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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1961

Page

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Kennedy Plans Eight Talks On Latin America Trip

President Kennedy will deliver at least eight speeches and make several public appearances during a trip to Puerto Rico and South America. The schedule lists arrivals in San Juan Caracas and Bogota with public processions, helicopter tours, and a rural housing dedication near El Frio as key events before returning to Washington late Sunday night.

Washington UPI Kennedy Puerto Rico South America White House San Juan la Morita Caracas Venezuela San Carlos Palace Bogota Colombia Andrews Air Foree Maiquetia el Frio Kennedys Ramey Air Force Base Air Force West Palm Beach Fla Montag

Reservists May Get Out Early For College

Reservists and National Guardsmen called to active duty in the Berlin crisis could be released up to 90 days before their normal discharge date. The policy would apply to those entering college and those returning to college or equivalent education programs, Asst. Defense Secretary Carlisle P. Runge told Senator Olin D. Johnston on Tuesday.

Washington UPI Berlin Asst Defense Carlisle P. Runge Olin D. Johnston D-S.c

Police Deliver Notice on Gas Theft Suspect

Chief of Police Alvis Maddox announced that officers served notice on a suspect stealing gas from parked cars in city residential areas. He warned the thief is under watch and will be caught, citing the prior theft from Jerry Gay’s car the previous night.

Alvis Maddox Jerry Gay

Sallaway Speaks at Rotary on Survival of the Finest

Rev George Sallaway addressed the Rotary Club on Survival of the Finest noting that survival has persisted for over five billion years. M K Wilcoxson arranged the program. Jimmy Hamm was welcomed as Student Guest. The club voted to wire Quanah Indians before the Donna state finals. Fred Lewis of Lubbock and F C Osmondson of Denver visited.

George Salloway Rotary Club M. K. Wilcoxson Jimmy Hamm Quanah Indians Donna Fred Lewis Lubbock F. C. Osmondson Denver

Israel Seeks Death for Eichmann in Trial Verdict

Israel asked the death penalty for Adolf Eichmann after a three-judge panel convicted him on 15 counts for Nazi crimes. Eichmann insisted he did not recognize guilt, claiming he merely followed orders and that the mass murder was the fault of political leaders. The court planned to pronounce sentence at 9 am Friday, with Attorney General Gideon Hausner urging capital punishment.

Moshe Landau Eichmann Ship

Walker Says sovereignty Security Of U S Lost

Edwin A. Walker, a former general, told 5,500 at Memorial Auditorium that U S youth are infiltrated by the enemy and that 9 percent of government follows wrong decisions. He attacked the press and Sen. Fulbright over a memo on right wing radicalism and said U.N. decisions curb U S sovereignty. Walker resigned after 30 years and vows to speak on military censorship before Senate. Continued on Page Three.

Dallas Tex UPID Edwin A. Walker Walker State Department William Fulbright D-Ark Truman Eisenhower Kennedy United States U.N Drew Germany Pacific Memorial Auditorium John Birch Society Senate John Stennis Dmiss

Greenbelt Area Cities Expected to Double in 50 Years

Engineers project the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority area will grow from 27 306 to 57 470 people by 2010 using nine towns including Chil dress Quanah Paducah Memphis Hedley Clarendon Wellington Shamrock Crowell The upper Salt Fork of the Red River is deemed the only economically feasible surface water source for such growth with detailed samples to be reported at a November 19 meeting in Wellington.

Freese, Nichols and Endress Fort Worth Childress Quanah Paducah Memphis Hedley Clarendon Wellington Shamrock Crowell Salt Fork Red River S. H. Townsend The Authority White Fish Creek Townsend Freese Salt Denver Blaine Quartermaster Cloud Chief Wichita River Greenbelt High Plains Palo Duro Blanco White River Quitaque Creek North Tule

City Okays Tentative Land Lease At Airport For Feed Lots

A cattlemen group led by Dr. Bob Jones asked City Council for a tentative lease on 92 acres in the northeast corner of the airport industrial area to locate a feed lot and possible feed mill. A public meeting on financing and further steps is set for next Thursday at the Courthouse.

Bob Jones Jones

Lions Party For Ruth Fite Honored At Club Event

The Lions Club hosted the Ruth Fite Christmas Party, honoring Mrs Fite with gifts from the club and individuals. Lion L W McClendon served as master of ceremonies, with a Christmas carol program by Sandra Dement, Linda Holland, and Rebecca Cheatham. Dorothy Rucker read the story as centerpieces were awarded to wives, including Darlene Lockhoof, wife of president Walter Lockhoof.

Lions Club Ruth Fite Lions Miss Fite Lion L. W. McClendon Sandra Dement Linda Holland Rebecca Cheatham Judy Wilson Lion W. S. Hughes Dorothy Rucker

Directors of CofC BCD Will Meet Thursday

The CofC BCD Board of Directors will meet at 7 30 Thursday night to approve next year budget among 12 items. Agenda includes financial report audit highway 287 Caravan Christmas decorations industrial prospects reading of a Dumes School District letter trophies for J J Rhoads School report on Jarton Public Schools distribution of the new city brochure and approval of the next year program of work.

