Poage Known As Mr Agriculture Leads House Panel
Texas congressman W. R. Poage presides over the House Agriculture Committee from his 11th district seat in McCulloch County. A longtime senior member since 1941, Poage championed the Poage Talmadge Rural Development Act of 1972 authorizing FmHA loans and grants to boost farm and rural living standards.
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House Committee On Agriculture
Texas
W. R
Bob) Poage
McCulloch County
Waco
Poage
Agriculture Committee
Poage and Talmadge Lead Agricultural Act Debates
The article notes benefits may reach crowded cities by curbing rural migration to towns with relief rolls and crime. It names co author Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia and highlights Poage as key in the 93rd Congress, focusing on preserving the 1970 Agricultural Act and its price supports and P L 480 Food for Peace program. It details Poage's Washington role, geology hobby, and Virginia residence with Frances Cotton, plus his daily Capitol routine.
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America
Texas
Congress
Poage
Poage-Talmadge
Farmers Home Administration
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Cong. Poage
Washington
United States
Interparliamentary Union
Free World
Chairman Poage
Frances Cotton
Virginia
Lincoln Memorial
Potomac River
Washington Monument
Capitol
Ex Bradyite Walter Braly Earns Top Insurance Honor
Walter E. Braly, formerly of Brady, named top agent in the Houston territory of Southwestern Life Insurance for the fifth straight year. He earned Leader-of-the-Year and joiner honors in the President's Honor Club. Braly is a former Top Club president and Brady native who moved to Houston after dairy work.
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Walter E. Braly
Brady
Houston
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Braly
Gulf Coast
Southwestern Life
Top Club
Brady native with Southwestern-Life tenure and UT studies
A Brady man, years ago with Southwestern-Life since 1956, earned a government and economics degree and pursued graduate work at the University of Texas. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houston Lee Brady, reside in Brady.
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Southwestern
His
Mrs
Houston Lee Brady
New Elastic Preparation for Bank Installation
Instructions advise pouring boiling water over a new elastic bank, then drying and cutting to length. Caution that elastic shrinks when exposed to hot water, affecting final fit and dimensions.
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Bill Hames
For Your
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Brady, Texas
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Bradyite
Walter Braly
the Brady Herald
S. Bridge Street
Tursbay
L. B. Smith
Larry &. Smith
Billy Brown
The
University of Texas
Heart of Texas Pharmacy
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