Farm bakers blamed over bread price rise in hearing
Agriculture official Undersecretary John A Schnittker told a House subcommittee that bakers and distributors, not farmers, largely drive bread price increases. He noted wheat prices rose but only a small portion of the 2 to 2 cent loaf rise stems from higher wheat costs, stressing farmers’ share reached 13 percent in 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Fogg
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
John A Schnittker
House
Schnittker
House Group
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Freeman
Today Show
NBC
Greenbelt Bowl ticket sales labeled good for Saturday game
Ticket sales are reported good for the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic at Childress Fair Park Stadium with 43 players and coaches arriving for practice. Queen nominees arrive Friday as local hostesses assist downtown and at the Chamber of Commerce for ticket sales. Tickets range from 2.50 for reserved seats to 1 for students with various seating options available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Eubank
Childress Fair Park Stadium
Chamber of Commerce Office
Eubank Park Drug
Inflation and political critique dominate national dialogue
A partisan critique argues Americans are harmed by inflation caused by politicians and fiscal mismanagement. It condemns bank and investment figures, urges voter action, and contrasts with statements from officials about rising bread and milk costs. A Greenbelt event calendar notes a parade, queen contests, and awards.
All-Around Cowgirl Title Tight in Childress 4H Rodeo
Miss Nikkie Murphy of Childress and Miss Debbie Carter of Memphis tied for All-Around Cowgirl at the Childress 4H Horse Club Third Annual Rodeo held Friday and Saturday night. Winners listed include Billy Hale of Spur as All-Around Cowboy with multiple event champions named across watermelon race, bareback, pole bending, wildcow riding, Brahma bull riding, ring races and flag race entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikkie Murphy
Childress
Debbie Carter
Memphis
Horse Club
Billy Hale
Spur
LaGene Robertson
Ted Jones
Teli
Jimmy Cleveland
Hollis
Jackie Lee
Todd Nelson
Larry Browning
David Bradford
Tommy Yarbrough
Bill Cornett
Knox City
Walter Maize
Susan Lowe
Wellington
Maud Bell
Linda Williams
Janice White
Royce Tippett
Tell
Judy Smith
Guthrie
Mickie LeCroy
Gail Cornett
Wildcow
Robert Sims
Kirkland
Joe Mee Whorter
Archer City
Reece Bowen
Brahma
Joe Wood
Alex Bell
Amarillo
Billy Hate
da Vaughn
Chidress
Lynn Atwood
Plainview
Miss Grain Sorghum pageant honors Dimmitt winner
Linda Morris of Ulysses Kansas was named Miss Grain Sorghum after a pageant at Dimmitt High School Auditorium. The 19 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lile Morris will officiate at farm belt grain sorghum events for a year and receive a 500 dollar scholarship. First runner-up was Pat Compton of Childress Texas.
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Pat Compton
Dimmutt High School
Miss Compton
Harvey Compton
East Texas State
Dimmitt
Tex
UPI
Linda Morris
Ulysses
Kan
Lile Morris
Childress
Truman Kidwell To Participate In Workshop
Truman Kidwell a vocational agriculture teacher at Childress High School will join the In-Service Education Workshop for Vocational Agriculture teachers at the Hotel Texas Fort Worth August 9 12. R L McMillen branch manager Business Men's Assurance Company of America Abilene will speak at the evening session Tuesday August 9 in the Grand Ballroom. The program opens at 830 a m with sessions on swine and beef production agriculture mechanics leadership and citizenship training and farm electrification lesson plan revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Kidwell
Childress High School
Hotel Texas, Fort Worth
R.L McMillen
Business Men’s Assurance Company of America
Abilene
Tex
Grand Ballroom
Texas Association of Future Farmers
Youth Dies In Motorcycle Auto Wreck Near Quanah
A two-vehicle crash on US 287, 1.2 miles west of Quanah Sunday at 9:55 p m killed Floyd Neely 17 of Quanah who rode as a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Timothy Hughes Moore 17 of Quanah. Moore survived and was treated for injuries. Bur ton Schlossberg of Dallas drove the other vehicle.
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Quanah
US 287
Burton Schlossberg
Dallas
Timothy Hughes Moore
Floyd Neely
Chester Fant
Neely
Quanah Memorial Hospital
Moore
Quanah Hospital
Arraignment on Aggravated Assault Charges
Gilbert Basquez was arraigned in County Court this afternoon on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Fine set at $100 and court costs. Police arrested him per County Attorney Clarence Carter records. James McEller also charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon but not yet arrested.
