Woodland soils contest announced for district event
The Joshur Gregg Soil Conservation District sets Tuesday April 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Woodland and Soils Contest at Don Holmes Farm two miles south of Gilmer. Upshur and Gregg counties 4 H teams compete. winners advance to state contests in Nacogdoches and Stephensville.
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Joshur-Gregg Soil Conservation District
Woodland and Soils Contest
Don Holmes Farm
Gilmer Ifa
Upshur
Gregg
Nacogdoches
Big Sandy
Child abuse conference planned for region
Region VII Education Service Center will host two child abuse conferences for administrators, nurses, and counselors. The Kilgore session is March 30 at 818 East Main Street, Kilgore, and the Nacogdoches session is April 1 in Room 301 of the Rusk Building at Stephen F. Austin State University. Judges, welfare officials, and legal representatives will discuss legal aspects, identification, and referral in suspected abuse cases.
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Region VII Education Service Center
Tia
Region VI Education Service Center
East Main Street
Kilgore
Rusk
Stephen Fustin State University
Nacogdoches
William Martin
Oz County
Gail Heard
Department of Public Fare
Longview
Kilgore Con
Janet Miller
Apartment of Public Welfare
Miller
Rope maker Skeet Whatley builds lariats in East Texas
Skeet Whatley a Pritchett roper turned grass and nylon lariat rope maker operates from his Pritchett garden FM 1404. He crafts eye by hand then stretches grass rope on machines to remove kinks and tighten strands. He sells 28 ft lariats for 10 dollars and smaller piggin ropes for 1.50 dollars while averaging 36 ropes daily. He ships orders to Australia Canada and the U S and relies on word of mouth for growth.
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Skeet Whatley
Pritchett
East Texas
Snyder
Whatley
State of Texas
Billy Leach
Kilgore
Skeet
Pritchett Garden
Australia
Canada
U.S
Alma
Big Sandy
Ireland
Grand Prairie
Bicentennial purchases urged to pass careful scrutiny
Patricia Seaman of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service warns buyers to weigh bicentennial products before purchase. She notes a flood of items from commemorative jars to lawn chairs and questions item need, design, long term use, and potential value.
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College Station
Patricia Seaman
Samwich
Seaman
Texas Agricultural Extension
Texas A&m University System
Seaway Pact and Historic Dates Mark Week
The record notes a March 19 1941 Canada United States pact to develop the St Lawrence Seaway. It also recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin published in 1852, and a March 21 1907 Marine landing in Honduras during a revolution, plus King George I signing the Stamp Act in 1765.
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Canada
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Harriet Beecher Stowe
U.S
Honduras
Oh Thus Be Ever When Freemen Stand in War’s Desolation
The U S Marine Corps Reserves note few Americans know the third stanza of the Star Spangled Banner. The text recalls belief in victory and peace and cites the motto In God is our trust with the banner waving over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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U.S. Marine Corps
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Stephensalle
Goodchild’s
Rodeo Grounds
Kentucky Worder
Sk Ty Aras
Mahatma Rice
Ginnamon Rolls
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W. Upshur Gladewater
Cabell’s
Baw
ALPO
Iver
Hormel
Ali PR Sy LB
Lim
Stonybrook
Meadowbrook
Bologna
Friendly Service
Brookshire's
King George I
the Brave
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