Hinson Tries Grapes For Second Cash Crop
Terry County farmer Mancil Hinson grows Fredonia grapes on 11.5 acres hoping for a 1969 full crop after first harvests this year. He uses mulch, light watering, and future trellis work to support vines amid a labor tight 1968 season. He also plants 3.5 acres of peaches, aiming for a new fruit industry alongside cotton and cattle.
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Terry County
Mancil Hinson
Hinson
Fredonia
Lubbock
South Plains
Gaines County
Start Venus Head Start Week Menu July 15 19
Following menus for Head Start students list daily snacks and meals. Week of July 15 19 includes varying items such as cookies and orange juice on Monday and tuna sandwich with milk on Friday. Meals feature meat loaf spaghetti beef burger fried chicken tuna and assorted vegetables plus desserts.
West Texas Museum Trip To Palo Duro Canyon
West Texas Museum Association sponsors a July 26 bus excursion for members to Palo Duro Canyon. The trip includes a pass along the Texas Plains Trail, a picnic, and tickets to Paul Greens Texas at Palo Duro Amphitheatre. Member tickets are 7.50, non members 9.50. reservations by mail with a check.
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Texas Plains Trail
West Texas Museum Association
Palo Duro Canyon
Paul Green
Crosbyton
Matador
Silverton
Texas
National FFA Week Honors George Washington as Farmer Leader
National FFA Week is planned in February to honor George Washington noted as an outstanding farmer and a great leader. The observance highlights his farming and leadership legacy within agricultural circles.
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George Washington
Brownfield City Life Summary of Home, Jobs, and Services
Brownfield offers 15 daily bus stops and a four-cab taxi fleet for in-town travel. Terry County Airport provides charter service. Wages for unskilled to skilled labor range from 1 to 3.3 dollars per hour, clerical pay 160 to 350 monthly, and a 6,800-strong labor force. Homeowners outnumber renters. six motels with 156 rooms. a 48-bed hospital and two clinics. The county lists seven doctors, two dentists, two optometrists, and two chiropractors. Three elementary schools with an updated intermediate and high school system serving about 2,885 students in September. A 44-acre county park, two swimming pools, nine tennis courts, two theaters, a drive-in, a 12-lane bowling alley, and six lighted baseball fields. The Brownfield Country Club features a nine-hole golf course, clubhouse, and pool. Annual events include rodeo, livestock show, Old Settlers, flower show, swap meets, talent show, harvest and garden events, Sidewalk and Moonlight Sales, Fourth of July golf, a tennis tournament, and a summer track meet. Kendrick Memorial Library operates six days a week.
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Oma Bus Lines
Terry County
Texas Employment Commission
Brownfield
Oak Grove
Jesse G. Randal
Colonial Heights
Sheriffs Posse
Old Settlers
Garden Club
Lion's Club
Bankers Attend SMU School Session in Dallas
In Dallas today the 1968 session of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking opens on the SMU campus with 590 bankers, including 192 seniors, 206 intermediates and 192 freshmen. Bryant Burda Burris Snell attend with majors in credit and trusts. three graduates are planned for July 26.
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Jesse A. Bryant
Donald J. Burda
Bobby Joe Burris
Marion A. Snell
Dallas
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
SMU
Bryant
Burda
Burris
Snell
Arkansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma and
Texas Bankers Associations
Dallas, Fort Worth
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