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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1964
Page
1
Western allied missions in Berlin expressed surprise at a sudden Soviet informal proposal for U S British and French officials in West Berlin to meet with Russians on a regular basis to discuss mutual interests. Western officials doubted Moscow seeks equal influence, suspecting Moscow aims to chip away at Western power while keeping East German control.
Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe announced that the revolution tearing the nation apart is finished. He said no organized rebel forces remain and leaders have fled. He cancelled his U N trip and will return to Leopoldville, planning to accuse some states of arming rebels.
Several Childress stores will extend hours starting next week with ads revealing new schedules. Most locations will stay open until about 9 p m for the week ahead and will maintain the late hours through Christmas Eve.
A Dutch missionary said Congolese villagers told him six white men were tortured killed and partially eaten by rebels near Elisabetha about 93 miles from Isangi on the Congo River. The report cites a missionary account with unverified details and locations.
Surplus foods will be distributed by Officer George Spear starting at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at 217 Avenue A Northeast.
Defense Secretary McNamara announced plans to fold the 30,000 strong Army Reserve into the National Guard. Key federal workers and reservists would join an inactive standby reserve as part of restructuring to save money and boost readiness. Opposition from lawmakers and ROA critics followed the announcement.
Defense Secretary McNamara orders disbandment of the 36th Infantry and 49th Armored, plus the 9th Reserve Division, citing surplus. Generals West, Simpson, Travis lead respective units. about 12 000 in 90th and 23 000 reservists affected. Converting divisions to brigades with 3 200 men.
In Harlingen, Wilson Fry plans to import Betsy the hippo from Smith College students who bought her at auction for 400 dollars. Fry will relocate the two ton animal to a zoo he intends to build in the Texas border town, despite local surprise and questions about funding.
Charles Raines, once of Cee Vee, now at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch near Amarillo, will return home for Christmas as 325 residents take two weeks away. Ranch staff cover chores while others loaf or take short trips. a Christmas party on December 20 marks the season.
World War I and Ladies group meets at 7 p m Monday at Veterans Building for installation of new officers. Non member veterans of WWI are especially invited to attend.
The Fair Park Zoo in Childress is highlighted as a top visiting spot by local officials. A Chamber of Commerce and City Development board survey found 17 school field trips and 781 pupils visiting at least once in the past year, with 614 returning for multiple visits.
Kay Ann Eatherly of Childress has been initiated into Sigma Tau Delta, the English honorary society at Texas Tech. A sophomore majoring in English, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E W Eatherly of Childress.
Annie Hold keeps the old steam locomotive bell at Ding Dong ringing a few times daily to signal “all’s well” to the 20 residents of the Bell County town on Highway 440 near Fort Hood. The 87 year old Charley Hold and his wife preserve a roadside scene by the Lampasas River in a ramshackle building that once housed Charley’s country store.
The Texas Department of Public Safety expects 105 traffic deaths during the Christmas New Year holiday period with 40 homicides and 45 other non traffic deaths. Col. Homer Garrison warns this will cap Texas' worst year for road fatalities as 2,729 in 1963 nears. Operation Deathwatch runs 12:01 a.m. Dec 24 to Jan 3, 1965.
Childress senior Eddie Nunnelley was among 62 students named to Alpha Chi the national honor society for juniors and seniors at West Texas State University for the fall semester. Nunnelley, son of Mr and Mrs C T Nunnelley, is an accounting major and a member of Alpha Kappa Psi.
Mrs. Matt Walling, once of Kirkland, died in Mission, five days after her husband. The Wallings previously lived in Garden Valley and Kirkland where he was cashier of the First State Bank. They moved to Mission about 44 years ago where he worked as a banker and farmer. Mrs Walling had a daughter and a son, Alton Bent, whose family lives in Mission with extensive citrus holdings. She was a Kirkland High School graduate.
In Carthage Louisiana police captured three suspects including an escaped convict for the killing of Policeman J M Woods age 53 and wounding of Policeman Fred Williams age 63 near the Panola County courthouse. Convict Thomas W Shaw admitted firing at officers.
Dr Helen Davis a pediatrician and Douglass College resident physician is profiled in New Brunswick home news. Daughter of Ernst Davis and wife of Dr James Johnston she begins her second year serving Rutgers College of Agriculture students. She notes a wide range of ailments from skin tests to TB and weight issues during about 6 795 clinic hours yearly.
United Nations spokesman says Secretary General Thant is improving by the day at the hospital where he is treated for a peptic ulcer of the duodenum.
WASHINGTON UPI Dean Burch GOP chairman says a compromise is needed to unite Republicans after the split over his ouster. He warns moderates and conservatives are locked in place before a Chicago committee meeting January 22 23. He says talks should include Senator Barry Goldwater.
Cotton farmers in Childress County will vote Tuesday on whether the 1965 marketing quotas will be in effect. Voting box locations were announced last week with Loco Community exceptions, ballots to be cast at the old Loco post office and other boxes at the Childress Courthouse Tell and Kirkland gins, Carey store, and Harrell Chapel Community House.
Three geese were taken from the Wilson Hardin residence Friday night. Mrs. Hardin asked for the geese to be returned and warned the meat may be toxic after antibiotic treatment for a worm infestation. Address on record is Avenue H and Ninth Street Southeast.
The Childress Riding Club will hold its annual election of officers and directors at 7:30 p m Monday in city hall. All members are urged to attend. Current officers include Louis Eaton as president, Wayland Wright as vice president, and Mrs Ben Walker as secretary.
The Childress Independent School District board will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the administration building to discuss district matters and other listed items.
Mrs. Mary Scott Childress County Home Demonstration Agent invites District Three members of the Texas Home Demonstration Association to a Spring meeting in Childress. The invitation was delivered to Mrs. Walter Byrd of Munday with district officials to meet soon to set plans. Letters presenting the invitation were written by City leaders and Chamber officials including Mayor C. J. Lyons and Morris Higley publisher of The Childress Index.
The Paul Teas No 1 well, operated by T R Shields, west of Carey, is drilling beneath 4250 feet. The test aims to reach the Palo Duro formation, with an expected depth near 8000 feet.
New York and Miami police probe claims that a Cuban exile group called the Black Front planned a bazooka attack on the United Nations. Miami exiles say they have never heard of the Black Front, while investigators note anti-Castro sentiment as a possible motive. The shell exploded in the East River water near the U.N. complex.
Funeral plans for F. C. Misso await arrival of his body from Waterford California where he died at 6 30 p m Friday in Waterford hospital after a two month illness He was a native of Texas and brother of Bernie Misso of Childress He lived in Childress before moving to California about 15 years ago Surviving are his daughter Mrs Otto Sisco of Waterford a son Kenneth of San Francisco and four grandchildren
Mrs S. FE Temple of Childress has received word that her niece Mrs John Hill of Springfield Virginia died Friday morning in a hospital there of injuries from a one car accident Sunday. Mrs Hill's husband Col John Hill died in the wreck. The accident occurred when the car hit a slick spot in the snow covered pavement. Funeral services for Mrs Hill will be conducted at 2 pm Monday in Springfield.
The Childress Bobcats defeated the Henrietta Tigers 34 to 45 to claim third place in the Burkburnett Basketball Tournament. Henrietta beat Childress last week in the Iowa Park Tournament. more details in Monday's Index.
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