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Childress Index

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Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1962

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Kennedy Summons Top Advisers For 1963 Tax Plan Talks

President Kennedy calls Treasury officials and economic experts to Palm Beach for discussions on next year’s tax program and federal budget. Key attendees include Dillon, Walter Heller, Surrey, Henry Fowler, and Kermit Gordon with staffers to shape the administration’s legislative program for Congress.

Palm Beach Fla UPI Kennedy White House Treasury C. Douglas Dillon Washington Dillon Walter Heler Council of Economic Advisers Stanley Surrey Internal Revenue Taxation Mjenry Fowler Kermit Gordon Sen Sorensen Myer Fledman Lawrence O’brien Congress Anthony J. Celebrezze Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare HEW

Mercury Freezing Across Texas Panhandle

The mercury plunged to zero in the Texas Panhandle with a brief warming trend ahead. Overnight lows ranged from Dalhart zero to Brownsville 55 with widespread subfreezing readings north and west of the Del Rio to Longview line. Light rain and drizzle were reported statewide with some heavy totals in College Station and Texarkana as a cold front moved through.

Texas Panhandle U. S. Weather Bureau Lubbock Junction Alpine Abilene South Texas Texas Dalhart Brownsville del Rio Mineral Wells McAllen Lufkin Galveston Victoria Corpus Christi Laredo San Antonio Austin Waco Dallas Wichita Falls San Angelo Midland Amarillo Panhandle

Havins Rites Held for Lou Emma Havins at King Memorial

Funeral services for Lou Emma Havins age 70 were held at 2 p m today at King Memorial Methodist Church with Rev. Lester Hill officiating. She died Monday at Childress General Hospital after a brief illness born May 5 1892 at Bethel Texas married J M Havins Sept 4 1910 at Thurber Texas. Survivors include husband five sons four daughters twenty two grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Lou Emma Havins King Memorial Methodist Church Lester Hill First Methodist Church Hardeman County Childress King Memorial Church Gordon Shankle Howard Andrews Clifford Trolinder Chester Carter Gene Horton Joe Baker Quanah Childress Cemetery Newberry’s Lloyd Vernon Carl Weatherford Littleton Kenneth Milton Gladys Trosper Bernice Wright Mildred Manuel Fort Worth Sue Trosper Amarillo

Cotton Harvest Nears Half-way Mark in County Ginning

Despite cold weather and snow, county gins posted an above average week with 13 112 bales ginned to date, up from 10 543 last week. An estimated half of the cotton has been processed, compared with 30 863 by this date last year. Gins reporting include Tindall Kirkland Tell Farmers Co Op and West Texas.

Tindall Kirkland Tell Farmers Co-Op West Texas

Shower for Ben Trent Family at Central Christian Church

A shower for the Ben Trent family, whose home was destroyed by fire, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Central Christian Church. All their friends are invited.

Ben Trent Central Christian Church

Inventory control Exchange due by January 1

Fashion Shoppe advises that an Exchange is required before January 1 to complete inventory control. Customers are asked to act promptly to fulfill the exchange request.

Father of Local Resident Buried In Paducah

Funeral services for John Frederick Becker 56 father of Dr Fred R Becker of Childress were held at 2 p m Sunday at Paducah First Methodist Church. He died Friday morning and is buried at Garden of Memories Cemetery Paducah. Born in Cottle County he retired from a local grocery firm about six years ago for health reasons. Survivors include his wife Flo dell two sons Lt Commander Glynn R Becker of Stanton California and Dr Fred R Becker and three grandchildren.

John Frederick Becker Fred R. Becker Childress Paducah First Methodist Church Becker Garden of Memories Paducah Mr. Becker Cottle County Flodell

Inventory Exchange Deadline Notice for January First

A brief notice instructs that all exchanges must be completed before January 1 to satisfy inventory control requirements. The message stresses timely action and orderly processing for compliance across departments.

