Showdown On Tax Bill Shapes Up For Monday
A difficult fight over a multi million tax bill in the Texas House heads toward a Monday showdown as administration leaders push for final passage amid a looming May 10 deadline. The measure would add 51 million in new taxes over two years and faces opposition from critics including Navarro County Judge James Sewell who links the bill to the beer lobby and the governor.
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Austin
Senate
House
Stone
Stanton Stone
Freeport
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Navarro County
James Sewell
Corsicana
Texas Democratic Advisory Council
Allan Shivers
Beer Lobby
Shivers
Sewell
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
TIPRO
Petitions Issued To Legalize Off Premises Liquor Sales
County Clerk Mark Graham announced that petitions to legalize the sale of all alcoholic beverages for off premises consumption only were issued Saturday. About 640 signatures are required, with 10 petitions secured, and a county wide election would be held if enough signatures are gathered within 120 days.
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Mark Graham
Commissioners Court
Justice Precinct
Incorporation
Wolfson Aims at 1956 Break in Ward Control
In Chicago Louis Wolfson, 43, concedes he lacks a majority on Fri day’s Fri day stockholders meeting board. He predicts three or four seats for him next year and vows to win outright control. Judges count proxies for three weeks as Avery, 82, clings to power and may step aside as honorary chairman.
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Chicago
Louis Wolfson
J. Francis Dammann
Charles R. Sprow
Henry F. Tenney
Sewell Avery
Wolfson
Avery
Civic Improvement Committee Meeting Set at City Hall
The Civic Improvement committee of the Chamber of Commerce is called to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in City Hall. Chairman Bill Harris has resigned and a new chair will be named. Roy Barr serves as co chairman.
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Civic Improvement Committee
C of Card Bcd
Bill Harris
Roy Barr
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary to Install Officers
Loretta Boyd announces the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary will install a new slate at the Tuesday meeting in the Veterans Building. The program begins at 7 30 p.m. with Boyd as president.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Veterans Building
Loretta Boyd
Soviet Premier Bulganin Open to Talks With Eisenhower and Eden
In Moscow Bulganin signaled willingness for top level talks with President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Eden after a reception for Polish Premier Cyrankiewicz. Western foreign ministers plan Paris talks to frame an invitation to Moscow for a Moscow summit possibly with Molotov later this summer.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Bulganin
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Eden
Russia
Paris
V. M. Molotov
Polio Conference Reports Expected Vaccine Supplies
Washington report from the National Polio Conference details projected Salk vaccine inventories for coming months. April totals show 7.4 million cubic centimeters, all to NFIP, equating to 3.7 million immunizations for 11 percent of ages 1-9 or 6.7 percent of ages 1-19. projections continue through May to August with varying distributions to NFIP and commercial outlets and immunization estimates by age groups.
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Washington
Foun
NFIP
Fighting Flares In Formosa Area As Talks Planned
Fighting flared in the Formosa Strait amid preparations for secret talks between Chiang Kai-Shek and Admiral Radford. Nationalist planes damaged landing craft and gun boat near Amoy. Red artillery fired at Taten Island. Radford and Walter Robertson arrive for talks on the Formosa situation. details undisclosed.
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Taipei
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Chiang Kai-Shek
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Amoy
Air Force
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Red
Taten Island
Quemoy
Radford
State Department
Walter S. Robertson
Chiang
Terry Don Borum In Lubbock Hospital
The six year old son of Dr and Mrs J A Borum was described as better Saturday at a Lubbock hospital after being taken there Thursday amid fears of polio His illness had not been diagnosed and he was among students receiving polio shots on Monday though shots take effect after the second dose.
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Terry Don Borum
J. A. Borum
Lubbock
Terry Don
Big Delegation From Childress Attends Lions Meet
A large Childress Lions delegation led by president Chester Hufstedler will attend the three day Lions convention in Lubbock. Nancy Nelson, a high school sophomore and local Lions Queen, will compete in the district queen contest. W. T. Dub Nelson, past president, is a candidate for district governor and the club plans an active campaign.
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Childress Lions
Chester Hufstedler
Lubbock
Childress
Nancy Nelson
W. T
Dub) Nelson
Childress Club
Nelson
Dub Nelson
Childress Rifle Clubs Take Top Spots at Clovis Meet
Dewey Bushon reports two Childress teams earned first and second at Clovis in the National Junior Rifle Club matches. Ward Boyce and Gerald Havens led individual placements with second and third. Sammy Bushon, youngest competitor, earned a trophy. Teams included Havens, Robinson, Poulsen, Boyce and Wilson, Wright, J M Robinson, Martin. National results to follow.
