Cotton crop estimate falls to 14 304 000 bales for 1961
The Agriculture Department pegs the 1961 cotton harvest at 14 304 000 bales, down 234 000 from November. Yields average 438 pounds lint per acre, with 15 686 000 acres harvested out of 16 587 000 planted, and 5.4 percent of acreage abandoned. National 1962 acreage allotment set at 18 101 718 acres. farmers to vote next Tuesday on marketing quotas. State breakdowns show Texas and California leading. Continued on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Agriculure Department
Crop Reporting Board
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
California
New Mexico
Regulations on Basketball Are Approved
Regulations for the 1962 63 basketball season were approved at Vernon by Supt J W Hamilton. District 5AA includes Childress Electra Quan ah Olney Seymour Town Park and Hirschi Wichita Falls. Admission 75 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Vernon
Supt
J. W. Hamilton
Childress
Electra
Quanah
Olney
Seymour
Town Park
Hirschi
Wichita Falls
W. L. Hudson
F the District
Police Warn Stealers Of Gas From Cars
Chief of Police Alvis Maddox issued a warning to residents about thieves stealing gasoline from parked cars in Northwest Childress. He said people have a right to protect their property and urged vigilance after two reported incidents involving an Oklahoma credit card slang linked to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Alvis Maddox
Northwest
Childress
Maddox
Tshombe Returns To Congo Lashes Out At United Nations
Katanga president Moise Tshombe resumes command of embattled troops in Elisabethville and brands the United Nations a tool of international communism. He accuses the United States of murdering Katanga by funding but not supplying soldiers. U S airlift resumes with Globemaster planes carrying troops and supplies amid UN jet escorts. hospital bombardment reported at Prince Leopold African hospital.
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Tshombe
Congo
United Nations
United Press International
Elisabethville
Katanga
UPI
Moise Tshombe
United States
U. S. Air Force
Globemaster
U.N
Lepoldville
Kindu
U. S
Elizabethville
U.S. Globemaster
Leopoldville
U.S
NEA
Objectives Of Scouting Are Discussed
Western District of Boy Scouts met to outline plans for 1961 62 including new Explorer Posts and Troops in Childress Paducah and Quanah plus a Fall and Spring Camporee a District First Aid Meet and a Swimming Meet Dr Gene Blackwell urged urgent need for a Camping and Activities chairman and more adult leadership calling for volunteers in Childress
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Western District
Boy Scouts
Childress
Paducah
Quanah
Gene Blackwell
Dr. Blackwell
More Snow And Colder Weather Forecast
Moisture for Childress County and area began as light snow yesterday and spread widely. Light snow started about 11 50 a m Thursday at the FAA Station with .24 inch accumulation by 11 30 a m today. Snow melted as it fell and drizzle persisted through the afternoon and night. Mrs Floyd Biddy at High Point logged .30 inch from Thursday afternoon to today morning. The same amount was continued on page seven.
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Childress County
FAA
Air Field
Floyd Biddy
High Point
Goldberg Urges Wage Increases Through Productivity
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg told the AFL CIO convention that wage increases should be earned by greater production. He warned against uniform rises amid industry variations and urged fair distribution, noting no price controls but reliance on voluntary bargaining to curb inflation.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Arthur J. Goldberg
AFL— Cio
Goldberg
Kennedy
Voting Places For Referendum Announced
Voting places for the 1962 cotton referendum in the county were announced today by ASC Office Manager Gene Frisbie. Farmers and wives will vote December 12 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. and do not have to have poll tax receipts. Voting places include the ASC office in Childress the Carey store Tell Gin Loco Gin and Harrel Chapel Community House. Wives of cotton producers are especially urged to vote.
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ASC
Gene Frisbie
Childress
Carey Store
Tell Gin
Loco Gin
Harrel Chapel Community House
Wilson Principal Attends State Teachers Meet
Wilson principal H. P. Powers left this morning to attend a State Teachers Education and Professional Standards Association meeting in Dallas. He will represent the Childress County Unit of TSTA. Others from District 9 are W. H. Cox of Phillips and Supt. Shultz of White Deer. Fevers will return Saturday evening.
