Texas Feed Industry Sees Gains Into 1960 Despite Weather Uncertainty
Texas feed manufacturers report 1959 sales up more than 10 percent from 1958 and expect substantial gains in 1960. A record 4,535,652 tons of feed were inspected in the year ending Aug 31, with cattle feeding expanding across the state. Calf numbers rose 7 percent to 4,121,000, while feed-lot herds grew 24 percent to 182,000 in mid-1959, signaling continued industry growth amid broader economic expansion.
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Texas
College Station
Crew Cuts Stir Florence Fashion as Models Go Short
In Florence Italy six models try crewcuts inspired by U S Marine recruits at a spring summer show. The models embrace the boyish look with Ida Amendola calling her short style divine and the others proudly displaying renewed hair bundles as souvenirs.
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Florence
Italy
Emilio Schuberth
U. S. Marine
Florentine
Ida Amendola
Bombing Toll Listed At 99 Worldwide Over Eleven Years
A global tally shows eight commercial airliners bombed or bombed attempts killed 99 people in 11 years. The list excludes the January 6 Bolivia crash near Bolivia North Carolina and the November 16 Gulf of Mexico crash. Investigators consider possible bomb-triggered causes.
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New York
Bolivia
N. C
Gulf of Mexico
Huge cotton farming savings estimated for Texas crops
Fred C. Elliott, a Texas A. and M. cotton specialist, estimated Wednesday that Texas farmers saved $55.5 million by harvesting half the 1959 cotton crop with machines and another $13.9 million by using machines and chemicals to control grass and weeds in cotton fields.
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College Station
Fred C. Elliott
Texas A. & M
Texas
Methodists Reject Integrated Structure After Study
In New York Methodist leaders, white and Black, after four years of study, recommend against merging separate Negro and white church jurisdictions. About 360,000 members of the Negro Methodist Church would stay under a distinct administrative system.
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New York
Methodist Church
U. S
All Negro Methodist Church
Father names son after apostles in Amsterdam record
In Amsterdam a father gave his newborn son the names Luke Mark Matthew John Peter Paul Bartholomew James Simon Philip Thomas and Andrew, a record number for a baby. A municipal clerk initially refused the names but the father insisted despite fears of future form filling troubles.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Christ
Luke
Mark
Matthew
John
Peter
Paul
Bartholomew
James
Simon
Philip
Thomas
Andrew
de Tijid
P. M. Malingre
Dentist fined for Halloween prank in Fremont
Dr. William V. Shyne received a $525 fine two years probation and four months suspended jail for giving laxatives to trick or treaters last Halloween. Municipal Judge E A Qaresma delivered the sentence after several children became briefly ill. A separate scene has two women preparing to board a plane as one jokes with the pilot.
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Fremont
Calif
William V. Shyne
E. A. Qaresma
Shyne
Fair Trade Legislation Aims to Freeze Drug Prices
Fort Worth Press notes that while Kefauver probes seek price justification or reduction for drugs, a push in Congress backs federal approval of price fixing under fair trade laws. Retailers push the measure, claiming broad scope for brand products though similar state laws have failed as unconstitutional in sixteen states.
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Kefauver
Congress
House
Senate
Fort Worth
Raconteurs Change Essay Topic After Women Sweep
The Delafield Wisconsin Raconteurs, an all male writers club, changed the topic of its annual essay contest this year after women won six straight contests on Why Men Are Better Writers Than Women.
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Delafield
Wis
the Raconteurs
For Sale 70 Acres Near Whitewright
Classified notice offers 70 acre property for sale located 6 miles northeast of Whitewright by Paul Stephens. Also advertises a modern steam cleaning machine service at Edwards Chevrolet Co offering steam cleaning of automobiles and tractors for 3 50. Johnson Jewelry and Appliance promotes Jetstream glass lined water heaters for natural or butane gas at moderate prices.
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Whitewright
Paul Stephens
Edwards Chevrolet Co
Jetstream
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Two Women Reunite and Bank Robbery Oddities
Two women reunite on the street sharing life updates including a new electric stove and refrigerator install. A bank robbery ends with a teller’s plea and a comic claim of insanity and alibi, while a janitor quips about unlearned teaching.
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Mary
Husband and Wife Witty Exchange Inspires Evening Out
A playful exchange sees the husband asking about staying home while the wife replies she has prepared her face to go out. The witty remark captures a lighthearted moment likely from a social or domestic column.
Wife Fears Loss Then Discovers Ring Secreted
In a light domestic moment a wife bursts into her husband's office in tears claiming a missing diamond ring. He reassures her and reveals he found the ring in his trousers pocket.
Young Lawyer Begins First Court Appearance
A junior attorney meets his first case in court defending a man charged with assault to murder. Asked if ready to proceed, the defense responds affirmatively and signals an intent to prove the defendant's case.
Diet guru’s paradox as patient seeks secret
A patient asks a diet specialist for the secret of success. The doctor replies with a paradoxical cue to eat but not swallow. In the Ozarks, a mountaineer fights a bear while his wife fends it off with a rifle, waiting to see if the bear spares them.
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Ozarks
Young Suitor Denied by Father Over Marriage Claim
A young man asks a girl's father for her hand in marriage but is bluntly rebuffed. The father retorts that he will provide any accessories his daughter needs himself rather than let a prospective suitor supply them.
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Phillips Grocery
Stephens
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
L. B. Burns
Whitewright Motor Company
Alton McDowell
Highway 160
Stephens & Bryant
Bonham
Billy Waggoner
Dawson Propane
Whitewright Motor Co
Hannah
Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Dixon Garage & Wrecking Yard
B. L. Janway
J. A
Alexander
W. Houston
Sherman
Bells, Texas
Linda Theatre
Whitewright, Texas
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Jean Simmons
Dorothy McGuire
Kent Smith
Claude Rains
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