Scientists Still Trying To Make Clouds Produce Rain
NEW YORK. Scientific rainmaking with dry ice in its third summer remains unable to yield useful rain. GE researchers led by Dr Irving Langmuir say rain cannot be produced from any cloud any time. The Weather Bureau reports three negative experiments in California Ohio and Mobile while planning tests on tropical and stratus clouds for next year. The work confirms clouds and rain are more complex than once thought.
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New York
General Electric Company
Irving Langmar
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Donner Pass
Weather Bureau
United States Air Force
Mobile
Mobile Air Base
Gulf Coast
Two Drownings Raise Texoma Toll to Fourteen
Lake Texoma water claims its thirteenth and fourteenth victims since 1946. James Hugh Roberts 28 and Jerry C Bounds 28 of Apache Oklahoma died when their boat overturned during a trotline setting. Bounds drowned trying to rescue Roberts. A fourth man was in the boat.
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Denison
Texoma
James Hugh Roberts
Jerry C. Bounds
Apache
Okla
Bounds
Roberts
Poage urges cash cottonseed price near $50 a ton
Rep W R Poage of Texas told farmers not to sell cottonseed for less than about $50 a ton, the 90 percent parity support price set by the Agriculture Department. He noted supports come via loans and that storage approval will be handled by local committees with farm storage or public warehouses likely acceptable.
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Washington, D. C
W. R. Poage
Dem
Texas
Agriculture Department
Poage
Local Production and Marketing Administration
Flowers of
Sherman
Carl May
John Kaiser
East Grand Avenue
Babcock Auto Store
Whitewright
Auto Finance Co
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis
J. P. Reynolds
Denison Driver Detains Drunken Motorist After Collision
A Denison motorist forced off the road by a drunken driver then disarmed the offender. He asked if the steering could be fixed, grabbed the ignition key, tossed it into a field, and told the driver he might be sober enough to drive when he found it. The act won police endorsement.
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Denison
Taylor quits Progressive Party in Washington
Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho announces he has left the Progressive Party saying Americans do not want splinter parties. He had backed Henry A. Wallace as vice president on the party ticket last year and now aligns with Wallace again.
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Washington
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Progressive Party
Taylor
Henry A. Wallace
They Taked Sidewalks in Abusa Calif case
In Abusa California John Radu and Kenneth Copham were fined $100 each for tearing up 48 blocks of cement and leaving an 87 foot gap in the sidewalk. Police Lt Carl Elkins said the men planned to move the blocks to their patios.
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Abusa
Calif
Abuja
John Radu
Kenneth Copham
Carl Elkins
Civil War Ends in Texas as Stamp Celebrates Grand Army
Dallas dispatch reports Postmaster J. Howard Payne announcing a three cent Grand Army of the Republic commemorative stamp to go on sale August 30 effectively marking the end of the Civil War in Texas. The piece notes political caution for those with past ties.
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Dallas
Texas
J. Howard Payne
Grand Army of the Republic
Wanted ads and notices from Whitewright listings
A dense, fragmentary page of classified items features lost and found notices, sales pitches, rental offers, farm equipment ads, household items for sale, loans, canning supplies, feed and fuel promotions, and a local crime brief about a nose biting incident in London.
Cotton harvest tops records in Lower Rio Grande Valley
In Harlingen J A Alderdice pink bollworm control inspector reports the valley ginned over 239000 bales through last week. The figure exceeds the previous record by nearly 60000 bales, signaling a record cotton crop for the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
J. A. Alderdice
Area ginning expected to reach half a million bales
Last year's figures hint at strong industry. the area's ginning is expected to reach about 500000 bales, signaling robust local cotton activity and economic outlook for the season.
Honest Gift Becomes Salvation Army Surprise
A playful exchange shows a husband turning a birthday gift into charity. The wife notes his generosity as he accepts a dozen ties but immediately donates them to the Salvation Army. The anecdote highlights unexpected kindness and practical humor.
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Salvation Army
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