Childress Delegates Win Awards at District 3 4-H Camp
Childress County sent delegates to the District 3 4-H Leadership Camp at Buffalo Gap last week. Butch Liles was elected camp council delegate and Mrs. Lou Jeffers won the Hobo Party prize while Peggy Mahan earned the Foreign Party prize.
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Childress County
Buffalo Gap
Cyntha Caradine
San Antonio
Chism
Goodnight
Santa Fe
Butterfield
Butch Liles
Lou Jeffers
Childress
Peggy Mahan
Holland
Two States Test New Truck Scales
Electronic truck scales weigh moving trucks on a test basis in Oregon and Iowa. The devices count vehicles and record speeds, with one scale buried under a highway near Hubbard Oregon and another near Tamala. Cost is about $12 000. The system aims to aid highway research and avoid stopping trucks for samples, reducing delays complained of by truckers.
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Chicago
Oregon
Iowa
American Public Works Association
Hubbard
Ore
Tamala
Double Jeopardy Berryton youth shot by ricochet rifle
Denis Harriet, 15, of Buffalo Wyoming, was wounded in the back by a .22 caliber rifle that had previously discharged a slug into his leg during a hunting accident three years earlier. He had sold the rifle to a neighbor who later passed it to his son, whose rifle fire caused the ricochet injury.
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Buffalo
Wyo
Denis Harriet
Denis
Idea Backfires In Cleveland On Neon No-Left Signal
Harold Fleisher was fined double for an illegal left turn after he suggested a neon no-left signal. He handed the judge a newspaper clipping naming him an idea payoff winner. Judge John Corrigan declared the double fine, saying you should have known better. The piece notes the U.S. Army adopted a 24-hour clock in 1942.
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Cleveland
Harold Fleisher
Fleisher
John Corrigan
The Sahara Desert Stretches Across North Africa
The Sahara is the largest continuous desert on earth, spanning multiple nations in northern Africa and defining regional geography and climate. Its vast expanse hosts varying landscapes from dunes to rocky plateaus and supports diverse ecological zones.
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Sahara
Africa
Texas Indian Tribes To Get Independence
Washington reports the Interior Department will grant full independence from federal supervision to the Alabama and Cushatta tribes of Polk County Texas effective July 1. The proclamation transfers trustee duties for 3100 acres of tribal timber land to Texas, plus 1100 acres deeded in 1854 1855. The tribes will be the first since 1909 to gain full independence from federal trusteeship.
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Washington
Department of Interior
Douglas McKay
Alabama
Coushatta
Polk County
Texas
Congress
Wisconsin
Uintah-Ouray Reservation
Utah
Klamaths
Oregon
West Oregon
Woman Answers Why Women Buy Hats in Honest Fashion
In San Diego Reggi Lish daughter of Samuel Lish, head of a hat empire, says many women buy hats to coax compliments from husbands or boyfriends. She rose from switchboard operator to leading the department.
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San Diego
Calif
Reggi Lish
Samuel Lish
Temperature Figures Surface Bald Population Split
A reported statistic notes 500000 bald women and 10000000 bald men in the United States. The figures illustrate a surprising demographic split and may reflect survey or census data context.
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United States
Oil production exceeds demand at mid-year meeting
Denver AP report quotes Minor S. Jameson Jr of the IPAA saying domestic crude output runs about 250000 barrels a day above market needs for three months. He forecasts a 250000 barrel per day drop in the next six months and imports will exceed cabinet recommendations by roughly 100000 barrels daily.
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Denver
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Eisenhower
Cabinet Committee On Energy Supplies
IPAA
Jameson
Rise in Stocks Reaches 250000 Barrels Daily Since February
The report notes stocks have been increasing at roughly 250000 barrels per day since February, exceeding market requirements. This acceleration signals oversupply and potential price pressure as inventories build beyond demand.
Spokane man saves fire crew then starts blaze
In Spokane George Crispin put out a rubbish fire near his garage and boasted of saving the fire department a run. Moments later he phoned firemen again as sparks from the sweater he used rekindled the fire, this time destroying the garage.
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Spokane
Wash
George Crispin
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Monk Selene
Childress Office Supply
Main Street
U.S. Army
Indinapolis
Loyd Imel
Indianapolis
Audry Jacobs
Severy Schenke
Ohio
Eapty
National Bowling and Billiards Co
Vancouver
B.C
Helen Hall
H. S. Black
Penney
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