Rotary Speaker John Forbis Highlights The Four Way Test

John Forbis spoke on Rotary International's Four Way Test at today's club meeting urging members to seek truth without prejudice and guard against self righteousness. Guests included Mike Ehrie Sid Holland of Chatham New Jersey and John Edmunson of Denver.

John Forbis Rotary International Forbis Mike Ehrie Sid Holland Chatham N. J John Edmunson Denver

Nancy A. Clark Dies in Fort Worth Services Planned

Nancy A. Clark 80 mother of Mrs. E. L. Bolden of Childress died at the Bolden residence 611 8th Street No. at 9 20 p m Tuesday Her body will be taken to Fort Worth for funeral services set to be held at Corinth Baptist Church where her son Rev C D Clark is pastor Survivors include four other daughters Neeye Harris Fort Worth Artie May Raiborn San Angelo Mabel Ivy Lawton and Georgia Solomon Vallejo California.

Nancy A. Clark E. L. Bolden Childress Bolden 8Th Street Fort Worth Corinth Baptist Church C. D. Clark Neeye Harris Artie May Raiborn San Angelo Mabel Ivy Lawton Georgia Solomon Vallejo Calif

Mrs Teague Dies In Quanah

Martha Teague 83 died at Quanah Memorial Hospital about 12 15 pm after two weeks’ hospitalization. Funeral arrangements are pending with services in Childress. A Childress resident until August she entered a Quana rest home. Survivors are daughters Mrs J A Simpson Mrs Ross Wade and son W M Teague, all of Childress.

Martha Teague Quanah Memorial Hospital Childress Teague Quana J. A. Simpson Ross Wade W M. Teague

Slow Bond Sales Persist in County Quota Report

County progress on Series FE and H Bond sales remains weak with Childress likely to miss its quota. Through November total quota achievement stands at 59.1 percent. Floyd leads at 180.5 percent, Palmer 132.4, Briscoe 118.6, while Swisher 84.4 and Motley 84.3 follow. Others include Hale 79.1, Cottle 78.7, Castro 70.4, Hall 55.6, Lamb 44, Bailey 42.9.

Childress County Floyd Palmer Briscoe Swisher Motley Hale Cottle Castro Hall Lamb Bailey

Exile Leaders Demand End to Castro as Bay of Pigs Prisoners Are Freed

In Miami 1113 Bay of Pigs prisoners released from Cuban jails are met with joyous reunions as exile leaders call for Fidel Castro's ouster. Manuel Artime leads pledges to liberate Cuba, urging Western Hemisphere governments to join a siege as 1000 relatives race to join the freed group aboard the African Pilot.

Edgardo Buttori Edgardo, Jr Astrid Miami Cuba Edgardo Bay of Pigs Fidel Castro UPI Havana Manuel Artime Artime Hemisphere Caribbean Free World Revolutionary Council Cuban Families Committee Florida United States

Ricks Pleads Not Guilty to DWI in County Court

Victor Alva Ricks of Childress pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated in county court this morning. His bond was set at 750 dollars after his arrest Sunday night by the Highway Patrol.

Victor Alva Ricks Childress Ricks Highway Patrol

Death Toll Rises On Holiday Highway Travel

Traffic deaths during the Christmas holiday rose toward the National Safety Council’s initial forecast as bad weather and hazardous conditions spurred crashes. California led with 59 deaths, while a farm fire near Poughquag, New York claimed six children.

United Press International National Safety Council Poughquag N. Y Texas California

Soviet unions seek Khrushchev reforms through bureau restructure

Tass reports the Soviet Trades Union Council urged members to implement Khrushchev reform plans by creating industrial and agricultural bureaus at all levels to oversee changes. The move aims to streamline management across sectors and accelerate modernization efforts.

Moscow UPS Soviet Trades Union Council Nikita S. Khrushchev Tass

Schroeder to Visit England on EU Market Entry Talks

West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder will travel to England to meet Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at Chequers on January 7 to discuss Britain's proposed entry into the European Common Market.

Bonn UPI Gerhard Schroeder England Britain Harold Macmillan Schroeder Jan Macmillan Chequers

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