SMU Researchers Study Dallas Chigger Habits and Habitat
Dr. Elmer P. Cheatum and SMU biology students begin field and lab tests to map chigger populations on native grasses. They plan juice extracts and enclosed-cell exposure to observe larval responses. Preliminary results hint at St Augustine and Bermuda grass differences, with Johnson grass favored by chiggers.
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Dallas News
Dallas
Elmer P. Cheatum
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Dr. Cheatum
St. Augustine
Bermuda Grass
Johnson Grass
Cheatum
U S sobriety trend noted as postwar drinking declines
Liquor industry officials report a sustained drop in whisky consumption since 1946 as prices rise and living costs climb. National figures show 1947 per adult intake falling from 2.3 to 1.8 gallons and early 1948 remains 7.2 percent below 1947 levels with varied state changes from California and New York to Indiana and Alabama showing notable gains or losses.
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Washington
Alcoholics Anonymous
U.S
U. S
Distilled Spirits Institute
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Maryland
New Mexico
New York
Tennessee
Texas
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Chigger Life Span Mystery Baffles Researchers
Dr. Cheatum notes uncertainty about how long chiggers live while observing bites around the belt and garter lines. He says the lifespan is not yet determined but suspects it is longer than acceptable. The passage highlights ongoing studies and the irritation caused by chigger bites.
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Dr. Cheatum
Health effects of thyroid gland activity
The article explains that an overactive thyroid leads to underweight though high mental and physical activity. It describes treatments including X-ray, radium, or surgical removal of the whole gland and contrasts with underactivity treated by daily thyroid extract to lose weight and boost activity.
Texas Citation Demands Defendant's Appearance June 1948
The State of Texas commands Firmen Moberly to appear before the Grayson County District Court by 10 am on Monday June 7 1948 to answer the petition filed April 9 1948 in case No 56421 by R A Morton and others against Wanda Moberly Goodson and others. The suit seeks joint ownership in fee simple of land in Grayson County described by boundary calls and an 80 acre tract.
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State of
Texas
Firmen Moberly
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
R. A. Morton
Wanda Moberly Goodson
Grayson
State of Texas
M. H. Harris
N. E
H. E. Chiles
Court orders partition and sale of 131.58 acres in Grayson County
The 131.58 acre tract in Grayson County is to be partitioned and put under court supervision. A receiver will be appointed to sell the land with proceeds deposited in the court registry for distribution to parties per the suit. The 1943 federal judgment affecting 2,439.21 acres is incorporated by reference.
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Sherman
Texas
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
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Magnolia
BY MacKenzie
MacKenzie
J. B. Warren
Henry H. Williams
S. A. Cooke
George D. Morton
United States of America
E. L. Gill Et al
United States District Court For
Eastern District of Texas
Big Mineral Creek
Red River
Mathews
Mathew H. Harris
John McMullin
James McGloin
Lone Star
Lone Star Focas Company
Texas Corporation
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