Texas Announces 1953 Hybrid Corn Production Program
Texas extends the Hybrid Corn Production Program to growers statewide with area contests and a state champion to be named. Participants must enroll with county agents, plant one acre of eligible hybrids, and submit harvest reports by October 15 for judging.
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College Station
Texas
Oscar Johnson
Freestone County
Texas Certified Hybrid Corn Growers Association
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
E. A. Miller
Extension Agronomist
Miller
W. B. Coke
Flying Saucers Terrified Monks in 1290, Says Manuscript
London report says A X Chumley found a Latin manuscript at Byland Abbey in Yorkshire describing a round flat silver object like a discus that flew over the monastery causing maximum terrorem among the Brethren. The document was disclosed to the London Times.
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London
North England
A. X. Chumley
London Times
Byland Abbey
Yorkshire
Stevenson Warns Against Single Group Control in U S
Former Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson told the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner that government led by one bloc risks danger even with good intent. He warned the next New Deal successor could become the Big Deal, while urging the U S remain a good friend to allies and not a big bully.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Business Administration
Stevenson
United States
Congress
General Motors
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Washington
General Welfare
Dog Joins Honeymoon. Husband Granted Divorce
A three day honeymoon ended in a divorce with the husband winning the decree. He said his bride took their pet dog to bed with her on all three nights. The column notes rubber overshoes and galoshes keep their shape longer if you stuff the toes with newspapers between wearings.
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Orange
Beaf Facts for Consumer Education Book Likely a Bestseller
After a decade of mandatory meat grading, consumers face self grading as price controls on meat end. The U S Department of Agriculture booklet explains beef grades prime choice good and four lower grades, grading factors, and how to pick beef to maximize value. It notes government inspection remains for interstate meat, and the booklet costs 15 cents from the Government Printing Office.
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Washington
U. S
Dept. of Agriculture
USDA
Agriculture Information Bulletin No
U. S. Government Printing Office
D. C
Upholsterer Finds Surprises in Sofas
Lowell mass upholsterer Charlie Halligan recalls surprising discoveries in furniture. He once found a 1888 campaign banner of Harrison and Morton hidden in a sofa bottom. He also salvaged coins, pencils, eyeglasses, and a missing will that settled a family dispute.
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Lowell
Mass
Charlie Halligan
Charlie
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Morton
American Industries
Our Tots Demand Sponsors for Bird Seed Show
Poem by Doris Van Guilder mocks children and dogs begging sponsors for a bird seed show. The speaker rails against commercials and brand presence, ending with a bold demand that the sponsors supply the food and attention.
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Rover
Physicians Advise Rest for Coronary Thrombosis Patients
Physicians state only 30 percent of coronary thrombosis patients die from attacks. Rest can raise survival chances and prevent further attacks. Except for a few cases needing medicine, patients should test and indulge in only necessary exercise like walking to maintain circulation and digestion.
European whaling ships reach Newfoundland waters in 14th century
Scientists debate early North Atlantic exploration with whaling ships from Europe reaching Newfoundland waters in the 14th century. Separate theory suggests birds sing to mark nesting territories, a claim by natural scientists.
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Europe
Newfoundland
Two Teens Ordered to Work Off School Fire Damage
In Tacoma Washington two juveniles who opened a fire house at Lincoln High School last month causing five thousand dollars in damage were placed on probation by Juvenile Judge Bertil Johnson. They must work to repay the loss one hour daily on weekdays eight hours Saturdays and on holidays and vacations with earnings turned over to the school. Their families mortgaged homes for a thousand dollars each to partially cover the cost. Names withheld by law.
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Tacoma
Wash
Lincoln High School
Bertil Johnson
Johnson
Colonel Fined Two Thousand In Flight Pay Case
Fort Worth reports Lt. Col. Ralph R. Taylor, special assistant to the commanding general of the 19th Air Division, was fined $2000 by an Air Force court martial for falsifying records to draw flight pay without flying.
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Fort Worth
Ralph R. Taylor
19Th Air Division
Air Force
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