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Gilbert Basquez
Clarence Carter
James McEller
Campaign A Flop In Sutton Road Safety Week
In Sutton England UPI reports that traffic accidents last week injured more than twice the usual number of people, despite the week aimed at road safety.
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Sutton
England
Upi
Seven U.S. Warplanes Shot Down In Vietnam Raid
North Vietnamese gunners down seven U.S. warplanes in heavy strikes on supply routes from Red China as CIA officials report 107 missions. Ground fighting near Saigon yields 65 enemy bodies and five captives, with additional skirmishes and a Phantom jet loss.
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Joseph L. Galloway
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U.S
Red China
Saigon
Youth Dies After Pickup Rollover Near Childress
Roy Henderson Rowland 13 of Childress dies at 5 15 pm in Childress General Hospital from injuries after a pickup rollover earlier Sunday afternoon. Passenger 14 year old Nichols Lee Custer and third passenger Charles David Rogers Jr were treated for minor injuries and released. Funeral set for 4 pm at First Methodist Church with burial in Childress Cemetery. memorial requested for church.
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Roy Henderson Rowland
Clois Rowland
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Young Rowland
Nichols Lee Custer
Custer
Robert Custer
Charles David Rogers, Jr
Charles Rogers
Rowland
First Methodist Church
Burgin Watkins
Lester, Hill
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Randy Nance
David Galligan
Tommy Harwell
Mike Reeves
Jerry Henderson
Pat Steed
Linda
Jimmy
Bobby
Ola Shipworth
Chillicothe
A. G. Rowland
Vernon
Last Rites For Mrs Weatherbee
Mrs. Mattie Pearl Weatherbee, 61, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday in Childress General Hospital. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Christ with E. A. Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in Childress Cemetery under Newberry's direction. Pallbearers are Kermit Waters, A. J. Rushing, Ethel Griffin, C B Roberts, Albert Kelley. Honorary pallbearers include Clarence Carter, Jack Kindle, Truman McFarland, Sidney Cagle, C. R. Dugan, Charlie Kennedy, Frank Cochran, Raymond Conway, Earl Hackler. She was born December 2, 1904, in Hardeman County and lived in Childress since 1913, coming from Chillicothe. Survivors include her husband, James William Weatherbee of Arlie Route.
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Mattie Pearl Weatherbee
Childress General Hospital
Church of Christ
E. A. Sanders
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Truman McFarland
Sidney Cagle
C. R. Dugan
Charlie Kennedy
Frank Cochran
Raymond Conway
Earl Hackler
Weatherbee
Hardeman County
Childress
Chillicothe
James William
Willie) Weatherbee
Arlie
Rites Pending For Mike Brown
Mike Brown 17 son of Mrs. Milton Havins died at Wilford Hall Hospital Lackland AFB San Antonio. Body being brought here by Newberrys arrangements pending. He had a kidney transplant from his mother July 2 and had shown improvement before his condition worsened after football injuries. The operation was the hospital’s first mother to sow kidney transplant.
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Michael Brown
Milton Havins
Wilford Hall Hospital
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Newberry’s
Young Brown
Boats Needed For Greenbelt Bowl Queen Parade
Parade chair Bill Coopwood announced several more boats are needed for the Greenbelt Bowl Queen parade Saturday afternoon. Those who can provide boats should call the Chamber of Commerce at 7 2567. The parade is scheduled for p.m. Saturday.
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Bill Coopwood
Chamber of Commerce
Former Resident Dies From Gun Wounds In Childress
Nancy Prescott 32, a Childress native now living in Amarillo, died from a gunshot wound to the head at 12:40 a.m. Sunday in Harold Barclay’s home. An autopsy was ordered. Survivors include her children Kathy and Billy, her mother Allie M. Simmons, two brothers and five sisters. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Church in Childress. Interment at Childress Cemetery.
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Nancy Prescott
Childress
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace
Bonita Potter
Kathy
Billy
Allie M. Simmons
Rott Soe
Florence Newberry Dies In Her Sleep
Florence Newberry was found dead in her home at 1109 Avenue K North West between 10 30 and 11 a m apparently in her sleep Her husband Bill H Newberry preceded in death in August 1962 Survived by son W S Cowboy Newberry of Austin and two grandchildren Mary Jane and Billy Newberry Funeral arrangements are with Newberry Funeral Home She was a member of Central Christian Church
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Florence Newberry
Tommy Newberry
Avenue K
Northwest
Newberry
City Council Meeting Tonight in City Hall
City officials scheduled a council meeting at 7 p.m. today to discuss local issues and approve agenda items at City Hall.
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