Cotton Congress Will Be Bigger And Better
Dallas officials announce the 1949 cotton mechanization session of the Cotton Research Congress will feature more exhibitors diverse equipment and new display facilities. The three day event begins July 28 at the Baker Hotel and ends July 30 with machine displays at the State Fair of Texas Automobile Building. Committee members from Texas A M Pendleton W E Meek H I Smith Rex V Lentz C B Spencer and Dallas hardware leaders plan the program drawing thousands of cotton growers and agricultural workers to Dallas Hillsboro chairman Burris C. Jackson notes strong turnout expected.
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Dallas
Texas
Cotton Research Congress
Dallas Hardware and Implement Club
Cotton Committee of Texas
Eugene Butler
Butler
Congress
Baker Hotel
A. M. Pendleton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
W. E. Meek
Delta Experiment Station
Stoneville
Mississippi
H. I Smith
Texas Experiment Station
College Station
Rex V. Lentz
Mercantile National Bank
C. B. Spencer
Texas Cottonseed Crusher Association
Ff .2
Shultz
B. I. Toline
R. J Kupper
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Cotton Committee of
Price figures and appliance price cuts noted
A Bradstreet feed price index stands at $5.74 with a 18 percent rise noted in the general food index. Westinghouse Electric App Division lowers a four cubic foot undercounter refrigerator price to $189.95 from $208.96, highlighting compact kitchen design.
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York
Bradstreet
Wago
Westinghouse Electric App
Farmers Can Control Insect Damage With Soil Care Rotary Talk
Gerald York county agent spoke to the Bonham Rotary Club about controlling cotton pests and restoring soil fertility. He urged farmers to use insecticides and adopt a full soil conservation program, noting boll weevils cut cotton yields by half and potential earnings of over 150 dollars per acre. He praised Fannin County’s efforts and highlighted varied yields from over 200 to below 100 per acre. Mickey Smith and others presented J. B. Golden a plaque for Scouting service.
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Gerald York
Mem
Bonham Rotary Club
York
Texas A
Owen
Tage
Fan
Mickey Smith
Weikel
Greenville
Bill m. Greenville
D. J
Displaced Persons to Embark for United States
About 9500 refugees in Germany will be moved in June to the United States. The United States Army has chartered ships to transport the displaced persons. The voyage will depart from ports in Hamburg or Bremerhaven.
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Ngton
Germany
United States
United Mates Army
Haven
New Reston
New Orte
Untitled obituary notes from Wietyanniired edition
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a 04 evening event and a rally from coutheast 4 with undefined participants. No clear names or places are readable.
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Mederais Rally Fran Coutheast
Labor Bill Takes Priority Over Treaty In Senate
Senate Democratic leaders chose the Administration Labor Bill as the next major legislation, rejecting a push to give the North Atlantic Treaty priority. Majority Leader Scott Lucas said debate would begin late this week, with ratification of the International Wheat Agreement and suspension of basing point Supreme Court decisions to be considered first. If debates lengthen, the Labor Bill could be laid aside.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Dean Acheson
State Department
Democratic Committee
Scott Lucas
Illinois Democrat
Supreme Court
Houston Health Department consolidation urged by report
A formal report on Houston Health Department proposes a special board of health for the city and consolidation of city and county health departments. Mayor Oscar Holcombe has supported consolidation while the report questions milk inspector scarcity and bayou pollution claims.
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Houston
City of Houston Health Department
Houston City Health Directors
Oscar Holcombe
1600 Compete for Chicken Prizes in Gonzales Texas
Texas poultrymen compete in Gonzales for the three year chicken of tomorrow program. More than 1600 birds enter the show seeking faster growing meatier stock. State awards and a share of 10000 dollars in prize money await top entries.
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Gonzales
Texas
Jtexas Poultrymen
Deportation Recommendation for Mrs Eisler to Poland
Immigration authorities at Ellis Island recommended deporting Mrs Gerhart Eisler to Poland after a two hour closed hearing. The recommendation moves to Washington for final action by immigration authorities.
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New York
Ellis Island
Gerhart Eisler
Poland
Washington
Surplus Tents Sought To Store Wheat In West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce asks the Texas congressional delegation for 100000 tents to serve as emergency grain storage in 90 counties. Without storage, farmers fear selling wheat in open markets at about 30 cents a bushel, risking price drops below 190 per bushel. D A Van Dean notes rents would be paid and allotted by acreage.
