Farm Topi cs Pasture Mowing and Cotton Stalk Destruction
Farmers across the county were urged to mow weed infested pastures to save moisture and nutrients. Planting fall pasture aids included black medic, bur clover, rye grass and rescue grass. Phosphate fertilizer should be worked into soil. Destroying cotton stalks early is recommended to starve boll weevils and reduce next year’s pest pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ashburn
White Rock
Ed Dunning
Georgetown
Sam McGuire
Hagerman
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Potatoes to meet 1947 production targets amid surplus
Washington reports a continuing potato glut with officials warning of possible overproduction next year. H B Boyd of the Agriculture Department said the 1947 plan links price supports to production goals after a 67 million bushel surplus this year, setting a target of 373 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. B. Boyd
Agriculture Department
Office of Price
Department
Meat eating just a habit study by nutrition expert
Washington report quotes John L. Lewis claiming miners need meat to work. Dr Esther Phipard of the Department of Agriculture says meat is not essential for hard labor and that adequate calories come from eggs milk fish dried beans peas peanuts peanut butter and whole grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Department of Agriculture
Esther Phipard
Reward Offered For German Police Dog Junior Return
In Dallas a $500 reward was posted for the return of a German police dog named Junior. Doctors believe the dog could restore health to a seriously ill 57 year old man, E. H. Porter, a World War I veteran. Mrs. Porter said he grew despondent after the dog disappeared over six weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Junior
E. H. Porter
I Give You Texas and the Tax on Gasoline
A Fort Worth bookstore anecdote about J Evetts Haley and artist Harold Bugbee is used to illustrate Texas pride and the tax battle over gasoline for tractors. The column notes the farmer bears heavy tax load, the gasoline tax exemption debate, and other quips on public figures and taxation trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Evetts Haley
Fort Worth
Harold Bugbee
Bugbee
Clarendon
Texas
Keeping His Word Quotation Reflects Reliability
A social verse extols a man who always keeps his word, praising punctuality and consistency. It emphasizes that one who commits to being present fulfills promises without excuses, labeling him reliable and admirable in character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Plans to Move Reich War Plant to the United States
Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson announced the United States has filed its first application to dismantle a complete German factory unit, the Hensoldt and Sons optical works at Herborn in the American Zone. If transferred, the plant would join reparations claims and be filed with the Inter Allied Reparations Agency in Brussels. The plant produced binoculars and gun sights for the Nazi war effort, and the United States said its reparations demands will target specific plants and scarce equipment rather than punitive measures.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Optical Works
Hensoldt & Sons
Herborn
Germany
Brussels
Acheson
U. S
How to use buttons for stylish lapel accents
If you dislike making buttonholes yet have a weakness for decorative buttons, use them to craft attractive lapel ornaments or to trim pocket edges for a neat finish.
A Wallpaper Border Tricks Eye On Small Doors
A doorway that looks too narrow or small can be visually expanded by applying a wallpaper border of suitable width around the frame, creating an illusion of greater size. The technique relies on proportional framing and subtle contrast to alter perceived dimensions.
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Welton H. Jones
Magnolia
Jack Hansard
Newsom
Denison
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Boyce House
Robert E. Lee
West Point
Reich War Plant
U.S
Ibe
I. A Fenee Ac Ee
Perkins
Main Street
Lilley-Ayres
Whitewright
Ernest J. Lilley
State Fair
Tommy Toausuhhon
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