Suggested crops for late planting in Texas feed program
Texas agronomist E A Miller recommends late plantings to replace retired cotton acres and ease feed shortages. He advocates grain sorghums for grain and forage, Sudan grass for grazing and hay, red top sorghum for hay or silage, cowpeas for hay or grazing, millet for hay, and stock beets for succulent feed.
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College Station
Texas
E. A. Miller
Texas Extension Service
Blackland
Sudan
Baptist Sunday Offering Calls for Continued Support
A church sermon urges consistent weekly tithes to cover ongoing expenses and avoid arrears. It warns against spending planned gifts on idle pleasures and mocks a local watchman plan, while joking about interdenominational "raindrops" turning into a Methodist rain.
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Squire Stedham
The Falling Off of the Marriage Market
A compilation of editorials notes American marriage declined to a 1932 low with 981 759 marriages, a 7.5 percent drop from the previous year, while divorce fell 12.7 percent. Analysts link economic strain to fewer unions and earlier appearances warn of wider social impact. The items also touch on local church notices and a humorous family scene about a daughter and a suitor.
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Associated Press
Toledo Blade
Washington
The
New York Times
United States
Brooklyn Eagle
Literary Digest
Advances in Oil Refining Boosts Car Mileage
Tests at Indianapolis Speedway under the AAA showed Gulf Refining Company’s new high mileage oil delivered 28.5 percent more miles per quart than three other medium priced oils. Four days of testing covered 1,800 miles per car with 450 miles per oil, and oil cost per mile was also lower.
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Indianapolis Speedway
American Automobile Association
Gulf Refining Company
Indianapolis
A.A.A
Judge Orders Alimony Provoking Covert Grins
The judge mandates alimony payment and both parties respond with restrained grins. Jones tolerates the ruling with a sly smile, while his wife mirrors the same grin, reflecting tempered emotions rather than overt reaction.
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Jones
Cha
Long agitation for dry laws in Texas
The article reviews Texas prohibition history and upcoming August 26 votes on a 3.2 percent liquor sale amendment and ratification of the federal prohibition repeal. It traces efforts since independence, noting 1887 and 1911 defeats, 1919 statewide victory, and the shift from local to statewide prohibition. Remnants of an embedded joke about mortgaging a house to send a son to college appear at the end.
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Austin
Texas
Mexico
Prohibition
Senate
House
Commonwealth
Secretary of State
Ferguson Frees 1 055 Convicts in First Six Months
Governor Miriam A Ferguson released 1 055 convicts in the first six months of her administration, a record compared with 5 406 clemencies by former Governor Sterling. Paroles numbered 261 under Ferguson versus 2 279 under Sterling, with Ferguson using conditional pardons to maintain oversight over freed individuals.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
W. W. Heath
Ross S. Sterling
Ferguson
Sterling
Huntsville
Early Marriages Increase Divorce Educator Asserts
New York report quotes Prof. David Snedden of Teachers College Columbia University calling for a marriage age 25 or 26 until men can support a family. He says early marriage fuels rising U.S. divorce rates, with actors and actresses top among divorced groups. Norway leads whaling industry.
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New York
David Snedden
Snedden
Teachers College
Columbia University
United States
Wasps Sting Fatal to Local Woman
Mrs J C Crawford died after being stung on the forearm while gathering plums at Henshaw farm two miles east of town. Doctors report fatalities from wasp stings are rare and traced the poison into a limb artery causing immediate paralysis of lungs and heart.
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J. C. Crawford
Henshaw
Thirty eight Nations Governed by Presidents
A survey notes that thirty eight nations along with diverse regions have chief executives titled presidents. It highlights the global spread of presidential systems and the prominence of individual leaders across continents.
Unconventional Oil Sale Idea Draws Customers
A Gulf station invites customers to decide their own price for oil and gasoline, encouraging flexible payment options at the pump.
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Gulf
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