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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1971

Page

7

Local servicemen and visitors noted in community notes

Locals L J Halford returns home after a four year Army tour with 13 months in Vietnam and 18 in Germany. Ben Hardison attends a county treasurers conference in Odessa and visits El Paso with son Jim Hardison. Don Heilig and Matthew of Seattle visit with John Hamilton’s family and in Wellington with Don Lacy. Leota Knox of Paramount visits Morris family. Sam Denny and C V Johnson complete a tour of the Eastern states and Canada. Bill Stahl returns from vacation in California with Lester Moores in Santa Ana.

L. J. Halford Buster Halford US Army Vietnam Germany Ben Hardison Odessa el Pago Jim Hardison Don Heilig Matthew Seattle Wash John Hamilton Wellington Don Lacy Bill Stahl California Lester Moores Santa Ana

Hospital Notes Admission List Names Nine Patients

Hospital notes show admissions on Tuesday through Thursday including Marcus Heffley Sanger Mrs D Trent Virgil Brewer and spouse Mrs Virgil Brewer Mrs Joe Sanders Wellington David Smith among others. Discharges include Joe Eddins Franklin Vaughan C M Lewis Mrs Gary Scott Fay Owen Mrs Betty McAlister Terry Moran Frank Mitchell and others.

Marcus’ Heffley Sanger D. Trent Virgil Brewer Joe Sanders Wellington David Smith Joe Eddins Douglas Corwin and Baby Franklin Vaughan W. M. Watson C. M. Lewis Gary Scott Fay Owen Betty McAlister Terry Moran Frank Mitchell E. L. Davis J. Lee Newberry

Friends and relatives travel for Frank Dakil funeral

Out of town mourners arrive from Oklahoma and other states for the Dakil family funeral services. Attendees include relatives and friends from Norman Clinton Mangum Lawton Wichita Kansas City and Vernon among many others.

Frank Dakil Mitchell Nayfa K. Haddad Norman Okla Richard el Koury Ray Toma Snyder Sam Simon Floyd Simon Mitchell Simon Ernest Simon Clinton M. A. Farha Elk City Louis Dakil Louis Mark Dakil Phyllis Dakil Lena Dakil Sam Dakil Selma Razook McAlister George Mathey Mt.Park Sol H._ Bayouth Collingsville Emile Bayouth Cleveland Bob Toma N. Taylor Mangum Henry Bird Duncan Richard Simon Cushing Zaria Jabara Jerry B. Parker Sam Jabara Ray Woody Lu Ray Woody Elias Hamra K. Swyden Tommy Swyden H. S Jo Swyden Honey Swyden Kansas City Ed el Kouri Mitchell el Kouri Wichita Kans Haman St. Louis Helen Wey Jeanette Wey Mary Agnes Wey Quanah Frank Bayouth Abilene Tex Walter Suttle Howard Harmon Laboyd Creba R. B. Tanner Jo Janet and Ray Emory Rhoads Jr Vernon Pennington Isley Compton Jr Vernon Howard Conaster Floyd Dakil Arthur Dakil Eleanor Dakil Linda Dakil

Dakil Family Names Across Texas in Listing

A long list names numerous Dakil relatives and associates across Texas towns including Midland Hereford Paducah Perryton Wellington and Lubbock along with Shadid Saied Haddad Farris and Tanner households and individuals. The names cover multiple generations and locales from Dallas to Wichita Falls reflecting a broad family network.

Dallas David Dakil Susan Dakil Camal Dakil Midland Ted Dakil George Dakil Maurice Dakil Pauline Dakil Hereford Fred Haddad Paducah George Saied Louis Saied Perryton Mack Saied Jr Mack Saied Rose Shadid Marie Shadid George Shadid Wellington Larry J. Tanner Lubbock John Shadid Terry Memphis George Farris Shamrock V. C. Saied Wichita Falls

Red Cross Reports and Disaster Updates At Board Meeting

The report notes Home Nursing certificates awarded this year and that third year homemaking students completed half of the Red Cross Mother and Child training course. Service to Military Families aided 328 people in 12 months with grants of 155.20 and 195.28 in communications. Disaster Chairman Jim Moody and co chair Russell Moore opened the session. 25 attended the Disaster Preparedness class in Childress in March, followed by Mass Care with 14 and Immediate Assistance with 11. Safety Programs show strong activity with 202 swimming students and five Water Safety Instructors. Nine first aid cards issued in Childress Matador 14 Cadette Girl Scouts trained. Moody reported disaster work in Hereford Winters Coleman. The board approved the coming year's budget unanimously. Attendees included Gene Blackwell Earl Harwell Ross Smith Cecil Pryor Sim Vaughn Bill Smotherman Moody Waybourn Malone Hagan Stiner.

Red Cross Margaret Hipps Jim Moody Russell Moore West Texas Division Childress Matador Moody Hereford Winters Coleman Gene Blackwell Earl Harwell Ross Smith Cecil Pryor Sim Vaughn Bill Smotherman Barbara Waybourn Malone Hagan Stiner

Weather notes on Texas fog and storms near Port Acres

Tornadoes and a barbershop porch near Port Acres a Port Arthur suburb were reported with no injuries. The forecast described widespread rain across Texas as fog lingered in East Texas and Houston before sunrise with temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s.

Port Acres Port Arthur Texas Houston National Weather Service

Vietnamic Police Break Up Demonstration Amid Election Tensions

Uniformed and plainclothes police clashed with protesters pursuing dissident Nham and his associates. He was beaten and carried away, with injuries not deemed serious. Nham had accused Thieu’s police of destroying posters and threatened self harm, while lower house elections loom.

