Local 4-H Fair Livestock Rides Grows With Multiple Shows
The fair schedules a wide slate of youth livestock events led by superintendent Paul Rebber with Bob Hale assist. Goats, sheep, steers and cattle compete Sept 15 16 18 at the Sands Klon dike Dawson O'Donnell and Lamesa districts with grand prizes, classes for 4 H and FFA members, and first place money.
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Paul Rebber
Bob Hale
Capon
FFA
Sands
Klondike
Dawson
O’donnell
Lamesa
Donald Airhart
Jim Nance
Bill Gerber
Dan Seely
Hampshire
Suffolk
Dorset
Southdown
FFA Club
Quinton Airhart
Fred Myers
Wife’s Silent Treatment After Dinner Outing Request
A husband notes his wife’s silence after she suggested they go out to eat. He jokes that his question asking who she is led to years of quiet, hinting at a playful miscommunication about tempers and the ERA.
Cotton tour highlights strong, irrigated variety gains
UM Agriculture Extension Service in Lubbock led a multi farm tour near Welch and Ackerly showcasing high strength and dryland cotton varieties. Dr. Ganaway and Dr. Supak noted favorable fiber strength as mills speed up, while Pennington and Orr discussed soil testing, nematode defense, and irrigation effects on yields across Dawson, Cochran, and surrounding counties.
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Lubbock
John Ganaway
Gordon Drennan
Welch
Gordon
Weldon Shelton
Ganaway
Rex Drennan
Donavan Phipps
Phipps
Dale Pennington
Extension Service
James Supak
Pennington
el Paso
Brownwood
Wichita Falls
Texas Panhandle
Gaines County
Ackerly
Calvin Orr
Orr
Phipps Farm
Dawson County
Cochran County
Mark Boardman
J.D. Aldridge
Debbie starts postal career after civil service test success
Debbie, born in South Dakota and later moving to Colorado, relocated with her husband to Lubbock in 1978 and began full time postal work May 18 after passing the Civil Service test. She commutes from Lubbock, has two daughters, teaches Sunday school, and participates in Beta Sigma Phi as Lamesa’s city council representative.
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Edwards
Debbie
South Dakota
Colorado
Lubbock
Texas Tech University
Lamesa
Jessica
Tamera
Lakeridge
Letter to Editor Urges Houston Highway Worker Safety
A Texas highway official urges readers to consider the danger faced by road crews. Since January 1 1980 twelve killed and twenty five injured in Houston area alone, with similar incidents statewide. He cites driver speed and ignored warnings as the main cause and asks media to highlight the urgent safety issue.
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Houston
State Department of Highways & Public Transportation
Mark Goode
State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation
Race relations policy sparks debate on busing and quotas
Paul Harvey reports federal race laws have created both gains and problems. A Nashville federal judge limits school busing as it detracts from learning. Attorney General William French Smith criticizes enforced minority percentages and crosstown busing as divisive and angering communities.
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Nashville
William French Smith
Education levels and a new diploma or GED program
An article outlines advanced instruction for students after sixth grade and GED readiness for those at eighth grade level, noting a January rollout of a program with afternoon classes at the Middle School and a contact number for more information. It also discusses broader civil rights themes, regional disparities, and demographic shifts in urban and suburban areas.
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Kunkel
Herb Kunkel
Reagan
Congress
South Dakota
New Jersey
Florida
Texas
Supreme Court
South
Sam
Wyoming
Pink Ladies Sponsor Lamesa Blood Drive Message
Richmond thanks past donors and urges future donors to influence friends to donate blood. He stresses its importance and notes the Pink Ladies of Medical Arts Hospital sponsor the event.
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Pink Ladies of Medical Arts Hospital
Richmond
Need for Christlike Strength Faith and Guidance
A devotional urging self examination to meet life needs through Jesus Christ. It stresses mercy grace faith love and guidance provided by Christ, quoting Theodore Horton and Paul to urge reliance on divine supply rather than self.
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Jesus Christ
Theodore Horton
Christ
Lord
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus
Paul
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Beckham
Dawson County News
Dawson County Courier
Dawson County Free Press
North First Street
Lamesa Press - Reporter
Walter Buckel
Russel
Skiles
Hank Myers
Adv. Mgr
Texas Press Association
By Ace Reid
Jake
Bob Brown
Paul Harvey
Middle America
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