Erosion Damage Reported After Heavy Midstate Rains
SCS personnel report major erosion on non-terraced cropland and damage to public roads and bridges across Cameron area after heavy rains saturated soils. Floods threaten bottomland, fertilizer losses mount, and district supervisors urge full conservation practices to protect soil and downstream users.
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Cameron
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation
Central
Texas
LCS
Auction Report At Cameron Livestock Auction
Consignors offered 240 cattle 8 hogs and 2 horses at Cameron Livestock Auction last week Prices paid list steers as the leading lot with buyers active across cattle offerings The report notes market activity and demand shaping sale results.
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Cameron Livestock
Mental Health Chief To Meet Milam County Committee
Dr. Fred C. Crawford, research chief of the Mental Health Planning in Texas, will meet Milam County Mental Health committee on Tuesday April 6 at 3 p.m. in the Farm Bureau office. Attending are Judge Don Humble Rev James Lafferty Mrs M H Wimberley Dr S H Richardson and Mr Jimmy Lowrie. The session aims to lay groundwork for a progressive objective working group with insights from other areas and Milam County statistics.
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Fred C. Crawford
Texas
Farm Bureau
Milam County
Don Humble
James Lafferty
M. H. Wimberley
S. H Richardson
Jimmy Lowrie
Crawford
Anna Marie Ramke
H.D
County Agent Notes Favorable Blacklands Cotton Outlook
The Blacklands show excellent sub-soil moisture and high fertilizer use, signaling a strong cotton crop. Risks include seedling diseases weed and grass control and insect pressure. proper timing warmth post April 12 in the south and April 26 in the north supports 90 percent stand success. Net income could double with cooperative planting after the suggested dates and vigilant pest control.
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Blacklands
Dallas
4 H Club Notes Show Dairy Purchases and Rifle Group
4 H Club notes report Bill Grimm Bernard Kostrom and Eugene Vaculin buying Holstein heifers from Neale Farm in Waco funded by Houston Show calf scramble certificates Ed mond Tepera also bought a calf to use its milk Ed mond won his cow at Houston scramble in 1964 and showed blue ribbon this year Thorndale 4H boys form rifle group meeting Mondays for safety firing from four positions Charlie Majors Steve Heger Bill Simmons Milton Patschke and Bill Grimm attended initial meeting 4 H Horse Program grows with monthly Cameron meetings studying judging of quarter horses in performance and halter classes
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Chas. W. Henson
Bill Grimm
Bernard Kostrom
Eugene Vaculin
Neale
Waco
Houston
Edmond Tepera
Edmond
Thorndale 4H
Charlie Majors
Steve Heger
Bill Simmons
Milton Patschke
Cameron
Caparol Weed Control For Early Cotton Planting
Caparol can be sprayed in a band or broadcast with cotton planting for early control of many annual broadleaf weeds including pig weed morning glory cocklebur and lambsquarter and also some grasses such as crabgrass and goosegrass. Early use helps reduce slow cultivation and allows planting without plowing. Caparol moves into soil with moisture and can be applied after cotton is six inches tall or at layby.
Jehovah's Witnesses Hold 3 Day Central Texas Meeting
About 618 Jehovah's Witnesses from 15 Central Texas congregations attended a three day Christian meeting ending Sunday in Killeen. New York minister H A Fetzik spoke on The Moral Breakdown What Can Be Done About It urging church accountability and testing personal morality against traffic laws marriage vows and religious faith. He cited Bible prophecy forecasting an end to moral decay with God's Kingdom as the forthcoming remedy.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Texas
Killeen H. A. Fetzik
New York City
Fetzik
Cotton Signup Deadline Reset To Fri April 9 1965
The extension of the 1965 Cotton Domestic Allotment Program signup period to April 9 1965 was announced by the Secretary of Agriculture. Milam County ASCS office manager Alva E Sanders says farmers gain two extra weeks to decide on participation. The feed grain signup period was not extended. Peanut farmers are reminded that April 5 is the last day to release peanut allotments and to request additional peanut acres to protect 1966 eligibility.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Alva E. Sanders
Milam County
Jones Prairie Social Notes Wide Weekend Visits
Mrs. Mary Ann Harwell and two small children visit her parents in Laredo where Mrs Glenn underwent major surgery Friday and is reported in satisfactory condition. Former Jones Prairie residents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn receive guests as Ben Massengale’s family hosts relatives while Mrs. Massengale recovers in hospital.
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Mary Ann Harwell
Robert Glenn
Laredo
Glenn
Jones Prairie
Ben Massengale
Bennie Massengales
Massengale
Amanda Crook
Benny Perry
Martha Ann
Olivia Duncan
Waco
Mary Lena Duncan
Why Pick On Me Traffic Enforcement Reasoning
The piece argues selective speeding tickets raise constitutional questions but notes enforcement cannot be perfectly even. It cites a city study showing 3,000,000 daily violations and estimates policing would require 14,000 officers to assign all offenders, arguing practical limits justify imperfect enforcement. Written by Will Bernard as a public service feature.
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United States
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Richardson Attends Heart Of Texas Scout Meeting
Dr. S. H. Richardson of Cameron attended the Heart Of Texas Council Region 9 Annual Meeting in San Antonio on March 26 and 27. The council received a plaque as No 1 in membership and unit growth for 1964. The men will attend field conferences.
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S. H. Richardson
Cameron
Heart of Texas Council
San Antonio
Health and Safety Committee Plans County Pesticide Safety Program
The H. D. Health and Safety Committee met to plan a countywide pesticide safety program. The group proposes a guest speaker trainer to assist local businesses handling pesticides and to promote safe use. Tentative date set for April 26 at Rockdale W.O.W. Hall. all HD Club members and interested farmers and homemakers will be invited.
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H. D. Council
Guido Gersbach
Davilla
Fp Shoemate
Rockdale
T. G. Raymond
Cameron
Rockde
W.O.W. Hall
H.D. Club
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Kimbell
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals
Geigy Chemical Corporation
Ardsley
New York
Prometryne
Jehovah’ Witnesses
Fri
R. K. Fontaine
Don Callaway
Fort Worth
Id White
Rosse
Mr. Burnett
Susie Atkinson
Richardson
Leid
Duchess
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Motors Corporation
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Belvedere
Valiant
Barracuda
Schiller Motors
4Th & Travis
Nth Engin
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