Rites Held for Former Resident Ruben Richards
Graveside services for R. F. Richards 64 were held at Fort Chadbourne cemetery with E D McCown of Abilene officiating Clift Funeral Home in charge Richards died in Harlingen after a yearlong illness He formerly lived near Fort Chadbourne farmed near Harlingen for 25 years He was born at Fort Chadbourne married Clara Liston in 1920 a Church of Christ member Survived by wife a daughter Mrs George Dudley of Georgia two brothers Tige Richards Rising Star and Rome Richards Bronte three sisters Mrs Oscar Moore Portales NM Mrs T S Armstrong Abilene and Miss Bertie Richards Bronte
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R. F
Ruben) Richards
Old Fort Chadbourne
E. D. McCown
Abilene
Clift Funeral Home
Mr. Richards
Harlingen
Fort Chadbourne
Here
Clara Liston
Church of Christ
George Dudley
Georgia
Tige Richards
Rising Star
Rome Richards
Bronte
Oscar Moore
Portales
New Mexico
T. S. Armstrong
Albilene
Bertie Richards
New Fax Exemptions Birth of Robert Clay Barron at Bronte Hospital
Robert Clay Barron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Barron, born Tuesday May 18 at Bronte Hospital weighing 8 pounds. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Barron. Parents visit Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Rogers in Edinburg. Held family from Waterloo, Iowa staying this week. The elder Rogers join Rev. Rogers on a trip to Bastrop, Louisiana, then Monroe for a homecoming service at Locharbor Baptist Church where he formerly pastored.
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Robert Clay
Curtis Barron
Bronte Hospital
C. L. Barron
M. R. Rogers
Bert Rogers
Edinburg
Lester Held
Waterloo
Iowa
Rogers
Louisiana
Bastrop
Monroe
Locharbor Baptist Church
Wind Erosion Aid Granted for Coke County Farmers
Coke County workers receive federal aid under the Emergency Wind Erosion Control Program. The Coke Soil Conservation District, ASC County Committee, and Agriculture Department officials approved a $19,900 package for field strip cropping, high residue crops after July 10, 1954, pitting grazing land, and deferred grazing with varying per acre payments. Applications are through the ASC county committee with further program details from ASC or Soil Conservation Service offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Coke Soil Conservation District
ASC County Committee
Department of Agriculture
ASC Farmer Committee
Coke County
ASC
Soil Conservation Service Office
Grass cover prevents soil splash in Coke County field
Coke Soil Conservation District supervisor Robert Walker notes the value of a good grass cover after recent rains. In a field seeded to grass in 1953 surface soil remained protected with no soil splash or runoff.
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Robert Walker
Coke Soil Conservation District
Walker
Pitting Boosts Water Infiltration on Coke District Range
Walker outlines a soil and water conservation plan with grass seeding. Metapeake Ranch owner B St George Tucker uses pitted rangeland to improve infiltration and reduce runoff. 30 inches of April rain yielded water penetration over 30 inches on pitted land versus 6 to 8 on unpitted. Gene Gibson notes one inch of water wets about six inches of soil, so pitted land absorbs about five inches while unpitted soaks one inch. runoff drops from five inches to about one inch. Thirty landowners in Coke Soil Conservation District bought 2000 pounds of guar seed to enrich soil as part of a cooperative plan.
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Gene Gibson
Gibson
Coke Soil Conservation District
Coke Scc
High School Seniors Honor May Dates and Exams
May 23 marks the senior baccalaureate. May 24 to 25 are final exams. May 27 features an eighth grade graduation at 8 p.m. Pupils do not attend. May 28 distributes report cards 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and hosts high school commencement. Dismissal 2:15 daily next week. tests for high school only. lunch bills payable promptly.
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Supt. Carroll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Good
SCS
Catsup
Stockton
Ximbell
Jack Sprat
Choice Beef Club
Abe
Oriole Bacon
Metapeake Ranch
B. St. George Tucker
Estelle
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