Perennial Sweet Sorgrass Developed by Cornell and Texas Trials
The article notes field results in Gustine area where Perennial Sweet Sorgrass, a synthetic tetraploid of Sorhum derived from Johnson grass and Sudan grass lines, showed good growth under limited rainfall. L. F. Randolph of Cornell helped create the hybrid in the 1940s, with foundation seed later multiplied by the Texas Agriculture Experiment Station and released to certified growers.
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State Department Agriculture
Stephens
Gustine
L. F. Randolph
Cornell University
Sudan
Texas Agriculture Experiment Station
Texas A&m
Comanche County
Burton Bros
Burtons Bros
Productivity contrasts in U.S. universities noted
The report compares student to faculty ratios across institutions, citing Moscow with 6.6 pupils per professor, Harvard 3.3 pupils per teacher, California 7.7 pupils per teacher, and Texas 16 pupils per teacher, alongside observations on plant characteristics such as Johnsongrass rootstocks and stalks reaching 6 to 8 feet.
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University of Moscow
Harvard
University of California
University of Texas
Local Marriages and County Court Actions Reported
Jan 27 notes marriages by Rev Henry M Chambers in Comanche and by Rev Roy H Hill in Gustine. New motor vehicles registered include 1959 Ford, Chevrolet sedans, pickups and a 1959 Ford truck tractor. Com missioners Court raises salaries 20 percent for county employees, plans property reports, and sets salary hikes for County Treasurer and Commissioners. Deeds recorded cover land transfers in Comanche area with values from $2,750 to $5,700.
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Henry M. Chambers
First Baptist Church
Comanche
Frankie Duff Thornton
W. Paine
Travis B. Stanley
David Coy Willinghame
Gustine
Jackqualine Sue Allen
Roy H. Hill
W. W. Causey
Carroll Johnson
de Leon
J. D. McMasters
J. B. Pluegar
Jerry Conway
W. B. Roberts
Glenn Newton
F. Preston
W. E. Abbey
Higginbotham’s
Ford Truck Tractor
T. N. Boucher
Rt. 1
Dublin
Ford Pickup
Commissioners Court
Card of Thanks for husband and father
The Buckmaster family expresses sincere appreciation to all who assisted during illness and death. They thank Dr Blackwood nurses and hospital staff, those who sent flowers and those who brought and served food.
Card of Thanks for an Eye Removal
Mrs. Ben Godfrey thanks friends for cards and calls during the two weeks since her eye was removed. She asks God’s blessing on all.
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Ben Godfrey
Filing Answer Deadline Set After Citation Issuance
A filing requires a written answer to the petition by ten o clock A M on the first Monday after forty two days from citation issuance. The notice dated March 30 1969 appears before the Honorable court with reference to salary and position terms.
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Dave
Munday
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Nial
George L. Stephens
Gg Engey
Fulbright
Veterans Land
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Teme
A. J. Berry
J. W. Carter
L. C. Dodd
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Hasse
Con- Claude Crews
Loy D. Tyson
E. D. Whitney
Orlando Whitney
Consid
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Wright Addition
City of
Sidney West
Mona West
Joe M. Smith
Edwyna Smith
Maggie V. Smith
V. F. Smith
C. L. Cockerham
Attention Farmers
Randers & Carryn
Texas Agricultural Experiment
Wonderful Boys
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Westinghouse Refrigerator
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