Tax Rules Make Tech Stadium Donations Deductible
Internal Revenue Authority says contributions to the Texas Tech Stadium Expansion program are deductible from federal income tax. The ruling covers option-seat purchases and supports the drive to reach 1.7 million dollars to expand Jones Stadium to 55 000 seats by 1960 as Tech joins the Southwest Conference. Campaign offices shift to Midland for two days with key officials presenting seating plans and continuing the campaign in West Texas and New Mexico cities.
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Texas Tech
Charles E. Maedgen Jr
Midland
DeWitt Weaver
Tech
Robert P. Kynoch
Tech Board
Jim Lindsey
Julian Simpson
Scharbauer
West Texas
New Mexico
Maedgen
Jones Stadium
H. T. Swartz
Washington
Swartz
United States
District of Columbia
Kynoch
Cochran elected Texas Division head of Cancer Society
Dr. J Layton Cochran of San Antonio was chosen president of the Texas Division of the American Cancer Society at the 12th Annual Meeting held at the Driskill Hotel. Also elected were Travis T Wallace of Dallas as board chair Edwin T Phillips of Fort Worth as vice chair Dr John A Wall of Houston as vice president and president elect and several other officers and a lengthy executive committee.
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Austin
J. Layton Cochran
San Antonio
Texas
American Cancer Society
Driskill Hotel
Travis T. Wallace
Dallas
Edwin T. Phillips
Fort Worth
John A. Wall
Houston
L. E. Dudley
Abilene
Philip R. Overton
Raymond Gee
Texas Division
Jarrett E. Williams
Porter Brown
G V. Brindley
Temple
Wilbur Q. Budd
Amar
Plains Cotton Growers Chief Honored in Texas Agriculture
The Progressive Farmer named Plains Cotton Growers president W. O. Fortenberry and B. W. Frierson of Fort Bend County Men of the Year in Texas Agriculture for 1957. Fortenberry cited for leadership in irrigated High Plains cotton farming. Frierson for transforming Texas Prison System farming and Gulf Coast agricultural operations.
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Dallas
W. O. Fortenberry
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
B. W. Frierson
Fort Bend County
Texas
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Fortenberry
High Plains
United States
Frierson
Gulf Coast
Texas Prison System
Studies Show Land Reclaims Value After Volcano Eruptions
Mexican farmers grow corn 14 years after Paricutin eruption as weathering turns ash into soil. Dr. Fred M. Bullard notes lava flows often leave gaps and hot crust insulation delays cooling, with ongoing observations spanning Mexico, Central America, and Ecuador under a Pan American Geography and History program.
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Mexico
Fred M. Bullard
University of Texas
Bullard
Central America
Flecuador
Pan American Institute of Geography and History
Lyons urges local ownership of newspapers in Nieman speech
Harvard Nieman Fellow Louis M. Lyons says there is no substitute for local ownership of strategic community newspapers. He cautions that national control weakens press independence and coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Lyons
Harvard
Nieman
Fortenberry Leads PCG As Cotton Producers Group President
Fortenberry serves a second term as president of PCG, an organization of more than 20,000 Texas High Plains cotton producers and allied business men.
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Fortenberry
PCG
Texas High Plains Cotton
Household fly used in tumor research tests
Texas agriculture official notes house flies as fast, low cost test organisms for tumor inhibiting compounds. Norman Mitlin reports results in Memphis showing 26 compounds tested with 15 positive. female flies fed substance and ovaries dissected after three days to assess inhibition.
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John White
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
Norman Mitlin
Memphis
Tenn
Mitlin
Cancer Chemotherapy Naional Service Center
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Maryland
Chamber Seeks Ballot Return For Directors
Chamber of Commerce members are urged to return ballots for five of ten Brownfield businessmen to the Chamber office by December 20. Joe Satterwhite, manager, reports about 125 ballots remain uncast as members choose seven or more from listed candidates.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Joe Satterwhite
Brownfield
L. M. Lang
C. E. Ross
Bruce Zorns
C. G. Griffith
Bill McGowan
Burton Hackney
Charles Kersh
W. L. Patterson
O. B. Larner
Jack Hamilton
Take Care of Yourself by Stopping Neighbor Worries
The piece urges readers to stop fixating on neighbors and their actions. It argues focusing inward can improve personal well being and responsibilities.
Filing Errors Spark Review Across Systems
A broad audit reveals numerous misfiled records and duplicated entries across departments. Officials vow tighter controls and standardized naming conventions to prevent further discrepancies and improve data integrity.
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Harwell Chatwell
Lubbock
Visking Company of
Chicago
Chatwell
W. H. Ade
Western Division
Roy K. Furr
Furr's, Inc
Ray F. Johnson
Lubbock Packing Company
Internal Revenue Department
Oa TV Ae Sy
Universal International
Columbia Pict
Randolph Scott
Sohn Carroll
Gene Ken
April Love
Pat Boone
Shirley Jones
Rialto
Jack Hawkins
Robert Ivers
Georgann Johnson
Atal Ji Zeal
Cancer Society
Runyon
Cancer Control
Ford
Ferguson Tractors
Browfield Tractor Co
Tohoka Rd
Canipe
First National Bank
Mallinsons “Dynasty
Milton C. Blum
Mallinsons New
Mall O Nes
Ovelty Faille
Farm Magazine
Argentina
Indianapolis News
E. O. Nelson
D.C
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