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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
1
A report notes that an average car owner uses about 100 miles weekly at 14 miles per gallon, costing roughly $30 per year in fuel and related taxes. In Childress County the total annual motor tax sums to $125,400, funding the Highway Trust Fund amid debate over federal funding claims.
Gov. John Connally named James Dellinger of Corpus Christi A W Mourland of Johnson City and Will Odom of Austin to the new Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The three will serve six four and two year terms as the merger of Game and Fish with the Parks Board takes effect Aug 23.
City Manager Louis Sally announced that several minor roads at the air field will be abandoned and no longer maintained. All roads south of the main entrance will close, with motorists warned to watch for obstructions while the main road to the FAA station remains open for access.
Playwright actor and film writer Clifford Odets died Wednesday night at Lebanon Hospital after surgery for ulcers. He was 57.
Mayor Michie Thaten says no action will improve the water taste. He cites Lake Childress Baylor Lake and Michie Sandhills as sources, noting drought and evaporation raise hardness and flavor. He warns only a new supply or flood on watersheds could fix it, and pledges no deliberate contamination.
A mobile classroom used in anti-discrimination protests was set ablaze in Chicago early today. Firefighters contained the fire as over 150 integrationists were arrested at the scene. a protest leader vowed continued demonstrations until demands are met. Other incidents and desegregation actions followed in multiple states.
Abilene McMurry College senior to be Lyle Hamilton has been awarded a National Methodist Scholarship by the Board of Education of the Methodist Church. The award covers tuition and fees up to 500 dollars and recognizes academic excellence leadership church involvement and need. The program started in 1945 and has granted over 8 000 scholarships since then with funds raised by local churches on Methodist Student Day.
L. D. Morgan, older brother of C. E. Morgan of Childress, died in Weslaco. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday in Weslaco. He died Wednesday morning. Other details were not learned.
The Childress cheerleaders from SMU Dallas won first place in a large group competition among 40 teams. The fourth day brought their fourth win as the squad delivered top routines in front of a judging panel and cheering crowd.
AFL CIO chief George Meany says Labor Secretary Wirtz proposed a settlement to the railroad rules dispute that five unions accepted this week. He notes management has yet to respond.
Texas Highway Patrol investigated six accidents on rural highways in Childress County during July. Sgt. D R Dowdy reported 11 persons injured and an estimated property damage of 8105 dollars.
Torrential rains across the middle Concho River watershed threaten floods as much as six inches fell overnight near San Angelo and Pecos. Reports note bridges washed out on State Highway 625 north of Pecos and scattered showers moving eastward across the hill country. Forecasters warn of more heavy thundershowers with warmer Northern Texas temperatures and hot conditions in the south. Rural traffic crash data for 1963 show 30 crashes countywide with two deaths and 25 injuries, while agencies urge safer driving as Labor Day weekend travel increases and school buses return.
Bill Goodson of the Old Settlers sponsors says Friday night’s Hootenanny will feature unusual talent with chances to enter the program. The event begins at 7 30 p m at Fair Park Auditorium with 50 cent admission for adults 25 cents for children and free for those under eight.
Houston dispatch says city officials from 13,000 communities pledged to pursue Civil Rights at the local level after the American Municipal Association endorsed a resolution. The measure, pushed by Philadelphia Mayor James H. J. Tate, passed overwhelmingly at AMA's 1963 convention closing session. The session lasted four hours and ended with a 376 vote.
President Fulbert Youlou quit as 10,000 demonstrators surrounded the palace while riot police and French forces watched. The army seized power after his resignation, ending his one party push as unions called for reform and an end to Nepotism in government.
Scotland Yard cracked a 7.1 million mail train robbery case a week after the theft. Three men and two women were arrested at Bournemouth and London homes with about 280 000 pounds recovered in two cars. A 200 year old oakley farm hideout yielded clues as police pursue 10 to 15 suspects.
In Ninh Hoa, a coastal town in South Viet Nam, a Buddhist nun named Dieu Quang burned herself to death, the fourth such protest suicide linked to government policies. The government denies religious discrimination claims as Hue faces martial law and tensions rise around pagodas and monks.
Principal Garland Terrell announced that the High School annuals have arrived and will be distributed to all students who purchased them. Students should be in the auditorium Monday between 2 and 5 p.m. and bring receipts.
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