Senate Bans Price Predictions for Cotton Officials
The Senate passed the Heflin bill by 64 to 10 to forbid government officials or employees from predicting cotton prices. Violations carry a 15000 dollar fine and up to three years imprisonment. The bill arose after a Department of Agriculture forecast preceded a drastic cotton price drop. Provisions banning forecasts for corn wheat flaxseed and other grains were removed.
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Washington
Senate
Heflin
Agricultural Department
Alabama
Campaign Spending To Date By Presidential Candidates
Senate committee figures show limited detail on campaign outlays. Republicans Hoover 241274, Curtis 11468, Borah 0, Norris 6, Golf 60. Democrats Smith 92090, Reed 31196, George 156, Goddell Hall 1000, Walsh 1190, Hitchcock 1744.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Hoover
Hoover Clubs
California
Curtis
Kansas
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Golf
West Virginia
al Smith
Smith New York
Reed
Missouri
George
Georgia
Goddell Hall
Tennessee
Walsh
Montana
Hitchcock
Sherman Woman Found Dead in Bed
Mrs. R. A. Jefferson, wife of a Sherman merchant, was found dead in bed Sunday morning. Survived by her husband five children and sister Mrs. R. L. Hall of San Antonio. The Jeffersons planned their fiftieth wedding anniversary for June 11.
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Sherman
R. A. Jefferson
R. L. Hall
San Antonio
Butterfly Flower in the Garden Showcases Schizanthus
Magnificent pots of schizanthus illuminate flower shows and florist windows, but the plant thrives as an easily grown annual outdoors. It can form pyramids in greenhouses and spreads charm in the garden with dainty butterfly blooms, requiring rich soil and steady moisture.
Baby Smothered To Death During Car Ride
Clyde Reynolds one month old son of Mr and Mrs Bud Reynolds of 2221 Woodrow street died Sunday afternoon after a blanket was held too close around him during a family drive. The infant was rushed to a hospital where he died.
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Dallas
Clyde Reynolds
Bud Reynolds
Woodrow Street
Mosquitoes in Florida Targeted by Aerial Poison Gas
Florida authorities deploy airplane dispersal of poison gas to exterminate mosquitoes amid concerns over disease transmission and public health.
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Florida
Reverend William Lee’s Silk Stocking Knitting Invention
The Rev William Lee of North inghamshire England invented the first knitting machine for silk stockings, pioneering mechanized fabric production and influencing later industrial textile methods.
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William Lee
Northinghamshire
England
Membership of Churches Shows Increases in 1927
U S churches added 578,000 communicants in 1927 raising total to 48,594,163. Catholic group led gains with 183,889 to 16,854,691. Methodists gained 150,910 across sixteen bodies. Lutherans up 67,879. Presbyterians and Friends declined.
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New York
United States
Christian Herald
Disciples of Christ
Reformed Brethren
Dunkards
United Brethren
Presbyterians
Friends
Methodist Episcopal
Southern Baptist
National Baptist
Methodist Episcopal South
Presbyterian United States of America
Northern Baptist
Church denominations show fewer ministers in 1928 census
The 1928 census records 217,204 ministers a drop of about 1,500 from the prior year amid a total of 235,991 churches, reflecting consolidation across denominations such as Episcopal United Lutheran African Methodist Episco pal and others.
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The
Churches of Christ
Lutheran Augustana Synod
Evangelical Church
Three Insects and a Clean Sweep
The pink bollworm favors green bolls about three fourths grown and then the squares if bolls aren’t ready. Early in the season it often in
Insect Pests Tied to Cotton Crop Maturity
Eugene Butler explains that the flea bollworm and pink bollworm attack cotton at different stages. Flea targets tiny squares blocking bloom, boll weevil then destroys squares and small bolls, pink bollworm invades finished bolls. Hastening maturity helps but is limited with pink bollworm present.
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Eugene Butler
Pecan Meats Ranked First in Food Value
Pecan meats top all nuts for food value with one pound equaling four pounds of beef steak in nutrition comparison.
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Sherman, Texas
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Goodyear
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Goodyear Tires
Whitewright
Armstrong Table
Pratt Bros
Lloyd Moore
Bow-Wright Drug CO
Manning, Clark & Meador Adams Motor CO
Lilley Dry Goods CO
Lilley Dry Goods Company
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