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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1972

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2

Obital H Votes Admitted and Dismissed Names List

A list shows admitted and dismissed individuals with days of the week. The entries include Ida Mae Neel and James E Turner admitted on Saturday and multiple others admitted Sunday through Monday while several names are dismissed on Saturday or Monday. The text reads as a fragmented roster with numerous typos and misspellings.

Ida Mae Neel James E. Turner W. Hi. Wood Jr Clyde Sikes Leanne Hawkins Howard Preston Earl Hackler Clyde Nippert Tart Hackler G. Watkins Es Bridges Ess Key Pannye Baker Trey Rogers Irina Porter Irs Hi. W. Shirley Ladys Hackler Audrey Mahan Jemmy Eilis Mike Holcomb Baby Unday Yavonna Davis Iisa Butler Ima Watkins David Burchett Panny Thaten Fred Wilks Judy Oats

Local couple returns from visit with son and family

Locals Mr and Mrs A E Stephens have returned from a week with their son and family in Dallas. Mrs Stephens underwent a medical check up during the visit. Bob Brown a former resident now of Coos Bay Oregon was visiting in Childress.

A. E. Stephens 2. Stephens Dallas Bob Brown Coos Bay Ore Childress

Partridge Family star Danny Cassidy thrills at King’s Island ride spree

Memphis visitors Mrs Gravley and Mrs Hiller assist ill relative Mrs Valance in Amarillo after hip fracture. Danny Bonaduce, star of The Partridge Family, wowed crowds at King’s Island riding the roller coaster repeatedly and teasing a romance with a park attendant before lunch with a girl he met.

Cincinnati David Cassidy Danny Bonaduce Danny Partridge Family The Strong King’s Island Disneyland Betty Bonaduce Cassidy Mary Ann Mobley

Partridge Family On Location At Kings Island

Bob Claver producer and director of The Partridge Family anxiously searches the Kings Island park for the missing boy star. The crew films a segment titled I Left My Heart In at the massive Cincinnati area amusement park north of the city.

Kenneth L. Davis Associatedf Press Kings Island, Ohio Bob Claver Kings Island Cincinnati The

Grocer Killed In Wichita Falls Store Holdup

In Wichita Falls, gunfire at an all-night Bell-Air Food Store left owner O L Smith dead behind the desk and Airman J C Larry Jolly gravely wounded. Police suspect a single bandit or group in possibly tied holdups with an anonymous motel tip.

Wichita Falls Bell-Air O. L. Smith

Lie detectors gain footing in job screening across Texas

Experts report growing use of lie detector tests by employers. Texas has about 260 licensed polygraph examiners with Truth Verification Inc. as a major firm. Costs run under 20 dollars with about 45 minutes per test. Examiners test health, education, finances, and history while stressing confidentiality. Critics call it privacy invasion, though reliability claims reach 92 percent under proper controls.

Associated Press Dallas Tex George Danish San Antonio Police Department Texas Truth Verification Inc Smith Protection Services Jim Hamilton Hamilton Texas Civil Liberties Union Hank Albach TCLU

The Candidate shines as a political cinema study

Hollywood praises The Candidate a $1.5 million political drama starring Robert Redford as a liberal Senate contender. The film tracks campaign packaging and media tactics with input from Eugene McCarthy campaign staffer Jeremy Larner and consultant Nelson Rising, using real crowds and minimal interference from Warner Brothers.

Bob Thomas Associated Press Hollywood California Robert Redford U.S. Senate Don Porter Redford Michael Ritchie Walter Coblenz Jeremy Larner Eugene McCarthy Nelson Rising John Tunney Coblenz Rising Cobienz Warner Brothers Paramount Theater Oakland Hubert Humphrey Los Angeles Sam Yorty

Jolly Hospitalized In Critical Condition After Incident

Jolly was unable to explain the events leading to the injury and was taken to Sheppard hospital in critical condition for emergency treatment.

Jolly Sheppard Hospital

King Cotton Moves West Texas After Century of East Texas Roots

The Dallas AP notes King Cotton is shifting from East Texas to West Texas due to irrigation and larger farms. Three quarters of Texas cotton now comes from west of Abilene as drought, late springs, and modern tech reshape yields and regional farming. Prices fluctuated from 39 cents in 1950 to 17 cents in 1966, with a 1971 rebound to 26–30 cents.

Dallas King East Texas West Carl G. Anderson Jr Business Review Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas America Anderson Abilene West Texas East Texas High Plains

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State Farm Earl Harwell Childress State Farm Mutual Tom Christian Wade Musgrove Christian C. M. Gravley Hal Hiller Memphis Mrs. Gravley Bill Hamm Austin J. Valance Amarillo Valance Rossie Davis John Deere Childress Tractor Co Cynthia Lowry Apostle Peter Nero Neronian Gardens King Cotton Cal Gibson Discount Center Usda Choice Beef Family Pac Pork Oak Farms Crisco Bay Gibson’s W.P. Brand Detergent Duncan Hines
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