Memorial Services Set For Old Settlers Reunion
State Senator Andy Rogers will conduct the memorial services at the Old Settlers Annual Reunion on July 18, announced by Mrs. Carrie Hardin. Parade Marshall Sam Privitt to lead the parade with his white horse Caesar. Float entries urged. prizes include 50 25 15 10 dollars and special prizes for best resembling an oldtimer. Vehicles from the 9410th Air Recovery Squadron will attend the barbecue at Rotary Bowl.
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Andy Rogers
Old Settlers
Carrie Hardin
Rogers
Hardin
Allen Harp
Bul Johnson
Sam Privitt
Marshall
Johnson
9410Th Air Recovery Squadron
Accidents Reported in Childress County in 1961
There were 54 accidents reported in Childress County for 1961. The Texas Highway Patrol investigated 52 of them, about 96 percent, per a Texas Department of Public Safety report. Continued on Page Three.
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Childress County
Texas Highway Patrol
Texas Department of Public Safety
Panhandle Swept By 95 MPH Winds And Heavy Rain
United Press International reports a violent storm swept the Texas Panhandle with 95 mph winds and sudden two inch rainfall. Rain also touched El Paso while most of Texas saw fair weather. Lubbock and Amarillo totals are noted with more heat and isolated showers forecast.
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United Press International
Texas Panhandle
el Paso
Texas
Lubbock
Fel Paso
Amarillo
Humble Begins Slant Hole Surveys on County Leases
Humble Oil and Refining Co crews started slant hole surveys today on Rusk County leases owned by Tyler oilmen H. L. Long and Charles Stubblefield to determine if oil is being diverted from adjacent fields. Texaco, Inc filed at Tyler a suit seeking dismissal of Bridewell and Fair and United Drilling Co as defendants in a separate slant hole case.
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United Press International
Humble Oil and Refg. Co
Rusk County
Tyler
H. L. Long
Charles Stubblefield
Humble
Texaco, Inc
Bridewell and Fair
United Drilling Co
Men Wanted For Construction Work At High Plains Company
The High Plains Building Company continues to hire men for a project at Eighth Street and Avenue F. It started construction yesterday on 50 low rent housing units, with work expected to last about eight months. Earl Brown, Executive Director, said the project officially started yesterday.
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High Plains Building Company
Ofice
Eighth Street
Avenue F. Southwest
Earl Brown
Texas crops down as acreage shifts amid weather and market signs
USDA reports Texas planting shifts reduce cotton to 7 million acres and multiple crops show declines from last year including oats, corn, barley and peanuts. Rice prospects rise with acreage up 12 percent and egg production improves. late vegetables show mixed signals amid rain and moisture gains.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Kennedy Announces New Depreciation Tax Break
President Kennedy unveiled revised depreciation schedules to let businesses and farmers write off deteriorating equipment faster, aiming to save about 1.5 billion dollars yearly and spur the economy. Administration signals a possible temporary broad tax cut next year if revenue gains allow, with opinion split on immediate action.
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Nedy
Kennedy
Committee
Tion
Everone
Senate
Grain Sorghum Loan Rate Set for 1962
The 1962 grain sorghum loan rate was announced at the local ASC office. No. 2 grade earns 1.90 dollars per 100 pounds, No. 1 adds a penny, No. 3 loses three cents and No. 4 loses five cents per 100 pounds. Sorghum above 13 percent moisture is ineligible per Gene Frisbie.
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ASC
Gene Frisbie
crime shows increase in sixty one hits new high
FBI director J Edgar Hoover said 1961 saw a 3 percent rise in major crimes to a new peak. Violent and property crimes increased, with youth under 18 arrests rising 4 percent. Crime rate outpaced population growth, and 71 officers were killed or assaulted in the year.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Hospital Reopens After Carrizo Springs Nurse Strike
Dimmit County Hospital in Carrizo Springs resumes patient intake after a week of nurse walkout over a newly employed doctor. The facility is still one nurse short as new staff fill shifts. The board ordered reopening Tuesday following a recommendation from Dr. Walter Walthall of the Texas Medical Association who investigated the dispute.
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Carrizo Springs
Tex
UPI
Dimmit County Hospital
Walter Walthall
San Antonio
Texas Medical Association
Pioneer Of County Dies Funeral Friday
Emma Nola Smotherman 80 died at home after a long illness. Funeral 4 p.m. Friday at Church of Christ with Jack Hackworth and Harrell Collard officiating. Interment Childress cemetery. Survivors include two sons Ochis and Franklin, daughter Mrs. R. J. Dorsey, brother B E Miller, 11 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren.
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Emma Nola Smotherman
1300 Avenue C
Northwest
Church of Christ
Jack Hackworth
Harrell Collard
Abilene
Buford Taylor
Clarence Taylor
Earl Hackler
Felton Lane
Cecil Park
Watts Leach
G. E. Manuel
Bill Kelley
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Smotherman
Tennessee
PF. Smotherman
Childress County
Ellis County
Ochis
Franklin Smotherman
Childress
R. J. Dorsey
Houston
B. E. Miller
San Angelo
Keep Property Locked at Night
Chief of Police Alvis Maddox cautioned business owners not to leave cash in registers overnight and urged residents to remove keys from cars at night. He cited a rash of armed robberies and burglaries in the area and advised locking doors at home when away.
