Flame tiller demonstration near Lubbock shown in photos
The State Experiment Sub-station east of Lubbock displays a flame tiller used for weed control in cotton and other crops. The unit, using butane gas at about 40 pounds pressure, kills grasses without harming crops. Demonstrations in area fields are led by C O Henneman of United Petroleum Gas Co, with Gotcher Engineering as the designer. Don L. Jones expects strong farmer turnout for the field day.
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State Experiment
Lubbock
C. O. Henneman
Bartlesville
Okla
United Petroleum Gas Company
Gotcher Engineering and Manufacturing Company
Clarksdale
Miss
Don L. Jones
Irrigation Talks Set On Tuesday
An irrigation program at the experiment station will discuss weed control, harvesting, and reclamation. Speakers include John Sare Harold Lyne Ty Woty and Frank Neon with Fred Allo, inviting county and adjoining county residents to attend sessions in Lackey and nearby towns.
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Jones
John Sare
Harold Lyne Ty Woty
Irrigation Special
US Department of 6
Aiscuss Irrigation
Welock
Frank Neon
Fred Allo
Lackey
Lamb County
Amherst
Olton
USDA
Reunion of Bilberry family at Mackenzie State Park
The Bilberry reunion drew about 200 members from South Plains and eastern New Mexico with attendees from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Mexico. 30 South Plains communities were represented. The story also notes Clent Breedlove’s airport meeting safety standards, plans of Rev J F Nix and his wife to visit Los Angeles and Honolulu, a liquor violation guilty plea by Samuel A Long, and Cerebral Palsied club meeting details.
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Bilberry
South Plains
New Mexico
Mackenzie State Park
California
Arizona
Ohio
Mexico
Clent Breedlove
Lubbock
United States
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
Washington
J. F. Nix
Abernathy
Los Angeles
B. F. Perlman
Pan-American Copper
Honolulu
Woman Dies In Gang Shooting in Kansas City
In Kansas City a 39 year old woman Mary Bono was slain by a shotgun blast from a passing car in front of a north end fruit stand. Police head Charles Welch reported multiple leads and a large suspect list tied to underworld activity. John Murray Gould was detained for questioning regarding Bono related activities as investigators pursue the case. Her husband Marion Bono serves five years in Leavenworth for a post office robbery. The city meanwhile offers five ferries for sale, each 151 feet long and once costing 250000.
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Kansas City
Mary Bono
Charles Welch
Bono
Bonolong
Thomas Lee Kelly
Kelly
Welch
John Murray Gould
Election Commission
Gould
Marion Bono
Leavenworth
Texans Offer To Buy Ringling Estate Property
In Florida, former Gov. Doyle E. Carlton said executors for the Ringling estate rejected a 1.2 million cash bid from J L Sullivan of Kerrville Texas for real estate in Sarasota County. The cabinet had urged acceptance. The offer relates to a major asset the executors had previously offered to buy for 550,000, while the cabinet notes the estate agents are duty bound to act in the state’s best interest.
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Tampa
Fla
Doyle E. Carlton
Ringling
J. L. Sullivan
Kerrville
Texas
Sarasota County
John
Ida Ringling North
Norths
Texan
Ringling Circus
Sale Of Gaudy Flamingo Club To Los Angeles Man
LAS VEGAS NOV. 12. LAS VEGAS BUSINESSMAN SANFORD D ADLER announced he purchased the gaudy Flamingo night club hotel and gambling casino here for 3 million dollars from Nevada Projects Corp. Adler said he would take over operations next Wednesday and hopes to bring in partners. The Flamingo cost between 5.5 and 6 million to build and Siegel formerly fronted the venture. Siegel was slain June 20 in Beverly Hills. The Bushmen eat termite gas as food delicacy.
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Las Vegas
Sanford D.adler
Los Angeles
Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel
Adler
del Mar
Calif
el Rancho Vegas
Flamingo
Siegel
Nevada Projects Corp
Beverly Hills
Permian Basin Waterworks Group Set To Meet Tuesday
About 75 members are expected at the Permian Basin Waterworks and Sewage association monthly meeting in Lubbock Tuesday night. The group will gather at the Central Fire Station at 6 45 p m and proceed to the Jersey Lilly restaurant.
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Permian Basin Waterworks and Sewage Association
Lubbock
Central Fire Station
Jersey Lilly Restaurant
Lubbock Association Dinner Program Details
Speakers Homer A. Hunter Lubbock city manager and S C Cooper city consulting engineer will address members gathered along Cutoff road for a dinner program. The association area runs from Monahans to Colorado City on the Texas and Pacific railroad to the northern boundary of Lubbock County.
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Homer A. Hunter
Lubbock
S. C. Cooper
Monahans
Colorado City
Texas & Pacific
Lubbock County
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Lubworthie
W Serr
den TL
Wna
Rae
Aiwaye
Dae
Ask Sort
A.D. Breneman
States
Rev. Nix
First Baptist Church
Samuel A. Long
Walter Davies
Cerebral Palsied Club
A. F. Jones
New York
C. A. Sanford & Son
Texas Ave
Foot Specialists
DRS
Harvey & Johnson
A. V. Johnson, Jr
MarsHall Harvey
Chiropodists
Dial
Carlord
Royal Oak
Geo. W. Gray
Texas Avenue
23Rd ST
Lubbock National Bank Personal Loan Department
Permain Basin Waterworks and Sewage Group
Winnie Gardner
Lubbock Tent & Owning
J. B. Patterson
Broadway Phone
Retail Credit Association
At Paint & Supply Company
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