Simmons Named Fort Worth & Denver Vice President
E L Simmons of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad was elected vice president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway, effective January 1, succeeding R Wright Armstrong on retirement after 37 years. Simmons, born in Milan Missouri, has held multiple Burlington posts including general freight agent at Chicago and assistant freight traffic manager at St Louis. Governor Price Daniel proposed a 1964 65 Texas budget totaling 3 121476521 billion with 472148695 from general revenue, the largest state spending plan to date.
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R. Wright Armstrong
Simmons
Milan
Missouri
Burlington Railroad
E. L. Simmons
Burlington Service
Kansas City
Burlington Lines
Seattle
Tulsa
Washington
D. C
Chicago
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Daniel
General Revenue Fund
General Fund
Omnibus Tax Clearance Fund
Legislative Budge Board
Budget Board
John Connally
Commission On Higher Education
General Revenue
Kids Basketball Starts January With Two Age Groups
The Index reports a boys basketball program opening in January for ages eight through fourteen with two divisions the Shetland League for eight to eleven and the Pony League for twelve to fourteen. Co coordinator Joe Norman invites eager players and adults to apply or volunteer at The Index or schools.
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Joe Norman
Norman
Surprise Games At Childress Raise Freshmen B Teams Clash
This afternoon in Childress a surprise visit by Quanah teams sparked basketball action at Bobcat Gym with the Freshman and B squads facing the B-Bobcats and Freshmen in a doubleheader. Tonight the Childress Tournament opens with Quanah versus Haskell and Childress against Hirschi at 8:30. The event continues Saturday night.
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Childress
Childress High School
Quanah
Bobcat Gym
Hirschi
Home Show Changes May Be Made
A survey of merchants will be conducted for the Sixth Annual Home Show planned for next year by the CofC-BCD sponsoring committee. The event will follow the city’s 75th anniversary theme and asks merchants about participation. Changes include possible invitation of out of town wholesalers and whether firms may sell from booths.
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Cofc-Bcd
Veterans Building Designated As Historical Site
The Veterans Building formerly YMCA for Childress wins medallion designation as a historical site. Texas Historical Survey Committee approved the honor, with the medallion to be sent next year. Presentation coincides with Childress 75th anniversary celebrations.
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Veterans Building
YMCA
Childress
American Legion
Jeff Henderson
Texas State Histrical Survey Committee
City of Childress
Funeral Rites Saturday for Mary Miller
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Miller 36 former Childress resident who died yesterday in Amarillo will be held at 4 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev Ira Parrack officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include husband Glenn two sons Gordon Grant and Mike Grant two brothers Vernie Adkisson Amarillo and R W Adkisson Fort Worth a sister Mrs J B Priest Childress and uncles Ova and Irvie Adkisson of Childress.
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Mary Miller
First Baptist Church
Ira Parrack
Childress
Newberry’s
Glenn
Gordon Grant
Mike Grant
Vernie Adkisson
Amarillo
R. W. Adkisson
Fort Worth
J.B. Priest
Ova
Irvie Adkisson
Parking Meter Holiday Ends Today in Downtown
City Manager Louis Sally announced the Parking Meter Holiday ends today after merchants complained of full spaces. Downtown meters will resume, accepting pennies, nickels and dimes, with new meters to be installed on Main and Commerce Streets.
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Louis Sally
Commerce
City Council Meets Tonight at City Hall
The City Council will convene at 7 30 p m tonight at City Hall for the regular Monday session.
Polaris Missiles to Britain under NATO nuclear plan
JFK and Macmillan announced a multilateral NATO based nuclear force linking U S and British forces. US to supply Polaris missiles to Britain for submarines at cost without warheads, first usable around 1970 after submarine construction. NATO plans cover existing Anglo American units and expanded conventional forces globally.
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Bahamas
UPI
United States
Great Britain
NATO
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Macmillan
U. S
Strategic Air Command
United Kingdom
Bomber Command
Europe
Western Alliance
Cuba
West
Soviet Union
Berlin
Britain
France
John Diefenbaker
Palm Beach
Fla
Perlie Carter Dies Funeral To Be Saturday
Mrs. Perlie Lee Carter 80 died at 11 55 p m Wednesday at 811 7th Street Nw She had lived here 42 years Funeral services 10 30 a m Saturday at Childress Church of Christ Jack Hackworth in charge Pallbearers grandsons burial Childress Cemetery Newberry's funeral director Survived by son Clarence L Carter and many relatives born August 15 1882 in Lee County Texas married 1904 in Palo Pinto County moved to Childress 42 years ago from Springtown Texas
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Perlie Lee Carter
7Th Street
Childress Church
Corpus Christi
E. F. Coward
Gatesville
Jake Reeves
W. O. Wilson
Oklahoma City
Front Leaves Heavy Rain Across Texas
A Pacific cold front brought widespread rain across Texas with heavy totals in South Texas. Kenedy reported 4.15 inches in about an hour, curb deep water noted, while Austin exceeded an inch. Overnight lows ranged from 25 at Dalhart to 63 at Galveston as temperatures edge below normal then warm by Saturday.
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Gulf of Mexico
Dalhart
Amarillo
Galveston
McAllen
Panhandle
Texas
Luther Richards Burial Set In Wichita Falls and Childress
Luther Richards 72 died at 4 a m in a Wichita Falls hospital after a month long illness. Funeral at 1 p m Saturday at the Episcopal Church in Wichita Falls with burial in Childress cemetery about 4 p m. Pallbearers: Paul Leach Jack Long Bill Lanham Jimmy Harmon Watts Leach Harold Fuller. Survivors: widow Nell Richards and two daughters Evelyn Woods Chattanooga Tenn and Vancy Fields Denver Colo. Born November 16 1890 in Rockwood Tenn. He was a Mason and member of Maskat Shrine of Wichita Falls.
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Luther Richards
Wichita Falls
Episcopal Church
Childress Cemetery
Paul Leach
Jack Long
Bill Lanham
Jimmy Harmon
Watts Leach
Harold Fuller
Mr. Richards
Rockwood
Tenn
Library to Close for Holidays in Childress County
The Childress County Library will be closed from December 22 through December 27 for the holiday period. Normal hours resume after the 27th.
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Childress County
Two County Wrecks Leave No Injuries and One Ticket
DPS reports two crashes near Childress on US 83 with no injuries. At 7:15 a.m. Thursday Vollie Goble Garrett and passenger were uninjured when Garrett's pickup struck a trailer backed by Jesus Estrada Elizalda who received a ticket for improper parking. Earlier at 5:55 a.m. a semi driven by Fred Raymond Troutman hit dirt beside a culvert. Troutman was not injured.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Vollie Goble Garrett
Childress
US 83
Jesus Estrada Elizalda
Elizalda
Garrett
Gobel Garrett
Navy Satellite Transit 5A Loses Power
The Defense Department reports the Navy's Transit 5A navigation satellite has gone dead due to a power supply problem. Launch was from Point Mugu.
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Washington
UPS
Navy
Defense Department
Point Cait
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Fort Worth & Denver
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U.S
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U. S. Senate
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United Press International
Luther
Fred Raymond Troutman
Wellington
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DPS
Internal Revenue Service
Pittsburgh
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