The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 8, 1995 Page: 3 of 13
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Seminole (Texas) Sentinel. Wednesday. November 8,1995, PAGE 3
South Plains Weather Summary
October, 1995
Station
ABERNATHY
BIG SPRING
BROWNFIELD
CROSBYTON
DIM MITT
FLOYDADA
CDirviji
PJUUnn
HEREFORD
Avg
Max
78.0
81.5
77.3
76.9
73.8
76.4
1A O
Avg Monthly
Min Avg
42.0 60.0
51.9 66.7
44.7 61.0
45.8 61.4
39.0 56.4
45.1 60.8
Total
Pcpn
0.88
0.00
0.59
0.23
0.64
0.89
t4.o
74.6
**T.Z
40.6
3 O.U
57.6
tjtFi
0.74
JAYTON
78.4
46.7
62.6
0.70
LAMESA
77.6
44.7
61.2
0.76
LEVELLAND
78.1
41.8
60.0
0.04
LITTLEFIELD
76.5
41.1
58.8
0.76
LOCKETT VILLE
77.0
43.6
60.3
0.00
LUBBOCK
76.8
46.3
61.6
0.52
MATADOR
77.3
49.7
63.5
1.06
MORTON
76.1
42.8
59.5
0.44
MULESHOE
76.1
38.0
57.1
0.84
MULESHOE REFUGE
77.4
39.8
58.6
0.65
OLTON
76.1
41.2
58.7
0.85
PADUCAH
78.4
46.0
62.2
0.52
PLAINVIEW
74.6
42.3
58.5
0.94
POST
79.7
46.4
63.1
0.40
SEMINOLE
77.9
44.6
613
0.92
SILVERTON
75.2
42.0
58.6
0.51
SNYDER
79.9
49.1
64.5
0.70
SPUR
79.5
46.2
62.9
1.18
TAHOKA
76.7
44.8
60.8
0.22
TULIA
74.9
41.0
58.0
0.62
SO. PLAINS AVG.
77.0
43.9
60.5
0.62
Texas weather across the Texas South Plains during the month of
October 1995 was drier than normal with temperatures averaging
near normal.
Temperatures averaged 0.1 degree below normal and ranged form
1.3 degrees above normal at Olton to 2.0 degrees below normal at
Plainview.
' Maximum temperatures averaged 1.7 degrees above normal and
ranged from 3.6 degrees above normal at Abernathy to 0.3 degree
below normal at Dimmitl. The warmest temperature during the
month was 92 degrees at Spur on the 23rd.
Minimum temperatures averaged 2.0 degrees below normal and
ranged from exactly normal at Snyder to 3.9 degrees below normal at
Littlefield. The coolest temperature during the month was 28 degrees
at Muleshoe on the 21st.
Precipitation averaged 1.17 inches below normal and ranged from
0.29 of an inch below normal at Friona to 2.04 inches below normal
at Crosbyton. The maximum rainfall was 1.18 inches at Spur.
Blowing dust was reported at Lubbock on two days totaling about
2.5 hours.
-National Weather Service, Lubbock, Texas
Whooping cough
cases confirmed
in West Texas
There have been a number of
cases of whooping cough
reported in West Texas and New
Mexico, according to the South
Plains Public Health District.
Cases have occurred in
persons ranging from six weeks
to 47 years.
Whooping cough, also called
pertussis, is a bacterial disease
that can affect persons of all ages.
Many persons have only a
persistent cough from the
infection, but young children and
non-immunized persons can have
severe symptoms with serious
consequences. Treatment with
certain antibiotics can prevent
persons with pertussis from
spreading it to others. Antibiotic
treatment also prevents
individuals who come into close
contact with persons who have
pertussis from contacting the
disease. 1
State and local health officials
are presently trying to identify
new cases of whooping cough
and close contacts of persons
with the disease so that they can
be treated with preventive
antibiotics.
Persons older than seven years
^re more likely to have side
effects from the vaccine, and it
does not protect them from
getting pertussis; those persons
should not receive the vaccine,
even if they were not vaccinated
when they were younger.
Pertussis qan begin with a
runny nose, mild sore throat and
other symptoms suggestive of a
common cold. Persons with the
disease usually develop a cough
after the first week, and they can
experience spasms of coughing
that end with the "whoop" that
gives the disease its common
name.
Cotton grades better than expected
Healthful eating habits for kids
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Parents can help children set
healthful eating habits by
offering a variety of foods and
creating balance in their own
eating patterns.
& A* children grow, they learn
from what they know and by
taking hints from parents,
siblings, teachers and friends
about making the right food
choices. Also, research has
shown that healthful eating
patterns and active lifestyles that
begin in childhood and continue
through adult years may help
prevent or postpone the onset of
chronic diseases such as diabetes,
heart disease and some cancers.
