Farm plan canceled as bids overwhelm expectations
The Agriculture Department scrapped a plan to retire farms under the soil bank after a flood of bids. Secretary Benson aimed to reduce surpluses with voluntary retirements but thousands of farmers in Tennessee Nebraska and Illinois offered to rent land to the government at prices from six to one hundred dollars an acre. Maine delayed filing and reported later. The episode shows widespread farming distress and a shift to other strategies.
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Agriculture Department
Benson
Soil Bank
Fort Worth
Expert Says Texas Faces More Taxes
Texas must choose between an income or sales tax to maintain state services, says Dr. Carey C. Thompson of the University of Texas. He ranks personal income tax first, corporate income tax second, and a general sales tax third. The AFL-CIO supports a corporate profits tax, arguing current tax burdens fall hardest on lower earners.
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San Antonio
Texas
Texas Study Commission
Carey C. Thompson
University of Texas
Commission
Thompson
Fry
Victoria
Afl-Cio
Dallas
Fred H. Schmidt
Schmidt
Southwestern
March 1-8 Big Week For 4-H Club Members
College Station reports a national and statewide emphasis as Texas 4-H members honor parents and the role they play in youth development during the March event week. Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, welcomes visitors free of charge.
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College Station
Texas
Mark Twain
Hannibal, Mo
Austin notes signal weak economy and crime trend
In Austin observers track signs of economic struggle as unemployment claims rise to 75,746 in Texas, up 3,586 from the prior period and 32,816 from a year ago. The newly formed law enforcement commission cites rising major crimes 9.2 percent above the national rate and juvenile offenders comprising about half of 154,000. The Gatesville youth center runs 898 inmates in a 650 capacity facility.
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Austin
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Law Enforcement Commission
John H. Crocker Sr
Houston
Texas
Daniel
Texas Youth Council
Gatesville School
Bipartisan Plea For Aid Unfurled In Washington Conference
The Eisenhower administration led a broad bipartisan push to win support for a 3.9 billion foreign aid plan. In a Capitol conference, President Eisenhower, Truman, Nixon, Dulles, and Stevenson urged Americans to back aid to counter Soviet influence in Africa and Asia. The event featured patriotic pageantry and appeals from religious leaders.
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Eisenhower
America
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Dean Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Russia
Africa
Asia
Eisenhowe
Man wins breach of promise damages in Dublin court
Thomas Nolan, 55, an agricultural contractor, received 144 pounds damages for breach of promise after 11 years of delays to his wedding plan with Teresa Kelly, now 59. He was also ordered to repay 641 pounds 10 shillings spent on the court case.
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Dublin
Ireland
High
Cahir Davitt
Thomas Nolan
Teresa Kelly
Moonlit City Cops Strain Under Full Moon Crowds
Times Square patrolman near retirement comments on customer behavior during lunar phases. He says every second customer is a nut and that full moons bring out worse male offenders while new moons bring out worse female ones.
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New York
Harry Reinhart
Times Square
Sun's News Scope Open to Submissions From All
The Sun invites individuals and organizations to submit news items while the editor reserves the right to decide what is news and to reject items that are too old or promotional. The policy emphasizes timely, non promotional content.
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the Sun
Mht
Government orders unions to drop closed shop rule
The National Labor Relations Board issued an ultimatum to building trades unions to abandon the closed shop requirement and illegal hiring practices. The move targets a long-standing industry norm despite Taft Hartley’s 1947 ban, warning employers to stop those arrangements or face consequences.
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U.S
National Labor Relations Board
Kentuckytown Class Visits Bonham
Part of the Kentuckytown Baptist Church Intermediate Class traveled to Bonham on February 23. The group included Bonnie Melton Mary Melton and Charlotte.
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Kentuckytown Baptist Church
Bonham
Bonnie Melton
Mary Melton
Charlotte
Church group visits Hill Rest Home and Sam Rayburn Library
Joyce Thornhill Amazine Spencer and Mrs Chesser led a church party with Mrs Houston Garner Mrs Griffin and family Mrs Whipple Mrs Bass and baby and Mrs H Garner. They sang at Hill Rest Home then toured the Sam Rayburn Library taking pictures and enjoying the day.
Public Probate Notice in Grayson County Texas
Leona Conner as Administratrix filed Final Account and an Application for discharge in Paul Lawrence Jackson estate No 11139 Grayson County Court. Hearing set for March 10 1958 at Sherman Courthouse. Notice requires interested parties to appear or file written answers to contest.
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State OF Texas
Paul Lawrence Jackson
NCM
Grayson County
Texas
Leona Conner
A. D
Sherman
Greyson County
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