Lawmaker Defends Farm Price Support
Congress agriculture leader Chairman Clifford Hope of Kansas defended farm price supports stating city price levels drive farm subsidies. He warned against cutting supports now, noting any rise in city prices allows higher farm supports and that a levy of about 1.5 billion dollars may be needed to hold 1948 crops above cutoffs if markets falter. He urged city residents to understand how the program works and cautioned against hysteria.
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Washington
Congressional
Clifford Hope
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Hope
Farmer Prices and Parity Debate Prompt Government Action
A speaker criticizes farm price volatility noting the bottom falls first and asserting farmers control little over their prices. He argues government intervention only activates when farm prices dip below parity.
Slowdown in Rural Road Building Seen
Texas faces a two year slowdown in rural road construction as federal funds shrink 10 percent and costs rise. State Highway Commission Chairman John S. Redditt said districts will consult commissioners courts across the state on farm to market needs, with new funds not yet available but planning proceeding to reserve rights of way. The program will likely build about half the mileage achieved since V J Day, and new funds will not match existing levels.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Commission
John S. Redditt
Redditt
Best Educated Have Fewest Children Say Census Unit
The census bureau reports the most educated women had the fewest children in 1947, though gaps are smaller than before the war. Farmers and poor people still have the most children, while city dwellers and the wealthy are catching up. The report notes rising births across all education levels since 1940 and provides per‑thousand birth rates by education and schooling groups.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Slave Days Praised As Woman Dies in Texarkana Funeral
In Texarkana Arkansas funeral services were held for Harriet Vaughn a 115 year old former slave from a Miller County plantation She told her daughters that old slave days were better then she died praising them Her daughters Mary McCray 77 and Della Edwards 79 recall her final moments and a dream from a deceased child.
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Texarkana
Miller County
Arkansas
Harriet Vaughn
Mary McCray
Della Edwards
King Arrested in Wyoming for Counterfeit Coins
Hays W. King of Rock Springs was arrested on a counterfeit coin charge after Secret Service agents seized about 300 dollars worth of fake quarters half dollars and dollars used in slot machines. King, 28, told agents he wanted to get some of his money back.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Hays W. King
Secret Service
Earl Schoel
Denver
Incumbents Lose Out in Fannin
In Fannin County Democratic primary runoff results Milam Anderson won the sheriff race over Dick Waite 4 802 to 3 707. Precinct 1 commissioner Robert Bellows defeated Paul Brown 1 664 to 683. Precinct 2 commissioner W A Steele beat J M Blanton 1 106 to 1 016. Precinct 4 Melvin Epperson defeated Albert Lackey 1 256 to 1 102. The text notes other incumbents defeated in prior primaries.
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Precinct 1
Robert Bellows
Ponent
Paul Brown
Bellows
Brown
W. A. Steele
J. M. Blanton
Steele
Blanton
Melvin Epperson
Albert Lackey
Mr. Lackey
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