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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
7
Ohio State University reports a band seeding method that places seed directly over a fertilizer band to improve nutrient uptake and yield for alfalfa and other legumes. The technique promises $3 to $4 an acre in savings, suits summer seeding, and requires a good seed bed proper depth and timely nutrients for vigorous growth.
The USDA plans a grain sanitation program with FDA and Fish and Wildlife Service to cut storage pests. Residual sprays like DDT methoxychlor pyrethrum and allethrin are advised for walls and floors of bins and elevators to protect newly harvested grain. follow directions and consult a county agent if unsure.
An unusual self raising stock gate lifts automatically when unlatched, clearing rocks and snow. With two latches it can stay raised for a creep passage while confining larger animals. Construction includes barbed wire.
The USS Oriskany CV-34 became the first aircraft carrier to round Cape Horn during a South American cruise with the Brazilian Navy out of Rio de Janeiro. Crew member T A Dolezal notes rough seas, sightings near Cape Horn, and visits to Valparaiso Lima and Rio Blanco before arriving San Diego around July 21. The voyage included Equator Crossing on June 13 and a July Fourth celebration in Chile.
Edgar Freytag, chairman, announces Lavaca County PMA voting will occur August 22 at the PMA Office in Hallettsville from 8 AM to 5 PM with a single polling place. Ballots will be mailed to all known farmers to enable mail voting and both spouses may vote. All farmers urged to participate.
Subscribers are reminded to include both old and new addresses when sending a change of address to ensure continued delivery. Providing complete old and new details prevents delays and misrouting for Gazette copies.
Mrs. Willie Kloesel and her daughter Jeanette visited Mrs. James Johnson and family in Corpus Christi last week. They returned home Friday to be at the bedside of their son and brother Maxie who underwent an appendectomy at the local hospital.
Lavaca County launches a rat and typhus control program distributing 3500 pounds of Warfarin rat poison and 2000 pounds of DDT to farmers. Distribution points include Ulcak Store Wied Albrecht Store Witting Farmers Coop Gin Shiner and others with early pricing and preclearance instructions. Two county health workers will assist farms. call the County Agents Office for help.
Dr. Geo W Cox state health officer urges parents of children entering school in September to ensure full physical readiness. Vaccination for smallpox and diphtheria toxoid are emphasized, with boosters and pre school exams by a family physician and dentist to confirm good health and correct any weaknesses before school begins.
Lavaca County joins others in the Heavily Infested Pink Bollworm Quarantine Area since 1951. Farmers must ensure migratory picking crews shake out sacks and leave them inside out and trucks swept to avoid seed cotton transport. Road blocks monitor movement. all harvesting equipment must be cleaned and fumigated under a Pink Bollworm inspector before leaving the area.
Congratulations pour in for several families as the local hospital reports multiple births this month. Sidney Joe Havel weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces with siblings Mary Ann and Curtis awaiting, while Robert Tho Hoyer joins the family in El Campo. Additional births include a girl Carol Ann Hoeing and a boy Brauer, Pavlicek, and others weighing between 5 pounds 9 ounces and 8 pounds 14 ounces.
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