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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1959
Page
4
The piece notes steady gains in TV programming quality with gradual improvements in picture switching. It recalls the past era of harsh picture changes and emphasizes how much smoother transitions have become over time.
Ingemar Johansson, newly crowned heavyweight champion, says he expects to beat Floyd Patterson again in a September rematch at Yankee Stadium. He cites Patterson’s peek-a-boo defense as a weakness and notes the bout will follow training at Grossinger’s with a large purse, escrowed until a title shot within 90 days.
Paducah Grads beat Childress 5 to 4 in the season opener in Childress. Pitchers Don Hufstedler Edward Crow and Jimmy Hamm worked for Childress. Smith pitched for Paducah. Each side had six hits. Paducah scored in the fourth and seventh to take the lead, with Brooks and Neskorik driving in runs. Additional Little League action saw the Dodgers defeat the Cardinals 6 to 5 as Goundie and Huddleston pitched for the Dodgers and Baize took the loss for the Cardinals.
The Childress American Legion team faces Palo Duro of Amarillo at 3 p m today on the local diamond. After a close loss to Burger Saturday night the squad shows growth, with weak hitting remaining the main issue as most boys have little high school baseball this year.
The Dodgers plated three runs in the second inning and one in the sixth as Jim Morgan, Dale Goundie, and Billy Cross each reached base and scored. In the Dodger's sixth, Pat Steed singled to drive in Morgan on a Morgan triple for their sixth run.
Swedish industrialist Axel Wenner-Gren pursues a northern empire in Canada with a tract of British Columbia named Wennergrenland. He plots a 150 mph monorail, pulp mills and mines, plus a Peace River hydroelectric project near Hudson Hope creating a 260 mile lake.
Buck Nance’s Eagles overcame a late rally by the Sports to win 19-10 behind strong pitching from Bourland and Hufstedler. Crow and Don Hufstedler split a scoreless effort after a 5 run first, while Sims and Valenzuela struggled to stop the Eagle bats. The piece also notes a Chicks 14 Pelicans 12 result and references early biblical sugar in Ezekiel.
In 1811 Napoleon pinned the Cross of Honor on Benjamin De lessert for obtaining crystallized beet sugar, a notable recognition of his achievement during the era.
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