East Texas Chicken of Tomorrow Show Draws Entries Nationally
Center Texas hosts the Chicken of Tomorrow poultry show with 4600 broilers and flyers entered from across the nation. The event features 310 entries, with judges and tours planned through May 15 and a grand auction by Col. Walter Britten. Awards, queen coronation, and a round of events precede the live bird judging led by J. C. Bybe.
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Center
Texas
Vermont
California
Texas Poultry Improvement Association
Texas Seed Manufacturers Association
Texas Poultry and Egg Association
Walter Britten
College Station
Center Court House Square
EasTex Poultry
South
John Mooseberg
Broiler
Shelby County
Broiler Growers Association
F. Z. Beanblossom
Texas A&m College
J. C. Bybe
Dallas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Midland Boom Town Highlighted By Bee Hive Magazine
Midland is described as the biggest boom town in Bee Hive magazine’s spring issue. The city serves as headquarters and information center for the Permian Basin oil empire spanning 46 000 miles in West Texas and New Mexico with over 400 oil company offices. The basin contains thousands of wells producing over 1 300 000 barrels daily and total 1952 production around 458 million barrels, suggesting decades of output without new discoveries.
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Midland
Beehive
United Aircraft Corp
West Texas
New Mexico
Cactus
Texas Investment Co Buys Wichita Falls and Southern Rail
The 176 mile Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad, a 45 year old line once owned by the Keil family, is sold to the Texas Investment Company. The move transfers control of the line serving Wichita Falls and surrounding regions.
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Texas
Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad
Frank Keil
The
Texas Investment Company
Kell heirs sell major stake in railroad and set officers
The Kell heirs all women sold 95 percent of the railroad's stock for 825000 dollars and 98 percent of more than 1500000 dollars in outstanding debt. Hayden Head of Austin was elected president and Lee Aiken Sr of Corpus Christi chairman of the board. A detailed study of the WF S is planned. The railroad hauls freight only.
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Kell
Hayden Head
Austin
Lee Aiken Sr
Corpus Christi
Wf&s
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East Texas
Wew
New York
Elmira
N. Y
Cora L. Randall
Farm Credit
Beaumont
American Rice Growers Association
Federal Farm Credit System
Farm Credit System
Pharmaceutical Association
West Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Thurman Gholston
Amarillo
Jess West
Plainview
John Halsey
Lubbock
Lester Short
Matt McCall
Lamesa
Harral Bigham
Paducah
Healthmaster
Earnest Health
Ands Center
Sears
Chevrolet
Loadmaster
Thriftmaster
Chevrolet Trucks
Dinah Shore
NBC Radio
Kuykendall Chevrolet CO
19Th Street
Texas Avenue
Admiral
America
West Texas Ditributing Corp
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