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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1973

Page

2

Buyers Paying For Sales To Russia

Record crops remain small and food prices surge as U S grain exports to the Soviet Union help drive inflation. Wheat futures top $4 a bushel while bread and beef prices rise and government forecasts show higher grocery costs this year.

Don McLeod Associated Press Washington Russia U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Department Department United States U.S Soviet Union Commerce Department Asst Richard Bell Bell

Fishy Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues List

A list of crossword style clues with across and down entries including fish names like scup and various wordplay hints such as authenticates and plaid cloth. The page enumerates clues by number with short definitions or hints for each entry.

Gilliland Receives Master’s Degree in Natural Science

Edward A. Gilliland, instructor at Childress High School, has earned a Master’s Degree in Natural Science from Wyoming University. The note adds a side fact about flatfish: they begin upright, then grow flat as one roving eye travels around the head. Eventually both eyes are on the upper side of the bottom-dwelling fish.

Edward A. Gilliland Childress High School Wyoming University

Landmark American Film Theater aims to redefine cinema

Producer Ely Landau and partners plan monthly showings in 519 theaters starting Oct. 29 with eight new films. Subscribers pay 30 dollars for a season, 24 for matinees, no individual tickets. The project targets cineastes, promises programs and intermissions, with actors and directors earning from gross receipts.

Bob Thomas Associated Press LOS Angeles Ely Landau American Express H. L. Mencken Landau American Film Theater United States Katharine Hepburn Paul Scofield Edward Albee Zero Mostel Ionesco Lee Marvin Fredric March Robert Ryan O’neill Stacy Keach Osborne Luther Laurence Olivier Alan Bates Chekhov Howard Clark Columbia Pictures Justice Department Columbia

Three Would-be Robbers Defeated by Ex-bouncer in Parking Lot

In Southend England three would-be muggers demanded cash from 28 year old Malcolm Palmer. Palmer, an ex-bouncer, started swinging and left all three bleeding and unconscious in the parking lot.

Southend England Malcolm Palmer Palmer

Carpet buying tips and price pitfalls for homeowners

Consumers are urged to compare carpet costs by square yard and beware per square foot quotes. Articles explain how installation and padding may be included or separate, and warn against misleading multiroom “cheap” offers.

Girl Scout Art In the Park Set For Friday

Young people mainly Girl Scouts will take part in Art in the Park sponsored by Cadette Scouts. Held Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fair Park location, ages six to 12 will learn crafts. If weather turns bad, activities move to the Community House. Bring a sack lunch and drink. Cadette leader Mrs. J. C. Campsey invites interested youngsters.

Fair Park J. C. Campsey

Rain totals and storms sweep Paducah region

Paducah reports a predawn thunderstorm with 1.16 inches of rain and additional showers into the morning hours. National Weather Service gauges record varied totals around the area, with July rainfall totals compared to past years and notes on local ranches, grazing conditions, and water tanks needing rain.

Ora Lee Frazier Paducah National Weather Service Cattle County Dunlap Y Ranch Guthrie King County

July rainfall figures and local visits in Parker County notes

The record shows Julys from 1953 to 1963 with varied rainfall totals and a later note on 1967 202. July rains ranged from 0 to 5.55 inches, with 5.55 in July 1958 being the high. The bulletin also records family visits from Weatherford to Plainview Grow community Lubbock and Hammond and mentions travels to New Mexico and Colorado with Lake Vallecito and Santa Fe sights. Specific names include Janis Burfiend Mrs Ronnie, the Smiths, Mayberrys, the Adams, the Stanleys, Harvey Matney, Kenny Matney, and others. visitors' stays with J W Ellis and Pearl Madden Duty and the Hendersons.

Janis Ronnie) Burfiend Weatherford W. E. Smith Walter Mayberry LeAnn Keith Plainview Elmo Adams Travis Randy Grow Community Smiths Missionary Baptist Church T. H. Stanleys Harvey Matney Kenny Matney Kenny Jr Kevin Lubbock New Mexico Colorado Lake Vallecito Durango Santa Fe N.M Lake Alamogordo Paducahans First Assembly of God Church Hammond Oklo Lonnie Harris S. A. McGowen Jerry McClendon Mmes C. M Pearl Madden Duty Belton Cottle County Swearingen C. L. Henderson Kenneth Ray Bryan Gastonia N.C Donald Lee White John and David Livingston Ray White Hendersons James Allen Frazier Bonavista Ollie Frazier Ora Lee H. T. Frazier Jr

Lawyers and farmers tour Texas peanut growers program

Monzelle O'Brien of Comanche and Lyndell Coan of DeLeon hosted by Hale County Program Building Committee representative S. M. Trew Jr. Field discussions led by Ray Joe Riley Plains Cotton Growers, Eldon McEachern Edmonson Pest Management, and Elbert Harp Grain Sorghum Producers Assoc. A field check was done at Jake Finney farm in Edmonson. Producers emphasized the close link between pest management and local cotton farming.

Monzelle O’brien Comanche Lyndell Coan DeLeon S. M. Trew, Jr Hale County Plainview Ray Joe Riley Plains Cotton Growers Eldon McEachern Edmonson Pest Management Committee Elbert

Boys Ranch Rodeo Draws 10,000 for Labor Day Event

The 29th annual Boys Ranch Rodeo at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch in Amarillo expects about 10 000 attendees over two shows at 2 30 p m with 150 plus boys roping riding calves steers bulls and bucking stock under RCA rules.

Boys Ranch Cal Farley R.C.A Boys Ranch Alumni Association West 11Th Street Amarillo P.O Texas

New Officers For TAEHE Chosen

NACOGDOCHES Home economists from Texas named to 1973 74 officers of the Texas Association of Extension Home Economists. Mrs Judy Dedeck Williamson County first vice president Mrs Barbara Fowler Hidalgo County second vice president Mrs Mary Thomas Kaufman County treasurer and Mrs Margaret Mather Kendall County secretary join President Mrs Cula Nowlin Ochiltree County and outgoing president Mrs Jo Curtis Dallas County as parliamentarian. All are county Extension agents with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service Texas A&M University System.

Nacogdoches Texas Texas Association of Extension Judy Dedeck Williamson County Barbara Fowler Hidalgo County Mary Thomas Kaufman County Margaret Mather Kendall County Cula Nowlin Ochiltree County Jo Curtis Dallas County Texas Agricultural Extension Service Texas A&m University System

Integrated pest management urged for wider crop use

Assistant Secretary Long praised pilot programs showing fewer pesticide applications and higher yields plus better environmental quality. He called for a comprehensive pest management plan for all crops in the region, not just one. Long noted rapid expansion is needed and cited his career at Bank of America and Irvine Company before joining USDA.

Long Bank of America Irvine Company California

Agnew Enjoys Golf Weekend with Sinatra in Palm Springs

Vice President Spiro Agnew, tanned and smiling, played golf at Tamarisk Country Club but spent much of his time in the rough. He scored a birdie on the ninth hole and quipped about his near miss with a six iron. He was weekending with entertainer Frank Sinatra.

Palms Springs Calif Spiro T. Agnew Agnew Tamarisk Country Club Frank Sinatra

Congress pressed on anti inflation and Alaska pipeline issue

Lawmakers consider speeding anti inflation measures including export controls and tariff changes, stockpile disposal, and Alaska Pipeline authority. Experts warn farm legislation could push incomes via production not prices, fearing volatile markets. Capital of Sierra Leone cited as teetown with Franklin quote on trade wealth.

Congress Vastine

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