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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
6
United Press foreign analysis lists three good items including China freeing U S airmen, Bulganin calling Geneva a historic milestone, and France granting Tunisia home rule. Bad news covers Adenauer’s Moscow visit, Rhee threatening action over Korea’s frontier, and Goa tensions with India and Portugal ahead of August 15 protests.
Bruce Bruce and L V Bruce announce the grand opening of the Bruce Motor Company in Childress under new ownership. Refreshments all day include coffee and doughnuts, carnations for ladies, cigars for men, and candy for children. Morris Odom joins the sales staff from Memphis, previously Phillips 66 consignee.
The visitor travels from Ennis to observe purebred shorthorn cattle and cotton production methods at Bill Bozek's farm. He then visits the Waco Farm and Ranch Club luncheon, Blue Bonnet Farm, and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at McGregor to study Santa Gertrudis cattle, cross breeding, range management, and progeny testing before flying to join other Russian exchange farmers in Minneapolis or St Paul.
A fragmented listing of film titles and cast lines spans multiple days. It notes stars such as Leslie Caron Michael Wilders Sterling Hayden Alexis Smith Dean Jagger and others across a schedule of Sunday to Saturday showings.
Fort Worth markets show steady to firm cattle and hog values with limited supplies. Poultry shifts include fowl 442 lbs and up at 19 cents, eggs Medium 26, large 30, and cattle around 10.50 to 11.50 for utility cows. Calves steady 14 to 17.50. hogs steady with U S 1 3 barrows 16.59 to 16.75. sheep listed with yearlings at 11.50 to 13 and ewes 5 down.
Washington authorities allowed sale of up to 5750 tons of government copper to manufacturers for use on important defense orders only to prevent production stoppages amid the copper strike.
Barbara Stanwyck offers practical guidance for aspiring film actors. She urges stage work, continuous learning, and professional conduct, stressing that talent is essential and education may come from many channels before success in motion pictures.
On Friday reports from Page One indicate former Colorado Governor Dan Thornton could be named Air Force secretary. Rumors in Washington and political circles suggest the post may be his if he wants it. Thornton, a Republican and friend of President Eisenhower, was said to have been offered but declined the interior secretary role, which went to Douglas McKay. He flew to Lubbock Thursday to be at his ailing father’s bedside.
Heavy continued rain up to 4.5 inches drenched parts of the Abilene area with creeks rising and two workmen safely descending from 60 feet. Water blocked Pulliam for hours and minor flooding touched the northeast, while children paddled in street rafts as showers lingered across the Panhandle and the state.
Honus Wagner of Pittsburgh and Rogers Hornsby with St. Louis and Boston each won the NL batting crown seven times. Stan Musial of St. Louis captured the title six times, marking historic consistency atop the league.
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