Texas Near No 1 In Agriculture
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby praised Texas agriculture at the 11th annual Stiles Farm Foundation Field Day with more than 1 000 attendees from Dallas Fort Worth Houston and Central Texas. He suggested agricultural products could aid Europe and fuel shortages, citing wheat harvest crews in Burkburnett and potential fuel oil imports funded by farm exports. The event featured remarks by Dr. John Hutchison and a book presentation on agricultural finance.
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Bill Hobby
Europe
Texas
Hobby
Stiles Farm Foundation
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Burkburnett
Hopkin
Clyde H. Wells
A&m System Board of Directors
Peter J. Barry
A&m
C. B. Baker
The
University of Illinois
Jarvis E. Miller
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Wells
Stiles Farm
James E. Stiles
Texas Blackland
H. O. Kunkel
Stiles
Chris Braun
Georgetown
David Hartman
Taylor
Michael Jackson
Rockdale
Calvin Janak
Robert Judd
Lorena
Jerry Priddy
Thomas Messer
Troy
Kaye Munn
Ennis
Lodon Rosson
Hillsboro
G. A. Niles
B. G. Reeves
Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fred Miller
A. M. Sorensen
Stephen Hammack
Stephenville
M. J. (Shorty) Norris
McGregor
Neal Pratt
Extension Service Agronomist
College Station
Taylor and Williamson County
District Manager Retires From Social Security Office in Wichita Falls
Erton Tate, manager of the Wichita Falls Social Security District Office since 1947, retires from government service effective June 30 1973. He will keep active in business affairs and maintain an office in Wichita Falls.
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Erton Tate
Wichita Falls
Tate
Wichita
Baylor
Archer
Clay
Montague
Throckmorton
Young
Wilbarger
Hardeman, Childress
Foard
Knox
Vernon
Tom Green County
Gerrard
Texas
Texas Tech University of
Taft
Frank
David
Letitia Peitz Achieves 4.0 GPA at Tulsa Education College
Letitia Ann Peitz earns a 4.0 perfect GPA while studying at the University of Tulsa College of Education. She is the daughter of Kenneth W. and (Mrs.) Peitz of 2015 Denfield Lane, Childress.
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Letitia Ann Peitz
University of Tulsa College of Education
Kenneth W. Peitz
Denfield Ln. Childress
Rites Held in Oklahoma for Former Childress Resident
Funeral rites for Mrs. Juree Coffey Eason 54 Erick Oklahoma were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Assembly of God Church in Erick. Rev. Isaac Snow and Rev. Walter Knox officiated. Burial followed in Erick Cemetery. She died Saturday in an Erick nursing home after living most of her life there and in Childress. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Childress, survived by sisters Betty Roberts Amarillo Wanda Coursey Odessa and brothers Gerrel T A Coffey Erick Lonza Coffey Amarillo Leander Coffey Banning California.
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Juree Coffey Eason
Erick
Okla
Childress
Assembly of God
Isaac Snow
Walter Knox
Eason
Alma
Arthur Eason
Assembly of God Church
Betty Roberts
Amarillo
Wanda Coursey
Odessa
Gerrel
T.A. Coffey
Erick Lonza Coffey
Leander Coffey
Banning
Calif
First Flag Raising Recorded at Catamount Hill Site
In Colrain Massachusetts the first flag raising over a school occurred in May 1812 on Catamount Hill. A monument marks the site of the old log schoolhouse.
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Catamount Hill
Colrain
Mass
Grant for Red River chloride control study at West Texas State
West Texas State University received a 46975 contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to study environmental resources for the Red River chloride control project in Texas and Oklahoma. The effort lists basins near Harmon County Oklahoma and Briscoe Hall and Cattle counties Texas, with 11 scientists involved and a 100 day draft report due.
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Amarillo
West Texas State University
Army Corps of Engineers
Texas
Oklahoma
Kenneth M. Laycock
WTSU
West Texas State
Amarillo College
Laycock
Frank Daugherty
Marion Guidry
Lake
Texhoma
Texas - Oklahoma
Elm Fork
Red River
Harmon County
Jonah Creek
Salt Creek
Middle Pease Rivers
Little Red River
Briscoe
Hall, Childress
Cattle
Texas Panhandle
Daugherty
Army Engineers
Tulsa District
Corps of Engineers
King- Knox County
Kemp
Wichita Falls
Engineers
Tulsa
Daugherty and
Guidry
Derl Brooks
Larry Higgins
Ronald McKown
Robert Wright
Gerald Nelson
Jack Hughes
Hughes
Chess sets commemorating famous battles and leaders
After Waterlo o, sets depicted Wellington leading British troops against Napoleon. A Saratoga set placed George Washington with Liberty as queen, flanked by Gates and Morgan, facing George III, Britannia, Howe, and Burgoyne.
