Zoning Commission To Study City Ordinance Changes
City Council passed two emergency ordinances creating a Zoning Commission and granting building permit authority to the Commission and Council. The Commission will study a zoning ordinance, with committee members named. Several city land and contract items were decided, including lighting at an air field site, fire truck work bids, Go-Kart track leasing, and housing authority agreement actions deferred to next meeting.
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Frank Douglas
Roy Villyard
Lloyd Walkup
Bill Adams
Tom Hardin
Charles Rogers
A.A. Bass
Bill Hamm
Louis Sally
Fair Park
Childress Paint and Body Works
Union Boiler
Rodeo Arena
Go-Kart Club
Charles Jones
City of
Childress
Wilson School To Receive New Roofing
The Wilson School board accepted Thatten Brothers bid of 2 484 for a 20 year bonded roof. Installation will occur this month. The board reviewed a county request to relieve the transportation office of duties, pending outreach. They approved microscopes typewriters and a student science table for Rhoads, with bills paid.
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Thaten Brothers
Wilson School
Wade Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Hamilton
Childress Board
J.J. Rhoads
Rhoads High School
Rhoads
Jack Fox
Bob Jones
Former Resident Lou Court In Serious Condition
Childress area man Lou Court is reported in serious condition at North Texas Hospital in Fort Worth after a severe heart attack Monday afternoon. He is the son of Mrs. M C Court and brother of Mrs. Nolan Cawthon, both of Childress.
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Childress
Lou Court
North Texas Hospital
Fort Worth
M.C. Court
Nolan Cawthon
Five Apprehended By Sheriffs Department Here
Five people were taken into custody by the sheriff’s department in Childress. Two young men and a young married woman with two small children split up. one man will be returned to Bond County to face charges of removing mortgaged property, another to Pampa for hot check charges. The 17 year old mother and children were picked up by her parents. The group was apprehended by the deputy sheriff and a liquor control agent.
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Childress
Bonda
Pampa
Congo Seeks U.S. Troops to Restore Order in Congo
The Congo government asks the United States to provide three thousand troops to help restore order as Katanga secedes amid violence. U.S. defense officials say two companies of the 24th Division stand ready to evacuate civilians if needed. Secretary Gates confirms the request. U.N. officials may discuss it with Christian Herter. Presence limited to lower Congo around Leopoldville and river mouth.
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Washington
UPI
United States
United Nations
Congo
United Press Internatinal
Leopoldville
The
Republic of the Congo
U.S
Germany
Christian A. Herter
Gates
U. S
Clare Timberlake
Congo River
Lumumba
Belga
Timberlake
Luluabourg
Joseph Kasa Vubu
Congo Republic
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Belgium
Tshombe
Absentee Ballots Cast In County Tax Office Election
Voters consider keeping the tax assessor collector office separate or merging it with the sheriff. The 25th vote was cast for the July 16 election. Absentee voting deadline is today with county clerk’s office closing at 5 p.m. Only individuals who paid 1960 poll taxes and had property rendered on the tax roll are eligible.
Murphy Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting Charge
R J Murphy Jr pled not guilty in City Court to charges of being under the influence and disturbing the peace after allegedly firing a pistol inside city limits Monday night. He was jailed overnight and released on bond. trial set for later this month at the service station near Highways 83 and 287.
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R.J. Murphy, Jr
City (Corporation
Murphy
Three CofC BCD Committees Schedule Meetings
Three CofC BCD committees will meet this week. The Farmer Rancher Merchant Banquet group convenes at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the Chamber offices. The CofC BCD Directors meet Thursday at 8 p m at the offices. The Christmas Decorations Committee meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at City Hall.
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Cofc Bcd
City Hall
Bargain Day Sets Record This Year at Local Stores
Yesterday's first Monday was among the best bargain day business reports of the year. Merchants praised unusually strong sales with many noting results above average and one store claiming the best day for bargains yet.
Kennedy Accepts Challenge in TV Debate Over Demo Issues
Kennedy and Johnson faced difficulty agreeing on debate conditions as a TV showdown loomed. Johnson urged a public debate before the Texas and Massachusetts delegations while Kennedy offered to appear solo, situating the confrontation amid campaigns in North Carolina and calls for a first ballot nomination.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
UPI
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Massachusetts
Robert F. Kennedy
North Carolina
Adlai E. Stevenson
Possibles Kennedy
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
Mexico Denies Solidarity Statements and Cuba Spy Ring
Mexico denies involvement in solidarity remarks with Cuba cited in Congress. Foreign Minister Tello said Mexican policy is government-led, not Congress driven. Federal police arrest a Castro spy posing as Batista supporter with Cuba embassy links and anti-Castro contacts.
