U. S. Farm program aims to reshape agriculture by 1969
The Kennedy administration unveils a long range plan to cut surplus crops, convert cropland to pastures and forests, and expand farm worker retraining. It details loan schemes, land diversion, and credits to reduce surpluses, with effects on dairy meat and cotton, plus consumer price impacts and regional Texas implications.
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College Station
Kennedy
America
Texas Agriculture
Texas
Blacklands
You Could Never Without Your Telephone
A classroom essay extols the telephone in daily life from Whitewright to New York. A wife learns her Princess phone was baked in an oven by a busy husband and the tale ends with a reminder to avoid cooking phones. The piece notes long distance conference calls connect dispersed families and urges calling by number to save money on Sundays and after 6 p.m.
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Whitewright
New York
Chicago
Texas
California
Florida
Telephone Company
The Spice of Life Jokes and Jests From a Newspaper Page
A man questions a dowager bishoply figure about her chauffeur badly hurt in a crash. A nurse suspects a wife, who proclaims she is his mistress. Epi taphs joke about Ma loving Pa and two other men. A bachelor praises a wife who is “at home” everywhere except home. A colonel asks about advancement, a sergeant notes equality. Mr Henpecke laments lack of respect and hot water in the home.
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Jack
Cow story at Watt ranch ends with a laugh
W R Watt explains a farmer joke about buying a cow for Watt's Throckmorton County ranch. A preacher allegedly claimed the cow would give five gallons daily, though the farmer warned the preacher might be a liar and the cow could yield seven or eight.
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W. R. Watt
Fort Worth
Watt
Throckmorton County
Abilene
Soldier Declines Officer Training Offer After Argument
Before transfer, a colonel proposed officer training for a master sergeant in a friendly gesture. The sergeant flatly refused after considerable argument, ending the discussion with the offer rejected.
Outland Couple Pause at General Store
In a curious scene a couple in a tiny sports car with a Mexican dog stops at a general store as a mountain graybeard watches, while the bride and groom trade playful lines about beans and a balanced diet.
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Graybeard
Humorous Vignettes From a Local Page
A rustic scene shows an amused crowd observing a pur chase of soft drinks. A graybeard mocks Uncle Jebs get up calling it strange sober attire. A dentist’s daughter asks for her father’s hand, and a shy suitor fears his office visits in more dental repartee. An elephant and chimp joke about trunks and clothes.
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Jeb
Graybeard
Customer Seeks Suit Under Same Terms
A customer asks to settle an old account by getting a new suit on the same terms, noting his son's owed balance. The tailor confirms the terms and asks if the customer also wishes to settle. The exchange reveals a desire to negotiate credit for a fresh purchase on the established deal.
No hunting or fishing rule notice
Public notice restricts hunting and fishing activities. The message requests that names and addresses, next of kin, be dropped into the box.
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U. S
Dairy Surplus
State OF Texas
Clinton Doyle Jenks
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Etta Price Jenks
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Jim Neighbors
Babel
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mr. Henpecke
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Ray Roberts
Jefferson County
Congress
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Bob Slagle
The
Texas State Senate
Senate Journal
Pol
Slagle
Congress Committee
Jack G .Kennedy
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