Training bloodhounds to chase convicts at Texas prison
Huntsville Texas: F O Ross the prison dog sergeant explains bloodhound training to pursue fugitives. Pup initiation begins with playful biting then scent trails, followed by drift and figure eight yards, with horseback guidance and harsh corrective pops to keep trails singular. Five redbone hounds Tom Henry Ross Kelly and Ruth are praised as best in the system.
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Huntsville
F. O. Ross
Texas
Mr. Ross
Charley Frazier
Clyde Barrow
Raymond Hamilton
Redbone
Tom
Henry
Ross
Kelly
Ruth
New FHA Plan Outlined For Fort Worth Home Loans
E T Stearns district FHA director explained new federal housing amendments effective Feb 3. The plan lowers carrying charges and mortgage insurance costs. Maximum 90 percent loans are possible on newly built homes with reduced down payments. 90 percent loans available if construction starts after Feb 3. earlier cases may qualify if unoccupied.
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Fort Worth
Federal Housing Administration
E. T. Stearns
FHA
Stearns
Dogs Track the Trail with Scent and Voice
A dog handler explains how a dog’s baying signals warmth or coldness on a trail. The distinctive bark helps the handler locate and follow the hunting group through the woods. The voice enables instant recognition of each dog and aids tracking in difficult terrain.
Seed Not Weather Main Factor in Cotton Quality
Agriculture department cotton specialists report experiments with sixteen varieties planted across nine states over three years show seed quality dictates cotton staple length more than weather or soil. They found minimal variation in staple length across conditions, challenging common belief that moisture and soil conservation govern fiber length.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
North
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi Delta
Oklahoma Social Security program faces disapproval
The Social Security Board condemned Oklahoma's administration of old age, blind, and dependent children programs and scheduled a hearing to decide on further aid. Governor Marland and Welfare Commissioner Eddleman were asked to submit evidence by February 25 to show compliance with the Social Security Act.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Oklahoma
Arthur J. Altmeyer
E. W. Marland
John Eddleman
Illinois
Altmeyer
Marland
Auto salesman jailed for seducing minors in Indiana
LA Porte Indiana Joseph Smith a 58 year old car salesman was jailed for sixty days at the penal farm after investigators found a list of forty seven girls on dates he offered to buyers His slogan a girl with every car prompted the case and charges of contributing to the delinquency of minors.
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Porte
Ind
Joseph Smith
Smith
Readers Debate Eclipse Warnings Across Papers
In a pointed exchange, a reader questions how scholars know when eclipses occur while another retorts that people should rely on newspapers for guidance. The brief quarrel highlights trust in media versus scientific prediction.
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