House Votes to Trim Cotton Acreage Controls
The House approved a bill to empower the Agriculture Secretary to limit 1950 cotton plantings to 21 million acres, down from an estimated 26.88 million this year, aiming to prevent price drops. The measure, authored by Rep Pace, also includes protections for wheat and new peanut growers and moves to a Senate conference.
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Washington
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
House Conference Committee
Representative Pace
Georgia
Rosebud Gins First 1949 Bale From Milam County Farm
Rosebud ginned its first bale of 1949 on the E. B. Yager farm near Clarkson. Earl Thompson, a local tenant, brought the bale to Rosebud from 1450 pounds of lint, yielding 486 pounds finished. The R. H. Sapp Gin processed it Thursday afternoon as the Rosebud Chamber of Commerce added a $100 premium to its annual budget. Mr. Yager’s farm has long been among the county’s early first bale producers.
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Rosebud
E. B. Yager
Clarkson
Earl Thompson
R. H. Sapp
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Yager
Shivers urges taxes to fund state services in radio address
Governor Allan Shivers in a statewide radio report argued Texas must levy new taxes to pay for hospitals and schools while avoiding wasteful spending. He urged efficient use of funds, warned against expansionist budgets, and tied potential new taxes to building needs and education facilities. He favored annual legislative sessions and possible special sessions to address eleemosynary and educational facilities.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texans
Shivers
Texas
M. D. Anderson
University of Texas
University of Texas Dental School
Texas State University
Funeral Held for Willie Bonnet in Leander
Mrs. Minnie McFarland Mrs. Ora Arnold and Carolyn A B McFarland and Mrs. Grady Gill attended the funeral of Willie Bonnet at Leander Thursday. Mr Bonnet was a brother of Mrs Minnie McFarland of Cameron.
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Minnie McFarland
Ora Arnold
Carolyn
A. B. McFarland
Grady Gill
Willie Bonnet
Leander
Bonnet
Cameron
Galveston Visitors Stay With Tindalls
Mrs Hugh Ridout and her young son Hugh Glenn of Galveston visit the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John Tindall. Miss Johnnie Louise Tindall, who has been staying with her sister in Galveston, returned home.
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Hugh Ridout
Hugh Glenn
Galveston
John Tindall
Johnnie Louise Tindall
Miss Susan Pope Summers in Santa Fe and New Mexico
Miss Susan Pope spends her summer vacation traveling through Santa Fe New Mexico and other notable locations in the country visiting sites of interest and enjoying the season.
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Susan Pope
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Serious Fire Averted At Oil Mill Here Late Thursday
Firemen from Cameron thwarted a major blaze at Cameron Cotton Oil Company late Thursday after a short in a cotton press motor. About eight bales of linter cotton were burned, with sacks also destroyed. The press and motor were damaged. Two alarms were sounded as Chief Michalka led the response. Office manager J. C. Martin estimated damage near 250 dollars.
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Cameron Cotton Oil Company
Michalka
J. C. Martin
Charlie Horelica Patient at Newton Memorial Hospital
Charlie Horelica is a surgery patient in Newton Memorial Hospital. No further details are provided about the condition or treatment.
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Charlie Horelica
Newton Memorial Hospital
Miss Dorothy Johnson Attends Texas Conference School
Miss Dorothy Johnson attended the Texas Conference Leadership School in Palestine last week and returned home Saturday. She represented the Cameron Methodists. Leading instructors included Dr. R. E. Smith of Shreveport Louisiana and Dr. Paul D. Wemeldorf of Oklahoma City.
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Dorothy Johnson
Texas Conference
Palestine
Johnson
Cameron Methodists
R. E. Smith
Shreveport
Paul D. Wemeldorf
Oklahoma City
Buckholts Man Seth Corley Sr In Newton Memorial Hospital
Seth Corley Sr of Buckholts is listed as a medical patient at Newton Memorial Hospital.
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Seth Corley, Sr
Buckholts
Newton Memorial Hospital
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Sam Wood
Douglas Morrow
Guy Trosper
Jack Cummings
Milam County Farm
Calvert Livestock Auction Company
Jimmie Gallemore
Burial Insurance
Marek - Burns Burial Association
Cameron, Texas
Studebaker
Michalka Motors
S. Travis
Governor Shivers
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
The
Tie Beatel
Chrysler
Green Motor Company
Howell and
Seventh Streets
Cameron, Teaxs
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