Major Hereford beef cattle influence and market leadership
Officials of the Highland Hereford Breeders Association note five foundation bulls shaping the American Hereford, with over seven million Herefords recorded. Dairy dual and beef Herefords made up 42.8 percent of registrations, and 1951 saw 71.5 percent of beef cattle in three major breeds Herefords. A survey of eight markets showed Hereford topped prices 81 percent of six months, and Kansas feeder calf contest top calf crops came from Hereford herds.
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Anxiety
Sir Richard
Lord Wilton
Garfield
Grove
American
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Sioux City
South St. Paul
Virginia Rejects Confederate Bond Bond Payment Claim
A Richmond dispatch reports Gouverneur Thomas B. Stanley of Virginia received a 1863 Confederate bond request from Neu ing France with 20 coupons. State Treasurer James Ditlon notes Virginia cannot be responsible for bonds of the entire Confederacy and that Federal and State constitutions prohibit payment of bonds issued in 1863.
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Richmond
Neuing
France
Monsieur le Governeu
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Confederate States of America
James Ditlon
Dust control and wiper use noted in Kansas reports
In Hutchinson News-Herald and Pratt Tribune summaries of western Kansas conditions, farmers discuss methods to combat blowing dust and moisture issues. The reports mention applying measures to control dust and debris, with observers noting changes after travel through eastern regions.
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Dry Run
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Hutchinson News-Herald
Pratt Tribune
Pentagon Size Compared to Other Landmarks
The Pentagon in Washington DC contains 1744 miles of corridor. It is three times the size of the Suppire State building and 50 percent larger than Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
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Pentagon
Washington, D. C
Suppire State Building
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
America
Color Pan American Road Race Film Set For Local Showing
A 90 minute color sound film of the 1954 Pan American Road Race will screen Friday in Alpine High School auditorium. The event covers the five day race from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Ciudad Juarez with speeds up to 150 mph and includes starts, finishes, crashes, and aerial views. Admission is free by invitation through local auto dealers and service stations. sponsors publish a dealer list.
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Alpine High School
K. & W. Products, Inc
Mexico
Tuxtla Gutirrez
Guatemala
Ciudad Juarez
Rio Grande
el Paso
Avalanche
Private sale of Lockhart cattle and horses in Pecos County
F C Edwards receiver under Texas court order will sell the TL. H. Lockhart herd of Hereford cattle about 448 cows calves 1955 36 bulls and 20 horses mares and colts 16 head of horses at the Kennedy Estate Ranch Pecos County Texas by private sale to the highest bidder for cash cattle and horses may be inspected at the ranch starting June 13 1955 in Fort Worth Texas the receiver’s office date June 4 1959.
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District Court of
Tarrant County
Texas
National Finance Credit Corporation of Texas
L. H. Lockhart
TL. H. Lockhart
Kennedy Estate
Pecos County
Fort Worrth
F. C. Edwards
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Highland Hereford Breeders’ Association
Sorry
M’sieur
Construc
Tion
C. E. Hammond
N. Eighth St
Monitor
The
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Mass
Christian Science Monitor
Custom Assay Office Shippers Representatives
Cokesbury’s
Dallas
Marketing Association
Union Stockyards
San Antonio, Texas
P. D. Box
Tom Bell
Cattle Dept
Sheep & Goat Dept
Louis Wardlaw
BIG Bend Motor Freight
Marfa
Alpine
Presidio
van Horn
Paramount
Aeon
Paramount Air Coolers
West Texas Utilities Company
Chrysler
Graham Motor CO
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