Keating to Run for Senate Opponent Possible RFK
New York Republican Senator Kenneth B. Keating announced his bid for a new six year term independent of Goldwater. His likely Democratic opponent will be Robert F. Kennedy if he enters the race. Kennedy is expected to announce for the Democratic nomination this week. Keating split from Goldwater over civil rights, drawing backing from critics including Clare Boothe Luce who may seek Keating’s seat for the Conservative party.
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New York
UPI
Kenneth B. Keating
Kennedy
Sena
Luce
Keating
Sen. Goldwater
Senate
George Bush To Speak To Jaycees
GOP Senate candidate George Bush of Houston will visit Childress Thursday to address the Jaycees at The Index after a public luncheon at Hotel Childress. Local civic clubs including Lions Rotary and BPW invited to attend as part of a community turnout. Luncheon price is $1.25 per plate.
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Childress
Lions
Rotary
Jaycee
George Bush
GOP
U.S. Senate
Bush
Houston
Index
Rodney Copeland
Hotel Childress
Texas Tech Student Johnny Thornton Praised by Dean
George Heather a Texas Tech dean sends a second letter of commendation to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Thornton for their son Johnny Don Thornton. The note highlights his semester grade average of B or higher and praises diligent preparation for college and future business career.
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George Heather
Texas Tech
Orvil Thornton
Johnny Don Thornton
Fort Worth Woman Dies in Stephenville Car Train Crash
Mrs. Cora Meece of Fort Worth, stepmother of Mrs. Joe Hardin of Childress, was killed Monday morning when her car was hit by a train near Stephenville. She was driving alone while visiting a daughter. Funeral services and interment are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Stephenville. She was the widow of the late Joe Meece who died January 2, 1963. Mr. and Mrs. Hardin are in Stephenville for the services.
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Cora Meece
Fort Worth
Joe Hardin
Childress
Stephenville
Meece
Joe Meece
Shires Attends OSU Clinic
Anthony Shires of Childress joined 1,348 high school graduates at Oklahoma State University summer advisement and orientation clinic in Stillwater Oklahoma. He attended with his parents Mr and Mrs Wiley Shires as new freshmen prepared for the fall term at OSU.
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Stillwater
Okla
Cial
Anthony Shires
Childress
Oklahoma State University
Wiley Shires
Aed
OSU
Dillon Predicts Tax Cuts Next Year Amid Prosperity Claim
Washington UPI Douglas Dillon, treasury secretary and Republican, told Democratic platform writers that Johnson era prosperity supports future tax cuts. He credited administration policy for peacetime gains and said wartime excise taxes could be repealed by Congress at the next session.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Democratic Platform
Johnson
Dillon
Democratic Platform Committee
Congress
Hoffa Plans Appeals Over Five Year Pension Fraud Sentence
Chicago reports that James R. Hoffa and six co defendants prepared appeals of Hoffa s five year prison term and $10000 fine for conspiring to defraud the union pension fund. Hoffa also appeals an eight year sentence from Chattanooga for jury tampering with consecutive run.
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Chicago
UPS
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
U.S. District Court
B. Austin
Paine Services In Amarillo Family Rites Set
Funeral services for Joseph Homer Paine of Amarillo are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Newberry Chapel with Rev. Ivan Allen and Rev. Curtis Keith officiating. Interment will follow in Childress Cemetery. Pallbearers include Neil Gage B. B. Stamps Edd Fite Jack Preston Joe Billy Mills and Ray Stone. Paine, father of Mrs. Arvene Bellah of Childress, died Monday at his Amarillo home after operating a Childress food store for 15 years and living in Amarillo the last seven.
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Joseph Homer Paine
Amarillo
Newberry Chapel
Ivan Allen
King Memorial Methodist Church
Curtis Keith
Central Christian Church
Childress Cemetery
Neil Gage B. B. Stamps
Edd Fite
Jack Preston
Joe Billy Mills
Ray Stone
Paine
Arvene Bellah
Childress
Four Childress Men Injured in Crossing Collision
Four men from Childress were injured when a motor car collided with a pickup at a crossing near Hart last week. The injured are H. M. Goundie with a broken arm and cuts, James Sumpter with a long arm gash and other injuries, Virgil Maysby with head and facial cuts and bruises, and James Sims with a broken arm. James Williams aboard the car was uninjured and the pickup driver, who claimed poor visibility, was not hurt.
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Childress
Hart
H. M
Harry) Goundie
James Sumpter
Virgil Maybsy
James Sims
James Williams
Ex Students Register From Wide Area For Childress Meet
Ex students gathered for the Childress High School reunion over the weekend with about 100 alumni from across Texas registering. Out of town attendees included Marion Goodson from Kermit and James W. Mitchell from Post among others listing Fort Worth Dallas San Angelo Abilene andPlainview as home towns.
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Childress High School
Nnal
Cris
Childress
John “. Robinson
Out of Town
Marion Goodson
Kermit
W. Stewart Jones
Houston
J B Morgan
Fort Worth
Nicki Souter
Muleshoe
James
Rosy) Bates
Dimmitt
Peggy Bohenek
Bowie
Doyle Vinson
Nita Ray
Odessa
Winston Yeary
Leonard
Red) Ratican
San Angelo
Joel C. Pierce
San Antonio
James W. Mitchell
Post
Roy Simmons
White Deer
Weldon
Doc) Bates
Skellytown
Helen H
Happy) Hart
No Operation Necessary for Mrs. Elliott
Mrs. W. D. Elliott broke her back in a Sunday fall and was flown Monday from Roswell New Mexico to St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo where she remains in a full cast. A spokesman says there is no apparent paralysis. Her children are cared for by Mrs. Mike Pennell at her home.
