Cotton Insects Active Across Texas Cotton Fields
College Station report notes high boll weevil infestation across Texas cot ton areas with 37 percent of squares punctured in over 400 reports. Leafworms found north to Victoria and Jackson Counties. bollworm damage noted in some fields. Gregg recommends weekly sampling of 100 squares and calcium arsenate dusting when puncture rates reach specified levels. Weevils remain abundant due to mild winter survival and late planting. growers urged to act promptly to control outbreaks.
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College Station
Texas
Paul Gregg
A. and M. College Extension Service
Gregg
Victoria
Jackson
Freshman Cuts In Dancing After Paying With Five Dollar Bill
A senior girl confronts a freshman who admits he cut in while dancing to work through college. He explains his partner accepted a five dollar bill as payment, prompting the chilly rebuke.
Simple Precautions Curb Infantile Paralysis Spread
Public health note cites Good Housekeeping guidance on preventing polio spread. Emphasizes hygiene, avoiding crowded pools, clean water and food, hand washing, and keeping flies away from meals to limit exposure.
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United States
Good Housekeeping
Commissioners Can Force Tax Suits In Texas Counties
The Texas Attorney General ruled that county commissioners may compel county attorneys to file delinquent state and county tax suits. If a county attorney refuses, commissioners can hire an attorney to assist and may mandamus the attorney to act. No extra pay is allowed for filing such suits.
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Austin
Fred V. Meredith
Kaufman
The Girl Who Would Not Fail
The inspiring tale of Alice Marble a top San Francisco tennis star who collapsed after a 108 match run in heat then faced lifelong illness. She defied odds returning to win three matches despite medical doubts and regained her place on the United States Wightman Cup team.
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Alice Marble
San Francisco
United States
Paris
California
Nurse and child quarrel over rovers and milky punishments
A playful exchange shows Ellen blaming Rover for a missing dolly’s slippers and confessing she punished him by visiting his kennel and drinking his milk. The nurse questions the scene, highlighting the quirky hospice of a child’s imagination.
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Ellen
Rover
Dolly
Divorce Citations Issued in Grayson County TEXAS
The court issues citations in two cases: Dollie Goode as plaintiff versus Cecil H. Goode for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment issued July 13 1945 returnable August 27 1945 in Sherman Texas. The second case Lizzie Mae O Neal as plaintiff versus Saul O Neal for divorce on grounds of three years abandonment issued July 26 1945 returnable September 10 1945 in Sherman Texas.
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State OF Texas
Cecil H. Goode
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Dollie Goode
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Saul O'Neal
Hershey predicts post V J Day draft continuation
Indianapolis General Hershey, head of the Selective Service, said men will be drafted after V J Day. He projected 100000 draftees monthly through July 1946 unless the war ends sooner, noting occupations require ongoing force and some draftees will be discharged while replacements are sought.
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Indianapolis
General Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Know How to Start Your Own Business Free
The Commerce Department promotes a booklet titled Establishing and Operating Your Own Business for war veterans and citizens. It urges learning about business first, gaining practical training, and even working in a successful company to absorb know how before investing. The booklet costs 10 cents from the Superintendent of Documents.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Superintendent of Documents
United States Govern
Tax delinquency suit on Van Alstyne land in Grayson County
State of Texas and Grayson County bring suit to recover $56.71 state tax and $45.00 county tax on E. ty Block 20 East Colored Addition Van Alstyne. Defendants include R. O. Douglas Nettie Goodner Lula Andrews Lulla Totten and all lienholders. case set for September 10 1945 in Sherman at the Grayson County District Court to show cause why land should not be condemned and sold for taxes and costs.
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State of Texas
Grayson
van Alstyne
Grayson County
Texas
R. O. Douglas
Nettie Goodner
Lula Andrews
Lulla Totten
Bowen
Douglass
Commissioners Court
District Court
Court House
Sherman
A. D
Notice and Pleading records in Grayson County court
Pleading notice and answer on file in Grayson County Texas district court. Issued July 25 1945 by Clerk S V Earnest with deputy Nancy Drake. Court records reference 3A16.
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Sherman
Texas
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
Ss. V. Earnest
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