Texas cotton crop hits 5.9 million bales in 1949
The Agriculture Department pegs Texas 1949 cotton production at 5,900,000 bales, about a third of the national 16,034,000 bale total. Texas yield runs 264 pounds per acre on 10,725,000 acres, with a record crop aided by favorable weather. A 1950 production quota backs a 20 percent reduction, while PMA officials report farmer hardship under the new allotment plan and await House committee action in Washington.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannar
House Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Rep. Pace
Dga
Memphis
Department’s Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Ralph Trigg
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Growers Seek Relief From Cotton Quota Law
An official in Washington admits the 1950 cotton quota law creates inequities in some counties and urges congressional action for relief. South Texas farmers file suit to challenge the quotas. Texas congressmen promise to press for corrections when Congress reconvenes. Milam County quota stands at 64 000 acres, about 10 000 less than 1947 1948 levels.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Congress
Texas
Poage
Waco
Milam
Cottor
Local visit by Weldon Lawson and family referenced
Weldon Lawson and his family stopped in Cameron on Saturday while visiting relatives in Buckholts Rockdale and Thorndale and calling on old friends. Lawson is tied to a Dodge agency in Seguin where the family plans to live, and he previously lived in Buckholts and attended Yoe High in Cameron.
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Weldon Lawson
Cameron
Buckholts
Rockdale
Thorndale
Mr. Lawson
Dodge Automobile Agency
Seguin
Yoe High School
Self Defense Plea Raised in Smithwick Court Fight
Attorneys for Sam Smithwick argued in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that he acted in self defense when he shot W. H. Mason in Alice. They asked bail pending his December trial, opposing by state prosecutors who highlighted Saenz testimony that Mason touched Smithwick’s hands or gun before the shot. Mason, a 51 year old radio critic, was killed July 29 after accusing Smithwick’s property of hosting prostitution.
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Austin
Sam Smithwick
Court of Criminal Appeals
Smithwick
W. H
Bill) Mason
Alice
Paul A. Martineau
Duling
Henry Taylor
Taylor
Avelina Saenz
Mason
Alice Street
Saenz
Mr. Mason
Bam Reams
Falfurrias
Appeals Court
Defense argues gun was involved before shooting in Smithwick case
In the Cameron Herald report from December 15 1949 attorney Byron Skelton of Temple urged focus on Saenz’s account before the shot. He suggested Mason may have held the gun when Smithwick was shot as Judge Hawkins pressed questions about self defense. A ruling on the appeal is expected next Wednesday and Smithwick’s murder trial will be moved to Bell County.
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Byron Skelton
Temple
Saenz
Mason
Skelton
F. L. Hawkins
Smithwick
Hawkins
Tom Beauchamp
Bell County
Jim Wells
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Citizens National
Slaw Cameron
Santa
Texas Power & Light Company
The
Cameron Herald
Reams
EE Olcasts Rail
Monte Hales
Milam Theatre
J. L. Taylor & Co
Chicago
New York
J. P. Werner
W. Sth Street
Cameron, Texas
BUICK
Edi
Bobyy Sy Fisher
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
John Muse Motor CO
North Fannin
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