Cooperators Exceed 2 000 in Taylor SCS District
The Taylor Soil Conservation District reports 165 new cooperators this year, bringing total landowners to 2,245 or 43 percent of district farm units. Acres under soil conservation reach 493,060 with extensive terrace work, legume cover crops, residue management, pasture improvements, ponds, and irrigation projects.
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Taylor Scs
Taylor Soil Conservation District
Milam
Travéq
Williamson
W. F. Voelker
Manor
Henry Pumphrey
Taylor
A. W. Butts
Rockdale
A. C. Crumley
Leander
George Dollinger
Thrall
The
Soil Conservation Service
LUWANE ASHER AND WAYNE FISHER TOP BU HONOR LIST
Fewer than two percent of Baylor University fall quarter students earned straight A grades. Dean George M. Smith announced 102 honor students, including 50 men and 52 women, receiving the Vean's fist for top ranking. From Milam County Lu Were Asher of Cameron and Wayne Fisher of Milano, both Yoe High School graduates, are on the list.
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Baylor University
George M. Smith
Vean
Lst
Milam County
Asher
Cameron
Wayne Fisher
Milano
Yoe High School
Chamber Chickens Contest Opens March Second At Four P.M
The Cameron Chamber of Commerce Poultry Committee runs a broiler contest for Milam County FFA and 4 H Clubs. Sponsors meet at the Courthouse March 2 at 4 p.m. to award fifty baby chicks, with the Chamber supplying them. Contestants raise according to FFA and 4 H standards, select five birds after nine weeks for a May poultry show, with six cash prizes and certificates. An awards banquet with sponsors and contestants follows May 1 at 7 30 p.m.
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Cameron Chamber of Commerce
Milam County
Chamber of Commerce
F.F.A
Skin Diseases Threaten Workers and Notable Figures
The article notes skin ailments as widespread and nagging, affecting 600000 U.S. workers and comprising about two thirds of cited work-related insurance claims. It highlights Terra-Cortril, combining Cortril and Terramycin, as showing 97 percent success in treated skin conditions with secondary infection or poor prior care, per Dr. Seymour J. Shapiro.
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U.S
Journal of the American Medica Association
Job
Seymour J. Shapiro
de. Shepiro
Milam Farm Social Security Clinic Set in Rockdale
Jim B. Marley from the Austin Social Security office will discuss benefits and obligations of agricultural workers at the Milam County Farm Clinic meeting. The session, 7:30 PM Tuesday January 31, is sponsored by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee and will be held in the vocational building of Rockdale High School. The clinic aims to explain new withholding tax rules for farm operators and the earned rights of retirement and survivor benefits.
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Jim B. Marley
Austin Social Security Office
Milam County
Agricultural Committee
The
Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
New
Rockdale High School
Marley
Ed Dillion
Agriculture Committee
Rockdale
New Facilities Creating More Alcoa Openings
Aluminum Company of America Rockdale Works needs over fifty job openings as new facilities under construction require production workers with specialized skills. About 50 men are needed by March 15, with on the job training for most positions. Employment manager E A Menke urged prompt applications to allow interviews and paperwork processing. Applicants are screened for overall suitability with checks on birth certificates diplomas and service discharges.
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Aluminum Company of America
Rockdale Works
E. A. Menke
Treasury Plagued By Monkey Business
A IRS examiner faced a strange dependency claim over a trained chimpanzee. After lengthy discussion, the agent suggested the owner let the chimp file and claim the dependent, highlighting oddities in tax status rulings and the quirky case.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Scouts from 60 nations join international conference
Scouts of 60 nations belong to the International Scout Conference with total membership 6 360 762 at the end of 1954.
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Scouts
International Scout Conference
Scouts Launch Nonpartisan Get-Out-The-Vote Campaign
The Boy Scouts announce a 1956 nonpartisan Get-Out-The-Vote drive to encourage civic participation. The campaign focuses on education about voting processes and community engagement.
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Boy Scouts
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