Community meeting in Fife hears property report and trustee vote
Local residents at Fife Church heard a report on community property. Tom Bradley approved as secretary treasurer and Tom Ickman elected trustee for three years alongside Bradley and Carl Hodges. Plans announced to reroof the school. Two women seek county treasurer, described as the most interesting race of the coming election. Crop prospects improve with light rain forecast for West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Texas
Fife Church House
Tom Bradley
Tom Ickman
Carl Hodges
Ike
West
New York Family Vacation Visits Huie Grandparents
Mrs Victor Bloede and children Victor and Susan of New York are spending two weeks visiting Mr and Mrs H W Huie in Sohn. Susan stays with the grandparents for two weeks while Mr Bloede joins for a later trip to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victor Bloede
Victor
Susan
Small Texas Communities Learn Civil Defense Impact
Editor notes begin monthly civil defense chats for Texas. Alpine hosts Sul Ross College and leads neighborly disaster planning in West Texas, with Pollock guiding school civil defense ideas. Abilene builds block wardens and divisions for medical, shelter, communications, and more to protect a city of 50 000. Bronte recovers from a $75000 loss with swift disaster relief, including vaccine delivery from Austin to San Angelo. Grand Prairie expands its civil defense council with law enforcement and health services, drawing Dallas attention. Mrs Grace M Martin, Texas Extension Service coordinator, named Woman of the Year by The Progressive Farmer for her civil defense work across rural Texas.
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Texas
William L. McGill
Alpine
West
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Daniel J. Pollock
College
Department of Health and Physical Education
West Texas
Abilene
Harry W. Dobbyn
Bronte
Coke County
State Civil Defense and
Austin
State Department of Health
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Bobby Ragsdale
San Angelo
Grand Prairie
Dallas
North Texas
Civil Defense Council
Brazos County
Grace M. Martin
Lege
Martin
Tetens Visit Austin as Hill Recovers from Surgery
Mr. and Mrs. B L Tetens of Sohn spent the weekend in Austin visiting Mrs Freida Hill who has undergone surgery in a hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. R G Hall also went to Austin Sunday to see Mrs Hill.
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B. L. Tetens
Sohn
Austin
Freida Hill
R. G. Hall
Machines Cut Cotton Harvest Cost Says Specialist
Extension Service cotton work specialist Fred C. Ebbitt of Elliott says machines save 15 to 20 dollars per bale versus hand picking, prompting many growers to switch to mechanical pickers and strippers. Last year nearly one third of Texas cotton was harvest mechanically with 15,088 mechanical strippers in 180 counties and 1,557 spindle pickers in 83 counties. Now is the time to consider planting decisions.
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Fred. C. Ebbiott
Extension Service
Elliott
Texas
Elliott's planting plan for stripper-harvested cotton
Elliott recommends planting cotton in 40 inch rows for stripper harvesting, with two to six plants per foot based on soil fertility and moisture. Aim for uniform plant spacing and even raw width, space row middles lower than ridges, and use tractor shields to protect plants during insect control, defoliation, and stripping. Proper driving speed and machine settings improve harvest efficiency.
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Elliott
West
Texas
First Marriage License Issued in 1954
The first 1954 marriage license went to John O. Holloway of Voca and Ella Sue Buntyn of Fredonia, issued Jan 9. Other licenses granted include Weldon Ben Talley and Nelda Marlene Spears on Jan 9, and Nestor A. Perez and Mary Aranda on Jan 11.
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John O. Holloway
Voca
Ella Sue Buntyn
Fredonia
Weldon Ben Talley
Nelda Marlene Spears
Nestor A. Perez
Mary Aranda
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Donald Finlay
York Nut Shellers
Little City
Brady
Pollock
Philco
Gartman’s
Brady, Texas
Allan Clea
Aheve
Shivers
Ruth Ann Bryant
Cherrywood
Robert J. Smith
Pioneer Air Lines
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
J. E. Harvison, Jr
J. W. Finlay
Eden, Texas
J. E. Harrison, JR
Met
America
General Motors
Pontiac
World's Finest Union
North Blackburn
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