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W. D. Elliott
Elliott
Roswell
New Mex
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Mike Pennell
Heritage Foundation Meeting Friday at Palo Duro Canyon Park
The Heritage Foundation will hold a meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the Amphitheater of Palo Duro Canyon State Park Texas Panhandle. Members will view Echoes In the Canyon a stereophonic show with free admittance by invitation cards sent to members this week.
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Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Canyon
Childress ISD approves 1964-65 budget architects hired
A tentative 1964-65 budget of 579107 for the Childress Independent School District passed at a budget hearing. The board also approved a Boone and Pope Abilene architects contract for a study of the system’s physical plant with a six percent fee. Deficit is 6672. district valuation 12818000, up from last year due largely to consolidation with Tell ISD.
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Childress Independent School District
Boone and Pope
Abilene
Tell Independent School District
Tell
Childress
Gaylon Smith Resigns as Childress County Sheriff
The Commissioners Court accepted Gaylon B. Smiths written resignation effective Monday August 24. J E Snooks Benham, the Democratic nominee with no opposition, was appointed to assume the office starting Monday. Smith served nearly 15 years as sheriff.
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Commissioners Court
Childress County
Gaylon B. Smith
Leonard King
Smith
J. E
Snooks) Benham
Democratic Party
Water board approves loan for Greenbelt pipeline project
The Texas Water Development Board will loan 4.1 million dollars to the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority to finance a Le lia Lake Creek to Childress and Quanah pipeline. The agreement was approved after a meeting in Austin attended by Dr. S H Townsend and State Senator Andy Rogers. Bids are due September 3 at 10 a.m. in the District Courtroom. The Le lia Lake Creek pumps are expected to yield about 4.5 million gallons daily, supporting the two towns until project completion, with total costs near 11 million dollars.
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Texas Water Development Board
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Lelia Lake Creek
Childress
Quanah
S H. Townsend
Andy Rogers
Rogers
Townsend
Water Development Board
Austin
Farm Bureau Barbecue Set for Friday at Rotary Bowl
Farm Bureau members and families will be entertained with a free barbecue at 6 30 p m Friday in the Rotary Bowl A musical program will be given by Band Director Norman Hemphill and the Childress High School Stage Band Wayne Jenkins Farm Bureau Field representative announced.
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Farm Bureau
Norman Hemphill
Childress High School
Wayne Jenkins
Farm Bureau Field Representive
Rural wreck in July injures one in Childress County
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports one rural traffic wreck in Childress County in July resulting in one injury and about 1500 dollars in property damage. Patrol supervisor Sgt Dan R Dowdy provided the figures. The county summary covers January through July.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Childress County
Dan R. Dowdy
Dowdy
Booster Pump Breakdown Hits North Childress Water Flow
City Manager Louis Sally announced a 1,000 gallon per minute booster pump on the 10 inch main to north Childress has broken. Shaft and impeller wheel were sent to Amarillo for repairs. The 2,000 gallon per minute pump on the 14 inch main to south Childress remains in operation aiding north Childress as two mains are connected.
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North Childress
Louis Sally
Amarillo
Town Shaft
South Childress
Lions Club Hosts Film On Your Telephone Directory
The Lions Club met at noon to view Your Telephone Directory detailing data gathering from printing to delivery. Charter for Boy Scout Troop 63 was hung, and plans for the Annual Carnival on October 12 13 14 were announced by Sam Miller. Linda DeArmond will enter Miss Wheatheart of the Nation in Perryton, with Bill Sayles and Garland Terrell visiting, and Jaycees invited GOP Senate candidate George Bush to speak.
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Lions Club
Sam Miller
Miller
Linda DeArmond
Perryton
Bill Sayles
West Texas Utilities of
Abilene
Garland Terrell
Childress
Wiley Shired
Jaycees
GOP
Senate
George Bush
Mississippi Delegates Weigh Boycott of Platform Hearings
Mississippi delegates Gen Callon of Natchez and G C Cortright of Rolling Rock faced a possible boycott of platform committee hearings after their credentials were challenged. They were admitted as observers by John Bailey, but Callon declined that role and both planned to seek Gov. Paul Johnson's guidance before deciding. The challenge, led by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, argues the regular delegation excludes Black members and has been disloyal to the national party.
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Washington
UPS
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Platform Committee
C. Callon
Natchez
G. C. Cortright
Rolling Rock
John Bailey
Callon
Paul Johnson
Atlantic City
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Freedom
Estelline Girl Injured in Highway Crash
A Estelline girl, Donna Gayle Weight, age 4, sustained broken legs and head injuries and is listed in satisfactory condition at Hall County Hospital in Memphis after being struck by a pickup driven by Melvin John Rogers Sr. of Amarillo on U S 287 in Estelline. The child crossed the highway and collided with the southbound vehicle around 4 p m Monday. The Texas Department of Public Safety unit in Memphis is investigating.
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Donna Gayle
Hail County Hospital
Memphis
Melvin John Rogers, Sr
Amarillo
Estelline
U. S. 287
Pickup
Texas Department of Public Safety Unit
Trap Shoot Set for Sunday at Red River Club
Shooters from a wide area are expected at the Red River Sportmen Club Trap Shoot Sunday after noon at Baylor Lake property. President Leland Duckworth announced the event this morning. The shoot begins at 1 p.m. An exhibition round and a beginners shoot are planned. Trophies and hams will be awarded to winners.
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Red River Sportmen Club
Baylor Lake
Leland Duckworth
Stolen Paper Racks Reported at Ranchouse Motel
The Police Department reports two paper racks were stolen from the Ranchouse Motel last night. Police urge anyone with information to contact authorities.
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Ranchouse
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J.E. Benham
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