Dallas youth crash case spurs police action
Doyle King Barnes Sr found a dent on his 1961 Chevy after a long search for two youths in a white station wagon who struck Cheryl, 10. John Acord Jr., 16, drove with another boy, facing charges. Cheryl's condition is traction dependent.
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Dallas
UPI
Doyle King Barnes Sr
Barnes
Doyle Barnes, Jr
Ming Pool
Chevyl Howard
Dave Holcomb
Balch Springs
Cheryl
John Raymond Acord Jr
Acord
Hutchens
Methodist Hospital
Tors
Ray Sunday
Gracie Allen Dies Shock Fans of Hollywood Icons
Hollywood mourns Gracie Allen as her husband George Burns and many stars recall her 58 years of laughter. Friends like Jack Benny Red Skelton Bob Hope and Groucho Marx praise her talent and impact. Funeral set Monday at Forest Lawn with pallbearers including Benny Jessel Robinson Kenne mer and Connolly.
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Benny
George Jessel
Edward G. Robinson
Rexford Kennemer
Mike Connolly
Kirk Douglas
Bobby Darin
Cesar Romero
Gene Kelly
Danny Kaye
Danny Thomas
Jack L. Warner
Dean Martin
Miss Allen
Las Vegas
Red Skelton
Bob Hope
Gracie
Hope
Burns and Allen
Groucho Marx
Alpo
Gracie Allen
Billy Lorraine
Burns
Lorraine
Cleveland
Raymond Hood Dies. Funeral Planned for Monday
Raymond Hood, 60, former Childress resident, died about 7:30 a.m. Saturday while en route to a Dallas hospital after reporting illness. He was night manager for Sun Rexall Drug Store in Dallas and had phoned his wife about his condition. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Macken-Halecomb Funeral Home with burial there. Hood operated Hood s and the City News Stand in Childress for years. Survived by wife Verna Lee Copeland, Hood is predeceased by his mother Mrs. Lou Copeland and sister Miss Oleta Copeland, with other relatives in Childress.
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Raymond Hood
Childress
Dallas
Hood
Sun Rexall Drug
Macon-Halecomb
City News
Hoods
Verna Lee Copeland
Lou Copeland
Oleta Copeland
Acetylene Gas Stolen From Sid Hollands Here
Three acetylene gas bottles and one oxygen bottle were stolen Friday night from Sid Hollands. The theft occurred after padlocks on a fenced area were twisted off. No other items were removed or damaged according to the Sheriff’s Department on Saturday.
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Sid Holland
Sheriff's Department
Khrushchev Receives Ranger 7 Moon Photos
Moscow Radio said Premier Khrushchev was shown close-up moon photographs from the U S Ranger 7 mission and lauded the contribution to exploration. The photos were sent to Khrushchev by President Johnson.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.S
Moscow Radio
Khrushchev
Johnson
Express Opens Monday From Childress North Express
Express services from Childress to Shamrock via Wellington begin Monday. The Globe Express will depart 1.30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 3.45 p.m. daily. Items of 60 pounds and under handled. Childress agent: Fairview Floral.
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Childress
Shamrock
Wellington
The
Globe Express
Fairview Floral
Cancer Society Elects Officers in Tulsa District Meeting
The American Cancer Society will elect officers at a Sept 21 meeting hosted by retiring Board Chairman Mrs Deane Dodge. Dodge and other delegates attend the District 3S meeting Sept 23 at 9 am in the National Guard Armory.
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American Cancer Society
Deane Dodge
Divisions Announced for Tri County Coin Show Exhibits
Two exhibit divisions will be displayed at the Tri County Coin Show September 19 20 in Fair Park Auditorium. The Junior Division awards first second and third place prizes while the Adult Division offers first and second place prizes. Arville Coyle chairs the Exhibits Committee.
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Tri-County
Fair Park
Arville Coyle
Philadelphia Rioting Ravages City With $500000 in Destruction
Rioters in Philadelphia injure at least 127, clash with police for 16 hours in a $500000 wave of looting and destruction. Mayor Tate orders a 24 hour curfew, 1400 police and 300 state troopers standby, bars closed, and streets cleared in a six square mile zone. Police Commissioner Leary expands patrols to 800 officers as NAACP leaders warn rumors sparked the riot.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Howard R. Leary
James H. J. Tate
Tate
Bot-Tom
NAACP
Dick Gregory
Bob Montgomery
Georgie Woods
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Leary
Local leaders urge high school return to curb dropouts
In Childress Texas community leaders press youth to stay in school as Texas facing rising industry demands and a high dropout rate. Superintendent J W Hamilton cites TEA data that one third of ninth graders may not graduate while TEC urges part time jobs to keep students enrolled.
