Boomtown Texas Turns 60 Amid Oil Boom Legacy
Burkburnett marks 60 years since incorporation in 1914 and its rise as an oil town that inspired the film Boomtown. The town, named after rancher Burk Burnett, sits near the Red River on the Oklahoma border and now serves as a suburb for families of service members at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls.
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Hollywood
Oklahoma
Red River
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Claudette Colbert
Sheppard Air Force
Wichita Falls
Adult chinch bugs threaten lawns in spring outbreaks
A Beytown Sun agricultural note describes adult chinch bugs as black with white wings and yellow to red nymphs, detailing life cycle, damage from sap loss, and methods to confirm infestation. Control favors whole-yard treatment with labeled insecticides such as carbophenothion, diazinon, or ethion, with proper application and drying times before children return.
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Beytown
J. R. Carroll
Chambers County
Iron Chlorosis On Lawns And Plants Explained
Anahuac Carter County Agent J R Carroll explains iron chlorosis causes yellowing of leaves in susceptible plants due to iron deficiency or unavailability in alkaline soil. Methods include ferrous sulfate foliar spray at two teaspoons per gallon with spreader sticker, repeated after 10 days if yellowing remains, or soil iron applications.
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Chambers County
J. R.carrol
Carroll
Only One Left From Lucas Crew
HOUSTON AP Curt Hemill 95 in Beaumont for Rotary Spindletop Day and Lucas Gusher plaque dedication. He recalls being on the drilling crew when the Lucas Gusher struck in 1901 and being among the few left to tell the tale.
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Curt Hemill
Beaumont
Chile
Hamill
Houston
Blue Gap Cabin Draws Tourists in Winters Texas
Roy Smith fights to keep his gate closed as visitors flock to the restored Blue Gap Post Office cabin on FM 1770. Established in 1878 to aid ranchmen and Texas Rangers, it was noted by Runnels County historians as the area’s first post office with a prior, vanished site at Walthall. The attraction drawing power remains strong despite gate issues. Shanghai remains China’s most populous city with nearly seven million residents.
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Roy Smith
Blue Gap
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County Historical Society
Walthall
Smith
Mansion auction sale reshapes Hilltop Italian Renaissance home
A 2020 vintage mansion once linked as the home of L A Schreiner sold at auction to Charles Biggerstaff of Denton. He plans to restore the Italian Renaissance house on a hilltop of about one acre. Furnishings and antiques sold separately.
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L.A. Schreiner
Charles 'Biggerstaff
Denton
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