1946 Cotton Crop Insurance Program opens in Texas
The 1946 cotton crop insurance program starts in the Rio Grande Valley with a February 15 sign up deadline. Texas is divided into five areas with different cutoffs as planting moves north. Farmers must sign before planting or by area deadline. Insurance covers drought, flood, excessive rain, disease, and insects but not mismanagement or failure to follow good farming practices. Premiums fund claims. FCIC bears admin expenses. In 1945, 45,908 farms were insured. participation is expected to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Rio Grande Valley
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
ACA
Donald L. Cothran
Texas
Cothran
FCIC
Congress
Mother Gives Birth To Fourth Set Of Twins
In Tallahassee Florida Mrs W J Dabney 32 gave birth Saturday to her fourth set of twins in under four years Her first child a son was born in 1937 A second son followed two years after and the first twins arrived in 1942 Six of the children are girls and two are boys The newborns are girls Dabney 42 and partially blind is a retired naval stores worker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
W. J. Dabney
Dabney
Minted by the U S Mints 4 Billion Coins a Year
Washington reports the U S mints have produced about 4 billion coins annually since 1941. The Treasury notes the coin octory is nearly complete as the holiday season tests currency needs. With taxes and odd cents, stores hire more clerks to handle change while 800 million coins are minted for allied nations at cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Treasury
U. S. Treasury
Uncle Sam
Lady of the House Joke Sparks Maid Snapshot Banter
A humorous exchange unfolds as a house mistress asks about religion and the new maid responds with cheeky flair, noting she has striking photos of Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes. The moment blends domestic life with playful regional pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
The
Great Lakes
Tax suit over delinquent land in Sherman Grayson County
No 54159 announces the State of Texas and Grayson County sue Oliver Bryant and heirs to collect 1945 taxes on East 18 feet of Lot 8 and West 14 feet of Lot 9 in Block 1 Hall and Jones Addition Sherman. Court to hear Feb 18, 1946. land may be condemned and foreclosed for taxes and costs. Clerk S V Earnest signs. deputy Nancy Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Grayson
Oliver Bryant
Hattie Oliver Rhodes Bryant
Commissioners Court
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Cost Of Strikes Estimated At Sixty Million A Day
Washington report estimates the economic cost of strikes at about 60 million dollars daily or 18 billion yearly as labor and management clash across industries. It cites GM production plans and wage losses of 75 million dollars over several weeks, with widespread effects on employment and output. A sheriff's sale notice for Grayson County, Texas, follows, detailing a tax judgment and the planned public sale of Lots 1-5 in Cyrene Park Addition, Denison, on the first Tuesday in February 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors
Buick
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Navy
Texas Jersey National Champion Named in College Station
Jersey cow Welcome Volunteer Tiff owned by Chester Elliff of Tulsa, announced by the American Jersey Cattle Club as the national senior three year old milk and butterfat champion. The cow produced 19 416 pounds of milk and 1 077 pounds of butterfat in her third lactation, with prior records of 586 pounds butterfat in 305 days as a two year old and 752 pounds in 305 days at nearly three. The 1 077 pounds butterfat in 1945 equals 1 390 pounds of commercial butter. The club also lists Tiff as Texas all age milk and butterfat champion. Sire is Welcome Volunteer. dam is Agatha Christel Esther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Chester Elliff
Tulsa
4-H Club
American Jersey Cattle Club
G. G. Gibson
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
Welcome Volunteer Tiff
Welcome Volunteer
Tiff
Texas
Gbson
Agatha Christel Esther
Divorce Petition Issued in Grayson County Texas
No 54127 Ruth G. Shelton sues Jackson B. Shelton for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Citation requires appearance by 10 AM on Monday after 42 days from issuance, before the District Court in Sherman. Filed December 18, 1945. issued November 18, 1945. Clerk S V Earnest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Jackson B. Shelton
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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Sinclair
C. W. Burchfield
East Main Street
Mil
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
15Th District Court
George Searcy
Towit
Cyrene Park
Denison
G. P. Gafford
M. G. Dicken
Automobile
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Quaker Oats Company
Sherman, Texas
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