Thanksgiving visitors and local sports recap in Estelline
Estelline residents and guests filled the holiday period with family visits from Amarillo Hobbs Van Horn and Dallas. The Journal class wished speedy recovery for Barry Welch after an accident. All-District selections were named Stanely Altman Joe Jouett Monty Longbine and Danny Jouett. The bi district win prompted the regional game set for December 6 in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Gresham
Gary Walker
Jenne Bruce
Randy Collins
Larry Wenn
Jodie Rapp
Mike Hughes
Rita Delaney
Danny Longbine
Jimmy Adcock
Barry Welch
Tommy Adcock
Darlene Bragg
Lynette Hoover
Gayland Bragg
Don Proffitt
Luis Trevino
Robert Cruz
Elmer Ward
van Horn
Bill Gregory
John Albert
Hobbs
Vicki
Jr Welch
Thomas Richie
Monty Lonche
Amarillo
Harry Delaney
Dick Delaney
Wallace Jouett
Pampas
Gene Jouett
J. T. Walker
Vernon
Garland Welker
Bennie Nelson
Dimmitt
D. T. Walker
J. W. Hawkins
Pamela Hawkins
Nabors
Kenneth Moore
Bill Bradley
Lois Bradley
Rusty
Wichita Fells
Garland
Hall County
Stanley Altman
Joe Jouett
Monty Longbine
Danny Jouett
Embassies Cut To Save Taxpayer Money
Discussion of government waste highlights cuts made by Ambassador John W. Tuthill in Pravis 1968 and onward. He reduced embassy staff from 99 to 634 workers, arguing leaner operations can improve efficiency and save billions in taxpayer funds. Nixon is cited in relation to officials keeping him in mind.
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John W. Tuthill
U.S
Pravis
Dean Rusk
Tuthill
Richard Nixon
Wall Street analysts warn of risk as Dow nears 1000
Wall Street quotes from Scheinman Timing Forecasts Hayden Stone and Thomson McKinnon caution that stocks rise must be balanced with high risk awareness. They note resistance around the 1000 level for the Dow Jones and a cautious stance on extended buying. The outlook remains broadly bullish but with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayden, Stone Inc
Lubbock Singers In Paducch Friday Night
PADUCAH The Lubbock Christian High School a capella chorus will perform a 7 p.m. praise concert at the Church of Christ auditorium under director Eddie Chance. The 60 member choir will sing psalms hymns and spiritual songs in a religious program announced by Don Tarbet.
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Paducah
Lubbock Christian High School
Church of Christ
Don Tarbet
Eddie Chance
OLF
Nixon urged to study New Hebrides for sociopolitical ideas
In a satirical column, the writer suggests President-elect Nixon borrow policies from the New Hebrides, noting its three legal systems, dual police forces, triple currencies, and multiple languages as a frictionless model. He imagines three sets of US laws and three currencies to reduce conflict and speed governing.
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Washington
UPT
Nixon
Hebrides
New Hebrides
U. S
National Geographic Society
South Pacific
United States
Congress
America
Sato Receives Year End Bonus For Public Service
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and all 3 120 000 national and provincial government employees received year end bonuses. Sato's bonus totaled 5666 dollars as part of the government payroll package approved year end.
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United Press International
Sato Tokyo
UPI
Eisaku Sato
Sato
London
Douglas Britten
Royal Air Force
Russia
Sotheby's
Maison de Bellevue
NATO London
UPT
NATO
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Edmond Hudleston
Eurone
Almanac Today December 5 1968 facts and quotes
Almanac entry for December 5 1968 notes Mars and Jupiter morning stars Saturn and Venus evening stars and lists historical milestones including Phi Beta Kappa at William and Mary 1776 Polk gold discovery 1848 21st Amendment 1983 and the death of former New York Gov Herbert Lehman in 1963. A Swift quote on satire closes.
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Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
America
Phi Beta Kanna
William and Mary College
Polk
California
New York
Herbert Lehman
Jonathan Swift
Nasser Rejects Separate Arab-Israeli Settlements
In Cairo the Egyptian leader denounced American proposals for each Arab state to reach its own peace with Israel as unrealistic. Mahmoud Riad met U N peace envoy Gunnar Jarrn in Cairo as efforts to end the fighting continued. Washington urged Israel and Jordan to halt strikes along the cease fire line from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.
