Wingate News Social Roundup Touches Many Towns
Local notes report visits across Fluvanna Odessa Winters and Winters with relatives and friends. Family updates include a death in California and recoveries in Midland San Angelo and Abilene. Churches schools and kinship connections anchor a broad weekend of travel and hospitality.
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Elmer King
Fluvanna
Mrs. Lindsey
Buck Rodgers
I. N. Phillips
Odessa
Agatha
Clyce Dunn
John Storey
California
A. R. Wheats
Midland
W. W. Wheats
W. S. Smiths
Raymond Lindsey
Ethel Harter
Muleshoe
Harter
Leila
Annie King
Star
Humble Camp
South Texas
Murphy
Spann
San Angelo
M. B. Folsome
Morrison
Fred Landers
Clyde Landers
J. W. Allen
Houston Medical Center
Finis Bryan
Vet Insurance Checks May Be Received Earlier
The President orders the VA to advance regular 1961 dividends for USGLI and NSLI policyholders. Payments begin with April through June anniversaries and many will arrive before June 30 1961. The method follows the latest option chosen by the insured and delays occur if individuals inquire about dividends.
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USGLI
NSLI
VA Insurance Service
You don't grow old by blundering but by wondering
Quotation reflecting on aging and wisdom. The saying contrasts active mistakes with stagnant doubt, suggesting growth comes from curiosity rather than fear. The line prompts reflection on living fully and learning through inquiry.
Texas Farm Counts Shrink While Land Value Soars 1954 59
Census data show Texas farms declined from 292 947 in 1954 to 227 054 in 1959 an average loss near 13 600 yearly. Land and improvements value rose from 8 576 902 266 to 12 428 587 993, while average farm value jumped to 48 349 per farm and 86 96 per acre. Average farm size grew from 497.7 to 629.5 acres since 1954.
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Texas
U. S
Texas Farm Values and Tenant Shifts in 1940
The report notes Texas farm values in 1940 with an average farm value near $6,196 and per acre value of about $18.81, totaling $2.59 billion. It highlights a decline in tenant farmers from 204,462 in 1940 to far fewer by 1961, amid a shift to larger commercial farming and cattle areas across rural Texas and East Texas.
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