Freezing Weather Moves In Across Texas Again
A new mass of cold air from Canada pushes into Texas after a weekend front, bringing subfreezing temperatures across most of the state and snow in the Panhandle. Forecasters expect the cold to ease Tuesday as a second norther from Canada arrives, with Edinburg area forecast to hit 25 degrees.
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United Press
Canada
Texas
Panhandle
Nebraska
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg
Eastern Seaboard Hit By Severe Blizzard Inches Of Snow Fall
A blizzardlike storm hit the Eastern Seaboard causing heavy snowfall over 15 inches in the New York area. Commuters were urged to switch to other transport as highways became hazardous and flight delays rose at major airports. Schools and offices faced expected delays as a broad region endured snow and wind.
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York
Eastern
Seaboard
New York
Weather Bureau
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York City
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower backs secret union strike votes in labor program
President Eisenhower proposed a 14 point labor program to Congress including government supervised secret ballots for union strikes. He cautioned against drastic changes yet urged secret vote rights to protect individual workers. The plan would liberalize injunctions and secondary boycotts opposed by some sectors. Continued on Page Four.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Labor Department
Martin P. Durkin
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Second
US POWs Hold Tea Party for Indian Guards at Panmunjom
Twenty one unrepatriated American prisoners hosted a tea party for about 100 Indian guards at Panmunjom. An Indian spokesman said none sought repatriation or asked to come home, despite the chance presented by Operation Big Switch and the end of come home interviews December 23.
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Panmunjom
Quarterback Club Meeting Set For Tonight
The Quarterback Club All-District 2A-3 benqpet plans will be discussed at tonight’s meeting in the Chamber of Commerce directors room. President Steve Cowan reported the regular Monday session will begin at 7 30 p m and urged all members to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce Directors Room
Steve Cowan
Cowan
Resumption Of Talks Is Asked In Korean Peace Effort
Panmunjom dispatch reports that Communists asked for the resumption of preliminary talks for a Korean peace conference. Kenneth Young says any decision must come through the State Department. Young sent the request to Washington and awaits official reaction. The note proposes liaison officers meet to discuss timing for resuming negotiations.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Washington
Red
State Department
Far East
Kenneth Young
Arthur H. Dean
Young
State mulls participation in drought hay aid program
Texas officials weigh joining a continuing drought relief hay program after a federal allocation of 400000 dollars. Agriculture Commissioner John White says a decision likely by Wednesday or Thursday as applications for aid have already filled the existing 185000 dollar state fund usage.
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Austin
Texas
John C. White
White
Agricultural Department
William L. McGill
State Civil Defense and Disaster Relief
Texas Stockman
President Plans Withdrawal Of More US Troops
President Eisenhower plans to withdraw additional combat troops from Korea in coming months. White House briefings with Congress indicated withdrawals will be slow and orderly, with two divisions already slated for withdrawal managed by orderly discharge and rotation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
White House
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
French Reds In Showdown Battle In Indo China
In central Indo China French forces battled seven Viet Minh battalions near Seno airfield by Savannakhet. A French spokesman said loyalist pilots killed at least 1000 Reds over four days with napalm strikes, while French Union troops faced serious casualties but gained numerical superiority.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Seno
Savannakhet
Childress Choir Attends Texas Workshop
The Childress High School choir led by director D P McNallen joined a Canyon workshop for regional high school choirs. Archie Jones of the University of Texas oversaw the event with about 1000 voices singing under McNallen’s direction.
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Childress High School
D. P. McNallen
Canyon
Texas
Archie Jones
University of Texas
McNallen
President asks flexible lower price supports on four crops
Eisenhower asks Congress to approve flexible lower price supports for wheat corn cotton and peanuts starting with 1955 crops. He cites a thorough study of farm programs and urges a parity based scale 75 to 90 percent with adjustments toward stability and growth in farm income.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
California Drouth Nears Critical Point
California faces a severe drought threatening farm income and vast forest land. Rain is forecast to be light through January as topsoil and pastureland dry, with Southern California most at risk and San Diego recording the driest December in 104 years.
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San Francisco
California
US Weather Bureau
San Diego
Los Angeles
E. L. Baxter
Commissioners OK Funds Investment
The County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to invest $18,000 of the permanent school fund in Childress County road and bridge bonds held by First National Bank and $10,000 of the special road interest fund in First Federal Savings and Loan Association. Remaining funds to be placed in US Government Bonds.
