West Texas Roping: A Colorful Cowboy Sport
West Texas roping contests showcase a rugged cowboy tradition with teams of ten captains and three ropers each. The annual event, described in The Western Horseman, features double elimination rounds, regional stops from Roaring Springs to Childress, and a rotating host city with Calf roping rounds guiding team averages and ratings.
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West Texas
Western Horseman
Childress
Iowa Park
Tusty Bradley
Bradley
Electra
Brady
Roaring Springs
Paducah
Plainview
Nildress
Snyder
Texas
Teir
Aiv
Western roping contest crowns Iowa Park team champion
In a 16 year event the Iowa Park team led by Blackwell won the 67 Calves roping title with 49.5 points over Guthrie. Eleven teams and 59 head of calves competed as ropers used colored tape and tail bands to identify calves. Captains included Craft, Townley and Byrd.
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Austin, Tex
Rusty Bradley
Electra
Fred Dalby
Aspermont
C. R. Lee
Quanah
Ted Kyle
T W. Flenniken
Hamlin
Buck Craft
Guthrie
Royce McLaury
Jess Everts
Post
Eli Wallace
Ode Blackwell
Iowa Park
Bradley
Lee
Dalby
Kyle
Flenniken Ropers
McLandy
Evert
Blackwell
Wallace
Bradey
Yes
Ackwell
McLaury
Childress Park
Craft
Bam
Eectra
Backwell
Alvis Townley
Paducah
Bob Byrd
Snyder
Town Park
Odell Blackwell
Cecil Townley
Jack Kirkpatrick
Cecil
Byrd
Alvis
West Texas
Price pushes House embargo on red meat imports
Congressman Bob Price introduced a House resolution urging an embargo on all red meat imports until exporting nations prove no foot and mouth disease. He warned of epidemics in Britain and the Soviet Union and urged swift action to protect the U S livestock industry and domestic supplies.
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Bob Price
House of Representatives
Panhandle
Great Britain
Soviet Union
America
Price
Memphis Cotton Report Reports Weather Halts Panhandle Harvest
Weather delays Eastern Panhandle cotton harvest with freezing temperatures sleet snow and high winds. Memphis classing office processed 24 000 samples for the week ending December 15 1967 bringing the season total to 11 000 compared with 89 000 a year ago. Middling grades dominated with 60 percent Middling 10 percent and higher grades following. Staple length mostly 31 32 inch with 47 percent, micronaire readings declined to the 30 point premium range. Fiber strength remained high with 76 percent at 75 000 psi or above. Prices rose 10 to 40 points from last week for predominant qualities. cottonseed sold at 60 per ton and Texas average price was 58.40.
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United Press International
Midwest
Chicago
St. Paul
Sioux Falls
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Panhandle
K. E. Voelkel
U.S.D.A
Memphis
Texas
Pressley Instru
Texas Catfish Farming Expands From 1963 to 1970
Catfish farming in Texas produced an estimated 20 to 25 million pounds in 1966, a leap from a few thousand pounds in 1963. The expansion continued in 1967 with expectations of growth between 100 and 200 percent by 1970.
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Texas
1967 Wool and Mohair Marketing Year Deadlines
The 1967 marketing year under the wool and mohair program ends December 31. Payments for the current year depend on completing all marketing details by that date. Marketings after December 31 will count toward the 1968 marketing year. Applications for 1967 payments may be filed at the county ASCS office anytime.
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ASCS
U.S. Cotton Crop Shrinks to 1895 Low
The USDA Crop Reporting Board on December 1 estimated the national 197 crop at 7.6 million bales, down nearly 50 percent from the 1961-65 average and the smallest since 1895. Harvested acreage was 81 million acres, the lowest since 1869, due to diverted acres, poor planting, abandonment, and early freezes.
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USDA
Secretary Freeman Warns Large Grain Stocks May Stall Livestock Output
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Freeman says fall grain surpluses could spur over expansion in livestock and poultry production next year. He urges producers to hold back output to match demand.
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Orville L. Freeman
Almanac Highlights From December 19, 1967
United Press International notes the date as Tuesday December 19 1967 the 353rd day with 12 to follow the moon phases and visible planets Venus Jupiter Mars Saturn. Notable events include Washingtons 1777 Valley Forge encampment Gompers era AFL leadership 1924 Eisenhowers NATO command 190 promotion de Gaulle reelection 1965 and Wilsons idealist quote.
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United Press International
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
George Washington
Continental Army
Valley Forge
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Samuel Gompers
Kirby's Kid Debuts in Hollywood Film
Randy Kirby son of TV personality Durward Kirby makes his film debut in The Impossible Years alongside David Niven in a Hollywood entry that signals the newcomer's rising profile in cinema.
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Kirby
Hollywood
UPI
Randy Kirby
Durward Kirby
David Niven
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John Rothwell
Larry
Memphis Cotton Report
Eastern Panhandle
U.S
the Almanac
Dwight Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
France
Woodrow Wilson
Cline Motor CO
Plymouth
Chrysler
Llleasees
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