Junior Rodeo Draws 353 Entries in Childress County Event
The Junior Rodeo drew 353 entries, far exceeding expectations and stretching into early Sunday after 2 am. Sponsors Fred Cordell and Gail Eaton noted the turnout overwhelmed organizers with numerous events including barrel racing, calf dobbing, steer riding, and pole bending featuring riders from Childress, Canadian, Wellington, Tell, Hollis, and nearby towns. Mike Mitchell won Shetland pony, while Larry Martin and Jimmy Hick tied for All Around Cowboy.
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Fred Cordell
Childress County
Roy Hines
Mike Mitchell
Childress
Lisa Garrison
Tell
Larry Martin
Canadian
Linda Williams
Wellington
Nikki Murphy
Jimmy Hick
Eddie Orr
Randy Rollins
Hollis
Gail Eaton
Vicki Hines
Gary Killian
Marilyn Walker
Child
Calf Dobbing
Mary Ann Townsend
Don Vaughn
Jackie Lee
Dickens
Sharie Woodley
Paducah
Ricky Nall
Jimmy Martin
Charles McIntire
Cee Wee
Ronald Slover
Walt Campbell
Mike Sossoman
Voy Eason
Rey Meador
Ted Martin
Monte Kramer
Gary Eaton
LeGene Robertson
Mitzie Hartman
Johnn Horton
Marian Morris
Aston
Roy Crouch
Melvin van Langinham
Sheilia Devoll
Gail Eat
Kathy Stephens
Shetland
Roycett
Ronnie Kitchen
Ronnie Eason
Mike Williams
Lee
Donmagn
Mike Harvey
Jackie Lancaster
Rodney Bridge
Afton
Wat
W. M. Allen Dies In Childress At 81
Walter Martain Allen 81 of 1000 Avenue S N died Sunday morning in Childress General Hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Joe Allen officiating. burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, two sons James E of San Antonio and W M Jr of Childress, five daughters, nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Martain Allen
Avenue S. N
Childress General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Joe Allen
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
L. Dew
Teddy Greer
Aubrey Rogers
Arthur Caradine
Johnny Robinson
LeRoy Gaines
Mr. Allen
Buda
Tex
Quanah
Allen Grocery
Mary Alice Bonner
James E
San Antonio
W. M. Jr
Childress
Lloyd Barnett
Lubbock
Jack Davis
Tampa, Fla
Ruby Dickerson
San Angelo
R. M. Trigg
William R. Jones
Cee Wee
Edgar Allen
San Gabriel
Calif
Mother of Local Residents Died Saturday
Mrs. A. F. Griffin Sr. 79 died 2 15 p m Saturday at her Bennettsville South Carolina home. Funeral and burial in Bennettsville. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Johnie K Williams and Paul Griffin of Childress, five other sons, 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She was aunt to Claude and Euel King of Childress and sister to Mrs Burchel King of Clarendon.
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A. F. Griffin
Bennettsville
South Carolina
Griffin
Johnie K Williams
Paul Griffin
Jesse Nowell
Laurel Hill
North Carolina
Co. B
George
Fayette
Ae N. C
Wyman
A. F
Canceierie
Kenna
Oakland
Calif
Claude
Euel King
Childress
Burchel King
Clarendon
High School Band Schedule For Greenbelt Bowl Week
The high school band will practice daily from six to eight p m this week to prep for the Greenbelt Bowl game and the opening of school.
Greenbelt Bowl Committee to Appear on TV this Week
Members of the Greenbelt Bowl committee and others will appear on Channels 4 and 10 in Amarillo regarding the Greenbelt Bowl game this Saturday. They travel to Amarillo Wednesday as ticket sales for the 15th annual Classic rise this morning. Tickets may be bought at Eubank Park or the Chamber of Commerce offices. Players and rooms details, with a workout planned this afternoon at Fair Park Stadium.
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Thomas Bradford
Childress
Larry Henry
Crowell
Pat Puckett
Paducah
Kenneth Patterson
Wellington
Fair Park Stadium
Bradford
Patterson
Henry
End Pucker
Eubank Park Drug
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Eubank Park Dru
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Rogers recovering after neck surgery at UCLA
Western star Roy Rogers aged 52 is reported to be doing very well at UCLA Medical Center following surgery to correct a fused neck vertebra. The actor was injured in a horse fall a decade ago.
