Cotton Versus Synthetic The Battle Of The Century
Darrell Franks Brownfield High School junior and FFA president was judged first in the Mesa District Speech Contest in Post. The prize speech argues cotton’s central role in Terry County's economy and outlines industry problems including a 14 million bale loss to rivals and a drop in exports from 6.6 to 3.3 million bales.
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Darrell Franks Brownfield
FFA
Terry County
Christ
Herodotus
Inds
Cotton Industry Faces Battle to Maintain Leadership
The piece argues cotton is the United States' key export and domestic income source, detailing cotton imports rising to 645000 bales, on hand stocks up to 11.2 million, and storage costs increasing to about 75 million dollars. It highlights Texas earnings from cotton, U.S. share of world fiber use at 22 percent, and projections of a 20 million bale market if growth continues, urging industry unity and sustained promotion.
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United States
Carolinas
California
America
U. S
Lone Star State
Texas
Natinal Cotton Council
Lewis Carrol
Gimner
National Cotton Council
Cotton Producers Institute
Mcuh
Police blotter and thefts dominate local news
City police arrested four others for drunkenness and charged four more with thefts under five dollars. A large tool box valued at about 400 dollars was reported stolen from Halliburton Garage on West Webb Street. Other thefts included a transistor radio worth 23 dollars and two hub caps worth 30 dollars. Also noted: prowlers and a dog shooting, plus historical notes on the 1946 Aleutian quake and silver dollar runs depleting the Treasury.
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Halliburton
West Webb Street
T. E. Stephenson
S. Cedar
Jimmie Pena
Courthouse Square
Jerry Grimes
S. 3Rd
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