Air Sampler Monitors Fallout From Pacific Nuclear Tests
A high volume air sampler on the State Department of Health roof in Austin will detect increases in radioactive fallout from Pacific nuclear tests. The device samples over 1500 cubic feet daily, trapping particles on a pink filter and reading daily for any radioactivity rise. It is part of a 39 station coast to coast network supplied by the Public Health Service and Atomic Energy Commission to track fallout from Eniwetok tests that began last Friday.
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State Department of Health
Pacific
U. S. Public Health Service
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Earth
Poultry Trends Point to More Eggs in 1956 in Texas
Texas data show larger commercial laying flocks and higher chick output for 1956. January replacement hatchings rose 26 percent and February incubator egg totals were 21 percent above last year, signaling a tighter, higher quality egg market per extension economist John G. McHaney.
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Texas
John G. McHaney
Woodum Auto Sales Beckons with Quality Used Cars
A local dealer markets like-new preowned vehicles as the ideal target for buyers seeking good trade value. WOODUM AUTO SALES positions itself as the right spot for those shopping for reliable cars and favorable trade arrangements.
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Woodum Auto
Spring bicycle and car surge prompts safety call
Travel authority Carol Lane notes 23 million bicyclists and a record 61 million motor vehicles this year. She warns motor vehicle accidents are the top danger to children and urges vigilant driving, bike maintenance, and taught safe riding for kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Lane
Shell Oil Company
Bicycle Institute of America
Lane
Virginia Mills Circle Hosts TV Panel for Summer Study
Virginia Mills Business Women’s Circle met at Mrs Frances Mallard’s home on June 12 to plan a summer study. Mrs Ruth Lagrone was chosen to lead a Baptist Sunday School Board study as 11 members and one visitor attended the May 8 gathering at Mrs Winnie Mae Green’s home where a pretend TV-panel show themed “Onward, Christian Soldiers” was emceed by Mrs Helen Patterson with a panel menu presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Mills Business Womans Circle
Frances Mallard
Ruth Lagrone
Baptist Sunday School Board
Winnie Mae Green
Helen Patterson
Poultry Industry Sees Shifts Toward Larger Flocks
McHaney notes egg production expected to rise after mid 1956, likely lowering prices later in 1956. Small flocks have decreased while lay rates climb, with commercial operations expanding. Emphasis on feeding, management, and marketing boosts efficiency and profits for large producers, widening the gap for small egg producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHaney
Retired Carpenter in Lubbock Recalled From Cavilla Farm Roots
A former carpenter living in Lubbock since moving west Texas about sixty years ago was born on a Cavilla area farm to Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Dodson. A journalism student is noted as a member of the Pi Alpha Lambda social club.
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Henry C. Dreyer
E. 7Th St
Lubbock
West Texas
Cavilla
William Henry Dodson
Pi Alpha Lambda
Baylor picks sophomore Lu Wane Asher to board of publications
Miss LuWane Asher, Baylor University sophomore from Cameron, was elected one of two representatives from her class to the Baylor Board of Publications. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Asher of Cameron and a 1954 Yee High School graduate.
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Lu Wane Asher
Baylor Board of Publications
LuWane Asher
Baylor University
Cameron
J. H. Asher
Yee High School
Milano Students Visit Longhorn Caverns Trip
Milano students from Buchanan Dam toured Longhorn Caverns on Friday May 4. They observed fish snakes squirrels and insects at the dam and noted electricity in progress. The group entered the caverns at 1 PM and studied natural wonders including stalactite formation.
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Buchanan Dam
Milano
Longhorn Caverns
Cave trip yields fire making and mineral lesson
Students and adults explored the Hall of Diamonds and nearby deposits of flint quartz sulphur soapstone and pink granite. A fire making demonstration with flint was given and the trip proved a storehouse of knowledge and pure pleasure.
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R. E. Cox Co
Waco Drive
Highway 6
Westview Village
Business-Professional Directory
Emory B. Camp
Cameron, Texas
F. H. A. Loans
Gordon S. Baskin
Parma
Radio Phonograph
Drs. Evans & Evans
Optometrists
Rockdale
Marek - Burns Funeral Home
Joe D. Bass
Chas. L. Reynolds
N. Jefferser
Jack W. Prescott
First National Bank
E. B. Camp
Cameron & Rockdale
Greens Funeral Home
Cameron Herald
Milton F. Brown, JR
Milam County
Austin
BUICK
Woodum
Inex Wilson
Ruby Swanzy
Natalie Bynum
Leslie McDonald
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Mallard
Community Missions
Dodsons
C. E.cecil Hardwick
Waco
Mr. Dodson
Virginia Mills Baptist Circle
Longhorn
Paul Nabours
General Motors
Pontiac
America
Nbc-Tv
Wilain Pontiac Company
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