Increased Soil Bank Payments Set For 1957
The Agriculture Department announced a sharp rise in soil bank payments for 1957 across all five basic crops. Per acre rates increase for corn to 42.66, wheat 20.04, cotton 54.15, rice 66.18, with tobacco rates rising to 255.42 for flue cured and up to 345.42 for cigar binder type 52, among others. Ezra Benson noted no plans to include peanuts or extra long staple cotton next year. Continued on Page Six.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Maryland
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Irish Group Seizes Arms Fortess Amid Northern Uprising
Irish Nationalists attacked army and police installations across Northern Ireland seeking a fortress full of arms. Sentries foiled the main assault on Armagh regimental headquarters while raids netted 200 pounds of dynamite and a destroyed radio transmitter. Emergency forces mobilized with 12 000 police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Armagh
North Ireland
Ireland
Childress Farmers Back Cotton Quota For 1957
Childress County cotton farmers voted 138 for to 11 against in a pro production controls cotton referendum for 1957. Boxes reported light turnout with results by area including Childress Kirkland Loco Harrell Chapel and Tell and acreage allotments of 57 263 acres allocated for 1957.
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Childress County
ASC
Childress
Kirkland
Loco
Harrell Chapel
Tell
Texas Tags To Have New Look For 1957
1957 license tags will feature a color update with white background and black numerals. Serial numbers start at AP 5700 and rise with no smaller units. Tags go on sale February 1, 1957, per the tax assessor-collector's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Tax Assessor- Collector's Office
Santa Claus Plans Visit in Chil Dress Saturday
Santa Claus will tour Chil dress this Saturday from about 10 a.m. to closing, staged by the Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development. He will return Saturday December 22 and again on Christmas Eve, giving every youngster a chance to see him and receive candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Childress
Santa
Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
Japan Moves Toward United Nations Membership First Step
Japan follows an agreed Moscow peace treaty advance by seeking UN membership. The 11 member Security Council is expected to recommend Japan for General Assembly approval, barring a Soviet veto. Approval would be formal, with vote hoped for next Tuesday.
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United Nations
N. Y
Japan
Soviet Union
Security Council
General Assembly
Moscow
Government To File Suit Over Bethlehem Steel Merger
The Justice Department will file a civil anti trust suit to block Bethlehem Steel Corp and Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co from merging. Officials say the union would create a $2 billion asset corporation and 24.8 million tons annual output, while critics warn of a monopoly risk. Bethlehem and Youngstown expect a quick court decision.
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Washington
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Justice Department
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
New York
Youngstown
Atty
Herbert Brownell Jr
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Brownell
Department
Bronwell
Sanders Talks Education in Childress Rotary Meeting
Eldon Sanders, Childress school system coordinator, told Rotary Club education is the biggest work in a free society and updated members on local school efforts. Dan Johnson of Abilene spoke on Salvation Army finance drives. Christmas party set for Thursday at 7 30. December 26 meeting canceled. guests included Marvin Dunlap, George Holland, and H D Cordell Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Sanders
Childress
Rotary Club
Sanders
Dan Johnson
Abilene
Salvation Army
Gaines Highsmith
Rotary
Woman's Department Club
Marvin Dunlap
Lubbock
George Holland
H. D. Cordell, Jr
Chanters from McMurry College Perform at High School
The Chanters, a McMurry College choir, presented their program at the high school at 2 PM this afternoon and will not perform tonight due to a news release error listing 7:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanters
McMurry College
Icy Blasts Hit Midwest Fires Burst Across Cities
A bitter cold wave from Canada whipped the West and Midwest with 40 mph winds. Superior Wisconsin firefighters faced 5 below temperatures while battling a six hour blaze that destroyed two downtown buildings and displaced about 12 residents. Keokuk Iowa saw an explosion and fire in a heart of the business district. Chicago logged two extra alarm fires including a north side garage and a south side variety store. Damages exceed 300000 dollars. The cold snap stretched from Washington State to the Great Lakes and down to Northwest Texas with temperatures plunging overnight to extreme lows.
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Canada
Midwest
Superior
Wis
Keokuk
Iowa
Chicago
Washington State
Great Lakes
Texas
Page Six
Nixon May Go To Austria To Study Problems
Vice President Richard M. Nixon may fly to Austria to study the Hungarian refugee problem. Diplomatic sources say the trip is under top level consideration to dramatize U S concern over Hungarians driven from their homeland by Soviet terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Austria
U. S
Schools Insurance Program Discussed at Board Meeting
The Childress School System insurance plan was reviewed by the Board of Trustees on Tuesday night. Agents attended as it noted property insurance totaling 768 200 with 1957 154 200 1958 546 500 and 1959 67 500 policies. A 1957 58 textbook committee was named with members Nellie Agnes Kennedy Eva Jefferies Martha Wallin Marie Leslie Sam White T J Stanford Bill Clynch R B Austin Audrey Storm and D P McNallen.
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Childress
Board of Trustees
Nellie Agnes Kennedy
Mmes
Eva Jefferies
Martha Wallin
Marie Leslie
Sam White
T. J. Stanford
Bill Clynch
R. B. Austin
Audrey Storm
D. P. McNallen
Fighting Report From Budapest and Provinces
Reports from Vienna describe street fighting in Budapest and surrounding provinces as Soviet forces assault rebel patriots seeking to end Hungarys nationwide strike. Martial law and Soviet backed rule threaten all Hungarians while clashes continue around Gelert Hills and northern hills as 10000 partisans resist.