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Childress
Texas
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
W. M Cross
Texas Employment Commission
Cross
TEC
Vernon Eubank
Governor’s Committee On
Para
Operation on Jimmy Brinkley Set for Tuesday
The second operation on Jimmy Brinkley is scheduled for Tuesday morning at Betania Hospital in Wichita Falls. It will address his right foot, with no further surgery expected on the left foot. Brinkley will be moved to Wichita Falls Hospital on Monday by E. A. Nelson and is expected to walk upright on both feet after healing.
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Jimmy Brinkley
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Decors
Brinkley
E. A. Nelson
Band Boosters Meeting Planned for Thursday
All parents of Childress High School Band students are asked to attend at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Band Hall. Final plans will be made for the trip to the Texas State event.
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Childress High School
Reception for Governor in Buckley Home
Governor John Connally will speak at a Buckley home reception hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development. The event at 706 Gew. is set for October 19, with time to be announced on Governor arrival. Three women board members, Mrs. Louise Bowers Mrs. Mamie Green and Miss Alyeen Ater, will handle refreshments.
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John Connally
Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Homer Bucley
Gew
Louise Bowers
Mamie Green
Alyeen Ater
Refugee shot at Berlin wall escape reported
Berlin border police fired on a young refugee attempting to escape while his companion swam to the American sector. If confirmed dead, he would be the 105th person killed since the wall was built on Aug 13 1961.
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Berlin
UPI
Stabbing in London brawl leaves man dead
A white man identified as John William Howard of Deptford was stabbed to death Saturday after a clash involving about 40 whites and Negroes. Authorities say there was no indication the battle had racial connotations.
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London
UPI
John William Howard
Deptford
Homecoming at Estelline Saturday Schedule
Estelline hosts its annual Homecoming on Saturday September 5 at Estelline School Registration begins 9 a m Luncheon at noon Memorial Services and a business session follow The day closes at 7 30 p m with a style show featuring styles from 1880 to 1964 Former residents and others are invited to attend.
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Estelline
Estelline School
Children Released To Parents In Juvenile Court Action
Six Childress youths arrested in Quanah for burglary will be tried in Juvenile Court here Thursday. Five of the six were released Saturday to their parents after charges were filed or expected to be filed Thursday. Reba Scott remains in Quanah jail for a $25 fine and three days in jail. she is also slated for Thursday trial.
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Childress
Quanah
Reba Scott
Poor Boys Riding Club Meets Today
The Poor Boys Riding Club will meet at 2 p m today south of the sale barn for their gathering and plans.
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Poor Boys
Sale Barn
Doctor links breast size to intelligence in infertile women
Houston physician Dr. Erwin Strassmann argues in the International Journal of Fertility that larger breasts correlate with lower IQ and smaller breasts with higher IQ. He classifies body types as endomorph and mesomorph and says brain function inversely mirrors breast size among infertile women.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor University College of Medicine
Houston
Strassmann
Cleo Hates To Die Out
Hurricane Cleo diminished over Georgia and South Carolina after a four day Caribbean sweep. A tornado struck Charleston damaging nine homes, one house destroyed, no injuries reported. Savannah floodwaters rose while storms eyed the South Carolina coast and winds waned inland.
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UPI
Cleo
Georgia-Carolina
Charleston
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Miami
Cape Kennedy
Bonds Sales Lag in Amarillo District July Report
Briscoe and Floyd Counties lead in Series E and H bond sales with 131.6 and 126.1 percent of quotas. Childress is at 45.1 percent while Motley Palmer and Hale show 82.4 74.5 and 68.3 percent. Several counties need larger gains to meet targets as of July. County Chairman Gene Frisbie urges schools to adopt thrift and citizenship programs.
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Briscoe
Floyd
Amarillo
Briscoe County
Floyd County
Childress County
Motley
Palmer
Hale
Cottle
Castro
Lamb
Swisher
Bailey
Gene Frisbie
Former Childress Resident Florence Welch Dies in Florida
Florence Welch 89 former Childress resident died early Saturday at her niece Winifred Cates home in Orlando Fla She was wife of A M Welch who died in the 1940s Her father Dr J W Albert was among Childress first physicians She lived with her niece and belonged to First Methodist Church in Childress Funeral services 10 am Thursday at First Methodist Church with Dr Burgin Watkins officiating Body arrives Wednesday night from Orlando Burial in Childress Cemetery Newberry Funeral Home in charge Welch had lived in Orlando six years
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Childress
Florence Welch
Winifred Cates
Orlando
Fla
A. M. Welch
J. W. Albert
First Methodist Church
Burgin Watkins
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Schools Open Monday for Full Day 1964-65 Start
Schools in Childress prepare for the first full day of the 1964-65 season with buses running and rooms open. Superintendent W Hamilton announced the plan on Saturday. early enrollment totals include High School 438 Junior High 475 Wilson 381 Robert E Lee 65 East Ward 8 and J J Rhoads 134.
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Supt. W. Hamilton
Wilson
Robert E. Lee
East Ward
J. J. Rhoads
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Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Childress North
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Odessa
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Littlefield
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