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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
5
College Station special reports that fatness and muscling mainly determine beef carcass cutability and eating quality. Increasing fat covering reduces red meat yield. marbling, while only modestly linked to tenderness, enhances eating quality. Breeders are urged to seek carcass merit ratings via USDA meat grading services and to beware small data samples when judging sites for progeny testing.
Economists project government wheat program to raise farm income to 2.2 billion for 1964, about 509 million above prelegislation estimates and 100 million below 1963 value. The plan includes price supports and acreage payments to encourage voluntary compliance. It forecasts 12 billion bushels this year with a 45 million bushel reduction in surplus stock and a potential further drop if production falls.
A total of 93 Childress High School students earned final Honor Roll honors announced by Principal H. G. Terrell. The list includes Charles Allen, Leta Allen, Jack Anderson, Pat Bartlett, Nonna Bradford, Lynn Bettis, Diana Bracy, and many others across grades and homerooms.
Alan Cranston warns voters about political noise while campaigning for U S Senate in California. He recalls a voter asking for the other candidate’s name and notes a need to aid entrants into farming careers. Senator Ted Kennedy shares anecdotes from campaign road trips and a mishap during a farmer audience Q and A.
A crowd asks about the names of the White House beagles He and She after President Johnson’s recent attention to the dogs. The Johnson family originally christened them He and She but faced grammatical issues in addressing them.
The tale notes the two dogs could not be trained for individual commands as their names sounded similar. The family then switched to using Him and Her, pleasing most but irritating purists who want the LBJ branding for the pair.
A moisture shortage in key wheat regions including the Southwest and Kansas depresses crop prospects at head filling. CST forecasts promise rain, aiding soft wheat progress in Central states. Prices slip on cooler exports and strong Midwest conditions, with mixed livestock and dairy futures following the week’s trading.
Doctors of Chiropractic do not accept all cases but help nearly all they accept. Phone today for an appointment to ask the questions and learn the facts about Chiropractic and what it can do for you.
Thrips damaged young cotton but spraying with Bidrin shows excellent control. Farmers are advised to plant Thimet or Dysyston as seed treatments or in the seed furrow for systemic protection. June bollworm season calls for preserving beneficial insects and careful pest management.
Texas teenagers lack money skills and parents fail to provide structured teaching. Research in Blackland shows many parents view money as a training tool only incidentally. Experts urge planned, early training with opportunities to practice budgeting before leaving home.
The report lists the 24 hour period ending 11 am with a high of 76 and a low of 57. It notes the date June 2, 1963, and provides hourly readings from noon to 10 pm with temperatures ranging from 57 to 75 degrees and a peak around 76 degrees.
The U.S. Weather Bureau logged the day’s highest temp at 106 degrees in Thermal and Blythe California, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. The morning low stood at 24 degrees at Kincheloe Air Force Base near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan.
Texas A&M extension dairy specialist Shannon Carpenter notes June is Dairy Month and urges planning meals around dairy. She highlights milk as a wholesome, healthful staple and compares dairy’s nutrition to other foods as a cost effective buy for summer meals.
The House approved a bill to pay $100 a month to 175 additional Medal of Honor recipients. Current pensions go to combat winners age 50 or older, but the measure would waive age and combat limits and go to the Senate.
TV listings show June 2 1964 schedule fragments for KFOX KGNC KAUZ KVII KFDA and TEN. Programs include Weather News Tonight Show Richard Boone Show Petticoat Junction Jack Benny Garry Moore Red Skelton McHale's Navy The Fugitive and cinema items with local news updates and 15 cent flicker.
TV listings across KFDX KGNC and KVII show morning to late night programs including Today News Word For Word The Doctors Loretta Young You Dont Say Make a Deal Truth or Consequences News Weather The Real McCoys I Love Lucy Captain Kangaroo Romper Room The Price is Right News and Weather across multiple channels with regional variations and minor scheduling notes.
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