Texas Produces Golf Greats and Baseball Giants
The piece exalts Texas as a breeding ground for golf champions led by Ben Hogan Betsy Rawls Billy Maxwell and Byron Nelson and notes the state’s influence on Ralph Guldahl Jimmy Demaret and Lloyd Mangrum It also surveys early 20th century baseball stars and compares the American and National Leagues highlighting Ruth Cobb Gehrig and Musial
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Grantland Ricewer
Texas
U. S
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Betsy Rawls
U.S
Billy Maxwell
Hogan
Ralph Guldahl
Guldahl
Byron Nelson
Lloyd Mangrum
Jimmy Demaret
Miss Rawls
Babe Didrikson
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Peggy Chandler
California
Bobby Jones
Georgia
Perry Adair
R. Watts Gunn
Alexa Stirling
Crawford Rainwater
Nelson
Ben
A. L
Cubs
Giants
Cobb
Ruth
Gehrig
Sisler
Speaker
Collins
Lajoie
DiMaggio
Feller
National League
Wagner
Hornsby
Frisch
Harnett
Musial
Alexander
Mathewson
Traynor
Kling
Hubbell
Dean
Terry
Preacher Roe
Newcombe
Bianca
Dodgers
Campanella
Hodges
Robinson
Reese
Furillo
Snider
Water Supply Vital In Farm Fire Control
A New Jersey farmer’s barn burned after lightning as three nearby fire units fought the blaze. Delays in notification and a poor water supply hindered efforts, highlighting rural fire risks and the need for farm ponds or dug ponds to cut losses of about 100 million dollars annually and 3 500 farm deaths.
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New Jersey
Villee
Sound of Corn Growing Recorded by Professors
Seven men including three University of Wisconsin experts recorded corn growth in a 100 acre stand. Equipment placed 500 feet into the field captured the sound of corn growing after background noises subsided. Meteorology expert Werner Suomi noted the audible growth, while farm analysts say corn adds 2 to 5 inches in a single night and gains about 80 percent of its growth during night hours.
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United States
University of Wisconsin
Herbert Jacobs
Telegraph
Farm News
Madison Capital Times
Wisconsin U
Werner E. Suomi
Lovely Gift Bed Cape Crochet Pattern Envelope No 2497
A crochet pattern offers a charming bed cape gift for a friend. It promises easy completion with soft baby wool in pastel colors and includes stitch illustrations material requirements and finishing directions.
Cedar Falls farmwife wins eight prizes at state fair
Mrs. Joseph J. Rizzo of Cedar Falls Iowa is a prize winning cook and mother of three who recently scored eight prizes in three classifications at the 1950 State Fair. She credits Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for fast rise and dependable results and urges readers to buy a supply.
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Joseph J. Rizzo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Peter
Paula
Rizzo
Fleischmann
Hinged Fence Idea for Feed Lot Mangers
A proposed hinged fence section lowers to form a manger in feed lots. Chains hold it in position at the bottom and raise to restore the fence. Posts run along the manger length as illustrated.
Farm Land Prices Rise Sharply in Nebraska
Nebraska farm land values have jumped 124 percent since 1939 according to the bureau of agricultural economics. In the West North Central region, prices rose 3 percent over the four months ending in July despite seasonal slowdowns in real estate activity and a downturn in farm products.
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Nebraska
Bureau of Agricultural ‘Economics
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