Farmers Claim Cotton Killed By Weed Killer Air Drift
Fourteen El Campo farmers told the Southern Farm Conference that weed killer sprayed by rice growers planes drifts up to twelve miles, poisoning cotton. They cited damaged crops in Wharton and Matagorda counties, with 4000 acres destroyed and 15000 damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
el Campo
Wharton County
Southern Farm Conference
William Fletcher
Fletcher
Wharton-Matagorda County
Original shoplifter’s ruse nets minor thefts in two stores
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania James M Butler used an original shoplifting scheme to lift a luncheon set an electric iron and a sweater valued at twenty dollars. He later returned seeking refunds but the second store clerks grew suspicious and alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollidaysburg
James M. Butler
Sears Executive Claims Western Europe Is Finished
Robert F. E. Wood, board chairman of Sears Roebuck, told a joint congressional committee that the United States should halt most aid to Western Europe, saying the region is largely finished and that loans cannot be repaid. Senator O Mahoney pressed him on the claim as the panel studied ways to stabilize the U S economy. Wood affirmed that Western Europe is finished to a large extent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert FE. Wood
Sears Roebuck Company
United States
Europe
Wyoming
Wood
Western
Minimum wage for farmers proposed in Washington
Representative Murray of Wisconsin urged a minimum wage for farmers on Monday arguing Republicans launched a planned economy program. He told a House labor subcommittee that the sugar quota bill approved last week would give the secretary of agriculture power to control prices and wages in the sugar industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murray
Wisconsin
House
Secretary of Agriculture
National Farm Safety Week urged to reduce farm injuries
Safety or Death College Station reports the National Safety Council predicts 1947 will see one of every ten farmers disabled by injuries unless farm safety improves. Each day 52 farm people may die from accidents and two residents killed daily at noon with 205 injured. The council urges families to identify hazards at home, work and on the highway to cut fatalities and injuries, noting large losses from fires, machinery, falls, livestock and other accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
United States
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Knives With Painted Handles Should Not Sit in Water
Kitchen knives and other gadgets with painted wood handles should not be left soaking. The wood under enamel absorbs moisture, causing paint to chip and deteriorate.
Raintree County author wins MGM novel prize
New York reports Ross Lockridge Jr. will receive at least 150000 for his first novel Raintree County. He plans to buy his wife a washing machine with the prize and may earn up to 250000 if sales rise after Houghton Mifflin publishes under MGM contract. He teaches English at Simmons College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ross Lockridge Jr
Lockridge
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Raintree County
Simmons College
Houghton-Miffli
MGM
Senate bill eases installment buying
Washington senators approved legislation extending consumer credit controls to December 31 and softening terms on some purchases. The bill extends the credit time limit from fifteen to twenty four months and caps down payments at 20 percent. Some items like automobiles and radios previously required 33 percent down.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ripping Snap Fasteners From Clothes Tips Card
When removing snap fasteners from discarded clothing, keep pairs together by punching a small hole in a card and snapping the fasteners into place. This method preserves the pair for easy reassembly or storage.
Lawsuit over land in Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas commands Jewel Jackson to appear before the Fifteenth Judicial District Court in Sherman Grayson County Texas by 10 00 A M on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance to answer R L Hall plaintiff in Cause 55755. The suit seeks title and possession of land in Douglass Colored Addition Van Alstyne described by metes and bounds. Witness S V Earnest Clerk. Issued July 14 1947.
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State of
Texas
Jewel Jackson
Fifteenth Judicial District Court
Grayson County
Sherman
R. L. Hall
Grayson
State of Texas
James McKinney
Sister Grove Creek
Douglass Colored
van Alstyne
Fulton Street
S. E
S. P. Stinnett
Filton Street
S. W
Lucinda Savage
N. E
Carter Umphress
G. P. Gafford
R. F. Stinnett
Iona Stinnett
J. C. Umphress
S. V. Earnest
City of
District Courts
Nancy Drake
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Sears
State Fire Insurance Department
Stephens & Bryant
Airosol, Inc
NEC
Tom Sears
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Securities County
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nabors
Jimmie Anderson
City Cafe
Johnson Jewelry
O. L. Sears
F. E. Copeland
Whitewright
White Auto Store
Tom Barbee
Black Top Road
Orangeville
Eddie Montgomery
Calvert, Texas
Morris Moss
Bonham, Texas
Fred Starr Jr
Pilot Grove
South Bend Street
Allen T. Short
Phone 100
Hannah's
White
Philco
RCA Radios
Truman Tomlinson
South Bond Street
Flowers of
Carl May
Ownby Brothers
Ownby Bros
Ector
Federal Land Bank
Nat’l Farm Loan Association
Grady Ellis
Secy-Treas
W. Houston Sr
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis
Chase Chevrolet Co
C. J. Meador
Sherwin-Williams
Lustre
Erwin-Willi
Flaxcape
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