County 4-H Playday Attracts Forty-Six Participants
Forty six area youths joined Childress County 4-H playday at Old Settlers Arena in Seymour. Organizers Barbara Haggard and Lowell Cure praised leadership and cooperation. Senior winner Christy Peek. Junior winner Phil Davis. Events included Western Pleasure Reining and Pole Bending with top placers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Old Settlers
Barbara Haggard
Lowell B. Cure
Childress Nty Adult Leader Association
Childress County 4H Council
Christy Peek
Jackpoint
Phil Davis
Nolan Davis Jr
Seymour
Bennet Reese
Plainview
Ruth Ann Boswell
Nancy Forbis
Childress
Steve Drennen
Guthrie
Pat Cowan
Reining
David Kin
Gayla Fields
Paducah
Henry Moya
Paula Davis
Pole
Cindy. Condron
Western events feature local riders in Ring and Barrel races
In junior division Western events at a local rodeo, riders from Seymour Childress Wellington Paducah and Guthrie place in Ring Race Barrel Race and Western Pleasure. Top finishers include Christy Peek Leigh Nall Pam Patterson Phil Davis and Monte Bradley among others across multiple classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Peek
Seymour
Lesa Garrison
Childress
Julia Browning
Beverlye Weatherbee
Leigh Nall
Wellington
Steve Drennen
Guthrie
Ricky Seigler
Cildress
Henry Moya
David Boykin
Cindy Condron
Paducah
Paula Davis
Western Pleasure
Phil Davis
Patricia Hart
Chilress
Jim Bob Nall
Bart Patterson
Pam Patterson
Gary Carpenter
Quanah
Susan Lowe
Mary Lou Bradley
Sherree Hobanks
Teresa Condron
Monte Bradley
Davy Moyers
Brown closes gap on Mahan in all around rodeo race
Rodeo standings show Larry Mahan of Brooks Oregon leading the all around and saddle bronc, with Doug Brown of Silverton Oregon narrowing the gap to under two thousand dollars after Brown bought his own airplane to attend about 100 rodeos a year.
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Denver
UPI
Doug Brown
Larry Mahan
Mahan
Brown
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Brooks
Ore
Silverton Ore
Ronnye Sewall
Chico
Tex
Dean Oliver
Boise
Idaho
Bob Berger
Halstead
Kan
Berger
Davis
Seeley
Bill Smith
Code
Wyo
Gary Tucker
Carlsbad
N.M
Jim Ivory
Pampa
Royce Smith
Iowa
Clyde Vamvoras
Burkburnett
Mayo
David Glover
Clarksville
Greer
Gary Lefpeck
Santa Monica
Calif
Oliver
Sewall
Junior Garrison
Marlow
Okla
Burk
Olin Young
Peralta
Roy Duvall
Boynton
Peveto
Orange
Walt Linderman
Belfry
Mont
Don Huddleston
Talihina
Dave Penner
Scandia
Atla
Waste and Loss Thwart Global Hunger Reduction
A New York Times style analysis argues that massive waste from pests, disease, and poor storage, plus post harvest mishandling, drives global hunger. It points to 15 to 35 percent losses worldwide and 40 percent in Latin America, with farmers in many regions contributing through inefficiency and ignorance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
America
Nelson Rockefeller
Latin America
Asia
Africa
Robert Robinson
Pecan Spray Schedule and Water Safety Tips Promoted
County agent urges pecan growers in Childress County to spray on May 30 with follow ups at 7 to 10 days and again after 30 days, using a shotgun mix to curb pests. Safety advice covers boating rules, wearing life vests, avoiding overloads, and sun protection amid rising farm accident concerns and limited safety training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Childress County
Aberdeen Angus Cattle Past and Present Triumphs
The article traces Aberdeen Angus origins in Scotland, notes its rise as a prime beef breed in Britain and America, and highlights key milestones including import to the United States in 1873, early grand champion shows, and the American Angus Association’s development and breed traits. It also mentions Donald Love named outstanding conservation farmer in 1968 for the Upper Pease River SWCD.
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Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Angusshire
Europe
Robert Bakewell
Dishley
England
British Isles
United States
Canada
George Grant
Victoria
Kansas
Grant
Midwest
Chicago
James Anderson
George Findlay
Lake Forest
Illinois
America
Charles Gudell
Independence
Missouri
Gudell
T. A. Simpson
Pleasant Hill
Kansas City
American
Iowa City
Iowa
Harvey
St. Joseph
American Angus Association
Paducah
Donald Love
Upper
Pease River
D. D. Chewning
Love
SWCD
Great Plains
Paducah High School
Paducah Jaycees
Cottle County
Cottle- King Farmers Union
Farmers Cooperative Society No. 1
Paducah farmers deliver 38 400 bushels of wheat
In the first week of the 1969 wheat harvest in Cottle County farmers delivered an estimated 38 400 bushels to two local elevators. Cloudy conditions delayed cutting while Brooks elevator shipped eight carloads totaling 25 600 bushels and averages ranged from 15 to 43 bushels per acre. Price held at 1.18 dollars. H H Fish reported four railroad cars shipped and about 2 000 bushels set aside for seed wheat.
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Paducah
Cottle County
Brooks
Calvin Brooks
H. H. Fish
Fish
Language debate in early Congress over official tongue
At the nation’s founding members of the Continental Congress debated banishing English as the official language and adopting Hebrew or Greek instead, reflecting the era’s strong anti British sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Congress
United States
Boysenberry: A Tart Berry Born From California Farms
The World Almanac notes the boysenberry, a tart red purple fruit used in jams and pies, originated in California in the 1920s at Rudolph Boysen’s farm likely from crossings of loganberry, raspberry, and blackberry.
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California
World Almanac
Rudolph Boysen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deeds Carillon Tower
Dayton, Ohio
Tokyo
APL
Japan Helmets Manufacturers Association
Ohio
Northwest Territory
Bruce Biossat
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
U.S
South America
Rockefeller
Lester Brown
U.S. Department of Agriculture International
India
Nigeria
Biafra
Mexico
Canadian Wheat Board
U.N
FAO
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
By Lowell B. Cure
Angus
Hilton M. Briggs
Bill Bradley
Donald Love Conservation
Cotton Association of Cattle and
King Counties
JoAnn Cowart
Randy
Terry
Dallas Love
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