Six Rural Accidents Investigated By Patrol In December
The Highway Patrol investigated six rural wrecks in Childress County during December, with an estimated property damage of 2,660 dollars. The county’s 1962 rural wreck summary shows 63 crashes, one killed, 25 injured, and property damage of 498,315 dollars.
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The
Highway Patrol
Childress County
D. R. Dowdy
Cottle County
Hall County
Hardeman
Collingsworth
Texas Legislature Opens Session Amid Honor and Hopes
January 16 1963 Austin Daybook notes the ninth day of the 38th Texas Legislature as lawmakers shift from inauguration festivities to policy work. Few bills filed with 14 expected by Friday deadline. senators named to committees signaling the Senate's start under Lt. Gov. Preston Smith while Gov. Connally awaits proposals.
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United Press International
Texas
Price Daniel
John Connally
House
Connally
Senate
Chamber
Preston Smith
Superintendent J W Hamilton Contract Extended
The contract of Supt. J. W. Hamilton was extended through the 1963 64 school year at Monday night s meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Childress Independent School District. Contracts of principals will be considered at the board meeting next month. Hamilton reported that all funds in the system were operating in the black. Coordinator Eldon Sanders reported on the testing and guidance program in the schools.
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J. W. Hamilton
Childress Independent School District
Hamilton
Eldon Sanders
Deadline Set for January 18 to Apply for New Housing
Earl Brown announces the January 18 deadline for first-group consideration for low rent housing units. Applications are accepted at the Housing office, and officials note there are more applicants than units. The units should be ready by March.
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Earl Brown
Brown
FNB Aids $-0-$ Plan for Screwworm Eradication Drive
The First National Bank of Childress partners with Childress Animal Health Committee and SWAHRF to raise emergency funds for screwworm eradication in Texas and the Southwest. A $1 million more is needed to meet the $3 million producer fund goal by March 31. Contributions via checks payable to SWAHRF are accepted at the bank and allocated to the county quota.
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First National Bank of Childress
Childress Animal Health Committee
Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Childress County
Texas
Southwest
Charlie Brown
Bank
Brown
Childress Committee
Connally outlines sweeping Texas government reorganization
Gov. Connally proposes abolishing and merging major boards including Parks with Game and Fish to cut positions, dissolving the Industrial Development Board and Commission, shifting to an office of economic development, and expanding layman appointments to Banking Board. He also calls for a higher education commission reform, a tourist development agency, and out-of-state members on college boards. The plan includes giving the governor appointment power and setting funding for new offices.
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Connally
State Parks Board
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Texas Industrial Development Board and Industrial Commission
Office of Economic Development and Development Advisory Council
State Banking Board
J. M. Falkner
Higher Education Commission
Commission On Excellence In Higher Education
Department of Public Safety
Texas Aeronautical Commission
General Revenue Fund
Texas Development Board
Texas Industrial Commission
Office of Economic Development
Commission On Higher Education
Commission On Excellence In
Board of State Colleges and Universities
Floresville
Governors Mansion
Price Daniel
Commission On State and Local
State Highway Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor
Austin
UPT
John Connally
Texas
Rogers Appointed Chairman of strong Amendment Committee
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith named committee assignments as the Texas Legislature organized for the 58th session. Hazlewood chairs Finance, Aikin heads State Affairs, with Ratliff, Reagan, Moffett, Rogers, Crump and others in key slots as Connally appoints state officers and outlines a two year program.
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Rogers
Strong Amendment
David Ratliff
Stamford
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Agriculture
Livestock
Andy Rogers
Childress
Louis Crump
San Saba
Senate
Connally
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
Pupils Present Rotary Program at Wilson School
Lamplights in American History was presented by sixth graders at Wilson School during a Rotary Club meeting. Miss Alva Bullock and Mrs. Buford Austin led the children, Eldon Sanders introduced the program, and Preston Mills arranged it. Visiting Rotarian Jess May of Clovis New Mexico joined, with W. E. Hays and Joe Cooper also present.
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Wilson School
Rotary Club
Alva Bullock
Buford Austin
Eldon Sanders
Preston Mills
Jess May
Clovis, N. M
W. E. Hays
Mrs. Courtney To Be Buried In Childress
Mary Emma Courtney 92 of Amarillo died there at 8 25 p m Tuesday. Former Childress resident. Funeral 10 a m Friday at Central Church of Christ Amarillo. Body lies in state 1 2 30 p m Newberry Chapel. Graveside rites 3 p m Childress cemetery. Survived by two sons J H Courtney Amarillo W H Courtney Beeville one daughter Mrs G D Wyre Amarillo one brother Jim Stroud Paramount Calif.