Nham U.S Thieu Amabassador Ellsworth Bunker Bunker Nixon

SEC case threads through moonshine stock scandal in Texas

A civil SEC suit ties together 15 banks and corporations led by Sharpstown players with former Texas leaders including Waggoner Carr. Dozens face injunctions and 40 witnesses, while no defendant faces direct punishment yet. Amid grand juries and hearings, officials defend innocence as probes continue.

Sharp SEC Texas Atty Waggoner Carr Austin John Osorio Sharpstown State Bank of Houston Carr Houston Travis County Senate House Mutscher Texas Crawford Martin Dallas Henry Wade U. S Henry B. Gonzalez D-Tex San Antonio House Banking and Currency Committee Will Wilson Justice Department Criminal Division U. S. Dist John V. Singleton Gonzalez Singleton Wilson Washington Guv Smith

Sharpstown and stock case boom echoes across Texas politics

The article details political feuding over the Sharpstown affair, with Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes denying bribery rumors and national figures denouncing the attacks as McCarthyist. It notes grand juries delaying indictments, Makris pleading innocent, and large class action suits tied to Sharp’s firms. It also reports auto industry price moves after Nixon’s surcharge and currency shifts affecting US exporters.

Ben Barnes Smith Sharp Carr Wilson Republician Washington SEC Michael Angel Socrates Makris Houston Dallas Jesuit Fathers Sharpstown Realty Co East Texas Big City

Wage timing dispute and labor push over freezes

Officials argued a wage rule treated summer school teachers fairly by aligning pay with a 12 month period, while others on a 10 month basis. Labor groups pressed to escrow frozen pay hikes until legal questions over post freeze distribution are settled, threatening strikes to ensure future raises. Meany met with Woodcock who pledged no aerospace walkouts during the 90 day freeze. Agnew defended the administration package, aligning with McGovern and Muskie proposals.

Organized Labor Afl-Cio Painters Union Afl-Cio George Meany Leonard Woodcock The United Workers Woodcock Nixon Spiro T. Agnew Miami Beach Sens George McGovern South Dakota Edmund S. Muskie Maine Meany Agnew Floyd Smith Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists

Mediation of My Lai Case Tests Immunity Scope

Witness Smail places Medina at My Lai scene as defense argues he was unaware of killings until late in the March 16 1968 assault and ordered a cease fire once civilians were slain. Government accuses Medina of at least 100 murders for failing to intervene and for specific killings. Judge Col. Kenneth Howard weighs Widmer immunity limits amid F Lee Bailey motion.

Medina Smail My Lai Marcch Col Kenneth Howard Widmer Howard F. Lee Bailey Bailey

Vietnam War Casualties Drop as U S Reports Week of Low Toll

U S Command reports ten Americans killed in Vietnam last week, lowest weekly toll in six years, with 78 wounded and 14 dead from nonhostile causes. Attacks intensify in central highlands and north near Da Nang as enemy activity rises before lower house elections.

Central Highlands da Nang South Vietnam U. S Sydney Vietnam Command

Snowy owls hatch four more at Shetland reserve

A pair of snowy owls, among Britain's rarest breeding birds, have hatched four young on a remote Shetland reserve. An RSPB official said these Arctic birds have reared 13 young since first arriving in Britain in 1967.

Sandy England

Summer Answer to Previous Puzzle Across and Down

Summer puzzle answers fill the grid with common words across and down including sunlit and fresh terms. Clues span Bible mountains to English novels and Celtic terms while a mix of archaisms and geographic names finish the crossword grid.

Massell accuses brutality in Carty injury incident

The mayor labels the attack on Braves outfielder Rico Carty and his brother in law as a blatant brutality incident. The report notes the alleged assault occurred as tensions rose during Atlanta events.

Sam Massell Atlanta Braves Rico Carty Carty

Wilson immunity key in stock case probe

Sharp fined 5000 and given three years suspended for false entries at a Houston bank with over 500000 dollars. Gonzalez asks Nixon to order DoJ to probe Wilsons role while DoJ calls most insinuations frivolous. FDIC had intensified checks since 1967 after earlier reprimands.

Sharp Houston Gonzalez Nixon U. S Wilson Justice Department White House Federal Deposit Insurance Corp State Bank FDIC

Jaycees Host Orientation Clinic September 22

Ernest Lane of the Texas Highway Department attended the Jaycees meeting today as a guest. The club announced an orientation clinic set for September 22 at the local venue.

Ernest Lane Texas Highway Department

Least Tern Faces Extinction Risk at Camp Pendleton

Conservationists warn the least tern, a small coastal bird native to southern California, is endangered with only three viable nesting sites from twelve. At Camp Pendleton a survey found 325 nests and 650 eggs, with Marines blocking vehicle access to protect the fragile clutches. The bird lays two eggs per clutch in sand scoops, not built nests.

Camp Pendleton Calif California

Terns Hatch Amid City Growth At Mission Bay

Buff colored tern nests dot San Diego city property in Mission Bay where the American Cetacean Society monitors. Al Pentis notes daytime watchers protect the birds from bikes and dogs while Alan Longhurst cites habitat loss and a bleak count of about 900 least terns.

San Diego Mission Bay al Pentis Pentis Alan Longhurst US Fisheries Laboratory la Jolla Longhurst

Payroll Savings Plan boosts bonds with bonus rate

The payroll savings plan lets workers set aside from each paycheck for U.S. Savings Bonds. A bonus interest rate applies to bonds issued since June 1, 1970, with 4% growth in the first year and 44% at maturity for five years ten months, offering a reserve for emergencies.

U.S

Take stock in America This Bond Bonus Maturity Note

A brief line notes bonds paying a bonus at maturity with a cautious tone. It mentions a serene revenue and references The Advert in the clipped fragment.

America

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