Library hits high one day record with 170 checkouts
Peggy McDonald reports a new daily high at the library with 170 books checked out. Texas Reading Club activity grows as children engage with summer reading. Memorials note new titles including The Last Battle and The Sense of Wonder, with donors honoring Mr. and Mrs. Lockhoof, Mr. and Mrs. Denny, and Mr. and Mrs. Carter respectively.
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Texas Reading Club
Cornelius Ryan
Walter Lockhoof
Gary Cox
Berlin
Isachel Carson
H. W. Broughton
Carl Denny
Fletcher Carter
William Forbis
Dondalg Black
Alaska
Mississippi
Ohio
Niagra
Massachusetts
Tech
Centurey
James Clavell
Hong Kong
Tai- Fan
Sam Houston credited with naming the 10 gallon hat
Historians note Sam Houston, president of the Republic of Texas in 1836, coined the term my 10 gallon hat while purchasing his first Texas made hat and wearing it at public events. The remark entered lore as he described the headpiece on several occasions.
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Houston
Austin, Tex
Locals News Items About People You Know
Clear to partly cloudy through Sunday with a high near 89. Mrs. Jearl Rhodes and family from Tularosa New Mexico visit here with her mother Mrs. Temple and help move to Tularosa. Cindy Bemis, Amarillo graduate, plans West Texas State University enrollment next fall. Several local residents travel, visit relatives, and attend events including golf tournaments and Elks conventions.
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High
Jearl Rhodes
Ronald
Carol
Richard
Deborah
Tularosa
N. M
S Kk. Temple
Rhodes
Cindy Bemis
Amarillo
Miles Clapp
Childress
Palo Duro
Cindy
West Texas State University
Sue Bemis
Frank Bemis
Fort Worth
Erin Teague Wins First In Acrobatics At Dance School
Erin Teague daughter of Major and Mrs Weldon W Teague won first place in acrobatics at the Emma Ogle School of Dance in St Louis She will receive her trophy and recognition at the school revue June 26 at the American Theater Erin began studying in September 1965 and the playoff was in April She competed against 17 other youths performing 38 tricks the largest first year class tally Erin will also appear in baton jazz ballet can can and tap numbers with the Teague family visiting in Childress this week.
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Erin Teague
Weldon W. Teague
Emma Ogle
St. Louis
American Theater
Erin
Teague
Childress
Meditation and Prayer by Pearl Robinson
The text presents a devotional meditation on 2 Timothy 3 1 and aims to awaken repentance and moral conduct. It contrasts perilous last days with steadfast faith and prayers for all to be saved and to know the truth. The prayer asks mercy guidance purity and enduring divine presence.
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Pearl Robinson
Little Venice of Venezuela Named for Lake Maracaibo Villages
Venezuela nicknamed Little Venice in Spanish as el país de las villas or villages perched on stilts above Lake Maracaibo. The name reflects local communities built over water and their historic stilt homes.
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Venezeuala
Little
Venice
Lake Maracaibo
Indexing by Morris Higley on American auto industry
Morris Higley argues Washington politics hamper the U.S auto industry, claiming American cars are the safest and foreign-made cars lack safety glass. He cites two Panhandle wind accidents and urges fair treatment of American industry by politicians.
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United States
Washington
Panhandle
First hammered iron in the United States made in 1754
The Weymouth Iron Works in New Jersey produced the first hammered iron in the United States in 1754.
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United States
Weymouth Iron Works
New Jersey
NBC TV special from London Palladium falls short of real English life
Hollywood critic Vernon Scott says NBCs London Palladium program with Kate Smith resembled a road show Ed Sullivan hour. The show featured Milicent Martin Tom Jones Morecambe and Wise and Bob Monkhouse but lacked the distinct English flavor. He praises Smith yet notes the overall entertainment felt like a familiar American TV package with minimal originality.
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Vernon Scott
UPT
Hollywood
UPI
England
London Palladium
Nbc-Tv
Londontown
Kate Smith
Julie Christie
Kate
Milicent Martin
Morecambe and Wise
Clark Brothers
Tom Jones
Bob Monkhouse
Bob Hope
U.S
Blighty
New York
Miss Smith
Palladium
South
Berkeley Square
NBC
Sullivan
Crab pods in Bering Sea raise shellfish science questions
In Juneau Alaska the US Bureau of Fisheries notes young king crabs in the Bering Sea form tall piles. One pod reached about four feet high and eight feet in diameter housing about 2,000 juveniles. Dr James E Kirkwood says the clumping may be a protective behavior.
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Juneau
Alaska
UPI
Bering Sea
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
James E. Kirkwood
Auke Bay
Early German settlers introduce rye whisky to America
Early German settlers in Pennsylvania pioneered rye whiskey production in America, introducing a grain-based spirit that shaped colonial distilling practices and contributed to regional liquor traditions.
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Pennsylvania
America
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