Help Keep Texas Free and Oppose Federal Voting Rights Act
A Texas guidance urges citizens to write to U S Congressman George Mahon and Senator John Tower voicing opposition to the 1965 Voting Rights Act extension. It warns Texas would face Washington approval for polling place changes and voter registration changes and cites June 7 House passage with Senate action expected in July.
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U. S
Texas
Mark White
U. S. House of Representatives
U. S. Senate
House
Washington
White
Civil Rights Division
U. S. Justice Department
Washington, D. C
Secretary of State
George Mahon
John Tower
Weather Notes and Local Industry News in West Texas
Forecast suggests mainly clear to partly cloudy skies with chances of afternoon and night thunderstorms across parts of West Texas. Humidity rises with clouds and possible rain, while heat persists. Georgia-Pacific opens a wholesale building materials center in Amarillo, signaling regional industrial growth amid national trends.
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West
Texas
Amarillo
Yankees
North
Nabor profile of Brownfield leader and family ties
The feature traces Smith a longtime Brownfield leader and former Terry County sheriff from 1933 to 1937. It highlights his wartime service, business roles in Brownfield Tuc son and Lubbock, family details including wife Juanda Turner and three sons, church and community involvement, and his current hobby in the yard while the son drums.
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Tucson
Smith
Smith Machinery Company
Minneapolis-Moline
International Harvester Company
Brownfield
Carter-Webb Implement
Seminole Implement
Lubbock Ford Tractor
Bowman Motors
Farmland Wheat Rotation Promises Benefits in Terry County
Herman Cottrell reports fifty five bushels of wheat per acre on an eighty acre block east of Brownfield, with 200 pounds of fertilizer per acre and three irrigations. The article argues wheat in rotation with cotton improves soil, reduces nematodes, and optimizes irrigation in Terry County, noting hail risk and harvest timing.
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Terry County
Herman Cottrell
Brownfield
Cottrell
Washington Arrives at Cambridge to Command Continental Army
Two hundred years ago on July 3 George Washington reached Cambridge to take command of an untrained, underfunded force. Congress soon pressed the Olive Branch Petition seeking reconciliation with Great Britain, penned by John Dickinson, who opposed sacrificing American rights. The effort failed as George III rejected it. meanwhile steps to arm American forces continued ahead of independence. In Spanish Texas, Adaes settlers sought land near San Antonio with Gil Ybarbo and Gil Flores chosen to represent them as authorities clashed and communication broke down under Governor Ripperda.
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George Washington
Continental Army
Cambridge
Mass
Washington
Congress
Great Britain
Olive Branch
John Dickinson
Dickinson
George III
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Texas
San Antonio
Adaes
Mexico
Gil Ybarbo
Gil Flores
Cotton Production Shifts in West Texas Counties
Aus requests indicate cotton will be available as Lubbock County regains top producer status after Ion County. 1974 yields drop to 800 bales overall, with Dawson County nearly droughted down to 38 000 bales. 1973 totals show 2 888 800 bales and 498 pounds per acre, led by Terry and Yoakum counties reporting varied yields and harvested areas.
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Lubbock County
Ion County
Spor
Ces
Dawson Ty
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Ress Association
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Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Plains
State OF Texas
Sig H. Atkinson
Dale Lockett
Adv
Elydie Scudday
Dave Cushman
Joy Chambliss
Stars and Stripes
Oklahoma City
I-40
Council Road
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Institute For Energy Research
School of Pharmacy
Tech
Republican Party
Austin
Conservation Comment
Duane Woes
Sol Conservationtat
By Donald Whiserhunt, Mistery Profesor, Emm
Ripperda
Aus
Yoakum County
Pizza Hut
Lubbock Road
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