Turkey buying tips and 4-H banquet notes for Gillespie County
Gilliland lays out ready to cook turkey buying rules noting portions per person and cost per edible pound. The piece also congratulates 4-H members from Gillespie County, mentions an upcoming District 7 Gold Star Banquet, and offers a whole wheat biscuits recipe from USDA ARS.
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Conoderation
USDA
Andy
Felix Herber
Marvin Roos
Uido Kuhlmann
Guido Kuhlmann
Joyce Ann Meier
Harold Rusenberger
San Angelo
How Much Does A Drought Cost
Texas faces a prolonged dry spell with livestock losses and reduced crop value. Past droughts suggest cattle losses could reach 200 million dollars by fall 1964, with livestock income cut about one fourth over an 18 month cycle. Drought could slice cash crops by about a quarter in the first harvest year, with range lands eroding and recovery taking years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Ivy
Texas Highways Board Approves 18 144 500 Farm to Market Plan
The Texas Highway Commission approves an 18.1445 million dollar program to improve 3 056 miles of farm to market roads. It funds 524 projects including 335 miles rebuilt with wider bridges and 521 miles resurfaced. Emphasis on safety features, wider lanes, and better drainage.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Highway Commission
Commission
Ger
Four Commemorative Stamps Issued In October
Four commemorative stamps issued in October include a centennial Red Cross stamp featuring the SS Morning Light design, a 100 year City Mail Delivery stamp by Norman Rockwell, and two stamps supporting the state farm to market roads program with surfacing and shoulder work.
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International Red Cross
International Red China
Morning Light
Cuba
Norman Rockwell
National Academy of Sciences
Academy of Sciences
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Western Americana at University of Texas Library Exhibition
R Smith of New York City and American Airlines president donated a 575 volume collection to the University of Texas Library. On display at the Eugene C Barker Texas History Center until November 15 the set covers discovery transportation outlaws cowboys Indians Texana and West themes with Remington and Russell reproductions and notable works like McKenney and Hall Indian tribes history and Catlin North American Indian Portfolio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Smith
New York City
American Airlines
University of Texas Library
Eugene C. Barker
Texas History Center
Marion Burch Smith
Smith
Frederic Remington
Charles M Russel
McKenney and Hall
North America
Philadelphia
George Catlins
London
E. S. Curtis
Catching Crawdads The Can Trap Method
A vintage note describes a simple crawdad trapping method using a large tin can. Cut the top and bottom, place the can over a crawdad, then lift to collect it quickly and neatly.
Drought A Growing Reality Prompts Texas Relief Efforts
Across Texas in October 1963, eighty eight counties are declared disaster relief areas as drought threatens crops and livestock. Pastures dry, hay scarce, and dairy and livestock feed costs rise while farmers seek supplemental feeding solutions and potential aid programs.
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Texas
West
Tus Leld
Central
South
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
First State Bank
Gillespis County
Way Dept
Texas University Library
Gillespie County
Climate of Hope
University of ‘Secal
Hogg Foundation For Mental Health
University of Texas, Austin
Tvery
Schaetter’s Funeral Home
Fredericksburg
Ambulan
John Deere Quality Farm
Iauplements
West Main &I
Fredericksburg, Texas
Zenith TV Sales & Service
MOBIL
Eloy Bode Company
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Texas Rehabilitation Center
Texas United Fund
Gillespie County Community Chest
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