More Cotton Classing Stations Sought in the South
AP report from Washington notes expected addition of cotton classing stations before the next season. Shortfalls last fall delayed government loans as growers must have cotton graded to qualify. Senator Stennis urges funding, citing hardship on small farmers, with current stations in Jackson and Greenwood Mississippi and complaints from northeastern growers about sending samples to Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Brown
Washington Service
Washington
South
Stennis
D.-Miss
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Loveland
Loveland
Brannan
Mississippi
Jackson
Greenwood
Memphis
Tenn
Clarks O. E. S. Elects Officers for 1949 in Clarks
White Lily Chapter No. 129 in Clarks Louisiana held its 1949 officer election selecting Wenonah Lafferty as worthy matron Marvin Lafferty as worthy patron Mary Louise Watson associate matron A W Bawm as associate patron Muriel Jackson conductress Vivian Monk associate conductress Mabel Jackson past matron Mary Skirvin secretary treasurer Byra McDonald chaplain Byram McDonald marshal Blanche Bawm warder Katie Harris sentinel and W B Perkins as another officer.
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Clarks
White Lily
Wenonah Lafferty
Marvin Lafferty
Mary Louise Watson
A. W. Bawm
Muriel Jackson
Vivian Monk
Mabel Jackson
Mary Skirvin
Byra McDonald
Blanche Bawm
Katie Harris
Sentinel
W. B. Perkins
Tai Shan Pilgrimage Stairs Highlight Sacred Peak in China
A description notes a path of 6 700 stone steps guiding pilgrims up Tai Shan, the highest of China's five sacred mountains, as part of a revered ascent. The text also mentions an organist Lucille Woolridge and several named figures including past matron Reba Miller and members Adah Bertha Gordy Ruth Elsie Wilson Esther Fannie Moore Martha Carrie Ballard Electa.
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Lucille Woolridge
Reba Miller
Adah
Bertha Gordy
Ruth
Elsie Wilson
Esther
Fannie Moore
Martha
Carrie Ballard
Electa
Tai Shan
China
Unfinished Business Of 1948 Looms For New Year
Washington writer James Marlow surveys a year full of loose ends. He cites Berlin’s blockade, the Soviet hard line, the airlift, and the ongoing non shooting war between the United States and Russia. He notes UN tensions and the Marshall Plan as unresolved threads shaping 1949.
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Berlin
United Nations
Russia
Year 1948 in Review and 1949 Outlook for U S Politics
The article recalls the U N’s ongoing existence and the Marshall Plan as part of postwar recovery, notes Truman’s victory and Democratic control in 1949, and highlights unfinished business from 1948 including the draft, espionage cases like Alger Hiss, and continuing congressional investigations. It also mentions a red salmon tagged by the Bureau of Fisheries migrating 1300 miles from Alaska to Siberia.
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80Th Congress
Western
Europe
Truman
Congress
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Alger Hiss
State Department
House
American Activities Committee
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Alaska
Siberian
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U. S
Hohner
Kenitl Dew
Catalpa
Clarks O. E. S
Torare
London
James Machine Works
Kayser
By James Marlow
Dec
Sians
U. N
U.N
Spawnater
Aencenlas
Elizabeth Arden
Santas
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