Kiwanis Club hears on rising costs of crops and profit
Gilbert Heideman Calhoun County Extension Agent told Kiwanis Tuesday noon about higher per acre costs for rice sorghum and cotton. He discussed a budget breakdown for variable and harvest costs and noted cotton acres locally may be about 700 this year versus 50 000 at peak. He warned farmers without contracts face losses before starting.
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Gilbert Heideman
Calhoun County
Kiwanis Club
Heideman
Victor Patterson
Kiwanis
Rey Reyes
W.C. Marshall
Tom
Lo-Vaca warns of gas cut as city battles rates
Crystal City officials demand a clear explanation from Lo-Vaca Gathering Co. after the firm threatened to end its gas supply contract next month. The council rescinded an ordinance allowing pass through of gas costs, dropping rates to 36 cents per 1,000 cu ft from a peak of 1.42, and Lo-Vaca president William Greehey announced cancellation.
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Perez
Lo-Vaca
Crystal City
Railroad Commission
La-Vaca
William Greehey
Ungrateful relatives grab hoarded inheritance during grief
Ann Landers advises readers to beware greedy relatives who descend on a family home after a death, grabbing valuables before funeral details are settled. The letter-writer cites a cousin seizing a sweater and jokes about inheritance brought out harsh truths from the column.
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Ann Landers
Hilda
Lucky
Tivoli Bluebirds Visit Corpus Christi Camp Fire Festival
Tivoli Bluebirds led by Mrs. Edgar Rothkamp tour a tomato greenhouse in Rockport then set up at Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi for the District Camp Fire Festival. The group visited the Japanese Children's Museum and learned Mrs. Chandler’s story while singing. Members include Darlene Villarreal Norma Rothkamp Cindy Saenz Pam Banks and Tana Payne with several chaperones and Navy recruit Nadine Banks, Austwell Tivoli High School 1973 graduate.
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Memorial Coliseum
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Norma Rothkamp
Cindy Saenz
Pam Banks
Tana Payne
Edgar Rothkamp
Ed Banks
Gloria Ann Garcia
Navy
Nadine Banks
Edwin G. Banks
Austwell- Tivoli High School
Hospital Corpus School
Great Lakes
Ill
WS. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Cali
Unpleasant weather blights Texas as spring storm nears
A spring storm tracked from the northern Rockies into New Mexico threatening Texas with worsening weather. Forecasters warned of a southward cold front reaching far West Texas by Thursday and warned motorists of 60 mph gusts in Southwest Texas. The National Weather Service urged caution for high topped vehicles in wind belts and dust blowing on the South Plains. Clouds and possible showers or thunderstorms were likely elsewhere in the state, with clearer conditions and overcast skies noted in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Associated Press
Rockies
New Mexico
Texas
Big Bend
National Weather Service
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