Drought Threatens Texas Feed Crops Statewide
College Station Texas June 28 drought threatens feed crops across the state. A and M specialists warn rain is needed by July 1 to salvage corn seed yield as 5 250 000 acres planted for livestock feed decline daily. They suggest silage and alternate crops like grain sorghum cowpeas sudan grass and kafir varieties with timing guidance for eastern southern regions and late planting windows.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A. and
M. College
API
Brookshire School Principal Ships Melons by Rail
T R Chapman, principal of the Brookshire negro school, shipped five carloads of water melons this week via the Katy railroad to Kansas and Colorado. He cultivated about forty acres this year, but drought shortened the yield.
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T. R. Chapman
Brookshire Negro School
Katy
Kansas
Colorado
Chapman
Oil Sand Found Near Brookshire Vaughn No 1
Brookshire crews reported oil sand at Vaughn No 1 three miles west of town but the sand layer proved shallow and the drill quickly hit shale. Drilling paused yesterday as the crew moved to start another well at Alief. return time to Brookshire unknown.
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Brookshire
Vaughn
Alief
Fathers Lead Boys to Hereford Cattle Improvement
In Katy Texas the vocational agriculture class at Katy school, under M. M. Byrom, fed Hereford calves and expanded registered Hereford use. Sixteen registered Hereford bulls now flank farms near Katy, with cows and calves added. the program inspires broader cattle herd improvement among 28 students and local ranchers.
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Katy
M. M. Byrom
Byrom
Charles Cardiff
Oil and Gas Leases Recorded in Waller County
Compilation of recently recorded oil and gas leases in Waller County listing multiple transfers. Companies include Sun Oil, Humble Oil, Mid-Continental Petroleum, Gem Oil, Kirby Petroleum, and others transferring leases and royalty interests across John McFarland, H. & T. C. R. R. surveys and various sections and blocks.
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Waller
County
Katy Road Contract to Be Let on July 16
County Commissioner Reinicke announced after returning from Austin that July 16 is set for letting the contract to complete the Katy Road eight mile gap from Hillendahl to Addicks. He cited ongoing delays beyond the court’s control. Oil leasing activity has brought dollars to local landowners, with speculation about future field development and proration affecting new discoveries.
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Katy
Reinicke
Austin
Woods
State Highway Commission
Commissioners Court
Hillendahl
Addicks
Houston Chronicle
Overriding Royalty Assignment in Pattison Lease
E H Martin spends week in Galveston to convey 1-192 north 14 and south section 88 block 1 H T C R R survey. Kirby Petroleum to 196 overriding royalty on lease of E E Pattison et al in John H Mc Farland league.
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Dearman Brothers
John McFarland
Sun Oil Company
J. B
Farland
A. M. Pee
Perry C Cooke
T. C
Rebecca Bailey
T. A.G. Harriman
Sam G. Harrison
Humble Oil & Refining Company
R. S. Bracewell
Gem Oil Company
T. S. Ehlert Et Ux
John
Harper
John R. Harper
John S. Harper
Clifford A. Pontious
H. G. Stockdick
North
South
Last day to obtain cotton tags announced
T. A. Patty of Brookshire named official bale tagger for all old cotton in storage in Waller County. Apply for tags by June 30. without application cotton moves to new allotment class with a fifty percent tax under the Bankhead bill. See Patty today or tomorrow.
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T. A. Patty
Brookshire
Waller County
Mr. Patty
Williams Murder Case Delayed to Next Term
A Ninth District Court session in Hempstead with Judge W B Browder presiding postponed the State versus J H Williams murder case. Williams, a Brookshire resident, was charged with killing another man last fall. Defense attorney J E Edmondson of Beltville appears for the defendant.
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Ninth District Court
Hempstead
W. B. Browder
J. H. Williams
Brookshire
J. E. Edmondson
Beltville
Court Terms And Leases Set For The Week
A number of civil leases were arranged for the week. The next term of court will convene in September.
Waller County Melons Hit Markets Amid Truck Lifts
Trucks transport Waller County melons to nearby towns and markets while placards in Houston advertise Hempstead and Waller county produce. The movement signals a regional harvest push with melons appearing under county labels.
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Waller County
Houston
Hempstead
Seidels and Neeleys Visit Mrs Neeley in Hearne
Mr and Mrs Hugo Seidel and Conrad Neeley visited Mrs R L Neeley in Hearne on Sunday.
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Hugo Seidel
Conrad Neeley
R. L. Neeley
Hearne
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Vaughn No. 1
Red & White
E. H. Martin
H. C. Stockdick
C. H
Necdarary
Galveston
Batiste
Max Vander
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