All America Winners Shine In Garden Veggies
Gardeners across the South Plains see All American winners in the new season. Chefini zucchini delivers high quality fruit and yields suitable for South Plains. Savoy King cabbage, best planted very early or in midsummer. Samson cantaloupe shows sweeter taste with mildew resistance. Triumph cucumber stands out for yield time and high number one grade pickles with mildew resistance and broad adaptability from Lubbock north. E Z.
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South Plains
Samson
United States
Lubbock
E.Z
Hearing On Dam Request In Recess At Austin
Texas Water Commission hearing on the Colorado River District dam and reservoir near Robert Lee is in recess to January 4. District counsel says one more witness remains. opponents plan five or six witnesses. Estimated cost 12.8 million dollars. District seeks change to permit to move the reservoir 23 miles downstream to Coke County and raise storage from 403 700 to 488 760 acre feet. water plans serve Odessa Big Spring Snyder and extend to Midland Stanton and counties in Coke Runnels and Sterling. Opponents include Austin and Lower Colorado River Authority.
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Austin
Texas Water Commission
Colorado River
Commission
Colorado
Mitchell County
Mitchell
Coke County
Robert Lee
Odessa
Big Spring
Snyder
J. B. Thomas
Midland
Stanton
Coke
Runnels
Sterling
City of
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Four vegetables named top picks for 1965 AIL-America
Four vegetables judged finest for the coming year are Triumph cucumber, Samson cantaloupe, Savoy King cabbage, and Chefini summer squash. The items are arranged in a four-panel display with each plant praised for quality and yield.
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Samson
Christmas greens and holly upkeep from garden club guide
The article offers holiday plant care tips from the Syracuse Garden Club and Tech Horticulturist Ed Zukauckas. It covers mistletoe preservation with wax or plastic, holly and evergreen storage methods, leaf cleanup, and decoration ideas for lamps, mailboxes, and packages. It also notes Holly varieties, regional plant choices, and festive arrangement trends across the United States.
Chinese Pilot Abandons U-2 Near Tucson
Chinese Nationalist Capt Shih Hi-sheng ejected safely from a U-2 15 miles south of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. He survived without serious injuries after bailout during a routine training flight that lasted about 45 minutes. This was his second bailout following an August incident near Boise, Idaho.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Shih Hi-sheng
Boise
Idaho
Sheng
Davis-Monthan
Hedley Reservoir Contract Awarded
A Fort Worth contractor won a 73524 dollar contract to build a two million gallon reservoir near Hedley Texas with work to start immediately and finish within 180 days. The project backs Greenbelt Authority plans to supply water to Childress Quanah Crowell Clarendon and Hedley alongside a separate four million dollar pipeline contract from Quanah to Lelia Lake Creek NW of Hedley. General Robert E Lee declined a Union command offer at the start of the Civil War.
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Hedley
Tex
Fort Worth
Texas Panhandle
Garbett Brothers
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Childress
Quanah
Crowell
Clarendon
Tax Office Robbed in Marseille by Three Masked Bandits
Three masked bandits robbed the Marseille tax office, stealing nearly 30000 francs in what authorities say was a bold daytime heist. Police hunt for suspects as local residents express shock at the attack.
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Marseille
France
UPI
Compost Pile Leaves Can Be Boon To Gardeners
College Station readers learn how to turn fallen leaves into a useful compost pile. Dr. Charles D. Welch explains layering leaves with fertilizer, adding lime for acidic soils, turning the pile, and watering to improve organic matter and moisture retention for next year’s gardens.
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College Station
Jack Frost
Charles D. Welch
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Welch
Winter gardening indoors and out adapts to style
Winter gardening continues with modern indoor setups using decorative pots and a range of tropical and foliage plants. Light needs vary by species from bright east or west windows to basement fluorescence, while succulents and cacti thrive with minimal care and light. Water and feeding follow active growth, with careful soil choices and avoiding radiator heat.
Agriculture Department final crop estimates for 1964
The Agriculture Department’s year end report projects 1964 corn output at 3.549 billion bushels and wheat at 1.290 billion. Winter wheat and spring wheat totals are 1.025 and 0.266 billion respectively, with winter and spring yields noted.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Belle Glade Garden Club Hosts Christmas Gift Exchange
The Belle Glade Garden Club held a Christmas party at Mrs. Weldon George’s home, judged gift wraps by Mrs. J T Hodges and Mrs. Lee Coll, with prizes for most original and most artistic packages. Hostesses were Mrs. George, Mrs. Jelly Brown and Mrs. Albert Clubb with a next meeting set for January 26 at the Municipal Garden Arts Center.
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Belle Glade Garden Club
Weldon George
48Th St
J. T. Hodges
Lee Coll
Sim R. O'Neal
Glenn Keyton
George
Jelly Brown
Albert Clubb
Municipal Garden Arts Center
Lennon signs for new fortnightly revue in London
John Lennon signs to participate in a fortnightly revue in London. Starting January 9 he will read his own poems and appear in a film sequence for the show.
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Review London
John Lennon
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Home & Garden Center
Canaries
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Wolfe Nursery
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