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Los Angeles
Calif
UPI
Roy Rogers
Ucla Medical Center
Rogers
Seoul
South Korea
ACT
Tokyo
Esusabur Shiina
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Maddox
Turner Joy
Gulf of Tonkin
Texas and regional cotton output down from 1963 estimates
The Agriculture Department issued 1964 cotton production estimates led by Texas at 4.25 million bales, down 167000 from 1963, with New Mexico 250000, Oklahoma 280000, and Louisiana 625000 bales, pushing the national total to 14785000 bales, 3.5 percent below last year. American-Egyptian cotton totals 128000 bales. Drought in Texas and Oklahoma threatens further reductions. harvests progress in the south central U S and the lower Rio Grande valley.
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Washington
UPI
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Agriculture Department
Arizona
California
Two Traffic Collisions Reported In City
Police report two crashes yesterday causing minor vehicle damage and one injury. At 11 45 a m at 16th Street and Avenue G N W Horace Hargroves Roswell and Howard Clifton Childress collided. Hargroves injured and cited for failure to grant it-of-way. The second at 6 p m at 12th Street and Avenue F N W Sam Wrinkle Childress stopped for and was struck from behind by Donald Conaway Kirkland. Conaway cited for following too close.
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16Th Street
Avenue G Nw
Horace G. Hargroves
Roswell
Howard Clifton
Childress
Hargroves
Surplus Food Distribution Planned This Week
Surplus food items will be distributed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at 217 A., Northeast, supervisor George Spear announced. Recipients with names from A to M will receive food on Wednesday and the remainder on Thursday.
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George Spear
Turkiye Raids Continue in Cyprus Despite Ceasefire
Turkish planes raided Polis on the north coast amid a shaky Cyprus truce as Ankara signaled a possible cease-fire if Greek Cypriots withdraw. Reports of casualties varied. London and Nicosia officials pressed for UN action while the U S Sixth Fleet moved into the Mediterranean.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
United Nations
Turkey
Polis
United Nations Security Council
Cypriot High Commission
London
Greece
North Atlantic Alliance
Nikita
Khrushchev
Makarios
Soviet Union
Republic of Cyprus
Lord Carrington
Alec Douglas - Home
Downing Street
Seacoast
U.N. Security Council
Akarios
Eee
Khanh cites definite reports of Chinese troop movement in North Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh told reporters he had definite intelligence reports of Communist Chinese troops moving in North Vietnam and said at least 15 Red Chinese fighter planes entered Hanoi. He cited rail routes from Yunnan to Hanoi and noted uncertainty over who pilots the planes. No word yet on the U.S. civilian official captured by Viet Cong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Laos
Southeast Asia
NEA
Cap ST. Jacques
UPI
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Red China
Hanoi
South
North
Yunnan
China
U.S
Joseph L. Granger
Sumer
N.C
Turkey Accepts UN Ceasefire Call With Conditions
Ankara says it will accept the U N cease-fire call only if Greek Cypriots withdraw to pre crisis positions and UN forces return to northern Cyprus. Turkey warns it will retaliate if violated and continues reconnaissance missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
UPI
United Nations Security Council
Cyprus
U.N
U.N. Security Council
Nikita Khrushchev
Ismet Inon
Kokkina
United Nations
Ankar
Makarios
Sunday
Ister
Feridun Cemal
Aernment
Coatieumn Pre
Privitt Named to Local Historical Committee Here
Sam Privitt, former Texas State Historical Survey Committee member, was named to the Childress County Historical Survey Committee by County Judge Leon ard King. He replaces the late Mrs. F L Taylor with Frank Ehrie as chairman as the panel seeks a site in Fair Park for a night trail zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Privitt
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Childress County
VEW Ros ary Family Night Postponed to August 18
An event notice clarifies that the VEW Ros ary family night is set for August 18 at 7 30 p m at ry 7 and Donna Mills.
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Donna Mills
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W. M. Allen
Greenbelt Group
Rogers Recovering
Nepal
Ceylon
Burma
Malaysia
Ultimate
Ormosa
Indonesia
Korea
Japan
Philippines
New Guinea
AU Thalia
Papua
Moscow
Privitt
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