Good Rains Needed Across Most Texas Areas
Heavy rains halted field work in parts of Texas though general moisture remains short in regions. Reports from Texas Agriculture Extension Service note improved cattle and range conditions with rainfall needed in the Panhandle northeast and South Plains. Moisture is critical for dryland crops, wheat prospects, and ongoing cotton and sorghum planting as conditions vary by district.
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College Station
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agriculture Extension Service
Pat
Upper Panhandle
South
Lubbock
Vernon
Jones
Stephens
Throckmorton
Young
West
Winter Garden
Sink The Bismarck Battles the Atlantic in true story
Dana Wynter and Kenneth More star in Sink The Bismarck, a WW II sea battle tale based on C. S. Forester. Produced with Royal Navy cooperation, the film portrays Churchill ordering the sinking of the 52,000-ton German battleship and the Allied chase across stormy Atlantic waters. Edward R. Murrow narrates.
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Dana Wynter
Kenneth More
Brunson Theater
C. S. Forester
Royal Navy
Atlantic
Churchill
Atlantic Ocean
Jonathan Shepard
Admiral Lutten
Anne Davis
More
British Admiralty
London
Edward R. Murrow
Barber Wins Tourna ment of Champions But NBC Ends Show
Jerry Barber swept past many top golfers to win ten thousand silver dollars at the Las Vegas Tournament of Champions. NBC cut the telecast short as Barber refused to remove his cap and glasses and then slapped a tournament official, ending the program before the prize was awarded. Viewers then did not hear Meet The Press or Bowles in Washington.
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New York
Jerry Barber
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
NBC
Las Vegas
Barber
Washington
Meet the Press
Bowles
Imperial Sugar reaches 18 billionth pound produced in 1843 era
Imperial Sugar Co of Sugar Land, Texas, the state’s only cane sugar refinery, marks its 18 billionth pound of refined sugar this year. Operating since 1843, the plant employs about 600 directly with a $2.5 million payroll and has expanded to a $15 million plant value. Most sugar refined is imported from Hawaii to Galveston and then rail to Sugar Land, with smaller shipments from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Louisiana.
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Austin
Texas
Imperial Sugar Co
Sugar Land
Imperial
Texas Business News
Joe Carroll Rust
Hawaii
Galveston
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Oil Well Completions In Texas Dip Last Week
Texas oil well completions for the week totalled 206 with 51 gas wells, 114 dry holes and 12 wildcat sites. The year’s total reaches 2,492, well below last year’s 4,170. Wildcat completions stand at 136 vs 137 a year ago.
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Texas
Austin
Railroad Commission
Alabama Rejects Party To Form Prohibition
Kalamazoo report describes a thief linked to frequent thefts of coffee rolls from a downtown restaurant. A watch was set by Patrolman Charles Hill after the deliveryman noted regular pre-opening thefts. The suspect fled with a coffee roll in his mouth, but the officer did not capture him.
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Kalamazoo
Michap
Charles Hill
Hill
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G. E. Theater
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Lee Marvin
Fred Astaire
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