Oil Creek Fire Threat Warns Insurance Rates in Childress
State Board of Insurance warns oil creek fires risk higher insurance costs in Childress as Fort Worth and Denver services report cotton valued at 2.7 million stored near the creek. City council approves gravel truck and trailer bids, buys tire changer and battery charger, funds FAA station repairs, and postpones water reservoir wiring project. Parking near Lovely Lady Dress Shop ends to improve sightlines. solicitor investigations set with fee. Next council meeting scheduled for December 21.
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Oil Creek
Childress
Fort Worth
Denver
Smith Motor Company
Hobbs Trailer
Wichita Falls
Owen Henry
FAA
Air Field
Carey
Lovely Lady Dress Shop
Highway 287
Cotton Ginned Tops 21 000 Bales in Childress Area
Cotton ginned in Childress County rose to 21 064 bales in the past week as five gins Tell Farmers Co op Kirkland West Texas and Tindall reported activity. Wet weather and ice slowed harvest but yards stayed loaded and farmers waited days to unload trailers.
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Childress County
Childress
Tell
Farmer’s Co-Op
Kirkland
West Texas
Tindall
Cold Weather Dips Deep Into Texas Across State
The worst weather of the winter spread across Texas with snow in the west and freezing rain in the north while the Gulf air slowed the front causing local thunder and rain in the north and east. Dangerous driving, icy highways, and up to two inches of snow were reported in Amarillo with light snow in several towns. Temperatures near the Gulf Coast were mild in contrast to the national cold. Continued on page six.
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Texas
Southland
Gulf
Panhandle
Amarillo
Childress
Dalhart
Muleshow
Adrian
Vega
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Fraser, Colo
Public Urged To Stop Following Trucks To Fires
City officials warn residents not to chase fire trucks as it delays firefighting and may incur fines. Police Chief Alvis Maddox says officers can arrest violators and that tickets may be issued to stop the practice immediately.
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Alvis Maddox
Government Workers Jobs Fall Off
The October count shows 4,102 fewer government workers, totaling 2,360,534. Civilian agencies slipped by 2,489 to 1,325,350, with Agriculture and Interior departments driving the decline as seasonal effects. Military-agency civilian staff fell by 1,613 to 1,035,184.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional Economy
Senate
House Committee
Agriculture and Interior Departments
Guerrilla attack and arrests reported around Corralillo Cuba
Anti government guerrillas clashed with Castro troops near Corralillo in Santa Clara Province. Two captured soldiers were executed after quick trials. Authorities arrested about 150 people in Matanzas area amid found arms caches tied to the guerrillas. Separately, student leaders led by Pedro Boitel were jailed after campus bombings at Havana University. Two additional bombs caused minor injuries and limited property damage.
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Santa Clara
Corraliso
Havana
Pedro L. Boitel
Havana University
Boitel
University Students’ Federation
Eduardo Boza Masvidal
Kennedy names Udall Interior Secretary in 1960 transition
President elect John F. Kennedy selects Rep. Stewart L. Udall of Arizona as interior secretary designating a liberal with energy and vigor. Kennedy lauds Udall as an authority on conservation and natural resources after a joint news conference following a breakfast with Dag Hammarskjold.
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New York
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Stewart L. Udall
Arizona
Udall
Kennedy
Carlyle
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hs Record
Congress
Enormous Resource Need Cited for Future Growth
The article warns of a massive rise in demand for natural resources as growth accelerates. It emphasizes the strain on energy, minerals, and water supplies and calls for strategic planning and international cooperation to ensure sustainable access.
Hoffa Indicted in Florida Land Promotion Case
UPI reports Teamster leader James R. Hoffa and two associates indicted by a federal grand jury for using more than a half million dollars in union funds to promote a Florida land venture. Also named are Henry Lower of Sun Valley Inc and Robert E. McCarthy Jr. of Bank of the Commonwealth Detroit. Lower, ex head of Automobile Drivers Local 376, Detroit, was arrested in Detroit. Indictment covers mail and wire fraud. Rogers announced after 13 months of postal inspector work.
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Orlando, Fla
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Florida
Henry Lower
Sun Valley Inc
Robert E. McCarthy Jr
Bank of the Commonwealth
Detroit
Lower
Atty
William P. Rogers
Washington
Justice Department
Rogers
White Attendance Falls at Frantz School Amid Barricades
At William Frantz elementary in New Orleans white attendance dropped from 23 to 19 despite heavy police guards. Ruby Bridges remains the sole Black student. Police blocked protesters, one officer damaged a photographer’s camera during tense obstruction. In Baton Rouge, State Attorney General sought a Supreme Court stay of lower-court actions.