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Wellington
Napoleon
Saratoga
George Washington
Liberty
Gates
Morgan
George III
Britannia
Howe
Burgoyne
Cute Kid Contestants Share Big Family Ties
The article lists three young contestants Jennifer Lee Jones seven months daughter of Michael and Jones of Childress with grand and great grandparents in Quanah Childress and Wichita Falls. Holly Diane Atchley two and a half years daughter of Edwin Atchley of Childress with Atchley relatives in Wichita Falls Spearman and Childress. Bobby Mark Ward five and a half years son of Bobby Ward of Memphis with grandparents in Wichita Falls and Memphis and great grandparents in Vernon Childress Buffalo Missouri.
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Jennifer Lee Jones
Michael Jones
Childress
Gene Mulford
Quanah
Thelma Ewing
Jimmy Thomas
Robert Riley
Holly Diane Atchley
Edwin Atchley
Gid Atchley
Wichita Falls
Marvin Atchley
Gene Reynolds
Cora Atchley
Spearman
Bobby Mark Ward
Bobby Ward
Memphis
Jack Bohannon
R.E. Ward
Sally Taylor Childress
Joe Lee Bohannon
Vernon
N.T. Pound
Buffalo, Mo
Melissa Kaye Boston
Randy Boston
Ennis
Hugh Stepp
Cloyce Miller
Wills Point
J.W. Jergins
Graham
Christi D’ann McQueen
Winfred H. McQueen
W.S. McQueen
W.L. Williams
Mineola
Lynn B. Jones
Iris McQueen
Claude Liles
Hedley
S.M. Ziegler
Paris
Jennifer Angelic Furr
Gary Furr
Cecil F. George
J.A. Furr
W.B. Trammel
Lala Hilbert
R.W. Bostick
Roswell, N.M
Carol Ann Ward
Sally Taylor
Travel scam alert warns of bogus free vacation offers
The Attorney General warns of mailed promotions promising a free trip in exchange for a $15 reservation fee. no travel, meals, or transport are provided and peak season charges may apply. Consumers are told to verify with the Postal Service or AG offices in Austin Dallas Houston San Antonio Lubbock or El Paso.
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Austin
Attorney General
Federal Trade Commission
Ohio
Consumer Protection Division
Postal Service
Allan Peffer
Better Business Bureaus
U.S. Postal Service
Special Investigative Division
Washington, D. C
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Lubbock
el Paso
Three Charged In County Court For DWI
Three people faced County Court on Monday for driving while intoxicated. William John Hix of Childress pleaded not guilty with bond set at 750 dollars. Fred Houston Nelson of Amarillo pled not guilty and released on 1000 dollar bond. Weldon Ray Barnes of Amarillo pleaded guilty and received 15 days jail, six months probation, and a 147 dollar fine including costs.
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William John Hix
Childress
Fred Houston Nelson
Amarillo
Weldon Ray Barnes
Devotion Turns Student Into From Plainview to Dallas Plan
Roberto Pulido 21, a Plainview High School graduate, learned English after starting first grade with no words. Under teacher Mrs. Box, he blossomed, earned late schooling until age 21, and now aims for an electronic school in Dallas after saving money, while working at Jimmy Dean Meat Co. in Plainview. He has two sisters and four brothers, all but one of whom speak only limited English.
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Plainview
Amarillo
Roberto Pulido
Plainview High School
Pulido
Wayman
Ann MccFarland
Roberto
Dallas
Jimmy Dean Meat Co
Alice Cooper pet boa found dead in motel drain
The pet boa constrictor missing from rock singer Alice Cooper's Nashville motel room last year was found dead in a drain pipe at the motel bar. The manager cited drainage problems during December as the cause.
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Shaggy Snake
Nashville
Tenn
Alice Cooper
Joe Ewing
Cooper
Pearl Bailey is discharged from London hospital after exhaustion
Entertainer Pearl Bailey, 56, was discharged from Bramton Hospital in London after treatment for exhaustion and chest pains. A medical spokesman said she had heart trouble in the past but did not suffer a heart attack. Bailey’s future plans were not disclosed.
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London
Pearl Bailey
Bramton Hospital
Miss Bailey
Repeats On TV Dinners Hypothesized By RCA
Indianapolis AP reports William H. Anderson of RCA predicts future home TV sets will link to computer systems and print recipes. He envisions a household with dinner queries broadcast to the TV and printed directions for kitchen use. The FCC's order mandating two way capability in new cable TV systems in top markets supports this trend.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William H. Anderson
RCA Consumer Electronics
Federal Communications Commission
Anderson
FCC
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