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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1958
Page
2
Texas Forest Service representatives report widespread pine die off from several bark beetle species in woods and urban areas. Infested trees show pitch tubes and holes. dying trees must be cut and sprayed with a mixture of emulsifiable B H C and diesel oil to halt spread. Handle B H C with caution as it is poisonous and may kill grass nearby.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Anderson report a pleasant vacation on the west coast and in the north. They visited daughter Mrs. Ralph Lizer in San Jose and grandson in San Francisco, with W. S. Anderson in Medford Oregon and a sister meeting them there from Idaho. They returned to Rusk on July 19. The piece also notes gunpowder origins and first use of envelopes in U.S. mail circa 1845.
In India Brahma bulls are sacred and peaceful, while rodeo Brahmas are feared as deadly beasts. Cowboys face brutal risk riding the bucking animals using a simple rope and hooking method. A clanging bell warns handlers of a loose Brahma, and riders rely on agility and escape routes as the bulls charge with fierce force.
Texas hunters face largely unchanged 1958 rules with dove seasons in North and South zones, mourning dove exceptions in Rio Grande Valley, white winged dove limits and start times, deer white tailed season in Edwards Plateau and South Texas, antelope days extended in Trans Pecos, Panhandle dates, quail and turkey seasons, and a digest of laws to be distributed through dealers and wardens.
The rodeo features riders facing a storming chute start with a stinging whip lash. Bulls spark chaos with hindquarter jerks and horned hooks as they pivot into a dangerous spin. The spinner buck in tight circles risking balance and injury, making bull riding the finale and most extreme event.
Dudley T. Willingham third class para chute rigger USN son of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley T. Willingham of Rusk served with Fighter Squadron 142 in the First Fleet Striking Force Exercise Blue Bolt from July 7 to 11. The exercise involved 36 ships 26 squadrons and over 22000 personnel, testing blue carrier attack teams against orange defensive forces and marking the first angled-deck anti-submarine carrier use in Pacific Fleet drills. The drills train crews for deployment with the U S Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific.
Army PFC Emmett F. Cox Jr. of Jacksonville participated in the VII Corps marksmanship matches in Augsburg Germany. An automatic rifleman with Company C 4th Armored Division 51st Infantry he enlisted in May 1957 trained at Fort Hood and arrived in Europe last December. He attended Bowie Junior High and worked for Flying B Ranch Odessa.
Historical guess places the origin of dice around 1.244 billion years before present, based on scholarly estimation. The claim ties to early gaming artifacts and ancient leisure practices, suggesting a long tradition of chance-based play across civilizations.
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