City Council backs road to air field in Childress area
The City Council in a special session voted to urge the Commissioners Court to seek a farm to market road from U.S. 287 into the air field area south to FM 2042. The project would serve industry near Lanehart, FAA Station, and Fiberglas Corp. of America, with right‑of‑way and utilities to be provided by the city. The Court meets tomorrow to consider the request, expected to be granted, with Highway Department officials in attendance.
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Commissioners Court
U.S. 287
Air Field
Texas Highway Department
Lanehart
Federal Aviation Agency
Fiberglas Corporation of America
Childress
Cotton Is Cut From Farm Bill Clash Over Food Stamps Looms
The House trimmed cotton from the farm bill and approved broad new powers for Secretary Earl L. Butz to control food prices. Debates centered on amendments to ban Food Stamps for strikers and other disputed provisions.
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Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon Phase 4 controls to be announced Wednesday
Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz said the Nixon administration will announce Phase 4 economic controls on Wednesday. The stock market traded higher with the Dow up 5.57 at 903.15 and a broad advance before a small retreat, as earnings reports boosted investor sentiment in heavy trading.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Nixon
New York
Rough Weather Hits Much of Texas Statewide
Rainfall occurred in the Childress area with over an inch in parts including Childress and surrounding regions. The FAA station recorded .38 inches at Childress. Flash flood threats persisted around El Paso as water covered I 10 near Fabens with no serious damage reported.
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Associated Press
Texas
el Paso
Fabens
Bragg Rites Held Monday In Estelline
Funeral services for John Edward Bragg 78 retired Estelline carpenter were at 2 p.m. Monday in the Estelline Church of Christ with E. G. Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Hulver Cemetery. He died Saturday in Hall County Hospital after 58 years as a resident of Estelline. Survivors include his wife two sons Herman of Kirkland and Ben W. of Estelline two daughters Mrs Owell Thrasher of Buckeye Arizona and Mrs John Longbine of Estelline one sister Mrs Doil Edmond of Happy 26 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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John Edward Bragg
Estelline Church of Christ
E. G. Johnson
Hulver Cemetery
Estelline
Bragg
Hall County
Denton County
Herman
Kirkland
Ben W
Owell Thrasher
Buckeye, Ariz
John Longbine
Doil Edmond
Happy
Senate approves Alaska pipeline bill amid environmental fight
The Senate backs a measure easing rights of way for a 789 mile Alaska pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. It declares adequate consideration of a Canadian route and ends a three year legal block by environmental groups. Passage followed a 49 to 48 vote on an amendment ending the suit.
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Washington
Senate
North Slope
The
Wilderness Society
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Northwest
LBJ Taping Claims Spark Secret Service Denial
Secret Service and former Johnson associates dispute Nixon’s claim that LBJ used secret tape recorders in official duties. They say Nixon officials misread practices, noting Johnson’s era had no such system despite Butterfield testimony about White House surveillance.
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Lee Byrd
Associated Press
Washington
Secret Service
Nixon
White House
Camp David
Butterfield
J. Fred Buzhardt
Johnson
LBJ
Funeral Service for C. R. Case Held in Anson
C. R. Case, 58, died Monday morning in Anson Texas. Services will be at 2:30 Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Anson. He leaves a wife Nadene, a mother in Turkey, two sons Jim Bob and Wendell, and siblings Martha Darling Juanita Eudy Frances Mullin O. E. Case Bob Case and E. J. Case among relatives.
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C. R. Case
Anson
Tex
First Baptist Church
Case
Jack Tutor
Childress
Nadene
Vera Case
Turkey
Jim Bob
Boston
Mass
Wendell
Martha Darling
Nashville
Ark
Juanita Eudy
van Horn
Frances Mullin
O. E. and
Bob
Tulsa
Okla
E. J
Robbery at King’s Grocery Ends in Death Nearby
In a Saturday robbery at King’s Grocery, Herman King 84 was killed and his wife 79 wounded as two assailants fled with about 15 dollars. The crime occurred around 1 p m twelve miles north of Childress on U S 83 62. A suspect was briefly held by the Sheriff and later released. Mrs King improved in hospital while King died at 4 30 p m. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church with burial in Childress Cemetery.
