Resting Pastures Proves Profitable Despite Drought
Upper Llanos Soil Conservation notes that resting Hill Pasture paid off in 1951 and 1952 with reduced feed costs. Mankin Stokes reports strong growth after deferment despite low rainfall. Victor Marshall cites calf weight gains with no feed. Dan Kennedy Ranch details brush control gully reduction and successful reseeding creating a show place.
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Mankin Stokes
Stokes
Kimble Co
Victor Marshall
Victor
Dan Kennedy
Kennedy
K. R. Bluestein
Stevenson Defends Truth at Elijah Lovejoy Memorial
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson used a public dedication in Alton Illinois to warn against the belief that defeating a person can defeat a principle. He called the memorial a testament to truth's enduring power and to the grave of a common heresy. The event honored Elijah Lovejoy, the anti slavery editor slain in 1837.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Alton
Ill
Elijah Lovejoy
Mississippi River
Henry Maurer
Alfonso
Nazareth
Leola Schack
F. Schack
Mr and Mrs Bob Chaffee Visit Homer Stevens Home
Mr and Mrs Bob Chaffee visited the homer lee stevens home Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Bob Chaffee
Homer Lee Stevens
Soil classification tour aids Gulf Valley pastures and soils
A detail study by Lower and Upper Palo Alto Conservation groups reviewed soil depth texture permeability slope and erosion on the Eugene Reed place. They linked organic matter to water holding capacity and proposed practices to improve soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Eugene Reed Place
Kurt Hansen
Emil Jentsch
Ben Koenig
G. R. Oehler
Eugene Reed
Adolph Schneider
Jim Hensell
T. Wright Neal
The
Soil Conservation Service
Timely Tips for Posture and Home Tasks Across Texas
Practical guidance on maintaining good posture while working at home. Advice covers sitting versus standing efficiency, bending methods, tool use, and arranging work surfaces. Also includes tips on pruning fruit trees in East Texas, furniture planning before shopping, coat making details, poultry buying methods, coral berry plant notes, and a honey apple crisp recipe with measurements and baking steps.
Houston-area visitors arrive to hunt at Tarr ranch
Mr and Mrs Ralf Stanley and Mr and Mrs Fred Mouser of near Houston arrived Friday to hunt at the Tarr ranch.
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Ralf Stanley
Fred Mouser
Near
Houston
Tarr Ranch
Granny's Wardrobe Gaffe at White Elephant Auction
At a Women's Club White Elephant sale Granny Robinson stirred the crowd with a lively auction call for a black coat then revealed it was her own coat. The moment drew laughs as the crowd saw her own item being bid.
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Granny Robinson
Women’s Club
Granny
Land Sakes
Chili memories and celebrity quotes in a Texas potluck
Austin columnist recounts excerpts from Joe Cooper’s book with or without beans highlighting chili lore and quotes from Ike Ashburn Mary Martin Nimitz Shivers Daniel Garrison Hand Hill and others. The piece blends holiday warmth with regional pride and humor about Texas chili culture.
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Austin
Tex
Turkey
Ike Asburn
Joe Cooper
Ashburn
Greenville
Katy
Katy Limited
Brother Johnson
Texas National Guard
Texas Good Roads Association
Chili
Mary Martin
Admiral Nimitz
Allen Shivers
Price Daniel
Homer Garrison Jr
Don Hinga
W. J. Murry Jr
D. X
J. Q. “Anaffey
Texarkana Gaette
Harry James
Texas
Ken Hand
Dallas Morning News
Washington
New York
Arthur Coleman
Health Department
Holland McCombs
Fortune Magazine
Texas Leads In Polled Hereford Registration
Texas tops Polled Hereford registrations for the past year with 7 870 head, part of a 26 percent rise to 71 580 certificates. The surge marks the 52 year history’s greatest increase, with Illinois 4 878 and Kansas 4 436 following in the top states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
D. W. Chittenden
American Polled
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee
Iowa
Induction Registrants Named by County Groups
The list shows registrants ordered for induction on November 20 from Gillespie Kerr Llano Kendall and Blanco counties. Names include Roberto Silva Lester Imme James Collis Alexander Kenneth Dolezal Floyd Delz Arthur Moellering Horace Bates Robert Krauskopf Richard Jackson Elijah Cargill Spurger Walker Asa Tomlinson Marvin Light Fred Ideas Arthur Schmidt Archie Dowda Dowda and Carlton Jones Russell Dowda among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Roberto Silva
Lester William Imme
James Collis Alexander
Kenneth Louis Dolezal
Floyd Charles Delz
Arthur August Moellering Jr
Horace Ollan Bates
Ben Robert Krauskopf
Kerr County
Richard C. Jackson
Elijah Clark, Jr
Tom Cargill Spurger
Hershel Oliver Walker, Jr
Asa Carl Tomlinson, Jr
Social Security Benefits Emphasis Spurs In Austin
James B. Marley of the Austin Social Security office urges employed people and nearing retirement to learn all benefit options. The article notes that early missteps in filing can lower future monthly payments and that families should contact the office promptly for old age survivors and death benefits. Local visits include Coach and Mrs John Thurman and others from Johnson City and Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Marley
Social Security Office
Austin
Tips On Preserving Deer Meat For Texas Hunters
Wildlife specialist R E Callender outlines safety rules for hunting in Texas and detailed methods for field dressing cooling and preserving venison. He advises chilling the meat promptly freezing ribs and shoulders for sausage and ground meat with specified salt pepper and curing brine ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R. E. Callender
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Callender
Nie
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