Used as Windbreakers Low Cost Tree Shrub Stock
Texas farmers can obtain 17 species of trees and shrubs for windbreaks at 1.50 dollars per hundred plus tax. Plants ship starting mid February to landowners, with orders in multiples of 50. Species include black walnut catalpa mulberry and red cedar. no shade or ornamental use.
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College Station
Texas
Bill Smith
Extension Forester
Texas A&m University
Texas Forest Service
Iris Society to hear Leon Walford on iris advances
The South Plains Iris Society plans a Feb 21 address by regional director Leon C Walford of Dallas at 7 30 pm in the Garden and Arts Center. The talk titled Whats New in the World of Iris focuses on recent Dykes Medal garden work rebloomers and the plantings supporting the May 1967 regional meeting.
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The
South Plains Iris Society
K. N. Clapp Park
Leon C. Walford
Dallas
South Plains
Balance tips for geranium pots and seed growth
Sunny window gardeners should turn geranium pots weekly to shape plants and prevent one sided growth. Look for potassium deficiency signs such as scorched leaf margins and yellowing. Use a complete fertilizer or geranium fertilizer high in potassium. A new dark red variety Nittany Lion was developed at Penn State and geranium seed should be planted promptly as they establish slowly.
Matte to Visit U S Military Bases on Overseas Swing
Baltimore Colts halfback Tom Matte will tour U S military bases in North Africa Europe and Iceland with color films of the playoff win over Green Bay and the Playoff Bowl victory over Dallas. The trip aims to show servicemen visual proof of his late season signal calling switch.
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Baltimore, Md
Tom Matte
Baltimore Colts
Matte
U.S
North Africa
Europe
Iceland
Baltimore
Green Bay
Dallas
All America Gladiolus Winners Limelight and Blue Eyes
Limelight, a green gladio lus with ruffled texture, and Blue Eyes a pure white novelty gladiolus with blue violet throats are named All America winners. Carl Fischer of St Charles Minn originates both cultivars. Last year’s Green and Gold Pompeii and Playmate also performed well locally. A new dormant dip Elcide helps control thrips and a June spray may mitigate corn borer threats.
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Limelight
Blue Eyes
Landmark
South Plains
Carl Fischer
St. Charles
Minn
Glad
al” America
SPC Courses On Arrangement Set
Levelland Texas February spring term offers two non credit flower arranging courses at South Plains College taught by Harry Williams. The beginner class runs Wednesdays 7 30 to 9 30 for six weeks starting February 23. the advanced class Thursdays 7 30 to 9 30 starting February 24. Both meet Room 1 Fine Arts building and cost 10 dollars. Williams recently taught a class in Earth with 58 women enrolled.
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Levelland
South Plains College
SPC
Harry Williams
Ning
Fine Arts
Williams
Earth
William Burns dies brother of George Burns at 63
William Burns writer and business manager for the George Burns act died Thursday night of pneumonia in Los Angeles. He was 63 and the youngest of 12 siblings. He toured vaudeville with George Burns and Gracie Allen and later served as writer and business manager for 35 years.
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Los Angeles
William Burns
Big Com
George Burns
Friends
Burns
Gracie Allen
Willy
George
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