Ten Parr supporters resign in Duval County political shakeup
Ten supporters of George B. Parr quit posts in Duval County as the anti Parr opposition claims the political empire is faltering. J M McDonald calls for the resignations of Sheriff Archer Parr and County Judge Dan Tobin as state investigators seize school district records and probe vanished checks. The affair widens with Duncan County and Benavides districts under inventory and records impounded.
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San Diego
Tex
George B. Parr
J. M. McDonald
Parr
South Texas
Archer Parr
George Parr
Dan Tobin
McDonald
Duval County
D. C. Chapa
Benavides
Chapa
Tobin
C. H Cavness
Arthur Klein
Harlingen
Red Cross Red Team Opens March Membership Drive
Childress Red Cross chapter shifts goal to recruitment, aiming for 3500 members this year. Chapter chairman Joe Morgan and drive chair E A Sanders led a county committee meeting to stress member voice in Red Cross affairs. Kickoff for the drive is March 1 at 9 a.m. with surveys of members planned.
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Red Cross
City Plans Lake Advisory Group for Baylor Lake
Nine local citizens with fishing and water sport interest are invited by the City Council to form a Lake Activities Advisory committee. The group will study and advise on fishing boating and hunting activities at Baylor Lake and Lake Childress. Members include Irvin Carter J D Michie Edwin Cato Spec Landrum James Mitchell Oscar Stewart Harry Reed E Alexander and J P Neal. City manager Joe Howard notes the aim is to tailor lake activities to public wishes with details to follow after committee formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor Lake
Lake Childress
Irvin Carter
J. D. Michie
Edwin Cato
Spec Landrum
James Mitchell
Oscar Stewart
Harry Reed
E. E. Alexander
J. P. Neal
Dirigo HU Search Intensifies For Missing Racing Schooner
An Air Force search and rescue plane joined the hunt for the Dirigo HU, a sleek racing schooner missing since Monday after sending a frantic SOS during a storm near Beach, California.
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Ark
G Beach
Calif
Air Force
Dirigo HU
Duke of Duval Denies Political Power
Millionaire George B. Parr known as the Duke of Duval says he never held power in South Texas Duval County and cannot abdicate what he never had. Parr criticizes Attorney General John Ben Shepperd and Governor Shivers for using the county for publicity as court actions move to end boss rule.
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J. Parr
Duke of Duval
Duval
San Diego
Tex
George
Parr
South Texas
Duval County
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
Shepperd
Govillan Shivers
Allan
Americans Volunteer to Fight Communists in Indo China
The French embassy said individuals have offered to join the Indo China conflict, including pilots and doctors, but France will not recruit in the U.S. The State Department warned that volunteering abroad is illegal and may cost U.S. citizenship. Officials said no formal permission exists under McCarran act. Senate investigators plan to probe the situation next week.
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Washington
Indo-China
State Department
Department
McCarran
Defense
French Foreign Legion
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chow Hounds Set Meeting Tonight
The Childress Chow Hound group will meet at 7 p m in the Chamber of Commerce directors room. Chairman Sam Privitt says the session will discuss further plans for organizing the group.
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Childress Chow Hound
Sam Privitt
Chamber of Commerce
Privitt
Polson Named Vice Chairman of Conference
J Herschel Coffee District Governor presided as conference committee chairs held a planning meeting for the 183rd District Rotary Conference slated March 4 5 6 in this city. Bob Polson promoted to vice chairman of the conference by Morris Higley while Frank Douglas reports over 2000 dollars collected from clubs for per capita assessments. About 500 Rotarians and spouses are expected with Rotary Anns of the Childress club organizing wife entertainment next Wednesday at Gay s venue.
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183Rd District
J. Herschel Coffee
Canyon
Bob Polson
Morris Higley
Frank Douglas
Douglas
Rotary Anns
Childress Club
Gay's
Rotary
Hull Ready For Talks On Far East
General Hull and Ambassador John Allison arrived in Washington for Far East policy talks amid tension in Indo China. Hull defended South Korea's President Rhee and the Korea truce, noting North Korea’s air buildup but optimistic the truce will hold. Allison cited Japan’s growing military forces and hopes to finalize a mutual assistance pact with Tokyo.
