Price Daniel Remains Favorite For Governor
Texas poll shows Price Daniel as the electorate's first choice for governor among eight likely candidates. Ralph Yarborough and Allan Shivers follow in familiarity, with others like Will Wilson, John Connally, Jim Wright, Jack Cox, and Marshall Formby also listed, as candidates campaign.
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Joe Belden
Texas
Price Daniel
Ralph Yargh
al Shivers
Price Daniel Seve
Ralph Yarbrough
Allan Shivers
Will Wilson
John Connally Ie
Jim Wright
Giae
Jack Cox
Marshall Formby
Nettie Rena Wilson Dies at 65 in Childress
Mrs. Nettie Rena Wilson, 65, died at 10 15 a m Saturday at Childress General Hospital after a brief illness. She was born November 29 1896 in Jacksonville Texas and moved to Childress in 1929 from Gladewater. Surviving are three daughters Bessie Arnn Oleta Scott Mary Nell Brewer four sons Lester Castleberry Garth De Witt Castleberry Jack Castleberry twenty six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Newberry Funeral Home are pending. Her husband Bob Wilson died April 13 1953. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
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Nettie Rena Wilson
Childress General Hospital
Newberry Funeral Home
Wilson
Jacksonville
Tex
Childress
Gladewater
Bob Wilson
Church of Christ
Bessie Arnn
Oleta Scott
Mary Nell Brewer
Wyndette
Okla
Lester Castleberry
Amarillo
Garth
DeWitt Castleberry
Houston
Jack Castleberry
Linecoln
Kan
Mrs B C Loftis Dies Sister Of Kinney In Childress
Mrs Brook C Loftis 81 died in a Childress rest home after six months with her daughter. Funeral services at Paducah are pending Norris Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include four daughters Mrs Kinney Mrs Charlene Myers Mrs Irene Wagner Mrs Marie Burton and two sons Dr E L Loftis and Ray Loftis, eight grandchildren five great grandchildren.
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Brook C. Loftis
W. W. Kinney
Childress
Paducah
Norris Funeral Home
Nocona
Irene Wagner
Dallas
Marie Burton
Houston
E. L.loftis
Ray Loftis
Very Simple Red Means Stop Green Means Go Traffic Plea
Downtown Childress police chief Alvis Maddox cites a Saturday traffic problem as motorists ignore signals. He urges motorists to observe light signals next week during a busy period. A part time officer was on duty downtown to manage the streets.
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Childress
Alvis Maddox
CIC Building To Be Repaired After Weather Damage
The board accepted the low bid from Thaten Brothers to repair the CIC Building in Childress. The roof was damaged by severe weather weeks ago. the CIC owns the building that once housed Ford Metal Moulding Company.
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Thaten Brothers
Childress Industrial Corporation
Board of Directors
CIC
Ford Metal Moulding Company
Republican Gains Runoff In Election
In the 13th District of Texas a Republican businessman, Joe Meissner of Wichita Falls, advances to a runoff against Democrat Graham V. Purcell Jr. after a 328 of 344 precincts count. Purcell leads with 8,928 to 6,702 for Meissner. three other Democrats trail, with final votes still uncounted.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Upid
Texas
Joe Meissner
Graham V. Purcell Jr
Frank Ikard
Ikard
American Petroleum Institute
North
Purcell
Meissner
Vernon J. Stewart
Jack Hightower
Continued
Greenbelt Water Coalition Backing Red River Group
Dr. S. H. Townsend heads Greenbelt Authority praising support from Red River Valley Water Authority. O. Glenn of Nocona and Fred Parkey of Wichita Falls join Townsend in Childress for a 7 30 pm District Court meeting to review a feasibility report on Greenbelt water supply. Members include Childress, Quanah, Paducah, Memphis, Hedley, Clarendon with invitations to Wellington Shamrock and Crowell. Pollution of Oil Creek discussed.
