Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Childress Index in Childress, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1961

Page

3

TCU's Plummer Signs With Dallas Cowboys

TCU tackle Bobby Plummer 6-2 240 pounds signed with the Dallas Cowboys after a third round AFL/NFL draft selection. He received a reported $12,000 salary and a $3,000 signing bonus. Plummer joins Bob Lilly as a recent TCU player to join the Cowboys.

Dallas UPI Bbby Plummer Texas Christian Dallas Cowboys National Football League Plummer Cowboys Dallas Texans American Football League TCU Texans Bob Lilly Mtd

Seventh Grade Volleyball Tourney Highlights Winners

The 7th and 8th grade physical education classes held a 4:50 p.m. Monday volleyball tournament. Donna Bearden’s 7th grade team won 15 to 8 over Joy Burkett’s 7th grade team for first place. Sandra Mills’ 8th grade team defeated Jennifer Gooch’s 8th grade team 15 to 1 for second place. All champions were in the 8th grade? third place went to Allie Wyatt’s 8th grade team beating Nancy Bohannon’s 9th grade team 5 to 6. A boys’ PE class vs girls all-star match is set for Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Donna Bearden Joy Burkett Sandra Mills Jennifer Gooch Aliie Wyatt Nancy Bohannon

Bowling League Standings And Top Scores Recorded

Trelma Smith 627 pins and Jean Tas sell 569 lead individual scores as Harp Drug tops the week with 833 games and 2384 series. Merchants No. 1 mentioned.

Trelma Smith Jean Tassell Harp Drug

Top Series Notes Highlight Prince Saied D L

Tom Prince tops the list with 626 Saied's 928. D L 2623 marks. The brief lines note standings and scoring figures from a local sports tally.

Tom Prince

Unclear Names and Places From Local Scoreboard Snippet

The fragment lists individuals such as Jean Collins Nelda Loter Jean Hassell and Trelma Smith with numeric codes and multiple business names like Childress Livestock Greenbelt Lanes West Texas Buckley's Thaten Bros and White's. It also shows players Mike Compton Don Crook Vernon Crain Joe Dan Jones and teams Greenbelt Supply Smartt Brummetts and Sims Super with assorted scores and identifiers.

Nelda Loter Jean Hassell Trelma Smith Childress Livestock Greenbelt Lanes Greenbelt Supply Franks Brummetts West Texas Buckley's Thaten Bros Childress Auto White Mike Compton Don Crook Vernon Crain Joe Dan Jones Smartt Childress Watkins

Round Ball Roundup from Samnorwood to Burkburnett

Samnorwood defeats Shamrock 58 49 Randall Murry scores 33 points for Samnorwood Ronnie Rainey 13 for Shamrock Wellington beats Memphis Cyclones 42 40 Jackie Dovel 14 points for Wellington Bunky Adcock 13 Iowa Park Town Park Hawks stay hot with 54 39 win over Wichita Falls Rider David Brown Mike Davenport Scotty May lead scoring Riders 10 Richard Rauschaber Mac Mills nine Burkburnett Bulldogs trounce Grandfield Wagers 65 35 Johnnie Keller 26 Area high school results list scores from Paducah Estelline Hereford Canyon Canadian Clarendon Quitaque Perryton Kelton Wheeler White Deer Phillips 26

Iowa Park Town Park Hawks Wichita Falls Hawks David Brown Mike Davenport Scotty May Ileach Richard Rauschaber Mac Mills Burkburnett Burkburnett Bulldogs Grandfield Johnnie Keller Bulldogs Paducah Estelline Hereford Canyon Canadian Spearman Clarendon Turkey Quitaque Patton Springs Perryton Grover Kelton Wheeler White Deer Phillips

Baylor Coach Considered For Tulane Vacancy

Baylor offensive coach Charles Purvis is among candidates to replace Andy Pilney as Tulane head football coach. Purvis was interviewed in New Orleans after Pilney resigned at season end. Tulane faces a program with five straight losing seasons.

NEW Orleans UPI Baylor Charles Chuck) Purvis Andy Pilney Tulane University Purvis Piney

Gowans Sentenced Five Years For Transporting Forged Securities

Anneth E. Gowans, 43, of San Jose California, has been sentenced in federal court to five years in prison for transporting forged securities.

Laredo UPI Anneth E. Gowans San Jose Calif

U.N. Jets Gain Air Control Over Katanga Operations

U N jet fighters destroyed four Katangese planes at Kolwezi airfield in a 20 minute strike. Swedish air force chief said UN now rules Katanga air space as the attack proved highly successful. UN jets also damaged a railway bridge and a troop train near Elisabethville Jadotville link.

Leopoldville the Congo UPI United Nations Kolwezi Todavy U. N Stockholm Sven Lampeil Congo Katanga Lampel Koiwevi Campbell Elisabethville Jadotville U.N Katanea Lafira Elisabethville-Jadotville

Greenbelt Water Authority Eyes Salt Fork Dam Site

Reports at the December 19 meeting discuss potential dam sites on the Salt Fork of the Red River above the gap. The Greenbelt Municipal Water Authority, created four years ago, now includes six towns with each a director. Towns are Paducah, Childress, Quanah, Memphis, Hedley, and Clarendon.

