Alfalfa Weevil Notes From County Agent Dale Dunlap
Collingsworth County Agent Dale Dunlap outlines alfalfa weevil anatomy life cycle and damage patterns. He explains how larvae skeletonize leaves, stages from eggs to larvae, and how timing of cutting and insecticide application affects control. The piece emphasizes field scouting, action thresholds, and safe extension service guidance.
Lawyer volunteers time to legal hotline for older Texans
Former oil executive Bob Franklin, a SMU law graduate, now volunteers weekly at the Legal Hotline for Older Texans. He provides fee legal advice to low income Texans over 60 on Medicare Medicaid contracts trusts and tenant disputes. The toll free line is 1-800-622-2520. The article notes the eagle owl as the world’s largest owl at up to 26 inches.
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Bob Franklin
Franklin
SMU
Costa Resources, Inc
Texas
Robin Leach
Dallas
Bower
Census questionnaire assistance centers planned nationwide
The census bureau to set up about 40 000 Questionnaire Assistance Centers to help residents fill out Census 2000 forms. Centers will provide language guides in 49 languages plus large print, with 1 800 numbers for English Spanish Chinese Korean Vietnamese Tagalog and TDD. Center hours in Childress County are listed. cooperation is sought to ensure an accurate count affecting federal grants and representation.
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Census Bureau
QAC
Childress County
Ave NW
Childress
Pets worsen asthma and allergy risks in homes
Dr. Benjamin Interiano of Baylor College of Medicine warns that pets with fur or feathers aggravate asthma through hair and dander. If keeping a pet is unavoidable, keep it outside living areas, bathe weekly, clean bedding and boxes, cover fabrics, and have nonallergic people handle chores to reduce exposure. Continuous allergen exposure can intensify asthma and cause lasting damage.
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Benjamin Interiano
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Interinao
Interfano
Interfang
Fresh ideas for keeping food safe and fresh
Fresh Ideas from NAPS advise keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Do not leave cooked food at room temperature for more than an hour or two. Wash hands before and after handling food and clean surfaces with hot soapy water. Inspect meat packaging for tears and use Surlyn Air Tight Seal by DuPont to secure meats and seafood. Store foods in clean containers in fridge and cupboards.
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DuPont
Temple Houston and the Yule of Windmills in Texas
From Texas Was His Land by Fred Truitt, the Temple Houston profile recounts his Texas exploits as a sharp shooting lawyer and son of General Sam Houston. It notes a pistol duel with Billy the Kid at Tascosa, and outlines XIT Ranch windmill infrastructure tallies and layouts devised by engineer W D Twichell, highlighting a 128 foot windmill in Yellow House Canyon.
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Temple
Houston
Fred Truitt
Texas
Temple Houston
Tascosa
Sam Houston
Independence
Baylor University
Billy the Kid
Billy
J. Evetts Haley
Xit Ranch
Yellow House Canyon
XIT
W.D. Twichell
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Russell Fowler
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Fred Truett
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