Grass Judging Contest Planned for September in Three Counties
The Upper Elm Red Soil Conservation District will sponsor a district wide grass judging contest in September for F F A and 4 H Club teams. Sixteen F F A chapters and three counties may enter. each chapter and county fields one team of five boys. The event mirrors planned Dallas Fair proceedings. fifty plants will be evaluated on taxonomy and grazing value. The district board meets August 15 in Gainesville to finalize details inviting vocational teachers and county agents.
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Dallas Fair
Texas Association of Soil Conservation District
Upper Elm Red
Rice
Gainesville
Vocational -Agriculture
Whitesboro
Sherman
Denison
Southmayor
Bells
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Collinsville
Gunter, Tioga
Saint Jo
Bowie
Nocona
Era
Valley View
Montague
Cooke
Grayson
Damages Awarded in Willard York Family Slaying Case
In Fifty-Seventh District Court San Antonio Dr. Lloyd I Ross was assessed 42900 damages for the ambush killing of Willard York his wife and their son and daughter in law near New Braunfels. Ann York the sole survivor received 39300 including 15000 for her father 7500 for her mother and 15000 for injuries. Ewart York the grandfather received 3600 for his wife’s death. Ross was sentenced to die by electric chair and was adjudged insane last month. Civil Air Patrol seeks 100000 youths for a pre flight program in U S high schools this fall.
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San Antonio
Lloyd I. Ross
Willard York
Fifty-Seventh District Court
Ann York
New Braunfels
Ewart York
Dr. Ross
York
la Grange
Sun Honor Roll Adds New Names From Sherman
The Sun reports new additions to the honor roll since the last list. Included are Mrs. J. D. Bush Dan Smith Ray Taylor P. L. Owen Mrs. J. W. Hunt Clay Hansard R. W. McMurry Ray Cates Mrs. Owen Hull W. M. Ingram Ray Hyepock Texas Theatre Sherman Mrs. Lloyd Fitch Mrs. Beaulah Sanders T. Fender May J. O. Wallace Douglas Neal H. G. Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
J. D. Bush
Dan Smith
Ray Talyor
P. L. Owen
J. W. Hunt Clay Hansard
R. W. McMurry
Ray Cates
Owen Hull
W. M. Ingram
Ray Hyepock
Texas Theatre
Sherman
Lloyd Fitch
Beaulah Sanders T. Fender May J. O. Wallace Douglas Neal
H. G. Hayes
Social status not key in credit for butane dealers
Sterling S. Speake urged eight county butane dealers at a Blackstone Hotel training clinic that paying habits and character matter more than social standing. He noted gamblers and bootleggers are not of good character but often repay debts, while social position should be last in credit decisions.
Darwin man paddles 12 hours at sea before rescue
Short-sighted 54 year old Edward Arnold went for a swim in Darwin harbor and was swept out by a strong tide. With glasses left on shore he could not identify shore and drifted until a police launch rescued him Monday morning after a 12 hour ordeal.
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Darwin
Australia
Edward Arnold
H&bor
AFL abandons Taft Hartley repeal efforts in current session
The AFL ended its push to repeal the Taft Hartley act saying the effort was a waste of time. Joseph D. Keenan indicated the group may renew action when Congress returns next year. The report also notes cost and development comparisons for a modern night fighter and the B 29 versus the Empire State Building project.
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Washington
AFL
Congress
Joseph D. Keenan
Driver of Auto Is Charged with Homicide
Grayson County Law Court charges William Lawrence De Lay of Durant Ohio with two counts of negligent homicide over the July 3 traffic deaths of William Dewey Morgan and Thomas Spencer on U S Highway 75. Everett B. Scott, highway patrolman, filed the indictment.
Daisy Mae the dog befriends kittens in San Francisco tale
In San Francisco a dog named Daisy Mae bonds with four kittens. The story mentions Al Joyce, who won a tall tale contest last spring, claiming Daisy Mae helped him tell a remarkable fabrication. The item reads like a humorous anecdote from a local paper.
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San Francisco
al Joyce
Daisy Mae
Kittens Embrace Change Amid Family Household Tidy Up
Daisy Mae blocks the mother cat from the litter while Joyce notes the kittens seem well settled with the new arrangement and Daisy Mae's care. The report highlights a calm household adjustment and the kittens' apparent comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Mae
Joyce
Wallace Hughston Urged to Run for State Board of Education
Wallace Hughston former state senator is urged by friends to run for the Fourth Congressional District seat on the new state board of education. He was appointed last December by Gov. Beauford H. Jester to a six year term on the abolished board. the new board includes one member from each of twenty one districts.
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McKinney
Wallace Hughston
Board of Education
Hughston
Beauford H. Jester
Gilmer-Aikin
Numerous Want Ads Run in Whitewright Market Listing
Classified items include used refrigerators, farm equipment, auto parts, canning supplies, flowers, land sales, and loans. Notices list Babcock Auto Store in Whitewright, Dawson Butane, Hi Way Grocery, Tom Barbee, and Mrs Allen Short as local agents with contact details and prices. A divorce citation and a thank you card wrap the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen T. Short
Hannah’s
Babcock Auto Store
Whitewright
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
C. J. Meador Hardware
Tom Barbee
The
Sun
Thor’ Wringer
Dawson Butane
Hi- Way
Hardwick
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Slayer
Civil Air Patrol
U. S
Empire State Building
Rose
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
Texas
Clem Shefchff
Bob Heise
Milwaukee
King County
Farmall
John Deere
Flowers of
Carl May
Chevrolet
Babcock Auto
Leonard Electric
Douse Thrasher
Jimmie WcSpedden
Kingery Cafe
South Bond Street
Coy Harris
Harmon Hayes
Austin Road Co
Pilot Grove
Auto Finance Co
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
James R. Ford
Alice Ford
State of
Clarence Medcalf
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Lee Medcalf
Clarence Medcalfs
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Hall
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