Wheat crop prospects indicate grain piled on ground
Texas' wheat outlook shows half the crop may be stacked on the ground as rail cars move grain may be fewer than record lows. J B Kidd reports harvest labor needs rise in the Panhandle and north central Texas with planting and collecting in late May and June. Texas production may reach about 92 million bushels, 50 percent higher than last year.
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J. B. Kidd
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Kidd
Plainsiew
North Central
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Ochiltree County
County Prospects Board
Crowell
Knox County
Benjamin
Baylor County
Seymour
Motley County
Matador
Department of Public Relations
Santa Fe Railway System
Santa Fe
U. S
Death of George H. Martin in Slaton
George H. Martin aged 68, formerly of Petersburg, was found dead in his Slaton home this morning. He had lived with his son C. B. Martin for four years since his wife’s death. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3:30 PM at the Baptist church, with burial in Petersburg cemetery. Survivors include daughter Miss LaRue Martin, two grandchildren, two brothers and a sister.
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W. F. Ferguson
Hughes
Petersburg
Petersburg Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Lubbock
LaRue Martin
Slaton
Winners Named in City Bicycle Parade With 350 Prize Total
About 1,000 youths joined a downtown bicycle parade by the Lubbock Bicycle Club. Sandra Rutledge was named bicycle queen and Jimmy Debs Farmer and Shere Ray Farmer won best pair. Prizes valued at 350 were awarded. races followed at Chapman Field with medals for top finishes.
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Sandra Rutledge
M. C. Rutledge
Jimmy Debs Farmer
Shere Ray Farmer
Louise Farmer
David Rutledge
June Forbes
J. E. Forbes
Joe Lon Teal
J. L. Teal
Bobbie Blocker
J. C. Blocker
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Ted Long
J. E. Long
Earl Dockray
Thord Dockray
Wayne Sullivan
Jimmy Sullivan
Carolyn Sue Abbott
W. B. Abbott, Jr
Solar Farsight Bends Light After Sunset
The Earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight, allowing the sun to be visible for a moment after it has set. This atmospheric bending creates a fleeting horizon illusion as light curves around the curvature.
Tech History Faculty Attend 23rd West Texas Meeting
A group from the Texas Tech history department attended the 23rd annual West Texas Historical Association meeting in Baird. Participants included Dr. S S McKay professor Dr Ernest Wallace associate professor William M Pearce instructor Frank Hayne teaching assistant and Dr W C Holden head of history and anthropology and West Texas Museum curator. Wallace spoke on Comanche explanatory folk stories and Hayne discussed early Palmer County days. McKay served as association vice president and Holden sat on the publicity committee.
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Texas Technological College
Baird
West Texas Historical Association
S. S. McKay
Ernest Wallace
William M. Pearce
Frank Hayne
W. C. Holden
West Texas Museum
Wallace
Hayne
Palmer County
McKay
Holden
Floydada Rodeo Club stages big performance May 27 28
Floydada will host its first big-time rodeo on May 27 and 28 with a two day program. A quarter-horse and Palomino colt show starts at 10 a.m. on May 27, ribbons awarded at the Tuesday night performance, and $100 in prizes added to entry fees for each rodeo program.
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Floydada
Floydada Rodeo Club
Break-in Strikes La Porte High Stolen Report Cards
In La Porte Texas the high school faced a bright moment turned sour as a nighttime break-in emptied the principal’s office of every report card leaving students with no bad marks but a missing academic record.
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LA Porte
Tex
la Porte High School
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