Crabgrass and Agencies Race to Farm Worker Ratios
A letter to the editor from Uncle Huie discusses Tax Foundation figures showing the U S got half as many farms and farmers since 1935 while Department of Agriculture staff rose from 85 114 to 121 538, a 43 percent increase. He warns the ratio improves yearly and may reach one employee per farm by 1982, jokes about farm living requirements, notes a drop in per capita sweet potato consumption since 1937, and quips about Senator Hart and bakery cherry counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Tax Foundation
Department of Agriculture
United States
Philip Hart
Food and Drug Administration
Washington
Dolan Mackey Recovers After San Angelo Surgery
Dolan Mackey rests at home following a recent surgery performed at a San Angelo hospital and reports a steady recovery with doctors monitoring progress.
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Dolan Mackey
San Angelo Hospital
4 H Club Rally Day Bronte Park Attended
The Coke County 4 H Club Rally Day at Bronte Park on Friday July 19 drew 40 club members and leaders from across the county plus twenty guests for the evening barbecue. Leathercraft classes were led by Gladys Waldrop Mrs Bert Blaylock and Mrs Truman Parker. Doyle Gray of Abilene taught artificial respiration. Activities included swimming volleyball and pitching rings with films and mouth to mouth demonstrations for adults. A Vesper service closed the day led by Barbara Blaylock Gaylon Pitcock Jerry Parker Bob Wells and Cynthia Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke County
Bronte Park
Gladys Waldrop
Bert Blaylock
Truman Parker
Doyle Gray
West Texas Utilities Co
Abilene
Barbara Blaylock
GaylonPitcock
Jerry Parker
Bob Wells
Cynthia Robinson
Norma Pruitt Appears on Breakfast Club in Chicago Trip
Norma Pruitt daughter of Mr and Mrs Noah Pruitt Jr appeared on the Breakfast Club radio program during a Chicago vacation with her parents They traveled over 4200 miles visiting relatives in Pewaukee Wis and saw a Shriner parade in Chicago Their eight state trip included Oklahoma Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Kentucky Tennessee and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Pruitt
Noah
Pruitt, Jr
Breakfast Club
Chicago
Pruitts
Pruitt
Norman Alexander
Pewaukee
Wisc
National Convention of Shriners
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Wingate Woman Recovers After Surgery at Sweetwater Hospital
Mrs Ed Stevens of Wingate is reported doing well after surgery in a Sweetwater hospital. Her sister Mrs Lela Spruell of Bronte visited in Wingate and Sweetwater during the illness.
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Ed Stevens
Wingate
Sweetwater
Lela Spruell
Bronte
Visitors Gather at Adair Home From Texas Family
Last week visitors at the Adair residence included nieces Mrs Polizzi and Deanna of Houston and Mrs Clarence McConathy of Rosenberg. Grandson Bruce Faulk of Midland and nephew Virgil Anderson with family from Dallas also stopped by.
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L ‘Adair
Joe. Polizzi
Deanna
Houston
Clarence McConathy
Rosenberg
Bruce Faulk
Midland
Virgil Anderson
Dallas
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Texas
Ben Oglesby
Mrs
Huie
Hog Creek
Dear Mister
International Airport
Randolph Air Force Base
Aloha Congress Inn
Austin Hwy
San Antonio, Texas
Club
B. D. Snead
First National Bank
Robert Lee
T. Colvin
Blackwell
Oak Creek
Village Grocery
San Angelo
Maryland Club Coffee
Libby Vienna
Hormel
Peg
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