Texas bids go in for salt water plant sites
A Washington report says at least 19 Texas cities and counties bid for one of five federal salt water demonstration plants to be built on the Atlantic Pacific Gulf coasts and in the Great Plains. Texas faces competition from 21 states as Interior and other agencies push to begin construction by 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Amarillo News Globe
Vernon Louviere
Washington
Texas
New Mexico
California
Hawaii
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Coasts
Great Plains
Interior Department
Port Lavaca
Monahans
San Benito
Harlinger Rio Hondo
Brownsville
Port Sabel
Port Mansfield
Galveston
Bay City - Matagordo Coun
Wichita Falls
Denison
Midland
Childress Beaumont
Matagordo City
Cameron County
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
Houston
Sabine - Neches
Interior
Castro Starts Giving Land To Peasants
Fidel Castro arrives in Santiago with a team of 200 experts to launch land reform dividing state estates among tenant farmers. Reports from Santiago cite a church procession grenade attack with deaths and injuries, while Maj. Pedro Morejon Valdes is buried after execution. Mass war trials are planned in Havana and Santiago for thousands of war crime defendants.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Sierra Maestra
Cuba
Castro
Santiago
Oriente
National Broadcasting Co
Pedro Morejon Valdes
Funeral Services For Bill O'Hair In Oveane
Bill O'Hair, longtime resident of Quanah and manager of West Texas vnn and Kimbell Elevator at Kirkland, died Saturday night at Onanah Memorial Hospital at about 45 years old after a period of failing health. Funeral rites are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wivet Methodist Church in Juanah with survivors including his wife and his mother.
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Bill O'Mair
Onanah
Onanah Memorial Hospital
O'Hair
West Texas
Vnn
Kimbell
Kirkland
Wivet Methodist
Juanah Thivial
Quanah
Wichita Falls
Lewis Improves After Illness At Washington Uplift
John L. Lewis, 78, president of the United Mine Workers, was reported much improved today after a heart attack and pneumonia followed by a bad upset. Dr. John B. Minor said Lewis has responded to treatment and his condition began to improve, with fears of a blood clot in the lung proven to be pneumonia.
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Washington
Texas Ice Snow and Rain Bring Deaths and Closures
A Arctic storm blankets West and North Texas with ice up to six inches and heavy snow, causing at least 14 deaths, widespread road and school closures, and power outages as the weather system stretches from Del Rio to Sherman. Heavy rains bathe the southeast corner, with flooding reported in Houston and Galveston Bayou City.
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West
North Texas
Kerrville
West Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
San Angelo
Lubbock
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Mineral Wells
Abilene
Midland
Wink
Tyler
Longview
Dalhart
Childress
Alpine
Panhandle
South Plains
Red River
Pecos River
East Texas
Texas
Perryton
Houston
Beaumont
Galveston
Bayou City
del Rio
Rio Grande
Sherman
Seare
George West
San Saba
Texarkana
Waco
Texas Senate approves two bills in morning session
The Texas Senate gave final approval to two bills and introduced nine others including a measure to regulate radioactive materials. A plan to split a county into two senatorial districts was discussed, with Sen. Robert W. Baker proposing the change. House actions and future steps noted.
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Austin
UPI
Senate
Texas
Robert W. Baker
Houston
Harris Counts
Congress
Culp Krueger
el Campo
State Health Department
House
Neville Colson
Navasota
William T. Moore
Bryan
Brazos County
Appropriations Committee
Umes
No Trouble As Virginia Schools Integrate
Norfolk and Arlington opened to integrated classes after Virginia moved from massive resistance. Twenty one Negro students entered white schools with minimal disruption while Charlottesville and Front Royal remained closed or delayed. Local officials praised peaceful outcomes and noted vigilance against potential trouble as schools adjust.
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Norfolk
UPI
Virginia
Arlington
Washington
Charlottesville
Front Royal
Warren County
Charles W. Purdue
Fort Mer
Duke University
Bie Nearview High
Phil Thomas
Poll Tax Payments Near 1500 in County
Childress County reports 1959 poll tax receipts total 1,489 with 1,322 at the Tax Office and 167 by deputized Jaycees. There were 12 exemptions. One Jaycee who sold taxes Saturday failed to pay his own and declined to identify himself.
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Jaycees
Childress County
Traffic Free Sledding in Fair Park
City closes road in Fair Park to traffic for sledding season. City Manager Gow Sally announced the park road north and west of the stadium will remain blocked to traffic as in prior years, creating a safe space for youngsters and adults to sled.
