Seriousness In Cotton Situation In Texas County Mail Letter
Collin County Farm Agent McCullough sends letters to cotton growers listing key points from a July 23 1937 Cotton Improvement meeting. The notice cites a dire Texas cotton outlook with falling exports a growing foreign competition and the need to raise Texas cotton quality to compete abroad.
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McKinney Examiner
Collin County
Collin County Cotton Improvement
Texas
McCullough
E. A. Miller
Extension Agronomist
A. & M. College
United States
Texas Cotton Quality Decline Sparks Call for One-Variety Plan
The Texas cotton industry faces a sharp quality drop with 57 500 bales under 7/8 inch in 942 400 bales, hurting exports as foreign buyers seek better staple. State growers are urged to adopt one community variety, improve seed purity, and coordinate ginning to meet global demand and raise prices.
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Europe
Texas
Blackland
State
Temple
U. S
Greenville
Oklahoma
State Seed and Plant Board
Coupland
Williamson County
Mexico
Prayers at Night Joke Highlights Childlike Inquiry
A humorous exchange unfolds as Little Jackie asks what prayers are and why they are sent at night. Mother explains prayers are messages to God, prompting Jackie to quip about cheaper night rates for sending them.
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Jackie
Pensions Bill Could Cost Nation 20 Billion by 1996
Washington dispatch reports lawmakers fear a World War veteran pension push may swell next session, possibly yielding up to 20 billion dollars by 1996. The House rejected a 60 dollar monthly pension for all Spanish American War vets, signaling a landmark move that could invite broader World War veterans pensions and a rising burden on the Treasury.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
Exchange
Matrimonial mix up from Pittsburgh history
Two years ago John Murphy and Frances Jones sought marriage but Murphy feared applying for a license due to his youth. A friend named Leffingwell secured the license in Murphy’s name to help, setting off a tangled sequence of events that followed in Pittsburgh.
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Fingwell
Miss Jones
Murphy
Leffingwell
Pittsburgh
John Murphy
Frances Jones
Lef
Unbreakable Spectacles Promised for U S Market
Anglo Belgian inventor Peter Koch de Gooreynd demonstrates a new plastic lens molding process that could mass produce durable optical lenses. He claims most eye defects could be corrected with 400 standard dies and a single mold, reducing grinding and polishing costs.
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New York
Peter Koch de Gooreynd
England
Koch de Gooreynd
Unbreakable Cameras and Monocles Promise Change
Inventor Koch de Gooreynd forecasts a future where unbreakable cameras become common for schoolboys, and monocles for London's clubmen may reappear. He notes English fashion has shifted away from monocles as leisuremen no longer fix their expressions all day.
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Koch de Gooreynd
New York
London
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