Cotton Flea Threat To Cotton Belt Crops
The cotton hopper or cotton flea, a tiny greenish insect, is causing unprecedented damage across the cotton belt. Research shows spreading infestation from Gulf coast Texas to Georgia and the Carolinas, with related pests like the tarnished plant bug worsening losses. Hoppers feed on growing tips and squares, causing squares to die and drop, and winter as eggs in stems before spring hatching.
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Cotton
Delta Laboratory
Tallulah Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Gulf Coast
Texas
Bureau of Entomology
Georgia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Control of hopper injury on cotton in South Texas
The report notes hopper injury causes abnormal cotton growth with branched plants and blasted squares. Hoppers stay active for two to three months, often preventing full boll setting. some late crops recover. Control remains experimental. best results come from superfine sulphur dust at ten pounds per acre, applied with a dusting machine, with follow up applications every four to five days as needed.
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Texas
Bureau of Entomology
South Texas
Tallulah Laboratory
Moon Weather Myths Debunked by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau of the USDA debunks the belief that the horns of the new crescent moon predict wet or dry weather. It explains that moon position depends on latitude and date, that rain patterns vary by latitude, and that the proverb shows no universal weather link.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Equator
Husband Falls as Steps Bite Back
A husband slips down stairs but quips he hit every step. His wife hovers over him with worry as the incident unfolds.
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Hubby
Tom
Etiquette on Escorting and House Invites
Dear Miss Flo explains that a gentleman is not obliged to accept a lady's invitation home and may decline if he wishes. He may also thank her for the pleasant time if appropriate.
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Miss Flo
F. C
Proper dance etiquette for compliments after a first dance
The letter states it is proper for a gentleman to express pleasure and thank the lady after a dance. The lady may reply with lines such as I am glad you enjoyed it or I also enjoyed it very much, showing gracious reciprocity.
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Miss Flo
H.W
Dear Miss Flo Advice on a Birthday Gift
A reader asks if it is proper to give a birthday gift to a young lady. The advisor suggests candy flowers a book or another small inexpensive gift, noting an ecard would also suffice.
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Miss Flo
M. K
Letter of Introduction Etiquette Between Close Friends
A reader asks if it is proper to seek a letter of introduction from a intimate friend. The response says it is hardly proper to request such a letter and a cultured person relies on genuine impulses to recognize the need. If refused a courteous reason should be offered and anger avoided.
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Miss Flo
H. M
Prefix on a Gentleman's Calling Card Rules
The rules state a gentleman's card should always carry the prefix Mr unless Jr or Sr follows the name or an honorary title is used. A boy under sixteen may have a card with only his name and no prefix.
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Flo
Father and suitor clash over marriage plan
A father tells a suitor his daughter rejects being bound to an "idiot" for life. The suitor responds with a counteroffer to take the daughter off his hands, highlighting a witty exchange over an arranged match.
Sulphur Declared Best Cotton Flea Control
A state conference recommends at least two applications of superfine sulphur 10 to 20 pounds per acre at four to seven day intervals as the most effective cotton flea control. Gov. Ferguson urged to declare an emergency and secure immediate funds for a full study of the flea and related insects.
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Austin
Ferguson
Capitol Senate Chamber
Oklahoma
Cc. S. Rude
Chas. H. Alvord
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
W. H. Schoffelmayer
Dallas News
F. L. Thomas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
College Station
Just Life
A reflective poem by Reba Edith Dillard contemplates life as a puzzle and game. It contrasts happiness and blue moods with change, dreams, and both poverty and riches, ending with the assertion that it is all just life.
Byars Family Tour Brings Alabama Visitors to Graham
Mr and Mrs J D L Byars and daughters Ruth Hilda and son John of Moulton Alabama were in Graham on an early week automobile tour visiting relatives They visited Mrs Byars cousin S M Lamons and family during the trip
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J. D. L. Byars
Ruth
Hilda
John
Moulton
Alabama
Graham
Chevrolet teen's record transcontinental road run
Mason Jurgensen, 21, drove a Chevrolet roadster 2020 miles from the Pacific coast to Omaha in 66 hours 47 minutes, with two passengers part of the trip. He lowered the Omaha Denver leg to 14 hours flat on the return, aided by Harold Beyers and Joe Rolley, praising the car's speed and roadworthiness.
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Pacific Coast
Omaha
Mason Jurgensen
West Eighty-second Street
Les
Los Angeles
Nebraska
Western Union
Jurgensen
New Mexico
United States
Joe Rolley
West 41St Street
Harold Beyers
Rollye
Wet Paint on Screen at National Theatre July 26 27
Raymond Griffiths Paramount comedy Wet Paint headlines at the National Theatre on Monday and Tuesday July 26 and 27. Helene Cotello and Bryant Washburn lead a fine cast with Arthur Rosson directing and Lloyd Corrigan credited for the screenplay from Reginald Morris story.
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Raymond Griffith
Paramount
National Theatre
Helene Cotello
Bryant Washburn
Stagecoach bandits then and now say Russell
C A Russell notes that western stage robbers once used horses and guns but now rely on lipstick and limousines. He contrasts old frontier methods with modern celebrity-style crime in a column.
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C. A. Russell
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