Ok Corral of Lawn Woes and Irrigation Ironic
A humorous reminiscence on extreme drought and yard chaos. The narrator laments overgrown Coastal Bermuda and Johnson Grass, hostile neighbors with soaked sprinklers, a wary lawn boy, a stubborn Airedale, and flirtations with cactus gardens to cut maintenance and water costs. His wife suggests using his new mower, which proves unhelpful.
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Bermuda
Johnson
Saint Augustine
Tax lessons and stars in one Texas week
The Dallas District IRS praises Texas schools and teachers for teaching about 200000 students to prepare Form 1040 while offering 150 adult education sessions to reach several thousand adults. The piece then presents a weekly horoscope with all twelve signs offering guidance and warnings for personal plans and legal matters.
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Internal Revenue
Dallas
Texas
IRS
Redistricting Board mulls staff study for Texas reapportionment
The Legislative Redistricting Board, blocked by a court order, orders staff research toward reapportionment of both Texas houses. If enjoined, the Legislature may handle it in a fall special session. judge set hearings for September 2 on an injunction petition. The board seeks early action on House redistricting while Senate plans already await action. Also notes include new school bus stopping rule, a Collin County state park gift, and an Aransas Refuge archery season set for Sept 17–30.
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Austin
Tex
Legislative
Texas House
Senate
Herman Jones
Fred Head
Henderson
Jones
House
Crawford C. Martin
Texas Supreme Court
Martin
High Court
Ben Barnes
Board
Collin County
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Cards of Thanks for John L Bow Illness and Death
Mr and Mrs Ben Bow and family express sincere appreciation for the considerate gestures during John L Bow illness and death. They thank friends for calls cards letters flowers visits and hospital staff at Sherman Community Hospital including Doctors Rowland Townsend and nurses cooks and housekeepers. The Grover C Browns Sr.
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John L. Bow
Ben Bow
Rowland and
Townsend
Sherman Community Hospital
Grover C. Browns Sr
Local improvements urged while promoting a Bells pasture course
A columnist notes common local faults and suggests community uplift through church attendance and shopping locally. A pasture short course for adult farmers runs Sept 6–9 in Bells, led by O V Barker and Jack Pritchard, with Texas A&M expert Phillip Nix teaching. $2 entry, certificates to enrollees.
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Bells High School Vocational Agriculture Department
O.V. Barker
Jack Pritchard
Phillip Nix
Vocational Agriculture Division
Texas Education Agency
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Texas A&m University
Nix
Texas A&m
Bells
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First United Penecostal
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Charles Pierce
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