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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
1
The report cites theories on why the county cotton crop escaped harm after heavy rains. Skip-row planting and prior spraying may have reduced pests, while web worm invasion threatens pecan trees. Gaines and Dawson Counties report varied rainfall and early cotton yields amid forthcoming football season notices.
Farmers watched skies as rain gauges overflowed with August totals the highest in over 50 years. August 1972 rainfall surpassed prior records with 5 inches in some areas while yearly totals reached 21 inches or more in Dawson County. KPET recorded 25.30 inches year to date. SEE RAINFALL PAGE.
A Webb Air Force twin engine trainer jet crashed in Borden County on Tuesday afternoon. The aircraft plummeted to earth and buried, but both pilots escaped uninjured.
The public is invited to hear Bob Harrington 8 p.m. Thursday in Lamesa High School Auditorium. Harrington, called the Chaplain of Bourbon Street, speaks as part of a Maranatha program with no admission charge.
The Golden Tornadoes travel to Andrews to face the Mustangs in a two game scrimmage Friday with the junior varsity kickoff at 6 p.m. and the varsity contest at about 7:30 p.m. Coach James notes limited depth and position shuffles as he seeks to bolster the lineup after a recent scrimmage.
EDA announces Dawson County among 18 Texas counties eligible for assistance programs. A future designation and application are needed to unlock grants and loans for industrial development, property development, and park creation. Local officials, citing labor-force decline from 7,210 in 1960 to 5,984 in 1970, await a representative explanation and next steps. The list includes Armstrong, Cochran, Dawson, Floyd, Foard, Lynn, Edwards, Motley, Fisher, Menard, Reeves, Terrell, Bailey, Hansford, Lipscomb, Ford, Hudsouth, Presidio, and Stephens.
Lamesa police investigate a break-in at the Carroll Henson Store late Monday night or Tuesday morning. 21 rifles and shotguns were reported stolen, entry appeared through an overhead west-side door. Multiple brands and models of Westpoint, Remington, and Savage firearms were taken. This marks the city's second such burglary this month, following a Aug 9 pawn shop theft.
The Dawson County Fair runs September 13 to 16 with a new four day schedule and a Children's Barnyard the first of its kind. Exhibits remain until 9 p.m. Saturday. open junior horse show includes performance and halter classes for non 4-H entrants. Fair Board minutes and list of officers and associates accompany the notice.
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