Senate Fails to Act on Farm Bill Wheat Referendum Likely Next
Washington July 13 The Agriculture Department estimates 800 thousand to one million farmers nationwide will be eligible to vote in a national wheat production controls referendum. The outcome hinges on pending congressional action and potential 1955 support levels set by the secretary of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Sponten
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
U.S
Great Plains
James Murray
D-Mont
Ezra Taft Benson
Blue Goose Auxiliary Plans Picnic Change and Meeting
Blue Goose Auxiliary guests visited Mrs. Jim Howard at 2516 42nd St. Monday night. Mrs. Leslie Blann led with a report on the June Abilene splash. Plans for a July picnic were shifted to September. Thirteen men played bridge and canasta after refreshments. The group meets August 2 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. R A Shelton’s home, with Mrs. Herman Brown as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Goose Auxiliary
Jim Howard
W. B. Nichols
Leslie Blann
Abilene
R. A. Shelton
16Th St
Herman Brown
Honor New Members in College Avenue Baptist Class
Six new members of the College Avenue Baptist L. L. L. Class were honored at a backyard supper Monday night at Mrs. Roy Tonrey 2604 39th Street. The honorees included Mmes Warner Boyce Don Yeary J T Partain Hugh Jester Z T Loving and Vernon Ramsey. Fifteen others were out. The class will attend a barbecue supper at Mrs L K Hart's home on Aug 3 at 7 30 p.m. Members and associate members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue Baptist L. L. L
Roy Tonrey
39Th St
Mmes. Warner Boyce
Don Yeary
J. T. Partain
Hugh Jester
Z. T. Loving
Vernon Ramsey
L. K. Hart
Miss Alathia Baldwin Hosts Honor for Bride Elect
Mrs Alathia Baldwin entertained Friday night for Miss Mona Powell bride elect of Jimmy Sandin. Sixteen guests attended bringing kitchen gadgets and well wishes for the approaching wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alathia Baldwin
Mona Powell
Miss Powell
Jimmy Sandiin
Seventy Five Attend Cub Scout Pack Meeting
Seventy five parents and Cubs attended Cub Scout Pack I at Forest Heights Methodist Church Monday night. The attendance trophy was awarded to Den G. Awards highlighted the month’s Air Adventures theme with multiple badges and arrows presented to several Scouts including Butch Lynn Ricky Westmoreland Keller Smith Richard Skibell Mike Lynn Truett Reeves Ray Cravy Larry Dahnke Steve Waldron Eddie Young John A. Milligan Robert Leach Joe Thompson Lynn Webster Bobby Hawkins Johnny Simpson Gary Clifton Dennis Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout Pack I
Forest Heights Methodist Church
den G
Air Adventures
Butch Lynn
Ricky Westmoreland
Keller Smith
Richard Skibell
Mike Lynn
Truett Reeves
Ray Cravy
Larry Dahnke
Steve Waldron
Eddie Young
John A. Milligan
Robert Leach
Joe Thompson
Lynn Webster
Bobby Hawkins
Johnny Simpson
Gary Clifton
Dennis Jones
State Rivers Flow Reached High Low Extremes Last Month
The Texas State Board of Waters Engineers reports June water flow ranged from record flood levels on the Rio Grande to minimal flow on the Brazos and other basins. Flood peaks at Del Rio Eagle Pass and Laredo were the highest in history, while Brazos watershed saw 3,000 square miles with no flow. Falcon dam storage fell as East Texas rainfall lagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Rio Grande
State Board of Waters Engineers
Brazos River
Canadian
Colorado
Sabine
Falcon Dam
Panhandle
Wichita Falls
East Texas
Winter Garden
Uvalde
Harris County
San Antonio Buda
el Paso
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Brazos
Comal
New Braunfels
Salt Fork
Red River
Wellington
Houston Nearing Epidemic In Polio
Houston faces an approaching polio epidemic after one death and three new cases raise the metro area's total to 188 for the year. David Wayne Mann, 3, died after contracting polio. he was the sixth death in the region this year. City Health Officer Loren t z notes an epidemic begins at 20 cases per 100 000, equating to about 200 cases for Houston’s population of 1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
David Wayne Mann
Fred Laurentz
Nationalists May Grab Soviet Tanker
Chinese Nationalist warships may attempt to intercept the 15,000 ton Soviet tanker Leningrad after it cleared Singapore for Shanghai. Officials noted three other Soviet ships heading northward with speculation of rendezvous with a submarine escort. The Tuapse was seized last June 23 and unloaded its petroleum cargo for Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
