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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1962
Page
2
A rider on a Fifth Avenue bus witnesses a tense confrontation with a suspicious man. A police officer intervenes and is killed when the suspect opens fire. the passenger ends up firing the final shot, pondering the brutality of a world where a birthday cake can end in a fatal mix of violence and fear.
Weekly cash grain markets were steady to firm with wheat up 1 1/4 cents on demand from mills merchants and exporters. No. 1 hard winter wheat near 2.55 2.67 domestic rate and 2.38 2.40 export. Corn rose to 1.43 4.46, oats 92 94 cents, sorghums steady near 2.02 2.07, barley 2.20 1.25. Livestock receipts: cattle 5 500, calves 2 000. slaughter steers mostly 50 lower, heifers bulls calves steady to 50 higher, cows 50 1.00 lower, feeders 50 2.00 higher. Hogs receipts 1 850. barrows gilts weaker, sows 50 1.00 lower. Sheep receipts 8 800. lambs weak 50 lower, ewes 25 higher, others steady.
New York stocks finished higher as the week ended December 7. Dow Jones industrial averages rose to 652.10, up 2.80. rail averages gained 10.50 to 140.27. utilities advanced 1.60 to 126.87. 65 stocks climbed to 228.17, up 1.59.
Public records list warranty deeds from Glenn Buckley et al to James C. West and Bessie M. Low to Lemna T. Ware. New car registrations include Jim Phillips Tell 1962 Rambler and others in 1963 Rambler Ford models with several named individuals. City Court fines reach from 10 to 25 dollars for license, drunkenness, and DUI offenses. multiple speeding and license incidents noted along with pending cases. Building permits issued for bedrooms, carports, garages, storage rooms, and bedrooms with various contractors. Fire department responded to a trash truck fire at 907 B Sw. Court notes show numerous fines for no license, defective brakes, speeding, hunting without license, and unlicensed operation of vehicle and tractor on public roads. Marriage licenses issued none.
A University of Michigan sociologist Dr Robert Blood says parents must set high expectations to motivate children. Overestimating can lead to settling for less, while underestimating may curb achievement and confidence.
New York stocks drifted in a tight range as investors weighed whether the market was entering a nervous consolidation or facing a short term correction. The Dow rose to 652.10, the S P 500 gained to 63.06, while volume fell from the prior week with Chrysler and Martin Marietta leading turnover amid mixed blue chip results.
A Texas election law study committee backed repealing the poll tax and creating a voter registration system with no literacy test. The plan sets Oct 31 to Jan 1 as registration window and prohibits party switching after primaries, with felonies for false registration.
Washington analyst Rogers C. Dunn argues the Republican Party weakened under the Eisenhower era, naming Eisenhower and Dewey as two key factors. He notes 1952 gains contrasted with 1958 and 1960 declines, and predicts Republicans will remain backseat drivers until a state level change occurs.
The metal rose amid claims Sterling has developed a pain killer as effective as morphine without addiction, drawing heavy investor interest and market speculation.
The Goodyear Women's Service Bureau suggests methods to free a stuck car in deep snow. Let air out of the rear tires or place branches, cardboard or an old blanket under the wheels and rock the car back and forth until it gains traction.
The Conservative Party Inc in New York reports a statewide 1962 vote estimate of about 141,000 for governor candidate David H. Jaquith, roughly 244 percent of the total. CPI plans to leverage these votes to influence Republican candidates in future elections, a tactic akin to the Liberal Party's longstanding role in shifting Democratic alignment.
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