South Plains ore is volcanic in origin
West Texans show rising interest in uranium prospecting as Odessa College reports about 300 students in an extension course on uranium exploration. Floyd Wright notes deposits found on the South Plains may originate from volcanic ash blown from New Mexico volcanoes, dissolved by groundwater and deposited in nearby rocks.
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Odessa College
West Texas
New Mexico
South Plains
Floyd Wright
Wright
Colorado Plateau
W. L. Stokes
University of Utah
Buffalo Lakes
W. H. Rodgers
Clifford Young
Lubbock County
Garza
Kent
Prizes Announced For Junior Fat Stock Show At Floydada
Floydada officials announce 226 dollars in cash prizes plus 95 ribbons and four rosettes for the two day Junior Fat Stock Show starting Wednesday. Beef swine and sheep judged Wednesday by L M Hargrave and cattle Thursday by Stanley Anderson of Texas Tech. Auction Thursday with Jerry Gamblin in charge. Luncheon honoring officials Thursday noon hosted by Floyd County Farm Bureau.
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Floydada
Fuqua Farm Supply
Wagon Wheel Western Wear
L. M. Hargrave
Texas Tech
Stanley Anderson
Ollie Liner
Hale County
Bill Gunter
Gene Barnett
Jerry Gamblin
Lubbock Auction Company
Floyd County Farm Bureau
Doyle Mount
Bill G. Rodgers
Floyd County
H. G. Barber
James Carroll
Chester Mitchell
Bill Norman
W. E. Burleson
Bill Beedy
Dean Walls
C. O. Spence
Bill Colston
F. L. Montandon
R. C
Tournament Play Will Feature Lubbock Chess Club Meeting
Tournament play is set with a 2 p m session of the Lubbock Chess Club in Mackenzie Terrace Pres W C Marshall announced Saturday. Results since the last meeting will be posted on the games chart. The club, supported by the city recreation department, meets on the first and third Sunday afternoons each month. Uruguay rejects plea for higher wheat price supports.
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Lubbock Chess Club
Mackenzie Terrace
W. C. Marshall
City Recreation Department
Orchids Grow in Utah Snowbound Home
In Provo, Utah, Mr and Mrs Thomas Hurst nurture ten orchid varieties inside their winter-wind home. Retired businesspeople, they took a correspondence course to gain specialist knowledge and keep tropical blooms thriving despite Utah Valley’s cold season. They heat minimally, maintaining 45 to 50 degrees at night for Cattleyas and Odontoglossums.
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Provo
Utah
Thomas Hurst
Mrs. Hurst
Hursts
Utah Valley
Hurst
Special Provisions For Drouth Areas In Cotton Acreage Bill
Senator Chavez urged the Senate Agricultural Committee to add a drought provisions section to a pending bill that would raise cotton acreage allotments. He asked that arid regions be covered as the bill advances.
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Drouth
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Legal Reserve Life Company
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Panhandle
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Than Meets the Eye
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