Dawson County Farmers Battle Storms Over Cotton Crop
Weather keeps hammering Dawson County cotton as hail and heavy rains force replants and threaten stands. Extension agent Colgan estimates 180 000 acres up to a stand on Thursday, with 260 000 projected if weather allows. County, tools valued over 100 million invested to grow cotton despite losses.
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Dawson County
Lee Roy Colgan
Colgan
Ackerly
Klondike
Sparenburg
Higginbotham Road
Don Bryant Elected United Way President
Don Bryant was elected president of the Dawson County United Way at a board meeting Thursday afternoon. Ron Layton was named vice president and Dale Newberry was re elected treasurer. Bryant, an officer at Lamesa Federal Savings and Loan, will succeed Elwood Freeman as president of the fundraising group. Layton is manager of the
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Don Bryant
Dawson County United Way
Ron Layton
Dale Newberry
Bryant
Lamesa Federal Savings and Loan
Elwood Freeman
Layton
College Meeting Planned
R B Snell announces a public meeting Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce Board Room to discuss Howard County College in Lamesa. Dr. Charles Heyes and Theron Lee will attend. options include a local building and classroom facilities and a local coordinator.
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R.B. Snell
Chamber
Howard County College
Lamesa
Chamber of Commerce Board Room
Howard County
Charles Heyes
Theron Lee
Palmore named president of Lamesa Industrial Foundation
John Palmore, former president and current city council member, is named to finish the unexpired term of Will Morris at the Lamesa Industrial Foundation. He serves alongside vice-president Nelson Hogg and secretary Rick Palmer, with Palmore noting a long history since the group’s 1966 founding.
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John Palmore
Lamesa Industrial Foundation
Will Morris
Palmore
J.B. Claiborne
Lamesa Independent
Nelson Hogg
Rick Palmer
Jubilee Countdown Underway in Lamesa Fourth of July Jubilee
Jubilee officials plan to nearly double the town population for the Golden Tornado Jubilee July 4 6 at Lamesa High School aiming for about 10000 attendees. Organizers schedule mass mailings to ex LHS students and teachers with a June 7 cutoff for the third mailing and a $600 mailing cost.
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Lamesa
J.D. Dyer
Lamesa High School
Dyer
LHS
J.P. Senter
Richard Crawley
Bottles White
Crawley
White
Nancy Renner
Texas TEC Puts Interviewers On For Summer Unemployment Benefits
The Texas Employment Commission in Lamesa prepares for a surge of claims from Dawson Borden and Gaines Counties as unemployed school personnel may file for unemployment benefits under the Federal Special Unemployment Assistance Program signed on December 3 1974. TEC manager Weldon Webb expects hundreds of claims though not all will apply.
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Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Dawson
Borden
Gaines
Weldon Webb
Lamesa
Webb
Medical Arts Hospital Earns JCAH Accreditation
Medical Arts Hospital has been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for March 1974 through March 1976 following an on site survey by field representatives. Administrator Charley C. Latham announced the recognition.
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Medical Arts Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
JCAH
Charley C. Latham
Joint Commission
Accredit
Ation
United States
U.S
Cattlemen Gather for TSCRA Meeting at Gail
Cattlemen from a 12 county area are invited to a TSCRA meeting at Gail, with J R Anderson delivering the welcome, Hilmar Moore giving the keynote, Don King presenting a activities resume, Mrs J M Sterling reporting on Cow Belles, and Dr Willard Williams discussing the economy. O J Barron from ANCA will promote joining. About 500 invitations issued. event at Borden County High School Auditorium.
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Texas Southwest Cattle Raisers Association
Gail
TSCRA
Borden County High School
J.R. (Rich) Anderson
Hilmar G. Moore
Don King
Cattlemen’s Association
J.M. Sterling
Tejas
Cow Belles
Willard Williams
Ag Economics
Texas Tech
Tara
O.J. Barron
American National Cattlemen’s Association
First Dawson County traffic fatality of year reported
A one vehicle crash eight miles south of Lamesa on U S 87 at 2 45 a m left Conrad John Schon 22 of Ropesville dead from head injuries. Schon died at Lubbock Methodist Hospital after being treated at Medical Arts Hospital where he was transferred. His late model pickup rolled several times in the northbound lane before stopping in the highway. DPS officer Ben Burch investigated.
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Dawson County
Lamesa
U.S. 87
Conrad John Schon
Ropesville
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Medical Arts Hospital
DPS
Ben Burch
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Walter Buckel
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Freeman
Neal Echols
Doyle McAda
Ken McCraw
Rick Smith
Joan Weaver
Reinhard McKinney
Dawson County Public Library
Wesley Cockrell
Buddy Barron
Cockrell
Cattlemen’s Meeting
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