Cotton Estimate 1958 U.S. crop at 11.6 million bales
The Agriculture Department pegged the 1958 cotton crop at 11,581,000 bales, down 183,000 from November. Texas yields hit a record 387 pounds per acre on 5.4 million harvested acres, with irrigation and fertilizer boosting overall U.S. output and a 8.7 million bale carryover. Farmers vote next Monday on 1959 marketing quotas and program choices. Virginia Dare, first child of English parents in the New World, was born at Roanoke in August 1587.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
Reserve Soil Bank
Virginia Dare
New World
Roanoke, Va
Admiral Claims FDR Wanted Pearl Harbor Attack
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel (Ret.) alleged that Franklin D. Roosevelt kept intercepted Japanese messages in Washington before and during the Pearl Harbor attack. He named ten officials who allegedly read the notes including Roosevelt Hull Stimson Knox and Marshal. He said he learned the details only in 1957.
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South Bend
Ind
E. Kimmel
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Kimmel
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Henry Stinson
Navy
Frank Knox
George C. Marshal
Marshall
Maxwell Short
U. S. Army
Hawaii
United States
Young Males Most Prone To Dishpan
ANN ARBOR Mich Husbands with dishpan hands take heart the University of Michigan survey center says at least half the wives in the United States feel housework boosts self esteem and gives satisfaction but wives do not reach this view quickly for young husbands. More than 90 percent of teenage females would rather do anything than housework.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
United States
Jokes and memories mix in a veteran’s stories and shop humor
A veteran fondly recalls combat days while his children listen to tales of bullets and fire. Jokes about tools and repairs follow, including wordplay on fuses, adze, and level. The piece closes with a classroom moment where a teacher corrects a boy’s nickname Julius.
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Belgium
David Savage
Grocer showcases new cereal with premiums and box tops
A series of brief anecdotes includes a farmer seeking a sermon for his wife and a mule team stall, a quiet retort from a pastor guest, a mother scolding a son, and a foggy Newfoundland ship collision with a small fishing boat causing no serious damage.
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Grocer
Toronto
Newfoundland
Letter in Pocket Reveals Delayed Mail and Button Sew
A domestic exchange shows a missing mailed letter and a pending button sew. The husband recalls receiving a month ago then confirms he took the coat off to sew a button and is still waiting. The dialogue highlights a small daily delay in chores within a home.
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John
Slaves Had Security editorial reprinted from Valley Sentinel
The editorial recalls western settlers seeking freedom by resisting government intrusion yet notes modern society risks losing freedom for promised security. It argues plantation slaves traded freedom for security and warns there is no guarantee masters will remain benevolent.
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New Plymouth
Ida
Valley Sentinel
South
Beeville Bee-Picayune
Silly Man and Bright Reply After Wrong Lane Turn
A driver made a right turn from the left lane and collided with another car. The other driver confronted her to question signaling. She replied with a witty remark that she always turns here.
Telephone praise and requests for service tips 1959
A 1958 message thanks customers for patronage supporting jobs and White Wright as a company. It expresses appreciation for the warm hospitality and invites tips on improving telephone service for an even better 1959 experience.
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Whitewright
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