Publisher Goes To Jail For Refusing To Name Informants
Fort Worth judge jailed Laredo publisher William Prescott Allen for contempt after he refused to reveal sources for editorials alleging crime and corruption. The court fined him 100 dollars and sent him to jail until he agrees to testify before the Tarrant County grand jury.
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Fort Worth
Dave McGee
Laredo
William Prescott Allen
Tarrant County Grand Jury
Allen
Tarrant County
McGee
Second District Criminal Court
Judge McGee
Wichita Falls Lions hear Heart Association advisor talk
Dr Irving Humphrey spoke to the Wichita Falls Lions Club noon session on heart disease. He cited 1.5 million US deaths yearly and three main diseases with unknown causes. Funds from Heart Drive support research and education. a fundraising light bulb sale will aid Lions Club Playground upkeep and equipment.
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Irving Humphrey
Wichita Falls
North Texas District Heart Association
Lions Club
Humphrey
United States
Childress
J. J. Westenburg
Chester Hufstedler
Sam Miller
Howard E. Newberry
Fair Park
W. T. Nelson
Canyon Sunday
William Ehrle
Curtis Nichols
Vernon
Richard Etter
B. T. Tanner
Spring Lake Club
Weather Staying Fair Across Most of State
The state was mostly fair and dry with scattered light rain only in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Laredo reporting .02 inch. Morning lows ranged from 19 at Dalhart to 67 at Brownsville, with freezing readings extending southward but not statewide.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Laredo
Dalhart
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Plains
Salt Flat
Texas
Amarillo
Lubbock
Childress
Texarkana
Lufkin
Austin
Waco
Port Arthur
Houston
Victoria
Corpus Christi
South Texas
East Texas
Carey Trustees File For Re Election
Oliver McKee and T R Shields have filed as candidates for re election to the Carey Independent School district board of trustees Wade Kimbrough county superintendent announced W H Tippett Jr filed for the Tell School Board two vacancies remain on the Tell board
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Oliver McKee
T. R. Shields
Carey Independent School District
Wade Kimbrough
W. H. Tippett, Jr
Tell School Board
Tell
Cold Wave Threatens Europe Nations With Economic Chaos
A Siberian cold wave grips Western Europe killing hundreds and threatening billions in losses. Officials warn crops frozen and damaged, with France fearing nearly 500 million dollars in crop losses and Belgium fearing a third of its winter wheat is frozen, while seed costs rise and public finances strain under emergency aid.
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Europe
London
Western
France
Belgium
Spelling Bees Slated Thursday in Childress County
The Childress County Spelling Bees open at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Junior High with about 60 entrants total. Junior Bee eliminations reduce contestants to three per room, while the Senior Bee begins at 1 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Regional Bee in Amarillo. Eldon Sanders will pronounce words with coordination by The Childress Index.
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Childress County
Wade Kimbrough
Childress
Kimbrough
Amarillo
Eldon Sanders
Childress Index
Frank Pulattie Hired as Childress Bobcats Head Grid Coach
Francis Frank Pulattie has been named football coach for the Childress Bobcats replacing Charles Churchill. Pulattie comes from Hamilton High School where he was head coach, with prior play at SMU and professional stints with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. The board indicated no Athletic Director appointment yet and set a $5,500 annual salary.
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Francis
Frank’ Pulattie
Childress Bobcats
Pulattie
Hamilton High School
Hamilton
Charles Churchill
Childress
Churchill
McAllen High School
Palattie
Oklahoma
Waco
Kilgore Junior College
SMU
Navy
Doak Walker
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Itasca
Czechs Charge American Balloon Caused Lethal Plane Crash
London reports Communist Czechoslovakia accusing an American balloon of causing a January 18 airliner crash near Levoča Slovakia that killed 22 and left four injured. Prague says the craft crossed the Iron Curtain from Western Germany. Washington disputes these claims citing peaceful weather balloons.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Radio
Prague
Levech
Sovakia
Germany
Washington
Iron Curtain
Free Europe Press
Radio Free Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Radio Prague
Tatra Mountains
Owners Claim Items Recovered By Police
Police recovered loot after four Paducah youths were arrested in Childress. Chief Roy Hassell announced most items were identified by owners. Willard Williams and Henry Green picked up stolen items yesterday and today. one Buick hubcap remains unclaimed.
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Childress
Paducah
Roy Hassell
Willard Williams
Henry Green
Highway 287 Caravan Stops In Childress
A caravan of about 15 cars from the Highway 287 Association halted in Childress this afternoon on its route from Longmont Colorado to Port Arthur. Spokesmen said more cars would join along the way. the group left Longmont yesterday morning and will reach Port Arthur Thursday.
