30 Years Of North Texas Weather Records Show Little Or No Change
Farmersville Times article by Capt. Roy F. Hall reviews Collin and Grayson county weather data from 1900 to 1951. It finds January averages around mid 40s and August highs near mid 80s, suggesting climate stability with slight cooling trends, and rainfall averaging about 33.6 inches yearly, not the 40+ inches often cited. It notes dry spells in 1901 1903 1910 1931 1934 and cites 1936 heat record of 110 degrees on August 10.
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North
Texas
Roy F. Hall
Collin County
Weather Bureau
Weather record from fifty years shows rainfall and heat extremes
The text cites April 1922 with 17.64 inches rainfall, August and January temperature highs, and January 1918 snowfall of nine inches. It argues against claims of past climate being markedly different and urges checking records to settle such debates.
Sensitive testing device weighs lint with microbalance
New York. Bell Telephone laboratories added a microbalance to testing equipment that can measure the weight of a lint fragment floating in air. It detects changes as small as 250 millionths of a gram. Read the Ads for profit.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
The Runt Parable on Privilege and Responsibility
The New Castle Courier-Times recounts a fable of a runt who gains four strikes as a handicap and becomes a successful adult demanding privileges. It argues that privileges require responsibility across family work community and nation, urging gratitude for others and acceptance of duties to avoid moral bankruptcy.
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New Castle
Ind
Courier-Times
Mose’s Angel Wife Causes Mixed Reactions
In a casual exchange, Rastus asks about Mose’s wife, who is described as “an angel” yet “bat what she is.” The other man responds that Mose is lucky, while noting his own wife is still living, highlighting a contrast in their domestic fortunes.
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Mose
Rastus
Hades
Whitewright
Shortages of Babies New Business Bogey
New York reports a looming baby shortage as the marriage rate may fall in coming years. The 1930s cohort will enter wedlock as 2,000,000 fewer people sit in the 17 to 26 age bracket than a decade ago, affecting housing, furniture, textiles, schools, and baby related industries. The article links a smaller youth pool to fewer secretaries, clerks, and apprentices, and notes population growth overall despite longer lifespans.
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New York
United States
Divorce Case Citation in Grayson County Texas 1952
The State of Texas to H. S. Colbaugh is commanded to answer a divorce petition filed August 19 1952 in No 59858 by O Dixie Colbaugh in 15th District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas Court House. The case cites cruel treatment as grounds. Service must occur before October 6 1952.
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Texas
H. S. Colbaugh
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
O. Dixie Colbaugh
S. W. Earnest
Whitewright Sun
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