Eleven Freed Airmen Arrive In California
Eleven American airmen freed after years in Red Chinese prisons arrived at Travis Air Force Base California. The two arriving planes carried officers and enlisted men including Col John K Arnold and Airman Daniel C Schmidt among others. Arnold planned immediate travel to Alabama for reunion with family while Schmidt avoided discussing his tainted marital situation with his wife Una who remained off base.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Air Force
Far East
Hawaii
John K. Arnold
Montgomery
Ala
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding
Harry Benjamin
Worthington
Minn
Wallace Brown
Montgomery Ala
Eugene Vandi
Clayton
N. Y
John W. Thompson
Orange
Ellen
Arnold
Alabama
Schmidt
Una
Travis
New Bobcat B Coach Arrives In Childress
A. D. Derwood Johnson becomes Bobcat B coach in Childress after serving as Queen City head coach last year. Born in Smackover Arkansas, he played fullback for Kilgore and was Navy from 1945 to 1946. Johnson, 27, is unmarried.
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A. D
Derwood) Johnson
Childress
Bobcat
Queen City
Johnson
Fast Texas State College
ETSC
Commerce High School
Arkansas
Smackover
McLeod High School
Texas A&m
Navy
Kilgore Junior College
Kilgore
Spring Lake
Queen City Post
Army Gathers Remains Of 66 Victims Of Air Crash
The US Army used search lights and flares to gather the remains of 66 service members after a two C 119 crash near Edelweiler in the Black Forest. Eleven airmen and 55 soldiers perished when one engine failed and the planes collided at 218 am. Lt Col Frank Little of Nebraska was the only identified officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Edelweller
United States
Frank Little
Central City
Neb
Air Force
Black Forest
Edelweiler
Eight Inches Of Rain Reported In Central Texas
Central Texas received up to eight inches of rain with heavy showers in a north south band. Dallas Fort Worth saw totals like 3.24 inches at Ferris and 2.61 at Ennis in two days while Austin and San Angelo stations logged lighter totals.
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Texas
Austin
San Angelo
Dallas-Fort Worth
Ferris
Ennis
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Handley
Durango
Falls County
Waxahachie
Brownwood
Weather Bureau
Rosser
Texarkana
San Antonio
Waco
Laredo
el Paso
Petition Falls Short for County Liquor Election
County Clerk Mark Graham reported 628 of 646 required signatures certified to call a liquor sale election in Childress County. Of 672 total signatures, several were invalid due to signers denying signing or being misclassified, with most disputed by race. A Dry meeting at First Methodist Church was set for Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Commissioners Court
Childress County
Mark Graham
Graham
Drys
First Methodist Church
Greenbelt Bowl Classic Set For Green Park Stadium
The annual Greenbelt Bowl features West and East all star squads at Fair Park Stadium tonight with 8 PM kickoff after pre game ceremonies. Starting lineups are led by West coach Frank Kimbrough and East mentor Garvin Beauchamp with players from Abilene Breckenridge Pampa Canyon Canadian and more. Tickets $2 on sale at Hotel Childress until 6:45 PM and stadium sales begin 7 PM. The 48 players trained four days and both sides show strength in line and backfield as fans expect a full value game.
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Fair Park Stadium
West
Frank Kimbrough
Clark Jarnagin
Garvin Beauchamp
Oliver Jackson
Bill Culpepper
Pampa
Don Smith
Phillips
Bill Vehslage
Childress
Bill Berry
Sherman
Jerry Epps
Amarillo
James Jolly
McLean
Arlis
Hotel Childress
Jthe
Jake Sandefer
Breckenridge
Buddy Birt
Chillicothe
Harold Lewis
IPE
Farmers Must Return ASC Ballots by August 16
Gene Frisbie ASC secretary urged Childress County farmers to vote for community committeemen and return ballots by August 16. Ballots will be counted August 18 and committee members selected at a county committee meeting.
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Childress County
Gene Frisbie
ASC
Second Tropical Storm Forms As Connie Rips Into Mainland
Connie, with winds near 100 mph at landfall, flooded streams and displaced thousands along the North Carolina coast. A second system, Diane, reached hurricane strength about 1,150 miles east of Miami as Connie moved inland near Morehead City and a civil emergency response expanded shelters along the coast.
