Calhoun Farmers Face Price Squeeze After Sorghum Harvest
Calhoun County farmers harvested 55,000 acres of grain sorghum in three weeks in July. The county yield averaged about 2,500 pounds per acre, below the usual 3,000, yet some growers fared better. Even strong yields left growers squeezed by rising costs. Mrs Phama Snead of Moreman's Gin and Johnny Blinka of Farmers' Gin are noted in the report.
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Wave
Calhoun County
Phama Snead
Moreman's Gin
Johnny Blinka
Farmers’ Gin
Fishing reefs pushed by Parks and Wildlife plan
A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program seeks to build artificial fishing reefs in Gulf Coast bays, filing 14 applications for 80 reefs. Sites include Corpus Christi Bays Laguna Madre Lavaca Bay Keller and Carrancahua Bays Tres Palacios Arcansas Mesquite and Espiritu Santo Bays, with reefs about a quarter acre and non toxic materials.
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Austin
Calhoun County
Texas Bay Fishermen’s Association
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi Bays
Rincon Point Reef
Corpus Christi
Laguna Madre
Port Isabel
Lavaca Bay
Port Lavaca
Keller and
Carrancahua Bays
Palacios
Tres Palacios Bay
Aransas and Mesquite Bays
Aransas Bay
Rockport
Beauty Amid Decay A Port Lavaca Yard Story
In downtown Port Lavaca the Anglin yard at 117 East Leona stands out as a bloom of color, tended by Cody Anglin and his wife. Anglin, a retired East Texas oil man involved with the Discovery Well and Dad Joiner era, recalls the New London tragedy of 1937 and the boom that followed in East Texas, sharing memories with neighbors while living on Leona Street.
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D.C. (Cody) Anglin
East Leona
Anglin
Cody Anglin
East Texas
Oklahoma
Mexia
New London
Anglins
Dad Joiner
Revised gas hike sought by Houston Natural Gas Corp
Houston Natural Gas Corporation will file a revised rate increase request to the City Council based on a 1974 test period. Joe H. Foy said HNG will hire H. Zinder & Associates to inspect facilities and set a fair rate base and return for the new application.
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Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Joe H. Foy
Foy
H. Zinder & Associates
HNG
Citizen’s Advisory Board
Travis Votan
Railroad Commission of Texas
Railroad Commission
Calhoun County Youth Rodeo crowns Sherri Shillings champ All-Round Junior Cowgirl
Sherri Shillings of Port Lavaca is named Champion All-Round Junior Cowgirl after winning the girls breakaway roping at the Calhoun County Youth Rodeo finals in Port Lavaca. Sherri, Susan Shillings, and Scott Shillings headlined champions, with multiple riders earning saddle prizes and belt buckles donated by local businesses and clubs.
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Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
Duskey Wimberly
Sweeney
Lee Wheeler
Three Rivers
Sherri Shillings
Kenneth Kay
Collegeport
Sherri
Susan Shillings
Scott Shillings
Judy Waters
Alice
Calhoun County Wranglers
Rice Farmers, Inc
First National Bank
Dusky Wimberly
Union Carbide
King Fisher Marine
Clark and
Jackson Trailer Court
Calhoun Rodeo Club
Phillip Henke
First State Bank
Greg Lacombe
Houston
John F. Smith
Bill St. Clair
el Campo
VFW
Reese Berger
Bellville
Pic Pac Grocery
Seadrift
Victoria and Cuero Livestock
Coastal Bend Savings and Loan
Kay Henderson
M.D. Shillings
Randy Dierlam
Marshall Lumber Co
Julie Lafore
Victoria
Terry Bunch
Ford Motors
Marshall Chevrolet Co
Moreman Gin Assoc
Margo Deckert
Corpus Christi
Alcoa
Gaylyn Zwerschke
M.M. Whitaker and Son
Bubba Wilson
San Antonio
Joe Johnson
Bay City
Bobby Smalley
Bauer Ranch
Calhoun Navigation Districts Set Next Week Meetings
The Calhoun County Navigation District and the West End Navigation District schedule meetings next week. The West End group meets Aug 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Seadrift Precinct 4, while the main district gathers Aug 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Port Lavaca. Both will review routine business, receive a Future Development Committee report, and appoint a Budget Committee.
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Calhoun County Navigation District
Calhoun County
West End Navigation District
West End
Seadrift
Port Lavaca
Seadrift Shrimp Festival draws big crowds and funds
The first Annual Shrimp Festival in Seadrift ended Saturday with over 1,000 pounds of shrimp eaten and more than 1,500 people fed. Organizers report over $2,000 raised, as stated by Jerry Amason, president of the local Chamber of Commerce which sponsored the event.
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Bobby Key
Jerry Amason
Chamber of Commerce
Seadrift
George Spencer
Robert Sanders
Norman Morgan
Leonard Hugo
Houston
Chesley Stevens
Yoakum
Mary Spring
Jackson County
Weather and shrimp festival draw crowds and aid local map project
Partly cloudy warm conditions with a 20 percent chance of rain today and tomorrow. Southerly winds 4 to 12 mph, seas 1 to 2 feet, Gulf winds near coast 5 to 15 knots. Low tide 2 20 pm, high tide 9 11 pm. next low 2 20 am, next high 7 52 am. Barometer 30.07 and steady. The event featured boiled shrimp, cole slaw, salads, tea and snow cones. Bobby Key won the shrimp boat decorating contest. Guests included State Rep Joe Wyatt and several local officials. Attendees traveled from Houston, San Antonio, and even Cleveland Ohio. Organizers plan for 5,000 next year to benefit the chamber’s map purchases and curb sign painting program.
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Seadrift Home Demonstration Club
Bobby Key
Joe Wyatt
D-Bloomington
Willis Jetton
John Finster
Maurice Woods
Ray Raley
John Welder
Houston
San Antonio
Cleveland
Ohio
Amason
Chamber
Comfort Council to meet on key fire department changes
POINT COMFORT The Board of Aldermen plans a 7 p m meeting to decide amendments to the Fire Department ordinance and constitution. Fire Chief Roy Pilgrim seeks changes to broaden membership to include women and adults over 18 and to adjust operating rules. Also on the agenda are paying G M Construction 13334 50 for curb and guttering on Henderson Jester and Wood Streets and an amended contract with Lockwood Andrews and Newnam for wastewater plant services.
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Point Comfort
Board of Aldermen
Roy Pilgrim
G&m Construction
Henderson, Jester and
Wood Streets
Lockwood, Andrews and
Newnam
Farmers Urged to Return Surveys on Grain Prices
Farmers are asked to send in surveys about last year’s grain performance. Sorghum fared well at market rates, though many stored grain on-farm to wait for higher prices. On-farm storage is growing but still uncommon. Current grain sorghum prices show a 50 to 60 cent premium over harvest time.
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Owain
Johnny Nunley
Port Lavaca
Harrid Evans
Long Mott
Blinka
Snead
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The
Texas Water Quality Board
Richard McCune
Department
Matagorda and
Turtle Bays
Matagorda Bay
Matagorda
Victoria Area
Leona Street
Gulf
Comfort Council
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