Texas Faces Subzero Cold Front Across State
A deep arctic air mass moved into Texas on the anniversary of a similar blast. Forecasters warned of near zero temperatures in the Panhandle and subfreezing conditions elsewhere as a strong front brought snow and freezing rain. Valley crops face unclear impact while Dalhart, Amarillo, and Lubbock report morning readings well above zero before temperatures plummet.
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United Press International
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
North Central
Red River
Childress
Lubbock
Dalhart
Rio Grande
Amarillo
Texas Legislature Opens With Candid Interpretations
The 58th Texas Legislature convenes with Gov. Price Daniel praising John Connally while noting Daniel’s own bid for a fourth term ended in the first primary. Fifteen of 31 Senate members face reelection in two years. six freshmen win four-year terms. Speaker Byron Tunnell expected to announce committee picks today. Committee chairmen may include Reps. John Allen Ben Barnes Maurice Pipkin. The House expected to bustle after assignments. Daniel jokes about mishearing a car noise during his reelection bid.
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United Press International
Texas
John Connally
Price Daniel
Daniel
Senate
Byron Tunnell
Tyler
John Allen
Longview
Ben Barnes
de Leon
Maurice Pipkin
Brownsville
Heatly
Appropriations
WaggZoner Carr
General Revenue Fund
House
Preston Smith
Tunnell
Heatly Named Top Lieutenant in Texas House
Speaker Byron Tunnell selected Rep. Bill Heatly from Paducah as Appropriations Chairman with Rep. Ben Atwell of Dallas heading Revenue and Taxation and Rep. John Allen of Longview heading State Affairs. The 58th session begins with 43 committees and a forecast $3 billion budget.
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Tunnel
Tunnell
House Reading
Clyde Butter
Billy Bunyan
McKinney
Agriculture Committee
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
Claims and Accounts
Donald Shipley
Houston
Commerce and Manufacturers Committee
Judge Disqualified In Hospital Case In Pecos Texas
District Judge J H Starley disqualified himself at the hearing over whether Dr John Dunn was properly dismissed from Reeves County Hospital staff Dunn a whistleblower against Billie Sol Estes alleges political motives behind dismissal and seeks damages Dunn contends he was denied a fair hearing with Starley and asks for a restraining order and injunction The hearing is continued to Friday with Judge Ward taking over duties and 17 patients authorized for temporary treatment at the hospital.
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Pecos
Tex
UPI
J. H. Starley
John Dunn
Billie Sol Estes
Reeves County Hospital
Dunn
4 Birch Society
Estes
FBI
Starley
W. E. Ward
34Th District Court
el Paso
Ward
John Lee Smith
Lubbock
Dallas
Fred Benners
Fort Stockton
Hospi
Tal Board
Largest Junior Breeders Show Could Be Record
The Greenbelt Junior Breeders Show may become the largest in history with 67 livestock entries and 14 judging team entries. The event starts 8 a m Saturday at the Vocational Ag building, with judging at Bill Bradley Ranch and livestock judging at the Ag building.
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Greenbelt
Bob Jones
Agriculture Committee
Cofc-Bcd
Ing
Vocational Ag
Bill Bradley
Joe Lindsey
Quanah
Steve Wilson
Hereford
Patti Belew
Angus
Susan Belew
Mike Shannon
Shamrock
Billy Don Rirds
Twitty
Johnny Edwards
Memphis
J. N. Jeffers
George Miller
Dean Graumann
Granite
Okla
Wheeler Ffa
Hardeman County
Dickens County
Childress ASC Announces 1963 Conservation Practices
Gene Frisbie, Childress ASC office manager, lists over a dozen 1963 conservation practices with payments around a 50 50 split between ASC and farmers. Effective practices include Bermuda establishment, permanent native grasses, deferred pastures, livestock water wells, earthen dams, sod waterways, terracing, diversion terraces, irrigation systems, legume rotations, deep plowing, bindweed control, cotton burr applications, and rye seeding for wind erosion control.