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Vienna
Budapest
Hungary
Red Police
Janos Kadar
Gelert Hills
NATO warns of massed Russian forces in East Germany
West German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano told NATO ministers Russia has massed about 22 divisions in East Germany with 30 to 40 more in satellites. He urged a tough response to potential anti-Communist revolts, a point fueling a tense ministerial session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Dulles
Secretary of
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Charles Wilson
NATO
Palace de Chaillot
Paris
France
United States
Great Britain
NEA
U. S
Joh
Heinrich von Brentano
Russia
East Germany
Brentano
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Council
Hungary
Soviet Union
Bren
Tano
Selwyn Lloyd
John
Spelling Bee Entries Reach 147 From Five Schools
Wade Kimbrough announces 147 students from five Childress County schools entered the annual Spelling Bee, more than double previous totals. District Bee plans in Amarillo April 26 and National Bee in Washington June 6. County champions must qualify by April 6. Junior entrants total 97 and Senior 50. Schools include Carey Tell Community Center Kirkland and Childress.
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Childress County
Wade Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Amarillo
Washington
Carey, Tell
Community Center
Kirkland and Childress
Childress Index
Chinese Reds May Release Last 10 U. S. Prisoners
Washington reports U P diplomats monitor a possible last group release of 10 American detainees in Red China. Peiping may act before Nehru visits U S capital to bolster his appeal to Eisenhower on China policy. Geneva talks and prior pledges frame the diplomatic context.
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U. S
Washington
Red China
Peiping
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Eisenhower
United States
Chou En- Lai
Geneva
Peipping
China
Mercury Forecast Low Temps Across Texas Tuesday Morning
A Texas weather update reports showers along the Gulf Coast with dense fog in the valley and eastern Texas. Cold air will dip below freezing by Tuesday morning as a deep low pressure system moves from Colorado toward the Panhandle. Temperatures in Dallas bottom near 38 Tuesday night, then rise to the low 40s by daybreak.
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Gulf Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Longview
Tyler
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Houston
Laredo
Brownsville
Galveston
Red River
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Plains
Cordell Named Director at First State Bank
H. D. Buddy Cordell Jr. is named a director of First State Bank to succeed the late Matt Coyne. Cordell joined the bank as a teller in 1940, served in the armed forces 1942 to 1946, and later returned to banking. He is a former Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce president and current city council member seeking a second term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D
Buddy) Cordell
First State Bank
Matt Coyne
Clarence Harp
Cordell
Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tax collections show above average in Oct Nov
State and county tax collections in October and November ran a little above average. State taxes totaled 74.07 percent, county taxes 70.71 percent, and Carey and Community Center schools collected 77.58 percent.
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U. S. Fromm
Carey and Community Center
Semifinal Tilt To Be Played Here Friday
Tickets for the Stinnett East land Class A semifinal football game in Chilress remain on sale at the School Administration building until 4 p.m. Friday. They move to the C of c BCD office for sale until noon Saturday. The 2:30 p.m. Saturday semifinal at Fair Park Stadium features reserved seats at 1.50 and student tickets at 0.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinnett-Eastland
C of C-Bcd
Chiliress
Fair Park Stadium
Bill Thompson
C of
CBCD
Childress
Doyle McKinney
C of Co
Mrs. Lelah Wade Dies In Arkansas
Mrs. Lelah Wade aged 89 former Childress resident died at 5 a m in Dermott Arkansas at her daughter Lou Atkinson’s home. Funeral plans are to be announced in Dermott with burial there. Surviving children include two daughters Mrs George West of Childress and Mrs Florence Halcomb of Palestine two sons Alma Wade of Oklahoma City and Melvin Wade of Corsicana and a niece Mrs Jim Stephens of Childress. Her husband died in Childress in 1929 and a daughter Mrs Ollie Boyd died in 1955. She was a practical nurse from 1908 to 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelah Wade
Childress
Lou Atkinson
Dermott
Ark
Wade
Ollie Boyd
George West
Florence Halcomb
Palestine
Almer Wade
Oklahoma City
Melvin Wade
Corsicana
Jim Stephens
Eight Report For Induction Tuesday
One Childress man and seven other area registrants were sent to the Amarillo Induction Center on Tuesday for army service. Robert K. Savage, transferred from Waseca Minnesota, was the sole Childress caller. The group includes Gayle D Fowler Troy E Phillips James F Norman Irby V Stout Carl W Hackler Billy J Winton and Jimmy D Gregory from nearby towns.
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Childress
Armed Forces Induction Center
Amarillo
Army
Robert K. Savage
Waseca
Minn
Gayle D. Fowler
Troy E. Phillips
James F. Norman
Memphis
Irby
V. Stout
Carl W. Hackler
Wellington
Billy J Winton
Paducah
Jimmy D. Gregory
Turkey
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
Spain
Colombia
Bethlehem Steel
Middle West
United Press
Nixon
White House
James C. Hagerty
Augusta
Hagerty
Europe
Kadar
Kader
Snelling
Arkansas
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