Texas Farm Cash Income Tops Record in 1946 Gains
The 1946 Texas farm cash income total reached 1 246 883 000 dollars, up 9 percent from 1945 and a postwar record. December income rose 13 percent vs 1945, but fell 32 percent from November, with district variations. Dairy manufacturing declined 11 percent, while ice cream and American cheese showed gains. Cottonseed crushing dropped 26 percent from November and stocks fell 19 percent from November levels.
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University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas Garden Drive Rallies 800000 Plots for Health and Economy
Extension Service hort iculturists urge Texas gardeners to start now as part of a state wide campaign to set 800000 gardens. They bank on home plots cutting grocery bills, with half an acre yielding about 100 dollars of produce. County agents will assist with site, soil, varieties, spacing, and pest control.
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Extension Service
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Local pals Barney Riggs and Steve Badley mingle around town
Barney Riggs and Steve Badley were seen in and out around town Wednesday chatting and enjoying leisure time.
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Barney Riggs
Steve Badley
President Truman Addresses National 4-H Club Week
President Truman issues a message to 4-H Club members during National 4-H Club Week, praising the organization's spread across the nation and its role in developing youth in rural life, character, culture, and practical skills.
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Truman
4-H
Flower Planting List for Frame Gardens This Month
Gardeners can plant a wide variety of flowers now in frame gardens or hot beds. Miss Mary Pearl Bearden lists Alyssum arctotis baby breath blue salva calendula candytuft Chinese forget me not corcopsis cornflower daisy everlasting forget me not four a elock wivfeather hallyhock lark spur lobelia marshmallow mignon ette petunia phlos pinks rose swallow scabiosa snapdragon stack sweetpea sweetwilling and verbena. The HDA warns that starting too many flowers in hot beds or frames is easy and advises careful planning to avoid oversupply.
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Mary Pearl Bearden
HDA
Wardners
Texans urged safer highways by state safety group
Sims Sr city marshal cites Texas highway tolls with 2,000 killed and 60,000 injured in 146. He blames speeding reckless driving ignored signs mid street parking and illegal turns. He calls for public cooperation and strict rule obedience to protect all motorists.
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TFB
Sims
Marshall
Fort Chadbourne WHO Club Quilt Winner Named
Mrs. Lee Parks reports Mary Linda Lasswell won the club’s quilt. The Fort Chadbourne WHO Club raised $28.30 from quilt chances and thanks supporters and cooperation from members and participants.
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Lee Parks
Fort Chadbourne
Mary Linda Lasswell
Homes for Vets drive to aid veteran housing begins
A March 5 1947 push by the Office of Price Administration in San Angelo Texas aims to give veterans first chance at rent or purchase of new housing. W. H. Wright Area Rent Director says placards must appear within five days of construction and stay until housing is held for veterans.
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Office of Price Administration
San Angelo
Texas
W. H. Wright
Wright
Margie Allison Takes Role in Telephone Office
Margie Allison replaces Geneva Tomlinson in the telephone office while Geneva moves to Austin. Rev. C B R Blake notes a Baptist movie Ro mance of a Century to be shown in the tabernacle on Sunday March 16 with details to come next week. Mr and Mrs Clifford Fr Sharp and J L Murtishaw held a joint anniversary birthday social Thursday night with cake and coffee for honorees Mr and Mrs W O Sharp and Helen Luckett.
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Geneva Tomlinson
Austin
C. BR. Blake
The
Baptists
the Tabernacle
Clifford Fr. Sharp
J. L. Murtishaw
W. O. Sharp
Helen Luckett
Chiropractors Seek License Bill in Texas Legislature
Austin March 7 chiropractors press for a licensing bill approved by public health committees of both chambers. The measure, Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 40, creates a state examining board, prohibits drug use and surgery, and aims to protect the public with professional standards for chiropractors.
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Austin
Texas
Texas State Chiropractors Association
Texas Chiropractic Research Society
Battery charge in court for an arrogant electrician
An affable but boastful man named Sparks Pam an electrician faces a battery charge in a crowded courtroom. Judge Gaiter orders the offender held in a cell as the scene closes.
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Sparks
Pam
Gaiter
Fictionary Quiz Repurposed as School Satire
A playful list spoofs education terms and roles from teachers to parents. It lampoons a range of school life with humorous definitions for terms like curriculum degree and PTA lament, portraying a chaotic classroom culture and parental dynamics.
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