Army worm control and windbreak tree sales guidance
Agricultural column advises dairy and beef producers to treat pastures for fall army worms while worms are small. It notes approved insecticides, rates, waiting periods, and cautions about slaughter intervals and interstate shipping. Also advertises windbreak tree orders and storage pest precautions for rice processing.
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The
Sun
J. R. Carroll
Chambers County
Pure Food and Drug
Pure Food and Drug Administration
Army Worm Invasion Hits Texas Lawns Across State
Army worms march from the coast to central Texas damaging lawns and pastures. State Agriculture official Charlie Chapman urges spraying with DDT or Toxaphene, noting heavy infestation not matched in recent years and damage mainly to fasins and pasture land. Weather patterns contributing to the outbreak are reported but details are unclear.
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Texas Forestry Service
Mary
Austin
Texas
Burleson County
Charlie Chapman
State Department of Agriculture
Chapman
Enrollment soars as Channelview first grade grows
Channelview schools report 2300 pupils with 1408 in elementary. Seven first grade sections hold 37 to 38 students each. Five sections meet in Old River Methodist and First Baptist churches due to overcrowding. A 22 classroom elementary school project is delayed by court suits amid a bond election. Traffic and cafeteria adjustments due to crowding are noted.
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Channelview
H. C. Schochler
Old River Methodist
First Baptist
Channelview Citizens Committee
Hotel America to Open 250-Room Houston Hotel in Cullen Center
Hotel America will be a 250 room ten story property in Cullen Center Houston to be operated by Hotel Corporation of America. Gerald E. Veltmann and Roger P. Sonnabend announced preliminary plans with Welton Becket and Associates to begin design immediately, targeting occupancy in 1962 aligned with the 500 Jefferson Building project start anticipated Oct. 1.
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Houston
Cullen Center
Hotel Corporation of America
Gerald E. Veltmann
Cullen Center, Inc
Roger P. Sonnabend
NCA
Hotel and
Motor Hotel
Hotel America
Welton Becket and Associates
Weltmann
Jefferson Building
Cullen
Center
Tefferson, Smith and Pease Streets
Jeff Davis High School Reunion Set for Sept 11
Jeff Davis High School in Houston hosts its annual reunion for graduates from 1927 through 1950 and invites all alumni including former teachers. The event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. on September 11 at Jeffins High School, with emphasis on the 1927–1950 classes. James Monroe was the only president besides Washington to win a second term.
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Houston
Jeff Davis High School
Jet Davis
Jeff Davis
Jeffins High School
James Monroe
George Washington
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