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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
6
A brief note highlights animal and plant species of interest to farmers and Rancho in the southeast Pandan region. The report outlines potential benefits, local recommendations, and upcoming observations for agricultural planning.
USDA officials predict a fifth straight year of quota approval for the 1958 wheat crop though by a narrow margin. They expect a two thirds vote to approve the quotas with turnout likely under 300,000 of about 950000 to 1 million eligible farmers in commercial wheat states.
The Texas Farm Bureau begins county eliminations to choose the 1957 queen who will attend the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago with expenses paid. Rules require single women aged 16 to 22, daughter or sister of a Farm Bureau member, with district winners earning trips to the state convention. Last year’s queen was Jo ann Vaughn of Tulsa Swisher County.
In a February National Home Demonstration Survey the majority of 113 Childress County home makers named the pressure sauce pan as their most-used time saver. Harriet Brigham authored a new Extension bulletin on selection use and care, advising models with heat control and features for foods ranging from meats to dried items.
A large field of about 195 Dixie golfers tee off in Miami Beach for the Southern Amateur qualifying rounds. Foremost entrant Billy Joe Patton is absent as officials expect no participation from Morgantown North Carolina star. The low 64 advance to the championship flight for match play starting Wednesday with rounds scheduled through Saturday.
The article discusses Benjamin Franklin’s water glass harmonica played by rubbing rims. It also cites a claim that an airplane would take 33 days to reach the moon at 300 miles per hour.
Extension Cotton Specialist Fred Elliott warns bindweed may dominate fields if untreated. He outlines using Kuron in kerosene on small spots, timing, and pressure, with cost estimates of 75 to 150 dollars per acre first season and 5 to 10 dollars next spring, plus precautions for drift and rein festation.
Houston ends a three game slide with a 5-1 victory over Fort Worth as Pidge Brown bags a homer, double and single. Nelson Chittum earns the win in six-hit effort while Frank Marchio drives in the Cat run with a second inning triple.
Derek Ibbotson ran 3 minutes 58.4 seconds for the mile, missing Landy’s world record by four tenths. Gallant Man won the Belmont Stakes by eight lengths in a record 2:26 3/5 for a mile and a half. Red Schoendienst was traded from the Giants to the Braves for Crone Thomson and O Connell. Willie Hartack rode Bayou to a Delaware Oaks win, her fourth straight. Round Table won the El Dorado Handicap at Hollywood Park by several lengths.
Kansas City report says the New York Yankees traded Billy Martin Bob Martyn Ralph Terry Simpson Ryne Duren and Jim Pisoni in a single deal. In Toledo Ohio Dick Mayer won golf’s National Open by seven strokes after an 18 hole playoff with Cary Middlecoff. In Washington Rep. Oren Harris urged the federal government to remove itself from professional sports and let leagues run their affairs.
Paris world boxing committee requires Archie Moore to defend against Tony Anthony by August 30 or forfeit the title. In Dortmund Germany former lightweight champion Karl Heinz Bick died after a title bout ended in a technical knockout and brain hemorrhage.
Britannica notes the knee joint is the body’s largest joint and endures the highest stresses, reflecting its crucial role in movement and weight bearing.
Markets show cattle numbers 6600 head and calves 1100 with steady to higher trends. Slaughter steers and heifers hold steady, cows steady to strong, bulls steady. hogs rise 20 to 25 cents, No 1 and 210 230 lb hogs to 21.0, sows up to 50 cents. sheep and lambs active with spring lambs mostly steady and shorn lambs steady to higher.
The origin of admit ted to the bar lies in the Inns of Court London. A student became a barrister when allowed to leave the outer court seat and present a case at the wooden rail behind which judges sat.
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