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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1956

Page

2

Prom Page One Promotes Middle East Defense Stand

Expect continued pages report support for a forthright defense policy in the Middle East. Officials say a clear statement will curb both immediate and long term war risk. Secretary Dulles will fly to New York Sunday to confer with UN Secretary General Hammarskjold Monday to brief on new US policy proposals.

Middle East John Foster Dulles New York United Nations Dan Hammarskjold Hammarskjjold

Holiday Visitors and Local Family News Highlights

Dayton residents Ruth Curd and Kate Turner hosted and visited relatives over the holidays. Chies Larmor Roy Anderson Horn and others from Venon and Corpus Christi spent time with local families. Amarillo visitors Ted Shugart and son Randy joined Larry Lawrence’s household. Chillicothe guests included N Dill and Jesse Dill. Modesto Calif family Horace 171) Trammell and relatives were in town.

Ruth Curd Dayton Ohio Kate Turner L. W. Larmon Chies Kay Winter Corpus Christi Ted Shugart Randy Amarilo Larry Lawrence N. €. Dill Chillicothe Jesse Dill Bible Book Store Horace 171 Modesta Calif BE. R. Trammell Midland

News Items About People You Know in Local Notices

Local social notes list visiting relatives from Amarillo Lubbock Wichita Falls and Dallas. Families include the Rules Carltons Adams Faulkner Eudeys Rudeys Garner and many others sharing holiday visits funerals and church community events across Childress and surrounding towns.

Curley Still On Critical List After Operation

Former Boston political boss James Michael Curley, 82, remained in critical condition after a two and a half hour surgery to control a stomach ulcer bleed. Doctors noted his vitality amid heavy medication and ongoing blood transfusions, with steady progress during the 72 hour post operative period.

Boston James Michael Curley Curley Pokesman

Registration Push for Pony Program Seeks Players

Buck Nance will timekeep and a scorekeeper is needed for the Pony program. Wilcoxson notes some boys have not registered and urges registration before Tuesday night at The Index. A $1 fee applies, but no boy will be left out for lack of funds.

Buck Nance Wilcoxson

Son of Childress Resident Succumbs

Olver Kimbrough 59 of Clovis New Mexico died Saturday night. He was reared in Childress and survived by his brother Wade Kimbrough and two sisters Mrs Chester Bennett and Mrs L B Taylor, all of Childress. Funeral services set for Monday afternoon in Clovis.

Olver Kimbrough Clovis Laura Kimbrough Childress Kimbrough Wade Kimbrough Chester Bennett L. B. Taylor

Temperature Extremes Reported For The Weekend

The 24 hour period ending at 11 30 a m Saturday showed a high of 65 degrees at 2 30 p m Friday and a low of 36 degrees at 3 30 a m Saturday. Temperatures follow with readings across the period.

New Congress Faces Similar Makeup and Possible Honeymoon

GOP leaders anticipate a White House honeymoon as the new Congress begins. The body mirrors the last Democratic majority with Democrats at 234 House seats to 201 Republicans, and a Senate split of 49 to 47 with uncertain shifts possible. Post-election vacancies exist on both sides.

White House Congress Eisenhower Senate

Unemployment Outlook Dominates Government Focus

The official asserted normalcy will return as unemployment issues near resolution by year end. Government concentrates on economic matters while a Hungarian Writers Association statement denounces Russia for stains on the revolution, calling it a historical mistake.

Hungarian Writers Association Russia

Federal action urged to guard California watersheds

Federal involvement was needed to mobilize funds and actions to repair watershed damage from the fire. Re‑seeding and cleanup efforts were planned with emergency water controls before January rains. Officials feared severe flood damage from runoff in burned lowlands. At Palos Verdes the blaze scorched 1,500 acres before containment.

California Palos Verdes

Officer died in cabinet during Arab quarter abduction

Al Goumhouria described how Moorhouse was seized by Egyptians taken to a house in the Arab quarter. They stuffed him in a metal cabinet and locked it, fleeing as a house to house search ordered by Stockwell began. The search aimed to rescue him but caused his death by asphyxiation.

al Goumhouria al Goumbhouria Leutenant

Planning open of Kids Inc basketball program in Childress

INDEXING plans call for the opening whis tle of the Kids Inc basketball program next Saturday. The volunteer run program relies on adult leadership, currently five coaches short across Shetland and Pony Leagues. Bud has explained the $1 registration is not required for a player, and city hall will host an organizer meeting Tuesday night to recruit helpers.

Kids Inc Childress

New Year Service at House Of Prayer Ad

A New Year’s Service will be held at the House Of Prayer on Monday night. Congregants are urged to pray the old year out and the new year in with Rev. Pearl Robinson leading. The article emphasizes Beatitudes guiding the year and Christ within as central themes.

House of Prayer Pearl Robinson

Aid to Communist governments tests U S policy stance

The administration weighs aiding nations that align with Communist regimes to keep influence broad. Yugoslavia is cited as an independent-leaning example, while Poland seeks a loan with few or no strings to buy U S cotton machinery fats and oil. Polish delegates may visit Washington though reception is uncertain.

Kremlin United States Yugoslavia Europe Moscow Poland Warsaw U.S Washington

Television Schedule Listings for KSYD and KFOX Stations

Radio and television guide fragment lists daily programs for KSYD channel 6 and KFOX channel 3. Entries include The Life, Look Up and Live, United Nations in Action, various cartoons, The Ed Sullivan Show, Loretta Young, The Man Called X, and other broadcasts with times from early morning to late evening.

Ksyd-Tv United Nations Camera Three Wild Bill Hickock Heckle and Jeckle Oral Roberts March of Scotland Yard New Frontiers Air Power Talent Scouts Private Secretary Theatre Ray Milland

Television Schedule for a Classic Day

A dense list of TV and radio programs spans morning to late night. Includes cartoons, soap operas, game shows, news, talk, and variety segments such as Captain Kangaroo, CBS News, The Edge of Night, Today, NBC Bandstand, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.

Ksyd-Tv Channel 6 CBS News Miss Brooks Bob Crosby Today Panorama Theatre

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