Dawson County History and Reaganomics in Local Notes
A reflection on Dawson County pioneers and ranch life, recalling early streets schools and Caprock settlers, paired with a critique of Reaganomics from Jim Wright of Fort Worth. The piece cites local voices including Mrs Lindsey and updates on a large hailstorm affecting 20 000 to 30 000 acres of cotton in Gaines and Dawson counties.
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Dawson County
Lamesa
Caprock
Lindsey
Jack
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Wright
Washington
Seminole
Gaines County
Punkin Center
Barton Gin
Grandview
Harris
Paul Harvey on tractors as nation's first defense
Paul Harvey argues that tractors, not tanks, form the true defense by keeping farms efficient as population shrinks to under three million. He contends farm exports cushion oil price shocks, noting agriculture provides vast food and waste repurposed as fertilizer to support self sufficiency and export capacity.
Farmers harness waste and storage to save energy
A report notes corn energy use and proposes two advances: recycling liquid manure and oxygen limiting storage to cut artificial drying. Even with higher costs, farmers save propane and crude oil, enough to heat households, power cars, and expand corn acreage. The piece cites Purdue data on energy shares for machinery fuel, herbicides, drying, and fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Gas blast at caliche site injures crew and triggers investigation
Eyewitnesses recount a massive gas explosion at a Britt crew caliche pit near Stanton. Fire spread as a derrick and equipment were destroyed, with one worker Oller burned and flown to hospital. Rescue teams and pipeline crews shut valves while officials probe fatalities and cause.
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Bass
Oller
Vernon Martens
Britt
Sebastian
Stanton
Martin County
Ackerly
Santa Fe
Midland
Hemphill and Waller services noted in Lamesa and Snyder
Sebastian said the pipeline repair was completed and service notices followed. Hemphill, a Lamesa native, was buried at Lamesa Memorial Park after a 2 p.m. Wednesday service at Branon Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Carl Hamilton and Rev. Bob Whitten. Survivors include his wife Doris Jacobs Hemphill and two sons. Waller’s service occurred at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bell Seale Chapel in Snyder with burial at Snyder Cemetery. He married Lynn Moore in 1964 and leaves his wife, three daughters, his mother, three sisters, and seven brothers.
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Lamesa
John P. Hemphill
Agnes Blair
Lois Cates
Bogota
Waller
Bell-Seale
Snyder
Bill Looney
Snyder Cemetery
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Corsicana
Lynn Moore
Linda Bird
Fort Bragg
N.C
Tracy
Rebecca
Bertha Waller
Louise Freeman
Dallas
Doris Jean Langston
Longview
Gladys Bell Basham
Ernest
Fluvanna
Vernon
Jack
Waco
Billy
Alvin
Cedar Creek
Charles
Thomas
Fort Worth
Hospital plans 48-foot wing extension for therapy and storage
Latham reports a hospital project spanning from the south end kitchen to the north end ER. The plan includes a 48-foot extension of the west ward wing to house the growing physical therapy department and provide much needed storage.
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Hospital
Latham
Lamesa Medical Arts to remodel hospital for expanded services
Latham outlines plans to relocate the respiratory therapy department into space freed by moving physical therapy, remodel surgery and obstetrics, and add new operating tables lights and an anesthesia machine. Emergency department will expand to three rooms, with upgraded heating cooling and fluorescent lighting. A new generator, computer for accounting and Medicare billing, kitchen redesign, and expanded storage are planned along with a cardiac monitoring system and more patient outlets. Additional incubators, an infant resuscitator, upgraded x ray equipment, and education video setup are proposed to improve patient care and attract doctors to Dawson County.
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Latham
O.B
Medical Arts Hospital
Dawson County
Lamesa
The Lamesa Press Reporter publication details
The Lamesa Reporter Publicacion number 303700 Established 1905 and continuing the Dawson County News The Dawson County Courier and The Lamesa Reporter merged March Published each Thursday and Sunday in Lamesa Texas Subscription rates listed including Dawson County 13 25 per year 9 25 six months Elsewhere in Texas 16 50 per year 12 50 six months Outside of Texas 19 75 per year 15 75 six months Single copy 25 cents Names Walter Buckel Russell Skiles Hank Myers appear as publishers and editors
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Dawson County News
Dawson County Courier
Lamesa Reporter
Ea County Free Press
North First Street
Lamesa
Dawson County
Texas
Poultry and Livestock Winners Highlight Dawson County Fair
Eric Hunt placed fifth with a lightweight, Scott Miers won fifth with a medium weight. Paul Rebber started the chick group in January, caporized at six weeks, and supervised until youths took over.
