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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1953

Page

8

Denson Discusses Drouth Aid with Farmers and Ranchers

Secretary Benson visits Texas amid the western drought crisis. He hears Texas Farm Bureau and county leaders press for disaster declarations, long term low interest loans, livestock feed, and relief funds to protect herds. He tours Lubbock area with officials to assess drought impact and gather recommendations.

Drouth Texas United States Benson Congress Colorado New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma South Panhandle Cattle Grower's Association Farm Bureaus Dreath Thornton W. H. Jones United States Dept. of Agriculture DeVaney Andy Rogers Childress Hall, Cottle Donnelly Briscoe Hardeman Collingsworth Deaf Smith Rogers Texas Farm Bureau Elbert Reeves Motley County Paul Lewis Lamb Cochran Bailey Hockley Walter Pflugerville Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association Cleve Littlepage Tohoka South Plains Littlepage Bill Puckett Gaines County Terry Gaines Dawson Yoakum Borden Garza Andrews Olen von Roeder Scurry County Howard Scurry Martin Glasscock Fisher Caprock Hotel Southwest

Drought Grips Texas Panhandle Lowlands Amid Dust Storms

The drought devastates the Plains with dust bowls around Plains Brownfield Tahoka Seminole Lamesa Gail and Big Spring. Non irrigated wheat fails in North High Plains and cotton stalls near Lamesa as cattle prices plunge and hundreds of thousands are shipped out for pastures. Farmers face loss and drift to town for work with grain planting threatened before July 15.

Kansas Grassland Dry Kansas New Mexico Colorado Rio Grande Valley Texas Plains Brownfield Tahoka Seminole Lamesa Gail Big Spring North High Plains Drouth Dallas Benson Department of Agriculture

Drouth Rears Its Head as Texas Faces Dust Bowl Conditions

The Associated Press reports a severe three year drouth in Texas creating a dust bowl across 128 counties. Ranchers seek aid as cattle prices collapse, banks tighten credit, and topsoil blows across highways from the Panhandle to Brownsville.

Texas ‘Dust Bowl Washington Lecy Agriculture Benson Texas Panhandle Brownsville

Lubbock Man Charged In Assault Released On Bond

A 24 year old Lubbock man William Henry Hale was released on 1500 dollar bond after being charged with rape. Hale allegedly took a 14 year old Lubbock girl into the country and assaulted her. The girl gave a signed statement to authorities.

Lubbock William Henry Hale Hale

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