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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
6
The piece blends notes on regional change from the Canadian River Dam project and new bird species across the Panhandle to stories from Tulia to Guymon. It mentions the Driskill hotel in Austin, Pampa Corona hotel plans, a 1954–60 era labor shift, and local business figures like Jess West, Earl Cosby, Hoss and Robbie Yates, with reflections on population in Amarillo and safety gains for steelworkers reaching a record low injury rate.
An advertisement touts Parcentrate as a grapefruit based weight loss aid sold for 1.69 by Texas drug counters. It promises rapid fat loss with a two week supply and offers money back if not effective. A testimonial from Mrs. Hazel Pritchard of Amarillo claims a 26 pound loss after use.
Tab Evans trained Pork Chop the hog to perform tricks and gain national notice. The pig was retired and sent to the packing house. Australia’s kangaroos belong to one of the oldest living mammal families, with ancestors that roamed with the dinosaurs.
Sgt. Leroy E Pratt, 27, from Las Vegas, inspects and repairs 457 signs on the American sector border between West and East Berlin and East Germany to keep soldiers from wandering. He spends about two days weekly on this duty, noting East beer and currency tricks lure troops to East Berlin. Priests enforce stringent movement rules but enforcement is limited. Canada traps supply 60 percent of the Dominion fur, with domestic fur farms contributing the rest.
A historical note describes the evolution of the railroad tank car in the 1860s with onboard heating devices insulation and pressure systems. The design featured wooden tanks mounted upright on flat cars for transport.
A UPI brief from Tulsa states that the average consumer will eat about 33 hogs 10 lambs 8 steers and five veal calves in a lifetime.
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