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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1957
Page
1
The piece ties the Star of Bethlehem to space exploration and love for humanity. It links a 1957 Christmas reflection to heavenly travel, faith, and the enduring power of love guiding mankind toward the heavens.
Four men who survived the WV-2 Super Constellation crash off Oahu were picked up by a Marine rescue boat and taken to Kaneohe along with a body found in the choppy sea. A renewed search by ships and planes followed the loss of contact during a routine eight hour training flight from Barber's Point.
The operation on J. M. Crews a Childress banker was successful. Crews had surgery on his right leg at Methodist Hospital in Houston where a plastic artery was placed. He is expected to recover in a few days. Mrs. Crews and daughter Annie Ruth Bell remain with him in Houston.
In Muens ter Texas seven year old Steve Endres son of Mayor Durban Endres was found hanging from a swing rope Monday night. A red wagon lay nearby as a bystander discovered the death in a private yard.
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Subandrio told United Press Indonesia will remain a parliamentary democracy and resist foreign ideological domination. He warned the West against assuming a slide to communism and said negotiations with the Netherlands would continue or Indonesia would implement its policy without reservations.
Gov Price Daniel appointed Marvin Nichols of Fort Worth as chair of a six member Board of Water Development to oversee a 200 million dollar water conservation program approved at the polls. Also named were C Y Mills James D Sartwelle Bull Taylor Marvin Shurbet and W E Tinsley with first meeting planned and swearing in in the governor office.
Pilots in ALPA receive strike ballots after the National Mediation Board cannot reconcile a contract dispute. ALPA cites fault by the company and says arbitration failed. About 1,540 pilots in 26 states plus Hawaii, Canada, and Mexico could be grounded if the vote approves a walkout.
President Eisenhower names Dr. John A. Hannah of Michigan State University to chair the Civil Rights Commission and Doyle Carlton to fill a vacancy. The six member panel will study alleged violations of Negro voting rights and other civil rights issues while awaiting Senate confirmation. Hannah emphasizes a patient good-will strategy and plans a Jan. 3 meeting with the President and other members.
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles urged Moscow to demonstrate sincerity in easing East West tensions. The open door to talks hinges on Russia showing integrity, with the 25 nation disarmament commission set to meet early next year and NATO proposing options for dialogue.
Freese and Nichols of Fort Worth were unanimously chosen by the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority to design the Hedley dam. S. H. Townsen reported favorable 18 month water samples showing low mineral content despite a dry period. The president will request topographical photos and a permit renewal as the 1958 expiry looms. all seven member cities attended except Paducah which cast its vote by proxy.
Governor Price Daniel announced appointments to seven state agencies. New members include Boyd E. Ryan El Paso W W Callan Waco and R K Whee lock Corsicana to terms expiring 1963. Other appointees include Pauli M Fulks Wolfe City on Texas Aeronautics Commission and Jack M DuBose Gonzales to the Egg Marketing Advisory Board.
Reggie Leach son of Mr and Mrs Watts Leach of Childress has been promoted to Staff Sergeant according to information received Monday. S Sgt Leach his wife and daughter reside in Charleston SC where he is stationed at the AFB Leach enlisted in the Air Force in April 1954.
Amid abundant peace and prosperity the nation readies for Christmas 1957. Church services begin the holiday, families gather, and merchants report record sales. Traffic fatalities loom as a somber note, with safety campaigns and law enforcement urging sobriety and compliance. President Eisenhower plans to work Christmas Day then retreat to Gettysburg for a long weekend.
A sickout by Long Island Railroad workers cripples service as more than 175 report illness. Limited runs on the Port Jefferson line and half the Babylon line schedule reflect a near shutdown amid union objections to crew assignments for late New Year’s trains.
Detroit report says James Hoffa and Teamsters officials may seek to retain AFL-CIO central body posts by joining other in good standing AFL-CIO unions. Hoffa wants a directive from AFL-CIO before any decision. Andrew McFarlane notes such moves are easy for officials to pursue to stay on boards.
The Index will not publish tomorrow due to the Christmas holidays. The paper will go to press Thursday at the usual time, and the staff extends holiday wishes to all readers and their families in a traditional Merry Christmas observance.
A cool front stretched from Monroe Louisiana to Laredo and into Texas as light rain and drizzle fell today. Temperatures remained low with Dalhart 25 and Amarillo 30 while Lubbock logged 32. northern areas may warm slightly as the front moves northeast. Junction reported 0.36 inch and Cotulla 0.32 inch. Temple area noted 0.53 inch through midnight.
Former Texas Supreme Court Justice James P. Hart is hired by Attorney General Will Wilson as special counsel to assist in the state’s defense of tidelands. The appointment aims to bolster legal strategy and defense in ongoing territorial questions.
Washington reports the Army will launch its satellite from Cape Canaveral not abroad. Proposals to hide the flight in Panama or Puerto Rico were dropped due to tracking station gaps and the need to monitor the satellite to time its final launch stage. The Vanguard mission context is noted as a recent public setback.
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