Local residents and visitors listed from area
Mrs Roscoe Catherall visited Wellington with her sisters and others. Earl Wilson of Childress is listed as a patient in St Anthony's Amarillo. Mrs J A Farr and Mrs O F Smotherman attended a county clerks school in Amarillo. Miss Orinda Eikman returned to studies at West Texas State University Canyon. Miss Elizabeth Huggins and Mrs Hal Hiller were in Amarillo. W G Campbell, heart attack survivor from Rockport, is home in Rockport with three weeks recovery. Mr and Mrs Charles Stephens of Abilene visited with A E Stephens family. Charles Stephens has enlisted in the US Navy, to depart August 25 for training. Mr and Mrs Hubert Freeman returned from vacations in Haskell Roswell and Albuquerque with their daughter Ricky Farr.
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Earl Wilson of
Childress
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Orinda Eikman
West Texas State University
Canyon
W. G. Campbell
Rockport
Corpus Christi
Picton Lane
Pat Smotherman
Charles Stephens
Abilene
A. E. Stephens
Charles
US Navy
Hubert Freeman
Haskell
Roswell
N.M
Ricky Farr
Albuquerque
Theft From Farm Home Reported In Loco Area
Sheriff J. E. Benham reports the theft of a color television from the A. V. Lowrie home in the Loco area while the Lowries are on vacation. A neighbor found the door open and notified authorities. other missing items are not yet known.
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Sheriff's Department
A. V. Lowrie
Loco Area
J. E. Benham
Lowries
Benham
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Summary
Admitted: Mrs Michael Williams on Thursday W E Close on Thursday Joe Kent Eddins Freddie Skinner Ruby Thomas Luther Miller Mrs Gary Bob Scott on Friday Discharged: William Frank Wellington Lillian Griffin Ida Perry Ford George Trent transferred to Bethania Hospital Wichita Falls James Collingsworth Friday David Eslick Friday Mrs Ray Cornish and baby Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Williams
W. E. Close
Joe Kent Eddins
Freddie Skinner
Ruby Thomas
Luther Miller
Gary Bob Scott
William Frank Wellington
Lillian Griffin
Ida Perry
George Trent
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
James Collingsworth
David Eslick
Ray Cornish
Gordon's Furniture Annex Catalog Snaps Up Deals
Sale notes list a late class piano and bench with easy terms at Gordon's Furniture Annex. A complete living room group saves 187.25 with a velvet Kroehler set and two Spanish tables plus lamps, reduced from 585.25 to 398. Also advertised are a good used oak bedroom suite with bed and chest for 139. Gordon's Furniture Annex offers further price cuts in multiple furniture lines.
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Gordon’s
Kroehler
Gordon Furniture Co
Gordon
Meditation and Prayer Faith and endurance in testing by faith
Pearl Robinson reflects on God's testing of believers for His name. Suffering draws us closer to Him while grace sustains through trials. The piece urges keeping promises in mind, fearing judgment, and seeking prayer and church to draw others to God.
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Pearl Robinson
Investors Rally Lifts Confidence Amid Big Block Trades
They stated small investors, discouraged by poor outlook, gained hope as Nixon restored public confidence. Big Board data show large block trades rising: 244 blocks on Monday equal 8.19 million shares, 25.6 percent. 213 blocks on Tuesday equal 5.53 million shares, 20.7 percent. Aug 13 session had 112 blocks, 1.95 million shares, about 20 percent. Average block size rose to 523.6 on Monday and 458.7 on Tuesday.
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Nixon
Big Board
Price to visit Childress County from OSU background
Former Oklahoma State University graduate and Air Force officer says he will meet residents of Childress County on August 26 at 7 30 p m in the Childress Jr High School Auditorium. He served four years as a fighter pilot during the Korean War.
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Oklahoma State University
U.S. Air Force
Childress County
Childress Jr. High School
Price
Governor Smith Pay Rise Proclamation Sparks Mixed Reactions
Jim Stewart of the Texas Public Employer Association and George Carver of Houston schools defended Smith. Carver warned the district faces a dilemma between state and federal orders while the Houston school board decides raises for teachers. Smith reported a four to one favorable reaction at a news conference, as others questioned the move and federal authority.
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Jim Stewart
Texas Public Employer Association
George Carver
Houston
Smith
Wallace
Alabama
Carver
Nixon
State Capitol
Austin
John Morehead
Court splits amid power moves in Vietnamese leadership
Court actions follow tense meetings at the vice president's villa as Bunker, Ky, Minh, and Thieu maneuver. Reports say Thieu influenced the court to reinstate Ky, with eight justices aligned to Thieu and one supporting Ky, reflecting a Thieu-dominated panel.
