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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
2
Clear to partly cloudy conditions expected Thursday night and Friday across West Texas. A slight rise in temperatures will be felt, especially in the Panhandle, South Plains, and Pecos Valley eastward.
The report lists several familiar names visiting relatives or preparing for duty. Airman Second Class Billy McNabb, based at Hamilton AFB in California, will return to his unit January 1 after holidays with the McNabb family. Mickie Wygal visits before Navy duty in San Diego prior to discharge.
Ford reported nine month sales of 4.04 billion dollars versus General Motors 9.54 billion. Ford earnings reached 212.2 million while GM earned 912.89 million. Ford assets totaled 2.483 billion, a level surpassed only by few industrial giants such as Jersey Standard Beech Motors U S Steel and Du Pont.
A birthday message honors Mrs James Laningham and Charlotte Czewski today with warm wishes for happiness and good health.
A Christmas program arranged by A. A. Taylor superintendent of Sunday School will be presented at the House of Prayer church at 7 30 oclock Friday evening.
A Denver federal jury found Maurice Travis guilty on four counts for falsely swearing to the National Labor Relations Board that he was not a Communist or affiliated with the Communist party. He lied in 1951 and 1952 affidavits required of union leaders under Taft Hartley, while serving as president and secretary treasurer of the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers union.
Testimony shows US Trust & Guaranty with 5 600 depositors and 140 000 policy holders. Debentures in US Automotive Service totaled 6 067 000. As of October 31 the firm owed depositors 5 593 593 and had no 100 percent reserve. The company reportedly could not meet depositor demands.
Rising river waters along the Russian and Eel rivers flood areas from Eureka to Oregon. A $12,000 home washed away and a Bear River lumber mill suffered $125,000 damage. In Eugene four inches of rain fell in 24 hours and a Roseburg man died when a tree toppled by high winds.
Dr Clifton Tennison announces Sunday hours for First Baptist Church. Sunday school runs 9 45 to 10 10 a m with services 10 10 to 11 a m. Evening worship is scheduled from 6 40 to 7 30 p m.
Santa will personally supervise this year's gift distribution after a Veterans Building party. Gifts will go to needy Negro children at Rhoads School in Northeast Childress with Santa in attendance. Ragsdale noted several new cash donations to the Lodge's Christmas Party fund from Pat Jones E H Jackson R W Barkley J M Crews and Sam Miller. Anonymous gifts also arrived.
Plane crash over the Azores claimed the life of Capt. Shirley Byron Tubbs 30 of Mesquite Texas. Col William A Daniel survived with no injuries as two F 84 F bombers from England AFB La crashed during the incident.
A gang registered under their own names burglarized five Gainesville businesses Tuesday night and has a pattern of similar strikes in Archer City and across Texas. They are linked to 10 burglaries in Archer City and have worked in Denton Whitesboro McKinney Valley View Era Vernon Burkburnett Sherman Quanah Childress and Memphis. Oklahoma bureau chief O K Bivins investigated connections to crimes in Oklahoma.
The message states the business will stay open until 8 00 p m on both Thursday and Friday. It confirms extended hours across two consecutive weekdays. No additional details or conditions are provided.
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