Soybeans New Cash Crop for Cotton Farmer
The article argues Texas farmers can diversify from cotton by adopting soybeans, noting regional suitability, inoculation needs, and soil conditions. It describes varieties Mammoth Brown, Mammoth Yellow, Itootan, maturity timelines from 125 to 175 days, oil content, planting windows, seed rates, cultivation, and feeding value for livestock with high protein content.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Coastal Plain
South
Tennessee
Odd Accidents and Quirk Punchlines From Everyday Mishaps
A roll of $115 was found on a car running board after a rainstorm and long drives. A New York mower accident sliced by a hidden .22 cartridge. A Pennsylvania highwayworker died after a car crash and rib puncture lung. A Wyoming aviation worker survived crashes before a fatal fall. A South Carolina factory worker injured by a warp machine. A California hunter dropped a gun and lost a hand to a saw. A joke exchanges asylum sight gags with a college joke about drinking and loafing.
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Georgia
O. L. Culpepper
Jerry Slidell
New York
Otho Tennant
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Reed Hollister
Forrest Williams
South Carolina
California
R. A. Thompson
Three States May Be Added to Union
The column discusses statehood moves for Puerto Rico Alaska Hawaii and a proposed new commonwealth from parts of South Dakota Wyoming and Montana. It notes Congressional action, territorial status, and local sentiment while urging readers to consider the impact of laws and elections.
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UNION
Washington
Puerto Rico
House Committee On
Alaska
Hawaii
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Black Hills
Beer gulping record set by Joe Malish in Ballinger
Joe Malish of Rowena, a 207 pound Czech farmer, downed half a gallon of beer in 22 2/5 seconds to claim the world beer gulping championship in Ballinger. Over 500 spectators watched as crowd timers agreed with the official stopwatch. Malish challenged Floyd Verette of Milwaukee who posted 34 seconds for half a gallon two weeks earlier. Malish also once drank three gallons in two hours at a local beer parlor.
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Ballinger
Joe Malish
Rowena
Malish
Floyd Verette
Milwaukee
Verette
Romania’s Titulescu warns of imminent wider war
Romanian foreign minister Nicolae Titulescu, a noted expert on international law, fears a general European war within one to two years unless major powers and the United States unite to oppose any nation that invades without just cause. He said a united gesture would block further conflict.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nicholas Titulescu
Europe
United States
Associated Press
Titulescu
Pact extension urged for lasting peace and security
The text calls for an extension of the current series of mutual assistance and non aggression pacts to sustain peace and security across involved nations. It emphasizes continued cooperation and restraint to prevent renewed conflict and preserve regional stability.
Black Widow Bite Fatal to Aviator in Alva
Joe Ralis 26, manager of a flying circus, died after a black widow spider bite. The Wichita, Kansas native fell ill two days earlier and was treated for ptomaine poisoning. A nurse found a bite on his hip during a bath as his condition rapidly worsened and he died around midnight.
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Alva
Okla
Joe Ralis
Ralis
Wichita
Kaw
The Sun Sells Typewriter Paper and Ribbons
The Sun advertises typewriter paper adding machine paper typewriter ribbons and car bon paper for sale.
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