Insect Guides Revised for 1962 by Texas A&M
Three popular insect guides revised and available from county agents and the Agricultural Information Office in College Station. Sevin now recommended for cantaloupes and watermelons and poultry lice control. Ronnel for grub control in cattle. Dibrom added for dairy and livestock barn flies. Pink Bollworm Guide adds optimum cotton planting dates alongside existing planting periods and stalk destruction deadlines.
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Agricultural Information Office
College Station
World affairs quoted in farmers and ranchers section
The column presents historical and political excerpts, contrasting Tocqueville and Marx quotes to frame current events. It discusses Russia's unchanging policy and the rise of communism, noting shifts in leadership terminology from czar to commissar and its implications for global influence.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
Russia
Karl Marx
Marx
The Road Ahead and the Promise of Democracy
Don Oakley and John Lane argue that Marxist systems suppress democracy through coercion and fear, while democracy offers truth, accountability, and lasting peace. They urge nurturing freedom from ancient to modern ideals and promoting world law to curb Communist power.
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Russia
Acropolis
Independence Hall
Horticulture updates and 4-H notes from Childress County
County agent reports on Bill Bradley’s calf weighing for a feed trial and widespread cotton plans. Entomologist visits discuss Thrips and aphids, with Ascocyta Blight pending dry weather relief. Four-H leaders attend camp. local youth plan Field Day events and a Vernon sale. A humorous railroad anecdote closes the column.
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Bill Bradley
Bill
Fred Cox, Jr
Loco
Fred
John Thomas
Lubbock
Childress County
Fred Nance
Jerry Cosper
Jack Cosper
Donalene Bearden
Don Bearden
Juanita Kelley
Bill Kelley
Charlotte Czewski
Woodrow Czewski
James Roy Austin
Chil
Severe storm damages roads and homes across Texas
A large storm system lashed Texas with hail up to baseball size, high winds, and heavy rain. Widespread damage included shattered windows, destroyed crops, stalled traffic, and several injuries across multiple towns including Quanah, Lubbock, and Amarillo.
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Raymond Cook
Memphis
Tenn
Max Habersaat
Tuscon
Ariz
Louis Sally
Homer Compton
Texas Air Service
Lake Childress
Baylor Lake
Gordon's
Fashion Shoppy
Homen Meat Company
Gordon
Tell
Florida
Floyd Biddy
Highpoint
Bill Bethany
Northfield
Aqualla Ewells
Jack Sides
Childress
Herman
Community Center
Duke Henderson
Red River
Anderson Mitchell
L. M. Bartlett
L. C. Leathers
Calvin Mitchell
Shirley Weaver
Kirkland
H. B. Rhodes
Fort Worth
Denver
C. O
Wester Riker
River Camp
Bud Davis
West Texas
Texas
Wink
Tovah
Palo Duro Creek
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Lake McClellan
Gray County
Lake Stockton
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
U. S. Weather Bureau
Quanah
Southeast
Anhandle
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Esterline
U.S. 287
Sanger
Madill
Okla
Kxil-Tv
Sherman
Department of Public Safety
Canada election turmoil reshapes liberal and conservative ranks
Canada ends the campaign with Liberal deaths and cabinet losses as four ministers and Speaker Michener are removed. Maurice Lamontagne loses Quebec East bid while anticipated recounts and armed forces votes could change final seats, echoing 1957 shifts that brought Diefenbaker a majority.
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Douglas
Commons
Roland Michener
Jacqui Flynn
William Hamilton
Noel Dorion
David Walker
Maurice Lamontagne
Pearson
Quebec East
Diefenbaker
Paliament
Wind Erosion Control on Irrigated Lands Studies
College Station report summarizes a USDA ARS publication by Stephen J. Mech on preventing wind erosion on irrigated fields. It urges summer land prep, immediate cover crops after leveling, rough seedbeds, and erosion resistant stubble stripes to stabilize soil and reduce blowing.
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College Station
Department of Agriculture
Stephen J. Mech
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Mech
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South East Panhandle
Search For Freedom
Road
Don Oakley
John Lane
Harry Cox
Dress
Panhandle
Hereford
Greenbelt Quarterhorse Association
Vernon
FFA
Burkburnett
Carey
Westfield
Ind
Canada
Office of Information
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
D.C
Muskogee
Oklahoma
PTA
the President's Council On Youth Fitness
Childress Index
the Advertising Council
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