The Childress Index and Childress Post Merge Details
The Childress Index announces consolidation with The Childress Post effective April 1 1930 under Gene Claseens leadership. Publisher J Huddieston General Manager Jayton Floyd Advertising Manager Glen Stiner Mechanical Superintendent, with weekly and monthly subscription rates listed for Childress and surrounding counties.
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J. Huddieston
Jayton Floyd
Glen Stiner
Childress Post
Gene Claseens
Childress
Texas
Gaither committee urges huge US defense buildup through 1970
Editorial summarizes the Gaither committee report noting a grave peril from Soviet space and strategic advances. It warns of up to eight billion dollars a year in defense outlays and a possible twenty billion annually through 1970, risking heavy debt unless funded by taxes or borrowing. The piece cites figures from the Washington Post and stresses the need for public awareness and patriotism alongside policy action led by experts like Kilian and Doolittle.
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Soviet Union
United States
Eisenhower
Gaither Committee
Washington Post
the Post
Gaither
Russia
America
Free World
James Killian
James H. Doolittle
Fire Department Log and City Court Fines Report
Fire department responded once during December 21 to 27 at 807 811 Commerce Street where a practice field caught fire. City Court last week levied fines for negligent driving and alcohol or speed violations totaling multiple drivers, with several drivers fined amounts ranging from 5 to 15 dollars and highway violation cases pending. Justice Court assessed fines for two drunks and six other violators in assorted amounts.
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Commerce Street
Justice Court
Local Licenses and Deeds Highlight 1958 Records
Three marriage licenses issued to Velasquez Finney pair, Herren Jones pair, and Childers Goff pair. Warranty deeds listed for Jewel Close and W P Close family, Goff relatives, and H Lee Woodring to Johnnie Lott. New car registrations note 1958 models for Boult eon Jr Mercury, Piper Chevrolet, Clifton Smith Chevrolet, and Raymond Loong Chevrolet.
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Raymunda Parra Velasquez
Phyllis Carol Finney
John Frederick Herren, Jr
Janis Evers Jones
William Herbert Childers
Frankie M Goff
Jewel Close
W P. Close
Les Frankie Goff
Jim W. Goff
Robert Lee Goff
H. Lee Woodring
Johnnie Lee Lott
William Boult Eon, Jr
Mercury
Fart L. Piper
Chevrolet
Clifton Smith
Raymond Loong
Breeding Wild Birds in Captivity Proves Difficult
It is very difficult to induce the American wild songbird to breed in captivity and most states have laws prohibiting the possession of wild birds anyway. Started Military Bands.
Five Killed When Train Slams Auto
A Missouri-Kansas-Texas train struck a car at a crossing on Redmond Road in San Antonio killing five people and critically injuring one. Victims include John Joost 65 and his wife Margaret 25 and their one year old daughter Julie Ann Hentschel, plus John Hentschel 35 and LeRoy Joost 35. The train passengers were unharmed.
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San Antonio
John FL R, Joost
Joost
John Hentschel
Tomball
Tex
Margaret
Julie Ann Hentschel
LeRoy Joost
Redmond Road
Five Outstanding Young Texans named for 1957
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce selects five honorees Dex 28-IPA president a railroad executive a banker an attorney and a surgeon from San Antonio Wichita Falls Texas City Waco Dallas for outstanding contributions to the state during the Christmas New Year period.
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Grand Prairie
Tex
IPA Drug Company
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Snelson
Walter N Corrigan
San Antonio
Jack Jeffus
Wichita Falls
William P. Ludwig, Jr
Texas City
C. Cullen Smith
Waco
Hugh Wilson
Dallas
Machines to take written orders for parts in the future
MIT scientist Douglas T. Ross predicts soon machines will receive written orders and output specified industrial parts. He describes a system where digital computers are programmed to “speak” a machine tool language and understand a specialized form of written English to automate part design and production.
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Indiapapolis
Ind
Douglas T. Ross
Ross
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Association For the Advancement of Science
MIT
Khrushchev Recasts Kremlin Leadership With Aide Shifts
Khrushchev moves old comrades into the top party presidium and secretariat while dropping veteran leaders like Zhukov and Molotov. The reshuffle aims to streamline the party and boost efficiency as younger associates join the leadership. A banquet in San Antonio on January 11 honors five men ages 21 to 35 for a Junior Chamber of Commerce award.
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Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Georgi Zhukov
Vyacheslav Molotov
Dmitri T. Shepilov
Lazar Kaganovich
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Anastas Mikoyan
Khrushchev
Ekaterina Furtseva
Moscow Party Committee
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Blackbirds Cause Power Failure Near Arlington
Hundreds of homes and a stretch of turnpike were without electricity after blackbirds settled on a power wire near the Glass House restaurant between Dallas and Fort Worth. The birds caused the line to sag and grounded a neutral, triggering a power outage.
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Arlington
Tex
Glass House
Dallas
Fort Worth
Turnpike
Texas Electric Service
Elks Lodge Plans Meeting After Christmas Party
Exalted Ruler Floyd Darling thanks donors and participants in the Elks Christmas Party for Needy Children. The lodge will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night, originally set for last Monday.
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Elks
Floyd Darling
Kremlin Moves Shifts in Soviet Party Leadership
Sources say a longtime party secretary could not balance national duties with regional work. Frol Kozlov becomes premier of the Russian Republic, replacing Mikhail Yasnov as deputy, transferring from Leningrad to Moscow in a professional party leadership reshuffle.
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National Party
Kremlin
Frol Kozlov
Russian Republic
Ussr
Mikhail Yasnov
Kozlov
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