Stock Owners Warned as Fannin County Enforces Law
Sheriff Carl Ridings and County Attorney A. L. Bartley warned Fannin County stock owners that the county stock law will be strictly enforced after a petition signed by 126 residents from the northern area protesting livestock at large in late fall winter and early spring. Bartley noted the cost of winter crops and the damage from hogs cattle and horses, with reports of rooting and trampling crops during wet weather.
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Bartley
Texans Honor A Negro In Local Citizen Of The Year
The Hartford Courant comments on a Texas town Taylor Central selecting a Black resident as citizen of the year. The piece argues racism is a stereotype and praises recognizing goodness in all people, noting such honors help destroy prejudiced views.
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Texas
Taylor
Central
South
Hartford Courant
Farm Population Drops Sharply Since 1940 Census
A revised census report shows farm population fell from 30,547,000 in April 1940 to 25,058,000 in April 1950, with 1952 estimates at 24,819,000. The share of total population in farming slid from 16.6 percent in 1950 to 15.9 percent in 1952, amid broader postwar labor shifts and wartime effects.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
Bureau
United States
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
The Spice of Life and Oddball Tales
A string of short, humorous vignettes shows children misadventures and adult misunderstandings. Jokes cover school, work, jury duty, a gambling loss, a crying child, peroxide blondes and odd factory orders reflecting midcentury humor.
Henpeck Denies Abusive Behavior in Court
The cross examination reveals Henpeck admitting only one sharp moment toward his wife, recalling the time he said “Put down that poker,” as counsel presses for consistent household conduct.
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Henpeck
Berlin Plant Worker Steals Parts for Baby Carriage Assembly
In the Soviet zone of Berlin a German employee at a plant producing small parts planned to steal items destined for assembly in Russia into baby carriages. The incident involves misappropriation of components and potential charges.
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Berlin
Russia
Citation Notice for Real Property In Grayson County
The State of Texas commands Donald A. Richardson and heirs to appear by filing an answer to Sue Mitchell's petition before 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days, in Grayson County District Court Sherman. Suit No. 60319 seeks title to land in Grayson County on Choctaw Bayou, Lot 8 Block 34 Dumas Addition Denison.
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State of
Texas
Donald A. Richardson
D. A. Richardson
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Sue Mitchell
Grayson
Choctaw Bayou
I. G. Belcher
Dumas
Denison
S. W. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Fragmented Verse and Witty Vignettes in a Local Page
A porch of clipped dialogues and short sketches unfolds with a poet asking for the editor and a reception girl denying entry. A girl mourns her mother while recounting a domestic accident, and a parent jokes about fixing a broken brick with a father's watch, all in a light local-tone vignette.
Dallas Tuberculosis Unit X Ray Prompt Prompts Woman
An 8 year old girl recounts a waiting line incident at a mobile tuberculosis X ray unit in downtown Dallas. An attendant asked a woman whether she wanted chest X rays and she replied yes sir noting she has had it done five times before and it sure is helping.
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Dallas
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Seer EO Orn
Lloyd Alexander
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Joe Marsh
Slim Thomas
Peters
Handy
Slim
United States Brewers Foundation
Sherman Beauty School
Herman, Texas
N. Travis
Claude
Frog of
Ohio
Barber
Chevrolet
Bel Air
Hasty Chevrolet Company
Hitewright
Southwestern Bell
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