6.4 Per Cent Of Cotton Farmers Take Choice B
The Agriculture Department reports 6.4 percent of U S cotton farms chose choice B this year allowing planting 40 percent above federal allotments. 61 139 farms selected choice B, increasing total allotments to 4 175 014 acres and raising overall cotton allotment to 17 502 843 acres. Texas expanded its allotment to 7 326 963 acres as 23 288 of 201 565 farms picked choice B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Choice B
Plains Farming Special Cattle Sale Planned
More than 3,000 head of cattle are expected for the spring stocker and feeder sale on Wednesday March 30 at the Ranchers and Farmers Live Stock Auction Co in Clovis New Mexico. Auctioneer Don Demaree will preside as officials note strong market prospects and good range conditions supporting replacement demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranchers and Farmers Livestock Auction Co
Clovis
N.M
Chicago
Midwest
Don
Demaree
Robert L. Parker
TSG
Bill Wimberly
Muleshoe
Raymond Hodges
Parker
U.S
South
Central America
Jimmy Tillinghast Named Southwest Boy of the Year
Jimmy Tillinghast a 15 year old from Lubbock has been named Southwest Regional Boy of the Year by the Boys Clubs of America. He will receive a 200 scholarship for four years at a college of his choice. Other regional nominees from Lubbock were Jackie Sartor and Arthur Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Boys'Clubs of America
Jimmy Tillinghast
Ross Tillinghast
28Th St
John M. Gleason
National Organization
John W. Wilson
Tillinghast
O. L. Slaton
Central Baptist Church
ABC
Ave. K
Boys’ Club of America
Southwest
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Lubbock Boys’ Clubs
Jackie Sartor
J. W. Sartor
Colgate
Optimist
Arthur Kinney
Katie M. Hicks
E. 32Nd St
South Plains Lions
E. 24Th St
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
A new healing substance Bio-Dyne found by a world famous research institution shrinks hemorrhoids relieves itch and pain without surgery. Doctors observed rapid relief and actual shrinking over months across various long standing cases. Preparation H suppositories and ointment with applicator are offered with satisfaction guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N.Y
U.S. Pat
Tech ROTC Cadets Study Duties at Fort Bliss
Texas Tech Army ROTC cadets learned duties they will hold as second lieutenants. Eleven cadets joined officers at Fort Bliss to observe typical activities of their prospective branches. Lt. Col. John F. Henry led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
John F. Henry
Tech
Three Tech Seniors To Pledge Eta Kappa Honor Society
Three Texas Tech seniors from Lubbock have been elected to pledge Gamma Nu chapter of Eta Kappa Nu national electrical engineering honor society. They are Bob Lemon Chris W Clark and Robert W Robinson. Election based on ability scholarship and individual attainments. Lemon grad of Tom S Lubbock High School Clark grad of San Angelo High School Robinson grad of Ropesville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Gamma Nu
Bob Lemon
Esther Odom
Chris W. Clark
Blanch L. Gordon
28Th St
Robert W. Robinson
R. B. Robinson
Lemon
Tom S. Lubbock High School
Clark
San Angelo High School
Robinson
Ropesville High School
Cadet Group Formation Leaders Mention Local Area Students
Army ROTC cadre accompany the group as area cadets join the program including Raul Contreras of Lubbock a senior education major Jimmy McAuley a senior petroleum engineering major from Shallowater and Larry Wills a junior pre law major from Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul Contreras
Lubbock
Jimmy McAuley
Shallowater
Larry Wills
Tokio
Highway Patrol Vet Takes Command of DPS Center in City
Maj. Harry Hutchison a 29 year veteran of the Texas Highway Patrol assumes duties as commander of Region S of the Department of Public Safety in Lubbock succeeding Maj. Bob Crowder. Hutchison previously led the Dallas regional highway patrol and served at Abilene San Antonio and other posts. He notes each assignment was longer than the last and hopes this will be the longest. His wife will join him soon. they have a married daughter in Dallas. Region 5 covers 60 counties from the Panhandle to parts of Montague Wise and Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Harry Hutchison
Texas Highway Patrol
Lubbock
Department of Public Safety
Bob Crowder
Dallas
Texas Ranger
Jay Banks
Rangers
Hutchison
Highway Patrol
Abilene
San Antonio
Abile
Lamesa Man Charged After Two-Pound Marijuana Haul
Ricardo Valdez of Lamesa faces possession charges in Dawson County Court after officers stopped him with about two pounds of marijuana worth an estimated 5000 on the illegal market. He is jailed on 2500 bond and says he obtained the drug in Mexico for personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Dawson County Court
Ricardo Valdez
Joe C. Gonzales
Valdez
Morris Zimmerman
Dawson County
Mexico
Gonzales
Plainview
Ex Radio Repairman Travels Collecting Rocks
Carl Cardin a 67 year old retired radio repairman and his wife have logged about 10000 miles since June collecting rocks. They brought back 500 to 600 pounds of specimens and Cardin jokes about having rocks in their head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing, Okla
UPI
Carl Cardin
Pecos Oil Firms Hit New Wells in Pecos County
Pecos Oil and Refining Co. completes No 1 Effie Potts Sibley in Delaware area as a flowing well yielding 84 barrels of 35 gravity oil and 39 barrels of water after acidizing and fracturing. The well sits 22 miles northwest of Ft Stockton on a 6640 acre lease. Pecos-SOCONY Mobil reports No 157 C Sealy dry hole in Ward County with later acid treatments and testing planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socony-Mobil Oil Co
Sealy
North Ward County
Penn Discovery
Wicketi
G&mmbe
Delaware
Effie Potts Sibley
TTRR
Ft. Stockton
Pecos County
Plural births rare in U S confinements
UPI reports that among about 27.7 million U S confinements from 1951 to 1957 fewer than 300 000 produced plural births with at least one live infant. This yields a rate of just over 10 per 1 000 confinements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
United States
Barcentrate weight loss claims in Texas ads
Mrs Vernon Fields of Paris reports losing 19 pounds while using Barcentrate and enjoying better sleep and less gas. Mrs Bob Crenshaw of Dallas says she lost 15 pounds with Barcentrate and recommends the product. Barcentrate is sold by Texas druggists with a money back guarantee on the first bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Fields
Box 302
Paris
Texas
Bob Crenshaw
1618
Marbury
Dallas
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Lynn
Farmers Corner Store
19Th St
Texas Sesame Growers, Inc
Lee H. McElroy
Texas Cotton Assn
George H. Traylor Jr
Idris Traylor
Wylie Briscoe
Anderson-Clayton & Co
TCA
Anderson-Clayton
Houston
Northrup, King & Co
High Plains
Art Skauge
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
California
Texas Farmers Union
South Plains - Panhandle
Alex Dickie Jr
Denton
TFU
Dickie
Farmers Union Marketing Co-Op Assn
TFA
Tech Rotc
C Clinic
Dar. Wen
G. Blair
Blair Clinic
Wm. G. Blair
D.C
Blair
Dr. Blair
H. W. Hollyfield
Ett Holly Feel
Biareke
Three Tech
Lamesan
Hale County
Baker's
Baker’s
Pecos
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Cayanosa
ST. John's
Methodist
College Ave
Mrs. Eggleston
Louise Eggleston
Mer
BIG S&h
Westinghouse
S&h
Westinghouse Lewin rhyphianceCe
34Th St
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