Sub Freezing Weather Halts Cotton Harvest
The USDA in Memphis reports cotton quality declined week over week while sub freezing weather halted harvesting. Ginning crowds remain. 20,000 samples were classed this week, bringing season total to 84,000 vs 147,000 last year. Prices moving down slightly. cottonseed around 49 dollars per ton to farmers.
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USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Memphis
K. E. Voelkel
Wasty
Pressley
Texas
Cotton Division
Cotton Research Committee of Texas
Oil and Gas Lease Transfers Reported
Mel Roy Cofer and wife transfer 140 acres in section 1 and all of section 64 block Ratification to Thomas L. Wade as trustee. W Ross Moore and wife transfer 140 acres in survey 57 and section 64 block 19 to Thomas L. Wade as trustee, comprising 782.8 acres.
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Mel Roy Cofer
Thomas L. Wade
W. Ross Moore
County Reports Six Rural Accidents in November
Collingsworth County Rural traffic crashes totaled six in November with five injuries and $8,050 in property damage. Through November 1964 rural crashes numbered 15 with 11 injured and $14,485 damaged. Potter exceeded Collingsworth in monthly loss. Other counties tallied varied accidents, injuries, and damages.
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Collingsworth
J. W. Wilson
Highway Patrol
Potter
Childress
Cottle
Donley
Gray
Mrs. W. L. Lacy Dies in Turkey Community
Mrs. W. L. Lacy of Turkey died at home Monday night December 14 at age 74. A Comanche, Oklahoma native, she lived in Buck Creek area since 1910 and was married here in 1910. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church in Turkey with Rev. R. F. Potter and Elder Elvis Pitts officiating. burial followed in Turkey. Survivors include two sons and ten daughters, with names listed from Wellington to California.
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W. L. Lacy
Turkey
Robert Lacy
Buck Creek
First Baptist Church
R. F. Potter
Elvis Pitts
Wellington
I. J. Lacy
Tulsa
Bessie Parker
Casey, N.M
Bernice Barker
Brownfield
Qine Dumont
Paducah
Lorene Collings
Florene Winn
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Marshall Bates
Pacifica
Evelyn
Sher man County Records No Accidents in Perfect Month
Hall reports 3 accidents with 1 injury and $2020 in property damage. Hardeman has 5 crashes with no injuries and $1800 loss. Wheeler shows 6 accidents, 4 injuries, and $3400 damage. Sherman County records no accidents no injuries and no property loss.
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Hall
Hardeman
Wheeler
Sherman County
Notable Survivors and Relatives Listed for Local Resident
The obituary mentions Lyles of Turkey and survivors including Mrs Joyce Plaster Amarillo Mrs Jean Brantley Dallas and Mrs Sue George Hereford. It notes two brothers three sisters 44 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The piece also cites over 17 million Americans lion hunting and an average hunter in the field 13 days with the moon a quarter of a million miles distant.
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Neason
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Luther Sullivan
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Bill Rainer
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Raymond Patton
Joe Wood
Dwayne Poteet
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