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County Commissioners Court
Childress
First National Bank
Louis Richards
Charlie Anderson
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Anderson
Richards
Bill Dawson
First Moisture Of Year Reported In Childress County
Childress county recorded the first moisture of the year with about one inch of snow measuring 0.07 inch at Childress Air Field. Temperatures dropped to 18 degrees with a high of 31 yesterday and 20 at 11 p.m. A new cold front was forecast to move in tomorrow, possibly lowering temperatures further.
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Childress County
CAA
Childress Air Field
Heart Attack Fatal Here To Bud Collyer
Bud Collyer aged 51 died yesterday about 9 30 p m at his residence 800 Second St No death was from a heart attack Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Curlee and Luther R Pallbearers Elbert Over by C F Stillwell E D Ether edge L 8 Dement T L Dement and Raymond Rowell burial in Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home Collyer born August 24 1902 in Grayson County had lived in Childress County 20 years prior farming in Kirkland area moved to Childress and worked at FW D shops survived by wife Gladys two daughters Pat Murphy Childress and Melvin Blodgett Flint Mich one son Bill Collyer Flint Mich mother Mrs Mary Collyer Childress three grandchildren four sisters and four brothers all listed with ties to Denison Kirkland Vernon and Denison respectively.
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Bud Collyer
Second St
First Baptist Church
Curlee
Luther R
Elbert Overby
C. F. Stillwell
E. D. Etheredge
Dement
T. L. Dement
Raymond Rowell
Childress
Newberry Funeral Home
Collyer
Grayson County
Childress County
Kirkland
Fw&d
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America
Gladys
Pat Murphy
Melvin Blodgett
Flint
Mich
Bill Collyer
Mary Collyer
Blanche Bentley
L. G. Scott
Denison
Tommie Albritton
Vernon
Ruby Compney
Carl, Sam and
Roy Collyer
Republicans Divided On Eisenhower Farm Program
Congress split on President Eisenhower s farm plan with some praising its shift to flexible supports while others oppose lowering price floors. Leaders Hope Aiken Halleck voiced mixed views as hearings loom. Senator Clinton P Anderson, a former agriculture secretary, backed maintaining 90 percent parity.
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Washington, Jan. l
Congress
Eisenhower
Clifford R. Hope
R-Kan
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Hope
Ings
Aiken
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Ben F. Jensen
Iowa
Supervisor Of Telephone Installation Helped With Original System In 1916
H N Odom led the 1916 installation of Childress' exchange for Southwestern Bell and now directs a new dial telephone deployment in the same city. About 20 workers started today with 10 more joining next week to complete plans for wiring, terminals, and toll equipment by April 17.
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Western Electric
Childress
H. N. Odom
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Odom
Addi
Telephone Company
Elks Lodge Silent Meeting Tonight In Childress
Childress Elks Lodge No. 1113 plans a regular 8 p m meeting at the lodge rooms with Exalted Ruler Glen Stiner announcing volunteers for a charity basketball game with the B P W John Robinson and John Childers named to select volunteers Grand Exalted Ruler Earl Be James will address the session and an Amarillo open house dinner and dance is set for January 18.
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Childress Elks Lodge No
Glen Stiner
John Robinson
John Childers
B&pw
Stiner
Amarillo
Earl BE. James
County Office Seeks Crutches Returned for Loan Program
County Veterans Service Office head G F Sanders urged return of loaned crutches saying 14 pairs are out across the county and needed if not in use. The office will be closed Tuesday.
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County Veterans Service Office
G. F. Sanders
Sanders
Band Parents Meet at Junior High Thursday Night
An important meeting of the Junior High School Band Parents Association will be held Thursday night at 7 30 p m in the Junior High School auditorium.
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Bill Friend
South Plains
Red River Valley
Darhart
Dalhart
Page
Eastern Seaboard
Childress Choir
Braniff
Shreveport
Here
Braniff Airlines
T. E. Braniff
United Gas Co
Grumman Mallard
W. C
Buddy) Huddleston
Gilliam
Lake Wallace
Huddleston
R. H. Hargrove
Texas Eastern Transmission, Corp
Chris Abbot
Hyannis, Neb
Edgar Tobin
Tobin Aerial Survey Co
San Antonio
Bernard Weiss
Milton Weiss
Dallas
John B. Atkins
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Regis
Restauran
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Commissioners OK Funds Investment
Cil
Council
HDC
Juanita Titus
Fred Mitchell
Sgt. A. O
Elks Lodge
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