Texas wool and mohair day at state fair observed
J S Farmer represented the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Assocation on wool and mohair day October 13 at the State Fair in Dallas. He presented Spike Jones and his band with an Angora kid during the evening review. Mrs Farmer and Betty Farmer accompanied him. they toured Tuesday through Saturday and praised the TS&GRA booth in the agriculture building featuring wool and mohair fabrics and samples along with a live Angora kid and lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Farmer
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association
Texas
Spike Jones
Mrs Farmer
Betty Farmer
Mr. Farmer
Dallas
Ts&gra
Moody couple to build home on Johnson Fork ranch
Mr and Mrs N B Moody of Corpus Christi plan a new house on the Johnson Fork ranch recently bought from W H Dunk. Charles Craig oversees construction duties.
Notes and Names from a Small Community
A writer recalls gifts and visits across the Loeffler, Baker, Rennell, Munn, Dickerson, Bell Kirkpatrick, Sykes, Bugg and other households. Mentions include cow paths of church gatherings, canning, a 91 year old admirer, a cedar water tank, 1876 Johnson Fork house, Emil Loeffler’s hard work, cotton harvests, and new neighbors at Dave Ferguson’s door. Local trips note shifting roads and a rainy season’s need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Loeffler
Loeffler
Thos. Baker
Earier
Texas Joe
Danbury
Conn
Junction
Joe Rennell
Ruby Munn
W. O. Dickerson
Bell Kirkpatrick
J. A. Sykes
Frank Bugg
Segovia
Hull
Ivy
Rawleigh
Ola France
Phillips
Johnson Fork
Know Your Grass in Palatability and Yield
Soil Conservation News discusses forage palatability and nutrition in early articles, noting production volume as key to separating good from poor grasses. In the Upper Llano Soil Conservation District, pure stands of mid and tall grasses like sideoats grama, little blue stem, and Indian grass typically yield 5000 to 8000 pounds of air-dry forage per acre at clipped level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Llano Soil Conservation District
Short Grass Domination on Overstocked Ranges and Auction Notice
Discussion of range vegetation describes dominance of short grasses like hairy triodia red grama and curly mesquite on overgrazed plains with 1006 to 3000 pounds per acre of forage. It contrasts shallow roots and vulnerability of tall grasses to grazing, notes seed sources, and explains rotation grazing benefits. Also lists sale items from a high school building auction with bids due Friday October 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Desert Plains
Grammar School
Ramsey Randolph
Southwest farm markets steady to higher prices
The USDA's Production and Marketing Administration reports a week of rising cattle receipts and mixed hog and sheep numbers. Cattle stayed steady to strong at Fort Worth Denver and Chicago with gains elsewhere, while Kansas City showed weakness for heifers calves and feeders. Calves sold down at Houston and San Antonio and cows dropped at Houston. Canner and cutter cows remained quoted in the market notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Fort Worth
Denver
Chicago
Kansas City
Houston
San Antonio
Southwest market report reviews livestock and produce trends
Weekly prices show hogs steady with slight Texas decline in pigs. Top butcher prices ranged San Antonio 18.50 Fort Worth 18.25 Oklahoma 18. Lambs steady to higher in Texas and Colorado with feeders wavering. Wool and mohair firm, wholesale beef and pork mixed. eggs steady. fruit and vegetables firmer with lighter supplies. rice demand up due to weather. Feedstuffs unsettled with mixed gains across corn, sorghum, wheat, oats and milo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Texas
San Antonio
Southwest
New York
Arkansas
Colorado
Louisiana
Denver
Cotton futures slip as weekly prices fall across markets
Cotton closed Monday with week’s losses from 50 to 81 cents per bale. Mid dling 15 16 sold for 28.70 at Dallas 28.90 at Houston 29.15 at New Orleans and 29.30 at Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
Little Rock
Roosevelt Roundup at Sonora and local notices
Rain clouds opened the morning with health notes as colds and flu spread. Bill Barnes's colt Legal Tender won in his class at Sonora. The Gifford family settled in a Goodall house. Prof Harry D Thiers Billie Ed Mansfield and Bobby Joe Ragsdale visited from A M. E J Compton hosted scout leaders at his riverside lodge for boating shooting dominoes and camp cooking with over thirty men attending. Oil talk at Peter Paterson's ranch remains hopeful for a full hatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Barnes
Colt
Sonora
Gifford
Goodall
Harry D. Thiers
Billie Ed Mansfield
Bobby Joe Ragsdale
E. J. Compton
Mr. Compton
Peter Paterson
Kimble County Students Enrolled at STSTC
Six Kimble County students join 2,010 enrolled at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. The Kimble group includes Betty Sykes Patsy Ann Price Mrs Margaret Davis Beverly Jordan and Alice Anne Patterson from Junction and Bill Goodall from Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Betty Sykes
Patsy Ann Price
Margaret Davis
Beverly Jordan
Alice Anne Patterson
Junction
Bill Goodall
Roosevelt
Pledges Report From Alpha Literary Society
Miss Norma Janice Turner of London pledges Alpha Literary Society at Mary Hardin Baylor College. Pledge ribbons and more details accompany the ceremony brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Janice Turner
London
Alpha Literary Society
Mary Hardin Baylor College
Miss Turner Receives Purple and White Initiation Honor
Purple and white were presented to Miss Turner at formal initiation ceremonies Oct. 11. Alpha, one of three campus societies founded in 1930 to promote unity among freshmen, organized the event. Miss Turner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Turner
Alpha
O. L. Turner
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Ate
Nane
First State Bank
Junction, Texas
THE
Friendly Bank
U. S
Leonard Sutton
Pigely Wiggly
Mosty
Builders OF Beauty
Jim Carpenter
Walter W. Leamons
East
Bob Neal
Arthur Johnston
Jim Hull
Bernice
Dave Ferguson
Tommy Maxey
H. G. Whitaker
Fergusons
Christoval
Soil Conservation News
Stained Southwest Farm Markets
Asa
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Member
Edward Robinson
Susan Hayward
House of Strangers
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Nevada
Betty Grable the Beautiful Blonde
Bashful Bend
Technicolor Vews
Paramount
Dana Andrews
Maureen O’hara
20Th Century Fox
Kimble
STSTC
Pledges Literary Society
William Gillis, Jr
Georgia
W. G. Gillis
Cameron
Denman
Insurance Agency
Winter
C. A. Schraub CO
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