Texas Cotton Crop Estimate Drops 700 000 Bales
The Agriculture Department cut Texas August cotton outlook from 4 200 000 to 3 500 000 bales as drought reduced yields. National production 13 889 000 bales, with Texas last year 4 060 000 and record 6 040 000 in 1949.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Oklahoma
Southeast
Census Bureau
Mother's Wish to Son in the Army Note
A doting mother writes to her son in the Army urging discipline and punctuality. She hopes he has learned to rise on time so he does not keep the whole division waiting for breakfast.
Girl Free For Dinner Costs More Than Most
A witty line by Shannon Fife notes that a girl who is free for dinner comes with high social value. It contrasts economic cost with personal choice, reflecting dating culture and social currency.
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Shannon Fife
Chevrolet
Changes Proposed in U S Tax System
New York report cites three key policy changes for federal income tax administration. Emphasizes taxpayer cooperation, slower focus on minor year to year shifts, and public education against evasion. Warns tougher policies could backfire and stresses avoiding graft in administration. The taxpayer is deemed essential to a self assessing system.
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New York
American Institute of Accountants
Institute
The
Journal of Accountancy
Ice That Never Melts Sno Gel Hits Markets
New York report describes Sno Gel a gelatinous substance that holds liquid in colloidal suspension. It can be molded poured into shapes and kept between minus eight and 32 degrees without gas or water runoff. It freezes water and hardens ice cream but not flowers or cottage cheese.
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New York
N. Y
Still Growing Arrest Report Sparks Lively Street Detour
A policing squad halts officers chasing a crowd after a sergeant shouts halt as a passing bobby-soxer is mistakenly identified as growing. The brief incident disrupts nearby traffic while officials clarify the scene.
School Children And Traffic Safety
Texas safety leaders urge heightened caution as record numbers of children head to school. Drivers must stop for stopped school buses and protect youngsters walking or biking to classes. The piece also notes a three month psychiatric nursing training program now at Austin State Hospital for nursing students.
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Texas
W. Carloss Morris
Texas Safety Assocition
Austin State Hospital
Early Moon Maps Mistakenly Marked Ocean Patches
Early observers misidentified the moon’s dark maria as oceans, a belief reflecting historical limits in lunar geology. The note discusses how later missions corrected this view revealing basaltic plains rather than seas.
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Moon
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