United Church of Christ Youth Hayride Enjoyed
The United Church of Christ Youth Fellowship class had a Thursday night hayride. Several local families and relatives visited and attended events in nearby Galveston Houston Waco and Temple.
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United Church of Christ
Sonny Dorner
Galveston
Houston
Billie Swanzy
Waco
Baylor
Florence Swanzy
Doc Swamzy
Ed Schuetze
Robert Lee Schuetze
Brenda
Temple
Sonny Swanzy
Max Schuetze
Burlington
Robert Kalkbrenner
Buckholts
Bobby Kalkbrenner
Ronnie
Bertha Massey
Rosebud
J. T. Swanzy
My Community How To Improve Texas Towns
Rural Texans assess pride and identify improvements as over eight neighborhoods organize, set goals, and begin to act. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service promotes a program with potential to benefit about 2000 small towns through organized community improvement efforts.
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Texas
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Fischer Enlists in Milam County National Guard Unit
Milam County's Battery C 649th Anti Aircraft Battalion reports one new recruit in the past week. John E. Fischer was sworn in as Private First Class, formerly a Sea Bee Reserve member for about two years. He works for Aluminum Company of America and lives with his wife in Rockdale.
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Milam County
National Guard
John E. Fischer
Fischer
The
Sea Bee Reserve
Aluminum Company of America
Rockdale
It Looked at Texas Community Improvement Leaflet
The leaflet describes starting ideas for organized communities in Texas to enhance livability. It suggests church activities fund-raising and youth projects as foundations and notes leaders can obtain the leaflet from county extension agents or the Agricultural Information Office in College Station, asking for L-347.
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Texas
Agricultural Information Office
College Station
Milam Draft Board Reports High School Registrations
Twelve young men registered in September as Milam County draft officials held last Thursday meetings with Rockdale and Aycock High Schools. Registrants should update status and address to keep an accurate manpower inventory, with farming registrants indicating operation type and production level for market comparisons.
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Rockdale
Aycock High School
Milam County
Silly Thomas Daniel
James Edward Wessell
John Franklin Moseley
Walter B. Sanford
Micchael Scott Whiteley
Curtis Roy Unnasch
Clifford Gibson Swift
Harvey Kenneth Roper
Richard Magness Kirkpatrick
Glenn Kutka
Daniel J. Tepera
Carroll Wayne Jungmann
Messengers Elected For Milam County Meeting
Jones Prairie notes report October 10 selections at Little River church for the Milam County Association annual gathering to be held at the First Baptist Church in San Gabriel. Elected were Carlton Crook J A McKinney S S Hickman Ethel McKinney F E Yager and Rev Melburn Sibley with alternates J D Martin and W B Burnett.
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Milam County Association
First Baptist
San Gabriel
Little River
Carlton Crook
J. A. McKinney
S. S. Hickman
Ethel McKinney
FE. B. Yager
Melburn Sibley
J. D. Martin
W. B. Burnett
R. E. Fontaine
Cameron
Bill McClendon
Fort Worth
Marvin Hickman
E. B. Yager
Billy Yager
Bryan
J. A. Jamison
Louise
Ed White
Buck White
Eddie White
Waco
Clarence Crook
Dewey Black
Field Work Halts As Rains Benefit Crops
Field work was at a standstill this past week due to good rains. Cotton harvest is 65 to 70 percent complete and farmers are urged not to harvest wet cotton to keep grade up. Fall grazing crop potential looks promising as rains improve pasture and Nortex oats show rust resistance with Mustang variety recommended for winter hardiness.
Weekend Visits and Family Gatherings Across Texas
Clarkson Lloyd Stobners Texas trip ties to the Kohrings in Fort Worth and Austin. Families including Nawara, Mitchell, Dodd, Hauk, Rhodes, Skala, Harrison and Blassenz share weekend visits and a funeral. Local schools noted with Jimmy Hauk returning from Sam Houston Teachers College Huntsville.
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Lloyd Stobner
Ft. Worth
Austin
0. J. Rhodes
Smily
J. A. Blassenz
Walter Cox
Lena Yoe
Cameron
Jimmy Hauk
Sam Houston Teachers College
Huntsville
Steady Rain Delays Auction But Improves Fall Prospects
Steady rains last week limited Cameron Livestock Auction consignments to 211 cattle and eight hogs. Officials said rains will boost livestock prospects this fall, though farmers could not move stock to market last Thursday. Sixty nine sellers faced steady prices with better stocker steers and quality cows and calves at higher values. Prices listed include butcher calves, yearlings, fat cows, canner and cutter cows, stocker cattle, and hogs weighing 200 to 246 pounds at 17.75 dollars per hundredweight for top hogs.
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Cameron Livestock Auction
Cotton farming stretches across the southern United States
The article notes that cotton is grown on about 900000 farms from Virginia to California. About two thirds of U S production is used domestically in mills, while the remainder is exported mainly to Japan, Great Britain, and Europe.
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United States
Virginia
California
U. S
Japan
Europe
Insect Threat Calms as Texaphone-DDT Used on Grains
Victor Amo reports early grazing for Fulgram varieties in the area. Army worms threaten Bermuda grass and young oats and other small grains. One application of Texaphone-DDT will stop these worms. Livestock conditions are good.
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Amo
Victor
Fulgram
Bermuda
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Ben Arnold News
Mrs. A. T. Swanzy
Sonny Swanzys
George Jones
Temple Hospital
Penneys
Shop Penney’s
Hes
Flanneleite
Milam Board
Jones Prairie
Ben Massengale
Jack Pond
Bernard White
Donney
Hickman Andy Sweet
Leland Burnett
Sweet
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Henderson
Hetzel Burnett
Rodney
University of Texas
Julian Burnett
Clarkson
Lloyd Stobners
Kohrings
George Dodd
Lonnie and
Ricky
Joe Hauk
Ter
J. D. Barren
Taylor
Wbr. Reynolds
Billy Ernst
Barclay
Louis Skala
Lillie
Bill Harrison
Hubert Skala
Kelvin
Jimmy Harrison
Stocker Steers
Allied
Earle Pearson
Earle
Chevrolet
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