Mike service offered to Smith Doxey cotton farmers
An airflow instrument tests fiber fineness and yields micronaive readings to gauge maturity. Smith Doxey group members can get the service for 8 cents per sample, instead of the usual 25 cents. Applications must reach the local office by July 1.
Gulf Shrimp Season Closes in Texas Waters
The Gulf of Mexico shrimp season from the Texas shoreline to the 1044 mile limit will close from June 1 to July 15 to allow juvenile shrimp to mature. Texas Game and Fish Commission patrols return this year to enforce the conservation period.
Congressmen Thompson on strong national defense and reserve service
Clark W. Thompson recalls a lifelong push for a robust Armed Forces Reserve dating back to 1930s policy, his leadership of the 15th Battalion Marine Corps Reserve, and views on military service influencing his 1947 Congress bid. He notes 175 members with Reserve status and addresses potential conflicts of interest among lawmakers.
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Washington
15Th Battalion
Marine Corps Reserve
Fort Crockett
Congress
Clay Stone Briggs
Douglas MacArthur
Armed Forces
Clark W. Thompson
Local farmers to test cotton with new mike reading test
Most cotton in the area will be eligible for the U S Department of Agriculture mike test. Jimmie B. Russ leads Austin's Cotton Classing Office noting 423000 bales were classed last year and 85 percent of the territory's cotton. The mike reading guides quality and market prospects, with 3 5 or higher suited to mill needs. Farmers in Smith-Doxey groups pay 8 cents per sample. testing is free for Smith-Doxey. Ginners urge early applications with a July 1 deadline.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Smith-Doxey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mike
Jimmie B. Russ
Austin
Mr. Russ
Russ
Smith-Doxey Improvement Groups
Victoria medical society installs new officers
Dr Hilton Wilhite presided at the Victoria Calhoun and Gol iad Counties Medical Society of Texas installation in Tor ahs Manhattan Room. Mrs Winton Coleman was installed president with a slate including Mrs Hilton Wilhite as vice president and Miss Judith Anne Stoever named Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship recipient.
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Judith Ann Stoever
Victoria
Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad Counties
Hilton Wilhite
Victoria, Calhoun and Goliad
Nightingale
Miss Stoever
James Daugherty School of Nursing
Corpus Christi
Future Nurses Club
Junior Historians
Anchor Club
National Honor Society
Order of Rainbow
Texas Future Nurses Convention
Hallettsville Stock Market Report Auction Totals and Prices
The Hallettsville Livestock Commission reported 2180 cattle 485 hogs and 105 sheep sold Tuesday with calve prices from 19 down to 26.10 for good and choice stocker calves 28 to 38.25, cow and calf pairs 130 to 210, hogs 11.50 to 18.10, sheep lambs 11 to 16. Tommy Marlow and Pat Ford of Austin visited Hallettsville over the weekend with local residents.
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Hallettsville Livestock Commission
Tommy Marlow
Pat Ford
Austin
Elton Zander
Don
Great Texas Lumber Company names rolled out in Texas
Houston officials announce rebranding of thirty one former Temple Lumber yards as The Great Texas Lumber Company marking a split from Temple Lumber Company and a broader, independent operation. Yards extend from Orange to Odessa and Paris to McAllen with HQ in Houston. The Shiner yard sits on Avenue C at Seventh Street.
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Houston
Texas
Lumber Yards
Temple
Great Texas Lumber Company Yards
Great Texas Lumber Company
Thirty Four Yards
Temple Lumber Company
Line Yard Company
Orange
Odessa
Paris
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Shiner
Avenue C
Seventh St
Shiner Clippers Down Weimar 7-6 on Home Field
After five SCTAL losses, Shiner Clippers win 7 to 6 against Weimar Vets on June 3. Frank Pavlas pitched for Shiner as both teams totaled fourteen hits. Shiner is idle June 9 with next away game at Moulton on June 16.
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Clippers
Weimar Vets
Frank Pavlas
Shiner
Moulton
Local Graduates Collect Degrees and Honors
Miss Jean Zappe graduated cum laude from Incarnate Word College San Antonio earning a Bachelor of Arts. Ronald Leonard Dreyer earned a Bachelor of Commerce at Rice University after a Shiner High School class of 1959. Governor Connally spoke at the ceremony. Max William Kloesel, also a Shiner High School 1959 graduate, joined Rice University graduates. Relatives attended. Miss Louise Meiners funeral services were held in Moulton with family present.
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Beverly Ann Balusek
Hermann Sons
Comfort
E. L. Balusek Jr
E. L. Balusek Sr
Gary Allen Huebner
Roswell
New Mexico
Oscar H. Huebner
Huebner
Anton
Jean Zappe
Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
Wm. Zappe Jr
Gonzales
William Zappe
Beatrice Zappe
Shiner
Ronald Leonard Dreyer
Shiner High School
Rice University
Houston
Gov
John Connally
Max William Kloesel
Willie Kloesel
Bismark Runk
Alice
Julia Wolters
Emma Runk
Mesdames Rudie Valenta
Jeff Mikulik
Ernest Hajek
Isabel Thulemeyer
Louise Meiners
Moulton
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Elizabeth Nowlin
Thomas
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Nowlin
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