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Gow Sally
Fair Park
Eatherly Named Director of Texas Panhandle Science Council
Carl Eatherly a science instructor at Childress High School is named county director of the Texas Panhandle Science Council The group will encourage science clubs participate in the National Science Talent Search promote science and engineering shows assist tours such as Navy Cruiser Tours maintain a Speakers Bureau sponsor displays including Atoms for Peace and plan a county wide school fair said Speaker J W Hamulloa
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Carl Eatherly
Childress High School
Texas Panhandle Science Council
Texa Panhandle Science Council
Spt
J. W. Hamulloa
One Man Rule No Longer In Russia
A Soviet official reaffirmed at the 21st Congress that collective leadership is restored since 1956. Nikolai Shvernik, a Presidium member, said Khrushchev denounced Stalin’s one man reign and observers note less adulation. James Jackson challenged Eisenhower to match Khrushchev on political prisoners.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Nikolai Shverin
Coommunist
Party Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Shvernik
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
James Jackson
U. S
Communist National Committee
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Russia
Icy Roads Persist in Childress Area Despite Snow
Icy highways lingered across the Childress region as light snow began Sunday evening and continued into late morning. Temperatures around 1 degree and a 1 inch snow depth with 0.1 inch moisture were reported at the local FAA station. No major road closures reported though motorists faced treacherous streets and warned to drive cautiously.
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Childress
FAA
Wichita
Childress Highway District
Three County School Board Members File for Re-Election
The three County School Board members eligible for re election filed their names for re election. They are B Steed Precinct 2 M B Morris Precinct 4 and Arle Key candidate at large. The election is set for April 4. One bus route extension was approved in other routine business. All members attended.
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Wade Kimbrough
B. Steed
M. B. Morris
Arle Key
Kimbrough
Survey Group Meeting Is Postponed
The local school survey committee meeting at the high school is postponed to a later date. Supt J W Hamilton said a consultant from Lubbock cannot attend due to weather. A re-set date will be announced and all 45 members will be notified.
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J. W. Hamilton
Lubbock
Hamilton
Three Die In Kerrville Plane Crash In Texas
A charter C47 with 28 aboard crashed during a belly landing in Kerrville Texas. Three pilots from Idaho and Oregon died. 25 survived with non fatal injuries. Survivors include Bill Wittliff and Deroin Spratt. the plane belonged to General Airways and was bound for Lackland AFB. Authorities call it a near miracle several escaped.
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Kerrville
Tex
UPI
W. O. Epps
Portland
Ore
Harvey Hitt
Oswego
Idaho Air National Guardsman
Robert ©. Griffith
Ola
Idaho
Air National Guard
Bill Wittliff
Eugene
General Airways
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Deroin S. Spratt
Boise
Air Force
Joe S. Price
Highway Group Here Wednesday
The US 287 Highway Association Caravan will arrive in Childress on Wednesday afternoon February 4, led by President H L Michie of Lamar Colorado. Eighteen cars from Texas Montana Idaho Wyoming Colorado and Oklahoma participate. The caravan will be met at the west city limits by the CofC Tourist Committee and escorted to downtown. Coffee and doughnuts will be served at Hotel Childress after a stop at the Chowhounds Chuckwagon.
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US 287 Highway Association
Childress
H. L. Michie
Lamar
Colo
Texas
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Oklahoma
Cofc Tourist Committee
Hotel Childress
Coldest U.S. Reading 36 Below Zero at Lone Rock Wis
The U S Weather Bureau reported the coldest temperature today as 36 degrees below zero at Lone Rock Wisconsin. Sunday's high reached 84 degrees at West Palm Beach Florida.
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New York
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lone Rock
Wis
West Palm Beach
Fla
Groundhog Casts His Longest Shadow at Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney groundhog emerged at 8 23 a m and saw his shadow predicting six more weeks of winter. The event featured Canopy Ridge celebrations, a space flight spoof in a milk can, and a gala banquet as security guards guarded the reveal in western Pennsylvania.
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Groundhog
Punxsutawney, Pa
UPI
Gobbler’s Knob
Punxcutawney Groundhog Club
Canoe Ridge
Animal Kingdom
Lee Sullivan
Groundhog Club
True Believers
Groundhogs
Quarrysville
Sun Prairie
Wis
U. S Weather Bureau
Sam Light
Pennsylvania
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Ray FE Reid
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