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Mexico City
UPI
Congress
Mexico
Cuba
U.S
Manuel Tello
Washington
U. S
Robert C. Hill
Tello
House of Representatives
The
Perma
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Havana
Rawlins Named New DE Instructor for 1960-61 Term
Thomas K. Rawlins of Levelland is appointed Distributive Education instructor for 1960-61. He will report August 1 at Childress. He holds a BS and MA from Sul Ross State College and has DE teaching credentials. Rawlins served in the US Army with audiovisual training. He is single and a Methodist.
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Thomas K. Rawlins
Levelland
Childress
J.W. Hamilton
Gene Minarik
Rawlins
Sul Ross State College
US Army
Methodist Church
Stockholders of CIC to Meet Tonight
Stockholders of the Childress Industrial Corporation are to hold their annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the First Federal Savings and Loan Association building. The principal business will be the election of seven directors and a report on the past year's operation of the corporation.
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Childress Industrial Corporation
Federal Savings and Loan Association
July Clearance Sale at Lois Progress
Lois Progress hosts a July clearance event with reduced prices across departments. Shoppers peruse discounted apparel, home goods, and toys as store staff highlight limited quantities and seasonal markdowns.
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Lois
FBI Breaks Up Sinister Bomb Plot in Little Rock
The FBI says it foiled a planned dynamite attack on a Negro college dormitory in Little Rock, arresting Ernett E. Miller Robert Lloyd Parks and Hugh Lynn Smith as a warehouse blast injured no one and a hole 15 by 6 feet was blown in a wall. The three men were taken into custody after midnight with the dormitory believed empty.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
FBI
Washington
R.E. Arnold
Philander Smith College
J. J. Casper
Central High School
Ernett E. Miller
Robert Lloyd Parks
Casaper
Hugh Lynn Smith
Bassett
Miller
Parks
Conns Present Music Program To Lions Club
Mrs. Merrell Conn and Rita presented a music program at the Lions Club noon luncheon. Rita performed piano and vocal solos and joined in a piano duet with Mrs. Conn. The closing solo was Rita's My God Is Real with Mrs. Conn at the piano. Sim Vaughn announced a joint Lions Agriculture Committee meeting with Rotary and Jaycees on Thursday at 2 30 in the Chamber of Commerce Office to finalize Merchants and Farmers Bar B Q plans. Lions International President Alton Ryan sent a telegram praising 35 years of service and plans for an August anniversary picnic were announced. Truman Webb presided. Truman McFarland arranged the program.
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Merrell Conn
Rita
Lions Club
Parking Spaces To Be Enlarged In Childress
Downtown Childress faced a parking squeeze as wide cars occupy curb spaces. City Council discussed enlarging angle parking to add about one extra foot per space to ease exit and entry when lanes are next painted.
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Childress
Frank Dakil
Quanah Meeting Draws 40 8 Members from Childress
A group of Childress Voitures and their wives attended Voiture 1059 of the 40 & 8 in Quanah for a quarterly meeting. They approved a Ladies Night on Monday August 1 in Childress and a fried chicken dinner with bingo. Chef de Gare Joe Howard named a committee to arrange the August gathering.
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Childress
Quanah
Childress Club
Chef de Gare
Joe Howard
Ej, Huddleston
Frank Buster Ray Mooney
Tom Preston
Smathers Urges South to Back LBJ Despite Risks
Senator George Smathers urged southern leaders to stand behind Lyndon B. Johnson for president, even amid doubts that Johnson might lose. He softened the claim to North Carolina delegates, saying it’s comforting to back the best man even if the race looks risky. Johnson defended himself to the delegation, dismissing Kennedy’s claimed victory and urging scrutiny of all rivals.
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Los Angeles
UPI
George A. Smathers
D - Fla
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Smathers
North Carolina
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
South
Kennedy
Kishi Resigns as Japan’s Prime Minister and Cabinet
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and his cabinet plan to resign en masse on Thursday before Parliament votes for a successor. The Liberal Democratic Party holds a strong majority, and Hayato Ikeda appears best positioned to become the next premier.
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Tokyo
UPI
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Japan
United States
Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democrats
Hayato Ikeda
International Trade and Industry
More Fashion More Quality Lower Prices at Johns Furniture
Johns Furniture advertises a sale highlighting fashion and quality at reduced prices with emphasis on new stock and value. The notice promotes affordability and a broad range of home furnishings including seating, bedding, and decor.
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Johns’ Furniture Company
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Texas Public Employer Association
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