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Cotarado City
Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Uncle Sam
Texas Congress Inal
Chamber Board of Directors
Colorado City
West Texas
Chamber
D. A. van Dean
West Texas Chamber
Kirkpatrick Heads House Committees
Austin dispatch reports June 1 that Ray Kirkpatrick of Trenton leads each of five House committees named to work out details on major appropriation bills for higher education, judiciary, state departments, and related spending reforms as Gilmer-Aikin reforms loom.
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Austin
Gilmer-Aikin
Durwoon
Ray Kirkpatrick
Trenton
Scouts Prepare for Lone Star Camporee at Sulphur Springs
Bois d Arc district scout troops plan to attend the Lone Star Area Council Camporee in Sulphur Springs on June 3 and 4. Scoutmasters and adults join the two day outing with a horse show and an adventure trail slated for Saturday afternoon.
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Bois d’ Arc
Lone Star Area Council
Sulpur Springs
Ft Sulphur Springs
Royce Brazelton Passes Away in Nacogdoches
Royce Brazelton a former Bon nem resident died at his home in Nacogdoches this morning. He was the husband of Mrs. Nu eort Bregg of Seaham, with several surviving relatives listed in the notice.
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Royce Brazelton
Nacogdoches
Royce Braselton
Bonnem
Nueort Bregg
Seaham
Louisville Bus Walkout Ties Up City Service
Louisville Kentucky experiences a morning bus strike by Louisville Railway Company employees demanding higher wages and better sick leave. About 245 000 daily riders must seek alternatives as arbitration is set with Mayor Charles Farnsley. In Dearborn Michigan a similar walkout was averted as AFL drivers stay on job under current contract.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Dearborn
Michigan
Louisville Railway Company
Charles Farnsley
Dearborn Motor Coach Company
AFL
Annual Methodist Conference Opens In Dallas
The North Tejas Annual Conference of Methodist Churches opened with a 10 o'clock session at First Methodist Church Dallas and will close Sunday at 2 30 p m with the Ordination Service and appointment readings. Attending from Bonham are Rev G H Mood with family Rev and Mrs Bert B Hall Rev B S Kerr and Rev Wesley D Thompson, all departing this morning.
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North Tejas
Methodist Churches
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Bonham
G. H. Mood
Bert B. Hall
B. S. Kerr
Windom
Wesley D. Thompson
Clark Memorial Methodist Church
Officers Urge Help to Locate Car and Driver
Fannin county officers were asked by Hunt county officers to aid in apprehending a motorist who allegedly threw a woman from his car between Commerce and Ladonia. Sheriff’s department and State Highway Patrol patrolled Ladonia area for hours without sighting the vehicle. The map reportedly originated from the Pecan Gap area.
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Fannin County
Hunt County
Commerce
Ladonia
Sheriff's Department
State Highway Patrol
Pecan Gap
Legion Plans Three Night Rodeo at Fair Grounds
Anderson-Roberts Post American Legion has announced a three night rodeo at the Fair Grounds arena from June 14 to 16 with nightly performances and a Thursday parade to open the show. Organizer Morris Kimbell of Paris promises top stock and noted riders from North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Water And Sewer Bonds Approved In Pecos Texas
Residents of Pecos voted to issue 850000 dollars in water and sewer bonds to fund a soft water supply. Voters also approved a 75000 dollar allocation to pave 50 additional blocks of street.
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Pecos
Texas
Full Scale Probe Opens Into Atom Chairman Lilienthal
A broad inquiry by the House and Senate atomic energy committee examines charges by Senator Hickenlooper that Lilienthal, head of the Atomic Energy Commission, has been ineffectual. Chairman McMahon vows no persecution or whitewash as questions cover security, leadership, and program progress.
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Atom Chairman
Washington, Dume
Senate
Beurrike Hickenlooper
David Lilienthal
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Brien McMahon
Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
McMahon
Committee
Manhattan
Army
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Controversial Measures Debated in Texas Legislature
In Austin on June 1 three bills spark debate. The Gilmer-Aikin education plan would create a 45 million dollar local school support program and set a 2400 dollar teacher salary floor. A driver responsibility law would require accident liable drivers to pay 11 thousand dollars. Rent decontrol faces Senate resistance amid possible filibuster. House time shifts to 9 a.m. as adjournment prospects fade.
