Lolita Texas History From C S Mitchell 1935
History of Lolita Texas compiled from C S Mitchell excerpts courtesy of Maurice Shelby Texana Museum Edna. Details cover foundation in 1910, family lineage linking James Kerr Elijah Stapp and Stephen F Austin, origin of the name Lolita for Lolita Reese, local landholders Munsen Mitchell and Clement, old Austin Leagues, historic springs and grazing pens, early fencing with iron wire, notable visitors, a wrecked U S freight boat near Navidad River, and Lolita hosting a Geodetic Survey Station in Jackson County.
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C.S. Mitchell
Maurice Shelby
The
Texana Museum
Edna
Texas
CS. Mitchell
James Kerr
Elijah Stapp
Stephen F. Austin
Lolita
Mexico
Dolores
Lolita Reese
San Jancinto
Perote
Miss Reese
Munsen
Angleton
Brazoria County
Adriance Munsen
H.W. Munsen
Navidad River
Old Texan
Austin
M. Mitchell
R.F. Clement
Clement
I.N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Red Fish Lake
Lavaca
la Salle
George Ewing
Austin League
Indianola
James Ferguson
Peary
Byrd
Navidad
United States
Jackson County
Tomato remains Texas garden staple with disease concerns
County agent Gilbert Heideman notes tomatoes are the most widely grown vegetable in Texas gardens and outlines common diseases. Damping off, Fusarium wilt, root knot nematodes, and foliage diseases like early and late blight require resistant varieties and fungicide sprays. Mulch or cages help prevent fruit decay, while regular foliar sprays reduce problems.
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Texas
Gilbert Heideman
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Heideman
New ventures face funding hurdles and global support
New businesses struggle to secure initial financing as banks and insurers favor larger loans. Experts like William McCrea say resource people such as lawyers, bankers, and accountants help entrepreneurs gain credibility. A 46-country symposium in Cincinnati gathers officials, executives, and funders to promote entrepreneurship and new enterprise development worldwide, underscoring benefits like jobs, taxes, and innovation.
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New York
William McCrea
McCrea
Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Industrial Establishing Corp
U.S
Dallas seeks funds to add police officers for 1975-76
A draft police budget for 1975-76 proposes Dallas retain 150 tactical squad officers paid by a $1.5 million federal grant. The Times Herald reports the city needs about $1 million more to reach full strength as grant support ends July 30, 1976. Police Chief Don Byrd says $850,000 is needed to hire 79 additional officers to reach 2,058 total.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Don Byrd
Austin men charged with drug possession in Arkansas
Two Austin, Texas men were taken into custody Tuesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, and charged with possessing with intent to deliver a controlled substance, according to state police.
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Little Rock, Ark
Austin, Tex
First captive born whooping crane chick dies in infancy
Dawn, the first whooping crane chick born in captivity this decade, died after suffering a congenital right hip deformity. Biologists taped her legs to aid posture, but she refused to eat. Only 49 wild birds were counted last winter, with 23 in captivity and eight fostered chicks in Idaho.
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Washington
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Patuxent Wildlife Research Station
Shell raises aviation gasoline prices nationwide
Shell Oil Co announced a one cent rise in the price of aviation gasoline effective today. The increase applies to all classes of trade including resellers and consumers across the United States and follows Federal Energy Administration cost pass through regulations.
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Houston
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Federal Energy Administration
Texas water plan optimistic about 2020 supply
Texas Water Development Board head Harry Burleigh says no one in the state will run out of water through 2020, based on a 25 million population projection and per capita usage. The report notes federal irrigation funds are shrinking, project costs rise about 15 percent yearly, and in-state water projects gain priority over imports.
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Dallas
Texas Water Development Board
TWDB
Harry Burleigh
Dolph Briscoe
Burleigh
Dallas Morning News
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