Fireman Tommy H Hunt attends electrician's mate school
San Diego California. Fireman Tommy H Hunt U S son of Mr and Mrs Howard A Hunt of Dodson is attending a 14 week electrician's mate school at the Naval Training Center. Upon graduation he will be qualified to operate electrical equipment and repair power and lighting circuits motors and generators.
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San Diego, Calif
FHTNC
Tommy H., Hunt
U. S
Howard A. Hunt
Dodson
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Army Staff Sergeant John Bittle Assigned to Hercules Unit
Army Staff Sergeant John C. Bittle, 33, son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Bittle of Childress Texas, is assigned to Battery D 1st Battalion 62d Artillery Troop a Hercules missile unit at Grafton Illinois. The unit under the U S Army Air Defense Command serves the St Louis area. Bittle entered active duty in 1950 and prior served in Korea. He attended Childress High School and his wife Catherine lives on Route 3 Godfrey Illinois.
Baby Baptized Amid Lions at Genoa Circus
Twenty day old Stefano Nones was baptized Sunday with six lions as witnesses. His parents are lion tamers with the Orfei circus. The ceremony occurred inside the lions cage and Stefano rode a lioness around the ring after the christening.
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Genoa
Italy
Stefano Nones
Orfei Circus
Nones
Stefano
Gospel Series Opens Today at Church of Christ
A gospel meeting series begins at the Church of Christ on 708 8th Street Northeast. Services start at 8 p.m. led by Erich Fuller of Floydada. A fellowship gathering is set for 3 p.m. August 21 with minister Joe N. Mitchell announcing the event.
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Church of Christ
8Th Street Northeast
Joe N. Mitchell
Erich Fuller
Floydada
Record Heat Top Sunday U S Weather Bureau Reading
The highest temperature reported Sunday, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, was 112 degrees in Needles California. The lowest morning reading was 42 degrees in Butte Montana.
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New York
UPI
U.S
Hawaii
Alaska
Needles
Calif
Butte
Mont
Origin of tweed name tied to London invoice error
Britannica notes the term tweed does not derive from Scotland's Tweed River. In 1826 a London clerk miswrote "tweeds" on an invoice for goods, replacing the Scots word "twiels" meaning a twill woven fabric.
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Tweed
Scotland
London
Rev Sallaway Book Autograph Party Planned in Amarillo
The Rev George Sallaway pastor of St Anne s Church Canyon and former Holy Angels pastor Childress will be honored with an autograph party at Browns House of Books in Amarillo from 7 to 9 p m Thursday for his new book Follow Me Be Human The book is to be reviewed soon in the Amarillo John Times by Ernest Miller Sallaway has led St Anne s since leaving Childress four years ago and appears on Religious Questions on KEDA TV Channel 1 He is a Price College graduate who trained for the priesthood in Denver and Europe.
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George Sallaway
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Canyon
Holy Angels Church
Childress
Brown's House of Books
Amarillo
Father Sallaway
Johe Times
Ernest Miller
First Christian Church
St. Anne’s
Keda-Tv
Hospital Visitors Schedule and Discharges Listed
Morning and afternoon visiting hours are set with evening slots. Admitted include Mrs. Frankie Childers and others on Saturday and Sunday, with several patients admitted over the weekend. Discharges list Mrs. Johnny Banks and baby, Bruce Atkinson transferred to Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo, plus multiple Sunday dismissals.
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Frankie Childers
Charles Moseley
David Wilks
Kenneth Artis
Raymond Kindle
Oma Hunter
Bruce Atkinson
Hattie Reed
Johnny Banks
Baby
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Charles Gruel
Paducah
Clarence
Pearl) Robinson
Clint Bramlett
New Trout
Adam Wilson
Jerry Jones
J. W. Guest
60 Attend Reunion of 1956 Class
Sixty graduates of the 1956 Childress High School class attended a luncheon in Fair Park after a Friday evening soft drink party for families. Tom Higley of Amarillo led the program. guests were introduced and memories recounted. A 1971 reunion was set, with numerous attendees listed from Amarillo Canyon Dumas and other Texas towns.
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Fair Park
Tom Higley
Amarillo
Carol Rucker Scott
Delbert Turk
Canyon
Betty Jo Liles McNeal
Dumas
Claudia Robinson
Dallas
Jack Skinner
Mary Jane Heath
Skinner
Ken Ferguson
Brownwood
Charles Featherly
Phoenix
Ariz
Barbara Rothwell Smith
Childress
Denver
Cole Carolyn Vaughn Williamson
Hondo
Donald Chism
Lewisville
Gay Ninpert
Hale Center
Sharon Green Hoffman
Arlington
Billy Dene Keys
Ravdel
Thomas Hightower
Thomas Tinnett
Carolynyn Burton Hackler
Indexing by Morris Higley urges career change for better future
The piece argues that when unhappy with a chosen profession one should consider changing pursuits. It notes several open jobs in Childress offering good pay if one can transition, though initial costs and inexperience may be required. It emphasizes future prospects and directs readers to the Texas Employment Commission for information.
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Childress
The
Texas Employment Commission
Liechtenstein Celebrates Prince Franz Josef II Birthday
Liechtenstein marked the 60th birthday of Prince Franz Josef II with official ceremonies and street dancing in the principality’s capital. Citizens joined in nationwide celebrations as the royal family led celebrations and national festivities.
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Vaduz
Liechtenstein
UPI
Franz Josef II
Animals Across Puzzle Clue List
List of crossword like clues with definitions and word lengths for both across and down entries including animals breeds and various terms plus place names and generic descriptors.
Five Day Local Forecast And Visiting Notes
Local forecast shows temperatures 2-3 degrees below normal with highs near 96 and lows around 72. Warmer Wednesday, cooler weekend, little rainfall expected. Nearby social notes list multiple families visiting from Virginia California New Mexico and Texas with travels to San Antonio Houston and Norfolk and a Houston Astrodome outing.
Local families visit in Lubbock and Palo Duro Canyon
Dan Miller of Fort Worth joined Mr and Mrs Tom Smith and the Smiths family group for a Sunday visit in Lubbock with Jackie Smith and relatives. In Palo Duro Canyon on Sunday evening the Stiner and Key families saw the pageant Texas together.
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Dan Miller
Fort Worth
Tom Smith
Leo Smith
Judy
Lubbock
Jackie Smith
Tammy
Jerry Smith
Tom Sims
Glen Stiner
Roy Key
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas
Thanking workers and ticket buyers at game event
A speaker on the Greenbelt page continues remarks thanking those who worked for weeks on the game and then purchased tickets, highlighting appreciation for both staff and attendees.
One in Eight American Women Shown by Metropolitan Life
A Metropolitan Life Insurance Co report indicates that one of every eight American women aged 14 or older is a show. The finding highlights gender participation statistics and societal norms of the period.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
LBJ faces tough choices on taxes and price controls in election year
The piece argues LBJ must decide whether to push tax increases or wage price controls as living costs rise, linking currency inflation to family finances and campaign peril. It compares to Truman’s 1951 wage price action and notes voters blame the administration for rising prices while presses for decisive leadership.
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Organized Labor
LBJ
Johnson
Harry Truman
Truman
Congress
Birthday wishes for Billy Dewayne Weaver tomorrow
Mrs. E. Holliman and Orville King extend birthday greetings to Billy Dewayne Weaver noting celebration is planned for tomorrow.
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Billy Dewayne Weaver
E. Holliman
Orville King
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