Minnesota Voters to Test Stassen Strength in Primary
Minnesota voters face a key test of Harold E. Stassen in the 1948 Republican presidential race as the state holds its primary. The contest for senator pits long time figures Senator Henrik Shipstead and Gov. Edward J. Thye, with Stassen backing Thye amid intra party clashes and national issues like United Nations policies.
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Minneapolis
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Henrik Shipstead
Senate
Farmer-Laborite
Nebraska
Shipstead
Hjalmar Petersen
Stassen
Thye
Luther W. Youngdahl
State Supreme Court
United Nations
Navy
Fear Of Cotton Pests Spread Reported In Texas Area
The USDA bureau of entomology and plant quarantine with extension service reports leafworms in Nueces and Aransas counties flea hoppers in the coastal Texas region and widespread boll weevil populations in central and northern areas, signaling bad news for South Plains cotton growers.
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South Plains
Usda Bureau of Entomology
Extension Service
Nueces
Aransas
Texas
Seven Felony Cases Set For Trial In 99th District Court
Seven felony cases are slated for trial in the 99th district court starting Monday. Jurors report to Judge G. V. Pardue, with a special venire of 100 for a murder case involving Luvada Johnson, accused of slaying Willie B. Moore on September 11. Other defendants include Gracie Mae Platt for bigamy and W. W. Pollard for forged instruments and deeds, William Cato for assault with intent to murder, Chester Cabless for the same charge, and Virgil Haney for desertion of minor children. Two defendants face state motions to set aside suspended sentences: L. C. Chowning for theft and Olan McKaughan for burglary. State attorney Burton S. Burks will prosecute.
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99Th District Court
G. V. Pardue
Naaring Luvada Johnson
Willie B. Moore
Gracie Mae Platt
W. W. Pollard
William Cato
Chester Cabless
Virgil Haney
L. C. Chowning
Olan McKaughan
Burton S. Burks
Pests Worry Cotton Growers in Eastern Texas
Entomologists warn farmers of outstanding cotton pests in eastern Texas with limited pest reports and advise against mixing DDT with lime or calcium arsenate as it reduces effectiveness. Authorities offer control recommendations while noting most cotton in the area remains small.
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Texas
Rio Grande water request denied by El Paso official
J E Quaid of the Rio Grande Compact commission refused the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District a 50 000 foot water lift from El Vado reservoir. He warned New Mexico's Rio Grande irrigation project faces a critical shortage without floods and snow and that the state owes 150 000 acre feet of debt water.
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El.paso
J. E. Quaid
Texas
Rio Grande Compact Commission
Middle Rio Grande
New Mexico
Thomas M. McClure
Santa Fe
M. C. Hinderlicher
Denver
Colorado
Berkeley Johnson
Rio Grande
Quaid
McClure
Mrs Bradshaw Denied Army Death Pension
Fort Worth July 6 The army claims office denied a death pension to Mrs Doris Bradshaw Keenan widow of Lt George B Bradshaw Jr The department ruled her son George B Bradshaw III qualifies for benefits citing her earlier conviction for causing his death and a two year suspended sentence in criminal court She married Charles A Keenan Jr of Fort Worth last month.
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Fort Worth
Army
George B. Bradshaw, Jr
Doris Bradshaw Keenan
Claims Department of the Army
Bradshaw
Wool Research Laboratory At Texas Tech Opens This Fall
The wool research laboratory at Texas Tech is expected to be in full operation by early fall as a national aid to producers and manufacturers. Initiated with a $5,000 appropriation by the 49th Texas legislature, the project aims to improve wool quality and assist Texas sheep men against foreign competition. Full research begins with next spring’s shearing season, while fall facilities support a new wool production course and student research this term.
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Wool Research Laboratory
Texas Tech
Texas Technological College
Ray C. Mowery
Texas
Mowery
W. L. Stangel
Division of Agriculture
Stangel
Sonora
New Mexico A. & M. College
American Society of Animal Production
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fort Wingate N. M
Western Sheep Breeding Laboratory
U. S
Dubois
Idaho
Houston Woman Loses Jewels in Colorado Springs Trip
Mrs Katherine Johnson of Houston Texas reported theft of jewels insured for 18750 after arriving in Colorado Springs. Sheriff Sam Deal said she missed the jewels upon arrival and that she was driven by a chauffeur with a woman friend. The jewels were said to have rested on the rear seat ledge in the car.
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Houston
Colorado Springs
Colo
Katherine Johnson
Texas
Sam Deal
Sneriff Deal
Baby Born in Japan With Double Torso and Two Faces
Kyodo news report from Tokyo states a girl was born with two faces and two bodies joined above the hips, having four legs. Parents are Nagano farmers and described as normal. A later update said the child, a single head with two faces and double torso, born alive then died. Medical staff cited maternal malnutrition and shock as possible causes.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Nagano
Germany
Sorghum Planting Nearing Completion in Lubbock County
A weekly crop report notes no moisture change in Lubbock, but sorghum planting nears completion with good overall conditions after prior rains. Wheat plowing advances. cotton remains one third normal, blooming in hot sun. Livestock fair, pastures improving, feed scarce, potato harvest near July 10, labor adequate.
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Lubbock
U. S. Department of Agriculture
W. B. Griffin
Light Reveals Composition of Heavenly Bodies
Astronomers determine what stars planets and other objects are made of by analyzing the light they emit or absorb. This spectral data helps identify elements and compounds, revealing chemical makeup and physical conditions across the universe.
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Martin
Global Seeds
Ted Tipps
Homer Hunt
Lubbock, Texas
Japan
SSS Tonic
S.S.S. Co
Hanna - Pope Co
Trudy Hall
Cai Chen YU
Hanna-Pope & Co
Anel
Betta-Klene
Tebler Chemical Company
Centeet
Ays
Betta
Klene
Will de Venders
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