Texas War Board Sets Sweet Potato Prices for 1944 Harvest
Texas growers will receive price supports for U S No 1 sweet potatoes at 1 15 per bushel August through November and 1 30 in December and January with 1 40 for February through April 1944 The plan covers U S No 2 Produce and aims to hit a state acreage goal of 95 000 acres under the Food for Freedom program led by B F Vance chairman The Food Distribution Administration may backstop prices as needed.
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Texas Usda War Board
Food Distribution Administration
War Board
U. S
Week of Baptist revival services and join up push
Rev Vernon Pendleton leads a city revival with messages Good Samaritan In Our City and Eternity Bound. The church urges joining Christ and the church, with music by Ray Burke and Mrs Francis Cox at the piano. Mother's Day goal is 350.
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Vernon Pendleton
Red Cross
Air Force
Army
Navy
WAFS
WAVES
Ray Burke
Francis Cox
Community notes from Maysfield and Cameron area
Navy man Curtis Doyle Phipps visited home folks after weekend duty. Dolores Phipps ill with scarlet fever. Pre Easter revival begins. Miss Adelaide Bickett recovering after major operation in Dallas Memorial Hospital. Miss Beryl Bigbee visits Cameron before going to Temple to see grandmother Luke Zarr. Mrs Dorothy Lumus from Gause visits Cameron on business.
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Curtis Doyle Phipps
Navy
Bill Thweatt
Freeport
Maysfield
Doris Gleason
Brownwood
Dolores Phipps
Willie Phipps
Elmer Floyd
Tom Floyd
Cameron
John Thweatt
Elbert Hollingsworth
W. C. Freeman
J. ©. Freeman
Vina White
J. H. Ireland
Jonh Thweatt
Dallas
H. M. Bailey
Forrest Smith
Houston
I. J. Newton
Adelaide Bickett
Dallas ‘S
Newton Memorial Hospital
Miss Bickett
A. W. Bickett
Billy Bickett
Beryl Bigbee
Palestine
Bigbee House
Temple
Luke Zarr
Dorothy Lumus of
Gause
Preference Vegetables Stressed for Summer War Board
The Texas USDA War Board urges farmers to grow preferred summer and fall vegetables for the fresh market to boost wartime nutrition. Increases requested for carrots kale snap beans lima beans beets sweet corn and tomatoes with lower output urged for cabbage onions spinach and others. Major P. T. Knies and First Lt Theo F. Weiss visited Bryan Air Station on Monday.
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College Station
Texas Usda War Board
USDA
P. T. Knies
Theo. F. Weiss
Bryan Air Station
City
Belmena and Buckholts Family Visits Over Easter
Belmena residents Tommie Merka and relatives visited cousin Johnnie Kamenicky in Buckholts for a pleasant weekend. Thomas Merka and family stayed with Mr and Mrs John Kamenicky. Albina B Merka of Houston spent Easter with her Belmena parents and returned home Sunday night. Mr and Mrs F P Urban of Belmena visited the Steels in Curry community as their son George leaves for the Navy Tuesday. George is nephew of F P Urban.
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Tommie Merka
Belmena
Johnnie Kamenicky
Buckholts
Thomas Merka
John Kamenicky
Albina B. Merka
Houston
F. P. Urban
John Steels
Curry
George
Navy
Fuller Brush Agent Appointed in Falls County
Mrs Henry Dreyer is named Fuller Brush Company agent for Falls County including Rosebud. She reports growing stock and plans an attractive display inviting the public to view new Fuller products. Also noted is the birth of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Henry Ford Roberts in Cameron Hospital weighing eight pounds born Wednesday at 5 25 a m formerly Miss Virginia Leath daughter of Mr and Mrs George Leath of Cameron.
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Henry Dreyer
Fuller Brush Company
Falls County
Rosebud
Henry Ford Roberts
Houston
Cameron Hospital
Roberts
Virginia Leath
George Leath
Cameron
Mrs J R Harris Visites Cameron Parents
Mrs. J R Harris of Biloxi Mississippi is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs H C Tindall in Cameron during her trip.
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J. R. Harris
Biloxi
Miss
Cameron
H. C. Tindall
Mrs Walter Fuchs Is Recovering After Surgery
Mrs Walter Fuchs of Yarrellton is a patient in Newton Memorial Hospital following an operation and is doing nicely.
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Walter Fuchs
Yarrellton
Newton Memorial Hospital
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the Baptist
E. A. Camp
E. B. Camp
Cameron and Rockdale
Wallace
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Cardus
the Herald
A. E. Matula
Texas
J. O. Mitchell
Henry Dreyer Fuller
Lone Star
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