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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1964
Page
4
Puzzle wording listing scattered clues 39 Plant part 41 Elders t ab Name Fr 46 Cupids 49 Characrless 53 Masculine nickname 54 Pruit drinks 56 Pouch 57 German stream 58 Tumult 59 Chemical suffix 60 Interpret 61 Heating device 1 Fungo growth 2 Tower e sheltered side 3 Denomination 4 Traveler's home 5 Vehicle 6 Oxidizing enzyme.
Independent Executor of Mrs. F L Taylor estate offers 490 acres in Section 672 Block H Waco and Northwestern Railway surveys for sale by sealed bids due Sept 2 1964. Sale subject to Andrews purchase rights leases easements oil gas mineral lease US government VHF site and gas line easements plus cash terms and 10 percent bid escrow. Improvements listed do not transfer.
The piece recalls the outbreak of World War I on August 1 1914 with Germany declaring war on Russia, the assassination in Sarajevo, and the July 28 Austrian declaration on Serbia. It notes the wider actions of Austria Hungary Germany France Britain and Russia and the era-ending toll on peace. It quotes British foreign secretary Edward Grey about the lights going out in Europe.
Public records show building permit issued to Earl W Wilson for a $50 tool shed at 1405 K. N. City Court fines totaling various amounts for multiple violators including Raymond B. Preston Theodore Wallace Woodrow Murphy and Bill Melton Cupp. Marriage licenses Jack Scott and Donna Jean Cheatheam. New motor vehicles W E McKee 1964 Ford Mustang and Kenneth Fink 1964 Plymouth. Divorces none filed. Justice Court fines include multiple speeding no license and related offenses with amounts ranging from $16.50 to $25.50.
A robber bound a woman and three others in a vault during a theft at Handsome. He fired twice as he tied a woman with a gun mis fired. no injuries occurred. Victims freed themselves. the vault combination was not reset, aiding their escape. Authorities recovered the spent slugs.
Charles L. Harding Jr., chairman of Meinhard Commercial Corp, describes expanded financing activities beyond traditional textile and apparel markets. The firm, a subsidiary of C IT Financial, now funds receivables, inventory, and equipment across industries including housewares, toys, and farm equipment while maintaining focus on small textile businesses and credit protection.
UPI reports conductor Fred Karger led a 30 man orchestra for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios score of Your Cheat in Heart, a film about the late singer Hank Williams.
A devotional piece emphasizes abundance of good from the heart through Jesus cleansing power. It calls for purified speech and actions, urging closeness to the Lord and sanctifying work shaping how believers are known and rewarded.
Vivien Leigh famed for Scarlett O Hara requests vocal coaching at Columbia Pictures for her role as a southern belle in Ship of Fools. The UPI report notes preparation for the film and Leigh's effort to perfect dialect and delivery.
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