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Highway 287 Association
Childress
Port Arthur
Longmont
Colo
Retirement Man Sets Visit In Childress Interview
Robert E. Bush branch manager of the Railroad Retirement Board will be in Childress Thursday afternoon to interview interested persons. He will be located at the Texas Employment Commission office from 2:30 p.m. until
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Robert E. Bush
Railroad Retirement Board
Childress
Texas Employment Commission
City Salary Hike Action Is Delayed
City Council postponed immediate action on a five percent across the board pay raise for full time workers citing a $14,000 budget deficit without raising salaries. City Manager Joe Howard warned water wells at Michie Sand Hill are 50 percent depleted and may only supply five to six more years of water, prompting the council to plan a future review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Joe Howard
Howard
Board of Water Engineers
Michie Sand Hill
Violence Flare at Republic Aviation Strike Area
About 400 non-strikers broke picket lines at Republic Aviation Corp in New York injuring several people including three hospital cases and one woman. Police report 60 plus arrests since the strike began three days earlier as union demands shifted from 38 to 19 cents per hour.
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New York
Republic Aviation Corp
Kids Easter Parade Set for March 24
The Trade Development committee at city hall announced a Saturday afternoon Easter Day Parade on March 24. Parade direction will be by Herb Betts, Ben Munson, E. J. Huddleston and Bud Adams. The group also discussed Trades Day Labor Day and Christmas activities.
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Trade Development Committee
Herb Betts
Ben Munson
E. J. Huddleston
Bud Adams
Bulganin endorses peaceful path to communism at 20th Party Congress
Moscow premier Nikolai Bulganin backed Nikita Khrushchev's no-war stance and the peaceful transition to communism. He called for peaceful coexistence, rejected inevitable war, and supported collective leadership with open debate, noting past party shortcomings in economy and agriculture.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Bulganin
Khrushchev
V. I. Lenin
Lenin
Ife
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Senterfitt Ramps Up Campaign After Phillips Quits
Texas gubernatorial race sees Senterfitt announce intensified drive to finish the campaign as Sen. Jimmy Phillips withdraws citing a vanished bank balance. Senterfitt plans to visit every county beginning immediately with July 28 Democratic primary looming.
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Senterfitt
Phillips
Austin
Reuben Senterfitt
Vieus
Jimmy Phillips
Amgleton
Texas
Indictments Returned by Childress County Grand Jury
Seven indictments were returned by the Childress County Grand Jury in session yesterday. Harry Scaggs faces second offense for DWI. Ernest and Forrest Musgrove of Chicathe are charged with theft. James Mike Branum faces two counts for passing forged instruments. Jack Mitchell and Hance Watkins charged with burglary. Two cases set for the week of March 26. Mitchell and Watkins to be tried ASAP after arrest in Ardmore theft ring. Willie Taylor McLevain re indicted for misspelling. McLevain jailed for murder of J. B. Scott in August 1954. Bill Tippett was no-billed.
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Childress County
Harry Scaggs
DWI
Ernest Musgrove
Forrest Musgrove
Chicathe
James Mike Branum
Jack Mitchell
Hance Watkins
Allen Harp
Ardmore
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Childress
Smith Motor
Paul Pierce
Willie Taylor McLevain
McElvain
McLevain
J. B. Scott
Bill Tippett
Single Gals Can Vote For Favorite Man
A Bachelor Girl contest appears in The Index on February 29. Readers may vote for their favorite bachelor whose name and picture appear in full page ads. Prizes include $5, $3, or $2, with winners announced after the poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Funeral services for Mrs Ida M Lawson held in Childress
Funeral services for Ida Menta Lawson 79 were conducted in Childress this morning at 10 by Dr. Clifton Tennison and Rev. Ross Davis. After local rites, Newberry Funeral Home sent the body to Wichita Falls for 2:30 p.m. services at West Side Baptist Church with Rev. Victor Nichols officiating. Burial followed at Rosemont Cemetery. Lawson had lived in Childress since 1950 after residing in Wichita Falls from 1916 to moving here.
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Ida Menta Lawson
Newberry Chapel
Clifton Tennison
First Bapist Church
Ross Davis
Assembly of God Church
Newberry Funeral Home
Wichita Falls
West Side Baptist Church
Victor Nichols
Rosemont
Lawson
Earl Sallee
Childress
Rains Ease Up In California After Floods Hit Eureka
Rains lessen in northern California Tuesday easing danger for Eureka residents still warned to brace for possible floods. Snow and wind halt Highway 40 in the Sierras with Donner Pass snowpack at 136 inches. temperatures rise in the Great Basin while Gulf States see sharp cooling.
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California
Eureka
Donner Pass
Great Basin
Rockies
Gulf States
South Dakota
Iowa
Upper
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Great Lakes
Baseball Group Sets Thursday Meeting
The Little and Pony League Baseball Association calls a Thursday night meeting at City Hall at 7 30. President Clais Rowland urges all directors and officers to attend and invites others interested in the summer program. Discussion will cover hiring a coordinator for the program. Dick Risenshoover, CHS head basketball coach, served in the post last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little and Pony League Baseball Association
Clais Rowland
Rowland
Dick Risenhoover
CHS
District Court Jury Dismissed in Workmen's Comp Suit
The petit jury in District Court was dismissed this morning. The case of William L. Goodson versus Associated Employers Lloyds, a workmen's compensation suit, was dismissed and settled out of court and was to have been heard by the jury.
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William L. Goodson
Lloyds
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Yarborough
Allan Shivers
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