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Red River Valley Water Authority
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
S. H. Townsend
Greenbelt Authority
Co. O. Glenn
Nocona
Fred Parkey
Wichita Falls
Childress
Townsend
Glenn
Red River Group
Parkey
District Court
Quanah
Paducah
Memphis
Hedley
Clarendon
Wellington
Shamrock
Crowell
Fort Worth
Denver
Mrs Benn Purcell Recovers After Hip Surgery
Mrs Benn Purcell underwent successful hip surgery Friday afternoon after a fall at home. Relatives said she rested well Friday night and was transferred to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo.
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Ben Purcell
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Kennedy Venezuela Visit Safety Show Of 35000 Troops
Venezuela deployed about 35 000 soldiers and police to guard President Kennedy during his Caracas visit. The motorcade route was tightly cordoned and crowds cheered as security limited contact, reflecting concern after previous anti American incidents and tensions with local Communists.
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James R. Whelan
United Press International
Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Catla
Nixon
el Silencio
Columbia
Doctor Jernigan to Retire After 60 Years of Service
Dr. James Harve Jernigan plans retirement at year end, ending a 60 year medical career spanning Bradyville Tennessee to Childress Texas. HeDelivered about 2500 babies, served as Fort Worth and Denver Railroad surgeon, City Health Officer, and Rotary Club president. He began practice in 1905, moved to Delta County in 1908, and established his Childress office in 1910 with the Wagon Road area care continuing into the modern era.
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James Harve Jernigan
Childress
Jerniman
Jim Jernigan
Jernigan
Fort Worth
Denver
Tennessee
James Harve
A. J
Rebecca
Bradyville
Delta County
Texas
Mattie Jacobs
Murfeesboro
Sewanee
Woolworth
Northfield
Garden Valley
Henry Hawkins
Four Counties Hit Quota in Series E and H Bond Sale
Four counties in the district including Childress have reached their quota for series E and H bonds with two more expected to exceed by December 31. Parmer leads at 185.7 percent, Castro 148.3, Motley 129, Briscoe 108.2, while Childress trails at 56.6. Swisher stands at 99.6 percent with chances to reach its quota. Other counties show lower percentages: Hall 95.6, Hale 76.8, Cottle 70.3, Floyd 67.9, Lamb 52.5, Bailey 49.6.
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Childress County
Parmer
Castro
Motley
Briscoe
Leonard F. Cowden, Jr
Amarillo
Gene Frisbie
Swisher County
Childress
Hall
Hale
Cottle
Floyd
Lamb
Bailey
Small Fire at Ice Plant Reports No Damage
A minor blaze at the ice plant on A SW around 8 p.m. Saturday lasted briefly as a cabinet ignited. Firefighters reported no damage beyond the singed cabinet.
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ASW
Industrial Payroll Has Big Jump In Childress
Data from the Government shows Childress County area including Collingsworth and Wheeler counties posted a 12.7 percent three year rise in local jobs in commerce and industry from 1956 to 1959, outpacing national growth. Experts cite automation and slower national growth as factors, while service industries and government demand rise.
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New York
Childress County
United States
Collingsworth
Wheeler
Department of Commerce
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
General Rain Falls in Area Saturday
Light rain and dense fog spread over the Childress area on Saturday morning. The Riverecamp region measured 0.70 inches, downtown Childress 0.10 inches, Mrs. Floyd Biddy 0.20 inches, Tell 0.33 inches, and the FAA station 0.20 inches. The rain, following earlier freezing snow and rain, delayed the cotton harvest, now about 29,000 bales in the county.
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Childress
Riverecamp
Floyd Biddy
Tell
FAA
Break-in Report At Ranchouse Cafe Cites Cash Missing Earlier
Police report notes Friday night break-in at the Ranchouse Cafe on Avenue F Nw. Cash had already been removed by the manager and nothing else was taken. Chief Alvis Maddox urges business owners to deposit or remove cash at end of each day during the holidays.
