19 Dec 1958
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Newspaper
Mexia Daily News
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1958
Page
1
A batch of handwritten notes from children in Palestine Mexia and Point Enterprise express holiday wishes for Santa Claus. The letters mention family needs hospital returns and requests for toys games and personal items.
Forest Glade notes report Mrs. J. J. Hood recovering after several weeks in hospital. Local cold spell keeps residents near fires. Family updates include Larry Wilson’s illness and relatives visiting from Fort Worth. Community mentions Christmas preparations and early school dismissal Friday.
College Station residents learn a new Farmer's Tax Guide will cover farm and ranch income tax matters. C H Bates notes changes in depreciation, casualty losses, and carrybacks under new tax laws, urging farmers to consult IRS or a tax pro and await local agent announcements on availability.
The Atlas rocket with five engines and a large electronic brain performed flawless operations from launch sites in Los Angeles Fort Huachuca Fort Sam Houston and Fort Stewart. The brain processed 10 000 computations a second guiding the missile to the mapped orbit. Flight data were transmitted instantly for real time guidance corrections.
A Texas A and M bulletin reports five years of data from West Cross Timbers wells 25 to 120 gpm show profitable irrigation for peanuts. Irrigated yields averaged 34 bushels per acre vs 14 under dryland, with higher peanut quality and hay yields. Total irrigation cost per acre ranged 37.96 to 63.84, with net returns from 10.25 to 196.40 per acre across farms and years. Bulletin 917 summarizes Cost and Returns of Irrigated Peanut Production.
Texas extension plant pathologist Harlan Smith notes cotton root rot is widespread in Texas except the Panhandle and High Plains. The fungus attacks ornamental and crop plants, with root decay and woolly, cottony mats forming under moist conditions. A control plan favors resistant or immune plants. L-390 lists suitable varieties.
A Defense Department spokesman said the Atlas satellite launched Thursday night will not travel over Russian territory. It will stay between 32 degrees north and 32 degrees south latitude, with more specific course details expected later.
In Marion Indiana Walter Smith was heard whistling while he tried to jimmy his cell door with a bent wire. Guard Charles Flanagan, drawn by the noise, caught Smith red handed.
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