Stalks Destroyed to Breed No Weevils in Cotton Fields
Texas A and M College extents service official Paul Gregg urges farmers to cut and plow cotton stalks under three to four inches to destroy all immature weevils and reduce winter survival. He notes early fall plowing improves soil fertility and allows earlier spring planting, while grazing livestock can substitute where plowing isn’t possible.
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College Station
Paul Gregg
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Gregg
Tom Mix Horse Tony Is Put Down in California
In San Fernando California Tony the old Tom Mix horse died by humane injection of strychnine at nearly 40 after years as the famed partner of Tom Mix. Retired, Tony had rheumatism and blindness and near final view on a last ride to the Mix ranch. Parker the rancher will have Tony mounted for Boy Scout benefits.
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San Fernando
Calif
Tony
Tom Mix
Mix
Ivan Parker
Parker
Mix Ranch
War babies as dependents ruled out by National Board
National Draft Headquarters states that "war babies" cannot be claimed as dependents for deferment unless conception occurred before December 8, 1941. Married men may be deemed childless or defer if their marriage predated Pearl Harbor and they faced imminent call. Guidelines vary by classification and marriage timing.
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National Draft Headquarters
National Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Creed an unlimited national emergency but deferment rules cited
The text describes how married men face deferments under a national emergency. Those married before a certain date may be deferred after board review. Men who married when selection wasn t imminent may keep deferments even if wives work, as long as family ties are genuine.
Radio Ads Mention Twidgetts Bread and Sugar Buns
A wartime radio spot extols Twidgetts Bread as simply good bread and notes no time to discuss vitamins. It references Washington news on a second front and late Russia reports, casually mentioning Twidgetts Sugar Buns without delivering a full speech.
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Twidgett
Land title suit cites 1942 Grayson County case No 49247
Citation commands L G Thigpen to appear by 10 AM on Monday after 42 days from issue to answer a petition by Wm Freeman and Mollie Freeman in Grayson County district court. Plaintiffs seek title and possession to two land tracts along Little Mineral Creek with cloud removal due to a disputed 1/16 oil rights claim, plus costs.
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State OF Texas
L. G. Thigpen
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Wm. Freeman
Mollie Freeman
Little Mineral Creek
W. S. Reeves
S. E
Elmark
Dorinda S. McGlothlin
Said Rock
N. W
Williams
Bennett
S. W
Walker Bradley
Bradley
Margaret Holder
Simpson-Fell Company of Oklahoma
Simpson-Fell Company
W. R. Henderson
R. S. Steed
War News and Oddities in a Radio Script
The excerpt blends wartime commentary with humorous product plugs for Baffle's Beer and Green Mountain Stogies. It notes a major naval engagement and then pivots to casual assurances about beer and tobacco, highlighting promotion amid alarming headlines.
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Asia
Near East
Green Mountain
Divorce sought in Grayson County abandonment case
In Citation No 49241 Pat D. Perry sues Leona Perry in 15th District Court Sherman seeking divorce on abandonment grounds. Plaintiff alleges Leona left around July 28 1939 and over three years have passed. Clerk W R Henderson issued the citation September 22 1942 in Texas.
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Leona Perry
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Pat D. Perry
W. R. Henderson
Bunkey’s Goo Goo Bars Candy Stirs Sales Rise
The narration notes Bunkey's Goo Goo Bars, a candy loved by kids, with sales doubling after dropping commercials and jingles. The message emphasizes simplicity over vitamins claims and frames the candy as a reliable product amid wartime chatter.
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Bunkey
Gravest battle tale interrupted by cooking grease note
The article interrupts war coverage to briefly mention Ziggers Cooking Grease then returns to frontline reporting. It underscores a sudden shift from grave combat to an unrelated product aside from a passing reference. No further context is provided.
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Zigger
Spanish School at Saltillo An Inter-American Education Experiment
Each summer Texas State College for Women conducts a Spanish school for students at Saltillo Mexico directed by the college foreign languages department. The program offers conversational Spanish and lectures on Mexican civilization and literature given by Mexican instructors. Begun in 1941 the school is described as an unusual inter American education experiment.
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Texas State College For Women
Saltillo
Mexico
Department of Foreign Languages
Texas cottonseed byproducts worth over fifty million dollars
The annual value of cottonseed products from Texas gins far exceeds 50 million dollars. The waste material is converted into usable byproducts, demonstrating significant economic impact in the state’s cotton industry.
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Texas
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National Board
THE
National Cotton Council OF America
Memphis
Tennessee
U. S. Department OF Agriculture
Cotton
National Cotton Council
Baffle
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
I. E. S. Better Light Lamp
Community Public Service CO
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