Plains cotton season surpasses expectations in Texas
Agriculture officials report Texas upland cotton production for 1976 77 at about 3 250 000 bales with Plains yields near 347 pounds per acre after weather cut 300 000 acres. Lower Rio Grande Valley output reaches 251 000 bales as acreage rises to 215 000. American Pima output declines 65 percent with 8 000 harvested acres and yields around 480 pounds per acre.
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Austin — Plains
John C. White
Texas Upland
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Rio Grande Valley
the Reporting Service
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
White
Polly's Pointers Offer Tactful Gift Ideas For New Babies
Polly shares timeless tips for siblings when a new baby arrives. Suggestions include saving a portion of the gift budget to treat older siblings, teaching a child to sew, and stretching tight shoes with paper and heat tricks. The column invites readers to submit Pointers for future issues.
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Polly
Kit
Aggies Eye Gasification To Tap Texas Lignite Deposits
Texas A&M scientists plan a $275000 gasification experiment starting in May to convert deep lignite coal deposits near College Station into a usable gas for electricity. Dr. Jim Jennings says near surface coal is mostly claimed, but deep deposits could yield ample fuel at cost of 1.50 to 2 per million BTUs. Houston area firms join the effort through a university industry consortium.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A&m University
Jim Jennings
Jennings
Texas Power Companies
United States
Soviet Union
Texas A&m
A&m
Alcoa
General Crude Oil
Dow Chemical Co
Shell Oil Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Sun Oil Co
Eyewear fashion trends from top designers
Frames from Christian Dior Givenchy Oscar de la Renta captivate today’s eyewear scene. TSO offers a spectacular collection of designer frames plus fine prescription eyewear in many styles and colors. Consult your telephone directory for the TSO office nearest you.
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Christian Dior
Givenchy
Oscar de la Renta
TSO
Former Pecos resident visits friends in several towns
Mrs. Ron Gough of Kemmerer Wyoming, formerly Georgia Stroud of Pecos, has been visiting friends and relatives in Hobbs New Mexico Eastland and Monahans. She stayed three and a half weeks with family including Mrs. W D Hall.
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Ron Gough
Kemmerer
Wyo
Pecos
Gough
Georgia Stroud
Hobbs
N.M
James Massey
Eastland
Monahans
W.D. Hall
Dana Stroud Visits Pecos Relative Branch of Haley Family
Dana Stroud, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Haley of Clyde and former Pecos resident, spent a few days visiting her father Kenneth Beard Stroud. On January 10 she and Mrs Gough traveled to Ahway Iraan where Gough's husband works as a driller for Sedco Oil Co.
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Jack Haley
Clyde
Pecos
Dana Stroud
Kenneth Beard Stroud
Dana
Gough
Ahway
Iraan
Sedco Oil Co
They may be there for two years
No clear names, places, or events identified. A fragment credits Roger Bollen and hints at a duration of two years, but lacks context or specifics to form a full item.
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Chrysti
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Oprica
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MR Henrod
General Revenue Sharing
Office OF Revenue Sharing
Washington, D.C
Public Safety
the Government OF
Balmorhea City
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Sers
Balmorhea
Eneue
Jcpenney
Jeans
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