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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1978
Page
2
An unsigned letter to the Stamford American complains about lack of details on a recent blast and asks the editor to publish more information. The newspaper notes it does not print letters without a full name.
County Extension Entomologist notes hot dry weather halted cotton growth and cracked bolls. Boll weevil counts rise in dryland and irrigated fields with varying punctured square percentages. Some growers sprayed for weevil and expect yield gains. Bollworm presence remains spotty with low overall field damage. Beneficial insects stay scarce as scouting scales back with fieldwork limits.
Labor Day, Monday Sept 4, will close most local businesses. All U S Government offices including the Post Office and city offices will be closed. The Water Department stays on call for emergencies. Banks and Stamford Public Schools also close or suspend classes for the holiday.
The 19th Annual Cattlemen's Round-Up for Crippled Children benefits the West Texas Rehabilitation Center with area chairmen announced including Sam Baize G C Carothers Gary Mathis Bill Reed and Eugene Swenson for Stamford. A cattle sale is set for Abilene on Sept 25 and a horse sale on Oct 7 with a Coleman sale on Oct 4. Also notes a State 4 H Dog Show on Sept 16 in Waco with entries due by Sept 5. Baseball trivia remarks follow about line drive distances.
Texas Senator Ray Farabee of Wichita Falls, a longtime advocate for agriculture, was named a 1978 Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture by the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association. He was one of seven Texans honored, with others including Carl Jahnel, Jerry Lucy, Jimmy Powell, E R Wagoner, F E Guthrie, and T A Kincaid Jr.
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