Cofc-Bcd Board of Directors Dumes J. J. Rhoads Jarton Public

Information On Needed Gifts At State Home

Mrs. Margaret Hipps Red Cross chapter secretary announced updated requests for gifts for seven boys and three girls at the Waco State Home. Items sought include knit shirts or sweaters for boys and half slips blouses and pixie shoes for girls with sizes available by request.

Margaret Hipps Red Cross Waco State

Water lines burst by hard freezes across city

City Manager Lou is Sally reported numerous water lines burst by freezing across the city this morning. Extensive repairs will take several days with major work including digging up and replacing a line along the Blacktop road to Community Center, he said.

Louis Sally

Three New Directors Appointed to Housing Authority

Mayor Ord named Herbert Clift Warner Stevens and Jerry Dugan to the Childress Housing Authority at the council meeting. They replace Morris Higley M K Wilcoxson and Gordon Graviey whose terms expire January 25 1962. Some council members resisted approval saying those whose terms expired should be asked to serve longer as the public housing program begins. Continued on Page Sid.

Herbert Clift Warner Stevens Jerry Dugan Morris Higley M. K. Wilcoxson Gordon Graviey Ord Charles Mack Mike Wilson Joe Howard

Cotton Harvest Nears 30,000 Bales in Childress County

Indications point to a cotton crop exceeding 30,000 bales in Childress County as five gins report 8,464 bales ginned to date despite recent rain and snow. Last week the gins produced 27,782 bales, with dry weather needed to finish harvesting. Gins reporting include Tell at Kirkland, West Texas at Childress, Tindall at Childress, and Farmers Coop at Childress.

Childress County West Texas Kirkland Childress Tindall Farmers Coop

Holidays To Be Observed Here Are Announced

The Retail Activities committee of the CofC-BCD-in session selected six holidays for 1962 as New Year s Memorial Day July 4th Labor Day Thanksgiving and Christmas Merchants will observe the holidays and Christmas lights will be turned on December 1 1962 information ecards will be printed and distributed to merchants retail hours extend to 9 p m the week before Christmas A joint meeting of Christmas Decorations and Retail Activities committees will be called soon and a shopper notice may be printed occasionally.

Retail Activities Committee Cofc-Bcd

Farmers Vote Strong for Cotton Controls

Farmers in Childress County cast ballots in the 194? cotton referendum on a Tuesday. total voting six polling places showed 178 for and 41 against with by box tallies: ASC Childress 67 for eight against Loco six for none against Carey 21 for none against Kirkland 40 for four against Tell 32 for two against Harrell Chapel 18 for none against. Weather conditions kept turnout high given conditions, ASC Manager Gene Frisbie said.

Childress County ASC Childress Loco Carey Kirkland Tell Harrell-Chapel Gene Frisbie

Cotton farmers approve marketing quotas for 1962 crop

UPI reports a strong vote by 268,116 farmers in 20 states to continue national marketing quotas for ordinary cotton with 8,482 opposed. A separate turnout shows 1.25 growers of American-Egyptian cotton backing the quotas. Two thirds approval required, ensuring price supports not below 65 percent of parity. Acreage allotments set at 18,101,718 acres, about 400,000 fewer than the prior crop.

Washington UPI Agriculture Department Kansas

Meany Pleased With Plan to End Feud by Arbitration

AFL-CIO leaders unanimously endorsed a binding arbitration system to settle internal disputes over job rights membership raiding and unfair organizing tactics. George Meany announced the plan at 4 am after an eight hour executive council session and said it would go to the convention for constitutional amendment.

Miami Beach UPIT Afl-Cio High Command George Meany Federation Afl-Cio Executive Council 29Man Afl-Cio Meany Building Trades Indus Executive Council Auto Workers Walter P. Reuther Mer

District Court Convenes Here Tomorrow With Judge Gribble

The district court meets here tomorrow at 10 am with Judge Luther Gribble presiding. Several guilty pleas are expected and no jury trials are scheduled until the January 9, 1962 session.

Luther Gribble

Woman Injured In Icy Sidewalk Fall Near Norris Hardware

Mrs J E Perryman, first known serious casualty from local ice falls, was taken to Wichita Falls hospital after fracturing her shoulder in a fall on the icy Main Street sidewalk north of Norris Hardware. She was examined locally before transport.

MD Drive Re-Set For Thursday Night

The delayed muscular vstro phy residential drive by Firemen was set for Thursday evening. At 6 p.m. the fire whistle will sound to remind residents to turn on porch lights for the house to house canvass by firemen and Wives. All solicitors will wear identification.

Scottish Rite Elects Officers

In a Tuesday night meeting the Scottish Rite Club elected 962 officers. R. R. Prater was chosen president with Cecil Pryor as secretary and Harper Kniecht as treasurer. Dean P. Dodge was added to the current directors list.

Scottish Rite Club R. R. Prater Cecil Pryor Harper Kniecht Dean P. Dodge

School Board Meeting Rescheduled To December 18

The School Board meeting slated for Monday night December 1 is moved to 7 30 pm Monday December 18. The change affects attendees and officials planning the session.

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