Increased Work Load At FW&D Shops On Burlington Lines
Burlington Lines shifts will double workload at Childress shops within days as 28 extra locomotive units will be brought in for maintenance. Officials say the changeover from Wendover to Teague Texas will boost demand and create golden learning opportunities for young men. Childress shops, remodeled over three years, are praised as a modern diesel facility, one of two on the Burlington Lines beside West Burlington Iowa.
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Burlington
Childress
Texas
Wendover
Wyo
Teague
Denver
Chicago
Burlington Lines
West Burlington
UN Assembly Approves Nine Items On Atom Peace Plan
The United Nations General Assembly approved nine items in its Saturday plenary, including establishing an international atomic energy agency to guide Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan and a 15 nation scientific panel to study atomic radiation effects. It also postponed further Moroccan questions, urged more aid to Palestine refugees, and eyed security council and new member admissions as key open issues.
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United Nations
NY — Ip
United Nations General Assembly
International Atomic Energy
Eisenhower
International Atomic Energy Agency
France
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
Turkey
All-District Grid Team Is Selected
The All District football team for Class AA District 3 was named at a coaches meeting Saturday. The honorable mention list appears in today’s Index. A banquet for the group is set for Burkburnett in January.
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Burkburnett
Death of Wilmer E. Rule Sr At West Texas Utility Plant
Wilmer Edward Rule Sr was found dead about 9 45 pm Saturday at the West Texas Utility Plant. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are in complete with burial under Newberry Funeral Home direction.
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Wilmer Edward Rule, Sr
West Texas
Newberry Funeral Home
Three Minor Car Accidents Reported Here Saturday
Three auto accidents occurred Saturday in Childress with no injuries. In the 600 block on Avenue D, Loter and Henry collided as Henry turned into his driveway. Loter received a speeding ticket. A second crash at Avenue C and Fifth Street involved Wheeler and McCollum with no injuries or tickets. A final collision at Avenue D and Fifth Streets saw Cates and West report minor damage and no tickets.
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Childress
Larry Dale Loter
Owen David Henry
Avenue D
Henry
Loter
Lloyd Lee Wheeler
Sarah Mc-Collum
Avenue C
Fifth Street
Wheeler
Mc- Collum
John F. Cates
David Lee West
Fifth Streets
Differences Over Eisenhower Second Term Plans Weigh In
Senate GOP leader Knowland and House GOP chief Martin met with President Eisenhower in Gettysburg and offered divergent views on his 1956 run. Knowland said no decision had been made while Martin predicted a yes for world stability. They discussed a legislative program including tax cuts school aid highway bill farm relief and a world trade coop.
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Gettysburg
Senate
House
Eisenhower
GOP
William F. Knowland
House Gop
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Knowland
Mr. Eisenhower
Republican Party
Martin
Congress
County Cotton Quota for 1956 Slashed in ChiLdrss Area
The 1956 cotton allotment for Childress County drops to 54 345 acres from 58 436 in 1955 under ASC secretary Gene Frisbie. All area counties suffer cuts as Hall County falls from 102 627 to 95 443 acres, Cottle from 59 946 to 55 767, and Collingsworth from 69 548 to 66 769 acres.
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Childress County
ASC
Gene Frisbie
Childress
Hall County
Cottle
Collingsworth
Free Parking Three Days in Childress This Week
City Council approved free parking Monday Tuesday and Wednesday in Childress. Parking meters will be covered each day by trade development committee members and sacks reused for future events. Bob Polson urged merchants to hold onto the sacks for later use.
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Childress
Trade Development Committee
C of C-Bcd
Bob Polson
Bulldogs Nip Blackhawks Here 13 0
The Stamford Bulldogs overwhelmed the Phil lips Blackhawks 13 0 before 5 000 fans in the Class AA regional playoffs. It was Stamford s 12th straight win as two second quarter touchdowns came on passes from Jackie Mills to Truman Childress and Mike McClellan.
