Wallace approves changes to cotton base diversions in South
Secretary Wallace approves modifications in the Agricultural Conservation Program for the Southern Region. Small producers with base five acres or less may divert up to two acres for soil-building practices and receive full payment. The plan raises county diversion limits and emphasizes protection of small producers amid drought. Countywide limitations loosened to allow up to 85 percent of base for individual diversions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Drouth
Cully A. Cobb
Secretary of Agriculture
Grouth
Cobb
South Carolina
Piedmond
Jaree
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Worley seeks to discontinue Dust Bowl film shows
Eugene Worley of Shamrock a Democratic delegate to the national convention urges steps to block distribution of the Dust Bowl film The Plow that Broke the Plains He will propose a resolution asking Rexford Tugwell to withdraw and destroy the picture Worley defends the Texas Panhandle as a fertile productive region not a desert and criticizes selective filming and negative depictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Resettlement Administration
Worley
122Nd
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Texas Panhandle
Dust Bowl
Fights Film Finest Most Hospitable and Courageous People
A fragment reflects praise for the film industry team praised as the finest and most hospitable and courageous people. The note highlights admiration for actors and crew.
Calendar Shows Exact Dates Of 112-Year Period
A 112 year calendar by Royal Lee of San Diego displays days weeks and months since January 1 1844. After four years of work it lets attorneys verify witness timing on events and dates from 1844 to 1956. The device aids schools and mothers locating birth dates and can be operated by twisting a brass knob. Buy Sell or Rent Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Lee
San Diego
Calif
WPA Workers Now Find Jobs in District 16
WPA workers are leaving projects for private employment across 20 counties in District 16. Since May 1, more than 30 workers daily have transitioned to private work, driven by rains and summer campaigns. From April 30 inventory of 4,646 on WPA and non WPA work to a current 3,904, a net loss of 742 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
District 16
Works Progress Administration
LILLIE By Lynn M. Humphrey
Opal Clifton visits family while many local residents attend meetings and events in Salt Fork and nearby towns. A church gathering and a singing convention draw attendance from Clifton, McMinn, Graham, Cass, Brown, Hall, Pettet, Fike, and other residents as families coordinate visits and weekend activities. The note ends with a plug for Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Clifton
R. T. Seaggs
Quail
C. S. Graham
Donard Cass
Terry Walker
Wheeler
Aberdeen
Grace Clifton
Roy Cunningham
Lola Mae McMinn
Geraldine Graham
Nellie Fike
Zelma
Josephine Hall
Alexander
Helen McMinn
Louise
O. C. Graham
Juanita Wall
Janita Pettet
Jackie Holton
Orvil Pettet
Arthur Roberson
Clyde Thurman
Clyde Hall
Josephine
Zelma Hall
Wade Humphrey
G. C. Isbell
Salt Fork
W. C. Holiway
J. R. Riley
Raymond Graham
Marella
C. C. Graham
O. M. Hall
Zora Bell Morris
Jerry Knight
L.E. Humphrey
Elzie Feemster
M. J. Lowe
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Sinclair
Sinclair Renning Company Inc
Sinclair Opaline
Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
Greater Sinclair Minstrels
E. L. Winn
Robert Posey Bth
Tom -Rainer
W. E. Hall
8Th & Childress Streets
Allford & Duncan
WPA
Lillie
Lynn M. Humphrey
Furniture
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