Country Ranch Share Trades and Local Sheep Market Reports
Fort Meckav itt seller sold 1500 lambs at 6 12 cents and 1000 ewes at 3.00 to Paul Jones of Winona Kansas last week. San Angelo dealer A B Page visited Menard to receive sheep. Bob Bailey from San Angelo offered black faced bucks in Menard. Will Lovelace of Eden contracted two loads of black muley calves for Burt Johnson of Stephenville. Middleton of San Angelo bought a herd of ewes in Menard. Over 1000 wool growers in western states consign 6,500,000 pounds for auctions in Denver and Ogden during the week of July 31. Kerrville Markworth reported Kansas City market calves at 9.75 for 46 298-lb. animals and 8.75 for 39 calves at 367 lb. Menard News. City Commission approved a $90,000 street paving bond with a July 28 election date. Kerrville Mountain Stat ions noted the well could produce 200 to 500 barrels. Eckert family reunion set for Wednesday August 9 at Klaemer’s Park Fredericksburg with a noon barbecue and entertainment program. Mason County News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Murchison
Fort MecKavitt
Paul Jones
Winona
Kansas
Will Lovelace
Eden
Burt Johnson
Stephenville
Td Middleton
San Angelo
Menard
Denver
Colorado
Ogden
Utah
Markworth
Kerrville
Kansas City
Kerrville Mountain Stac
Eckert
Klaemer’s Park
Fredericksburg
Mason County News
Schleicher Well Responds to Acid Treatment Near Eldorado
Harold B. Opp No. 1 Jackson well five miles north of Eldorado yielded favorably to a 3000 gallon acidization on Wednesday and Thursday. The Cisco lime section from 4049 to 4081 feet was rereadized, with reports from Eldorado Thursday afternoon noting indica- tions of continued activity in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Opp
J. T.f Jackson
Eldorado
Olives Grow in Hill Country Says Local Grower
John Sweeten reported in the Hill Country office that a Spanish olive tree at the old Matt Nelson place in Rock Springs yielded large branches with fruit. The olives indicate a promising variety and suggest olives could be raised locally in Rock Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sweeten
Matt Nelson
Rocksprings
Texas Mohair Weekly
Rock Springs
Texas Tax Shifts Face State Budget Strains and Pensions
State eyes a 35 cent maximum ad valorem levy to cover a 2.50 per capita educational share amid a $18 million general fund shortfall. County relief rises with half the ad valorem tax remitted, aiding but not boosting local tax relief. Pension rules loom as Texas awaits the Welfare Board to administer after September 1 and potential federal liberalization. Governors and officials debate bond shifts for road debts and the broader fiscal outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Board of Education
State Automatic Tax Board
Allied Administration
George Sheppard
Harris County
Dallas County
Coun
Bond Assumption Board
Legislature may call special session after staff clean-out
The report notes a wholesale staff reduction under supervisor Jack Little. Pension developments in the coming months are viewed as influencing the likelihood of a special legislative session. Attorney General Gerald Man states a driver's license law lack of new enactment does not invalidate the existing rule, which remains in effect. The Public Safety Department will stamp extensions on licenses for out of state motorists to prevent conflicts, while old license issuance rules stay in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Welfare Board
Congress
Gov. D Daniel
O’daniel
Jack Little
Gerald Man
Public Safety Department
Ranchmen Create Committee With Experiment Station
C. B. Wardlaw, president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, named a committee to work with the Ranch Experiment Station at Sonora. Fred Barwood of Sonora chairs, with Roger Gillis of Del Rio and Len Mertz of San Angelo. The panel will advise on livestock interests in West Texas and strengthen ties between the station and the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Wardlaw
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Sonora
Fred Barwood
Roger Gillis
del Rio
Len Mertz
San Angelo
West Texas
Wardlaw
Texans Attend Wool Conventions In Colorado And Wyoming
Del Rio ranchman Roger Gillis and G. W. Cunningham, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association secretary, head to Glenwood Springs Colorado for the Colorado Wool Growers Association convention. They will then attend the Wyoming Wool Growers Association meeting at Rock Springs on August 3 4 and 5 with Gillis set to speak, and also appear on the California Wool Growers Association program in San Francisco in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Gillis
del Rio
G. W. Cunningham
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Colorado Wool Growers Association
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Rock Springs
Gillis
Wyoming
California Wool Growers Association
San Francisco
Scout Groups Plan Yard and Building Upkeep
At the Thursday meeting local Boy Scout units chose groups to tidy the scout yard and improve the building. Visiting scouts emphasized keeping the grounds in good condition. Two visitors attended. Present were Joe Billy Camp Dan Gray Herbert Hardin Arthur Lee McCar roll Milton Powell Billy Riley John Herring James Herring Fred Hausmann Joe Baker Johnnie Lee Cox and Jimmie Carroll Cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Billy Camp
Dan Gray
Herbert Hardin
Arthur Lee McCarroll
Milton Powell
Billy Riley
John Herring
James Herring
Fred Hausmann
Joe Baker
Johnnie Lee Cox
Jimmie Carroll Cherry
F S A Workers to Attend State Conference in College Station
Farm Security Administration workers from Kimble County will attend the Texas state meeting in College Station July 31 to August 4. The local office will close during the conference as all supervisors attend. The PSA reports 107 500 low income state farm families, with many earning under 250 dollars yearly, relying on home produced goods. PSA has issued 56 500 small loans for seed tools livestock and equipment with first mortgages and 40 year terms at three percent to bolster self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
College Station
Farm Security Administration
M. B. Bethel
Kimble
Bethel
PSA
Immunization urged for diphtheria protection in children
The State Department of Health urges parents to immunize children from six months to ten years now before cold weather increases diphtheria risk. Immunization via toxoid provides strong protection and a Schick Test can confirm immunity, aiming to eliminate diphtheria in Texas with public health cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
Schick
Texas
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A. B. Page
Bob Bailey
Menard News
Eckert Reunion
Schleicher
Ay Sallan
County Commissioners Court
BOY Scout News
America
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
F.S. A
Joseph Addison
O. C. Fisher
Eagle Office
Kimble County
the Junction Eagle “Printers
Aee el Cameron
V Ory
Cameron
Architecture
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