Probate Court Idea Favored to Relieve County Judge
The discussion explored forming a separate probate court to cut probate duties from the county judge. Brazell argued it would save time on administration while Shaw noted probate already consumes about 60 percent of his workload. Projections pegged probate costs around 23000, with bids due today for courthouse renovations and a road and bridge warehouse in Shallowater.
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Brazell
Shaw
Royal Furgeson
Criminal District
Shallowater
Archaeological lake site near Lubbock gains national registry
Dr. W. C. Holden recalls a marker on the Brazos fork where a lake drew visitors for fishing. Irrigation wells lowered the Ogal lala formation two feet yearly, drying springs and excavating the area in the 1930s, yielding a Folsom spear point. In 1909 Lubbock bought 91 acres for a water supply. The site, now priceless, was added to the National Register of Historic Places last year, Texas’s first archaeological site to receive that honor.
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Brazos
East Broadway
W. C. Holden
Ogallala
Lubbock
Holden
Texas
Texas man catalogs brand marked barbed wire collection
Voyles and his teenage daughter Vicki built a display board of barbed wire strands tied to Texas brands. They researched and lettered brands like Rockin Chair and Running W from Panhandle to South Texas then varnished and mounted the wires. The project drew help from family and friends and spanned four weeks and six trips to the Tech Museum.
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New Braunfels
Huntsville
Sherman
Voyles
Vicki
Tech Museum
Brand
Panhandle
Caprock
Spur
King Ranch
Texas
Midland Grand Jury Convenes for Special Investigation Session
Midland County grand jury will convene today for a special session requested by the jurors. Officials said the investigation subject is not disclosed. Jury foreman is Frank Cowden Jr.
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Midland
Midland County Grand
Frank Cowden Jr
Defensive Driving Course Aims to Prevent Accidents
The Defensive Driving Course teaches predictability and preventability to reduce crashes. It uses a three step formula Recognize the hazard Understand the defense and Act in time with lectures films and discussion. The Lubbock Police Department now requires it for new officers.
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Lubbock
DDC
Sunflowers May Become Area Cash Crop on South Plains
Research at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Lubbock led by Dr. Raymon T. Brigham evaluates sunflowers as a new cash crop for the South Plains. The oil variety yields around 50 percent oil, with potential products like oil and meal for cattle feed, while field conditions and beetle control pose key challenges.
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Cially
Brigham
Lubbock
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Commissioners Court
Midland Grand Jury
Arealig
United States
Russia
Dr. Brigham
Lamesa
Gibson
Gibson's
Redeem
Campbell's
RED Delicious
EAC
California Sun Crest
MR. Clea
50Th Street
Slide Road
Stan
Gibson’s Discount Meats
U.S.D.A. Choice
U.S.D.A
Oscar Mayer
Shank
ECONO
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