Texas Farm Income Falls 3.2 Percent in 1960 Report
The 1960 Texas farm cash income dropped 3.2 percent from 1959 with all crops contributing to the decline. Livestock income rose 2.7 percent but failed to offset crop losses led by cotton and cottonseed. Wheat income rose 27.6 percent, wool income up 14.1 percent, mohair down 12.7 percent, as marketings and prices shifted. Snow was reported in Rocksprings during visits by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown.
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Texas
Bureau of Business Research
Austin
Bureau
Wool and Mohair Show Planned in Junction June 3 1961
Kimble County Agent W C Henderson reports plans for the Wool and Mohair Show in Junction on June 3 1961 with a program featuring Miss Wool and Mohair. Contests include plant identification and wool and mohair judging. Committee headed by Marvin Skaggs refined classes and details.
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Junction
Marvin Skaggs
Kerrvile
Sonora
San Antonio
Local 4 H Club Show Plans and Upcoming Calf Scramble
Kimble County 4 H Club members Jill Jones Rusty Jones Vernon Lewis Ricky Evans Candy and Billy Henderson will exhibit at the San Antonio show with muttons goats and breeding sheep on specific days. Jimmy Jones and Hoy Smith will join a calf scramble February 13. New events and a goat division are planned for the San Angelo show. Fertility testing delayed by weather rescheduled February 14 at 2 00 p.m. Dr Holekamp will demonstrate pregnancy testing.
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Jill Jones
Rusty Jones
Vernon Lewis
Ricky Evans
Candy
Billy Henderson
San Antono
Jimmy Jones
Hoy Smith
Kimble County
San Angelo
Kimble County 4H
Holekamp
Koch Brothers Buy Ban-Kerr Tobacco Firm
Robert and Henry Koch of Fredericksburg acquire Ban-Kerr Tobacco Company of Kerrville with 95 percent controlling interest. Officers include President Bobby Koch and Secretary-Treasurer Henry Koch. Trade area and policies to stay the same with continued high quality products and service.
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Robert
Bobby
Henry Koch
Emil Koch
Fredericksburg
Ban-Kerr Tobacco Company
Kerrville
Henry
Ban-Kerr
Schreiner Institute of
Swtst College
San Marcos
Fredericksburg High School
Schreiner
Texas A. and I
Pan-American Petroleum Corporation
Lafayette
Brothrs
Bobby Koch
Allen Jackson
San Antonio
Robert Koch
Clapp Resigns as Upper Llanos SCD Supervisor
Ray Clapp submitted his resignation as supervisor of the Upper Llanos Soil Conservation District. Action was deferred at the February 6 meeting due to board absence. Clapp cited personal business, and his five year term would have ended in October. A special election will be announced for subdivision three.
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Ray Clapp
Upper
Llanos
Clapp
Anderegg
Menard
San Saba
Brownwood
Sam H. Coleman
Soil Conservation Service
Felix Murr
Hunger Place
Gilbert Lopez
Save the Soil
Save
Texas
Social Security Costs and Opposition Rise in Debate
Washington columnist Richard Starnes highlights a growing mismatch in Social Security funding noting $70 billion in receipts and $50 billion in benefits in 25 years with $360 billion in future obligations. Senator Byrd opposes compulsory medical care under Social Security, warning of potential socialized medicine and risk to the trust fund.
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Richard Starnes
Washington Daily News
Starnes
Harry F. Byrd
Social Security Trust Fund
Industrial Review
Dinner guests and moves in the community
Rev and Mrs O F Kattner dined with Mr and Mrs John Sheppard on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Sultemeier have moved into the Cook residence. Sultemeier teaches at Harper Elementary School.
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O. F. Kattner
John Sheppard
Harry Sultemeier
Cook
Mr. Sultemeier
Harper
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T-Bone
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Dowell
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Mrs. T-Bone
the Three Little T-Bones
James - Modell - Lanny
Wanda
By Christine
Main Street
Wanda & Allen Bowers
Junction, Texas
Martinez
Dry Goods Department
W. C. Henderson
Sam Coleman
Bermuda
Brown
Ozona
Mertz
Isaac
Cody
London Fire Department
Durwood Lott
Gene Horton
Kimble County Fire Fighting Group
R. B. Moore
Mike Leonard
Milford
Oscar Moore
Carrizzo
New Mexico
Joe Moore
Fred Nabers
Elgin Tatsch
Edmund Tatsch
Conservati
Koch Brothers
Ban-Kerr Tobacco Firm
SCD
Richard Bateman of
Pettus
Dean Hopf
Rare Jimmie Pertl
Bob Brown
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Horace Delevan
Odessa
J. M. Stevens
Dents
Eddie Land
Delbert Grona
Land
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Saving
U.S
United States
Sanags
Pra
Amos ’N Andy Bookkeeping
Mason's Sporting
Gulf Products
U.‘S
THE
Harper Herald
Gene Nabers
J. David
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Gale
CoLweum
McKinney
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