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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
5
Hall Soil Conservation District promotes mung beans as a new soil improving forage crop. Plant between May 1 and July 15 with grain sorghums, at 5 to 8 pounds per acre if grown in rows alone, and inoculate seeds. Contact Soil Conservation Service for details.
Texas egg production eased slightly while U S output rose two percent. April 1957 shell egg storage was up sharply from a year earlier. McHaney sees improved prices ahead as hatchery output fell and incubator stocks dropped, with broiler demand shifting to market channels increasing supply of market eggs.
LOUIES JEFFERS Childress County HO Agent describes a new one step pressure canning method for snap beans and other vegetables. Instructions cover jar prep, raw packing, water fill, salt amounts, processing times at 10 pounds, and cautions about non acidic vegetables. A参考 copy B-194 is offered for further guidance.
A phantom disc jockey hijacked the police radio network in several western New York communities to broadcast music news sports and commercials. The intrusion disrupted inter community communications as officers struggled to dispatch patrols. Police traced the letters of the FM station to WRRN in Warren Pennsylvania.
The article notes that broiler hatchings and placements are running ahead of 1956 figures, potentially influencing future prices. It cites McHlaney stating the impact depends on demand for broiler hatching eggs and current production trends.
Texas 4-H members from across the state gather June 11 13 at Texas A M College for 21 judging and team demos to crown state winners. Delegates may bring two youths and one adult chaperone per county with about 2000 expected.
A University of Illinois home cooking class offers fast potato ideas for busy housewives. French fries can be par cooked in the morning by blanching in fat then browned before dinner. Quick scalloped potatoes use a thin white sauce, sliced potatoes, two minutes of direct heat, then bake in buttered casserole at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
USDA livestock market shows cattle receipts at 9 600 and calves 2 200 the largest in four years with clear weather aiding shipments. Slaughter stock and cows mixed with few sales steady to weak and cows down 50 cents. stockers and feeders steady to lower while hogs rise up to 25 cents. Sheep and lambs slow with spring slaughter lambs 20 21 utility grades 18 20 and ewes steady.
COUSHATTA La UP The Red River flood worsens central Louisiana with 15 000 acres of farmland covered and 60 families evacuated. Civil Defense Director George Wise warns crest may rise above May levels as 5 000 more acres are at risk and crop plantings are ruined. He criticizes the federal emergency feed program for not extending aid. Ten central Louisiana parishes are now federal disaster areas.
Hollywood IP reports Mort Sahl as the country’s first egghead comic, a red sweatered newspaper carrier whose rapid fire satire shocks nights clubs. He skewers Eisenhower Stevenson and media figures, calls for intelligent yet affordable humor, and notes CBS/NBC stints with little TV use.
Leaders warn the industry nears illegal behavior and urge a monopoly probe. The report asks the Federal Power Commission to adopt an ethics code to clarify operation propriety. House Foreign Aid Committee begins hearings on Eisenhower’s 3.865 billion program with Dulles as witness. Senator Carroll accuses Idaho Power Co of deceitful tax write offs for three Snake River dams costing the government 83 million in revenue.
The plan limits the Federal Power Commission authority over producer pipeline contracts with fixed mark ups and would bar cost factors from determining reasonable market prices in most cases, framing a clash over pricing rules amid lobbying.
Storms across northeast Florida and southeast Georgia weekend damage ease and are no longer a threat to the Southeastern coast. Forecasters expect warm humid conditions in the central and southern Plains with showers and thunderstorms extending through the Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and Southeast, while New England and mid Atlantic forecast mostly fair skies.
An old life insurance solicitation targets ages 60 to 80 offering a $1,000 policy via mail with Old American of Kansas City. It promises no obligation and no follow up calls, requesting only name address and age.
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