Schoolmen to Study Problems in West Texas Conference
West Texas school leaders from counties around Lubbock gather for a two day conference at Texas Tech Memorial Auditorium to discuss Gilmer-Aikin laws transportation vocational education and building maintenance with state officials panel discussions and a building tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Technological College
Lubbock Public Schools
Memorial Auditorium
Tech
Mackenzie State Park
Gilmer-Aikin
E. N. Jones
Texas Tech
Jones
Matthews
R. W. Matthews
D. M. Wiggins
W. E. Lowry
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Lowry
R. C. Goodwin
Tech Division of Arts and Sciences
Doyle D. Jackson
Department of Education At
Aggie
W. B. Irvin
Highland Park
Dallas
Dr. Jones
L. P. Sturgeon
T.E.A
Sturgeon
Frank Monroe
Midland
W. H. Avinger
Plainview
S. P. Cowan
Brownfield
P. L. Vardy, Jr
Slaton
Hockley County
T. O. Petty
Mothers in law quarrel sparks kitchen battle in Liege
A clash between two mothers in law in Liege Belgium escalated into a pitched fight using pots pans brooms and kettles as weapons. No injuries reported. Police are investigating circumstances of the dispute.
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Liege
Belgium
Potter County Woman and Son Win $7700 in Accident Suit
A Potter County woman and her minor son won 7700 dollars in a court-ordered recovery after a fatal truck accident in Luovock County. Judge G V Pardue signed the agreed settlement in Texas Indemnity Insurance Co v Holt. The award stems from a 57 year old man Fred William Holt’s death and was set aside from a prior award by the State Industrial Accident Board. The judge split the amount equally between the widow individually and as guardian for the minor.
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Potter County
Iluovock County
99Th District Court
G. V. Pardue
Texas Indemnity Insurance Company
Wilria N. Holt
William Delbert Holt
Insurance Company
Cotton mechanization praised as worthwhile aims noted
Greenville Mississippi July 15 delegates to the Cotton Mechanization conference urged selling the idea to cotton farmers. A P Fatherree Jackson Miss state supervisor said educating farmers to use machines is crucial. Dr Sheriman S Johnson urged concentrating cotton in best areas and converting unsuitable land to livestock uses.
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Greenville
Miss
National Cotton Council
A. P. Fatherree
Jackson
Ree
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Sheriman S. Johnson
South
Excellent Control Of Lygus Bugs On Cotton From Insecticides
Lubbock Texas agr experiment station tests show excellent Lygus bug control on cotton using mixtures of gamma benzene hexachloride DDT and sulfur or related blends. Two applications timed as pests move from alfalfa to cotton, with sulfur aiding red spider control, prove economical.
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Lubbock
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
W. L. Owens
J. C. Gaines
Department of Entomology
Texas A.&m. College
Texas
Owens and Gaines
Giles Seeks More Funds for Veterans Land Program
AUSTIN July 15. Gov elect or re election candidate Bascom Giles says he will ask the Legislature next regular session to add 50 million dollars or more to the Veterans Land program. The revolving loan fund starts with 25 million and 3 000 farms have been bought with 1 000 more appraised. Veterans may buy land with five percent down, three percent interest and forty years to repay.
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Austin
U.P
Bascom Giles
General Land
Texas
Giles
Veterans Land Board
Dr Johnson Predicts Aid for Workers Dislocated by Cotton Concentration
Dr. Johnson says help for workers temporarily displaced by the cotton concentration will raise income and opportunities for farm laborers through a successful transition. He believes the program will improve earnings and future prospects for those affected.
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Johnson
Leaky Gas Tank Blamed for Plane Fire in New Mexico
Leaky gasoline tank blamed for death of Oklahoma oilman Lev H. Pritchard Jr. in a twin engine hospital plane fire near Hachita New Mexico. Pilot J P Jones from Van Nuys Calif reported rapid fuel gauge loss as emergency landing was made. Pritchard 42, son of Leo H Pritchard of Colorado City Texas, survived by wife and son Lev H. Pritchard III.
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Hachita
N. M
U.P
Oklahoma
Lev. H. Pritchard, Jr
Pritchard
Oklahoma Citys
San Antonio
Tex
Los Angeles
J. P. Jones
van Nuys
Calif
Jones
Leo H. Pritchard
Anderson-Pritchard Oil Co
Colorado City
Lev H. Pritchard
Witness backs tale of monster snapping turtle in swamp
BLACK OAK Ind July 15 A P A witness Henry Ewen Lake county planning commission says he touched a giant snapping turtle in a swamp near here He described its back as barrel sized and its head as large as a man They expect to prove its existence next week when draining two nearby swamps to force it from hiding
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Black Oak
Ind
Sam Brownston
Lake County
Henry Ewen
Brownston
Churubusco
Ewen
Broawnston
Texas UT accepts gift for Frank Kell library fund
The University of Texas board of regents accepted a $15,500 gift from Mrs. Lula Kell of Wichita Falls for the Frank Kell library fund. The gift, routed through former regent Orville Bullington, brings the fund total to $25,000 and its income will be used to support library needs.
Mrs Kell funds drive for Texas history collection at university
Mrs Kell started a fundraising drive about five years ago to support the Texas and southwestern history collection at the university. The effort preserves the extensive library of her husband, Frank Kell, a noted Texas history enthusiast and life member of the Texas State Historical Association.
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Texas
Southwestern
Kell
Frank Kell
Texas State Historical Association
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