Air Force Reserve unit recovers plane at Childress Field
More than 50 airmen and officers from Amarillo Abilene and Wichita Falls joined a weekend drill at Childress Airfield. The 9410th Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron recovered a C 119 during mid morning Saturday as Lt Col Roy C Johnson and five others from the 8505th visited to offer staff assistance not an inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Ragsdale
9410Th Air Force Reserve
Childress Airfield
Roy C. Johnson
Fort Worth
Johnson
9410Th
Amarillo
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Childress
910Th Air Force Reserve
508Th Afar
Bill Abbot
Jim Whitney
James R. Simpson
Edward Mikes
Bryan Fuller
Col. Johnson
Oil Field Prospect Northeast of Childress Reported
There is a possibility of oil at the O. P. Leonard No. 1 J. E Turner wildcat five miles northeast of Childress. Drilled to 4902 feet, a log indicates potential at 4885 feet and an induction test is under way. If commercial oil is found, more drilling could follow in Childress County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Leonard
J. E- Turner
Childress
Buck Owensby
O. P. Leonard Oil Company
Childress County
Kirkland
Texas Railroad
Babson Forecast to Be Carried By Local Index
The Childress Index will publish Roger Babson’s Business and Financial Forecast for 1963 shortly before year end. Babson, renowned as a business commentator and adviser, emphasizes religion and advertising in business. He founded Babson Institute and Webber College with noted educational work across the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Roger Babson
Roger W. Babson
Gloucester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Babson Institute For Men
Downtown stores left unlocked prompts police warning
Police chief Maddox reported two downtown Childress businesses were found unlocked Friday night enabling potential theft of Christmas merchandise. He urged owners to double check doors daily to prevent further losses.
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Childress
Maddox
Awards at Scout Banquet Recognize Four Men and Two Den Mothers
Four men and two Den Mothers from Childress and Quanah area received recognition at the District Scout Banquet held Friday evening at Gay's dining room. Training awards went to Class Rowland and Littleton Havins of Childress and Tom Woods of Quanah. recruitment award to L. Phillips, Scoutmaster of Troop 61. Den Mothers Mrs. Littleton Havins and Mrs. Robert Jones also honored. About 50 Scouters and wives attended, with Supt. J.W. Hamilton as Master of Ceremonies and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Bill MacGlain and Melvin Smith of Wichita Falls. Rev. L. L. Hill gave the dinner invocation.
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Gay's
Rowland
Littleton Havins
Childress
Tom Woods
Quanah
L. Phillips
Robert Jones
J.W. Hamilton
Bill MacGlain
Vernon
Melvin Smith
Wichita Falls
L. L. Hill
First Methodist Church
Cost of Russian Weapons Shipped to Cuba Tops Billion
UPI reports the total value of ballistic missiles and other weapons shipped to Cuba by the Soviet Union estimated at not less than 1 billion dollars. The article notes thousands of troops still in Havana and details capable antiaircraft missiles, patrol boats, and MIG fighters, with 42 MRBM missiles also shipped.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Cuba
Kremlin
U. S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
President Kennedy eyes Mars trip amid nuclear propulsion talk
In Palm Springs area Kennedy hears scientists envision a one year round trip to Mars aboard a nuclear powered spacecraft. They project 40 days on Mars after lunar exploration, with no firm target date. The visit included watching reactor dismantling at the Nevada test site and remarks on atomic energy progress.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Kennedy
America
Mars
Area 400
Nevada
Bing Crosby
Palm Desert
Nevada Test Site
Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Glenn T. Seaborg
Harold D. Baker
Space Nuclear Propulsion Office
Moon
Washington
Dean Rusk
Albuquerque
N. M
Kirtland Air Force Base
Indian Springs Afb
Nev
Local Woman To Have Help With Her Heart
Mrs. L. D. Pirtle, with a slow heart beat of 36 per minute, will undergo surgery Tuesday at St. Anthony's Hospital Amarillo to have a pace-maker implanted under her chest skin. The portable device sends controlled electric shocks to stimulate the heart.
