Retention Dams Prevent Flood Damage Across Watershed
Government figures show that of the Trinity area watershed, 1 116 planned soil conservation dams could have prevented up to 8 8 million in flood damage. In Green s Creek near Dublin and Lampasas areas the pilot project reduced losses by tens of millions, though estimates vary by site.
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Soiltion Service
Green's Creek
Dublin
Soil Conservation Soil Service
Lampasas
Len Yarborough
Service Award Honors Donald C Power For Public Service
Hartley W. Barclay of the Greater New York Chapter presents a service award to Donald C Power at a May 6 ceremony sponsored by the New York Chapter. Barclay lauds Power for blending science and public service to advance public gains and future growth through market research and planning.
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New York
Hartley W. Barclay
Greater New York
Title Magazine
Barclay
Mr. Power
Donald C. Power
America
Power
General Telephone
Mrs T B Seago Claimed By Death In Gustine
Mrs Martha Ann Seago aged 85 a Gustine resident since 184 becomes the widow of T B Seago who died earlier. Funeral services were held at Gustine with Rev Roy Hill and Rev S J Isham officiating. Burial followed in Board Church Cemetery with pallbearers named George Jones Paris Ishem C Willingham W Walker Floyd Bolton and Archie Boyd. She was born November 16 1867 in DeKalb County Alabama. Surviving are two sons C T Seago and others.
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Gustine
Roy Hill
S. J. Isham
Board Church
Pall
C. T. Sea
The Kelly Bessemer Process and Its Rise in America
The article outlines the parallel development of blowing air through molten iron by William Kelly and Sir Henry Bessemer, noting Kelly’s priority dispute and later patent outcomes. It describes the process’s rapid adoption after 1867, its massive production by 1888, and its transformative impact on American industry and life.
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William Kelly
United States
Sir Henry
Bessemer
England
Kelly
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
W S
U. S
Isemer
America
Kelly Sir
Henry Bessemer
Death of Mrs. J. H. Jenkins at Rising Star
Mrs. J. H. Jenkins, 75, longtime Rising Star resident and Gustine native, died July 1. Funeral services were held July 2 at Rising Star Church of Christ with interment in Rising Star Cemetery. Attending relatives included Co La Rae Jenkins of Breckenridge and Rufus Jenkins of San Antonio, and Porter Franks, a nephew, attended from nearby.
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J. H. Jenkins
Gustine
Rising Star
Rising Star Church of Christ
Porter Franks
Co la Rae Jenkins
Breckenridge
Rufus Jenkins
San Antono
Visiting in El Paso Guests From Gustine
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Miller of Gustine are visiting their daughter in El Paso, with Mr. Hanson and Children and Mrs. Pegey Ann Bartlett noted in the area.
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EL Paso
Alton Miller
Gustine
Hanson
Pegey Ann Bartlett
Mrs Wesley Page Visits Comanche Relative
Mrs Wesley Page of San Antonio visits her mother Mrs Ollie Cox in Comanche. Also mentions Marines at the first flag raising over Midway Island on December 28 1867.
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San Antonio
Wesley Page
Ollie Cox
Comanche
Midway Island
Game Preserve Ass'n Barbecue Set For Tuesday
The Sabanna Valley Game Preserve Association hosts the fourth semi annual barbecue Tuesday night at 7 at Center Point Community House five miles south of Carbon. Beef and goat barbecue with trimmings and pickles will be served. Prices and phone details incomplete in source.
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Sabanna Velley Game Preserve Association
Center Point
Carbon
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Clemons Motor Company
Ayeer
OLL
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Ira Clemons
Odis Smart
Bill Clemons
Jerry Gamblin
Clemons Motor CO
Cal
T. B. Seano
T. B. Seago
Reaves Magness
Ridgeway Hotel
Comanche County
Cooperative
Co-Op
S.W
Willie
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