When planning a meal, parents
should use the pyramid, start
building a strong foundation to a
healthful diet by selecting six or
more servings of the breads,
pastas, cereals and rice group and
at the middle select at least "5 A
Day" of both groups-vegetables
(three to five servings) and fruits
(two to four servings). On the
next level above the middle
pyramid balance with the
cheese group. At the pinnacle of available for a childs growth and
the pyramid are the fats, oils and development. Breads, cereals,
sweets group, which is pastas, and rice are rich sources
recommended only in small °f die B Vitamins, iron and fiber,
servings and only if you can Fruits and vegetables also supply
afford the extra calories. • vitamin* A and C, and folic acid
Nutritional contributions at to keep eyes, skin and blood
each level are significant. Breads, healthy. Meats, poultry, fish, dry
fruits and vegetables all beans and eggs provide high
contribute complex quality protein and heme iron-a
carbohydrates and sugars- readily absorbable form of iron-
valuable energy sources—as well ^ muscle formation,
as many vitamins and minerals
Obituaries
ROY EDWARDS
1939-1995
DENVER CITY—Services for Roy Edwards, 56, of Denver City
were held at Denver City Church of Christ on Monday, November 6
at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Tommy Allison of El Paso officiated.
Burial was in Denver City Memorial Park under direction of
Roger Pool Funeral Home of Seminole.
He died Saturday, Nov. 4, at Companion Care Home Health
Center in Lubbock.
Edwards was bom Jan. 21, 1939, in Fort Worth, He married Anjie
pyramid balance with the whHg on Sept. 1,1963, in Denver City. He had lived in Denver City
recommended servings of two 3- since 1939 He was a u s Army veteran.
ounce servings of the meat. He had fanned and ranched in Yoakum County.
poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and Survivors include his wife; a son, Verlon of Van Horn; his
nuts group and two to three mother, Rosemarie Edwards of Seminole; and a sister, Elizabeth
servings of milk, yogurt and Edwards of Midland.
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LUBBOCK-Through November
2 * total of 287,007 bales of High
Plains cotton have been processed
by the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Cotton
Division offices in Lubbock and
Lamesa. To date the crop seems to
be tracking identically at the two
office*.-----
Analysis by Lubbock-based
Plains Cotton Growers indicated the
1995 crop is of generally high
quality, even though it appears (he
crop will not rival the
unprecedented quality exhibited in
1993 and 1994.
With harvest activity just now
beginning to pick up, the High
Plains appears to be on its way to
producing another crop of
respectable size. Current predictions
place the area crop at about 2.75
million bales, approximately
250,000 bales short of the 3.06
million produced in 1994.
Early and late season weather
problems, insect pressure and dry
conditions put a great deal of stress
on the crop and .accounts for the
drop in expected production. The
1995 crop appears to be falling a
little short in some quality
measurements, even though others
appear to be running slightly higher
than what was seen through the
same time in 1994.
Of the 1995 crop cotton classed
so far Color, Leaf and Micronaire
readings appear to be slightly below
the 1994 crop while measurements
for Strength and Length appear to
be a little better. Base quality for the
1995 Upland Cotton Loan is Color
41 and Leaf 4.
Color grades contain more grade
31 and 32 less 21 and 22 at both
the Lubbock and Lamesa classing
offices. Leaf grades also show fewer
bales are receiving grades of 1 or 2.
\ "So far it appears that High
Plains producers will once again
produce a long, strong crop," says
PCG Executive Vice President
Donald Johnson. "If the early trends
continue to hold we should have a
very marketable crop despite the
adversity we’ve had. We continue
to stay above or within established
base levels for all quality factors."
Johnson caution* that, even
though the pieces appear to be
falling into place, Mother Nature
could still make a mark on the
cotton that is still in the field.
The table below contains a
comparison of bales classed and
specific quality factors through the
past week. The 1994 figures indicate
season totals through November 3,
1994. The 1995 figures indicate
season totals through November 2,
1995.
1995 High Plains Cotton Classing Figures
Through November 2, 1995
Lubbock
Lamesa
12M
1995
1994
1995
# Classed
653,103
176,815
192,601
110,192
Color
21
41.6%
38.5%
28.7%
27.0%
31
14.7%
31.8%
8.2%
16.2%
22
26.0%
' 9.6%
34.6%
21.5%
32
7.9%
16.1%
9.7%
31.8%
Leaf
1
4.3%
1.1%
10.5%
1.3%
2
33.8%
24.0%
37.0%
294%
3
39.3%
48.2%
32.3%
46.4%
4
14.8% \
19.6%
14.9%
19.8%
Mike
37-49
68.8%
55.5%
88.2%
74.9%
A ve.
39.42
37.33
41.40
40.16
Length
1-1.25”
89.1%
94.1%
94.6%
95.4%
Ave.
33.68
33.76
34.26
33.86
Strength
Ave.
29.11
29.25
29.31
29.56
Source: USDA Cotton Division Lubbock and Lamesa
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Dow, M. Gene. The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 8, 1995, newspaper, November 8, 1995; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864194/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.