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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
6
A veteran publicist rises as a pony to an elephant of industry. The piece follows a writer turned press agent who elevates a powerful figure, Mr Goliath, while his wife pushes him toward corporate fame. The final image shows the man’s drift from humor to speeches for the Goliath empire.
The United States may reach the moon later than the Soviet Union but will feed astronauts well on the trip. A Whirlpool designed space kitchen for three crew lasts 14 days with canned foods and plastic tubes for drink and uses a nipple system to deliver bites, keeping the cabin tidy.
John Marvin Leech 21, graduate of Hardin-Simmons University, earned a bachelor of arts in Bible with summa cum laude honors and ties the family record with multiple members as graduates. He plans medical missionary work, studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and later Southwestern Medical School while boasting prior mission and leadership roles.
The Cardinals crushed the First Federal Phillies 15 to 1 as four runs in the sixth inning iced the game. Ronnie Sims led the Cardinals with three hits as Ben Walker and Pepper Reed combined on the mound. In the nightcap the Elks Club Dodgers beat the Owen Henry Auto Parts Giants 9 to 8 with Alvie Dodson pitching and a late Dodger rally.
The New Jersey State Conservation Department begins an experiment to eliminate weeds by using a chemical that makes them grow rapidly until they die. The plan aims to thinning weed populations on affected lands and reduce future invasions.
New York City Sanitation Department equips its patrolmen with two motorscooters to improve speed in catching litter violators. In Coronado California the Navy bans kite flying to keep air traffic clear at North Island Naval Air Station after a kite appeared on radar during jet landings.
The U S Weather Bureau logged a 32 degree low at Marquette County Airport Michigan and a 106 degree high at Presidio Texas for Monday.
A New York financial review notes Jeanette Glass Co. surveyed 33,962 housewives across 15 cities and 12 suburbs to map glassware trends. The study shows growing variety and volume in machine made glassware with cocktails and jigger glasses common. wine glasses at 64 percent and many own brandy or cordial sets.
United Press International reports a city feature in Los Angeles rising from sea level to 5082 feet at Sister Elsie Peak within Angeles National Forest, all inside city limits.
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