Salt Fork Red River Greenbelt

U.S. Strategy At UN Hinge On Red China Question

The article analyzes the U.N. admission bid by Red China over 12 years. It explains the Kennedy plan to first allow debate and then decide if the issue is important by simple majority or requires a two-thirds vote. A second vote could block membership this year if classified as important.

Red China United Nations United States U. N World Organization U. S Kennedy

City-Continued Row Over Pool Discrimination Pact

Murrell reports a pact that Mexican workers won’t be used where nationality bias exists. He sought assurances from Mayor Lemon since June about non discriminatory pool operations but received none. Officials said March 1, 1962 reopening plans depend on a Labor Department solution, while Stokes blamed the Justice Department for integration issues.

Stokes Justice Department Department of Labor

Fort Worth Markets Mixed Livestock Report

Markets in Fort Worth show varied cattle and calf prices with slaughter steers around 24 to 25, heifers 21 to 24.90, and calves 23.30 to 24.00. Hog and sheep values are weaker for sows and steady for lambs and ewes, with feeder lambs at 10.00 to 12.00 and woolly ewes at 7.00.

Fort Worth UPI USDA

Soviet budget hike targets heavy industry and military

The 1961 Soviet budget allocates 9.255 billion rubles for military outlay as Garbuzov blames the NATO bloc for pressure to expand arms. Marshal Klimenti Voroshilov appears prominently at the Kremlin, publicly disgraced by Khrushchev last October during the Communist congress.

Garbuzov U.S.S.R NATO Kremlin Klimenti Voroshilov Khrushchev

Society names officers for Texas abolition group

The Texas Society to Abolish Capital Punishment re elected University of Texas professor Prof John Silber of Austin as its president at the annual meeting.

Rites Held for 16 Month Old Gary Lynn Arp

Funeral services today for Gary Lynn Arp 16 months old of Midland son of Army Sg t and Mrs James V Arp. The child died November 28 from a fall from a third story window in Weisbaden Germany where his father is stationed.

Midland UPD Gary Lynn Arp Army Sxt James V. Arp Weisbaden Germany

Replenish the Reservoir by Bruce Biossat

Biossat argues the United States faces a growing need for engineers and scientists by 1970 and warns the nation must strengthen individual interest and the education system to produce enough trained specialists. He notes current shortages stem from reliance on non specialists and teaching drift, urging systemic change beyond Cold War comparisons.

Bruce Biossat National Science Foundation Soviet Union Foundation

Rockefeller announces separation from wife after long political ascent

A New York governor Nelson Rockefeller ends 31 years of marriage amid speculation on how it will affect his political future. The piece notes his wealth and drive to conquer worlds from politics to business, and the personal loss behind public success.

New York Nelson Rockefeller

Beauty Boom Pushes Cosmetics Market Past 3 Billion

New York reports the cosmetic industry is a 3 billion dollar business. Morton Edell of Lanolin Plus Cosmetic House says Americans spend two to three times more on toiletries than in 1947. He cites rising per capita purchases by older and younger women and links growth to promotional advertising and modern-day stress factors.

New York GPD Morton Edell Lanolin Plus Cosmetic House Lanolin Plus Fidell Edell

Latin American imports cut U S farm products

Washington reports Latin American nations reduced purchases of U S farm products in the year ended June 30 totaling 38 million dollars, down 110 million from the prior year.

Washington UPD Latin America United States U.S

Doan’s Pills Offer Relief for Backache and Sleepless Nights

Nagging backache and discomfort from overexertion or stress may disrupt sleep. Doan’s Pills relieve pain ease bladder irritation and provide mild diuretic action. They’ve helped millions for over 60 years and cost-saving economy sizes are available.

Dean Doan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Junior High Cheryl Decker Linda Mooney Merchants NO LWTU Arys Gordon Buckley Lois De&l Boles Fire Dept Smith Motor Singer OH United Bill Norton Ronnie Lawrence Bobcat Bobcats Holliday Wildcats Lawrence Jean Collins Samnorwood Shamrock Irishmen Randall Murry Ronnie Rainey Wellington Memphis Cyclones Memphis Jackie Dovel Bunky Adcock Tulane State Farm Texas Earl Harwell Ave. F State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Preston Road Mashburn Sard Tom McNeeley Floyd Paterson Trento Canada McNeeley NEA Telephoto Newsom Society Rites Pork Child Lone Star Childress Lone Star Gas Company Irma Custer H. E. Lawson J. T. Hammonds Biossat x Financial Review Beauty Business By Jesse Bogue UPI Financial Editor Santa Burlington Zephyrs Burlington Fort Worth and Denver Railway W.E. McKee
Search Courier

Search the Childress Index Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Childress Index?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication