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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1955
Page
2
Joyce provides a showroom preview of autumn home furnishings from Sept 29 to Oct 8. Retail stores host open houses to showcase elegant trends including Italian circular dining groups, mobility casters, white Formica surfaces, walnut wood, brass trim, and wall-to-wall carpeting.
Texas fell 7-0 to TCU as coach Eddie Price suspected a player tipping plays. A vigilant scout uncovered the issue, but Notre Dame and Oklahoma still defeated Texas, leaving the Horns to chase a Cotton Bowl bid with a win over TCU.
Mrs Bowden Ward of Kingwood West Virginia elected to lead the American Legion Auxiliary at its 35th annual meeting in Miami Beach. Ward has long been active, served as Rehabilitation Chairman this year, and is a past national vice president.
Texas coach Price corrects quarterback habit after a scout notes the QB always looks right or left before plays. TCU adjusted its defense accordingly, helping Texas beat Texas Christian 14-7 to clinch the bowl bid. The revelation nearly cost Texas the Cotton Bowl.
Senator Paul Douglas calls for a targeted subsidy to help small and average farmers. He argues family farms sustain communities and counters Eisenhower's price supports stance. Midwest governors discuss farm plank as farm prices sag. Rep McCarthy urges liberal ticket to win northern votes in next year’s election.
The USDA reports lower feed prices for the week ending Tuesday. Soybean meal drops by $1.50 per ton from the prior week, linseed meal remains steady, and cottonseed meal falls by about $2.00 per ton.
Kent, O where Davey tree experts say large trees can be shielded from lightning by installing lightning cables. The method provides a safer alternative to prevent the knockout blow of a strike on big specimens.
A report notes the wife of the Aga Khan undertook a pilgrimage to Mecca. The article describes the journey and its significance within royal or religious circles.
Yvette Labrousse known as Miss France and later Begum Ome Habiba is a wealthy Moslem wife living at Yakimour Cannes. The article describes her elegant style, devotion to health and charity, aviation of art, travels with the Aga Khan, and their extensive holdings including stables villas and a Ritz suite. It notes her pilgrimage to Mecca and details of their social circle on the Riviera.
A household tip suggests affixing pictures of clothing on the outside of drawers to help children identify their garments and become more independent in dressing themselves.
The article notes farm fires harming 100 families and killing nine, with more than $300000 in losses. It highlights Fire Prevention Week goals and praises steel Quonset buildings as speedy, safer farm structures. O W Bridgeman in Plain City rebuilt quickly, placing five Quonsets within 45 days of concrete pour and restored operations.
At Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska servicemen have built a manual speed trap using a spotlight and mirror a dart and a stopwatch. A beam across the highway triggers a timer at the officer down the road and a chart computes the vehicle speed from the elapsed time.
Adlai Stevenson told reporters in Kingston that he would accept the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination if offered but noted he does not expect the Democratic convention to draft him again.
Cambridge Massachusetts poet Robert Frost explains he left Dartmouth College after only a few months in the class of 1895. He says he ran away because he was more interested in education than anyone at the college at that time.
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