Childress Coin Club plans two day show and auction
Marvin Dabbs heads the Childress Coin Club plan a two day coin show and auction in Childress to be held April 6 and 7 at Fair Park Auditorium and Community House. Assisting clubs from Quanah Electra and Vernon will help stage the event with exhibits, sales tables, and a 200 lot auction split over Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Local chambers and committees coordinate security, registration, and information as plans unfold and wider dealer contacts are sought through Coin World.
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Marvin Dabbs
Childress
Coin Club
Fair Park
Dobbs
Quanah
Electra
Vernon
Childress Chamber of Commerce
BCC
Dabbs
Jeff
BCD Directors Meeting Postponed
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development is postponed to a later date. President Jerry Ross says many members cannot attend this week.
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The
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Jerry Ross
Old Settlers Dance Set For December 22
The Old Settlers will hold a dance on Saturday night December 22 in City Auditorium. Bill Goodson, president, says there will be square and round dancing with a Chil dress orchestra providing music. Proceeds go to the rodeo funds.
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Old Settlers
City Auditorium
Bill Goodson
Childress
Texas Faces Cold Snap With Frost Aims Across State
Rio Grande Valley farmers brace for another freeze as forecasters predict 27 to 32 degrees tonight. Smudge pots wind machines and sprinklers protect citrus and vegetables while readings in Dallas Houston and Galveston show subfreezing lows. Browns-ville and Laredo record milder yet chilly temps as a warming trend is forecast Thursday.
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Rio Grande Valley
Henderson
Dallas
Beaumont
Houston
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Winter Storms Slash Dixie Crop Loss and Death Toll
The coldest weather of the year grips the South with multiple deaths and heavy damage to Florida vegetables. Chattanooga reports an exposure death, temperatures plunge to near zero across Dixie, and two Savannah men are rescued after a night offshore.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Weather Bureau
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Coast Guard
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Pensacola
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Cumberland Plateau
Tennessee
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Mississippi
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Gulf
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Mt. Mitchell
Illinois
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New England
New York
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kenucky
West Virginia
Missouri
Kansas
Anchorage
Alaska
Fla
Okeechobee
Middle West
Lake Michigan
South Haven
Mich
Cotton Gins Report Strong Week in Childress County
Cotton gins in Childress County posted their best week of the season with over 2,500 bales processed across five gins. A total of 5,747 bales were ginned in the period, compared with 3,174 a week earlier. Gins reporting include West Texas Tell Farmers Co-Op Tindall and Kirkland.
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Childress County
West Texas
Tell
Farmers Co-Op
Tindall
Kirkland
Referendum Passes Across Childress Cotton Growers
Childress County voters backed government control for cotton with 181 in favor and 21 against. Nationwide figures show 93.7 percent support for upland cotton control and 81.8 percent for extra long staple quotas. Local area Loco failed to reach 66.6 percent with 119 in favor. Washington reports earnings and non-farm employment records in November.
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Childress County
Loco
Childress
Tell
Carey
Loca Il
Harrell Chapel
Kirkland
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Schools To Dismiss Early For Christmas Holidays
Childress schools will dismiss the afternoon of December 21 for the Christmas New Year holidays. Friday December 21 will be a full school day. School will resume on Wednesday January 2.
Federal Housing Rental Policies Announced Here
The Federal Housing Authority outlines rent groups for new houses in Childress County. Rents vary by group from $16 to $35 per month plus $200 per child. utilities division assigns sewer and trash costs while tenants cover water and other bills. Residents must have six months local residency, pay one month rent and a $25 damage deposit, and report income changes. If gross income exceeds Group Three, tenants have six months to relocate.
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Federal Housing Authority
Earl Brown
Childress County
Childress Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners
County Benefits From Program On Screwworm
Farmers and ranchers in Childress County gain from the Southwest Screwworm Eradication Program though not in the current fly dispersion area. County agricultural agent Harry Cox notes local livestock producers express positive effects from the effort.
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Childress County
Harry Cox
Special Census Questions In Childress Area
Mrs Doris J Clements of Childress will assist the U S Bureau of the Census in asking special questions on hired farm labor in the Childress area. The questions cover days worked in 1962 cash wages and type of work such as livestock machines or hand labor. The Current Population Survey will be conducted here and in 356 other areas during the week of December 17.
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Doris J. Clements
Childress
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau
Rotary Club Visits Four New Businesses in Childress
Members of the Childress Rotary Club formed a car caravan for the weekly program and visited Bob's Market and Deli, Russell's Grain and Feed, Dixie Cafe, and the El Rancho. President James Ragsdale credited Jake Lawson with the idea while Jeff Henderson led the program as guests attended the noon meeting. New member Leland Duckworth was introduced and Preston Mills was named to help fix barbecue pits at the Rotary Bowl for the Old Settler's Association.
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Childress
Legion Votes To Apply For State Historical Medallion In City
Members of the Childress American Legion voted to seek state approval to make the Veterans Building a Texas Historical Building. The group will apply to the Texas State Historical Survey Committee in Austin, with Sam Privitt on the Historical Committee. If approved, a 14 inch medallion will be placed on the building marking its significance.
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Childress American Legion
Legion
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Austin
Sam Privitt
Childress
Texas Historical
Texas Historical Survey Committee
Texas
Veterans
of Texas
Helen Gould
R. H. Norris
Buster
Dub Eikman
Fikman
American Legion
Henderson
George Spear
Nehru cites Red China troop buildup near Assam plains
India's Prime Minister says reports indicate Red China massing troops south of Bombila within easy reach of the Assam Plains. He warns a potential restart of border fighting cannot be ruled out and notes Indian casualties and disappearances in the ongoing border war.
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UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
Red China
Bombila
Assam
Nehru
Red
Peking
U.S
John K. Galbraith
Kennedy
New York
India
Two Rural Accidents Are Worked By Patrol
The Highway Patrol reports two rural accidents in Childress County in November with total property damage of 1250 dollars. Across January to November the county counted 57 crashes, one death, 25 injuries and 45655 dollars in property loss. Nearby counties show varied totals and a note on December dangers.
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The
Highway Patrol
Childress County
Dan Dowdy
Childress
Collingsworth
Hardeman County
Hall County
Cottle County
Two Vehicle Wreck at Commerce and Highway 287
A morning two car crash at Commerce and Highway 287 caused heavy damage to the Bennett vehicle and lighter damage to the Anthony car. No injuries reported. Mrs. Vada Austin Bennett of Childress drove south on Commerce and Bobby Isaac Anthony of Childress drove west on the highway. Anthony was cited for failure to grant right of way.
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Commerce
Highway 287
Vada Austin Bennett
Childress
Bobby Isaac Anthony
Anthony
Bennett Auto
Charges Filed Against Mrs Odall Sinclair
Swindling by worthless check charges were filed late yesterday against Mrs Odall Sinclair of Pampa. The case concerns alleged issuance of bad checks and is being processed by local authorities. Further details were not available at press time.
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Odall Sinclair
Pampa
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