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Childress
Clovis
Dewey Bushon
Ward Boyce
Gerald Havens
John R. Robinson
Sammy Bushon
Bushon
John Robinson
John Poulsen
Mike Wilson
Sherwood Wright
Joe M. Robinson
H. L. Martin
Merchants Circus Plans to be Discussed
Plans for the Merchants Free Circus to be held May 16 will be discussed at a Trade Development committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and BCD at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The agreement to sponsor the circus was made last week but only the date was set.
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Merchants Free Circus
Trade Development Committee
C of C
BCD
Dust Storm and Tornadoes Sweep Southwest Region
Tornadoes hit near Tarkio Missouri and east of Wewoka Oklahoma amid a vast dust storm that blanketed Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado western New Mexico and western Nebraska. Severe weather warnings issued from Arkansas to Kansas City with hail and zero to one thousand foot visibility in many areas.
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Wewoka
Okla
Mis
Souri
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
Guymon
Missouri
Kansas City
el Dorado
Ark
Tupelo
Miss
St. Jo
Seph
Chanute
Kan
Borger
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Abilene
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Dallas
Amarillo
San Angelo
Dodge City
la Junta
Colo
Hobbs
US Rejects Chou offer to talk with Chiang excluded
The United States refused direct talks with Red China unless Nationalist China participates as an equal. The State Department challenged Chou En-Lai to prove sincerity by releasing imprisoned American airmen and accepting a UN Security Council Formosa conference invitation. The move followed Eisenhower approval at Gettysburg.
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Chou
Washington
United States
Red China
State Department
Formosa
United Nations Security Council
Department
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Chou En-Lai
Bandung
Indonesia
Chiang Kai-shek
Carey Poultry Team Secures First in District FFA
Carey poultry judging team won first place at Greenbelt District FFA contests in Clarendon with Gayle Price as high point individual. Summerwood and Hedley followed in second and third. Other Carey members were L V Perkins Louis Sisqo and Michie Robinson. Team had another first at Wichita Falls District 3 elimination on April 2.
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Carey
Clarendon
Gayle Price
A. B. Shaw
Summerwood
Hedley
L. V. Perkins
Louis Sisco
Michie Robinson
Wichita Falls
Childress
Lelia Lake
Doom Town I Blasted In Atomic Test Tuesday
An atomic device with double the power of wartime weapons will destroy a mock town at the Nevada proving grounds on Tuesday at 5 20 a m Pacific 6 20 a m Eastern Only dummies occupy ten houses and six industrial structures set near a 500 foot tower More than 2000 observers including civil defense volunteers will watch from trenches and tanks within two miles of ground zero
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Las Vegas
Japan
Nevada Proving Grounds
Civil Defense
Page
Green to Take Over Hotel Childress Coffee Shop
Floyd Green a former Childress resident will assume management of the Hotel Childress Coffee Shop between May 1 and May 11. The contract signed by Security Investment Company officers makes Green the new operator, succeeding Jerry Gay Green who ran the cafe with his father in law previously.
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Floyd Green
Childress
Childress Coffee Shop
Green
Pullman Cafe
Quanah
Security Investment Company
Jerry Gay
Hi Way
Pullman
Greens
Visit Of Red Farmers Still Being Studied
Washington reports the United States studies a proposed Iowa visit by Russian farmers to test renegotiate exchanges after the Soviet editors canceled due to fingerprinting rules. Officials say approval could counter Soviet charges of an Iron Curtain and test Moscow’s interest in citizen exchanges.
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Washington
United States
Iowa
America
State Department
Soviet Union
New York
Lions to Meet Early Monday in Lobby for Lubbock trip
Lions planning the district convention in Lubbock are asked to meet in the Childress Hotel lobby at 6 a.m. Monday to arrange transportation. The group will depart at 6 15 a.m. District Governor candidate Dub Nelson issued the request Friday.
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Lions District
Lubbock
Childress Hotel
Dub Nelson
Mrs Myers 71 Dies at Home Saturday Night
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Myers, 71, died at 9 15 p m Saturday at 600 Avenue C S She was born August 24 1883 in Des Moines Iowa and was a member of the Assembly of God Church Funeral rites set for 2 p m Monday at the Assembly of God Church with Rev Ross Davis Interment in Quanah cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home Survivors include two sons Earl L Johnson of Childress and Haskell Hazelton of Baytown and a daughter Mrs Beatrice Ward of Springer NM
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Des Moines
Iowa
Assembly of God Church
Ross Davis
Quanah
Newberry Funeral Home
Earl L. Johnson
Childress
Haskell Hazelton
Baytown
Beatrice Ward
Springer, N. M
McClendon Wins Hurdles at Regional Meet
Leon McClendon of Childress won the 120 yard high hurdles at the Regional Track Meet in Lubbock. His first place earned him a spot in the state meet at Austin, and he was the sole Childress scorer to qualify.
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Leon McClendon
Childress
Lubbock
Austin
McClendon
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Charles Graham
Dale Crow
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