Leningrad
Singapore
Shanghai
Red China
Siberian
Vladivostok
Tuapse
China
Colonel Transferred To Newfoundland
Col. Robert J. Wright commander of the 3500th Pilot Training Group at Reese Air Force Base is reassigned to Pepperell Air Force Base St John s Newfoundland as commander of the air base group. He will reach embarkation Aug. 25. He has a long combat and training record including 38 World War II missions and numerous decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Wright
Reese Air Force Base
Pepperell Air Force Base
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Reese
Col. Wright
Ploesti
Japan Occupation Service
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth, Kan
Giant Flag Found Near Baltimore by 13-Year-Old
A 13-year-old boy, Myron J, found a giant size American flag along the Western Maryland Railway near Baltimore. Police seek the owner. if none appears, they plan to donate the flag to Fort McHenry, birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railway
Myron J
Ft. McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Iron Supplement Tonic Aids After Forty
A vintage ad promotes Ostrex Tonic Tablets as an iron rich supplement for renewed energy after age forty. It claims quick relief and invites readers to “get acquainted” with a 50 cent trial size, available at all druggists.
Levelland Plans Three Day RCA Rodeo With Parade
Final plans for the RCA rodeo in Levelland include a July 29 opening parade with 32 riding clubs. A $1,500 purse funds five events including bareback riding and calf roping, with boisterous nightly Western dances and a rodeo queen contest sponsored by local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
Rodeo Association
Robbie Estes
Baird
Cajon Kid
Sheriff's Posses
Portales
N.M
Hereford
Lubbock
Hockley County Sheriff's Posse
Levelland Jaycees
Levelland Lion’s Club
Connie Jean Jackson
Jaycees
Jean Tussy
Sheriff's Posse
Lion’s Club
Lubbock Boy Hurt in Two-Car Collision
A 9-year-old Lubbock boy Ron nie Henderson received minor injuries in a two car crash at 13th St and Ave Q. He was treated at Methodist Hospital after riding with his sister dra Henderson 16 in a car driven by Hubert H Ward 32 of Odessa. Another passenger was 4-year-old Bobo Hester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Ronnie Henderson
13Th St
Ave. Q
J. E. Henderson
27Th St
Methodist Hospital
Dra
Hubert H. Ward
Odessa
Bobo Hester
Houston Zoo TB wipes out apes and monkeys at Hermann Park
Tuberculosis outbreaks have killed 30 small monkeys and the entire ape collection at Hermann Park zoo in Houston. Officials say the disease began three months ago and deny a hush hush policy, citing no intent to alarm the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Hermann Park Zoo
Evangelistic Meetings Planned in Houston Dallas and Lubbock
Three regional evangelistic meetings will be held by Texas Baptists next year replacing a single event in Waco. The executive committee in Dallas announced the change to ease hotel reservations. Scheduled dates are January 10-12 in Houston January 17-19 in Dallas and January 20-21 in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Baptists
Waco
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Houston
Lubbock
New Mexico Penitentiary Seeks Clear Title to Land
The state prison at Santa Fe seeks to clear title to about 100 acres of land it occupy s part of an ancient land grant. The suit names 1040 defendants including 350 known living parties, with many others dead or untraceable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Prison
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico Penitentiary
Narrow path to future total solar eclipse visible only centuries away
The area of visibility for a total solar eclipse is extremely limited and may remain inaccessible to Earth observers for hundreds of years due to the narrow corridor of totality and slow orbital geometry.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Baker Eddy
Science
Christian Science Reading
Broadway
Dial
19Th St
Gahanna
Ohio
George
George 5S. Berry
Lubbock County
White’s Auto Stores
White
Texas Ave
Lebbeck
Tex
Avetenche
Houston Zoo
ST. Louis
Greyhound Lines
ST. Louis Av
Okla
City
Ar. Okla
Travel
Oifie Nia
Yath Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!