Estimated U S Cotton Crop Seen At 10 575 000 Bales
Washington reports a reduced forecast from a month ago with the Sept 1 forecast placing the 1940 cotton crop at 10 575 000 bales. The condition dropped 13.8 points in August to 57.0 percent of normal. Acreage abandoned June 25 to Aug 25 totaled 367 000 acres while 34 485 000 acres remained in cultivation.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Department
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
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Nimon halts mass meetings for rail shopmen in Denison
Denison, Sept 1. Colonel Charles W. Nimon orders suspension of daily mass meetings for striking rail shopmen within the martial law zone until further notice. Open public meetings at the Y M C A are halted. secret meetings may continue with permission. Speeches by Speedy Wilson and attorney J A Carlisle cited in the order.
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Sherman
First Texas Joint Stock Land Bank Six Percent Loan Offer
Six per cent money offered for land loans by the First Texas Joint Stock Land Bank. Principal paid at one per cent annually, clearing the debt in thirty three years. Loans up to half the land value with liberal valuations. Contact L C Fuller representative Northeast Texas Bonham Texas for full particulars. Also note Massachusetts authorities urge conserving coal and warn against wasting diamonds and platinum watches in a brief Minneapolis Journal line.
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First
Texas Joint Stock Land Bank
L. C. Fuller
Bonham
Texas
Massachusetts
Minneapolis Journal
No Worms Tonic Ad Claims Healthy Child Benefit
An advertisement touts GROVE’S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC as a remedy for children with worm infections. It links pale color and stomach upset to worms, promises blood enrichment and improved digestion, and claims the tonic acts as a general strengthening aid. Priced at 60e per bottle.
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Grove
Forty freight cars burn at Denison
Denison Texas September 3 Forty freight cars three sheds two office buildings and merchandise destroyed by fire in Missouri Kansas Texas yards at Ray two miles west of Denison The blaze started from a grass fire at 5 30 pm Loss estimated 50000 to 75000 Nearly 5000 cars stored in yards but fire controlled by 8 30 pm National Guard troops and Denison fire department There is no fire protection at the yards and water had to be pumped from a distance A strong guard prevented access within a mile of the conflagration The fire was not connected with the strike
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Denison
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Ray
Regiment of Texas National Guard
Denison Fire Department
Plane distributes poison for weevil control in Mississippi
In Greenville a 14,000 acre cotton plantation near Scott hosted a demonstration of aerial application of boll weevil poison. Government officials led by B. R. Coad reported the method yields more even distribution, potentially using less poison, though the process remains experimental. Lieutenant Guy McNeil directed the flight, with costs per acre not yet determined.
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Greenville
Miss
Scott
B. R. Coad
Government Laboratories
Tallulah
Governor Allen Bold Stand For American Language
A governor who is not afraid speaks plainly amid industrial and political disruption. Kansas has a governor who stands out as an outspoken figure, not whispering behind closed doors. His administration is noted for not fostering unrest and for a firm, direct approach.
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Kansas
Allen
Law and order give Kansas a steady stride
The Kansas governor's firm leadership underpins respect for law during the coal strike, keeping mines, rail shops, and trains operating. He balances harsh warnings to operators and miners alike, maintaining public order and protecting fuel supplies, with a commitment to fair, fearless governance praised by the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas
Allen
Kansas City Star
Good Credit In Town Highlight Of Paying Promptly
A narrator extols good credit as prized in town life noting merchants praise prompt payment. The piece reflects pride in reliable paying habits and the respect earned when one is known to settle debts promptly, though it hints at drawbacks in the system.
Indigestion Relief Ad for Ironized Yeast
An ad touts Ironized Yeast as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It promises faster digestion, regular bowels, and increased appetite after taking two tablets with meals. Readers are invited to mail a postcard for a free three day test and to purchase through druggists.
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Ironized Yeast Co
Dept
Atlanta
Vendors Try To Sell Me Everything In A Trade Fair
Poet Walt Mason harbors humorous tirade about sales clerks forcing endless temptations from anvils to beeswax salve. They tug at coats and pull him through aisles to showcase items from gherkins in brine to pickled pears and canned foods. He escapes battered yet amused by the chaotic shopping parade.
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Walt Mason
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a one day cure for colds claiming to stop coughing and headache and to work off the cold. Each box bears E W GROVE's signature and costs 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
E.W. Grove
Europe policy shift cited by Houston Press
The Houston Press quotes that Europe is being convinced that American foreign policy is not an endowment policy. The remark underscores a broader view of U S strategic aims and accountability in international engagement.
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Europe
Houston Press
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Independence Boulevard
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Oriet Rania
Broadmoor
Whitewright
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