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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
5
A rural community note details visits and family gatherings around New Hope and Albany. Residents recount Friday and weekend visits, cemetery donations, Skiles reunion events, and a Fort Griffin Fandangle attendance, highlighting local ties among families. The column also includes cotton and crop guidance on weevil management and timing for square growth.
Grain sorghum growth is strong with rains but weevil grub and greenbugs rise in fields. Jones county reports up to 300 greenbugs per plant, Fisher county notes 92 per plant. Headworms or cotton bollworms appear in sorghum over 12 inches with shot holes in leaves. Cowboy rodeo entertainment traces roots to Spanish and Indian influences.
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development announce the first Breakfast Club meeting of 1977 to be held Friday July 8 at 7 am in the Lions Club Building. The program includes introducing new chamber members and the first three Salesperson of the Month awards, with a $1.75 per person breakfast. Reservations are due by Wednesday afternoon July 6.
County Extension agent Mrs. Necy Wilburn promotes meat as a nutritious package essential for a balanced diet. She notes meat supplies high quality protein and key vitamins and minerals, including iron, zinc, and B vitamins, with liver providing substantial vitamin A and B12.
Texas gardeners report bitter cucumbers as heat and drought stress rise. Extension specialist notes low moisture high temperatures and poor fertility trigger bitterness. maintaining favorable growing conditions helps prevent it. Peeling slightly deeper may reduce bitterness as skin contains the bitter compounds.
Entomologist notes cotton growth in Fisher and Jones counties during June 20 24. Thrips remain light, aphids slightly up, fleahoppers increasing, and boll weevils moving into fields at the one third grown square stage. Early control decisions rely on finding one third grown square and one boll weevil.
Field notes show bollworm trap catches down from June peaks with 604 moths per night this week. Boll weevils drop overall but appear in squares. fleahoppers rise on host weeds with heavy numbers noted. Beet armyworms and other beneficials noted in various fields. David Kattes and Gerry Bohmfalk report regional trends.
The Stamford High School Classes of 1951 1952 and 1983 will hold a class reunion Sunday July 3 at the Lion's Club building from 2 30 to 5 30 p m. All teachers, parents and friends are invited. For more information contact Ray Kinney.
Funeral services for 83 year old Earl Osment of Haskell will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Haskell First Baptist Church with pastors Dudley Bragg and Phil Watson officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery in Stamford. He died Tuesday night at Haskell Memorial Hospital. Born in 1894 in Cleveland Tennessee he settled in Jones County in 19 and lived in Tuxedo area until 1962 retirement. He later married Carrie Kimbrough and then lived in Haskell. He was survived by his wife a son two daughters a stepson two stepdaughters a sister eight grandchildren four great grandchildren and seventeen step grandchildren.
Stamford High School Class of 1957 plans a reunion Saturday starting at 1 p.m. in the school cafeteria with registration 1 to 3. A morning coffee at Mrs. R. L. Harnson’s home runs 9 to 11. Social hour 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Stamford Country Club precedes dinner.
The first workmen's compensation insurance law to go into effect was passed by Wisconsin on May 3 1911.
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