Showers Do Little Good To Crops In Texas
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service says scattered showers across the state barely relieve drought while temperatures fall. Harvests progress with grain sorghum and cotton moving north and west. peanut and peach crops await rain. Cattlemen cull herds as range and pasture feed prospects worsen.
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College Station
UPS
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Northwest
Texas
South Texas
Bovina
East
County Gins To Be Presented Safety Awards
The Texas Cotton Ginners Association district meeting at the Lake Pauline Clubhouse near Quanah will honor 17 area gins including Childress Gin and Tell Gin Co with safety plaques for one and two year records. Attendees will view a demonstration of modern instrument evaluation techniques for cotton.
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Childress Gin
West Texas
Tell Gin Company
Texas Cotton Ginners Association
Lake Pauline
Quanah
Vernon
Spur
Knox City
Memphis
Rochester
Clarendon
Turkey
Crowell, Goree
Flamet
Nehru warns of renewed Chinese buildup on Indian border
Indian Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that Chinese troops are massing along the border with greater strength than in October 1962. He cited new gun emplacements air strips storage dumps and roads as provocations and urged stronger defense preparations amid stalled border negotiations.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
China
Asia
Peking
Stratford by Election Signals Trouble for Macmillan
Conservative Angie Maude won the Stratford on Avon by election by 3 470 votes over Labour candidate Andrew Faulds 12 376 with Liberal Derick Mirfin third at 7 622 as the Profumo scandal continues to haunt the government observers call it a moral victory for Labour and a tougher test for Macmillan's leadership in a Tory stronghold.
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Stratford-On -Avon
Labor
Stratford-on-Avon
Macmillan
Profumo
Maude
Andrew Faulds
Liberal Party
Derick Mirfin
Temperatures Rise Across North Texas Amid Heat Wave
Temperatures climbed from 57 to 82 across the state as heat eroded. Forecasts predicted upper nineties in the north by afternoon with more hot, scattered showers in South Texas. A thundershower killed 23 year old Ida Anderson in San Antonio and rainfall totals were generally under an inch.
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United Press International
North Texas
Alpine
Corpus Christi
South Texas
Pecos Valley
Austin-San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Ida Anderson
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Galveston
Laredo
Meredith Graduates at Ole Miss in Landmark Stepping Stone
James H Meredith, 30, the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, graduates amid federal guard presence. He views the milestone as part of a lifelong push for Black advancement, plans further study in Europe in law or political science, and recalls months of isolation and taunts from white peers.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
America
Meredith
State College Board
Ole Miss
Jackson
Mary Jane
John Howard
Eurpe
England
Teen age demonstrators taunt police at New Jersey site
Teen age civil rights demonstrators taunted police at a Elizabeth New Jersey construction site picketing a Union County courthouse annex project. At least 71 were arrested as some blocked roads and chained themselves to trucks and police barricades. Police used wire cutters to free the chains.
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United Press International
Elizabeth
N. J
Union County
William Mulkeen
Stagg Turns 101 as Hall of Fame Coach Celebrated
Amos Alonzo Stagg, the famed football figure, celebrates his 101st birthday in Stockton California. He is honored as both player and coach in the Hall of Fame and remains in a local rest home. A birthday party is planned at Simpson's Restaurant in San Francisco with a 101 candle cake and no liquor. He retired after 70 years of coaching, having led Chicago and Pacific teams to 309 wins, 200 losses and 35 ties, and he helped popularize the T formation and other innovations.
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Stockton
Calif
UPI
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stagg
F. H. Busher
Simpson’s
San Francisco
Yale
Walter Camp
University of Chicago
University of Pacific
B&PW Reviews New Program Plans at Regular Session
B and P W Club met in regular session Thursday night to review the forthcoming year's program of work. Reports from planning committees were presented by general chairwoman Miss Viola Johnson. About 25 members attended.
