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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
1
West Berliners queued in bitter cold for hours to obtain one day passes to East Berlin for Christmas. East Germans opened 12 offices in West Berlin to process applications for an expected 800,000 people with relatives in the Eastern sector, with passes valid 7 am to midnight from Thursday to Jan. 5, extended to 5 am New Year’s Eve.
Postmaster Warner Stevens predicts the Yale greeting card tradition will push Christmas mail to record levels as the Childress Post Office handles more cards than ever. The National Greeting Card Association notes about six billion cards mailed annually in the United States with roughly 110 per family.
Bargain Nights run 7 to 9 P M this week in Childress with most merchants reporting strong business. Merchants urge customers not to request specials by phone or before 7 P M. Local sponsors include the Chamber of Commerce Retail Activities committee and Board of City Development. Participating stores listed include Woolworth's Watkins Helen's Shoppe Lois' Penney's B and J Drug Chil Dress Office Supply Panhandle Motor Saied's Perry Brothers Goodyear Service Store Buckley's Men’s Store.
The Elks seek at least 50 automobiles and drivers for the Christmas Party for Needy Children at the Elks Lodge on Tuesday afternoon at 2 PM. Marvin Houchin, transportation head, urges participation and says non Elks may contribute a car and driver. Contact numbers provided.
A bitter cold air mass from Canada spread across Texas, bringing record lows in Panhandle towns like Dalhart and zero-degree forecasts. The U S Weather Bureau warned of ice and light precipitation across Northwest Texas and South Plains, with temperatures dipping to single digits and only light snow in parts.
One ticket issued after a two-vehicle crash at Third Street and Avenue C N W at 9:25 this morning. Slyvester Peak drove north on Third Street and Addean Lewis Jackson drove west on Avenue C. Heavy damage reported. Peak had facial cuts and Mrs Jackson shoulder bruises. Both treated at Childress General Hospital and released. Jackson cited for failure to grant right of way.
Snow and freezing rain halted cotton harvesting in Northwest Texas last week per the State Agriculture Department. Most gins ran 24 hours to catch up, with a few strippers back in fields this week. About 80 percent of expected production harvested. cold wet weather caused heavy livestock shrinkage and increased supplemental feeding.
Ben Breeding in charge announced a delay in installing additional boards to cut salt water flow from the Estelline Salt Hole. The new boards will not be added until after January 15. Current boards have reduced flow by about 90 percent with no outbreak from other sources.
A Rotary Club program at noon featured Childress High School students Gerry Mead son Terry Terrell Kay Winter and Cindy Davis under instructor Nellie Agnes Kennedy. Howard E Newberry led the program. President Sam Privitt announced the next meeting would be January 8 due to Christmas and New Year holidays. Guests included E C Osmondson Bill Meanwell of Denver Don Munson Mickey Smith and student guest Thomas Bradford.
UPI report says author Ian Fleming was spotted at London Airport rearranging a bookstall to keep his James Bond novels on top. Fleming told the Daily Herald that “every author does it.”
President Johnson signed a $1.5 billion act to expand federal aid to vocational schools, boost NDEA loans, and extend the impacted areas program. The measure, part of a three bill education drive, aims to train workers in new skills and create area vocational schools with work-study options.
Jefferson Davis a 44 year old dockworker in New Orleans returned home today after receiving a chimpanzee kidney transplant six weeks ago. Tulane surgeons led by Dr. Keith Reemtsma report the operation overcame the body's rejection tendency with drugs and X rays. The 12 member team performed the operation on November 5 following an earlier chimpanzee kidney attempt that failed for a 32 year old woman. Davis said he feels well and wants to outlive everyone as doctors caution uncertainty remains about long term function.
The Lions Club event honored Ruth Fite and the Ladies with a Christmas party in Amarillo. Dr. Leon Hill, noted humorist and author, spoke on Americanism and business after serving 211 non religious groups this year. Dr. L. W. McClendon acted as master of ceremonies.
The Texas Employment Commission raised its 1963 cotton crop forecast for Childress County from 17 000 to 19 000 bales. Cold damp weather trimmed weekly output to under 300 bales, lifting total to 15 860 bales. All cotton is open. irrigation remains to harvest. gins include Kirkland Tell Farmers Co op West Texas and Tindall.
UPI editors rank 1963 stories with Kennedy assassination at number one. Second place is U S integration, followed by John XXIII death and Paul VI succession. Other top items include Diem’s assassination and the Thresher sub crisis.
Three surveying crews work for Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority on the pipeline. Dr. S H Twensend said the survey near Childress is ongoing with no completion date. Si Freese predicted the line from damsite to Childress and Quanah could start by mid summer for temporary supply.
Funeral services for Clarence Thornton former resident were to be held at 2 p m at Newberrys with E A Sanders in charge Burial planned in Chil dress Cemetery beside his wife Annie Merle Pate who died in 1916 Pallbearers included George am E A Beaver J F on Roy Perkins Ray Stone and Tony Shaw Mr Thornton died in House Monday
Funeral services for Samuel H. Musgrove 96 will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Seymour He died Tuesday at Baylor County Hospital in Seymour He was born in Blunt Springs Alabama in 1867 and moved to Seymour in 1951 Survivors include son Neal of Childress another son Fred of Seymour three daughters Beulah Collins Snyder Nellie Power Seymour and Ethel Baker Dallas plus six grandchildren and four great grandchildren
Dr a Ricky Hernandez three month old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Hernandez died at 835 am today in Childress General Hospital Funeral services set for 330 pm Thursday at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Rev Richard Neyer in charge Burial in Childress Cemetery Newberrys directing Survivors include parents a brother Jody sister Chris grandfather Jesse Valenzuela of Childress grandmother Mrs Rosy Mitchell of Amarillo grandmother Mrs Dominga Hernandez of Childress and grandfather Mike Hernandez of Sugarland
The Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development issued invitations for the annual Junior Breeder's Show. The event on January 11 will be at the Vocational Ag Building, High School, sponsored by the Agriculture committee. Dr. Bob Jones chairs. invitations went to FFA clubs and 4 H chapters in the region.
City reservoirs west of town will be washed and cleaned as part of a maintenance program. Louis Saily, city manager, disclosed the plans and timetable for the work.
Bob Filpot of Childress is among 16 Texas Tech men announced as spring pledges of Saddle Tramps, the campus spirit and service organization.
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