Worm farmer in Gladewater eyes expansion and big market
Mike Crosby runs The Worm Farm on Clearview Street, one of about 100 commercial worm breeders in the U S. He sold 4 1/2 days of worms for 4500 before starting his fulltime enterprise. He plans to expand to 80 beds by June and sells Red Wigglers to brokers in Dallas and Fort Worth, zoos, game farmers, labs, schools, and organic farms.
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Cherie Hopkins
Mike Crosby
United States
Crosby
Clearview St
Rodeo St
Dallas
Gladewater
Fort Worth
Fires and folklore mix in four day report
Fire department logs four days of incidents. A burning mattress on Clearview and Rodeo caused damage. Oil spill on Commerce and Ferry blocked traffic. Grass fires sprang up on Pine Street and Mary Street linked to trash and leaves burning. A controlled grass blaze occurred at Ronnie Laird home in Joy Community. Folklore notes in Romania claim caterpillars are the devil's tears and medieval tales say church bells trek to Rome on Good Friday.
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Carl Henderson
Clearview
Rodeo
Commerce and
Ferry
Pine Street
Joy
Ronnie Laird
Mary St
Romania
Europe
Rome
Kiwanis program features Dr John Paul Jones at Jarvis College
Dr John Paul Jones president of Jarvis College addressed Kiwanis Club at 6 30 am Tuesday at St Clair Restaurant with Lonnie Van Zandt band director assisting. D V Liddell president extended the welcome. The topic touched on world population growth and food production in India Bangladesh and Pakistan with a note on global trends.
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Kiwanis
John Paul Jones
Jarvis College
Kiwanis Club
St. Clair
Jones
Lonnie van Zandt
Jarvis
D. V. Liddell
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Africa
South America
Big Sandy Caps Season With Third Straight State Football Title
The Big Sandy Wildcats defeated Groom 28 to 2 in Jacksboro to claim the class B state crown for the third consecutive year. Groom led early as David Overstreet was tackled in the end zone. Overstreet finished as the state’s top rusher with 3,032 yards and 56 touchdowns. Big Sandy set a national scoring record with 820 points for the year. Coach Jim Norman, also mayor, celebrated the title before turning to politics.
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Big Sandy Wildcats
Groom
Jacksboro
Cats
Big Sandy
David Overstreet
Overstreet
Kenneth Hall
Sugarland
Wildcats
Jim Norman
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Gladewater Mirror
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