Firefighters quiet blaze near gas explosion site in Texas
enV SUes WHITHARRAL Texas AP firefighters brought under control a roaring blaze near a gas fire and explosion site that killed one person and injured four others near the West Texas community enV SUes WHITHARRAL, Tex AP Firefighters brought under control today a roaring blaze near the site of a gas fire and explosion that killed one person and injured four others near this West Texas community.
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Whitharral, Tex
West Texas
Carter Leads Democrats Toward Massachusetts Primary Test
Democratic hopefuls led by Jimmy Carter shift focus to Massachusetts for the second primary. The Bay State contest features a large Democratic field amid new rules and a volatile busing issue, with Carter predicting a win. Other contenders include Udall Bayh Shapp Wallace Harris and Shriver.
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Boston
Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Bay State
Henry M Jackson
Washington
Pennsylvania
Milton J Shapp
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Carter
Georgia
New Hampshire
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Sargent Shriver
Wallace
Harcrow Rites Here Today
Final rites for James Joseph Harcrow 70, held at Newberry Funeral Chapel with Bill Cleveland officiating. He died Tuesday night in Childress General Hospital. burial in Childress Cemetery. Survived by wife Viola Motes, two daughters, a step-son, four sisters, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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James Joseph
Joe) Harcrow
Newberry
Bill Cleveland
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Buck Nance
Bob Custer
Claude Johnson
John Simpson
Albert Kelley
Willard Copeland
Harcrow
Childress General Hospital
Ennis
Fort Worth
Denver
The
Machinist Union
Childress Masonic Lodge
Viola Motes
Quanah
Betty Efird
Childress
Martha Jo Smith
Wichita Falls
Bobby Huff
Lincoln
Nebr
Leona Dalley
Dora Nixon
Rockport
Elvie Copeland
Phoenix
Celeste Thrill
Oklahoma City
Heather
LeAnn Efird
Lamar Spelling Bee Winners Announced
Results from Lamar Elementary spelling bee announced by Principal Bobby Crooks. Winner Kevin Moore. runner up Debbie Weir. Lamar will send Kevin Moore Debbie Weir and others to the county bee. Full participant list includes Mike Craig Todd Boykin Curtis Gorman Stacey Imhof Dane Schaefer Aimee Wyatt Mike Thorn and more.
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Lamar Elementary School
Bobby Crooks
Kevin Moore
Debbie Weir
Kevin
Louis Sally
Debbie
Bob Ellis
Lamar
Todd Boykin
Curtis Gorman
Stacey Imhof
Dane Schaefer
Aimee Wyatt
Mike Craig
Lesley Brown
Chris Hughes
Stephenia Lewis
Lesa Morgan
Lisa Holtzclaw
Todd Smith
Mike Thorn
Lisa Thomas
Tonya Smith
Calendar change shifts February teachers workday to Friday
Superintendent Jack Martin announced a calendar tweak for 1975 76. Friday February 27 will be a teachers workday with no students present while Monday March 1 remains a regular school day with faculty and pupils in attendance. The shift stems from the original plan for March 1 to be a workday.
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Jack Martin
Funeral services held for Mrs H A Cagle in Silverton
Funeral services for Mrs. H A Cagle 52 former resident were held at 3 p m Wednesday in Silverton First United Methodist Church with burial there She died at the family home in Silverton Monday She was born May 13 1923 in Franklin County and came to Childress as a child She married in 1940 and moved to Silverton about 24 years ago Survivors include her husband of the home one daughter Mrs Pat Edwards of Silverton her father B C McDonald of Santa Paula Calif two brothers Leace and Veruis Lee both of Santa Paula five sisters Mrs Earl Allen and Mrs Finis Wrinkle both of Childress and Mrs Mary Whittington of El Paso Mrs Geraldlene Garrison of Grants Pass Ore Mrs Frances Ann Waleski of Oxnard Calif and two grandchildren
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H. A
Sarah) Cagle
Silverton First United Methodist Church
B. C. McDonald
Santa Paula
Calif
Leace
Veruis Lee
Earl Allen
Finis Wrinkle
Childress
Mary Whittington
el Paso
Geraldlene Garrison
Grants Pass
Ore
Frances Ann Waleski
Oxnard
Courses To Be Offered Here Through TSTI
Courses in Old Trunk Refinishing Textile Painting Leather Tooling General Drawing and Portrait and Figure Drawing will be offered here in cooperation with the TSTI Amarillo school. A 1:30 p.m. meeting in the Community Action Center will decide class times and which courses the majority wants. Tuition is 5 per course. Instructor Mrs. Billie Rhodes holds a West Texas State University education degree and is noted in the Panhandle for ceramics tile painting oils portraits and charcoal.
