Band Director Tunnell Resigns From Childress to Breckenridge
John Tunnell, Childress school system band director for five years, resigns effective 1977 78 to take a similar post at Breckenridge. He thanks students, ex students and the community, praising their motivation and the Big Blue Band spirit from Bobcat Land. He notes his wife will also work in Breckenridge.
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John Tunnell
Childress
Breckenridge
Tunnell
Bobcats
Bobcat Land
Local Happenings June Rain Totals Show Above Average
June brought 4.22 inches of rain at the FAA station totaling 14.65 inches for six months. Childress’s yearly average is 21.81 inches with several days of measurable moisture in June. First Monday Bargain Day will be moved to July 11 due to the Fourth of July holiday.
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FAA
Air Field
Childress
Trace
Chamber of Commerce
Ritchie Rites In Quanah Quanch Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Delmer Ritchie of Quanah were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Quanah First Baptist Church. Burial followed in Quanah cemetery after her death at Chillicothe hospital. Survivors include her husband, one daughter, and a nephew Gordon Graviey of Childress.
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Delmer Ritchie
Quanah
Martin Gravley
Watt Foard
Childress
Quanah First Baptist Church
Ritchie
Chillicothe Hospital
Gordon Graviey
Local teen held in homicide case in Childress County
An 18 year old man named Paul Eugene Conley is in custody at Childress County Jail on a homicide charge. Authorities in Lawrenceville Georgia allege his involvement in the death of an elderly man. Deputies and city police arrested him after a tip from Gwinnett County officials.
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Childress County
Paul Eugene Conley
Lawrenceville
Gwinne County
Butler Clinic Deed Transferred To Childress Hospital District
The deed to the Butler Clinic was delivered to the Childress County Hospital District as the drive to attract new physicians continues. The Medical Crisis Committee reports completing its second phase with the deed delivery and notes ongoing fundraising for repairs, remodeling, and future expansion. About $32,000 has been raised as supporters list numerous individuals and local businesses as contributors.
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Butler Clinic
Childress County
Childress Medical Crisis Committee
Pat Steed
Steed
Caution Urged On Highways During July Holidays
Sgt. Paul Clanton of the Texas DPS in Childress urges motorists to drive carefully as July Fourth traffic is expected to rise. In June the six-county area logged 28 accidents with two fatalities in Foard and Wilbarger counties. Troopers logged 25 000 miles, issued 1 100 traffic summons including 23 DWI, and 30 assist incidents. Statewide deaths reached 1 526 for the year, up from 1 441 last year. The speed limit extension for 120 days begins July 19, the 12th extension since 1973.
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Paul Clanton
Childress
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Clanton
Foard
Wilbarger
Motley
Cottle
Hardeman
Wilbarger and Childress
Highway Department
Town That Dreaded Sundown Showings Draw Midnight Crowds
Screenings last night drew viewers to the horror feature The Town That Dreaded Sundown rated R. Audiences flocked to theaters on Saturday night, with strong turnout noted at several venues as the film sparked conversations about local legends.
Old Settlers Set Prizes and Awards
Prizes announced for Childress County Old Settlers event July 14 to 16 at Fair Park. Parade form 4 p.m. with $100 first prize in float and $100 riding club. $25 third in floats. bicycle and scooter prizes. Barbecue at 5:30 p.m. in Rotary Bowl. rodeo at 8:30 p.m. nightly. Leon Rausch and Play Boys perform. fiddlers contest Saturday at 1:30 p.m. free admission with cash prizes. Association directors listed.
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Childress County
Old Settlers
Old Settlers Association
Fair Park
Gene Smith
Glen Stiner
Ray Grimes
Bob Moates
Roy Hassell
Scotty Clements
Texas
Oklahoma
W. E. Helms, Jr
Johnny Rucker
Densil Blackshear
Claude Lane
A. Smotherman, Jr
Dale Philpott
Raymond Love
Gunmen linked to Arkansas slayings trigger multi-state alert
Authorities issued all points bullets in Arkansas Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana for two gunmen suspected in the killings of Marvin E. Richie town marshal and Opal James an Army Corps ranger. They wounded David Small and were tied to additional slayings and a possible kidnapping as searches spread.
