High Plains cotton bagging debuts in Bailey County
Donald A. Johnson of Plains Cotton Growers notes a new knitted bagging from low grade High Plains cotton is being made in Lubbock. The first 900 rolls went to Claunch Gin at Bula, with Benny Claunch and family involved. Yarn is spun at Feather Yarns in Lubbock and Southwest Textiles in Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Plains
Donald A. Johnson
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Bale
Bailey County
Lubbock
Bula
Benny Claunch
Benny
Jim
Jim Pat
Feather Yarns
Sis E. 44Th Street
Southwest Textiles
Abernathy
Rites Held For Former Resident Kathleen Howze
Funeral services for Kathleen E. Howze 61 of Kingsland were held at Waldrope Funeral Home with Rev. Dwight Reagan officiating. A former Brownfield resident born May 8 1914 in Alba she died December 22 at home. Survivors include her husband Harmon H Howze Sr two sons Harmon Jr of Austin and William C of New Haven Conn a brother Ted Loyd of Dallas a sister Imogene Ballinger of Dallas and a grandson Dylan Howze of Austin. Pallbearers were Douglas Jones Douglas Lowe Weaver Pool Clyde Truly Charles Decker John Wright and Ralph Steiehts.
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Kathleen E. Howze
Kingsland
Waldrope
Dwight Reagan
First Baptist Church
Brownfield
Harmon Jr
Austin
William C
New Haven
Plains Cotton Growers push CI funding referendum in Congress
Lubbock based Plains Cotton Growers leaders urged congressional approval of a producer referendum to raise voluntary contributions to Cotton Incorporated from $1 to $1 plus up to 1 percent of cotton value. PCG president W B Criswell, TACPO backing, urged producers to vote on financing expanded CI research and market development since 1966. Meanwhile Producers Cotton Bagging, Inc. in Lubbock plans 10,000 to 30,000 bagging patterns for 1975 with 250,000 expected next year as capacity grows.
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Lubbock-based
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
House Cotton Subcommittee
Washington
Cotton Incorporated
National Cotton Research and Market Development Company
David Bowen
Mississippi
PCG
W. B. Criswell
Congress
Donald Johnson
Texas Association of Cotton Producer Organizations
Bowen
Johnson
TACPO
Jim Sciba
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West Texas
Peere
CI Funding
Ave. P
Producers Cotton Bagging, Inc
Claunch
Donnell
Echols
Jerry Harris
Frank Jones
Dawson County
Chine
Uniteo's
United
Wilson
Franks
Vienna
Hunt
USDA
Eooe
Elas
Pv Mrois
Hormel Little
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