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Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
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In Edinburg, Texas, charges against cotton farmer Theo Hartman for failing to comply with pink boll worm quarantine regulations were dismissed by County Judge Oliver C. Aldrich due to a typographical error in state evidence omitting 'Hidalgo county' from a proclamation. Enforcement officer H. B. Edwards stated the dismissal was technical and regulations would continue to be enforced, requiring cotton stalk destruction by Oct. 1 annually.
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EDINBURG, Aug. 14—(Spl.)—Charges of failing to comply with pink boll worm quarantine regulations which had been lodged against Theo Hartman, Edinburg cotton farmer, were dismissed by County Judge Oliver C. Aldrich today because of a typographical error in a portion of the state's evidence.
The case was dismissed upon a motion by the criminal district attorney's office after it was discovered that the wording "Hidalgo county" had been omitted from a certified copy of Commissioner of Agriculture J. E. McDonald's proclamation calling for the destruction of all cotton plants in the Valley area by October 1 of each (See PINK Page 6)
PINK BOLL CASE
IS DISMISSED
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year Hartman was charged with failing to destroy cotton stalks on between eight and nine acres of his land southeast of Mercedes.
H. B. Edwards. McAllen, enforcement officer of the pink boll worm division of the state department of agriculture, declared here this morning that dismissal of the case was due purely to a technical error and "has no bearing whatsoever on the legality of pink boll worm quarantine regulations."
"We are going to continue to enforce these regulations." Edwards asserted." and we intend to file charges against anyone violating them."
In an attempt to forestall the (rapid increase of pink boll worm infestation. the department o agriculture has ordered all cotton stalks destroyed by Oct 1 of each year as a means of eliminating the breeding places
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Edinburg
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Aug. 14
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charges dismissed due to typographical error in evidence; regulations to continue enforcement with destruction of cotton stalks by oct. 1 each year.
Event Details
Charges against Edinburg cotton farmer Theo Hartman for failing to destroy cotton stalks on 8-9 acres southeast of Mercedes were dismissed by County Judge Oliver C. Aldrich after a motion by the district attorney's office, due to omission of 'Hidalgo county' in a certified copy of the proclamation by Commissioner J. E. McDonald. Enforcement officer H. B. Edwards affirmed the quarantine's legality and intent to prosecute violations to control pink boll worm infestation.