CofC-BCD Distributes Fake Money To Kids
Chamber official Jeff Henderson said fake money from a community auction project was left for children to pick up with parental permission. Parents must call the Chamber of Commerce office to obtain the play money.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Henderson
Civilians Held at Gunpoint During Top Secret Cargo Load
Military police at Peterson Field Colorado Springs held 14 civilians at gunpoint for about 80 minutes while a C124 loaded top secret cargo. An Army statement apologized to those inconvenienced and cited national security. Sheriff Earl Sullivan was denied access as authorities guarded the area near the hangars.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Peterson Field
Here
U. S
Ft. Carson
el Paso
Earl Sullivan
Woods
Final Chapter in Tragic Drama Ends in Belton
In Belton Texas a cowboy killed his sweetheart and her mother then shot himself as their relationship collapsed on Mary Hardin Baylor College grounds. The trio died in a single violent incident ending a troubling romance narrative at the 116 year old campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton, Tex
UPI
Mary Hardin
Baylor College
Home Life Ties to Workplace Accidents Warned by Research
Dr. Stanford Rogge of DuPont analyzes 35 industrial accident victims, finding 12 had recent emotional troubles. He argues some people bring home to work or work to home, creating a state of heightened accident susceptibility rather than a fixed trait.
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New York
API
Stanford G Regg
Rogge
FE. 1
DuPont de Nemours & Company
Wilmington
Del
Eight Basics Aim of Kennedy Agenda for 1962 Congress
President Kennedy outlined eight core items for next year’s domestic agenda at the AFL-CIO convention in Miami Beach. They include unemployment relief on national standards, extended medical care under Social Security, federal aid for school construction and teacher salaries, worker retraining, civil rights focus, plant reinvestment tax credits, standby public works funding, and modernization of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act to strengthen domestic industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Kennedy
State of the Union
Congress
Ennedy
Reservists May Be Released By June 30
Washington reports that all Army reservists called to active duty for the Berlin crisis may return to civilian life by June 30. The Army plans early 1962 releases as trained draftees replace them, with first releases possible next month. Navy and Air Force will keep reservists on one year tours, expiring around October 1. Congress authorized up to 250000 reservists for a one year callup, actual mobilization near 156000. The Army aims to build a larger regular force for future crises.
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Washington
UPI
Berlin
Army
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Navy
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Kennedy
Congress
Wet Cold Delays Texas Crop Harvest Across Regions
United Press International reports heavy cold and wet weather slow harvests in Texas. Less than half of South Plains cotton and castorbean crops have been gathered, with Panhandle, rolling plains, Cross Timbers, and pecan harvests lagging. Moisture remains adequate in most areas, aiding pastures and winter grasses while vegetable and citrus harvesting continues in South Texas and the Houston area. Deer hunting is reported good statewide.
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South Plains
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Plains
Panhandle
Rolling Plains
Cross Timbers
South
Texas
Houston
Psychopathic killer hunted after Texas classroom murder
In Houston a masked man described as a "nice looking" 30 year old white male is sought by police and Texas Rangers. He is accused of killing Mrs. Winifred Jean Whittaker, a 34 year old fifth grade teacher, by shooting and strangling her near a bridge, then allegedly attempting multiple other crimes in the city. His abandoned 1961 car was located in downtown Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
UPI
Texas Rangers
River Oaks
Winifred Jean Whittaker
Wallisville
Houston
Texas Soldiers Sentenced For Robbing German Taxi Driver
Frankfurt Germany Two Texas privates received 24 years at hard labor and dishonorable discharges for robbing a German taxi driver on November 9. Pf. James E Moley of Odessa and Pfc Samuel S Murray of Midland were found guilty by a military court and surrendered three days after the crime.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPD
Texas
James E. Moley
Odessa
Tex
Samuel S. Murray
Midland
E O Huffstutler Dies With Funeral Set Saturday
Earnest Oliver Huffstutler, 3, died at 12 30 a m in a Wichita Falls hospital after weeks of illness. Funeral services are 2 p m Saturday at the local Church of Christ with Minister Jack Hackworth. Interment in Childress cemetery. Survivors include wife Alma Boyd Huffstutler and 12 grandchildren among others.
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Earnest Oliver Hufstutler
Wichita Falls
Church of Christ
Jack Hackworth
Watts
Homer Coats
Gaylon Smith
Rex Stockstill
William A. King
Arthur Caradine
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Mr. Huffstutler
San Bernardino
Calif
Tommy Huffstutler
Arlington
Evelyn Dorsett
Queta Mullins
Galveston
J. G. Newman
Houston
W. D. McMahan
Fort Worth
Carroll Holleman
Childress
Henry
Finkley
Minn
John
Lubbock
Martin Smith
Roaring Springs
Amelia Davis
Sacramento
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Young Democratic Clubs of America
Fla
Palm Beach
By Netl Smith
Prince Leopold African Hospital
Cofc
BCD
Young
Camp Hale
Colorado Mountains
Science Today
Tive
AFL - Cio
Organized Labor
Labor
E. O. Huffstutler
Chester Torrey
Seventh Day Adventists
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