Automation’s reach tests small shop owners and workers
A columnist analyzes automation in the U S economy, recounting a candy store near a high school where a vending machine reduces staff and prompts broader layoff fears. It notes GM and coal mining shifts, retraining efforts, government programs, and resistance to moving workers, warning of uneven job gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ferguson Washington
UPI
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Cadillac
Ous
Algas
Silied Tachi
Home Demonstration Group Sets 1964 Houston Convention
The Texas Home Demonstration Association will hold its 1964 meeting in Houston September 16 and 17 with headquarters at the Rice Hotel. About 1,000 women are expected to attend as the 22 member board selects site and dates and outlines district spring meetings.
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Houston
State Homemakers
Bonnie Cox
Agricultural Extension Service
Rice Hotel
Home Demonstration Club
Cox
Tax Planning Tips For Farmers And Ranchers
Farm records reviewed before year end can reduce taxes through cash basis planning. Bates of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes income can swing with yields prices and costs. Plan by delaying or accelerating purchases and income, using depreciation on livestock and equipment, and timing payments to optimize taxable income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
C. H Bates
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Bates
Childress County Brucellosis Status and 4-H Show Results
Childress County remains a Modified Certified Brucellosis free area after 1961 blood testing and faces 1964 retesting to maintain status. Testing will target cattle from carriers or suspects, with schedule details to come. 4-H youths showcased beef cattle with Larry Jones and Cheryle Jones winning honors. Texas A&M soil testing service offers one week submissions, with materials available at the County Agent’s office. An old timer quips that Americans lose belief in Santa while adults doubt him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Childress
Duke Holland
Agriculture Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Jones
Slick
Royce Tippett
Cheryle Jones
Peaches
Texas A&m
Santa Claus
Almanac Highlights of December 17, 1963
On this day in history notable events include the Wright brothers first flight in 1903, General Billy Mitchell court martial in 1925, Graf Spee scuttling in 1939, and the Atlas ICBM launch in 1957. Also notes Cicero quote and celestial show of Jupiter Saturn and Venus.
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United Press International
Orville
Wilber Wright
Kitty Hawk
N.C
William
Billy) Mitchell
Senate
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Adolf Hitler
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Calkins Proposes Sky Way Rapid Transit for Houston
Bernard E. Calkins, head of the Houston bus operator, proposed a sky way rapid transit system. He suggests elevated streets above freeways dedicated to specially designed express buses.
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Houston, Tex
UPI
Bernard E. Calkins
Houston
Calkins
Screwworm Cases Decline Amid Eradication Push in Texas
Mission special reports a steady drop in screwworm detections in the Southwest as eradication crews push to end the pest this winter. In November Texas counties reported 860 cases versus 2,710 in the prior year. 150 million sterile flies released last week, with cold weather driving native flies south. Local farmers urged to treat wounds and report cases to speed elimination. Civil War chaplains were released when captured, authorities note.
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Southwest
Texas
South Texas Plains
Inclement Weather Slows Harvest as Classing Continues
Weather kept farmers from harvesting about 30 percent of the crop while the Memphis Classing Office processed nearly 29 000 samples in a seven day week. By week end about 15 000 samples remained backlogged as the season surpassed 131 000 classed samples to date, with prices and fiber data reported for Middling and Light Spotted grades and cottonseed at gin points.
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Memphis
K. E. Voelkel
Agricultural Marketing Service
Pressley
Puritans Prohibit Christmas Observance in Massachusetts
In 1659 the General Court of Massachusetts enacted a law making Christmas observance a penal offense. The measure reflected strict religious discipline and the suppression of holiday customs in the colony.
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General Court of
Massachusetts
Outlook For Agriculture Good For 1964 Says Economist
Texas agricultural economist John G. McHaney projects a solid 1964 for farming. He cites continued high U S economic activity, rising consumer incomes, and growing government expenditures. Export prospects look strong with possible grain sales to the Soviet bloc and record farm output tied to favorable growing conditions.
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College Station
Tex
Essary Resources
Tondcaetal
John G. McHaney
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Mclzney
McHaney
Millet's Take on Politeness: Saying Sorry Eases Pain
The piece notes that apologizing feels hard at first like pulling teeth, but once spoken the discomfort fades and social friction diminishes.
Grain and Cattle Prices Dip as Markets Slump in Midwest
UPI reports a Ten week run of falling cattle prices with Chicago choice steer at 22.48 per 100 pounds, the lowest since 1957, while beef output rose to 270.7 million pounds. Wheat and corn futures rose on export demand and upcoming legislation. soybeans gained on short covering. Overall, farmers delayed sales leading to heavier cattle and a broad market downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bert Hutcheson
Midwest
Hutcheson
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Kind Word for Fat Says Fat Stores Energy
Dr Jules Hirsch, heart specialist, called fat a storehouse of energy at a heart symposium in San Francisco. He challenged the view of fat as mere lard and noted New York research suggesting fatty acids fuel muscles, possibly the blood's real gasoline.
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San Francisco
UPI
Jules Hirsch
Hirsch
Rockefeller Institute
New York
Television Listings for Tuesday December 17 1963
TV guide fragment lists programs across KFOX KGNC CAUZ CAZU TV and other stations with times from 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Entries include Our Miss Brooks Abbott and Costello Warren Weather Huntley Brinkley Richard Boone Show Andy Williams Steve Allen Petticoat Junction The Rifleman and Red Skelton among others.
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Kfox-Tv
Miss Brooks
Richard Boone
Andy Williams
Johnny Carso
Kgnc - TV
Huntley Brinkley
Mr. Novak
Zale
Richard Bene
Sh Cauz - TV
Bowery Boys
News Eye
Walter Cronkite
Red Skelton
Junction
Channel 7
McHale
Navy
Iiive
Steve Allen
Bat Maste
Kfda - TV
Freddie
Petticoat Junction
TV Schedule Snapshot From Several Local Stations
A dense listing of daily programming across KFOX KGNC AUZ KVII KFDA and other channels includes News Highlights Sports Weather religious programs and primetime shows. Entries show show titles times and channel associations with emphasis on family and variety programming during daytime and evening hours.
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Kfox TV
Mr. Maggoo
KGNC
First Presbyterian Church
AUZ TV
Beco Poole
America
KVII
the Christophers
Social Security
Dory Funk
Discovery
Jamie McPheeters
Bud Wilkinson
KFDA
Fisher Family
Aravar
Cochise
Jim Pratt
Con’d
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Automobile Unions
Detroit
Fort Wayne
HD Association
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Harry Cox
the Almanac
Cicero
Skyway” Transit
Manners
Millet
Graw
Cline Motor Company
Kelvinator Appliances
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