Vegetable minigardens prove educational as well as fun
In College Station Texas, experts say minigardens educate youths and adults. Powell outlines containers soils and seeds, recommends miniature varieties, proper drainage, and peat pellets. Guidance covers indoor starting, transplanting, watering, and fertilizer schedules for small scale vegetable and ornamental plantings. A separate AP item reports a microbus theft in La Plata Argentina with a plane aided search and arrests of two youths.
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Gordon R. Powell
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Powell
LA Plata
Argentina
Jose Perez
Troop 194 Campout Brings Scouts Together on Feb 16 17
Fourteen Scouts from Troop 194 held a monthly campout February 16 and 17. They set up tents cooked meals and worked on merit badges including Environmental Science and First Class. Attendees listed with Scoutmasters include Allan Cheil Bert Sharp Robert Bigler Ronald Hancock Joe Chambliss and others. A chili and bean supper is planned March 16 at Broadway Cafeteria from 5:30 to 7:30 with tickets at $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Cheil
Bert Sharp
Robert Bigler
Ronald Hancock
Cheil
Sharp
Bigler
Hancock
Chambliss
Joey Ward
Ricky Blackman
Kenneth
Robert Barnett
Kevin van Houten
Jeff Croley
David Rogers
Richard
Keith Barlow
Jimmy Blackman
Car
Allan Dheil
Broadway
Soil Conservation Plans and Coastal Bermuda Pastures
A. W. Wheeler of Dallas develops a conservation plan with SCS to create coastal and common bermuda grass pastures, build livestock water ponds, stock the largest with fish for recreation, and design drainage to remove water from bottomland. Gordon West of Grice grows coastal bermuda, plans more plantings, and has water troughs with no freezing issues this winter. Byron Crook in Southern Gregg County reports excellent Ryegrass and Elbow Rye stands with 500 lbs 12-12-12 helping achieve about one animal unit per acre. Kewanee Oil Company owns woodland north of Longview and follows timber marking and other conservation practices for sustainable profit.
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A. W. Wheeler
Dallas
Wheeler
SCS
Gordon West
Grice
Bermuda
West
Byron Crook
Cherokee Lake
Gregg County
Crook
Kewanee Oil Company
Longview
One of Best Washington Biographies
A concise review of James T. Flexner's fourth volume Anguish and Farewell 1793 1799 on George Washington. The critic lauds Flexner for a readable cautious portrait that stresses Washington's character and duty, noting shifts in his views toward Jefferson and Hamilton.
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George Washington
James T. Flexner
Little, Brown & Co
Thomas Jefferson
Claude G. Bowers
Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Virginia
Hamilton
James Thomas Flexner
Washington
Flexner
Treasury
Fire crews battle box car blaze in Gladewater
Gladewater firefighters were summoned to the Red Rock area Saturday morning as a box car loaded with cotton bales burned on a passing train. They fought the flames from 6:30 a.m. into the day. In other calls a trailer fire on S Dean Street, a lawn mower blaze at Union Grove school, and a car hoist mishap on Olive Street were reported. One minor accident at Main and Commerce yielded a citation. thefts included four chrome mag wheel covers and a bicycle from Davidson Ford.
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Gladewater
Red Rock
S. Dean Street
Union Grove
Olive Street
Earl Colby
Maple Street
Main and Commerce
Davidson Ford
How To Get The Cool Teen Boy You Like
A 15 year old asks how to attract a popular boy who won’t act. The reply says he values freedom and independence, and others admire him for his personality. Suggests pursuing someone more reachable.
Spring Sings Opens In Mrs Betty Smiths Music Room
A school scene features 3rd grade students listed on L R front and back, a Snoopy poster, and spring imagery as the FFA builds a block incinerator led by Jesse Jackson with mentor Garry T Boyd. A Homemaking board meeting in Dallas and band birthday drive wrap the week with planned menus and a Tyler tennis show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove
Betty Smiths
Snoopy
George Holbrook
Robert Salters
Kevin McCrary
Darrell Whisenhunt
Kim Bailey
Stacy Rogers
Sheila Gray
Sheila Watts
L-R Back
Kenneth Ballard
David Tarwater
Darrell Jackson
Paul Gibbons
Charles Pittman
Marty Lantz
Cindy Allen
Lisa Lambert
Christine Bell
Betty Smith
FFA
Jesse Jackson
Jesse
Garry T. Boyd
Boyd
Kay Moyers
Charro Days Fiesta Opens March Festivities in Brownsville
A Texas tourism list highlights bold March events across towns. Brownsville hosts the 36th Charro Days Fiesta with street entertainment, parades, a tamale cookoff, and a grand international parade. Other stops include Mineola’s Holiday Trails and Shamrock’s St Patrick celebration with the Blarney Stone, plus a rattlesnake catching championship in Brownwood and the Gulf Coast Folk Festival in Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
Tex
St. Patrick’s
Shamrock
Texas Panhandle
Cork County
Ireland
Galveston
Gulf Coast Area
Moody Civic Center
Tasty Topic Jelly Glazed Lamb Chops
Combine flour and mustard salt and pepper. Dredge chops in seasoned flour and brown in fat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Remove drippings. Stir jelly lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Return chops and glaze with jelly and cook until coated.
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Gladewater Mirror
Orient
Tiny Tim
Joe Chambliss
Motts
Carol LaPrade
Dean and Glade Sts
J. A. Browning
Upshur
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Llinors
Tetons
Grand Teton National Park
Soil Conservation News
Ike
Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Oak Manor
East Texas Finest Nursing Home
Oak Manor Nursing Home
East Hwy
Elwanda Walker
Lions den
Dale Chafin
Fizzle
Gary) Williams
Tyler
Dale
Jesse Jackson Werd
Dale and
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Travel and Information Division
Mineola
Brownwood
Brownwood Coliseum
Pennsylvania
Watts
Tanglewood
Boston
Andre Watts
Berkshire Music Center
Boston Symphony
Lenox
Mass
Qikt Service
Clint Goforth
Service
Mer. McKaig Chevrolet
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