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King’s Grocery
Childress
U.S
Herman King
King
First Baptist Church
Dermot O’brien
Holy Angel’s Catholic Church
Newberry Funeral Home
F. H. Hunter
Paul Havens
L. B. Holman
Olice Day
Darrell Collins
Ethel Griffin
Mrs. King
Childress General Hospital
Mr. King
Pampa
J. E. Benham
Morgans Mill
Texas
Leon Henley of
Ladies Auxiliary
Texas Rural Letter Carriers
The
Texas Carrier
Houston
Leon Henley
Musgrove Appointed to FHA County Committee
Phillip Wade Musgrove of the Union Flat Community is named to the Childress County Farmers Home Administration Committee for a three year term ending June 30 1976. He was sworn in July 16 1973 joining A J Johnson Jr and Charles Edwin Wyatt as the local FHA County Committee members.
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Phillip Wade Musgrove
Union Flat
Childress County
Farmers Home Administration
J. Lynn Futch
Temple
Texas
Chester L. Sinclair
Musgrove
A. J. Johnson, Jr
Highpoint
Charles Edwin Wyatt
Tell
Farmers Home Administration Act
Childress County Sees Surge in Shootings This Year
Chief Alvis Maddox reports 11 shootings in Childress and surrounding county since January. He notes it as higher than in his 37 years with the city. The latest incident occurred near Loco in a family dispute with a girl wounded and no charges filed.
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Childress
Childress County
Alvis Maddox
Nixon to decide on Phase 4 controls with Shultz
President Nixon, recovering from viral pneumonia, plans a decision making conference with Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz on Phase 4 economic controls. Ziegler noted Nixon received Phase 4 paperwork Monday and will finalize decisions at the Shultz session as the administration prepares a wage price restraint blueprint to be announced later this week.
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House
Senate
Harold V. Froehlich
R.wis
Nixon
Buzz
Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Ronald L. Ziegler
Shultz
Old Settlers Celebration Plans Announced in Childress
W. E. Helms announces plans for the Old Settlers Celebration and Pioneer Queen contest. New queen nominees include Mrs. Charles Boyd and others. registration opens Thursday at Fair Park Auditorium with antiques display. Memorial services, meeting, parade, barbecue, rodeo, and dance follow in schedule.
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W. E. Helms
Charles Boyd
Nevada Weddington
Ethel Seigler
L. S. Nichols
J. A. Stinnett
Lois Shop
Fair Park
Childress
Old Settlers Rodeo
Tell Homecoming and Memorial Service Schedule
Tell Homecoming begins Sunday with registration at 9 30 a m in Fair Park Auditorium a basket lunch at 12 30 p m and a memorial service at 2 p m Singing is Saturday night at 8 p m at Tell Methodist Church An upper story of a vacant house at 505 Avenue C Nw was destroyed by fire at 2 40 a m Sunday causing water damage on the ground floor Fire Chief Charlie Moore reported the fire origin is unknown and the house belonged to Lawrence Braswell
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TELL
Fair Park Auditorium
Tell Methodist Church
Avenue C Nw
Charlie Moore
Lawrence Braswell
Social Security Outreach at Childress Courthouse
Richard Lawhorn of the Vernon Social Security office will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday July 23 to take applications for social security benefits.
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Richard Lawhorn
Vernon Social Security Office
Childress
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Leonard Garment
Ziegler
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
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Buzhardt
Bethesda Hospital
Federal Aviation
Alexander P. Butterfield
Michael Putzel
Herbert W. Kalmbach
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
Dean
Kalmbach
FAA
Johnny
Denver
Floyd
Los Angeles
Bill
Marie King
FHA
Pythian Children’s Home
Weatherford
Knights of Pythias Lodge
H. H. Hargrove
Clarence Hickman
Delbert Wasson
Childress Lodge
Old Settlers Celebration
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