Rains and Cooler Weather Lift Texas Farms
Rains and cooler temperatures last week improved the Texas farm outlook. Wheat harvest nears completion with good yields while cotton, sorghum, and corn show solid growth. pests and hail caused replanting in some western counties as moisture varies by region. Livestock, pastures, and hay yields reflect mixed conditions nationwide.
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College Station
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Panhandle
South Plains
Bowie County
Presidio
Midland
Cattleman Urges LBJ Rode Bareback To Gauge Beef Slump
Riley Rothman, longtime Texas cattleman and former Texas Livestock Auction Association president, argues Johnson should ride ranch horses bareback to feel the livestock price slump. He declined a 2500 dollar fund gift for a gold tasseled saddle, saying the president needs to grasp market conditions firsthand.
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Uvalde
Tex
Texas
Johnson
Riley Rothman
Texas Livestock Auction Association
Bridge Winners Are Announced In Odessa Redbud Club
In Odessa Friday at the Redbud Bridge Club Mrs. Dorine Fernandez and Joe Brittain took first. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Terk. Third honors went to Dr. Louis Zang and Fred Lugenheim.
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Odessa
Redbud
Greek Policewomen School Opens in September
A new training school for Greek police women will open in Athens in September offering courses in sociology basic law and judo. Applicants must be under 30 years old at least 5 3 tall and have no dependents.
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Athens
Greece
Cattle Price Rise Spurs Mixed Midwestern Market
United Press International reports a buoyant surge in cattle prices this week with steers and heifers at midwest markets up 1.00 to 2.50 per hundredweight, while low grade cattle gain 25 to 100 cents. The USDA says even heavier top grades remain in demand, signaling a short term upturn amid tight receipts and a strong dressed beef market. Monday receipts were the smallest since February 1962.
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United Press International
Midwest
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau eyes 1965 farm policy battles amid Goldwater debate
Washington AP report outlines how Republican fears about a Goldwater White House could shape farm policy. Farm Bureau leaders warn that a Goldwater victory might curb federal controls, while a strong House Senate Democratic majority could extend current farm programs into 1966, affecting cotton wheat sugar milk and wool supports. Shuman remains nonpartisan despite leadership role.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Goldwater
White House
Johnson
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Shuman
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National Farmers Union
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National Grange
National Farmers Organization
Charles B. Shuman
Arizona
New York
New Orleans
Associated Press
Dallas
Galveston
SEARS
Roebuck
Rich
Dupont
Nylon
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