Round Top Faces Invasion as Ranchers Clash with Town
In Round Top a tense clash unfolds as Calhoun Terry and Jeff Brand lure armed rustlers into town misread as invaders. Editor Horace Garvey edges toward war to aid the conflict while sheriff Nate Hart tries to avert a lynching and save lives.
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Ellen Carey
Jef Brand
Calhoun Terry
Terry
Richards
Round Top
Larry
Gazette Office
Horace Garvey
Garvey
Ellison
Gazette
Richards & Terry
Holden House
Courthouse
Washington
Calhoun
Lane Carey
Les Hart
Lee
Cal
Jeff Brand
Nester
Winchester
Black Butte
Jeff
Wu “Garvey
Jack Turley
Chleachers
Texas
Rustlers
Brand
Hart
Jef
Murdoch
Lee Hart
Red
Nate
Calaboose
Haman
Alles
Crystal Palace
Red Triangle
Turley
Nate Hart
Horace
Larry Richards
Sheriff Hart
Hiligon
Houck
Calhoun Terry and Hart confronts a siege of armed rival riders
In a tense scene, Terry and Garvey confront leaders Lee Hart and Red Hart as armed cowboys close in. Sheriff Hart arrives, asserting authority and declaring Terry and allies as prisoners, while loyalty fractures and blame shifts amid threats of violence and disputed loyalties.
Soil Elements Vital Factor in Farm Fertility
Dr. W. A. Albrecht of the University of Missouri explains soil chemistry basics and the roles of calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash in soil fertility. He notes these elements are essential, increasingly depleted, and should be as familiar to farmers as car or radio terms.
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W. A. Albrecht
Department of Soils
University of Missouri
Cheese Purchases Move to Plymouth Exchange Wisconsin
The USDA will buy cheese for the Food-for-Defense program through the Wisconsin Cheese exchange in Plymouth in addition to the current bid system. The change aims to align prices with market signals and boost benefits to milk producers while continuing to use large styles like cheddars for export.
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USDA
Wisconsin Exchange
Plymouth
Wis
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Department
Red Cross
Cornell establishes first school of nutrition in cooperation
A nutrition school described as the first of its kind has been established at Cornell University with five colleges cooperating to offer instruction. The item notes the unusually favorable easing of the nation’s poultry industry, reflected in the June output.
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Cornell University
Aca
Private Purkey Maneuvers and Flags Describe Army Play
A first person wartime letter recounts a rough “maneuver” game with flags to indicate zones under bombardment and fire. The writer notes disputes over outcomes, jokes about officials, dust, heat, and longing for letters from loved ones. He mentions Iceland, a soldier’s life, and references to poetry and satire.
Bases in Africa Boost U S Defenses
The United States quietly builds airfields along Africa’s coast from Freetown to Liberia and a submarine base there, aided by Pan American Airways and Firestone. These sites would replace some Pacific fleet needs by patrolling the South Atlantic against Dakar’s Nazi threat amid longer Atlantic distances.
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Washington, D.C
Africa
United States
Dakar
South America
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Pan American Airways
Egypt
Liberia
Firestone Rubber Company
U. S
South Atlantic
U.S
Hawaii
California
Pacific
African
Atlantic
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America
Iceland
Mooney
Lillian
Doris
Lucretia Willeeta
Oscar
Richard Armour
Elmer Twitchell
Morrill Chilcote
China
Japan
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England
Claridge's
London
John H. Perry
Western Newspaper Union
Owen County
Kentucky
Royal Canadian Air Force
Perry
Sam
Selective Service
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Missigesippi
North Carolina
WPA
Hattie Caraway
Senate Commerce Committee
Arkengas
Caraway
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