Soil Conservation Plans Hit Eight Thousand Acres
The Central Texas Soil Conservation District board approved plans covering 8 761 acres on thirty farms. A Buckholts area group pressed for a land leveling machine to prepare land in the Little River bottom for irrigation, led by John Zajicek Ed Senkel and John Watel. Knob Creek association partnered with the board to start upstream flood prevention planning. Rainfall from Sept 1955 to July 1956 totaled 11.9 inches, a 61 percent deviation from normal, underscoring moisture conservation and soil readiness. Powell of Little Flock completed two miles of channel terraces atop a Bermuda grass waterway, part of a rotation including hubam clover habitat.
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Texas Soil Conservation District
Buckholts
Little River
John Zajicek
Ed Senkel
John Watel
Knob Creek Association
Knob Creek
Temple
J. E. Powell
Little Flock
Powell
Central Texas Soil Conservation District
Drought Sale Tax Relief for Farmers Described
IRS 225 outlines tax relief for drought forced livestock sales treated as involuntary conversions. Farmers may defer tax if the stock is replaced with like kind within the specified period, with guidance in Chapter 13 of the 1955 Farmers Tax Guide. Public law 629 cited by R L Phinney of Austin IRS.
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Farmer's Tax Guide
Drouth Striken
R .L. Phinney
Internal Revenue
Austin
Texas
Mr. Phin
Who Is In Charge A Man Or His Tractor
A brief reader letter questions leadership on farm chores and machinery authority. J A signs, pondering whether a human or a tractor should steer the household work and decision making. The tone is earnest and humorous, reflecting rural life and practical control.
Fashions From Feed Bags Highlight Cotton Bag Contest
The Heart O' Texas Fair in Waco will host the fourth annual cotton bag sewing contest in its Women’s Department from Sept 29 to Oct 5. Entries will include portable electric sewing machines as prizes, with top winner advancing to the 1956 National Cotton Bag Sewing Queen competition in Chicago.
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Waco
Chicago
It's the Law double jeopardy explained
The article explains the US constitutional protection against double jeopardy. Once acquitted, a person cannot be retried for the same offense, and prosecutors cannot appeal an acquittal. The rule safeguards individuals from being tried twice for the same conduct.
Double jeopardy rule described with historical roots
The text discusses double jeopardy, noting that a person may face a second trial on the same charge if the first ends in a hung jury or mistrial or a new trial is requested. It explains the protection against lifelong hounding and cites old England where safeguards for personal freedom arose from tyranny fears.
Civil Defense Week Observed in Texas
Texans were reminded during National Civil Defense Week that Texas endures many disasters. William L. McGill, state coordinator, noted storms fires floods and explosions have claimed lives, injured thousands and damaged property. He called Civil Defense Week a tribute to those who give time and effort in defense duties.
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Union
William L. McGill
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