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B&pw Club
Viola Johnson
J. E. Campsey Dies at Goodlett
J E Campsey a longtime farmer in Goodlett died about 10 a m after months of ill health Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at the Church of Christ in Quanah with interment in Childress cemetery He was about 58 and was the father of Mrs M R Havins of Childress
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J. E. Campsey
Goodlett
Church of Christ
Quanah
Childress
Mr. Campsey
M. R. Havins
London Police Find More Loot In Biggest Robbery
Police recovered about 674000 dollars in cash from the Glasgow London mail train heist with searches for a further 1500000 pounds believed buried on a nearby farm. Five suspects appeared in Lindlade court denying charges while two men Boal and Cordrey faced direct theft counts.
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London
UPI
Robery
Dorking
Bournemouth
Lindlade
Cheddington
William Boal
Boal
Coldharbor Lane
England
Expect Major Development in Railroad Talks
A union source said a major development was expected in the railroad labor stalemate over job cuts and a threatened nationwide strike set for August 29 if work rules change. The source would not disclose details but hinted at progress toward settlement via added bargaining or voluntary arbitration.
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Washington
UPI
Cheerleaders Win Fifth Time in Dallas Final Contest
Childress High School cheerleaders clinched first place in the final over all competition at SMU with 800 cheerleaders from a wide area. The team will arrive home tonight by train, celebrating another victory.
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Childress High School
Dallas
SMU
Hughett Among 102 Tentative Hardin-Simmons Degrees
One Childress student is among 102 candidates for degrees to be awarded Friday evening August 23 at Hardin-Simmons University summer commencement at Abilene. Richard D. Hughett of 311 Avenue H Northwest is listed as a candidate for a BS degree.
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Childress
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Richard D. Hughett
Avenue H
Northwest
Butts Trial Goes Into Final Arguments Today
In Atlanta, Wally Butts faces final jury arguments in his $10 million libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post. Welborn Cody for the Post attacked his character and loyalty to the university, while Butts’ attorney William Schroder prepared his defense. Arguments wrap Monday before a 12 juror panel.
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Atlanta
UPI
Wally Butts
University of Georgia
Saturday Evening Post
Welborn Cody
Post
Butts
William Schroeder
Perez Jimenez Exiled From U S Jail for Venezuela Return
UPI reports former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was removed from Dade County jail for extradition to Caracas. A chartered Miami airline prepared to fly him back to face embezzlement charges totaling 13.5 million dollars, while Venezuela pledges trial only on those funds. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg rejected a last plea to stay extradition, ending an eight month confinement in Florida.
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Miami
UPI
U. S
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Dade County
Caracas
Miami International
Perez
Supreme Court
Arthur Goldberg
Washington
D.C
U.S
Florida
Venezuela
Man Killed Instantly In Crash Near Childress
Killian William Homer, 53, of 1108 East 5th Street San Mateo California, was killed instantly in a one car crash about 10 today one mile west of Childress on US 287. His car ran off a steep embankment at the overpass, rammed the opposite bank, and had to be cut away to remove the body. He was en route to Munday to pick up his wife visiting her mother and sister. Two unidentified boys on a motor scooter reported the crash.
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Killian William Homer
East 5Th St
San Mateo
Calif
Childress
US 287
Homer
Newberry’s
Pend
Munday
Plea Guilty In Amarillo Beer Transport Case
A. Pres ton of Amarillo pleaded guilty to transporting beer in a dry area. He paid a $250 fine plus costs and was released after apprehension by the sheriff's department, per the official report.
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T. A. Preston
Amarillo
Sheriff’s Department
Speed Limit Hike On Texas Highways Set At Midnight
Texas highways will raise speed limits to 70 mph for automobiles starting at midnight a week from today. Signs remain unchanged until the new limits take effect as District Engineer Palmer Massey notes signs are painted and ready with 48 hours to install them.
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Texas
Palmer Massey
Hootenanny at Fair Park Auditions Tonight
Local talent show opens at 7:30 p.m. at Fair Park Auditorium inviting any interested residents to perform. Public welcome to attend and enjoy the variety event tonight.
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Fair Park Auditorium
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