Crop Insurance Debate Highlights Local Roles and Costs
Gus Geissler of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation told Triple A administrators and cotton producers in Lubbock that the program is imperfect and still experimental. He urged stronger local administration by county officials to ensure equitable yields, better information, and reliable loss adjustments, warning Congress will cut funding if participation and self-sufficiency do not improve.
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Gus Geissler
Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Triple A
Geissler
Congress
Geissier
Stock Stampede Through Denver After Cattle Escape
Denver police and civilians chased 27 head of cattle through city streets after escaping from the National Western Stock Show grounds. A black Angus charged Patrolman Durkop injuring him. the steer was killed later. Sgt. Joseph was wounded by a slug. another officer shot the animal. Durkop suffered facial lacerations from broken glasses as motorists collided with cattle amid smoke.
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Denver
Thomas A. Durkop
Joseph
Durkop
William D. Roger
C of C Leaders Hold Session In Lubbock
Directors of the Association of West Texas met in Lubbock to arrange details for the annual convention in Pampa on April 10 to 12. President Joe Cooley of Borger presided. Speakers include J. E. Cunningham of Amarillo and Fred Wemple of Midland with Rex Baxter leading a roundtable on industrial development.
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Chamber of Commerce
Association of West Texas
Lubbock
Pampa
Joe Cooley
Borger
West Texas
J. E. Cunningham
Amarillo
Fred Wemple
Midland
Rex Baxter
Two Black men killed in separate Houston accidents
In Houston two Black men died last night. James Watkins, 35, died after a brick attack near a boxed item on railroad property. Edward Tibodeaux, 31, a Houston Belt and Terminal officer, fired three shots during a confrontation.
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Houston
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Ragan
James Watkins
Edward G. Tibodeaux
Houston Belt and Terminal Railroad
Watkins
Arnoldyne
Groom-To-Be Fined For Attack On Fiancé Before Wedding
Cherry Bauder testified in Benton Harbor municipal court that her fiancé John W. Buke swung a right hook to her mouth as they argued over delaying their wedding. Buke pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined 10 dollars plus 14.50 costs. marriage license held by County Clerk Don Pears.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Cherry Bauder
John W. Buke
Three Oaks
Berrien County
Big Sleep Protest Draws 1500 Veterans in Park
Fifteen hundred veterans slept overnight in MacArthur Park in a mass demonstration against the housing shortage. Organized by 44 chapters of the American Veterans Committee, the event aimed to avoid police interference and featured sleeping bags, tents, and placards criticizing government housing policy and President Truman. The protest marked the first of a series planned nationwide.
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Los Angeles
MacArthur Park
American Veterans Committee
Visiting Firemen Get Practical Experience
Delegates at the National Fire Instructors conference in Memphis were awakened by an eighth floor mattress fire at the Claridge hotel. About thirty fire experts helped direct evacuations as the blaze was quickly controlled with no injuries reported. Nashville delegates on the 12th floor aided by guiding a retreat to rear exits to avert panic.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Fire Instructors Conference
Claridge Hotel
Nashville
Reorganization of Cemetery Planned in Lubbock
Wiley E. McLaughlin announces the reorganization of Memorial Park Cemetery into sections including Masonic Lutheran and family estates. A perpetual care fund will be established under Texas law. The plan lists 1,800 lots for 6,000 to 8,000 spaces and 300 occupied, with a local vault factory and bronze markers to be produced. McLaughlin arrived from Coffeyville Kansas in June.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Lubbock
Wiley E. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Lubbock Memorial Park, Inc
Cemstone
Coffeyville
Kans
Did Diamond Jim Have Stomach or Ulcer Pains
A faded advertisement questions Diamond Jim Brady’s stomach issues while promoting Udee Tablets. It claims relief from indigestion heartburn and related pains with a money back offer. The copy urges readers to visit a druggist for a 38 cent carton and promises double your money back.
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Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim Brady
Cemetery worker with long tenure joined national associations
A longtime cemetery operative with fourteen years in the field is connected to the National and Texas Cemetery associations. The organization lists offices at 1914 Ave. J, highlighting professional affiliations and a note on historical medical insurance for seamen dating from 1798 via Congressional act.
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The
National and
Texas Cemetery Associations
1914 Ave. J
United States
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Texas
Avalanche-Journal
C of C
Mark Halsey
Armstrong Supply Company
13Th St
Western Union
South Plains
Chrysler Industrial Engines
Power TO Spare
Chrysler
Transportation Headquarters
Truman
Southern Pacific
Tom Maes
Norris Helford
AVC
Helford
TECH
College Ave
Dial
Hanna-Pope & Co
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