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John G. Warner
United International New Orleans
UPI
William Frantz
Ruby Nell Bridges
Frantz
Andrew Foreman
Frank Beatty
Foreman
Stephen Bordeleon
Beatty
Bordeleon
Baton Rouge
Jack Gremillion
U.S. Supreme Court
First photos of atomic bombs released after 15 years
Defense officials released the first images of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, revealing simple fin-tailed shapes. Experts note modern warheads weigh less yet unleash far greater explosive power, with secrecy lasting 15 years over diplomatic concerns.
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Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
State Department
Japan
Hiroshima
U.S
Pentagon
One Injured in County Car Wreck
State Highway Patrol reported a weather related wreck in the county this morning left one person with injuries not believed serious. Angie Denton Cain, 55, of Loraine, was treated at Wellington hospital for a broken arm and cuts after her car overturned on ice on Buck Creek bridge about 11 miles south of Wellington around 4 30 p m.
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Angie Denton Cain
Loraine
Wellington Hospital
Buck Creek Bridge
Wellington
Rotary Christmas Party set for Thursday at First Methodist Church
The Rotary Club will host its annual Christmas Party at 7 p m tomorrow night at the First Methodist Church. Guests include Rotarians from Amarillo AFB and other cities. two Wilson School fifth graders presented a history of Alaska. Rotarians will serve as ushers for Friday’s semi final football game between the Stinnett Rattlers and the Albany Lions.
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Rotary Club
First Methodist Church
Wilson School
Alaska
Hazel Bullock
Buford Austin
Sam’ White
Hubert Powers
Elven Watkins
Melbourne
Fla
Sim Goodall
Memphis
John Myers
Vernon Burks
Guy Osborn
Bart Luscuskie
Roy Fuqua
Bobby Haskell
James Calhoun
Amarillo Air Force Base
Vince Piesik
Lubbock
George Sallaway
Ralph Duncan
Abilene
Mat Rucker
Cooksville
Tenn
Stinnett Rattlers
Albany Lions
Winter Weather Across The Area With Rising Temps
Over two days of light sleet rain and snow brought .22 inch moisture as temperatures rose from about 28 overnight to 34 by 1:15 pm. Roads were hazardous and icy in western and northern sections but most cleared by noon as ice melted. Burlington and Childress areas reported similar conditions with little moisture. District engineer Massey noted roads remained open though icy early morning.
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Burlington
Childress
District Highway Department
Palmer Massey
Caprock
Plains
Aspermont
Abilene
Two Latins Admit Guilty In Gulf Service Robbery
Two of eight Latin Americans arrested plead guilty to robbing Murphy's Gulf Service Station in Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith's office. Investigation by the sheriff and police found Roy Gomez and Lola Catano Jr among those charged. a juvenile was released yesterday and five more will be released today. The group was nabbed at Trash Hill, Oklahoma, early yesterday.
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Murphy's Gulf Service Station
Gaylon B. Smith
Sheriff’s Department
Police Department
Roy Gomez
Lola Catano, Jr
Gomez
Catano
Trash Hill
Oklahoma
Five Plan To Attend Abilene Regional Meeting
Five or more Childress men plan to attend a Texas Industrial Commission regional meeting in Abilene on December 15. Attendees include Morris Higley member of the commission Allen advisory board member State Senator Andy Rogers Jeff Henderson Childress Chamber of Commerce manager and Doyle McKinney.
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Childress
Texas Industrial Commission
Chambers of Commerce
Abilene
Tyler
Harlingen
San Antonio
Morris Higley
Callas Returns to La Scala Opera
Maria Callas makes a comeback at La Scala in Milan ending 30 months of exile. The Poluto premiere features her as Paolina with scalpers charging $84 a ticket and a capacity crowd expected including Benito Narbone, Begum Aga Khan, and Aristotle Onassis. The event marks a high society milestone in Milanese opera history.
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Milan
Italy
UPI
Maria Callas
la Scala
Europe
Benito Nardone
Begum Aga Khan
Aristotle Onassis
Gaetano Donizzetti
Poliuto
Miss Callas
Paolina
Texan Escapes Honor Farm But Is Captured On Horseback
Frankie D. Goad 22 of McAllen escaped from Long Beach honor farm after 52 days for impersonating a police officer. He was spotted galloping along a highway on a rented horse before being recaptured.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Texas
Frankie D. Goad
McAllen
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John Ballew
Charlie Moore
G. A. Williams
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R. E. Nelson
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Eugine Allison
Preston Shafner
Theo Fenter
Charles Mack
Rowden Cordell
Ronnie Hawkins
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R. &. Nelson
Joe B. Howard
C. F. McCullum
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