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Cape Hatteras
Ncap
North Carolina
Eastern
Seaboard
Diane
Miami
Connie
Morehead City
The
Red Cross
Myrtle Beach
Miami Weather Bureau
Washington
Here
Center
Governors Meet Echoes 1956 Conventions and Presidential Stakes
The 47th annual Governors Conference in Chicago ended with a 1956 race focus. Stevenson emerged as the dominant Democratic figure while Eisenhower drew solid Republican support for a second term. Southern governors balked at a Stevenson ticket and hinted at a third party, with Timmerman warning for clarifying views in the South. Harriman retained backing despite lingering speculation about his candidacy.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Texas
Allan Shivers
George B. Timmerman
South Carolina
South
Timmerman
New York
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Korean Killing by U S Soldier Sparks Fresh Protests
An American soldier shot and killed one Korean and wounded two others near Pusan while police say peaceful fishermen were fired upon after attempting to steal milk. In Seoul two thousand demonstrators called for withdrawal of Polish and Czech truce inspectors amid ongoing tensions and reports of patrols near Panmunjom.
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Seoul
Korea
Wolmi Island
Pusan
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Republic of Korea
Teen Canteen Opens Tonight After Greenbelt Bowl
Following the Greenbelt Bowl football game the Teen Canteen will open tonight. New general chairman Mrs. Jack Adams announces a board of directors including Roy Key, Mrs. John Robinson, Mrs. Viola Johnson, Mrs. Bert Hargrave who serves as treasurer, and Mrs. Adams.
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Jack Adams
Roy Key
John Robinson
Viola Johnson
Bert Hargrave
Adams
Drouth Aid Urged for 20 Texas Counties
Agriculture Commissioner John White said frigid drought pockets in 20 South Texas counties require urgent federal and state relief. Live Oak County Judge A M Edwards said conditions are as bad as they can be and ranchers need stock feed and financial aid as bankers falter on farm loans.
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Austin
John ©. White
Texas
White
Live Oak
A. M. Edwards
Edwards
Emergency Assistance Association of
South Texas
Drough
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Live Oak County
Assistance Association
Washington
City Council Questioned By Mayor's Lawyer
Houston records show the city council hearing on impeachment of Mayor Roy Hofheinz paused for Monday recess after Jack Binion, Hofheinz’s attorney, cross examined three council members. Binion led the mayor's defense and sought to trace how impropriety charges were formed.
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Houston
Houston City Council
Roy Hofheinz
Jack Binion
Hofheinz
Corss
Matt Wilson
Binion
Carey and Community Center Schools Open Monday
Schools will open Monday with all day sessions and noon lunch. Carey and Community Center will offer full days and a midday meal as announced.
US Ambassador to Thailand Dies in Wreck
Ambassador John Peurifoy and his son Daniel Byrd Peurifoy were killed when their car collided with a truck near Huahin 125 miles south of Bangkok. Another son Clinton, 14, was badly hurt with two broken legs and a head wound. Clinton and the bodies were flown to Bangkok.
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Bangkok
Thailand
John Peurifoy
Daniel Byrd Peurifoy
Huahin
Clinton
Page Siz
Childress High Band to Meet for Monday Practice
The Childress High School Band will hold its opening practice Monday at 8:00 in the band building. Director Pat Mc Nallen urged every member to attend the session.
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Childress High School
Pat McNallen
New Credit Program Aids Great Plains Farmers
Aimed at farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains, the program combines existing Farm Home Administration loans with an expanded emergency loan plan. Loans cover reseeding grasslands erosion control water development and home and land improvements. Applicants file at the Farmers Home Administration in Childress with a Farm and Home Plan guiding each loan.
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Great Plains
Farmers Home Administration
Earl W. Wilson
Childress County
First National Bank
Childress
Benson
Denver
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San Francisco
Elmer Llewellyn
Missouila, Mont
William H. Baumer
Lewis
A. C. Johnson
Bobcat ‘B
Hoover
Newberg
Oregon
George Layman
Little
55Th Infantry
Lubbock
Presidio
Lash
Greenbelt
Twyman G. Ash
Abilene
Donald Raney
Jerry Carmer
Millard Glass
Vernon
Earnest Davis
Stamford
Buddy Burt
Bob Harrison
H. P. Hawkins
Jim Watson
Junior Beall
Seymour
Kimbrough
Teen Canteen
Osion
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