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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
4
Regional bulletin highlights crop reports cattle prices weather and new farming practices affecting farms in the Southeast Panhandle. Local growers and ranchers receive tips on planting timing irrigation soil care and market opportunities.
Washington AMS coordination links farmers, ranchers, and government to improve marketing, transportation, storage, pricing, and distribution of farm products. Reports cover outlooks, prices, and consumer costs, with free market news and paid publications.
Ulysses E. Evans, 40, jailed for 75 days after being found asleep in a car straddling two lanes on a busy highway. Chicago mayor orders 40 new mechanical street sweepers to clean up the city. In Indiana, a 25 day strike at Bastian-Mersey Co ends as United Electrical Workers win a 10 cent wage rise, a seventh paid holiday, and better vacation benefits. 22 strikers arrested for criminal trespass following a rail spur incident.
An auctioneer cried Going, going, gone as the last lot fell, and the floor gave way sending about 50 bidders eight feet into the cellar. In a separate note a science fact describes a firefly beetle with two pairs of wings and a luminescent tail used to attract a mate.
The weather maps present the U.S. Weather Bureau long range forecast through mid July. It outlines expected average temperatures and precipitation over the period, not a specific daily forecast.
Mrs A B Clements reports a stream of visitors in Kirkland. W J Sides hosted Mr and Mrs Herb Lindolph along with other relatives and friends from Gar land Munday White Flat and Chil dress.
A short circuit in a humidifier at a Bloomington drug store caused a small blaze at the tobacco counter. The incident involved about 200 dollars worth of cigars that had been smoked before sale.
County HDC Agent outlines a practical color plan for painting papering and refurbishing. Begin with room analysis and use a simple palette of two to three colors in varying values with a dominant base, a secondary color, and a bright accent. Allocate about 60 30 10 percent across large areas then add upholstery window treatments and accessories to finish with a bright accent.
The USDA lists July plentiful foods with abundant fresh fruits and vegetables such as limes lemons watermelons cantaloupes tomatoes beets and sweet corn. Beef halibut broilers and fryers are the only meats on the list along with milk rice lard and oils remaining plentiful.
Real estate taxes on Texas farms and ranches rose 3.2 percent from 1953 to 1954, marking the eighth straight year of increases. The state average tax per acre climbed to 28.8 cents from 27.9 cents, while agricultural prices fell and regional variations persisted.
Farmers replant cotton after six to eight inch rainfall. Hail damaged homes by breaking windows and roofs. Jamis Richards made a business trip to Amarillo. Visitors include the Phillips family from Muleshoe and relatives from Louisiana. Local residents host guests from Wichita Falls, Lockney, Huntington, Memphis, and Chicago.
Governor Shivers signs legislation clearing the way for Operation Plan B to eradicate brucellosis in Texas dairies. Dr. C M Patterson outlines a five step program requiring all grade A herds to participate by September 1 1958. Key steps cover water and feed protection isolation testing and vaccination coordination with the Sanitary Commission.
A $1.3 million damage suit filed in federal district court names George Kovecevich of Galveston and William P. Bridges as plaintiffs. They allege negligence by Lionel Robbins of Minneapolis Kansas, saying the truck they rode in overturned in 1953 causing permanent disability.
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