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Eric Hunt
Scott Miers
Paul Rebber
Dawson County Fair
Fair Barns
Rebber
Brandon Harris
Lamesa Ffa
Hampshire
Lindsey writes and preserves Dawson County history in book
Mrs. Lindsey, a prolific writer, completed the work The Trail of Years in Dawson County Texas begun by her late husband who died in 1955. The book outlines early Dawson County history. The Lindseys built their home on S Bryan Street soon after marrying in 1908.
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Lindsey
Dawson County
Texas
Lindseys
S. Bryan St
Dawson County historical marker note mentions Lindsey family
A description notes one of three houses in Dawson County chosen for a historical marker. Mrs. Lindsey lived there until hospitalization in Odessa before her death. Survivors include daughters Virginia Pipes of San Antonio and Francis Gilliland of Odessa, son Weldon Cotton Lindsey of San Angelo, twelve grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
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Dawson County
Lindsey
Odessa
Virginia Pipes
San Antonio
Francis Gilliland
Weldon ‘‘Cotton’’ Lindsey
San Angelo
Tie-breaker decides top in football standings
Larry Rawlings wins first place aided by a tie-breaker over Gary Cartwright with Bo Barkowsky placing third. Continued strong seasons see Manuel Martinez reach 43 wins and the overall lead, while Jimmy Branch and Cartwright chase near 42 to 41 wins. Rawlings tops with 42 points.
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Larry Rawlings
Gary Cartwright
Bo Barkowsky
Jimmy Branch
Linda Ellis
Manuel Martinez
Martinez
Branch
Cartwright
Roy Tomlinson
Jimmy Alonzo
J. Paul West
Barkowsky
Joe Coffey
Sparky Fleming
Arland Gentry
Albert Lucbano
Weldon Menix
David Quisenberry
Jim Roberts
Carol Smith
Rawlings
Local contest winners highlight weekly standings and prizes
Cartwright led with 44 on the tie-breaker and Barkowsky had 49 as Carwright won again. Winners may collect checks at the Press-Reporter office. The spring season sees 164 weeks of strong standings with 110 dollars in prize money for a list of names including Jimmy Alonzo and Kim Hawkins among others. Fifteen others earned 15 weekly winners.
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Cartwright
Barkowsky
Carwright
Jimmy Alonzo
Tony Barrera
Danny Brewer
James Blake
Joe Coffey
Mary Helen Cotten
Dorothy Dunbar
Freddie Jo Hawkins
Kim Hawkins
J.W. Massengale
Jim Roberts
Johnny Rodriguez
Carol Smith
David M. Smith
James Teal
Vernon Todd
Richard Vaughan
Shirley Walton
Convention speakers and awards anticipated at FFA event
Murray Murphy will welcome attendees while Steven Ray State FFA vice president addresses the group. Larry Harris a state officer from Lamesa introduces newly elected officers. Awards to be presented include Area II Star FFA American Farmers outstanding new chapter associate member of the year publicity attendance outstanding area officer star agribusiness spokes person for agriculture outstanding area chapters star young farmers and electric energy.
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Murray Murphy
Steven Ray
FFA
Young Farmers of Texas
Larry Harris
Lamesa
American Farmers
Star Agribusiness
Star Young Farmers
Electric
Area II officers listed for 1960s management awards
The passage names current Area II officers: Seago as president, Jerry Don Multer of Wall as vice-president, Kelly Gaskins of Ackerly as secretary, Mark Boardman of Welch as treasurer, Marchbanks as reporter, and Harris as state officer, among other awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seago
Jerry Don Multer
Wall
Kelly Gaskins
Ackerly
Mark Boardman
Welch
Marchbanks
Harris
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Paul Harvey
Jackie Warren
O’donnell
Klondike
Harris Company
New Mexico
Houston
Martin County Sheriff’s Department
Lubbock
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Lamesa Press
Walter Buckel
Russel
Skiles
Hank Myers
Steven Archer
Duroc
Victor DelBusto
Donna Meares
van Gentry
Stacey Archer
Doug Love
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