Americans Are The Most Numbered People On Earth
A UPI dispatch surveys how Americans accumulate numbers from birth. Social Security cards, drivers licenses, credit and insurance numbers, and many memberships flood the billfolds, illustrating that Americans, who prize variety and self‑organization, become the most numbered people on earth.
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Barney Seibert
United Press International
U.S
Awa
Draft Board
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lighter Side Satirizes Pest Control and TV Addiction
Comedian Dick West riffs on insect control and Rachel Carson, noting new lab work on birth control and flights of light, sound, and scent as pest strategies. He also jokes about television’s intrusion and his own reluctance to watch, ending with a humorous critique of ads.
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Washington
UPI
Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Gainesville
Fla
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Belsvile
Texas Water Commission hearing on amended permit 2277
The Texas Water Commission will hold a hearing in Austin on September 4, 1963, at 10 a.m. on Application No. 2277 by Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority to amend Permit No. 1917. The amendment seeks a dam and reservoir on Salt Fork of Red River and a pumping sump on Lelia Lake Creek in Donley County, with revised storage and diversion figures, and continued overall authorization for tributary waters. Protests must be filed at least five days before the hearing.
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Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Childress
Texas
The
Texas Water
Red River
Hedley
A. Rowe
Donley County
Salt Fork
Clarendon
S. F. Ry
Denia
Lelia Lake Creek
Santa Fe Railroad Survey
Texas Water Commission
Commission
Austin
Free Tickets Offered for Ice Capades Event Ads
Want ads in the Childress Index advertise free tickets to the 23rd GO Edition of Ice Capades. The note notes Gale Gordon of Dennis the Menace toured England as a child with his American actor parents, performing there for eight years.
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Name Appeas
Childress Index
Gale Gordon
Dennis the Menace
England
Rotary president tours world advising on policy
Rotary president Carl P. Miller begins a three month world tour after meeting with the president and secretary of state. He will address international Rotary clubs about U S foreign policy. California defense contracts funding sent to other states via the sub contracting system exceeds half of all spending per Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce report.
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Rotary
Carl P. Miller
U.S
California
Los Angeles
Dow Jones Averages Mixed as Trading Halts at Midday
United Press International reports Dow Jones averages with gains and declines across indices. The 30 industrials sit at 724.21, up 1.07, with rails at 199.71 and utilities near 261.25, as volume reaches 3.47 million by 2 p.m.
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United Press International
Indus
Oldest Sitka founded by Russians in 1799
Historic note recalls Sitka as the oldest town in southeastern Alaska, established by Russians in 1799, reflecting early settlement patterns in the region.
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Sitka
Alaska
Guinea Gold Named English Coins by Ancient Trade Call
The article notes that Guinea gold from West Africa shaped English coinage, with the term guineas arising from the region’s gold supply and trade, as described by National Geographic Magazine.
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National Georgraphic Magazine
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