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Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Marvin E. Richie
Magazine
Ark
Opal James
Havana
Army Corps of Engineer
David Small
Richie
Blue River Reservoir
Small
James
Logan
W. C. Hamilton
Hamilton
Wichita Falls Airman Charged in Missouri Man Slaying
James Bennie Turner 21 of Hollister Florida was charged with murder in the stabbing death of Kim Michael Grant 20 of Florissant Missouri. Grant was found in a Wichita Falls Holiday Inn bathtub as investigators link an interstate narcotics ring spanning Wichita Falls St Louis Florissant Pittsfield Hollister and Palatka. Turner surrendered earlier with bond set at 50000 as authorities continue probe with Missouri Florida Illinois and air base investigators joining Wichita Falls Police.
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Wichita Falls
Missouri
Sheppard Air Force Base
James Bennie Turner
Hollister
Fla
Turner
Justice of the Peace
R. L. Stewart
Kim Michael Grant
Florissant
Grant
St. Louis
Pittsfield
Palatka
Gene Davis
Plants Tagged as Greenery Hint at Marijuana Find
Grass around Childress City Hall hides a marijuana crop found in 16 potted plants carried from the northeast neighborhood. Officials note possession is illegal and tracing ownership is underway. The piece cites a Greenburgh AP story about neighborhood kids giving a 69 year old woman 15 plants, which grew into a two foot high cannabis garden she says she believed to be flowers and was unaware of their nature. Police removed the crop.
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Childress City Hall
Associated Press
Greenburgh
N.Y
New York City
Traveling Rapist Captured in Panhandle Murders and Rapes
Amarillo authorities say Samuel Christopher Hawkins, 33, dubbed the traveling rapist, is charged with capital murder in the abduction and death of 12 year old Rhonda Keys and with murder in the death of Abbe Hamilton. He faces aggravated rape charges tied to prior assaults as investigators note possible accomplice links across 13 rapes in six counties over two years. Bond set at 500000 for capital murder, 100000 for rape, with authorities continuing to probe additional suspects and alliances among regional sheriff and police departments.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Samuel Christopher Hawkins
Rhonda Ann Keys
Hawkins
Borger
Abbe Hamilton
Lee Spradlin
Spradlin
Justice of the Peace
Cliff Robers
Hamilton
Smokey and the Bandit at The Palace
Movie listing notes Smokey and the Bandit screens Sunday at The Palace. One showtime mentioned with likely audience appeal and drive-in style humor. Contact for tickets not provided.
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Smokey and the Bandit
Blood pressure check event July 4 at City Auditorium
Free blood pressure screenings offered at City Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 4. Health officials encourage residents to get checked, noting interim guidance and available informational materials for attendees.
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City Auditorium
Walker Rites Here Saturday
Funeral services for Garry Akard Walker 79 were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Newberry Funeral Chapel with J. R. Chism officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery. Mr Walker died Thursday night in a Wellington nursing home after a long illness. He was born October 4, 1897 in Boyd Texas and moved to Childress in 1907. He was a World War I veteran and member of several veterans groups. He worked as a switchman for Fort Worth and Denver from 1918 to 1958. He married Elizabeth Lea Delaney on April 3, 1920 in Childress. Survivors include three brothers and three sisters.
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Garry Akard (Cotton) Walker
Newberry
J. R. Chism
Church of Christ
Childress Cemetery
John Robinson
Joe Cooper
James Bartlett
Eldridge Tuuner
Guy Burton
Carroll Cheatheam
Walker
Wellington
R. Walker
Yucaipa
Calif
Lewis
Hereford
Earl Pate
Kerrville
Perry Vaughn
Amarillo
Grady Scarbrough
Levelland
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Quanch
Dane Schaefer
Childress Bottling Co. Watkins, Inc
Dalton Reese
J. H. Liles
Keith Scougall
Henderson Lumber Co
Chet L. Reeves
A. W. Vinson
Obert Stevens
Lois’ Shop
Fayfatherly
Clyde Nippert
J. Frank Inman
Essie Verner
Lula Mae Carter
Kat Hut
Jim Parker
Lloyd's Electric
Union Flat
H.D.C
Paul Leach
Pearl Day
Nina Wright
Bad Family
E. Paul Wright
American National
First Methodist Church
Rothwell Cotton Co
Kenneth Fink
Leonard King
Robert Elliott
J. T. Walling
Thomas J. Spencer
Cagle Motor Co
R. D. Cagle
Gee. L. Barry
First State Bank
First National Bank
Freddie Cordell
Leon Rausch
Boys of
Fort Worth
Killer
Oden
Purcell
Oklo
Nile
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