Conservation Pays For Lewis Waters Cotton and Pea Crops
Lewis Waters, 10 miles west of Brownfield, reports setbacks with cotton stands from heavy rains and dust. He uses a chisel plow to reduce erosion, grows black eye peas as a soil builder and money crop, plants native grasses to cut drifting sand, and plans future beef cattle on an 80 acre grassy plot. Waters serves on the Terry County Farm Bureau and worries about labor unions, with his wife and two teens part of Tokio Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Waters
Waters
Brownfield
Lamesa
Terry County Farm Bureau
Glen Ray
Becky
Tokio Baptist Church
Mrs. Waters
Farmers Fight For Expanding Market
Cotton farmers push to increase fiber demand led by George C. Cortright Jr. with Waters and Lewis weighing new methods like bed planting. By June 27 total cotton bonds and research funds reached 6,972,000 dollars with expectations to exceed seven million as the Cotton Board reports low refunds and efficient operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters
Lewis
George C. Cortright Jr
Cotton Board
Memphis, Tenn
Rolling Fork
Miss
Cortright
Department of Commerce
Cargills Attend Wisconsin Meet
Mr and Mrs Jackie Cargill will attend the annual President's Club meeting of Great National Life Insurance Company at The Abbey Lake Geneva Wisconsin. A four day program runs through Friday culminating in the President's Banquet at the Lake Geneva Playboy Club and Hotel. The club comprises GNL's 23 top underwriters recognized for record production and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Cargill
E. Broadway
Great National Life Insurance Company
Lake Geneva
Wis
New Lake Geneva
Playboy Club
GNL
Mitchell Jr. Makes Dean's Honor Roll at University of New Mexico
Henry Mitchell Jr. of Midland earned Dean's Honor Roll status at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing for the spring semester with a GPA of 3.2 or higher. He is the grandson of Mrs. Frank Mosbey, 401 West Bynum Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mitchell Jr
Midland
College of Nursing
University of New Mexico
Mitchell
Frank Mosbey
West Bynum Lane
Emily Rivera Begins Marine Recruit Training at Parris Island
Pvt. Emily Rivera daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlos Rivera Rt Four is in recruit training at Parris Island S C. She started June 22 for seven weeks of Marine Corps history drill discipline and physical training before a 15 day home leave and assignment to a school or duty station. Rivera is a 1968 Brownfield High School graduate who previously worked for General Telephone Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Pvt
Emily Rivera
Carlos Rivera
Rt. Four
Parris Island
S. C
Rivera
Pvt. Rivera
United States
Marine Corps
Brownfield High School
General Telephone Company
Nazarenes appoint new leaders in district and world offices
Dr. Raymond W. Hurn of Lubbock resigns as West Texas district superintendent after 14 years to become executive secretary of the Church of the Nazarene Department of Home Missions in Kansas City Missouri succeeding Dr. Orville Jenkins who becomes a general superintendent. Dr. Lyle Eckley of Peoria Illinois will succeed Hurn as West Texas district superintendent after being elected by the district board in conference with the general superintendent in jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond W. Hurn
Lubbock
West Texas
Church of the Nazarene
Department of Home Missions
Kansas City
Orville Jenkins
Home Missions
General Church
Hurn
Nighttime walleyes lure anglers with deep-water chases
Good fishing for walleyes can be enjoyed after dark as they chase minnows into the shallows, offering anglers productive evening action and steady bites under low light.
Texas Industrial Commission Boosts Industry Ads
The Texas Industrial Commission in Austin reports 1,208 inquiries from September 1967 to May 1968, up 93 percent year over year, generated by national ad campaigns. Ads highlight Texas advantages and target manufacturers outside the state, with mailings to about 9,000 executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Industrial Commission
Austin
Commission
Texas
New York
Kay Nesom
Industrial Commission
The
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Conservation
Church Camp
Roy BK. Davis
J.B. Cooper Jr
Roscoe
Jay Naman
Waco
Jack R. Funk
Ilaringen
George Lee Smith
Prairie View
Donald A. Johnson
J.F. Crews
Pecos
John W. Nixgliazro
Hearne
Frank Stubbs
Corpus Christi
John C. Williams
Wisconsin
Nazarenes
James J. Kelly
Lis
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