the top 100 counties were in Texas with seven of the top ten. Lubbock led in acreage at 359 548, but California and Arkansas counties outproduced it. Texas total 5 547 667 bales on 10 574 202 acres, far ahead of Arkansas Mississippi and California.
The U S Food and Drug Administration will allow continued use of the powerful antibiotic chloromycetin with special labeling to warn against indiscriminate use for minor infections. While highly effective against typhoid fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other serious diseases it has caused rare but serious blood disorders and deaths. Commissioner Charles W Crawford said it will remain available for careful use in serious and sometimes fatal diseases where its necessity is clear.
Austin Aug 15 A October call will mobilize 2733 Texas draftees, the largest since March 1951, part of a 47000 nationwide quota. Local boards will receive mailings next week. Draftees will be 20 or older, with about 400 expected to be 21 or older. The balance comes from the 2 year‑old group.
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