Texas A A A Plans Garden Aid Upheld In 1940 Farm Outline
A national farm program outline backed by 100 state farmer committee men calls for home garden aid next year with a $2 payment per family garden and a $2 deduction if a garden is not planted. The plan also proposes soil building allowances of $20 minimum per farm and up to $30 for self building, plus soil conservation emphasis and limited peanut acreage rules.
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Washington
AAA
Texas State Committee
George Slaughter
Charles Thomas
E. N. Holmgreen
Slaughter
WPA Workers Face Dismissal Under New Act
H P Drought says about 22 percent of WPA workers in Texas will be dismissed for at least 30 days under the current appropriation act. Of 80,918 employed, roughly 17,600 have eighteen months continuous service and must be discharged. Recertification is offered to those seeking WPA return, but reemployment depends on job availability.
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Slaughter
Texas A
M. College
Federated Club
Texas Agricultural Association
Texas
H. P. Drought
Drought
Central Circle Hosts Monthly Missionary Tea
Members of the Central Circle of the Baptist W M A hosted the monthly missionary society tea at the home of Mrs R V Nabors. West Circle led the program with prayers songs and readings including Proverbs scripture and a review of Our Home Land of Christ.
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Central Circle
Central Circle of the Baptist
Missionary Society
R. V. Nabors
West Circle
Bob Stevenson
W. M. Turner
J. P. Donnell
Stevenson
Home Lands
H .H. Johnson
Juarez hits Grand Theatre with midnight preview
The Grand Theatre will screen the historical saga Juarez starring Paul Muni and Bette Davis with a large supporting cast. The film, Warner Brothers epic praised for its scope, will be shown Saturday at midnight and Sunday and Monday.
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Grand Theatre
Juarez
Warner Brothers
Paul Muni
Bette Davis
Academy
Brian Aherne
Claude Rains
John Garfield
Donald Crisp
Lunacy Hearing Sought for Scarborough Case
A complaint filed in Winkler county court at Kermit asks for a lunacy hearing for Hollis Scarborough who is jailed on a $15,000 bond for the slaying of his father, wealthy ranch and oil man. Norma Scarborough, his wife, alleges he is of unsound mind and must be placed in custody. County Judge G E Gilliam was on vacation, delaying action.
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Winkler
Kermit
Hollis Scarborough
Norma Scarborough
G. E. Gilliam
Texas WPA sponsor spending climbs to 16 million
Texas cities counties and independent school districts spent 16 280 417 on WPA projects in the year ended June 30. State Administrator H P Drought cites a 68 3 percent rise from 1937 and explains the increase as due to a larger program and growing project quality over three years.
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Texas
H. P
Mrs J F Ross and daughters return from New Mexico trip
Mrs J F Ross and her daughters Jane and Betsy concluded a vacation visiting Roswell Santa Fe Taos Red River and other points of interest this week.
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J. F. Ross
Jane
Betsy
New Mexico
Roswell
Santa Fe
Taos
Red River
San Marino Recognized as Independent Republic in 1631
San Marino, Italy, is described as the oldest republic and was officially acknowledged as an independent state in 1631 by Pope Urban VIII.
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San Marino
Italy
Urban VIII
Estimation of Capillary Network Coverage
The estimate claims the capillaries of an average adult would span about 6 360 square yards, roughly 1 12 acres, illustrating the vast reach of the body's microvascular system.
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Jack McCutcheon
Davis Mountain Ranch
WPA
Taffeta
Penney’s
America
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Mexico
Elmer Harrington
C. E. Armstrong
Webb Armstrong
W. P. Fulgim
L. B. Richardson
R. N. Stevenson
E. L. Collings
R. S. Johnson
B. A. Toliver
G. C. Parker
Claude Downs
Hubert Isbill
George Manross
McFadden
T. Y. Casey
H. H. Johnson
J. C. Buchanan
W. J. Bray
L. A. DuBose
William Garlick
Will Cowan
Marvin Cowan
Barney Hubbs
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Max Bentley
WTCC
Carlsbad
N. M
New Mexico Press Association
Vincent Jaeger
Gallup Independent
NMPA
Texans
Meador
Mary Dunbar
San Antonio
WTP
Big Bend
Pecos
Red Bluff
United States
Napoleon 111
France
Balmorhea
San Solomon Springs
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Alpine
Marfa
CCC
Chisos Mountain
Fort Stockton
Safeway
Nya
Goters
Arium
Tex-Sun
Sunkist
California
Lux Flakes
Royal
Iwors
Sleepy Hollow
Carton
Vienna
King Solomon, Mackeral, Can
Ray Ie
Gebhart’s. Tamales
Libby
Lipton’s
Schillings
Camels
Lucky Cigarettes
Bel
Canterbury
Sanka
M.J.B. Or
Schilling Coffee
Scarborough
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