Rain Hit Calhoun County Grain Sees New Market Woes
After ten days of heavy rain, Calhoun County grain crops suffer ranging from minor to severe damage. With about half the harvest in, grain stacks up as markets shrink and sample grades rise. Storage fills, weights drop, and delays worsen profits while agencies discuss loans and emergency aid for farmers.
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Calhoun County Extension
Phama Sneed
Moreman Gin
Norman Freeze
Greenlake Gin
Texas Agriculural Extension Service
Coastal Bend
South Texas
Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Mystery disease at Legion convention causes 22 deaths
Harrisburg officials reported the mystery regionnaire's disease has killed 22 people after an American Legion convention. Researchers hope recent recoveries among patients will aid tracking the flu-like agent, while 122 remain hospitalized with high fever and lung pain as doctors search for effective treatments.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Leonard Bachman
Bachman
Stolen Car Reported In Port Lavaca
Thelma C. Bradford of 410 S Nueces reported a 1973 automobile stolen at about 2 a.m. from her residence according to the Port Lavaca Police Department. A 15-year-old girl was arrested twice on shoplifting charges at H E B in Viking Mall and Perry Brothers. A 16-year-old male was picked up for sleeping on Six Mile Road and released this morning.
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Thelma C. Bradford
S. Nueces
Port Lavaca
H.E.B. Food
Viking Mall
Perry Brothers Variety Store
N. Virginia
Six Mile Road
Water Director Vote Set Calhoun Soil and Water District
The Calhoun Soil and Water Conservation District will elect a director from Subdivision No. 3 for a five year term. The Aug 14 meeting at 6 p.m. meets at the Union Carbide clubhouse. Voters must be 21 or older, own agriculture land in the subdivision, reside in the county part within the SWC district, and include spouses under Texas community property laws. The current director from subdivision 3 is M B Bindewald of Seadrift.
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Calhoun Soil and Water Conservation District
Union Carbide
Alvin Hahn
Conservation District
M. B. Bindewald
Seadrift
Highway 238
Long Mott Cutoff
SWC
Texas
Weather Brief Warm Afternoon Then Partly Cloudy
Fair and warm conditions with an afternoon high near 90 and tonight's low around 70. Thursday turns partly cloudy with easterly winds 6-14 mph shifting to southeasterly 8-15 mph. Boating forecast shows easterly around 10 knots, then southeasterly 10-15 knots Thursday, seas 2-3 feet. Widely scattered showers and thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Sunset 8:17 p.m., sunrise 6:52 a.m. High Thursday in the low 90s. Tides: high 3:37 a.m. Thursday, low 7:50 p.m. Thursday. Barometer 30.12.
Assistant County Agent Begins Job
Steve Krenek of Boling started as assistant county agent on Monday. A Boling High School graduate, he will receive a BS in animal science from Texas A&M University on Aug. 13. He joined via Commissioners Court at a July 23 meeting, effective Aug. 1, with a $2,417 supplemental pay and a $1,640 annual car allowance. His goal is to train as county extension agent in agriculture overseeing the 4-H blobwork program, succeeding Charles Real who resigned June 14 to pursue graduate studies.
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Steve Krenek
Boling
Krenek
Boling High School
Texas A&m University
Commissioners Court
Shrimp Boil In Seadrift Saturday
The second annual Seadrift shrimp festival opens this Saturday with a noon to 2 p.m. shrimp boil at Bayfront Park Seadrift followed by the Parade of the Fleets and prize drawing at 3 p.m. Proceeds fund a new community center.
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Bayfront Park
Seadrift
Seadrift Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Alpha Gamma Beta Sigma Phi
HD Club
Flu Vaccination Workers Sought
There is a need for volunteers in the swine flu vaccination program to start as soon as the vaccine is available. Interested individuals should contact recruitment and placement co-ordinator Mrs Harlan Phifer at 552 6543.
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Harlan Phifer
Port Commission Proposes 77 Budget With 40 000 Expenditures
City port commissioners unveil a proposed budget for the new fiscal year totaling 40 000 in expenditures and 40 000 in revenues with a contingency fund estimated between 67 000 and 70 000. The plan shows a 14 000 reduction from the prior 54 646 expenditure level and a 70 181 contingency fund, totaling 24 827. The commission previously set a 124 827 budget last February funded by 79 428 in deposits and 45 399 in revenue. The fiscal year starting Oct 1 will be presented for approval at the regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. If approved, a summary budget publication will be authorized and the public hearing date, time and place set.
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City Port Commission
Calhoun Cheer School Open to All Ages
Calhoun residents eight and up are invited to a week long cheerleading school hosted by Calhoun High School cheerleaders August 9 to 13 from 1 to 4 pm. No fee. Registration Monday noon to 1 pm at the high school gym. Sessions taught by the cheerleaders and sponsor Pat Jurek.
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Calhoun
Calhoun High School
Pat Jurek
Property Suit Heads Civil Docket
Calhoun County sues Willett Wilson in a condemnation case for a drainage easement in a west side subdivision. The county has taken a right of way by eminent domain to build a drainage ditch and will seek district court guidance on compensation. Other docket items include Juan De La Cruz v Hooks Inc and a partnership suit Shannon Odom Robertson Jackson v Davant for attorney fees. Summonses issued to 80 potential jurors reporting at 1:30 p.m.
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Calhoun County
Willett Wilson
West Side
Frank Crain
125Th District Court
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
FFA
Lavaca Bay
Jim Smith
Sam Clegg
Virginia Street
Main
Austin
Reuben Petrusek
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Wendel Construction Co
Charles Real
Port Commission
Wilson
Clude
Juan de la Cruz
Mike Hooks
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