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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
8
The guide covers pruning to shorten plants for more blooms, watering to saturate soil to depth, and watering timing to prevent disease. It warns about chinch bugs in St Augustine lawns and suggests timely May controls. It advises chrysanthemum cuttings in peat mix, and pest controls for sod webworms using Sevin or Diazinon. It also explains dilution guidance for fungicides and insecticides per gallon.
June garden tasks advise pruning crape myrtles minimally and shaping now, treating powdery mildew with Benomyl or Actidione PM, and fertilizing for peak bloom. Roses require deadheading and monthly feeding, plus a preventive spray for blackspot and mildew. Address storm damage promptly, plant chrysanthemum liners, manage aphids and pests, and consider raised beds for poor drainage. Plant coppery color for summer and fall, and sow annuals and climbers directly. Gardenias need acid soil care and iron chlorosis remedy if soil is neutral or alkaline.
Clayton, county agent with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, cautions cattlemen as pinkeye approaches with sunny weather. He outlines prevention and treatment steps including fly control, vitamin A, shaded areas, and early isolation of suspected cases, noting vaccine research since 1963 is not yet available.
A vintage boxing note states Dempsey delivered an 810 inch punch with an estimated speed of 135 mph, reflecting remarkable power in early ring lore.
Sparse Tuesday showers barely dampened sidewalks and rooftops as Stamford farmers awaited heavier rain. Early morning sprinkles totaled .02 inches, with a late afternoon shower adding .14 for a 0.16 inch day. The year's rainfall reached 8.26 inches, more than four inches below the June normal of 12.35 inches with seven days left in the month.
Sam Peckinpah directs Westers styled drama Junior Bonner opening Friday for three days at the Grand Theatre on a double feature with Mackintosh and T. Steve McQueen stars as the rugged rodeo hero returning to his hometown. Co stars Ida Lupino Robert Preston Ben Johnson Barbara Leigh and Dustin Hoffman.
City of Stamford passes an ordinance designating a library front area for customer parking with 1 2 minutes limits between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM and fines up to 200. It cites immediate effectiveness and includes bid procedures for street seal coating project with 5 percent bid security and 100 percent performance bonds.
Ordinance No. 509 declares a 15 minute parking zone on the south side of East McHarg Street from Hobart Street east 64 feet past the Stam ford Carnegie Library. It prohibits parking longer than 15 minutes with a fine up to 200 dollars and declares an emergency effect.
Sealed bids addressed to the City of Stamford Texas will be received at City Hall until 1 30 p m July 15 1977 and then publicly opened.
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