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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1955
Page
12
Idus S. Echols practices annual terrace maintenance and contour farming on 256 acres, with extensive cover crops including vetch and alfalfa. Phosphate fertilizer boosts legume production while 407 acres of range land, in 10 pastures, stay in good condition through strategic grazing and deferred growth.
Mrs. O M Scott aged 83 of Comanche passed away May 3 at De Leon Municipal Hospital after 33 days of treatment. Funeral services were held May 4 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. Henry M Chambers and interment in Oakwood Cemetery. She is survived by six children and three sisters among other relatives.
The article extols the Future Farmers of America as leaders for a modern agricultural era. It argues farming supports family, nation, and civilization, urges scientific thinking, and highlights the farmer’s challenging but rewarding life and close tie to nature and God.
The piece argues that future farmers see farming as a viable future and value farm homes with city conveniences. It notes that good farmers seek good homes and mentions an ad offering for rent rooms and board in a private home, with a pressure cooker for sale and a contact phone number.
A brief notice references a 50 percent phone service reduction affecting S T Vice, with no further details on cause provider or timing available in the readable text.
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