Brothers assigned to Nike-Hercules unit in Thule Greenland
Two Memphis brothers Specialist Four Elbert L Jones and PFC Charles A Jones join Battery B of an Army Nike-Hercules missile unit in Thule Greenland. They enlisted in February 1961 and trained at Fort Hood. Parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Jones live in Memphis. Elbert, 19, is a 1960 Morningside High School graduate. Charles, 1959 graduate.
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Greenland
Memphis
Elbert L Jones
Charles A. Jones
Ery
Army
Fort Hood
Alfred Jones
Elbert Jones
Morningside High School
Charles Jones
January Round of Lady's Day Golf Recap at the Fairway
The writer recounts a January golf day with friends at a fairway outing. Margaret Westenburg breaks a wood after a powerful swing, Della Jones shuns a pink sweater, and Della reportedly makes a three on hole nine. Joval Ella Mae Shankles shares wit and guidance while Mildred Brown sinks putts alongside Putter Webb.
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Margaret Westenburg
Margaret
Louie Harp
Della Jones
Della
No. 9
Joval
Ella Mae Shankles
Mildred Brown
Twa
Webb
Artie Michie
Ruth Glenn
Luke Barry
Birth Announcement from Childress General Hospital
Locals announce the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Hernan dez at 6 55 am Saturday. The infant weighed seven pounds ten ounces. Also noted are social items about visits and hospital patients in Childress and nearby towns. Buckley’s Men's Store starts their annual sale Monday at 9 am.
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Pablo Hernandez
Childress General Hospital
Elmer Black
W. A. Morrow
Wellington
Bill Heckathorn
SMU to Start Virginia Meadows Museum and Forbes Music Building
SMU president Dr Willis M Tate announced construction will begin immediately on the Virginia Meadows Museum and the Josephine Selecman Forbes Music Building as part of the university art center project. Total cost for the SMU art center is estimated at 2 375 000 dollars.
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Dallas
UPI
Virginia Meadows Museum
Josephine Selecman Forbes Music
Southern Methodist University
Willis M. Tate
SMU
Visual purple enables night vision and vitamin A role
The text explains that night vision depends on visual purple produced in the retina. It notes that people deficient in vitamin A synthesize this pigment more slowly, affecting adaptation to darkness.
Postal receipts show slight 1962 increase at Childress Post Office
Postmaster Warner Stevens announced a 4 slight rise in 1962 receipts to 74,682.05, helped by crops, with 1961 receipts at 74,632.80. He noted fewer manpower hours, warned of upcoming postage rate hikes, and said lobby stamp dispensers remain four and three cent, awaiting conversion parts.
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Childress
Warner Stevens
Stevens
Markets show mixed cotton and livestock price shifts
Cotton futures drifted within a moderate range as holiday trading left prices mostly defen sive. In Fort Worth livestock, slaughter cattle and hogs traded lower while feeder classes and sheep held steady amid steady grain gains for corn and sorghum.
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New York
UPI
Fort Worth
USDA
Dow Jones Averages Week Ended January 4
UPI reports mixed Dow Jones indices for the week ending January 4 with intraday highs and lows noted. Utilities and rail stocks show gains while general stocks rise, highlighting uneven performance across sectors.
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New York
UPI
Khrushchev to Lead Soviet Delegation at East German Congress
East Berlin officials faced disciplinary measures after a crackdown as Khrushchev was named to head the Soviet delegation to the East German Communist Party congress this month. West Berlin's Brandt urged self determination for East and West Germans, while Barzel dismissed Ulbricht's outreach as propaganda noise.
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ADN
Post Office to Raise Rates to Cut Deficit
The article details new postage rates covering all class mail expected to generate about 260 million dollars from Jan 7 to June 30, reducing the fiscal 1962 deficit toward 400 million dollars. By fiscal 1964 the yield rises to 578 million, cutting the deficit to about 100 million, with a 1965 profit similar in size as the full rate hikes take effect.
Dallas Man Killed Crossing Fort Worth Street
Joe Jimenez, 49, of Dallas was struck and killed Friday while crossing a Fort Worth street. The driver said he did not see him until it was too late.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Joe Jimenez
Dallas
Jimenez
Legislature Opens Amid Build Up in Austin Hotels
Members arrive to a freshly renovated House chamber with a new $15,000 carpet and refinished woodwork as Austin hotels fill for the 58th Legislature. Inbound conventions strain rooms. 140 days ahead promise revisions to sales tax redistricting and state economies, with many new faces at the Capitol.
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Gener Carr
Austin
Sen. Krueger
Senate
Smith
Connally
P. Frank Lake
House
James A. Turman
Gober
Communists Warn of Tube Tunnel Action Near Wall
West Berlin police note a machinegun aimed down the tunnel amid frequent East West clashes. The Communists announce plans to blow up an empty house near Checkpoint Charlie on Tuesday as area sees tunnels shootings and tensions. East Germany appeals for gas conservation while coal mine shortages persist and a 21 year old West Berliner is returned after eight months in a labor camp.
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West Berlin
Wall
Zimmerstrasse
West
Nuevo Laredo Chamber Elects New President
Jorge A. de Leon age 29 was elected president of the Nuevo Laredo Chamber of Commerce succeeding Erasto Vadales.
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Nuevo Laredo. Mex
UPI
Jorge A. de Leon
Nuevo Laredo
Russian divisions tied down in Eastern Europe
In Eastern Europe eighty million brave men and women resist Communist brainwashing. Radio Free Europe broadcasts keep faith in the Free World and combat Communist lies. RF E needs your help to continue.
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Europe
Radio Free Europe
R. F. FE
Prayer and Meditation Reflection by Mrs. Pearl Robinson
A religious meditation piece cites Proverbs on wisdom and understanding and invites readers to seek divine guidance through prayer. It invokes God's power in creation, salvation, and daily renewal, urging humility and compassion rooted in Christian faith.
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Pearl Robinson
Jesus
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