Rigdon Wins Academic Honor at Palo Duro High
Douglas Rigdon of Amarillo, son of Mr and Mrs Morgan Rigdon and grandson of Mr and Mrs Ray Godbey, earned honor graduate status at Palo Duro High School. He received three scholarship offers from Columbia Vanderbilt and Tulane, choosing Vanderbilt to study chemical engineering.
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Douglas Rigdon
Morgan Rigdon
Amarillo
Ray Godbey
Quail
Palo Duro High School
Columbia University
New York City
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Douglas
Wellington
Erma Godbey
Palo Duro
Key Club
Honor Society
Archimedians
Home Room
Who's Who
Largest registered cattle sale to be held in Southwest
The Essar Ranch in San Antonio will host a three day dispersal sale from June 7 to 9 led by Dr. Judd Morrow of the Southwest Agricultural Institute. The 1200 head Essar Angus herd including 250 bulls 650 cows with calves and 350 heifers will be auctioned starting at 10 a.m. with cattle offered in range condition.
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San Antonio
Southwest
Essar Ranch
Judd Morrow
The
Southwest Agricultural Institute
Morrow
Essar
Tom Shick
Longest World Record Sausage By German Butchers Guild
A historic note states the German Butchers Guild produced the largest hot dog in the late 1600s. The roll exceeded a half mile in length and weighed 885 pounds, marking a remarkable culinary feat from that era.
Death by Own Action Surpasses Major Illnesses in Teen Deaths
The article notes that many American teenagers commit death by their own actions, a leading cause of death among campus youths, exceeding fatalities from tuberculosis, diabetes, appendicitis, or leukemia. After accidents, this self-inflicted risk remains the most common campus death cause.
Weed Control By Chemical Use Described
College Station Texas farmers face weed battles as mud slows work. Fred C Silcott cotton specialist at Texas A&M notes more post-emergence herbicides exist, but mechanical rotary hoe tractors remain top practice. Last year over 51 000 units were used across 173 counties with good results. Herbicidal oil provides effective small weed and grass control, an older method still viable.
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College Station
Texas
Fred C. Silcott
Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Elliott
Thomases Attend Memphis Meet and Weed Control Talk
Thomases attend a Memphis meeting where Thomas nursing home chair Mr. Trusted Thom led the program committee. The discussion covered weed control in cotton using Diuron caparol and DSMA mixtures with surfactants, timing guidelines, and recommended MP-054 and 8-1029 references for rates and timing.
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Trusted Thom
Thomas Nursing Home
Thomas
Golden Spread Nursing Home
Memphis
Panhandle
Austin Visits in West Texas
G. T. Austin traveled through western Texas visiting his children. In Lubbock he stayed with Don and Betsy Austin and with his older brother Jon. He stopped at Olton to see daughter and school dietician Ray Slatten, then Wink with Dan Austin, owner of Post Office Pharmacy. In El Paso he visited Chaplain Don R. Smith and family. Faith and Hope Smith joined a piano recital. The Stith family will leave Biggs AFB June 30 for a three year tour in Japan at Itazuke Air Base after visiting Wellington. Chaplain Smith is a Southern Baptist chaplain.
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G. T. Austin
Texas
Lubbock
Don B. Austin
Betsy
Don Austin
Dimimit
Jon Austin
Olton
Ray Slatten
Austin
Wink
Dan Austin
Post Office
el Paso
Don R. Smith
Shallow Drilling Dominates Texas Gulf Offshore Wells
Most offshore oil drilling in the Texas Gulf region occurs in waters not deeper than 60 feet.
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Texas Gulf Region
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New York
East River
Allied Maintenance Corp
United Nations
Rigdon
Livy
Rome
Icol
Glenn Jordan
Hollis
Oklahoma
Sunbeam
Thomases
West Texas
M. W. Cobb
South Main Shamrock
Dhe
Bordens
Borden's Buttermilk
White Swan Hominy
White Swan
Borden's Cottage Cheese
Yayay
Mma
Borden's
DIP
Cudahy
Chuck Wagon
Kimbell
Oleo
Dial
White Swan Coffee
Raymond Patton
Luther Sullivan
Crisco
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