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Mary Emma _ Courtney
Amarillo
Childress
Central Church of Christ
Newberry Chapel
Childress Cemetery
Courtney
Blast Kills Small Tulia Boy
An explosion at a Tulia house injured and killed 2 year old Jerry Dickerson. The child died in an Amarillo hospital hours after being pulled from the debris. Police said an accumulation of butane gas apparently triggered the blast. His mother Mrs. Leon Dickerson suffered a broken leg.
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Tulia
UPS
Jerry Dickerson
Amarillo
Leon Dickerson
School Census Nears Completion In City
The school census is 98 percent complete, announced by Superintendent J. W. Hamilton. A few families with children starting school next year should report at once to the School Administration building.
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Supt
J. W. Hamilton
Powers Awarded Divorce From U2 Pilot Francis Powers
A jury in Milledgeville Georgia granted former U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers a divorce from Barbara Powers after deliberating about one hour. Powers must pay her $5 000 in cash and $500 for her lawyer. The couple, married eight years, separated after Powers’ Soviet prison sentence and alleged wife neglect and drunkenness.
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Milledgeville, Ga
UPI
Francis Gary Powers
Barbara Powers
Powers
Rudol Abel
Moscow
Russia
Barbara
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Freezing Texas Weather Expected to Continue Through Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts colder conditions late in the week with temperatures about 12 degrees below normal. Snow is possible in North Texas as an arctic air mass grimly grips the state. Overnight lows ranged from 7 degrees in Dalhart to 51 in Brownsville with light rain along the Rio Grande anticipated.
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United Press International
Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Canadian
Midwest
Rio Grande
Dalhart
Brownsville
Cotton Harvest Slows In County As Forecast Grows
Last week about 1 200 bales were ginned down from 4 000 the prior week due to cold weather. Total ginned to date reaches 21 792 with potential to surpass the 23 000 bale forecast. Five gins reported: Tindall, Kirkland, Tell, West Texas and Farmers Co-Op.
Carrie Reynolds Dies Suddenly At 81
Carrie Belle Reynolds 81 died suddenly at 1 p m today at the family residence 810 Avenue F Sw. She was born April 28 1883 in Jack County and moved to Childress from Hardeman County in 1910. She married John T Reynolds on September 13 1916 and was a Church of Christ member. Survivors: husband two sons Houston Lies of Redwood City California Homer Reynolds of Childress two daughters Rosa Reynolds Casa Grande Arizona and Alice Copelin Childress nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Newberry’s
Reynolds
Jack County
Childress
Hardeman County
John T. Reynolds
Church of Christ
Houston
Redwood City
Calif
Homer Reynolds
Rosa Reynolds
Casa Grande
Ariz
Alice Copelin
Cuban exile population in south Florida tops 105000
Miami reports 105000 Cuban exiles living in south Florida with about 55000 more refugees from Communist Cuba resettled in roughly 1000 communities across the United States.
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Miami
UPI
Florida
Cuba
United States
Silver Beaver Award Given to Dr Bob Jones
Dr Robert E Jones received the Silver Beaver Award at the Northwest Texas Area Council meeting in Wichita Falls becoming Childresss sixth recipient. An Eagle Scout, he has served as assistant Scoutmaster Explorer Post Chairman Cub Pack Chairman and active in 4 H and FFA. He chairs the Green Belt Bowl Football Classic and holds multiple local and regional honors in veterinary associations.
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Robert E. Jones
Childress
Northwest Texas Area Council of Boy Scouts
Wichita Falls
Dr. Jones
The
Legion Posts Record Members At Texas Meeting
The Cox Farr Post of the American Legion reports 319 members, the highest in eight years, announced at last night's meeting. The 1963 quota was 291, and Frank Buster and J H Manon received Texas Legion awards for recruiting 108 members, including the 10 cent fee.
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Cox-Farr
American Legion
Frank Buster
J. H. Manon
Texas American Legion
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John B. Connally
Capitol Steps
Austin Daybook
FNB
Governors Committee
Er Education
Governor
Sen. Crump
Sen
Neveille Colson
Wawa
Sota
Frank Owen
el Paso
Tom Creighton
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Cal Krueger
el Campo
H. J. Blanchard
Lubbock
Abraham Kazen
Laredo
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Mathier
Padre Toland
Blast
Small Tulia Boy
Carrie Reynolds
Carrie Belle Reynolds
Avenue F Sw
Bob Jones
Robert Jones
Legion
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