Mechanical cotton picker harvests five tons in Blytheville
Blytheville reading of one day overcomes 35 workers as John Mertens and R D Hughes debut a mechanical cotton picker. The $7600 machine, trained by a factory rep, saves about $300 daily and may shape future South farming by gathering both mature and newly opened bolls in its rounds. The device uses damped revolving spindles to prevent sticking.
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Blytheville
Ark
John Mertens
R. D. Hughes
South
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Chicago firm gives free Foneholder to disabled veterans
Disabled veterans in Chicago and nationwide can obtain a free plastic attachment for the telephone that lets them rest the receiver on the shoulder. Reyam Plastic Products Corp president D Mayer said over 500 Foneholders have already been mailed. veterans should send name and address to Mr Mayer to receive the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
D. Mayer
Reyam Plastic Products Corp
Denver Man Says Daughter Has 25 Names After Birth
A Denver man Paul A. Henning claimed his daughter has 24 names at birth and will choose one more upon confirmation. Baptism rites listed long sequence of names including Mary Ann Bernadette Helen Theresa Juanita Oliva Alice Louis Harriet Lucille Henrietta Celeste Corolla Constance Cecil Margaret Rose Eugene Yvonne Florentine Lolita Grace Isabelle Henning in the ceremony.
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Denver
Paul A. Henning
Seattle
Henning
Mary Ann Bernadette
Helen Theresa Juanita, Oliva
Alice Louis Harriet Lucille Henrietta Celeste Corolla
Constance Cecil Margaret Rose Eugene Yvonne Florentine
Lolita Grace
Isabelle Henning
Suspended Term Law Is Readied for Submission
Texas prepares a bill to improve suspended sentence operation by creating paid probation supervisors, a probation board, and a state probation supervisor. The plan would let judges grant suspended sentences with data from probation supervisors and extend eligibility to misdemeanors as well as felonies.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Adult Probation Committee
Pardon and Parole Board
Diet of Worms Simple They Eat Anything Says Pastor Hobbyist
Fort Worth reports Rev. A. S. Barnes, 72, a retired Methodist pastor, tending a garage worm farm with about 12 000 specimens. He plans to expand to 18 000, feed them anything from syrup to milk rinsings, and sell the worms for profit while saving some for fishing. He has long served in Christian ministry and once supervised a Fort Worth district. Seaman and Gal exchange a Southern joke about Dixie Cups.
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Fort Worth
A. S. Barnes
Byers
Barnes
Ohio
California
Arlington Heights Methodist Church
Ammonia fumes aid cleaning baked on oven grease
Mrs Bernice Claytor of Texas A and M College Extension Service says fumes from household ammonia soften baked on grease in oven interiors. Place a shallow ammonia bowl or cloth overnight, repeat if needed, and keep the door open after use to air out odors and prevent rust. Wipe spills promptly to avoid burning on.
Elkhart Health Narrows Ringworm Outbreak With Caps
In Elkhart Indiana health authorities ban infected pupils from school while distributing stocking caps to prevent scalp ringworm spread. Some uninfected students offered 10 to 25 cents for caps from victims hoping for a vacation.
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Elkhart
Ind
Texas Tech Accepted by Association of American Universities
Texas Tech has been approved for the AAC accepted list. President W. M. Whyburn was notified Monday. Graduates of the youngest major Texas educational institution may enter graduate schools of leading universities without loss of credit, per Whyburn.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Association of American Universities
W. M. Whyburn
Texas
Whyburn
Citation for land dispute in Grayson County 1946
The State of Texas issues a citation to Paul Martin and named heirs regarding suit No. 55178 filed November 12 1946 by Katherine Propeck et al against Paul Martin et al in the Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiffs allege ownership of Lots 13 and 14 Block 6 West End Denison and that defendants unlawfully entered and ejected them. They claim peaceable adverse possession for over three years and require appearance by the first Monday after 42 days, ending December 30 1946.
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State of
Texas
Paul Martin
Ruby Martin
Ada Torbert
Susan Nix
F. L. Nix
B. E. Lovelady
M. E. Torbert
James Lovelady
Claud Allen Propeck
Blanch McKelvey
Carl McKelvey
Helen Torbert
Helen McKelvey
Dorothy Lee Torbert
Daisy Alma Propeck
Dorothy Alma Propeck
Nola Alma Propeck
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Katherine Propeck
West End
Denison
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Farmers Produce More With Fewer Workers
Chicago report quotes Arthur W. Turner of the U S Department of Agriculture attributing a one third rise in farm output to mechanization while worker counts fall about 10 percent and acres barely rise. He projected farm income this year around 16 to 17 billion dollars, higher than last year.
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Chicago
Arthur W. Turner
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Turner
American Petroleum Institute
Always Working in the Office
A terse exchange shows a supervisor chiding a worker for lateness while the colleague notes others are already at work when they arrive. The brief dialog captures workplace tension over punctuality and routine.
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Stetson
NEW Shipment Boys
T. W. Ayres & Son
Carter
Simmons
Coy Harris
Albert Patridge
Whitewright
Allen T. Short
Phone 100
Hannah's
Bill & Besse Cafe
P. M. Helms
Spivy
Bonham
Home of Flowers of Sherman
Carl May
Tom Barbee
Allis- Chalmers
Woodlawn
Dallas
New Perfection Oil
Melvin C. Anderson
Ray Hyepock
Pilot Grove
Fannin County
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Sid
Courtley
Kingston’s
Kingston Drug Store
Rexall
Main Street
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