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Austin
House
Gilmer- Aikin
Senate
Gilmer-Aikin
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Bonham Sees 93 Degree Summer Heat Wave
The Bonham area sweltered with a high of 93 degrees, the hottest day of the season so far, one degree above yesterday. Overnight lows stayed in the mid to upper seventies with cloudy skies and no rain. Forecasters predict continued warmth statewide with little temperature change as farmers welcome the dry spell to resume fieldwork.
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Bonham
Strikers Reject Commu nist Appeal in Berlin Rail Tie
West Berlin railway workers rejected a Soviet backed appeal to return to work as 16 000 strikers remain with their independent union. Management offered 60 percent of wages in Western money if workers reported today. One striker did report, and a vote on the offer was planned for tomorrow.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Truman to attend 35th Division reunion in Little Rock
The White House says President Truman will travel from Washington to Little Rock on June 1 and return the next day for a two day trip. He will participate in the parade honoring World War I veterans.
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Washington
U.P
White House
Truman
Little Rock
Arkansas
Slindee Named Acting U S Treasurer After Trumans Appointment
Michael Slindee, a Lawler Iowa native and the Treasury’s ranking civil service employee, is named Acting Treasurer of the United States by President Truman. He will serve for up to 30 days, succeeding the late William Julian who died in a Sunday automobile accident.
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Washington
Michael Slindee
United States
Truman
William Julian
Slindee
Lawler
Iowawa
Treasury Department
New Corn Loan Extension Program Set Up by Agency
Farmers gain an extension on price support loans through July 3, 1950 by keeping and inspecting corn and reselling under a new government program. The plan, similar to wheat measures, aims to slow movement to ease transportation and storage pressures, with October 31 eligibility for extensions and a 11 cent per bushel storage fee for post maturity deliveries.
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Washington
Community Credit Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sultry Weather Sweeps Texas Across State
United Press reports extreme heat across Texas with Dallas reaching 97 degrees the hottest since September 1. Forecasts show limited relief as scattered thunderstorms target northeast East Texas while remaining areas see mostly cloudy skies and fair conditions in West Texas. Salt Flat records a low of 4 and Galveston 75 as warm spells persist.
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Texas
Dallas
West Texas
Salt Flat
Galveston
Brownsville
Fort Worth Livestock Markets Report Cattle And Hogs
Livestock prices and activity at Fort Worth markets show generally steady to higher trends. Cattle ranges cover steers and heifers in the 2400 to 2790 class with loads of brahmans around 2250 and common to good stockers 1800 to 2490. hog prices rise with top bids near 21.25 for 190 to 260 lb pigs and feeder pigs steady to up.
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Fort Worth
Sense
East Ninth Street curb and gutter work starts under special city contract
Lacy Company crews begin curb and gutter replacement on East Ninth Street though not in original contract, under a special city state arrangement. Work includes forming concrete curb and gutter and widening entry from Center Street toward Ninth Street, as part of loop improvements between Highway 82 and Highway 78. Maintenance crews level shoulders on Highway 2 east of city limits as dirt is hauled in to rebuild shoulders to prevent road hazards.
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East Ninth Street
L. H. Lacy Co
Lacy
East 9Th Street
Center Street
Ninth Street
State Highway Department
Bois d' Arc
Supreme Court extends workers' disease recovery rights
The Supreme Court holds railroad workers may recover damages for occupational diseases under federal law. The decision bars state-only limits and clarifies remedies across decades. The ruling cites contrasts with prior Congress actions and notes related bribery and trial outcomes in New York cases.
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Supreme Court
Ooorker
Awards Made in Nave Soil Contest Names Winners
The Nave Soil Contest honors top performers in soil conservation across Northwest Texas with prizes sponsored by The Fort Worth Press. Swisher County claims the top district, Frank J Shaller is named pest farmer, C Jo Min wk of Hedley cited as best reclamation farmer, and Dr R F McCasland praised for selfless service in conservation efforts.
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Amarili C Fane
Texas
Fort Worth Press
Swisher County
Frank J Shaller
C Jo Minwk
Hedley
Tulsa
R. F McCasland
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FBI
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