Farming Notes Highlight Moisture Good for Grasses and Maize
The Harper Herald highlights moisture improving pasture grasses and maize yields. Farmer Atlee reports a full pond on Upper Crabapple Road and favorable soil moisture allows faster improvement of grasses. A farmer discusses using forest residues and fertilizers to boost crop production and plans to rotate crops with winter small grains and maize for grazing.
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TLER
RPS
Meusee
Gia Ey
Atlee
Wille
Crabapple Road
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Assn Wins Water Case Favor
The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association reports a favorable ruling from the Texas Supreme Court on a water rights dispute in Hockley County. Joe York Jr. named second vice president at Dallas meeting. he manages 12,800 acres with sheep goats and cattle. The group warns landowners to remove fresh water use references in leases for secondary oil recovery to avoid future issues.
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Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Texas Supreme Court
Joe York Jr
Brackettville
Jimmine Rieck Roosevelt
Dallas
York
Ts&gra
Amerteen Sheep Producers Council
Association
State Supreme Court
Hockley County
Peace Corps Test Date Set for February 7
Area residents invited to take Peace Corps Placement Test at 1 00 p m on Saturday February 7. Volunteers need not have college degrees and a broad range of skills are required for overseas programs in agriculture public health community development education and cooperative development.
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Peace Corp
Weather notes and peach crop prospects in 1968
Otto Rahe reports January 1968 as the wettest month in 31 years with 6.32 inches of rain, while Stonewall peach growers anticipate a strong Lumper crop after long cold hours. A local grower cites 900 chill hours from November to February and recalls favorable years 1953 and 1967. Public notices list Peace Corps applications and area test centers in Texas.
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Otto Rawe
Harper Community
Otto Rahe
Stonewall
Harper
Fredericksburg
U. S
LCRA
O Kolmeier & Co
Fredericksburg RC&D talk highlights tourism potential
John Arnn State Conservationist spoke at Fredericksburg chamber of commerce on RC and D projects in the region. He showcased color slides of Enchanted Rock LBJ Ranch and local sites and urged support for the Nimitz Museum and local attractions to boost tourism and economy.
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John Arnn
Rc&d
Temple
Texas
Fredericksburg
Sunday House Convention Center
Arnn
U. S
Kermit Menking
Zion Lutheran Church
John H. Brannon
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Donald Dittmar
Fredericksburg National Bank
Alton Oehl
Chamber of Commerce
Pedernales River
Blanco
Gillespie
Llano County
Enchanted Rock II
Kent Blohm
Alton Klier
Real State and Insurance
State Scs
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce
Stonewall
Tennessee
Aran
Nimitz Museum
Enchanted Rock
Lange’s Mill
LBJ
Angora Club Meets at Harper School for Mohair Clip Plans
Harold Schmidt president of the Harper Angora Club will preside at a meeting at 7:40 PM at the Harper School. Final plats for preparing the spring mohair clip will be documented. All interested individuals are invited to attend.
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Harper Angora Club
Harold H. Schmidt
Harper School
Doss Fire Department Extinguishes Flue Fire
The Doss Fire Department quickly extinguished a flue fire believed caused by an overheated wood stove at a residence northwest of Doss on Saturday February 3. Fire damage was limited to peeling paint on walls, with insurance covering the damage.
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Doss
Walter Itz
Improvement Club
Three New Texas Champion Big Trees Added to Registry
Texas Forest Service announces three new Champion Big Trees in the state. Hackberry owned by A. H. E. Waldman in Beaumont measures 172 inches in circumference, 55 feet high with a 51-foot crown. Black Oak owned by Miss Mattie Smipes of Fort Worth and Mrs James Stamps of Downey California stands 204 inches around, 39 feet high with an 86-foot crown. Swamp Chestnut Oak owned by Owens Sinois Lumber Co. of Kellys measures 156 inches around, 146 feet tall with a 100-foot crown. The registry lists 75 trees statewide with 24 in the National Registry.
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College Station
Texas
John A Haislet
Texas Forest Service
Moss Will
Liberty County
Dunglassville Methodist Church
Cass County
George Washington Smyth Historical Monument
Dam B_ Reservoir
Jasper County
A. H E. Waldman
Beamont
Mattie Smipes
Fort Worth
James Stamps
Downey
Calif
Owens Sinois Lumber Co
Kellys
Polk County
Jacksonville
Cherokee County
Champion Ars
Carl H. Schultz Jr
Goose Island
Aransas County
Mandeville
Boatrina
Hardin County
Sumac
Freestone County
Florida
Pueblo capture sparks call for total war response
The piece argues the Pueblo seizure in international waters is an overt act of war and calls for using devastating nonlethal power to punish the Communists, while condemning civil rights leaders and ADA as pro socialist. It urges police crackdowns and court backing to restore law and order.
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U.S
Pueblo
Martha Kitt
White House
Bere
Bayard Rustin
New Republic Magazine
Martin Duther Kang
Hoy Wilkins
Lloyd McRaissitk
Edo
Americans For Diemocrath Action
ADA
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Sam Houston College
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