Upper Pecos Supervisors Plan July Meeting Trip
The Upper Pecos Board of Supervisors met in July at the Pecos SCS office with members Jimmy Cooksey L B Johnson Larry Fernandes and Frank Anthony. They approved a cooperative agreement for Charles Spence and planned their 1968 annual report detailing practices such as conservation cropping system soil improvement cover crops wind erosion control deferred grazing irrigation ditches pipelines range use brush control and range seeding. The board also scheduled a field trip for the August meeting to the L B Johnson farm to observe ongoing conservation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Pecos Board of Supervisors
Pecos Scs
Jimmy Cooksey
L. B. Johnson
Larry Fernandes
Frank Anthony
Patsy Scoggins
Zech C. Cameron Jr
SCS
Thomas G. Rockenbaugh
Sci
Charles Spence
Missed Paper Lineage Prompts Subscriber Call to Office
Subcribers are urged to report missed newspapers or comments by calling the circulation department at 445 5475. The office has no other method to know a paper was not delivered and will use this line to correct the error.
Wet Weather Elevates Risk of Cotton Rust
A Pecos area study explains cotton rust as a fungus that starts on grama grass and moves to cotton under 30 to 36 hours of continuous rain. It notes infection is unlikely without the right conditions, lists prevention options including targeted fungicide sprays and grass control, and cites a zinc treatment and grass elimination as effective measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hefner
Pecos
Extension Service
Arizonia
Reeves County Residents Well Protected By Insurance
Reeves County residents are more heavily insured now than ever before, reflecting broad coverage and growing protection across the community. This increased policy presence signals stronger financial security for households and local economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves
Reeves County
Texas
West South Central States
United States
Pecos Cadet in Army Reserve Camp Training at Ft. Sill
Edwin J. Sheek Jr. of Pecos Texas attends Army ROTC summer camp at Ft. Sill Oklahoma. The six week encampment began June 14 and covers leadership rifle marksmanship conditioning and military topics ahead of potential second lieutenancy after graduation from Texas A and M University. He is a 1965 Pecos High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin J. Sheek Jr
Edwin J. Sheek
S. Park
Pecos
Texas
Texas A and M University
College Station
Sheek
Army Reserve Officers
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
U. S. Army
Pecos High School
Chabarria Arrives for Duty in Korea
Sergeant Manuel Chabarria of Pecos Texas arrives at Osan Air Base Korea as a jet engine mechanic assigned to a Pacific Air Forces unit. He previously served at Byrd Field Virginia adding to a career with Byrd and Osan assignments.
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Manuel Chabarria
Domingo S. Chabarria
Pecos
Texas
Osan AB
Korea
Chabarria
Pacific Air Forces
Byrd Field
Virginia
Pecos High School
Newcomb Serves Aboard USS Coral Sea In San Diego
Aviation Boatswain Mate Airman Jimmy Y. Newcomb 20 son of Mr and Mrs W E Newcomb of Pecos Texas is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea at San Diego. He completed training exercises for the ship’s fourth Far East deployment and took part in gunnery damage control firefighting air defense and other drills under simulated battle conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Y., Newcomb
Usn
W. E. Newcomb
Johnson St
Pecos
Texas
Coral Sea
San Diego
Far East
Plains Group July Meeting at Pecos SCS Office
The Great Plains County Committee for Reeves and Loving Counties met at the Pecos Soil Conservation Service Office. Committeemen Huey Price Zech Cameron Jr and Paul Tapp reviewed progress on Great Plains Plan and Contract. R J Lefever conducts brush control. Delaware Basin Properties finished rootplowing and seeding rangeland. other plans include irrigated pasture, Blue Panic grass, and concrete ditches planned for 1968.
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Great Plains County Committee
Reeves and Loving Counties
Pecos
Great Plains
R. J. Lefever
Delaware Basin
O.J. Bryan
J. L
Alice Lovelace
Sid Kyle
Mentone
Tom Erskine
Dale Godbey
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Sheek
Retirement
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health
Newcomb
Coral
Plains
Red Bluff
I Ae
Dyer & Sons
Southern Union
Southern Union Gas Company
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