Hot Weather Warnings For Gardens In College Station
College Station faces July and August with scarce rainfall forcing gardeners to secure moisture for annuals perennials shrubs and trees. Sadie Hatfield advises liberal slow irrigation about ten days and frequent cultivation. remove rival plants conserve moisture. provide semi shade for cuttings. Light daily surface sprinkling is discouraged as it weakens roots and raises cold risk.
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College Station
Texas
Sadie Hatfield
College Pension Service
County San Saba population grows in ten years
A preliminary census report from District Census Supervisor H W Jackson shows San Saba County increasing from 10 273 in April 1930 to 10 985 in 1940, a gain of 712 persons or about 6 percent. The figures are preliminary and may be corrected if undercounted.
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San Saba
H.W Jackson
Coleman
Car Stolen On Burnet Public Square In Night Heist
Burnet Bulletin reports a Chevrolet was stolen from the public square Tuesday night while Mr. Rucker, an insurance agent from Waco, left the key in the car and a hat and suitcase inside. The missing vehicle was found near Marble Falls out of gas, with the hat and suitcase gone. A separate theft occurred in Marble Falls of Joe Pawel's new car. no arrest yet. Sheriff Riddell alerted officers including Sheriff Casparias of Johnson County who pursued leads but the thief remains at large.
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Marble Falls
Joe Pawel
Sherif Riddel
Casparias
Johnson Ily
Cisparias
Round Mountain
Aoman J
Lessons From Kentucky Farmers On Successful Practices
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture summarizes 15 practices of successful farmers. Key ideas include controlling expenses, using lime and phosphate, growing winter cover crops, soil management, mixed clover seed, home use crops, keeping 40 percent of tillable land for pasture, buying only non produced concentrates, maintaining livestock to use forage, supervising labor, timely work, proper fencing and water, tobacco curing, high producing dairy and small grain pastures, and sanitary hog feeding for early market. The reader is urged to self assess how many of these practices are used on their farm.
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University of Kentucky Coblene of aNericultre
Progres
Auto registrations rise in 1940 state report
State Highway department figures show 1,682,288 motor vehicles registered for the year ended March 31 1940 up 70,675 from last year or 4.38 percent and net license fees totaling 19,838,178.02 up 927,290.94 or 4.90 percent.
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State Highway Department
Department For Construction and Maintenance
Department For
Governor Daniel attacked over Sunday program poem
A Texas letter defends Governor O'Daniel against De Wolfe's political verse in the Dallas News. The writer condemns the poem as an attack while praising the governor's religious outreach and public service, urging readers to weigh hypocrisy claims and note De Wolfe's candidacy.
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Texas
O’daniel
Bettier
Dallas News
Homer C. de Wolfe
State Senate
Austin
Jesus
Danick
Thas
Wtite
de Wolfe
E. L. Austin
Population figures for Burnet County in 1940 census
Dorner Bulletin notes Burnet County population as 10 780 in 1940 preliminaries, up from 10 335 in 1930. The 1940 counts are preliminary and subject to correction.
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Dorner Bulletin
Uvnet
Texis
Reduced Federal Funds Slow Road Building Plans
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a federal funds cut or delay affecting highway programs. The department anticipates a period of reduced activity as Congress weighs the transportation bill and related approvals, signaling slower project progression.
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Congress
Tnt Roe
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