Hard Work Whips Johnson Grass Infested Collin Farm
Captain Roy F. Hall profiles David Weakes who cleared a 257 acre McKinney area known as the old Jack Shirley place five miles northeast of Melissa. Weakes used continual tractor work from June onward to eradicate Johnson grass, spending five thousand gallons of gasoline in six months and employing a bulldozer to reclaim 20 acres of brushy pasture. He now runs 55 acres of corn, 100 in cotton, 30 in wheat, 15 in oats, and hubam clover and hay, with improved yields including 4800 bushels of corn from 75 acres. He rotates crops, beds land for cotton, and maintains a small herd of 13 Jersey cattle with a Hereford bull, selling calves for about 150 dollars each. He lives with Denver Johnson and wife on the place and hires extra help during cotton harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Weakes
Hunn
Wilmeth
Roy Roberts
McKinney
Melissa
Mr. Weakes
Mr. Roberts
Hunn Place
Weakes
Johnson
Harley Rowden
Qualla
Roldo Rowden
Denver Johnson
Look-No Hands Tends Cotton and Sheep in Orchard
A farmer nicknamed Look-No Hands manages cotton near an April window and keeps 11 sheep on a six acre orchard to control weeds.
Reversing Airplane Seats Debates From Fatal Crashes
Historical notes discuss reversed seating to reduce injuries after 245 air crashes as the Navy and British RAF test redesigned cabins. The idea centers on spreading force across the body, with forward facing passengers allegedly at greater risk. Texas traffic losses sit alongside citation notices for 1952 divorces and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Military Air Transport Service
Royal Air Force
Texas Leads Nation in Rose Production and Exports
Texas rose growers ship up to 20 million plants annually, about two thirds of U S outdoor rose stock. The industry markets field stock rather than blooms, with roots packed in moss for six weeks and cold storage capacity of 2 million bushes. Major varieties include Radiance Peace Talisman Briarcliff Gay Lady Big Daddy Festival Summer Snow Texas Centennial and American Beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
America
East Texas
East
Middlewest
Europe
General MacArthur
Douglas
Right Words Distinguish Subtle Nuances in Terms
The passage contrasts precise word choice with nearly correct terms, noting how a woman deserves kitten rather than cat and a mouse rather than rat. It argues for careful language to avoid misrepresentation or offense.
Cantrell Divorce Suit Filed in Grayson County
Citation issued to Mary Lou Cantrell before the Grayson County District Court in Sherman Texas for a divorce from Hershel Cantrell on abandonment grounds for over three years. Notice to be served or returned unserved. Issued May 28 1952. Sun May June 5 12 19 26 1952.
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State of Texas
Mary L. Cates
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Sherman
Texas
Joel B. Cates
S. V. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
Muriel B. Cook
Margaret E. Cook
S. W. Earnest
Mary Lou Cantrell
District Court of
Court House
Hershel Cantrell
Nancy Drake
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Collin Farm
Roy F. Hall
McKinney Gazette
Jones
Whitewright Lumber Co
Feed Headquarters
Pascal Farley
MacKenzie
Frigidaire
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rtele PR
Abell Mato A
L.laroe& Co
Katy
C. H. Beseda
van Alstyne, Texas
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