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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
2
Erma Chesher Baker, 57, of Lufkin, died when her car failed to pass a truck on US 287 three miles west of Harold. Her husband J R Baker was injured and transported to Wichita Falls General Hospital in fair condition. The body was taken to Sullivan Funeral Home in Vernon.
The Childress Index prints a letter urging gratitude for the August 19 Bloodmobile visit to Childress Texas. Lillian P. Harrison chairman of the Childress County Blood Program thanks Mr Morris Higley and The Childress Index for time and space that aided the blood drive effort.
California has no intrastate regulations and Florida requires only minimal red tape for motor trucks hauling produce within the state. Carl Hamilton notes a need for better enforcement of labor agency laws as agencies operate illegally. He cites transport to other states without housing guarantees leaving workers stranded. Old records reveal a 1999 Grand Rapids docket with a horse speeding fine and a rifle discharge near Independence Day. Pipe cleaners are suggested as handy kitchen aids for sealing bags and cleaning hard to reach areas.
Panama City report says newly elected World Boxing Association president Robert Evans will preside at the convention’s final session. He was chosen Tuesday to replace Jim Deskin who died after delivering the opening address. Officiating officers include Emile Bruneau Elias Cordova Alton Erickson and Joe Sanger as vice presidents.
Morris Higley argues that newer organizations like the American Nazi Party SNCC Black Muslims and Black Power groups threaten the government more than the KKK. He laments Supreme Court and Washington fear of offending minority groups and supports the KKK as preferable to these rising groups.
The entry marks August 24, 1966 as the 236th day with 129 remaining. It notes Mars Jupiter Saturn and Venus visible, Cushing born in 1895, Vesuvius eruption burying Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD, Washington burned in 1814, Earhart's 1932 solo flight, Roosevelt's 1929 appeal and a nonaggression pact, ending with Edmund Burke's thought on freedom versus superstition.
In San Jose a divorce case between Ters V E Anderson and Linda Ann was settled with the husband awarded visitation rights to the couple's two French poodles Coco and Tina. The court ruled Coco is community property while Tina belongs to Mrs Anderson.
School Superintendent J W Hamilton outlines Brownwood Bobcat home games with Has kell Quanah Vernon and Burkburnett across September October and November 4 in Childress after a cash deal of 250. Additional seats remain at Fair Park Stadium. Ticket prices list 5 reserved 1.59 single 1.20 general and 50 cent student tickets at the gate with no pre game sales.
Fort Worth city officials weigh a plan for a $29 monthly raise for rookie officers amid a threat from 40 patrolmen to quit unless their pay increases by $5. The dispute centers on entry salaries and police morale amid continuing debates.
A Spearman crash survivor avers that the passenger escaped the aircraft before it broke apart. They reached a road by daylight, found a ride to Borger, while noting Collard as the former grand master of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Texas.
Safety notice advises against placing electric cords in doorways or under rugs to avoid damage. Repeated door closing or foot traffic can injure insulation and create shock or fire hazards.
Torrents flood Dell City and surrounding areas 70 miles southwest of Carlsbad sending residents to rooftops. The Pecos River and arroyos surge threatening 130 families. In Carlsbad Joe Little 49 a radio station KPBM newsman is swept to his death when a state patrol truck overturns.
Wall Street outlook from Newton D. Zinder of EF Hutton suggests a technical recovery may be near despite a sharp recent decline. Edward A. Viner & Co notes Washington indecision fuels market uncertainty and urges patience as rates tempt sidelining. The Alexander Hamilton Institute cautions that only rallies from oversold levels may occur until selling resistance emerges.
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