Weather talk and jokes from Cap'n Bill amid global floods
An essayish column humorously debates weather as a political topic and lauds nonpartisan natural forces. Cap'n Bill, a Gulf fisherman, weighs in with jokes about rain and predicts continued weather mayhem since 1957 when satellites sparked the chaos. The piece cites floods from Snyder to Virginia and even distant storms in Japan and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Gulf
New Braunfels
West Virginia
South Dakota
Virginia
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Snyder
Japan
Philippines
Sahara
Cap'n
Sputnik
Weather station upgrades planned for West Texas airfields
A new radar weather station was dedicated at the Municipal Midland Odessa Airport last week. Plans call for a Weather Bureau station at Clark Field in Stephenville once funds are secured, promising improved weather service for West Texas with the new installations.
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Midland - Odessa
Weather Bureau
Clark Field
Stephenville
Cap'n Bill
Weather Service
West Texas
Here’s Blackwell and Visitors Share Weekend News
Local families hosted relatives from Ware Chew and Smith families visiting in Euless and Snyder with trips to Six Flags and Seven Seas. Texas Livestock Directory kicks off with multiple breeds listed and 2500 breeders. milk production in July down from last year. screwworm rules extended to 72 hours. cotton harvest momentum rises in the southern half of the state with stalk destruction dates set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry, Ware
Euless
Harold Ware
Six Flags
Seven Seas
Savannah Thompson
Grady Patterson
Staton
Mia
J. B. Patterson
Snyder
Lala Mae Cagle
Garland
Ben Henderson
Henderson
Hermleigh
Jesse Echols
Dawn
San Angelo
Grady Dewayne Patterson
Irving
Oak Creek Lake
Temple
Thelma Smith
C. J. Harris
Waldron
Ark
Julian Harris
Lesila
Houston
Luther Eason
Sacramento
Calif
Lula Palmer
L. W. Sweet
Simmons
Louis Hicks
Bronte Hospital
Lula Mae Cagle
Ori
Vera Tipps
Mineral Wells
Ralph Raney
Ray Lee
H. L. Pyburn
Brownwood
Donald Moore
Debbie
Sweetwater
Bruce Holland
Blackwell
Minta Grimes
Johnny Barnes
Amy
Verbiest
Mike
Danny Cunningham
Vertbest
Dutch Vernon
San Antonio
Texas Department of Agriculture
Guernsey
Jersey
Sussex
America
Columbia
Corriedale
Debouillet
Delaine
Dorset
Hampshire
Rambouillet
Southdown
Suffolk
Berkshire
Poland
China
Spots
Yorkshire
Texas
Southwest
Rio Grande Valley
Savings Bonds Promote Patriotism and Investment
A concise government appeal urges citizens to help themselves and the nation by purchasing savings bonds. The campaign frames bonds as personal financial growth combined with national service, highlighting accessibility and long term benefits.
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Washington
Omar Burleson
Committee of Congress
Congress
Mark Twain
Wea
Charles Warner
Hartford, Connecticut
Courant
Agri-Business News
Armecast
John C. White
R. T Caperton
Bronte
First National Bank
Bronte, Texas
LeRoy Chew
Johnny Chew
Jody
Winters
Carrie Lee
Dillard Harris
Phil Tatley
Phoenix
Ariz
Flora Sanderson
By Mike Owens
Owens’ Gulf Service
D & Glenn Youngblood
Nat'l ‘Bank
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