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Supreme Court
Bunker
Minh
Thieu
Ky’s
Nixon Warns Thieu as One-Candidate Race Draws Flak
President Nixon signaled to Ngô Đình Thụ, via Henry Kissinger aide Bunker, that U.S. congressional aid would be hard to win if Thieu faced no rival. Sen. Robert Dole joined the talks and warned of a sharp congressional backlash if Thieu ran unopposed.
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Thieu
Nixon
U.S
Bunker
Robert J. Dole
Republican National Committee
Dole
Congress
European currency realignment eyed as dollar link loosens
Reported plans show the Europe wide shift with the franc at 5.55 to the dollar and various currencies allowed limited floats or free movement. The Brussels talks failed to settle a common policy, Japan signals restraint, and a Sept. 13 meeting is planned.
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New York
Paris
Bonn
Rome
Central Bank
Britain
Hague
Brussels
Geneva
Bretton Woods
Common Market Council
West Germany
France
U.S
Japan
Yusuke Kashiwagi
U S Forces Raid Area South of Da Nang Reported
American troops acting on intelligence entered an area ten miles south of Da Nang in search of rocket caches for a planned attack. They did not find rockets but killed fourteen North Vietnamese troops with air support and captured two wounded enemy soldiers along with documents and equipment. No U S casualties were reported.
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da Nang
Volkerstorfer
U. S
Marine patrol ambushed near demilitarized zone
South Vietnamese command reports a marine patrol ambushed by a North Vietnamese unit of unknown size a few miles below the DMZ with one marine killed and two wounded. Saigon HQ also notes a brisk 11 mile southwest of Saigon battle as 50 to 60 enemy troops attacked regional force troops. three militiamen killed and five wounded. enemy losses unknown. Jet Volkerstorfer cites U.S. forces possibly thwarting a Da Nang attack.
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Associated Press
Jet Volkerstorfer
da Nang
U.S
196Th
Texas Editorials Clash Over Nixon Wage Freeze
A week of letters urged doctors to tighten amphetamine prescriptions. Governor Preston Smith’s wage-freeze rebellion sparked sharp editorials across Texas, most attacking Smith and AFL-CIO president George Meany, while one columnist faulted both Nixon and Smith.
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Associated Press
Preston Smith
Nixon
Associated Press Texas
Smith
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Governors split over wage price freeze amid political pressure
The AP reports governors divided on the 90 day wage price freeze with Smith threatening a lawsuit and plans to go to Washington while other leaders favor the President's policy. Nader claims GM pre alerted to the move and labor unions threaten legal challenges as pay raises await action. Canadian and Mexican officials seek import surcharge exemptions.
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U.S
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Loma Linda
Veterans Administration
Los Angeles
White House
Reagan
New York
Illinois
General Motors
Nader
Hebert
W.A
Tony”’ Boyle
United Mine Workers Union
United States
Treasury Department
Start Saving Now with Payroll Bonds Bonus Interest
A payroll savings plan promotes buying U.S. Savings Bonds as a nest egg. New bonus interest applies to E Bonds issued since June 1, 1970 with higher returns at maturity. Potential uses include emergencies, education, vacations, or retirement.
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U.S
Wynn Family Remembrance and Miscellany
WYNN his parents Mr and Mrs Charles J Wynn Sr of Memphis three brothers Olie Rhubert of Memphis and Doyce of Amarillo two sisters Mrs Evelyn Gayne of Dallas and Mrs Lavors Leverrett of Grand Prairie and three grandchildren. Lots of Waste The average load of refuse has been analyzed as 50 to 60 per cent paper rags wood and garbage 15 to 35 per cent moisture 15 to 25 per cent glass and metals and 3 to 9 per cent fixed carbon according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. There are no known original copies of the Bible extant.
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Charles J. Wynn Sr
Memphis
Olie, Rhubert
Doyce
Amarillo
Evelyn Gayne
Dallas
Lavors Leverrett
Grand Prairie
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Delinquency Ratios Cited by Britannica Referenced
Britannica states that for every girl there are four boys involved in juvenile delinquency, reflecting gender disparities in youth crime as cited by the encyclopedia.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Roscoe Catherall
Wellington
Vernon Rudy
Arna Gail
Oliver Oung
J. A. Farr
O. F. Smotherman
Elizabeth Huggins
Hal Hiller
Ford
Europe
Sammons
Texas
Oran Henderson
Ft. Meade
My Lai
Vietnam
Nein
Berthes Dublee
Apsury
America
Highway Users Federation For Safety and Mobility
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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