Weather cycles fail to predict Texas rainfall trends
Studies of 31 Texas locations show that wet and dry year cycles contribute little to annual rainfall over 89 years. Researchers say below average years occur more often and prolonged droughts, including the Dust Bowl era, shape farm and ranch income across the High and Rolling Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildreth
Abilene
Amarillo
Texas
Edwards Plateau
Trans-Pecos
Rio Grande Plain
Politicians Promise School Kids in Saginaw Speech
Adlai Stevenson spoke in Saginaw Michigan saying Republicans would not stop. He cited a letter from an 11 year old girl asking if two more months of school could be kept and if Ike would remove a month. The Sun solicits reader reports.
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Saginaw, Mich
Adlai Stevenson
Saginaw
Ike
Shed a Tear for Davy He’s Really Had It
New York reports a fading Davy Crockett craze as merchandise sales drop and toy buyers note the shift away from Crockett hats and guns. The article compares Crockett to Hopalong Cassidy and Robin Hood, noting youth tastes evolve before Christmas.
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Davy
New York
Davy Crockett
America
England
Europe
Australia
Hopalong Cassidy
Robin Hood
When Dictatorship Is Possible
The Charleston News and Courier argues against the idea that a Supreme Court ruling is final law. It warns that blindly accepting court power risks slavery and dictatorship. The piece questions whether Americans can tolerate loss of liberty if the court oversteps, stressing the founders’ wisdom.
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Supreme Court
Charleston
S. C
News and Courier
Kurth’s Pine Forest Gamble Creates South’s Newsprint Boom
Ernest Lynn Kurth of Keltys, Texas, built the South’s first newsprint mill, Southland Paper Mills, after backing chemist Charles Holmes Herty’s process. Starting with a $7 million plant near Lufkin in 1939, it went to full production by 1940, transforming pine waste into a thriving industry.
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East Texas
Ernest Lynn Kurth
Kellys
Lufkin
South
Kurth
Angelina County
Charles Holmes Herty
Savannah
Herty
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Ted Dealey
Dallas News
E. K. Gaylord
Oklahoma City Times
James Stahlman
Nashville Banner
Southland Paper Mills
Texas
Mills of
Canada
Scandanavia
Willie's Wry Heaven Question About Lies
A child asks if liars go to heaven and the mother replies that liars do not enter. Willie then jokes that heaven must be lonely with only God and George Washington.
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Willie
Mother
God
George Washington
Mosquito Diversity Surpasses Two Thousand Species Worldwide
Scientists note the global mosquito count exceeds two thousand species spanning continents. Researchers catalog distinct genera and highlight the ecological roles and disease implications of diverse mosquito populations.
Bethel Woman's Missionary Society Meets in Weekday Session
The Bethel Women's Missionary Society met Monday at 2 p m with 11 ladies and five children present. The program opened with a song and prayer. Mrs J B Layman led the stewardship program while Mrs Horace Miller had charge of the community mission program. The meeting closed with prayer.
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Bethel Women’s Missionary Society
J. B. Layman
Horace Miller
Engagement announced for Miss Gertrude Pace and Sgt James R Ayres
Mr and Mrs T H Pace of Bells announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Gertrude Pace to Sgt James R Ayres son of Mr and Mrs Ned Ayres of Whitewright Miss Pace is a Bells High School graduate attended North Texas State College and works at Association Investments Co in Denison Ayres a Whitewright High School graduate serves in the U S Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton California the wedding is set for November 1
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T. H. Pace
Bells
Gertrude Pace
James R. Ayres
Ned Ayres
Whitewright
Miss Pace
Bells High School
North Texas State College
Denton
Association Investments Co
Denison
Sergeant Ayres
Whitewright High School
U. S. Marines
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Rotary Anns Enjoy Chicken Barbecue At Tom Sears Pasture
Rotary Anns were treated to a chicken barbecue hosted by the Rotary Club at Tom Sears pasture east of town. J B Redmond cooked the chickens for the event regarded as an extra dividend alongside the club’s usual spring fish fry and winter dinner.
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Rotary Anns
Rotary Club
Tom Sears
J. B. Redmond
Clint Hennig
Butch Kaiser
Lakey Edwards
Sears Anderson
Charlie Ayres
Russell Summers
Jack Meador
International Harvester
Wesleyan Service Guild Holds Southeast Asia Study Meeting
The Wesleyan Service Guild met at Mrs. John L. Biggerstaff home with co host Mrs. Carl Wilkinson for a Southeast Asia study. Members drew names for secret pals and voted to move meetings to 730 pm with plans for Week of Prayer observance and future programs led by the Spiritual Life leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
John L. Biggerstaff
Carl Wilkinson
Southeast Asia
Guild
Nana Francis
Mardell Pumphrey
Russell Summers
Ina Moody
Lee Wilson
Paul Ryan
Methodist Church
Miss Christine Croucher Attends Wolf Cub Camp
The Starry parish magazine reports Christine Croucher attended a camp bringing together hundreds of Wolf Cubs from around the world. The item notes she joined a convention of old wolves, reflecting global youth scouting activity in the parish.
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OLD Wolves
Starry
England
Christine Croucher
Farmers Seek 30 Cars Of Hay For Grayson
An emergency hay association is formed by Grayson County farmers with Gar net McGraw of Sherman as chairman and Grady Lankford of Dorchester as secretary. The five member board includes McGraw Lankford Wallace Wilson Howard McCarley and Henry Tuck representing Sherman Dorchester Bells Whitewright Denison and Whitesboro Collinsville areas.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Garnet McGraw
Grady Lankford
Dorchester
County Farm Bureau
McGraw
Lankford
Gunter-Dorchester
Wallace Wilson
Bells-Whitewright
Howard McCarley
Denison
Henry Tuck
Whitesboro
Collinsville
Dear Judge You'd Better Look Again Item in Beverly Hills
A Beverly Hills man accused of not paying a traffic fine argued to the city attorney that the arrest would be erroneous. He claimed the cited car could not be his for three reasons: he was at work, his wife is pregnant and not a driver, and his own car with that number was junked and cut into pieces.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
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YALE
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Rangoon
the Whitewright Sun
T. Glenn Doss
National Editorial Association
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Texas Press Association
Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
Dryden
Stephens & Bryant
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Texas State Optical
S. J. Rogers
N. Jay Rogers
West Main
North Travis
All Star Theatre
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