Irrigation Reservoir Project In Kountze Area
Wayne and Hebert Cook completed an irrigation reservoir with a 10 acre foot capacity to serve 20 acres of pasture and vegetables. A four inch well pumps 100 gallons per minute into the reservoir aided by Soil Conservation Service technicians. Contact the Soil Conservation Service office in Kountze for technical irrigation assistance.
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Wayne
Hebert Cook
Soil Conservation Service
Cook
Soil Conservation Service Office
Kountze
Amber Glass Spring in Marlin Texas Turns Glass Amber
A spring in Marlin Texas yields water that changes ordinary glass dipped into it into a clear permanent amber color. Local observers report glass objects placed in the spring undergoing a lasting transformation.
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Marlin
Texas
Mobile Color TV to Highlight 1955 State Fair of Texas
The 1955 State Fair of Texas promises a world first mobile color TV unit from RCA to be based at the fair October 7 to 23. Live color telecasts will run daily from a large stage in the agriculture building with WFAA TV KRLD TV sharing studios and a color TV caravan touring the Southwest. The event aims to project color broadcasts to fairgoers and potentially national networks, with both local and closed circuit color viewing available on fairgrounds sets.
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Texas
Radio Corporation of America
Fairgrounds
Dallas
Wfaa-Tv
Krld-Tv
RCA
Southwest
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative Secures $725000 Loan
Congressman Jack Brooks announced a Rural Electrification Administration loan of 725000 to the Sam Houston Electric Cooperative to build about 200 miles of distribution lines serving 1000 new customers. The Livinston headquartered co op covers Angelina Hardin Liberty and Tyler counties in Southeast Texas.
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Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
Brooks
The
Rural Electrification Administration
Jack Brooks
Milton T. Potts
Texas
Livingston
Second Congressional District
Angelina
Hardin
Liberty
Tyler
Sam Houston Cooperative
Animal Husbandman Says Dehorned Beef Brings Higher Prices
A. D. Thompson extension animal husbandman says dehorned cattle fetch better prices than horned ones. Horned cattle bruise carcasses and lower sale value, and their hides often suffer from fighting. Dehorned livestock typically commands higher market prices for similar quality and condition.
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A. D. Thompson
Thompson
56 Seniors Plan Dance To Fund Florida Trip
Members of the 1955-56 Silsbee high school senior class stage a public dance at the fire hall at 8 p.m. Saturday to raise funds for the May 1956 trip to Florida. Nelda Graves says tickets go on sale Saturday in the business district. tickets available from Shelia Murphey Jim McMurray or any senior.
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Florida
Silsbee High School
Nelda Graves
Shelia Murphey
Jim McMurray
Pre Season Hunters Face Heavy Fines in Arrestes
Texas Game and Fish Commission reports fines for out of season hunting. Borger pair pay 200 each plus costs for illegally shooting antelope. Ozona man 200. San Angelo pair 200 each. New Braunfels man 300. Port Lavaca man 100. Harlingen man 100 for dove hunting and ducks out of season.
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Houston
Rockland
Austin
Lufkin
Lampasas
Lake Buchanan
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Borger
Ozona
San Angelo
New Braunfels
Port Lavaca
Harlingen
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Chrysler
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Thos. E. Bell
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Lamar State College of Technology
Aith
H. C. Long
Joe Register
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Piper Holay Sa
Neyland
Silsbee
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