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Childress Asc
Gene Frisbie
ASC
Bermuda
Banquet Attendees Planned for Armstrong Appreciation Dinner
Childress plans list attendees for the Appreciation Dinner honoring R Wright Armstrong who retired as vice president of the Fort Worth and Denver. The event at 7 p m Friday in Fort Worth includes Bill McKee C J Lyons and couples Mr and Mrs Gene Mr and Mrs Jeff Henderson and Mr and Mrs Morris Higley.
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Childress
R. Wright Armstrong
Fort Worth
Denver
Bill McKee
C. J. Lyons
Gene
Jeff Henderson
Morris Higley
Greenbelt Core Drilling Set to Begin Monday
Donley County will see the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority begin core drilling at a damsite. Dr. S. H. Townsend announced the start, delayed by bad weather and awaiting permission to enter.
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Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Donley County
S. H. Townsend
Club Approves Nomination Of Glenn Buckley
The Childress Jaycees approved Glenn Buckley as a state Jaycee director nominee at the weekly meeting. Buckley was named by the board and election occurs at the Regional meeting in San Angelo January 19 20. The club plans to attend with others.
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Childress Jaycees
Glenn Buckley
Club
Buckley
San Angelo
Childress
Jaycees
Quanah Jaycee Club
Childress Club
Quanah
Jaycee Radio
KCTX
Seymour
Frank LeCroy
Tom Bailiff
Charles Rogers
Jerry Dugan
Alan Gage
Don Gage
Bradley Ranch Wins Big in Arizona National Livestock Show
The Bradley 3 Ranch took Reserve Champion bull at the Arizona National Livestock Show and will enter the Denver show next week. They also won first in junior yearling bull class, reserve junior champion, first in senior yearling heifer, senior champion female, and junior reserve champion. Other Bradley entries placed third and fourth.
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Bradley 3
Denver
Hiefer
Bradley
Grass fire reported at 601 C Nw no damage
A grass fire at 601 C Nw occurred at 4 p.m. yesterday with no damage reported by the Fire Department.
First Anniversary Coin Order Reported in Toledo
Mrs. J. Eugene Farber of Toledo Ohio has placed the first order for commemorative coins marking the founding of Childress. The bronze coin sells for 1 dollar and the silver for 5 dollars. Arrival is expected next week.
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J. Eugene Farber
Toledo
Founding of
Childress
Cent Stamps Scarce in Childress Amid Price Rise
Childress Postmaster Warner Stevens reports a major run on one cent postage stamps after the rate increase from four to five cents. He notes stamps disappeared quickly, with some bought from a local bank and others borrowed from Wellington. Dallas supplied 20 000 stamps to replenish supplies.
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Childress
Warner Stevens
Panhandle
Wellington
Dallas
Four Public Fallout Shelters Approved in Childress
The Corps of Engineers in Albuquerque inspected Childress shelters and approved four buildings. Jeff Henderson of the CofC-BC said only four have been approved so far: Hotel Childress, Courthouse, Wilson School, and the High School.
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Corps of Engineers of
Albuquerque
Childress
Jeff Henderson
Cofc-Bc
Hotel Childress
Courthouse
Wilson School
84 Year Old Lady Dies Today
Ada Lee Jackson aged 84 died at 12 55 pm at Chil dress General Hospital. She lived with her daughter Mrs F P Stewart at 104 Avenue D Southeast. Further details were not learned.
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Ada Lee Jackson
Childress General Hospital
Tshombe Freed From House Arrest Opens Talks In Congo Crisis
Katanga President Moise Tshombe was released from six hours of UN house arrest and left under UN escort toward Mokambo to meet with Interior Minister Godefroid Munongo. Diplomats awaited a possible peace move as Tshombe warned of a scorched earth policy if UN troops attacked Kolwezi.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
U.N
Tshombe
Mokambo
Godefroid Munongo
U. N
Thant
New York
George Sherry
Leopoldville
Kolwezi
Here
Baseball Meeting Tonight at City Hall
A meeting for those interested in the summer Kids Baseball program is called for 7 p.m. tonight at city hall. Bill Clynch, president, urged all interested participants to attend. The main agenda is to elect officers for the coming year.
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City Hall
Bill Clynch
Clynch
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