Texas remains top cattle feeding state withApril gains and near four million year
Texas cattle on feed totaled 2,259,000 in April, up 22 percent from a year ago and 3 percent from March. Industry outlook expects close to 4,000,000 cattle fed in Texas this year with large feedlots at 76 percent occupancy. Major shifts include higher March marketings and substantial year‑over‑year increases in cattle on feed, steers leading the totals.
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Henny the Prize Hen Fights Off Predators and Expands Family
Tienny, Farmer Berg's prize hen, escapes a monitored nest to hatch eggs in the woods. A skunk eats the first eggs, a weasel nearly captures Henny, but she returns to the farm and raises eight fluffy chicks. The tale ends with the chicks becoming champion hens like their mother.
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Rights of Parents to Spank Challenged by Courts Across Century
Public service note notes how Tennessee Supreme Court and other jurisdictions narrowed the parents right to spank. It cites cases where harsh discipline led to criminal charges and civil damages, concluding children have a right to freedom from injury and redress for abuse. Written by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar associations.
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Clean air cities rely on winds and citizen groups
A survey by Mitre Corp for the EPA identifies the ten cities with the cleanest air, led by Dallas Houston and San Antonio in Texas and including San Francisco Boston Seattle Kansas City Memphis Columbus and Toledo. It notes reliance on natural gas and landfills, rising recycling efforts, and plans to curb automobile pollution while expanding waste centers. Columbus hosts ten Waste Watchers centers.
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Funeral Rites Held For Rev L E Lamb In Mount Pleasant
Rev L E Lamb 79 a retired Baptist minister of Mount Pleasant died Saturday. Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church Mount Pleasant with Dr W Morris Ford officiating. Burial followed in Grove Hill Cemetery Dallas. He had pastored Baptist churches at Nacogdoches Daingerfield and Mount Pleasant. Survivors include wife Miriam McConnell Lamb a son Dr Robert Lamb of Boiling Springs NC a daughter Mrs Paul Loeser of Jackson NH seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were Joe Ed Brown Vic Crane Norris Pope Jackson Wilson Frank Lee and Clifton Ousley honorary pallbearers were members of Ernest McClintock Barracks Mount Pleasant.
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Social Security Q and A on disabled children benefits
Thomas F. Guy explains that a disabled child before age 22 may qualify for benefits on a parent's record if the parent retires dies or becomes disabled. A five month waiting period applies before disability payments start. The piece lists contact options including the League of Women Voters and the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association for further help.
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West Point graduate Cadet Scott E Stewart graduates
Cadet Scott E. Stewart III, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Gailen Stewart of Grand Saline, graduates from the U S Military Academy with a bachelor of science and is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Military Police Corps. Admiral Moorer gives the graduation address.
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Spears sisters graduate on June 1 in two towns
Karen Sue Spears from Grand Prairie and Melissa Ann Spears from Temple each earned high school diplomas on June 1. They are granddaughters of M. J. Spears of Grand Saline. The Dickersons and Mrs Petrea joined Memorial Day services at Weaver Baptist Church and Mr and Mrs J C Thompson of Macon visited relatives in Sulphur Springs.
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Before Electric Needles Tattoos Used Hammer and Chisel
Before modern electric needles tattooing relied on pointed sticks and wooden mallets, a slow craft likened to sculptors hammering and chiseling. The lengthy process could take days to complete.
Third District WWI Vets Convention June 9 at Wills Point
The Third District Convention of the Veterans of World War I will be held Saturday June 9 in Wills Point. Charles G. Walker will be guest speaker and district commander E T Hawkins will introduce officers. Registration starts 9 pm. Memorial at 11 am. Lunch noon. Business meeting for officer election and installation.
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Tax Q A on Home Office Deductions and Stockholder Travel
Question and answer style piece covers home office deductions for employees using part of their home for work and necessary criteria. It also states that losses on selling a home are not deductible and outlines travel deduction limits for stockholders. It ends with a detergent tip.
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