Late Planting Crops Proposed For Texas Farms
Texas agronomist E A Miller from the Extension Service outlines late season feed crops to replace cotton. He cites grain sorghums for grain and forage, Sudan grass for grazing and hay, red top sorghum for hay, cowpeas for hay or grazing, millet for hay, and stock beets for succulent feed with planting guidance and rows. He notes sowing rates for various crops, recommends alfalfa to seed in September, and suggests reserving small acreage for oats barley rye and other grains for winter pasture.
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College Station
Texas
E. A. Miller
Texas Extension Service
Blackland
Sudan
Baptist Church Sees Ruthless Rain and Budget Toasts
A Baptist church sermon laments missed offerings and urges bringing last Sundays planned gifts to next Sundays collection. The speaker quips about a town watchman, potential protests, and a shift from Baptist to Methodist rain as preparations begin for a new week.
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Squire Stedham
The Falling Off of the Marriage Market
A column notes 1932 marriage and divorce stats showing a record low marriages at 981 759 and a 12.7 percent drop in divorces from 1931. It discusses the impact of financial stringency, population ratios, and possible effects on young couples and meeting opportunities. The piece cites Associated Press and New York Times reporting and editorial reactions. It closes with anecdotal notes from a Baptist pastor and a humorous family exchange about marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toledo Blade
Washington
New York Times
United States
Brooklyn Eagle
Literary Digest
Tom Bean
Enterprise
Advances in Oil Refining Boosts Car Mileage
Tests at Indianapolis Speedway under AAA supervision compared four medium priced oils. Gulf Refining Company introduced a new high mileage oil that delivered 28.5 percent more miles per quart and ran 28.5 percent cheaper per mile across 1,800 miles per car over four days on random low and mid priced autos.
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Indianapolis Speedway
American Automobile Association
Gulf Refining Company
Indianapolis
A.A.A
Gulf
Gulf Supreme
Judge Orders Alimony Insignificant To Court
The exchange shows Jones feeling chagrined by the alimony ruling while his wife responds with a grin, reflecting a sharp contrast in reactions to the court decision.
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Jones
Long agitation for dry laws in Texas
A look at Texas prohibition history tracks votes from 1887, 1911, and 1919 on statewide prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment ratification. It notes margins, changes from local to statewide options, and the 1918 federal action, ending with a humorous exchange about college life and parental sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Mexico
Prohibition
Senate
House
Commonwealth
Secretary of State
Ferguson Frees 1 055 Convicts In First Six Months
Governor Ferguson granted 1 055 clemencies to convicts in the first six months of her administration, with a record showing 204 clemencies in six months and 261 paroles in the same period. The report compares her actions to former Gov. Sterling's 5 406 clemencies and 2 279 paroles.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
W. W. Heath
Ross S. Sterling
Ferguson
Sterling
Huntsville
Early Marriages Increase Divorce Says Educator
New York Professor David Snedden of Teachers College at Columbia urges a law delaying marriage until age 25 or 26 to ensure the ability to support a family. He says early marriage raises U S divorce rates and notes actors and actresses lead in divorces with waiters barbers and roving mechanics following. Norway dominates the whaling industry.
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New York
David Snedden
Snedden
Teachers College
Columbia University
United States
WASP STING FATAL FOR LOCAL WOMAN NEAR TOWN
Mrs. J. C. Crawford of this city died shortly after noon Tuesday after being stung on the forearm by a wasp while gathering plums at the Henshaw farm two miles east of town. Physicians say such deaths are exceedingly rare as the poison entered an artery causing immediate respiratory and cardiac failure.
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J. C. Crawford
Henshaw
Nations Governed by Presidents Worldwide
A survey notes that thirty eight nations are led by presidents. It highlights the global pattern of presidential heads of state across diverse regions and political systems.
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O. L
Pig) Jones
A-1
Whitewright
Norway
Lucile Browne
Wasp
Paul Stephens Office
Great Motor Oils
Alchler
Gulf Refining CO
Pittsburgh, FL
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