16 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
1
Antique pegged and keyed plank Azle floors imitate random widths screwed to subfloor for solid construction. Modern method uses wood dowel plugs over countersunk screws with plugs cut from the same dowels glued in place. Wood keys, placed along long board edges, add decoration and help lock boards.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced the lifting of quarantine restrictions on cattle shipments from Costilla and Rio Grande regions. The move ends a broader ban that had covered ten southeastern Colorado counties, restoring normal cattle transport across the state.
Last winter an outbreak of aeablea among cattle led to quarantines in Kiowa Prowars and Bent counties. Cattle in those areas were dipped or sprayed after confirmation. The quarantine is expected to be lifted soon from Otero Crawley Las Animas Pueblo and Huerfano counties.
Roy Cohn charged a national news blackout against Senator Joseph McCarthy and others fighting communism. He claimed the press has been silent for three months, with only small mentions of McCarthy in newspapers, hindering public awareness of anti communism efforts.
The Highway 285 Association urges studies of the old Webster Pass route southwest of Denver as a potential all-weather low-altitude crossing of the Continental Divide. Secretary Carl P Williams says it could offer lower elevation travel than other tunnel sites, though the group prioritizes improving Highway 285. A meeting in Poncha Springs gathered towns along the route from Denver to Alamosa. U.S. railroads carried 8% of intercity freight in 1963 versus 75% in 1926.
Colorado growers report rising pest activity across several counties. Tuber flea beetles infest early potatoes in Weld, tomato psyllid eggs appear on potatoes, green peach and rosy apple aphids surge on apples and pears in Delta and Mesa counties, and alfalfa weevil and grasshopper populations grow in the southwest. First summer sprays begun in Mesa on May 21 and in Delta on June 4.
The Colorado Manning Commission approved three Fort Lewis A and M projects in Durango including an academic building, a gymnasium, and utilities. Total spending authorized reached $915,022 with $585,730 for the building, $219,750 for the gym, and $110,542 for utilities. The college already has land for the Durango campus and has donated resources toward the project.
The commission approved capital work at multiple institutions including an expansion of utility improvements at Colorado A&M College Fort Collins to 113,630 and a 4.00 rise for Adams State College library lighting plus 20,000 to remodel offices. Mines metallurgy building scope set at 1,500,010 with a 10,000 long range planning allotment. Funding largely via a 10 year property tax approved by the Legislature. The panel aims to finish studies by September after reviewing other programs in a one day session.
Greater Boston youths seek “with it” status by following fashion, music, and slang. Girls flaunt denim and oversized plaid shirts for casual wear while dressing sharp on dates. Boys favor leather jackets, regulation belts, red suspenders, and shiny shoes as they chase latest crooners. The piece notes age groups 13 to 18 and highlights trends, gadgets, and cultural markers shaping teen identity.
A designer unveils a pump capable of handling two tons of water and mud per minute. The device would suck gold bearing mud from river beds to hard to reach sites where bucket dredges failed, potentially turning pockets of gold into reality.
Boston area teens flock to Saturday record hops at local hall with emcee and TV segment drawing a crowd. Totem Pete Hallroom Auburndale telecast featured top disc jockeys and entertainers as youths chase a modern, stylish scene amid chatter on teen-designated trends and new slang.
Danbury News-Times reports seventh grader Carale Gatlo led classmates in a questionnaire drive among students, teachers, and parents. Among 46 parents, 27 opposed year round schooling, while 8 of 13 teachers and 123 students expressed opposition, reflecting a flawed set of responses.
An oil leasing firm reports two wells in the North Eldorado field near Linota producing at a depth of about 2,180 feet. Estimated daily yield reaches 7,000 barrels. The discovery follows oil attic findings and local activity.
New York based industry reports show U S gasoline stocks last week fell by 2,7627,000 barrels, leaving inventories 6,137,000 barrels below the year earlier level. Crude output rose to 6,400,250 barrels daily, up 83,000 from the prior week, while 1954 production averaged 6,495,400 barrels per day. State outputs shifted with Nebraska down 200, North Dakota up 16, Colorado up 2,600, Montana down 250, Wyoming down 2,050, and other changes noted in the weekly survey.
Venezuelan workers can reshape their variations in a pleasant surrounding at a government established recreation center near Las Caracas La Guaira. The complex blends sea shore and mountains and forms a complete little town with six apartment buildings a hotel dormitories and cottages built at a cost of 220 008 000.
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