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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1975
Page
4
The notice explains fall composting basics using grass clippings leaves and kitchen waste layered in a bin with soil and occasional fertilizer. It warns about cow manure weed seeds and stresses heat and moisture plus watering. It also covers ant control strategies identifying nesting sites and recommending insecticides like Seyin Diazinon Chlordane and Baygon with proper label use.
Horticulturists at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station are surveying the geographical range of hardy cultivated plants in Texas with emphasis on ornamental plants along the Gulf Coast. They examine salt tolerance, cold tolerance, disease resistance, and other factors. Write to Roger W. Sanderson, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station Texas 7843, or call (713) 845 5341 to assist.
On this day in 1777 the Marquis de Lafayette offered to serve at his own expense and was commissioned a major general in the Continental Army. Though only twenty, he proved a brilliant leader and became a colorful figure of the American Revolution with numerous monuments erected in his memory.
Cadet Donald G. Patterson will complete six weeks of Army ROTC field training before earning a commission as a second lieutenant. He is the son of Donald and Mrs. Patterson of Gulf Freeway, La Marque, and studies at the University of Oklahoma. Marine Corporal Ronald W. Chance reports for duty with the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune after graduation from Santa Fe High School in Alta Loma in 1973. Navy Seaman Recruit David K. Tyrone from Alta Loma graduated from recruit training at San Diego. Second Lieutenant Stephan D. Higgs, son of Eo and Mrs. Higgs of Texas City, earned U.S. Air Force wings after pilot training at Reese AFB and will instruct there. Cadet Harold Davis Jr., son of Diamond Street residents in Texas City, attends Prairie View A&M University and will receive his commission after ROTC completion.
County Agent Joe Doby reports many inquiries about a harmless bark louse that appears yearly. He warns against spraying, notes the fungus Sticky Shuck threatens pecans in Galveston County, and outlines timely use of Du Ter or Benlate for control. Hickory Shuckworm sprays with Guthion EPN Zolone are advised, with caution for grazing, timing in August, and leaf health importance for the next crop.
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