Hard Rains Leave Muddy Fishponds In Milam County
Milam County farms report muddy fishponds after heavy rains while several Taylor Soil Conservation District ponds remain clear. Wayne Mann notes good ponds resist muddiness with proper grass cover, terraces, and residue. Erosion mainly stems from overgrazed pastures, unpaved roads, and bare borders. planting vegetation and using strip cropping helps keep ponds clear and extend life.
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Milam County
Taylor Soil Conservation District
Wayne Mann
the Herald
Taylor
Prices Steady At Livestock Auction
Cameron Livestock Auction officials reported last week's market steady with the previous week in most classes with good cows and calves and good stocker heifers enjoying a strong market. A total of 111 sellers were on hand while 48 buyers bid on stock. Thursday prices listed for steers cows calves and hogs.
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Cameron Livestock Auction
Vacationing families brighten Buckholts area scene
Buckholts residents hosted numerous visiting relatives and friends over the holiday weekend. Local households welcomed Walshaks Kestenbaums Svetlik Luksa Dawsons Tomaseks Zajiceks and others from Cameron Fort Worth Houston Lubbock Lafayette Long Beach and Dallas, with multiple extended family stays and a local barbecue at the Akers Ranch.
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Lionel A. Walshak
LaNelle
Melissa Ann
Rio Grande City
J. A. Walshak
Dana Kestenbaum
Cameron
L. A. Walshaks
J. D. Lewis
Houston
John Douglas Lewis
L. A. Svetlik Sr
la Pryor
Urfa Adams
Gary
L. A. Svetlik, Jr
Fort Worth
Adams
Mike Wasserman
Lubbock
Charles Handle
Lawrence Richter
Johnny Jungmann
David and
Janisne
A. W. Zajicek
J. C. Walker
Temple
Ben H. Landry
Lafayette la
J. W. Meyer
Bill Gause
Gause
Lewis
Earl Peters
Rogers
Hugh Powell
Nerces
Harry Wiseman
Wiseman
Susan
Long Beach
California
Scribner Henderson
Ann
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mack Nicholson
Judith
Timothy
Bobby Hugh Powell
Ft. Hood
National Guard
Dallas
Smithie Ritchie
Gaston Hospital
John R. Meyer
Ritchie
Curtis Woodward
Larry
Kathy
Colleen
Seattle
Washington
Tal Woodward
Bruce Story
Baton Rouge
E. B. Hyer
Frazier Found Beaten to Death in Marlow
Funeral services for Edward W. Frazier 76 of Springtown were held July 4 at Marek Burns Funeral Chapel with burial in Marlow Cemetery. He was found beaten to death at his oldest stand in Gatesville July 2. Born in Milam County he had lived in Ben Arnold and the Marlow Community. Survivors include three sons Clarence Greely and Clifton Frazier, a brother Charlie Frazier and three sisters Mrs H F Williams Mrs Tom Boyd and Mrs Conn Foley all of Springtown.
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Edward W. Frazier
Springtown
Marek-Burns
D. C. James
Marlow
Frazier
Gatesville
Milam County
Ben Arnold
Clarence Frazier
Neches
Miss
Greely Frazier
Austwell
Reichert Tops Honor Roll At Texas University
John D. Reichert led UT Austin spring honor roll with a straight A record across 21 hours. He earned 63 grade points and ranked high in mid semester lists. Reichert, son of Ben F. Reichert of Austin, joins Phi Eta Sigma and works this summer at Westinghouse Radiation Lab in Pittsburgh.
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John D. Reichert
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Texas
Ben F. Reichert
Austin
Cameron
Reichert
Phi Eta Sigma
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse Corporation
Brittons Weekend Visit With Sister At Silsbee
W C Britton of Silsbee spent the weekend with his sister Mrs Ida Jenness recently.
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W. C. Britton of
Silsbee
Mrs
Ida Jenness
Baileyville Farmers Report Grasshoppers Infest Fields
Farmers in Baileyville report grasshopper damage and survey plans to seek state and Federal help if infestations are widespread. Cotton pests remain a concern with boll weevils expanding. recommendations include targeted poisoning of 15 to 25 percent square damage and reapplication in five days using toxaphene dieldrin endhapta chlor combined with methyl parathion plus DDT. Federal gasoline tax refund cards are being mailed to eligible farmers.
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Baileyville
Linda Brashear Visits Grandmother in Hearne
Linda Brashear of Hearne spent a week with her grandmother, Mrs. C N Dodson, during a family visit.
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Linda Brashear of
Hearne
C. N. Dodson
Air conditioning first used in cotton mill in 1906
A cotton mill adopted air conditioning in 1906 marking an early industrial use of cooling technology. The move aimed to improve worker comfort and productivity, reflecting advancing climate control in manufacturing.
Milam County 4-H Camp Draws 151 For Day Of Crafts
Milam county's annual 4H County Camp was held July 1 at Ledbetter Park in Cameron with 151 4-H members, parents, and friends attending. Games, craft and swimming were the order of the day. Ribbons were presented to the First, Second and Third place contest winners. A sack lunch was brought for the noon meal. Ice cream was served at 4 p.m. and a ham supper prepared for the evening meal. After the evening meal, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Towery led the group in Folk dancing.
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Milam County
Ledbetter Park
Cameron
4-H
Mark Towery
Offield Attends Six Week ROTC Camp at Fort Sill
Nathan A Offield a senior at Texas A M College is taking a six week summer camp at Fort Sill Oklahoma as an ROTC Cadet He is the son of Mr and Mrs Burford Offield Route 1 and is among nearly 800 cadets at the Ft Sill camp
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Nathan A. Offield
Texas A&m College
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Cadet Offield
Burford Offield
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