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France
Nasser
American
State Department
Israel
Cairo
Mahmoud Riad
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarrine
Two Held After Cab Ride Turned Robbery Attempt
Two men Nicholas Platos and Joseph Savario were arrested while boarding a cab after a failed attempt to rob a small store in Louts Missouri. Police said the suspects, ages 28 and 24, sought the driver’s help to wait outside as they planned the $125 hold up, which he denied knowing.
Local families and visitors frequent towns across Childress area
Over the weekend many residents and relatives visited kin in Childress and nearby towns. The round of visits included Browning of John Tarlton College in Stephenville, the McLean family of Mo bete, university student Tim Wyatt, and numerous others touring Vernon Wichita Falls Amarillo Paducah and Burkburnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Browning
John Tarlton College
Stephenville
John Brownings
Bert McLean
Mo Beetie
Tim Wyatt
University of Texas
Edwin Wyatt
J. A. Stinnett
L. H. Mikeal
Tommy
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Terrell Deckard
Burkburnett
Childress
Robert Johnson
Gerald Fowler
Kimberly
Estelline
Pete Davis
Micky Hightower
Pony Express
Plainview
J. A. Stinnetts
L. H. Mikeals
Terrell Deckards
Willis Moran
Paducah
Carey
Gerald Moran
H. E. Groff
Lubbock
J. D. Coxes
A. T. Fox
Oscar Glover
Amarillo
Oliver Hightower
Groom
Laymond Hightowers
Nell Abram
Fstelline
H. J. Henderson
Bobby Henderson
Keith
Christi
Poh Hamilton
Ernest Rea
A. B. Cross
Tone
Roy Wogal
Hall Burton
T. H. Burtons
Oscar Lambert
Memphis
Hugh Lambert
Lilee Sa
Clarendon
Ray Robertson
Midland
Bill Robertson
Polly Holbert
Jimmie
Abilene
Fred Stinson
Alton Voyles
H. S. Voyles
Paducah Group Launches Annual Christmas Greeting Drive
Mrs A O Bennett chairing the Cattle County Sick Room Committee announces the annual Christmas greeting to publish donors names in the Thursday paper. Proceeds fund hospital beds wheelchairs household help and laundry services for the sick and aged. Donations may be given through listed committee members to sustain the year round mercy work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
A. O. Bennett
Cattle County
G. F. Givens
Jessie Thomas
W. H. Worley
L. L. Goodwin
C. N. Willingham
J. E. Snarks
H. P Putney
G. R. Wilson
B L. May
John Gilbreath
Clarendon residents visit family across towns
Clarendon visitors include Mr and Mrs A G Woods visiting Meadow with the John H Turners and the Don Altmans in Clarendon. Mr and Mrs M H Conn travel to Amarillo to see Bob Dorough. Mrs Henry Martinez and Randi visit the Kenne th Brooke in Dumas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
A. G. Woods
M. H. Conn
Amarillo
Bob Dorough
Meadow
John H. Turners
Don Altmans
Henry Martinez
Randi
Kenneth Brooke
Dumas
Galaxon Fat Burner Ad Promises Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement touts Galaxon as a prescription free fat burner claiming easy swallow tablets and longer life. It promises a full refund if customers are not satisfied and notes availability from Eubank Park Drug Store in Childress with mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eubank Park Drug Store
Childress
Movies overpriced for the average American says UPI
Hollywood reports that mid century movie prices vary from 50 cents in bargain theaters to 5 50 for top showings. A typical night at home costs less with babysitter fees parking and admission factored in. The piece notes inflation and rising costs as factors in higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Hollywood
Aristotle Onassis
J. Paul Getty
United States
Thomas Crown Affair
Peabody Visited Kansas Officials and Relatives
Frank Peabody of Manhattan Kansas, an auditor with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, visited briefly Wednesday with his brother in law Morris Higley and Mrs Higley.
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Frank Peabody
Manhattan
Kans
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Morris Higley
Higley
Movie prices rise while small crowds push theaters to lose
The piece argues increasing admission costs drives away patrons who still stay home to TV. It notes theaters often run films to a few customers paying high prices and questions if lowering tickets to attract a full house would help. The discussion ends by mentioning early American ironworks at Saugus, Massachusetts.
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Estelline News
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Dealys Woods
Mike
Canyon
Melvin Long
Lubbork
US News and World Report
Bonn
Japan
Wall Street
Scheinman
Lubbock Singers In Paducch
Des Moines
Towa
Don Mahon
Secretary of State's Office
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Hhe
the Almanac
Ky United Press International
Ats
Nelson
Cave
Custom Car One
Ford Ltd
Oldsmobile
FORD
Radio One
Chevrolet
Texas
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Don Altman
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Saugus
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