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TSTI
Amarillo
Community Action Center
Billie Rhodes
West Texas State University
Panhandle
Beef prices ease while farmer returns slip, ERS reports
USDA ERS data show retail beef prices down 1.3 percent from December while farm prices fall 12.1 percent. Returns to marketers rise 14.2 percent as costs to assemble process and transport climb. Farmers’ share dips 1.8 percent from December amid mixed moves in eggs beef milk and fruit. A marketing alert warns ample grain fed beef supplies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
USDA
ERS
Former Tell Resident Reginald Fox Dies at 71
Reginald Fox of Clayton New Mexico and formerly Tell died Monday at 12 30 am at a relative’s home in Arlington A graveside service will be held Saturday in Clayton He was 71 and owned an auto supply house in Clayton He is survived by two brothers James Fox of Lufkin and Morris Fox of Meadow and he was a nephew of Dr Grover Fox of Childress
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Reginald Fox
Clayton
N.M
Tell
Fox
Arlington
Grover Fox
Childress
James Fox
Lufkin
Morris Fox
Meadow
City appoints new judge and approves police car bids
Childress City Council in regular session named Dorothy Rogers City Judge replacing retiree Sterling Buster and formed a special committee to decide on buying a new police car and two to three pickup trucks. Bids were submitted by Smith Motor Co Lager Motor Co and Cline Motor Co for the vehicles.
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Childress
Dorothy Rogers
Mrs. Rogers
City of Childress
Sterling Buster
Keith Pitner
W. E. Helms
Smith Motor Co
Lager Motor Co
Cline Motor Co
Preston Shaffner
Alvis Maddox
Council
Briscoe Signals Carter Affection and Tax Stance
Gov Dolph Briscoe voiced strong personal regard for Carter while stopping short of endorsing a candidate. He backed no new state taxes, urged revising crime policies, and favored reallocating $55 million in fuel funds to highways. He urged limiting federal revenue sharing and hinted at releasing part of $2 million withheld.
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Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Jimmy Carter
Briscoe
Lloyd Bentsen
National Party
Carter
New Hampshire
Bentsen
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tam
Texas
Congress
Hassell Joins four-way race for Childress Police Chief
Four candidates vie for Childress Police Chief. Roy Hassell, former chief and current city employee, enters the field alongside Wayland Wright, Andrew Brown, and Odis Burrows. Absentee ballots run March 17 to April 2 in City Hall tax office. Filing deadline is 6 p.m. March 6. Election on April 6 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Childress
Roy Hassell
City of Childress
Wayland Wright
Andrew Brown
Odis Burrows
City Hall
Lewis Services Held Today for Mrs. Bertie Lewis
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertie Lewis 75 were held at 10 a.m. in the Newberry Funeral Chapel with burial in Childress Cemetery. Officiating was Bill Cleveland First Baptist music director and assistant pastor. Survivors include her son Harley Lewis of Spearman and siblings.
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Bertie Lewis
Newberry
Childress
Bill Cleveland
First Baptist Church
Buddy Cline
Buck Nance
Clarence Nobles
Lonnie Elkins
Carl Crow
Raymond Lassen
Hedrick
Okla
Spearman
Hubbard E. (Red) Lewis
Harley Lewis
E. A. Knox
Amarillo
H. P. Carter
Midlothian
Tell Homecoming Set for August 8 in Fair Park Auditorium
The annual Tell Homecoming is scheduled for August 8 at Fair Park Auditorium. Community members are invited to attend the event featuring alumni news and campus activities.
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Tell
Fair Park Auditorium
Tall Tales of Texas talk by Mrs Roy Burch
The public is invited to hear Mrs Roy Burch speak on Tall Tales of Texas as a guest talk for the local Genealogical Society at 7 30 p m Thursday March 11 in the Public Library.
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Texas
Roy Burch
Genealogical Society
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