Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 1950 Page: 11 of 44
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MOSCOW, Dec. 23— GF —Prav-
da hat declared a movement again
American participation In the Ko-
rean War is gaining momentum
tn the United States.
A survey by two correspondent*
of the Communist Party paper, G.
Rassadln and I. Fllllpov, said more
and more American newspapers are
coming out against the conflict, cgll-
Drive carefully, you might injure a customer of mlna.
Lyle E. Montgomery Co.
214 W. Oak at Cedar Phone 611
Wide use of coffee in Europe
dates from the 17th Century.
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merchants went for
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BICKiEST
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regal ds.”
It didn’t rain
Then the tune-worn formulas
Farmers leave home with all win-
dows up. wives go to town leave
a washing on the line motorists
leave their car windows open One
rancher left his convertible In front
of Ins hodie overnight with the
top down
It didn't
ing it ' Truman s war ”
The paper said prominent bus-
inaaa leaders, Including Cleveland
businessman James F. Lincoln and
Economist James Warburg have
advocated pulling American forces
out of Korea
Pravda said student organisa-
tions, Negro groups and many
trade unions also have come out
against U. 8 participation In the
war.
■ RAIN WANTED”. Then, under
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"Wanted, a ground soaking rain
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Prefer heavy rain, followed by j
slow drizzle. but any type will be
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more ram. it la well-read, and ;
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In the Kingsville Record of Nov
15, Sports Editor Jack Trussell, |
railed attention to his low batting
average in predicting football
scores. To bring his average up.
he slipped in a rahi prediction ("I
predict it won't rain three Inches
here by Dec. 1) into the middle of
his college guesses.
It didn't ram
On Nov, 22. Robert Kleberg. Jr .
manager of the King Ranch, re-
ceived a wire from an evangelist i
and praying-rainmaker at Merce-
des The telegram read "I pray-j
morning that it rain on
God bless you, kindest i
KINGSVILLE, Dec 2S—uP>—Ev-
er hear of running a want ad for
rain in a newspaper?
That’s one of several wavs South
Texans have recently expressed I other
their desire for precipitation 1
Die worst drought in 33 years |
has brought out a mixture of sen
ous and humorous attempts.
Most, publicized Is a project un-
derway on the vast King Ranch,
which received its last general
lamfall the fust week ol June.
l»50 The area has been as dry
as scorched earth.
King Ranch has employed the
Precipitation Control Company of
Phoenix. Arizona But the Arizona
company needs the right type of
cloud formation to work on. 8o far,
no such cloud
W E < Shorty• Newton, editor
of the Bishop News, is running
one of tire biggest want ads in
the history of the newspaper busi-
ness
Eight w< ks ago Newton sold a
number of business firms and or-
ganizations m Bishop six miles
north of Kingsvillei the idea of
sponsoring a full-page want ad for
ram every week until it rained
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Seed feed, feed manufacture and cuvtom grinding.
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SERVICE STATION, McKinney St.
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A sudden jolt, and cracked auto glass can fall
in and seriously injure an occupant of your car.
Why put up with this driving hasard when in-
stallation of new safety glass cost so little.
Drive in today!
Denton Glass Shop
803 S. Locust Phone 1941
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Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 115, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 1950, newspaper, December 24, 1950; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1348589/m1/11/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.