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Alvis Maddox
Maddox
Investigation Of Crash Is Completed
An on scene study of a Continental Airlines turbo prop airliner that crash landed Sunday was completed Wednesday. The engines were sent to Denver for assembly at Continental's maintenance headquarters. CAB official Frank Taylor said a full examination of all parts will occur under CAB direction. The pilot belly landed in a wheat field after takeoff when an engine caught fire. Thirteen passengers and three crew members escaped seconds before the plane exploded and burned.
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Amarillo
Tex
UPI
Continental Airlines
Denver
Continental
Frank Taylor
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington, D. C
Rhodes Suffers Acute Heart Attack at Tell Store
H. B. Rhodes of Tell suffered an apparent acute heart attack this morning at his Tell store. He was transported to Childress by A. T. Fox and, by 1 p.m., rested at Childress General Hospital under oxygen with no visitors allowed.
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H. B. Rhodes
Tell
Childress
A. T. Fox
Childress General Hospital
Warnings on Estes Transfers Not Relayed to Texas Officials
Senate probes heard that Oklahoma warnings about Billie Sol Estes cotton allotment transfers were not passed to Texas county officials who approved the deals. W. Lewis David of the Texas ASCS cited a June 2 1961 memo signed by Henry H Marshall, the day before Marshall died by gunshot in unclear circumstances.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Oklahoma
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
W. Lewis David
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
David
Henry H Marshall
Marshall
Baldwin P. Davenport
Texas State Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Billie Sol Eetee
Henry C. Marshall
Texas Agriculture Committee
Estes
Churchill Faces Bronchial Infection in Hospital
Sir Winston Churchill, 87, developed a bronchial infection while recovering from a broken left leg suffered in a June 28 Riviera fall. A Middlesex Hospital bulletin said he was “a little drowsy” but in good spirits as Lady Churchill and Randolph Churchill visited. Bernard Baruch awaited a chance to see him.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Winston
Riviera
Churchill
Randolph
Lady Churchill
Bernard Baruch
Sir Winston
Baruch
Former Missouri Governor And Wife Found Dead
Former Gov James T Blair Jr and his wife were found dead in bed at their home near Jefferson City. A maid discovered the bodies. a physician alerted authorities around 9 45 am. Cause not immediately known but carbon monoxide is suspected from a running Blair car possibly drawing gas into the house via an air conditioner. Authorities continue investigations.
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Jefferson City
UPD
James T. Blair Jr
J. A. Berglund
State Highway Patrol
Cole County
Slayton Hopes Orbital Flight with Team After Grounding
Deke Slayton, permanently grounded from solo space flights due to a heart condition, hopes to fly as part of an orbital crew of two or three aboard NASA missions. He was with family in Wisconsin as officials confirmed the grounding. Doctors including Dr. Paul Dudley White ruled solo flight too risky.
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Washington
UPI
Deke Slayton
Slayton
Wisconsin Woods
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Paul Dudley White
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Air Recovery Film Shown to Jaycees
A film on the Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron was shown to Jaycees at noon today. Walter Lockhoof led the program with Jerry Dugan presiding in Tom Bailiff’s absence. Guests included Recruiting Sgt Maurice Wilson of Vernon and James Self and Johnny Thornton of Childress. Norman Hemphill won the club prize and will receive it at his home until he recruits a new member.
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Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron
Jaycees
Bonnie Newberry
Walter Lockhoof
Jerry Dugan
Tom Bailiff
Maurice Wilson
Vernon
James Self
Johnny Thornton
Childress
Norman Hemphill
Telstar to test two way telephone calls next
Telstar scientists aim to add point to point two way telephone calls to the relay experiments. Eugene F. O Neal said tests would route from Andover Maine to Holmdel New Jersey and then to Europe. Past broadcasts showed Paris street scenes and a Montand song via Telstar.
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New York
UPI
Telstar
Eugene F. Oneill
Andover
Maine
Holmdel
N.J
Call
O’neil
France
Atlantic
Paris
Par
Wildcat Drilling Above 2300 Feet Near Childress
The J. R. and Adam Seitz No. 1 Ray A wildcat near Childress is drilling below 2300 feet into shale. E. W. Moran Drilling Company of Wichita Falls operates the test, aiming for 6000 feet. It lies three miles west of the Russell Maguire No 1 Earl West which reached 5310 feet and was abandoned in January 1960.
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J. R
Adam Seitz
Ray A
Wildcat
Childress
E. W. Moran Drilling Company
Wichita Falls
Russell Maguire
Earl West
Ellenburger
Pipelines To Slanted Wells Severed In East Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered severance of pipeline connections to all oil wells on leases with slanted drilling in the East Texas field. The action is not permanent and will stay until wells are tested for slanted-hole drilling. Oil runs are halted during testing, potentially expanding the shutdown from 82 to about 300 wells.
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Austin
APS
East Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
William Murray
Murray
Stock Market Holding Firm After Morning Trading
New York markets show stocks holding firm as trading lightens after a hectic morning. Dow Jones up 2.22 points and S&P 500 ahead 0.27 as volume reaches 3,010,000 shares. Heavy equipment stocks like Cincinnati Milling and Mesta Machine lead gains on depreciation shifts.
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New York
UPI
Dow - Jones Industrials
Standard & Poors
Cincinnati Milling
Mesta
Jones
eLaughlin
Kodak
Americada
To Appear On Hot Check Charges
Edward L. Hutchins of Fannin County held in Bonham jail faced swindling by worthless check charges. He posted bond yesterday and is due to appear on July 23 to answer the charges.
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Edward L. Hutchins
Fannin County
Bonham
Sheriff's Office
Hutchins
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Hebbronville
By Hale Montgomery
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