Cotton Producers Invited to Meeting on Insect Problems
All interested persons may attend the meeting. Mr. Garner will answer questions on other insect problems as well.
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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1958
Page
6
All interested persons may attend the meeting. Mr. Garner will answer questions on other insect problems as well.
W. W. Bud Thetford of Bronte files as a third candidate in Coke County Judge race alongside Jeff Dean and Er nest Ivey. Thetford, 40, grew up in Edith, attended local schools, served in World War II, earned degrees at Texas Tech, taught vocational agriculture in Jayton, and now coaches and teaches in Bronte while his wife has nursing training.
Thetford, a Methodist, reveals plans for a vigorous campaign and aims to meet every voter before the July 26 Democratic primary. He will limit activities until the current school term ends and has three children: Terry 11 Linda Sue 10 and Douglas 9.
A Cotton Insect Control meeting will be held in the County Court room on Friday morning May 9 at 9 30 a m by the Agricultural Extension Agents and Mr Frank Garner Extension Entomologist at the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Garner will present information and show slides for all cotton producers focusing on major cotton insects and recommended insecticides for early season and date season control. With moisture conditions the best in years the agents urge all cotton producers to be prepared for insects and note that continued rainfall could bring a heavy infestation.
Graveside services for Mike Sedberry age 57 were held May 6 at Decker cemetery. He died May 5 in the VA hospital at Big Spring after 18 months of ill health. Born March 17 1901 in Decker he lived in Brownfield seven years after moving from San Angelo. He was a Brownfield police officer and a World War II veteran affiliated with the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife Gladys one daughter E S Williams of Brownfield three brothers Pate Blackwell Oscar Sweetwater and John Eldorado two sisters Mrs J A Pruitt and Mrs Jimmy Lowe Abilene and his mother Mrs M E Sedberry. Rivers Funeral Home Big Spring arranged.
Mr and Mrs Hiram Brock of Bronte announce the marriage of daughter Patsy to Billy Charles Wrinkle son of Mr and Mrs A L Wrinkle also of Bronte. The couple wed April 12 in Presidio with Jo Ann Gentry as attendant and Lewis Robertson as best man. They reside in Midland where he works for McNeill's Construction Co and she for Texas Electrical Logging. Both graduates of Bronte High School in 1957.
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