Drought Stresses Limestone County Crops and Pest Control
Limestone County crops weather the drought with cooler temps and good fertilization but need substantial rainfall to reach critical growth stages. Cotton fleahoppers and thrips threaten unpoisoned fields while insecticide choices spark debate. bollworms loom as cotton silk appears and harvests depend on timely fruit set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County
Mike Schuster
Point Enterprise
Mr. Schuster
Prairie Will
J. D. Hardin
Henry Rivers
Johnson inner circle reshapes around LBJ team
The article outlines the Johnson White House core as Bill Moyers serves as deputy director of the Peace Corps with travel and appearance duties for the President. George Reedy becomes press secretary replacing Pierre Salinger. Horace Busby succeeds Ted Sorensen. Jack Valenti acts as a chief aide and Walter Jenkins serves as administrative assistant managing various tasks.
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Johnson
John Kennedy
LBJ
Bill Moyers
Peace Corps
George Reedy
Pierre Salinger
Horace Busby
Ted Sorensen
Jack Valenti
Walter Jenkins
Tehuacana Social Notes Include Visitors And Obituaries
Tehuacana residents report visits from Bounds Mexia and Houston relatives. Furloughs include Miss Carol Sue Evans from Mexia and Beth Carter from Houston visiting local grandparents. Fennis Harris of Pearsall, formerly of Tehuacana, died May 30 and was buried June 1. Charlene Satterwhite noted as his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Bounds
Franklin
Tehuacana
Carol Sue Evans
Mexia
J. P. Floyd
E. B. Ballew
Jessie Miller
F. R. Vardeman
Viola Moss
Jesse Bronaugh
Vera Palmour
Taft
Roland Chausse
Lubbock
Joe Thornton
John Pearson
Dallas
W. A. Haskins
James Keller
Fort Worth
Keller
A. R. East
Tehuazana
W. D. Hodges
Beth Carter
Houston
Charley Carter
Francis Bronaugh
Fennis Harris
Pearsall
Texas
Charlene Satterwhite
Wortham
Harris
Maude Reynolds
R. Romain
Tekmacana Methodist Church
C. R. Hardison
Nocana
Kelley Bounds
F. L. Sizer
Sower
J. W. Bush
Bertha Posey
Pisgah Ridge
Ken Trotter
Ft. Irvin
Calif
Prairie Grove Church Notes and Local Visits
Prairie Grove news reports a serious accident involving Wayne Ray a grandchild of Mr and Mrs William Ray Ware who injured his wrist and required plastic surgery after falling through a glass door. The piece also lists visitors at services and homes including families from Houston Groesbeck Dallas and Arlington with Baptismal plans and sermons noted by Rev Walker Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ray Ware
Wayne Ray
Dallas
Witte
Jimmy Russey
George Carrell
Duke
Eddie Tooke
Robin
Brien Sawyer
Charles Piteer, Jr
Artington
Teague First Baptist Church
T’s & Baby Boy
Lance Bell
Prairie Grove
Walker Brown
W. W. Ray
F. B. McCune
Houston
Mary Archibald
Eddi Eakins
Groesbeck
Gus Ray
James and
Edward
Rev. Brown
Jimmy Hukey
Jewel Price
Jimmy Duke
Corpus Christi
W. B. Duke
F. F. Duke
Kenneth
Arnold Huckson
Bud Key
Myrtle McCaskill
Buffalo
Marvin Barnett
Irving
Kathi
Servicemen from Mexia named aboard Navy vessels
The Mexia area lists several service members aboard major ships including Richard L. Williams fireman apprentice USN on USS Kearsarge operating out of Long Beach and Harvey Williams aboard the anti submarine group. Durwood A. Cates USN quartermaster seaman on USS Lexington training aviators at Pensacola. Marine Private First Class Jimmy L. Carpenter son of Mrs. C. M. Echols serves with the Ninth Marine Regiment, Third Marine Division as it departs the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS Kearsarge
Spl
Richard L. Williams
USN
Harvey Williams
Mexia
Navy
USS
Kearsarge
Long Beach
Lexington
Durwood A. Cates
Quartermaster Searman
George D. Cates
Route 3
Pensacola
Fla
Feete
Camp Fujs
Jimmy L. Carpenter
C. M. Echols
North Denton St
Ninth Marine Regiment
Third Marine Division
United States
Fort Worth and Mexia Residents Attend Worship
Tranklin of Fort Worth, Mrs. Zallie Hall of Mexia, and Mr. and Mrs. Duke Lummus of Teague attended Sunday worship. Mrs. M. W. Croft was unable to attend the morning service but improved enough to join the evening worship.
Mount Fuji Base Site Noted in Japan Training Camp
A field training camp at Camp Fuji sits at the base of Mount Fuji in central Honshu. The location anchors the largest of Japan's islands and serves as a historic landmark in the region.
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Camp. Fuji
Japan
Mount Fuji
Honshu
Jijpenese Islands
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Western Auto
Veterans Service
Congress
Horace
Doug) Douglas P. O
William Moyers
John A. Valenti
E. B. Trotter
Jack Floyd
Mexia Baily News
Mexia City Limits
Texi
W. Duke Pittman
William D, Pittman
Wright Cleaners
Fred Wright
John R. Dobbs, JR
Teague, Texas
A. Stephens College Ave
Rae
Lah
Tactical Field Train’ ‘i
Alaska
Bulova
Wayca Met
Gliladon
Tanec
Corley's
Funeral Home
Farris Paint and Body Shop
Grayson
Mexia Daily News
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