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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
4
A NEA service article describes using penetrating wood sealers to mimic hand rubbed antique finishes. It covers surface prep with wax free remover, pore filling for open grain woods, and multi coat sealing plus final wax for a dull glossy look on furniture.
The brief notes retailers announce bargains in the Childress Merchants Shop listing. Pete Mashburn reports a new concrete floor at Mashburn Transfer and Storage and improvements to the Transfer and Storage home. The old Gleat Motor Building at 300 Commerce begins conversion for West Texas Utility Company. Turner's Machine Shop adds welding and machining services with Luther Albertson now engaged.
Montgomery Wards in Childress promotes its service department for repairing washing machines sewing machines air conditioners motors lawnmowers radios and more. Bob Thomas heads the service team with special sewing machine expertise and offers pickup and delivery with a full guarantee. Call 785 or Webster 7-2781 after midnight June 6 for prompt on site service.
Palace hosts Arrow in the Dust with Sterling Hayden and Coleen Gray today and tomorrow. Flame and the Flesh with Lana Turner and Pier Angeli plays Sunday through Monday. Drums Across the River features Audie Murphy Tuesday to Thursday. Gem presents Southwest Passage today and The Westerner with Gary Cooper Sunday. Dead End stars Sylvia Sidley and Joel McCrea midweek. The Marshal's Daughter with Laurie Anders runs Friday and Saturday. Fargo Kid headlines Monogram Saturday with Tim Holt. Spaceways and Destination Gobi headline later dates with top stars.
Henderson Lumber Co invites homeowners to discuss FHA home loans for remodeling or building projects with Ted Henderson. Free estimates, no obligation, 36 month terms, and no down payment. Stock includes Allied Paints and full building materials plus Gunn Brothers Stamps with every purchase. Visit 1310 Ave F NW or call Webster 75182.
The Childress County Singing Convention meets Sunday at King Memoris Methodist Church starting at 1 30 p m. The Hudgins Trio from Pampa will attend along with several other noted singers.
Livestock prices show limited shifts with cattle steady on 14 to 17 yearling ranges and cows 6 to 11.50, calves 13 to 19, hogs steady with butchers 26 and sows 18 to 21, sheep weak for slaughter lambs while utility and good shorn stock are scarce. Wholesale prices ease for fowl and eggs with large A eggs at 38 cents and medians 34. Demand for fowl fryers and eggs fair.
Henry Pree reports extension horticulturist Eugene Wittmeyer of Ohio State University advises delaying tomato planting until soil warms, using sturdy six to nine inch transplants, and planting in well-drained loam with recommended phosphorus rich fertilizer to prevent blossom end rot and promote strong growth.
NBC announces a new color TV strategy for fall featuring three monthly Spectaculars, each a different hour long program with top stars and budgets up to 325000. Betty Hutter Tyrone Power Max Liebman Leland Hayward and major shows like The Wide Wide World and a color studio rollout are slated, with CBS also boosting lavish productions to lure viewers home.
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith notes Talbotts Lake Geneva property owners oppose the academy as a vacation detractor. Sen. McCarthy backs Geneva, while Rep. Chenoweth says Colorado Springs residents are nearly unified for that site. Senate leader Johnson regrets the board’s action and prefers a Texas site as best.
Sydney reports the French colony of New Caledonia is an oil exploration area with preliminary investigations due to end this year. SREPNC, led by Rene Pomeyrol, will have three of four 2,000 foot bores completed by year end 1954, amid 65 percent French government and 15 percent New Caledonian government stakes.
A study estimates insects cause at least three point six billion dollars in annual agricultural losses in the United States. Researchers warn that crop damage from pests affects yields and farm incomes nationwide, prompting calls for improved pest management and funding.
The House Appropriations committee approved nearly 1.95 billion dollars for Labor Health Education and Welfare in fiscal 1955 plus 48.8 million for Army Navy and Air Force construction projects. Two farm leaders expect the Agriculture committee to extend high price supports, though timing is debated. Marquesas Islands residents hunt wild cattle with harpoons due to lack of firearms.
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