Shamrock teams win Quail Invitational titles
Shamrock boys win 77 to 68 over Quail in a close final after Quail led early. Paul Solliaugh tallies 19 for Quail and Frank Polk leads Shamrock with 16. Shamrock girls upset Lakeview 37 to 29 with late surge, Phyllis McClesky scores 15. Lakeview claims runner up in both genders. tournament closes with Thanksgiving-style romp by Shamrock-Turkey Shamrock boys 72 to 42 over Turkey.
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Lakeview
Quail
Lakeview Girls
Quail Boys
Shamrock
Phyllis McClesky
Londa Hatley
Quails
Turkey
Shamrock Boys
Shamrock and Turkey JVs Clash in Tournament Rounds
Shamrock’s Shamrock and Turkey teams split early action as Jerry Land 16 and Frank Polk 19 led high scorers. Shamrock girls beat Turkey 36-26 in a tight first round contest. Quail-Lakeview boys overcame a 20-13 deficit to win 74-58, then Turkey surged to a 48-19 win over Quail in the second go round.
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Quail Girls
Lakeview
Bobwhites
Quail
Judy Campbell
Londa Berry
Linda Walls
Shamrock
Jerry Land
Turkey
Frank Polk
Shamrock Girls
Turkey Girls
Quail Boys
Quails
Bruce Shamrock
Ward
Paul Gollihugh
Kirby Hatley
Flame Cultivator Pays Off for Floyd Farmer
Floyd County farmer J. Hale says flame cultivation, used since 1962 on his Floydada area farm, cuts weed control costs. He teamed with local LPG dealer Bill Price to apply High Plains Foundation research, claiming the method proves economical even with minimal equipment.
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Hale
Inn
Floydada
Jay
Jack Parks
High Plains Research Foundation
Floyd County
Bill Price
Wiley Butane
Foundation
Lakeview Beats Turkey 54 44 In Round Two
Lakeview boys defeated Turkey 54 to 44 in the second round. High scorers included Kirby Hatley 24 for Lakeview and Rodney Mullins 18 for Lakeview with Paula Langley 8 for Quail and Karan Arnold 23 for Turkey.
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Quail
Paula Langley
Turkey
Karan Arnold
Lakeview Boys
Lakeview
Kirby ‘Hatley
Rodney Mullins
Farmer Saves With Flame Cultivation versus Hand Hoeing
Hale shows a 1960s farm comparison where hand hoeing cotton cost over $10 per acre, rising to over $18 in 1961 and $10.20 in 1962, while flame cultivation in 1964 brought costs down to 76 cents per acre for the first pass and 1.02 dollars for the second.
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Kay
Kay Hale
Hale
Parks
Crash near Baton Rouge leaves two houses, driver charged
Jimmy Wayne Kelly, 21, was driving in Baton Rouge when he struck a house after passing another being moved for a new expressway. Police charged him with reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and having an expired chauffeur's license.
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Jimmy Wayne Kelly
Baton Rouge
Kelly
New Texas Extension Program for Dropouts
The University of Texas Division of Extension offers a new program for students who dropped out but want to finish high school. Two individuals have earned certificates under the plan. The bulletin lists 62 courses required for graduation and last year 1,900 enrollments in high school correspondence courses.
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University of Texas Division of Extension
Extension Teaching and Field Service Bureau
Bureau
Ducks Find Shot Pellets in Mallards
A Tyler duck hunter reported ducks with pellet injuries to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. One baldpate had four pellets and the other nine in their crops, mistaken for seeds during feeding. The other note mentions the iron lung's inventor, Prof. Phillip Drinker of Harvard University.
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Tyler
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Prof
Phillip Drinker
Harvard University
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