Salary Study Ordered For City's Employees
Acting Mayor Charles Mack ordered an immediate salary study for city employees. A four member committee including councilmen W. L. Elkman Mike Wilson C J Lyons and Frank Dakil will conduct the study. Dakil cited that some workers do not earn enough to live on. The council also discussed unmetered water losses and Greenbelt water purchases. The state health department approval was noted as contingent on not tying private wells to the city system. An ordinance adopting the National Electrical Code was approved in first reading. Second reading approved a speed control measure on U S 83. Duck and geese hunting on Baylor Lake and Lake Childress was set at 1 per day while quail hunting fee rose to 5 per day. Fishing and hunting permits remain 10 annually. Two parking meters near North Main Street and Avenue A will be removed to improve visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mack
W. L. £Ikman
Mike Wilson
C. J. Lyons
Frank Dakil
Frank Dakis
Louis Sally
Sally
State Department of Public Health
U. S. 83
Baylor Lake
Lake Childress
North Main Street
Avenue A
South Texas Endures Cold Spell With Light Citrus Damage
United Press International reports Texas faced a Christmas Eve chill with subfreezing readings from 24 to 27 degrees in the Rio Grande Valley and 15 degrees at Texarkana. Frost covered fields as groves used heaters, while growers warned early damage to tender citrus twigs is possible but not severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande City
Brownsville
Dalhart
Panhandle
Texarkana
Maurice A. Bailey
Weslaco
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
No Injuries Reported From Auto Mishaps
Two vehicle crashes were reported by the Police Department. No injuries occurred. Lucile Friaul of Pampa stopped in the 800 block of Avenue F Northwest when her car was struck by a truck driven by William Smotherman of Childress at 1 05 p m yesterday. Ice on the pavement contributed. No tickets were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Friaul
Pampa
Avenue F Nw
Wilam Smotherman
Childress
Sterday
Avenue Nw
12Th Street
Johnny Moore
Child
Survivors From Lakonia Disaster Brought Aboard in Madeira
Three rescue ships ferried 533 Lakonia survivors to Funchal Madeira amid fire on the Greek liner 180 miles northeast. Survivors criticized crew for inaction, while a Greek line statement said no fire reports had been received and lifeboats were properly equipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funchal
Madeira
UPI
Lakonia
London
Greek Line
Barakat
Several Local Businesses To Close Thursday After Christmas
The article lists multiple Childress stores that will be closed on Thursday the day after Christmas. The closures come as announced by Glenn Buckley president of the CofC-BCD. Names include Whites Buckley's Goodyear M&M Hobby Watkins Saied's Singer Lindsey Soft Water Dakil's Tots to Teens Hartley's Gordon's Jeep Surplus Bob's Norris Hardware West Texas Utilities Parker's Vamore Jones Hardware Bettis Appliance Western Auto Webbsie Lois' Shop Fashion Shoppe Helen's Shoppe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Glenn Buckley
Cofc-Bcd
Buckley
Buckley's
Goodyear
M&m Hobby
Watkins
Saied’s
Singer
Lindsey Soft Water
Dakil’s
Hartley’s
Gordon’s
Jeep Surplus
Bob’s
Norris Hardware
West Texas Utilities
Parker’s
Vamore
Jones Hardware
Bettis Appliance
Western Auto
Webbsie
Lois’ Shop
Fashion Shoppe
Helen's
Johnson Wins House Vote Over Wheat Credit Amendment
President Johnson sealed a House victory on a dawn session by defeating a bid to curb wheat sales to Communist nations as the chamber prepared to adjourn the first session of the 88th Congress. The 189 to 158 vote upheld a $3 billion foreign aid bill with a compromise allowing White House credit decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
White House
Senate
Routin
Cold Keeps Kidney Patient In Hospital
Jefferson Davis a 44 year old dockworker who received kidneys from a chimpanzee on November 5 remains hospitalized in Charity Hospital New Orleans as a cold symptoms prompt observation The case marked a historic animal to human transplant and doctors say he faced low resistance due to anti rejection drug therapy while a 12 member surgical team performed the 39 minute operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
UPI
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Charity Hospital
Tulane University
Mrs. Lynch Jones Dies Here Today in Childress
Annie Lynch Jones 91 pioneer of Childress dies at 4 45 am at Shady Elms Rest Home. Funeral 2 pm Thursday Newberry Funeral Chapel conducted by Dr John English. Burial in Childress Cemetery beside her husband. Survivors include daughter Mary Coffey grandson and great grandchildren sister Mrs Henry Hawkins. She was a longtime Methodist and WSCS member and active in local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Lynch Jones
Childress
Shady Elms Rest Home
Newberry Funeral Chapel
John English
Childress Cemetery
W. R. Jones
Walter Lockhoof
Harold Wright
Dick Bellah
Aubrey Rogers
J. Starkey
Jones
Allen
Texas
Cook County
John H. P. Jones
First Methodist Church
WSCS
Woman's Department Club
The
Merry Wives
in-Childress
Mary Coffey
Henry Hawkins
Door crushes man at Cotton Compress in Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls, Charlie Blackwell, 44, was crushed by a heavy metal door at the North American Cotton Compress while clearing cotton from behind it. Plant a manager E S Rucker said the door’s sudden closing is unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
UPI
Charlie Blackwell
Blackwell
E. S. Rucker
Old Settlers Host Free Coffee and Doughnuts
John ny Rucker president of the Childress County Old Settlers Association says there has been a steady flow of visitors at the annual free coffee and doughnuts event held today. Sam Privitt's Chuckwagon serves the refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Rucker
Childress County
Old Settlers Association
Sam Privitt
Johnson Visits Philadelphia for Rep. Green Funeral
President Johnson flew from Washington to Philadelphia to pay last respects to Rep. William J. Green Jr. He praised foreign aid passage and planned to continue to Texas for Christmas Eve at his ranch. Accompanied by his daughters and a congressional delegation, he attended the cathedral service and met city officials before the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Johnson
William J. Green Jr
R-Pa
Washington
House
Lynda
Lucy
Southwest
Texas
Capitol
Presidential Air Force
May
James H. J. Tate
Rederic Mann
Cathedral of
SS. Peter and Paul
Secret Service
John J. Krol
House of Representatives
Dpa
Harry Thaten Home Tops Christmas Lighting Contest
The Harry Thaten home at 2108 Denfield Lane won first place in the Christmas Lighting Contest judged last night. The Thatens will receive an 8 by 10 color photo from the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development. Honorable mentions go to numerous residents including R. A. Shade M. L. Crone Sim Vaughn and others. a few addresses lacked learnable names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thaten
Denfield Lane
Thatens
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
R. A. Shade
M. L. Crone
Sim Vaughn
Jack Fox
A. O. Larned
Cecil Pryor
Gus Leftwich
Fay Eatherly
C. C. Broughton
Bert Hargrave
Index will not publish on Christmas Day
The Childress Index will not publish Wednesday Christmas Day but will resume on New Year’s Day January 1. The note wishes readers a happy and safe holiday season.
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Russia
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Charles A. Halleck
Rind
GOP
Cuba
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Smith
Terializes
John McCormack
J. J. Pickle
D-Tex
Santa
Santa Claus
Avenue B
Sabrina Burrus
Shelley Burrus
Jack Burrus
Shade
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