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H. C. Preslar
Stamford Bulldogs
Phillips
Jackie Millis
Joe Wash
Phillips Blackhawks
CBCD
Stamford
Truman Childress
Mills
Bulldogs
Fair Park Stadium
Jackie Mills
Mike McClellan
Breckenridge
Childress
Melvin Stevenson
Community thanks flood Childress for playoff turnout
A regional football playoff in Childress drew praise from Stamford and Phillips school superintendents Lee Johnson and LeRoy Johnson who credited hundreds of local citizens. M. K. Buddy Wilcoxson and officials thanked fire and police departments Jaycees and many residents for organizing the event before a crowd exceeding 4 000.
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Stamford
Jaycess
Bobcat
Ben Walker
H. C. Preslar
Buddy Cordell
Bob Polson
Ted Finn
Buddy Wilcoxson
Childress
Preslar
Morris Higley
Elks Memorial Rites Set This Afternoon
Annual Memorial Services of Childress Elks Lodge No. 1113 will be held at 1 45 PM at the Lodge Building. Exalted Ruler James Ragsdale urged all officers and members to attend as tributes are paid to lodge members who died during the year.
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Childress Elks Lodge No. 1113
James Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Harriman Attacks GOP Over Farm and Education Aid
New York Governor Averell Harriman charged the Eisenhower administration with favoring private privilege while farmers face economic squeeze. Speaking to the Young Democratic Clubs of America he said farm income must rise and criticized GOP school policy as a do it yourself program unworthy of action. He warned of losing scientific talent as gifted graduates cannot afford college and cited parity price declines since 1953.
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Oklahoma City
Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Harriman
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Truman
Richard Nixon
White House
Congress
Russia
East Germans threaten Berlin blockade over transit permits
East Germany refuses to renew 1.5 million tons of West Berlin supply permits, signaling possible blockade steps. Allied officials warn that highway rail and possibly air routes could be targeted as the regime asserts sovereignty.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East German Waterways “Administration
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Beno
Adenauer
Denver man elected president of Young Democrats of America
A. Bunn of Denver Colorado was elected national president of the Young Democratic Clubs of America at Oklahoma City on Saturday. He defeated Neil Metcalf of Alabama by 503 votes to 380 with 26 Missouri votes for William Poindexter. Bunn pledged neutrality in the 1952 Democratic nomination race and supported education aid resolutions.
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Oklahoma City
David A. Bunn
Denver
Colo
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Adlai Stevenson
Bunn
Alabama
Neil Metcalf
William Poindexter
Greenwood
Missouri
Stevenson
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Committee
Reno
Nev
Metcalf
Mystery of Microphones in Czech Embassy Debate
London debate looms over who hid listening devices in the Czechoslovak embassy. British Foreign Office pins blame on a Czech Communist official. Czechs deny. The probe traces to 1948 and an unnamed Czech official who installed about 1100 mikes bought at a British surplus sale.
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London
Foreign Office
Radar Warning Nets in Depth Urged for U S
Air Force experts urged a deep radar warning network from the North Pole to major cities, warning that even full systems can be jammed. They noted anti jamming tech is developing and emphasized radar remains essential despite vulnerabilities and enemy countermeasures shown in Louisiana maneuvers.
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Washington
North Pole
Arctic
Southland
Gordon Blake
Air Force
Lower Mercury Readings Seen For State Today
A cold front slowed and became a cool air mass expected to push through Texas by Sunday. Temperatures near freezing in the Panhandle by nightfall, no hard freezes statewide, with light precipitation on the coast and in South Texas. Lufkin reported .64 inch in 24 hours. highs ranged 47 at Dalhart to 8 at Brownsville.
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Upper Panhandle
Red River
Texas
Lufkin
Houston
Austin
Dalhart
Brownsville
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Mrs Byrd Hired To Assist Sheriff In County Office
Frannie Byrd, a former county treasurer, was hired to assist Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith at a Commissioners Court meeting on Friday. Constable O C Hammit is also assisting the sheriff.
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Frannie Byrd
Gaylon B. Smith
Byrd
Commissioners Court
O. C. Hammit
Postal Receipts Decline in November
Post master J. A. Hilburn reported Saturday that November receipts fell to $4,662.55 from $4,926.08 in November 1954, signaling a drop in postal totals for the month.
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J. A. Hilburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fw&d
UN Assembly
Rule
Blackhawks
Larry Lawrence
Elks
Young Democrats
Ohio
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Louisiana
America
United Press
Mrs. Byrd
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