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Ranchouse
Avenue F. Nw
Alvis Maddox
Turkey Shoot Today At American Legion Club
The public is invited to the American Legion Junior Rifle Club Turkey Shoot at the air field rifle range. Shooting opens at 12 noon. Prizes include frozen turkeys and hams.
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American Legion Junior Rifle Club
Air Field
Donna Beats Quanah for Class AA Championship
The Quanah Indians fell in their bid for the Class AA championship as Donna defeated Quanah. See page 4 for full story and details.
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Donna
Quanah
Kennedy Welcomed Festively in Caracas Amid Security Push
President Kennedy arrived in Venezuela for a South American weekend to promote the Alliance for Progress. A crowd of about 300000 lined Caracas streets while 35000 troops staged double cordons to keep order. Kennedy urged freedom from dictatorship from Cape Horn to the Arctic Circle during a speech at a rural housing project for 86 families.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Americas
Cape Horn
Arctic Circle
Puerto Rico
Catla
Richard Nixon
el Silencio
Romulo Betancourt
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jackie Si
United States
la Caroleta
la Morita
Colombia
Castro
Hemisphere
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Alianza Para el Progreso
Ruth Hargrave Dies at 74 in Wellington Rest Home
Mrs. Ruth Hargrave, 74, died Friday night after a weeks long illness at a Wellington rest home. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at Newberry Chapel with Rev. L. L. Hill officiating. Interment in Childress cemetery. She was born July 5, 1887 in Pine Forest Georgia and moved to Childress in 1909 with husband A. G. Hargrave. She leaves her husband, one son Bert Hargrave, two sisters Mrs. Ray W. Johnston and Mrs. Leta Able, and three grandchildren.
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Ruth Hargrave
Wellington
Newberry Chapel
L. L. Hill
First Methodist Church
Jack Preston
N. W
Bud) Gooch
Wilmer Rutledge
John Cates
Belves Bailey
Herman Smith
Childress
Newberry Funeral Home
35 Boxcars Of CD Rations Arrive For Dallas County
Thirty-five boxcars of civil defense rations will arrive in Dallas on February 1 to feed about one tenth of Dallas County during a nuclear emergency. Officials say storage sites for the food and water are undetermined until fallout shelters are designated. Shelters will be selected based on surveys of suitable public and community buildings. Washington’s Office of Emergency Planning plans nationwide shelter stockpiles, with the initial ten percent of needs followed by additional shipments.
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Dallas
UPI
Office of Emergency Planning
Washington
Katanga Resistance Crushed by U.N. Forces in Elisabethville
U.N. forces trapped Katanga in Elisabethville after five hours of bombardment and house-to-house fighting. Moise Tshombe fled the city as 6000 Gurkhas and allied troops captured Camp Massart and key facilities, sealing a U.N. victory and leaving Tshombe’s mercenaries cut off.
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U.N
Katanga
Elisabethville, Congo
UPI
United Nations
Elisabethville
Moise Tshombe
U. N
Camp Massart
Salibury
Rhodesia
Tshombe
Jadotville
Kolwezi
Congo
Roy Welensky
Federation of Rhodesia
Coffee Booth Opens For Dumas Fans On Highway 287
The Childress Chamber of Commerce and Childress Jaycees will offer free coffee and doughnuts to Dumas Demon fans returning home from the state AA football finals. Jeff Henderson announced the booth on Saturday. The coffee stand on U S 287 operates 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Childress Chamber of Commerce
The
Childress Jaycees
Dumas Demon
Cofc-Bcd
Jeff Henderson
U. S. Highway 287
Dumas
Familiar Home Changes Owners in Chil Dress
Herman Smith announced on Saturday that he had traded for the home the Smiths have occupied for 12 years at 600 Avenue D N. The house, built in 191 by Charlie Crews, has recently been owned by his son Charles Crews who now lives in Las Vegas New Mexico.
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Herman Smith
Smiths
Avenue D. N
Childress
Charlie Crews
Charles Crews
Las Vegas
N.M
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