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Washington
John FE. Hull
U. S
Far East
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Hull
John Allison
U.S
Japan
Indo-China
Rhee
South Korea
Far Eastern
Seoul
North
United Nations
Allison
First Swap Day Termed Success
Approximately 125 farmers, traders, and businessmen attended the first Swap Day at Fair Park. Items swapped ranged from parakeets to Java rice birds to bird dogs, described as an outstanding success by organizer Steve Cowan for the C of CBCD sponsors. The next Swap Day is set for Wednesday afternoon February 24 at 1:45 p.m. Participants are asked to list items in advance at the C of C-BCD office to speed up the event.
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Fair Park
Steve Cowan
CBCD
C of C-Bcd
Bob Polson
C of
C-Bcd
Four Jaycees Win Special Merit Awards in Childress
Four Childress Jaycees receive special certificates of merit for outstanding work in the past month. J Roy Henry Mack Bush Sgt Aubry Bailey and Cecil Flynn honored. Awards presented by Larry Lawrence. Henry chaired the group Bailey aided toy project transport and repairs Flynn handled publicity for Fourth of July. Bush chairs safety committee. John Forbis reported on the Go To Church drive. Buddy Cordell presided.
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Childress Jayycees
Bill Monroe
J. Roy Henry
Mack Bush
Sgt
Aubry Bailey
Cecil Flynn
Larry Lawrence
Henry
Bailey
Flynn
Bush
John Forbis
Buddy Cordell
McCarthy vows to press on against Democrats
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy told a 6200 strong San Mateo rally that he will not let up despite President Eisenhower urging moderation. He warned the price of failure, defended his line of attack, and said he would continue speaking out against Communists and Democrats.
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San Mateo
Calif
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Washington
McCarthy
San Mateo County Fairgrounds
San Francisco
Halpin
Friel
Page
Canadian Cold Front Drops Temperatures Over Texas
A Canadian cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle and South Plains bringing freezing weather and a general temperature drop. Lubbock reported 31 degrees as the front spread toward Beaumont and Houston with winds 50 to 60 mph lifting topsoil. No moisture was expected or reported for 24 hours.
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Texas
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Weatherman
Panhandle
Lubbock
West Texas
Dalhart
West Seeks Showdown On Korea
Berlin February 11 Western foreign ministers Dulles Eden and Bidault met to press Molotov on Soviet and Chinese aims regarding Korea and Indo China. They hoped Moscow would press Red China to negotiate a Korean peace and curb Viet Minh aid. If Molotov stalls, the Big Four conference could stall on key issues.
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Berlin
Korea
Indo-China
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Georges Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Russia
Indo China
Student Council To Decide On Exchange Pupil
The Childress High School Student Council will decide if a foreign student is invited next year. John Crews presides as plans set the origin and gender of the guest. A committee will raise 650 dollars for travel and stay. Career Day will include an invited nursing instructor. Memphis and Carey were notified.
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Childress
C of Cbcd
John Crews
United States
Kenneth Fink
Eldon Sanders
Roe Smith
Leonard King
Memphis
Carey
French forces kill or capture 1000 rebels in Nam Dinh area
In the Red River delta about 40 miles from Haiphong airfield French troops reported killing or capturing 1000 Communists this week. An additional 800 suspected guerrillas were rounded up for screening in Nam Dinh as U. S. airfield defenses and patrols remained in place.
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Hanot
Indo-China
Red River Delta
U. S
Nam Dinh
Haipong
Democratic candidate flings blood money at tax bureau
Robert Friel, a 27 year old Democratic congressional candidate from Des Moines, emptied 11 sacks of 5,000 silver dollars into a tub and poured animal blood over them in a protest at the Internal Revenue Bureau. He threatened to deliver the entire back tax sum of 8,472 dollars and possibly the rest to Washington.
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Des Moines
Robert Friel
T. Coleman Andrews
Friel
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Andrews
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Frank Halpin
Internal Revenue
Bae
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United Press
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79Th District
Childress County
Charles Graham
Arline Key
Graham
Amarillo
Wade Kimbrough
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City Plans Lake Advisory Group
Chow Hounds
Polson
Darry Gienn
Worth
Judy Peditt
Gienn
Cleveland
Ohio
Peditt
London
England
Joe Howard
Hollis Cagle
Beaumont
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Gulf Coast
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West
Congress
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