Vanishing Americans Famed Texas Longhorn on Brink of Extinction
U S officials urge adding the Texas longhorn to the vanishing Americans list. Once 10 million strong, only about 250 pure strain longhorns remain in Texas and Oklahoma, with a few in other western areas. The breed survives as a relic of frontier prosperity and is being preserved at the Wichita National Forest in Oklahoma and nearby ranches.
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U. S
Union
Texas
Kansas
America
Lone Star State
Commonwealth
J. Frank Dobie
University of Texas
Old Trail Drivers Association
San Antonio
Texas Folklore Society
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
J. B. Hendrick
Wyoming
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
Will C. Barnes
Forest Service
Department
Laredo
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi
Gulf
Great Coastal Plains
Houston
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Cache
Wichita Forest
West
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mobile
Vicksburg
Mississippi River
Abilene
Kan
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Drouth
Electricity Aids Farm Operation With Cheaper Work On Farms
A rural extension engineer argues electricity should be judged by work done and cost saved, not lines or customers. Electric motors can replace hands, grinding feed costs about one cent per hour per small motor, and 2.5 cents per kWh makes ton grinding economical. Portable power units expand use to sawing, elevating, and shelling, making high line current the best hired man when put to work.
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University Miseecota Farm
Ives
One Fourth of U S Farms Gain High Line Electric Service
REA reports rapid expansion of rural electric service reaching about 1.7 million farms, 25 percent of all farms, with 400 000 REA financed customers and 180 000 miles of energized lines. Construction averages 400 miles daily, with 60 000 miles more under way. Cooperatives supply 88.4 percent of borrowers.
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United States
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Washington
San Francisco
Cows Win Constitutional Rights in English High Court
The English High Court of Appeals ruled that a cow has the constitutional right to stand in the road and chew cud, allowing traffic to navigate around. The decision noted cows do not move in straight lines and drivers cannot be blamed for straying animals during long-standing road presence.
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Britain
England
High Court of Appeals
Agricultural News Sparks Dairy Yield Curiosities
Recent experiments show cows yield more milk when given injections of pituitary gland extract. A hired man paid about a cent an hour is described as a horse power motor. Dairy farmers have long valued good roughage as the cheapest feed source.
In the Time of Roses Tea Theme and Menus
A spring tea guide outlines a rose themed event with rose decor and rose petals for cakes. It lists menu portions and planning tips including sandwiches cookies cakes mints and nuts, plus several vintage recipes for Bishop's Bread Butter Ovals Little Swedish Tea Cakes and other sweets.
Easy Entertaining cookbook by Eleanor Howe
A practical affordable cookbook offers party planning ideas menus for social occasions and hostess tips. Readers may obtain a copy by sending 10 cents to Easy Entertaining care Eleanor Howe 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois. Western Newspaper Union distributed the release.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Western Newspaper Union
Favorite Star Quilts Are Prize Winners
Favorite Star quilts have long been prized patterns including Lone Star Broken Star and Upn Stars. The 7454 kit offers cutting guides color plans and yardage for all three with 15 cents and promotes scrap bag use for star quilt designs.
The Tale Bearer Ends Strife Says Proverb
A proverb note states that without a tale bearer there is no fire and thus no strife, implying gossip fuels conflict and removal ends disputes in the community.
Prevent Constipation with Kellogg's All-Bran
A health column promotes prevention over cure for constipation recommending Kellogg's All-Bran cereal as bulk for regular bowel movements. It notes daily use with water, possible chronic cases should see a physician, and that the cereal is produced by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
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Kelloge’s
Battle Creek
Plane Crash Quip Cited As Air Pocket Joke
A humorous remark references a plane crash by claiming an air pocket caused it. The exchange suggests a nonchalant tone about a dangerous event, with one speaker noting a hole in the aircraft as part of the joke.
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Emerson Hough
Lil
Theortez
Dores
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Mexico
Rio Gra
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Dream Bars
Kansas City
Johnny
IPS McNeil's
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