Cotton harvest scenes and Texas trip notes from Amarillo to Lubbock
A traveler reports busy cotton gins and field work across West Texas. Observes oil wells, burning cotton trailers, and large shopping developments near Amarillo. Visits with H. H. Nicholas and family in Amarillo and shares news of Preston and Vernon Smith in Lubbock, plus a hole in one reward and travel plans for a foreign trip or grandson visit.
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Houston
Retired ASCS Exec Receives USDA Pin
John Shurtleff former executive director of the McCulloch County ASCS received a 35 year pin from the U S Department of Agriculture. Allen W Worley presented the award at the ASCS office noting Shurtleff 35 year tenure and multiple honors.
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ASCS
USDA
John Shurtleff
McCulloch County
Shurtleff
Colorado City High School
Rice Institute
Mitchell County
Brady
Memphis
Tenn
Albuquerque
N. M
Agricultural
United
Rochelle Post Office Hours Clarified
Rochelle postmaster Mrs. Faye Underwood clarified that the post office runs 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m daily. She explained the 9 to 2 window hours referred to guiding customers to mail Christmas items so processing would keep pace with rural carrier mail from eight other communities.
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Faye Underwood
Rochelle
Time Of Service Changed At Church
Walnut Street Baptist Church alters midweek services from Wednesday 6 p m to Saturday 5 p m and 6 p m and Sunday evening services to 5 p m to aid National fuel conservation program.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Reynolds Plans Retirement After 23 Years Leading Brady ISD
C A Reynolds, longtime superintendent of Brady Independent School District, announced retirement effective June 30, 1974, ending 23 years in Brady where he guided district growth, school improvements, and community programs. He came from Eldorado to lead BISD in 1960 and will stay active locally.
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Brady Schools
Brady
Eldorado
BISD
Melvin Independent School District
Region XV
Board of Trustee
Brady Independent School District
Supt. Reynolds
Lucille
Charles Reynolds
Sanguine Project Axed by House Committee
House Appropriations Committee trims 2.8 billion from Pentagon request and rejects the Navy Sanguine Project in Texas Hill Country. Residents opposed the plan across Llano Blanco Gillespie Mason McCulloch San Saba and Burnet counties citing property damage and nuclear-attack risks.
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The
Navy
House Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
Texas Hill Country
Wisconsin
Hill Country
Texas State Committee
Llano
Blanco, Gillespie, Mason, McCulloch, San Saba
Burnet Counties
Brady ISD seeks applicants for superintendent post
Ford T. Slocum, president of Brady Independent School District, announced the board seeks applicants for Brady ISD superintendent. Interested persons must request an application form in writing from Slocum at P O Box 949 Brady Texas 76825, with all applications due by December 30 1973.
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Ford T. Slocum
Brady Independent School District
Brady Isd
P. O
Brady
Texas
Two Tech Students Earn Honors at Pig Roast
McCulloch County residents Chris Allen a senior wildlife management major at Texas Tech and Donald R Kiesling a freshman were honored at the 64th Pig Roast of the College of Agricultural Sciences in Lubbock. Allen received the Hunter Scholarship in Range and Wildlife Management while Kiesling earned a Texas Tech Agricultural Ex Students Blood Association Scholarship.
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Texas Tech University
College of Agricultural Sciences
Lubbock
Chris Allen
James H. Allen
Hunter
Donald R. Kiesling
Karl R. Kiesling
Pear Valley
Texas Tech Agricultural Ex
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Preston Smith
Raynell
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Calvin Brow
Plainview
Preston
Savings and Loan
Dickens
Bill Crew
Uncle Buck
Brady Police
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Incide
Sheriffs Department
Department of Agriculture
Rochelle PO
C. A. Reynolds
Board of Trustees
North Ward
Brady High School
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Bulldog Stadium
China
Junior High
Brady Junior High School
South Ward
McCulloch County Teachers’ Educational Association
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas Teachers’ Association
Mid-Texas Schoolman’s Club
Texas Association of School Administrators
Mid Texas American Heritage Association
Brady Rotary Club
Brady Chamber of Commerce
McCulloch County Community Chest
McCulloch County Cancer Society
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American Association of School Administrators
National Education Association
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Vocational Agricultural Department
C.A Reynolds
Sanguine
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