VVA Class Tests Cows for Diseases
Thirty four head of dairy cattle owned by members of the Voca tional Agriculture Class were tested for Bangs disease and tuberculosis. All 34 cows were tuberculosis free and two showed definite Bangs reactors. Two more showed indications and will be retested. Rex Cruse said the class shows interest in health and milk production. Bangs is a risk to milk producers and drinkers. losses in cattle exceed 30 million dollars annually. Calf hood vaccination can provide immunity.
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C. L. Cabeen
Sherman
Rex Cruse
Cabeen
Cruse
Bangs
Dead Fish Mass Moves North Along Florida Coast
A vast body of dead fish, killed by a mysterious plague, drifts north along Florida’s Gulf Coast with amber waters. Off Clearwater it travels about five miles per day, while southward at Indian Rocks and Redington Beach workers bury long trenches of corpses. The mass spans about 60 miles by 25, and its size makes it look like a walkable log wall.
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Clearwater
Fla
Florida
Gulf Coast
Frank E. Campbell
Pinellas County
Indian Rocks
Redington Beach
Campbell
Stored Grain Insects Fight Urged By County Agent
Grayson County farmers should fumigate stored grain to defeat insects, says Ben Cook county agent. Ethylene dichloride carbon tetrachloride mix, bought by the gallon, treats about 1000 bushels per six gallons. Sealed bins or tarpaulins keep fumes in. spray carryover grain with five percent DDT in oil. wear a gas mask.
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Grayson County
Ben Cook
Billy the Goat Chokes on Blade After 30 Years
Green Bay report on Blade Swallower Emil Petrick, aka Billy The Goat, who ate razor blades for three decades to earn up to 100 dollars daily. He survived a throat injury in hospital and plans to continue his risky act.
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Billy the Goat
Green Bay
Wis
Emil Petrick
Petrick
Social Security tax bill signed by President Truman
Washington report notes President Truman signed a bill freezing Social Security tax at 1 percent for employers and employees through Jan. 1, 1950. The rate remains 1 percent until that date and then rises to 2 percent on Jan. 1, 1952.
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Washington
Truman
Drawing for Jury Service Planned
Grayson County men eligible for jury service were placed Wednesday in a galvanized wheel for the next year. The tax officer, sheriff, county and district clerks or their deputies inserted names into a three foot drum. District court lists are drawn in the presence of a district judge and county court lists in the presence of the county judge. Between August 1 and 15 each year, names remaining in the wheel are cleared and new lists inserted.
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Grayson County
Pastor Rabun Resigns From Talmadge Opposing Church
McRae Ga The Rev Joseph A Rabun Baptist pastor at Herman Talmadge s former church who denounced white supremacy legislation in Georgia last winter has been asked by his congregation to resign The former navy chaplain said he would resign and kept no bitterness toward the congregation or deacons he once accused of placing the name of Talmadge before God.
For Sale 104 Acre Farm on Blacktop Road
Real estate ad notes 104 percent acre farm on a blacktop road between Whitewright and Orangeville priced to sell by Tom Barbee. Card of thanks from Mrs. M E Winburn thanks friends for flowers and hospital visits. The Barker children express gratitude for kindness shown to their late mother H E Barker.
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Whitewright
Tom Barbee
Black Top Road
Orangeville
Torm Barbee
M. E. Winburn
H. E. Barker
Grocer Hurt in Dive Into Loy Lake
Thurman Cheatham of Pilot Point, 34, suffered a broken neck after diving into five feet of water at Loy Lake's bathing pier Tuesday evening. Rescued by Boyd Hill, he received first aid and was taken to Denison hospital after initial treatment at Ashburn Hospital in McKinney. his condition listed as serious. Cheatham is a Navy veteran.
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Sherman
Cheatham
Hill
Denison
Navy
Marrying Cost to Rise 100 Percent in Connecticut
Hartford CT. A 1947 law increases the cost of a marriage license from 1 to 2 dollars, effective Oct. 1. The measure passed during the legislative session barely noticed by the public, and Sun Advertising is Economical.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Groom Misses Music But Gets Bride in Hastings
In Hastings Nebraska a wedding at First Methodist Church drew about 100 guests as the organist played and the soloist sang. Rev Ralph Rasmussen announced that Robert Kellog and Phyllis Osterbuhr had wed earlier that day, Kellog then rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
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Hastings
Neb
First Methodist Church
Ralph Rasmussen
Robert Kellog
Phyllis Osterbuhr
Kellog
Court declares jury trial mandatory in insane cases
Texas Supreme Court rules trial by jury is required for admissions to state hospitals for the insane. The decision upholds the State Board of Control policy that a county judge cannot send a patient to a hospital without a jury, even if previously declared insane. The piece notes an unrelated South American theatre anecdote about a lover's warning before curtain.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
State Board of Control
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