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50 YEARS AGO
’75 Rice Crop seen at $9-10 A bumper rice crop is in the making in the United Sates, and that along with a good rice crop in Asia is expected to put the pressure on rice prices in the coming months.
“Rice from the 1975 Texas crop should run at the $9 and $10 per hundred weight level,” Dr. Art Gerlow told some 400 farmers and agribusinesses at the Western Rice Belt Field Day and Tour Thursday at Bay City.
So, you think it is raining a lot? It is...
The Columbus area received 25.43 inches of rain through the first six months of this year, according to the official records of Erwin Knippel.
This is about 20 percent above average. The average for the first six months, according to the Texas Almanac, is 21.18 inches.
75 YEARS AGO
Redbirds to it: Defeat Sinton, 6-5 Behind Bartlett Singles by Charlie Russell and Bobby Fretz, that accounted for three runs, and helpful errors from Sinton’s shortstop. Steve Rapach gave the Columbus Redbirds a well-deserved 6-5 victory over the Plymonth Oilers here last night.
Rock Island Man Severely Burned at Gravel Pit John Greak of Rock Island was severely burned wh en the drag line he was cleaning at the Horizon and Horten gravel pit about 135 miles southwest of town caught fire about 9 p.m. last night.
Mr. Greak was taken to a Columbus hospital by a fellow worker and is reported to have first and second degree burns over 2/3 of his body.
100 YEARS AGO
Game breaks up in the ninth at Yoakum For the first time this year Manager Tolbirt called his team off the field after bad decisions had been made against Columbus in the eighth and ninth innings of the game at Yoakum Sunday. The fans were evenly divided in their criticism of the decisions rendered, many of them demanding that the last ruling be reversed but to no avail.
Fourth of July to be observed here Due recognition of the anniversary of the independence of the United States will be made by the Post Office, the First State Bank, the Columbus State Bank, The Colorado County Citizen, and possible others by closing their places of business all day Saturday, July 4th.
125 YEARS AGO
Possibilities of Liquid Air Professor Triplet said this is an interview in the New York Evening Post: I positively and absolutely make the claim that with three gallons of liquid air I have made ten,” continued he, “and I distinctly claim that practically, by the the use of anyg iven amount of liquid air, you can make a larger quality.”
The Fair in October next The Farmers’ Improvement Society of Texas proposes, in October next, to give a fair for these purposes To display the progress which the race has already made in agriculture, mechanics, art and education.
