Area farmers urged to enter Panhandle fair exhibits
Preparations accelerate for the Panhandle South Plains fair with 22 days to opening. D W Sherrill urges farmers to obtain catalogs and learn entry divisions while officials meet to assign county and individual exhibits. Entries close Sept 26 for most divisions. premiums range from 25 to 100 dollars.
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South Plains
Agricultural Department
D. W. Sherrill
Sherrill
Exhi
George Samson
Post
Veterans Vocational Agriculture
T. L. Leach
A. H. Leidigh
A. W. Young
Agricultural and Livestock Department
State School Head Says Charges Untrue
State school Superintendent L. A. Woods dismisses charges of non cooperation and mismanagement of state aid funds as a Gregg county grand jury letter moves to oust Mrs. Bertha D. Allen. The feud centers on alleged lunch fund reimbursements and calls for annual audits of county school funds.
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Austin
L. A. Woods
Dr. Woods
Gregg County
Bertha D. Allen
Allen
Grand Jury
Woods
Longview
State Department of Education
Inventor Patents Animal Head Kitchen Water Tap
Evansville Indiana local reports Victor Barnett has a pending patent for a novelty kitchen faucet cast as an animal's head. Pull left ear for hot water and right ear for cold water, with larger-eared animals like jackrabbit and donkey cited as most practical.
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Evansville
Ind
Victor
Barnett
CAB May Raise Rates for Braniff Mail Haul
The CAB considers increasing Braniff payment for hauling mail to as much as quadruple the current rate. Base rate set at 22 cents per plane mile if load factor stays under 56 percent, with reductions as passenger business grows. Braniff would shift from 60 cents per ton-mile to a total about 2.085 million annually, plus a retroactive 1.543 million to cover higher rates from 1946 to 1948.
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Braniff
Lubbock
Tex
Golfers Face River Bank Setback in Narrow Stroke
In a September 1948 golf note, Leffler attempts a chip from a rivey bank but loses a ball when the shot curls into a stream. Geller misplays two balls on a single stroke as play continues.
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Sum
Pag Geller
Leffler
Rivey Bank
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Agriculture Department
Mashall W. Howard
Earl Fine
L. M. Hargrave
Walter Y. Wells
W. L. Trice
Lee Roy Colgan
Hargrave
Veterans Vocational Agriculture At
Courteous Service
American State Bank
Avenue Q
KB. Collins, EK
Hufsehf
E. Hum
Robert Ag
Lubbock, Texas
CAB
Excel Frontier Store
Excel Men's Store
Sraph
Plains
Pre - Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi
Bayou Country
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Humble
Chambers County
Texas
Trinity
Evellebie
Humble Oil & Refining CO
Moker
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