Panhandle fights soil erosion with multi-front plan
In Amarillo a three front drive targets panhandle soil loss through 25 000 acre demonstrations in Dallam Deaf Smith Oldham Sherman and Ochiltree counties. CCC labor near Dawson Hall Lamb Ochiltree counties plus a Potter County camp aid pasture land rehab and wind erosion law enables conservation districts funded by state and federal sources with tax refunds and highway use incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle-Plains
Dallam County
Panhandle
Deaf Smith
Oldham, Sherman
Ochiltree
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Dawson, Hall, Lamb
Potter County
Clint Small
Dallam
Hartley
Oldham
Sherman
Moore
Lipscomb
Hansford
H. H. Finnell
Dallas County
Soil Erosion Service
High Plains
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
H. A. Finch
Senate Subpoenas Patman Over Chain Store Tax Lobbying
A Senate investigative panel subpoenaed Congressman Wright Patman of Texarkana and disclosed letters and telegrams on lobbying for chain store tax bills. Former Senator George C. Purl of Dallas had declined to testify, while Patman explained subcommittees streamline hearings. Governor Moody argued witnesses may object to questions, and Patman read records seized by the FTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patman
House of Representatives
Moody
Purl
Senate
Joe Hill
Henderson
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Robert W. Lyons
Lyons
Southwestern
Texas
Allred
Notorious Dalton Gang Members Reunite on Historic Date
Emmett Dalton and Charles Gump, once adversaries in Coffeeville Kansas on October 5 1892, met again and shook hands after decades. The Dalton gang once robbed the town. four were killed and Dalton wounded. They plan another reunion on the anniversary of the bloody encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Emmett Dalton
Charles Gump
Coffeeville
Kan
Dalton Gang
Old West
Bob and Grat Dalton
Dick Broadwell
Bill Powers
War Lord's Prayer Amid European War Fears
Amid tension over an Italy Ethiopia war and fear of a new world conflict a nearly forgotten Mark Twain piece is being republished. The work is a bitter departure from Twain’s usual humor and reflects stark commentary on war and international politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ethiopia
Europe
Mark Twain
Preacher Notes on Oil, Churches and Marriage Sermon
The author reflects on a PTA meeting and praises teachers while urging community support. He discusses oil fields near Whitewright and Trenton, plans to stay in town and dig in a garden not an oil boom, and previews a Sunday sermon on Marriage Relationships urging attendance and inviting visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lilley
Jess Graves
Ross Dickson
Ross Fleming
Jim Hollingsworth
Jim
Baptist Church
East Texas
Louisiana
Whitewright
Trenton
El-Hafed
War Lords Prayer and a Girl’s Honest Prayer
A historical excerpt presents a stark stark contrast between a grim wartime prayer that imagines terrible harm and a child’s innocent plea for self improvement. The piece juxtaposes extreme violence with a child's wish to improve through perseverance.
Cancer Tissues Produce Lactic Acid Link Found
The American Journal of Cancer reports a potential lead in cancer causes. Researchers from Harvard University show that mixing a mouse cancer extract with hexasphosphates can produce lactic acid, a fatigue chemical, linking cancer tissue chemistry to blood phosphates and minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Journal of Cancer
Frederick H. Shharles
M. Dwight Baker
William T. Salter
Collins P. Huntington Memorial Hospital
Harvard University
Electrical farming by radiation and light control
Dr. S M Kintner of Westinghouse spoke before the Advertising Club of New York on using radiation and light to modify vegetation and control pests. He proposed electrical treatment to weed seeds from soil, reducing future labor and crop costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertising Club of
New York
S. M. Kintner
Westinghouse Company
Kintner
Boron and manganese prove vital for plant growth findings
Dr. John Shive at Rutgers tests show soil lacking boron and manganese fails radishes and other crops. He provides nutrients except boron and manganese and plants die. with both elements, growth resumes. Dr. J E McMurrey notes tobacco leaf changes indicate specific nutrient deficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shive
New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers University
J. E. McMurrey
United States Department of Agriculture
New Day on the Farm in Batesville News Review
A rural allegory from Batesville Arkansas warns of New Deal federal control in farming and daily life and predicts strict rules on living standards. The poem notes government agents counting corn and regulating pigs while families face radio hearings and wage impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue
Old Meadow
Mamie
Washington
PDG
AAA
Batesville
Ark
News Review
Civil Service Examinations Open for Various Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for card punch operator telegraph operator policewoman and more. Wages range from 1260 to 1900 dollars annually with chief rate group at 3500 from the Federal Communications Commission. Experience required. Obtain full information from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners or the Commission in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Metropolitan Police Department
Washington, D. C
Federal Communications Commission
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
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Dalton
Just
T. W. Ayres & Son
G. C. Ivins
the Baptist Church
Susie
Cancer
William J. Kerr
John B. Hagen
University of California Hospital
O. L
Pig) Jones
Sun Office
the Sun
Manning, Clark & Meador
Universal Vacuum Cleaner
W. L. Smith
Tony Weber
Guy Hamilton
John Deere
Buster Bottom
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
MGR
S. Travis Sr
R. D. Ford
National Furniture
Simmons
Rollie R. Waldo
Civil Service Examinations
Themselves
Barbee-Bassett
Insurance Agency
U. S
Arkansas
Nicholson
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