New Johnson Grass Needs Little Water
San Antonio report on a Argentina-origin Sorghum Almum hybrid tested by Southwest Research Center. It tolerates low water, grows vigorously up to six feet, and offers grazing or silage potential though it risks prussic acid early growth. Seed may reach ranchers in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Argentina
Southwest Research Center
South Texas
C. L. Shrewbury
The
Southwest Foundation For Research and Education
Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station
Shrewsbury
Southwest
Foundation
Dallas
King Ranch
Brownsville
Shrewbury
S. H. Morrison
Georgia Station
Unusual pharmacy holdup ends with pharmacist striking robber
A 65 year old pharmacist Frank Steiner in St Louis thwarted a holdup by throwing cough medicine at a bandit who pointed a pistol and shouted This is a holdup . The bottle struck the robber in the face and he fled with a bleeding cheek. Separately a statistic notes one third of trucks in the U S are on farms and another third in large cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Frank Steiner
Steiner
U. S
Nagging Ends In Jail Term For Husband
In Fleetwood England Ronald Alexander 26 stole a car after eight pints and four whiskies, rammed a police sergeant, crashed, and slugged two officers. His wife Winifred apologized claiming her nagging caused the trouble, and the court sentenced him to six months in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleetwood
England
Winifred Alexander
Ronald Alexander
Navy
Ronald
Winifred
Texas Draft Quota Drops in November
Texas will induct 1,062 men in November, 60 fewer than October, with inductions limited to men 20 or older unless younger workers are needed. About 2,565 men are set for combined physical and mental exams in November, down from 2,630 in October. The report notes the auto industry uses about 80 million dollars worth of cotton annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
State Selective Service
Paul L. Wakefield
Wakefield
Lost Envelope and Various Ads in Local Notices
A collage of small ads and notices includes a lost envelope with no ID found, a used refrigerators sale, electric service boxes for sale, a four-house sale in Whitewright, gas pricing 8c per gallon, tractor promotions, buyers seeking eggs cream and hides, and a card of thanks for a 59th wedding anniversary with appreciation for get well wishes and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Mr. Simpson
R. E. Simpson
Supergiant H bomb reported by Time magazine authors
A Time Magazine based book excerpt claims the United States developed a supergiant thermonuclear bomb with about 45 megatons of TNT, far beyond prior estimates. Officials reportedly avoided a live test at Eniwetok due to its immense power. the authors note survival chances would be near zero if such a device detonated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
James R. Sheply
Clay Blair Jr
Time Magazine
Eniwetok
Sheply
Blair
U. S. News and World Report
Doctor offers nerve cut as new ulcer remedy
In Galveston a Chicago specialist Dr. Philip Thorek proposes cutting the "worry" nerve to calm ulcers caused by stress. He says patients may worry freely without worsening their ulcers, comparing the idea to measuring a bushel.
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Galveston
Chicago
Philip Thorek
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Ayres
T. W. Ayres & Son
McCall’s Patterns
Stetson
Whitewright Lumber Co
Howard Hedgpeth
Meador’s
Whitewright
Stephens & Bryant
Dawson Butane
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham, Texas
C. J. Meador Hardware
C. J. Meador Truck & Tractor Co
Babcock Auto Store
Thornhill
West Spruce
General Electric
Farley & Hill
Trenton Theatre
Massacre Canyon
Phil Carey
Audrey Totten
Sun
Linda Theatre
Jesus Christ
Law
Bill Kid
Scott Brady
Betta St. John
Prevue
Mon
Greer Garson
Robert Ryan
Miracle Kid
Robert Marriot
Ruth Warrick
Jessie James
Don Barry
Peggie Castle
Natchez
Dale Robertson
Delera Paget
Lone Star
Itsy
U.S.A
Food Mart
Decker
Mrs. Tucker
Betty Crocker
Scott Tissue
Big Ears
Home Freezer
Lambast Leonard
the Food Mart
Bells Theatre
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Eliza Taylor and
Dana Andrews
Laramie
John Payne
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