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L. D. Pirtle
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Bob Huff Promoted To Road Foreman On Burlington
Bob Huff is promoted to road foreman of engines on the Burlington. He will assume the new duties Tuesday and be based in Galesburg Illinois. Huff has served as fireman and engineer here for 13 years. His wife and two children plan to move once their house sells around mid term. son Bobby stays to graduate at Childress High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Huff
Burlington
Huff
Galesburg, Ill
Estes Returns to Court in 29-Count Fraud Case
Bankrupt farm tycoon Billie Sol Estes goes to federal court in El Paso for preliminary motions on a 29 count indictment alleging fraud tied to fertilizer tank mortgage deals. He seeks dismissal or transfer to Pecos and wants co defendants severed. trial date likely after rulings.
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EL Paso
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Pecos
West Texas
Amarillo
New York Supreme Court
Maynard Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corp
Estes and Wheeler
Tyler
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Dallas
Sarah Hughes
Federal Commodity Credit Corporation
New Orleans
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
United Fund Drive Extends to February 1
The United Fund drive is extended to February 1 due to a late cotton harvest. A house to house canvass will be held January 10. Drive Chairman Jeff Henderson hopes to reach more than the $4,700 collected so far, aiming for $12,000, with continued mail contributions welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Jeff Henderson
James Merrell
Childress
Henderson
Army selects guard units for ready combat
The Army named six National Guard divisions in the East South and Midwest as high priority for rapid deployment within eight weeks of orders. States involved include Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Jersey North Carolina Tennessee and Minnesota. Fourteen more divisions receive low or special reallocation status as the Defense Secretary McNamara’s reorganization plan awaits governors’ input.
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Washington
UPS
Army
East
South
Midwest
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
North Carolina
Tennessee
Minnesota
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Berlin
Wisconsin
Texas
Khrushchev May Report Cuban Crisis at Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet opens its year end session Monday with expectations that Premier Khrushchev may deliver the first public report on the Cuban crisis. Foreign policy topics likely include Cuba Berlin and Sino Indian border issues as observers watch budget and military spending.
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Moscow
UPI
Supreme Soviet
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Cuba
Berlin
Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
Coins to mark city founding. old settlers vote to buy commemorative coins
Directors of the Old Settlers voted to purchase 3 000 coins commemorating the 75th anniversary of Childress founding. Coins will be ready in February. They also look into incorporating the Old Settlers Association. The Old Settlers and the Roping Club seek a 5 year lease on Rodeo grounds at Fair Park with bleachers planned. A July rodeo at Fair Park Stadium was dropped. Dances on December 22 and 31 will raise funds for bleachers.
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Supreme Soviet
Old Settlers
Childress
Old Settlers Association
Fair Park
Missing elk or calf sighted near Childress
Cow elk missing from Fair Park zoo two years ago has been seen near the Dean Decker home southwest of Childress. Elk hunter Jeff Henderson reports it may be the mother or its calf and notes the animal was believed to be in fetal when it disappeared. Anyone with a sighting should contact Henderson.
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Fair Park
Dean Decker
Childress
Jeff Henderson
Henderson
Cotton Quotas To Be Voted By Growers
Five polling sites in Childress County will host a referendum on 1963 marketing quotas for cotton. Eligible voters include farmers and their spouses, with polls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. If two thirds approve, the crop would be supported at 65 to 90 percent of parity. if rejected, support drops to 30 percent for cooperators only.
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Childress
Gene Frisbie
ASC
Carey Store
Tell Gin
Kirkland Gin
Silas Crawford
Loco
Red Cross Needs Infant and Children Clothing
The local Red Cross chapter appeals for donations of clothing and shoes for children of all sizes. Executive secretary Mrs. Claude Hipps asks citizens to respond quickly with ready items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Claude Hipps
Monday Meetings Across City Panels
The Commissioners Court meets at 10 a.m. in the courthouse. The City Council convenes at 7 30 p.m. in the city hall. The Board of Trustees of Childress Independent School District meets at 7 39 p.m. in the School Admin building.
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Commissioners Court
Childress Independent Scheol
Admt
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