YMCA Summer State Programs Offer Wide Range Of Activities
The YMCA announces a summer program with activities for ages 6 to 80. Highlights include Summer Fun Club for 6 to 14, Mackenife d Day Camp at Mackenzie Park, new gym classes, open crafts, church YMCA softball leagues, men s basketball and volleyball, Golden Youth Club, singles and couples groups, Run For Your Life fitness program, and a Sunday Chess Club.
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YMCA
Roaring Springs
MacKenzie Park
Lubbock
Lou Stubbs
Golden Youth Club
Marvin Bass
The
Chess Club
Texans Implicated In Soil Bank Subterfuge
Washington AP reports Texas landholders subdivided property to sidestep soil bank limits. A Hidalgo County scheme from 1957 to 1960 used a middleman to sell one large tract in many parcels, with 36 units tied to contracts later canceled, cutting about 1,066,000 in conservation reserve and acreage payments. The Agriculture Department referred the cases to Justice for potential action.
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Washington
Texas
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Joseph Campbell
Hidalgo County
Congress
Senate
House
Campbell
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Comptroller’s
Wife Loses Bet as Briton Becomes Sausage Lover
London AP report tells of Derek Gaisford age 31 who, after a year long bet with wife Florence, eats sausages from morning to evening and claims over 3000 eaten in 11 months. She wagers him sausages daily for a year and notes relief from other nagging habits. The item then lists local community classes and dinner info at Meadowbrook and Y center.
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London
Derek Gaisford
Florence
Gaisford
Meadowbrook
Jay
McClure
Dry Windy Days Hurt Texas Croplands Across State
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports hot dry windy weather harming pastures and croplands, with moisture improving only in the Coastal Bend. They note critical moisture shortages in the Panhandle and western Texas, with grazing declines and limited wheat harvests in Wilbarger and Young counties. Irrigated cotton on the South Plains shows high planting rates, while dryland areas lag.
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College Station
UPS
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Coastal Bend
South Texas
Panhandle
Texas
East
West
South Plains
Wilbarger
Young
Judge imposes whipping post for $4 Delaware robbery
In Wilmington, Judge Stewart Lynch sentenced 40 year old Talmedge R. Balser to 20 lashes and 25 years in jail for a $4 robbery. The whipping must be carried out after a Supreme Court ruling in a related case. Balser was found guilty last year after forcing Robert Wilson into a car and beating him.
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Wilmington
Del
Stewart Lynch
Delaware Superior Court
Lynch
Talmedge R. Balser
U.S. Supreme Court
Balser
Employers add 800000 jobs in April boosting total to 55.9 million
The Labor Department reports nonfarm payrolls rose by 800000 in April to a record 55.9 million, with unemployment steady at 5.7 percent. Manufacturing and construction led gains, aided by end of newspaper strikes in Cleveland and New York City which boosted printing and publishing.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cleveland
New York City
Elaine Stewart Wins Dogbite Settlement
Actress Elaine Stewart was awarded 4500 dollars by a jury after a dog bite on her lip. The judgment named Floyd Appel, 31, of Seal Beach California, as the defendant in Beverly Hills where Stewart stayed in June 1959.
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Los Angeles
Elaine Stewart
Floyd Appel
Seal Beach
Calif
Australian food supplier to study Brisbane dairy exports in U S
A leading Australian dairy producer will study milk and ice cream manufacturing in Brisbane and related operations in the United States. The move aims to compare production practices and market potential across Australia, Brisbane, and U S facilities.
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Brisbane
U.S
Australia
Honor graduates at Andrews High School
The top honors go to Betty Graham valedictorian with a 96.18 four year average and Annette Warren salutatorian with a 95.12. Commencement exercises are set for May 23 at Andrews.
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Andrews High School
Betty Graham
Annette Warren
Betty
C. H. Graham
Annette
Andrews
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American Business Club
Caprock
Ming Tree
Jerry Ince
Delwin Jones
Henry Brown
Clarence Blackburn
C. M. Ratheal
Clayton Mallett
By Tex Easley
Gots
Nat Nga Rado
Kent
Ini
Bryant
34Th & Slide Rd
Bryant & Hill
Rent-A-Car CO
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Crystal
Wilburn Roach
Swing Band
Ellorado Motor Hotel
Amarillo Highway
Lubbock, Texas
Hubert Tankersley
D. L
Dip" Pemberton
Buford Graham
P.m
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