Downtown Coin’s urged toys and local business notes
An item promotes a June next 4 p.m. Dav id Crockett Teepee Tent give away for children 12 and under with registration at Finn's Gulf Service no purchase required. It also notes Moore Grain front repainted, Whatley Floor Covering display shelves, Montgomery Ward hiring Ben McDonald from Chickasha Oklahoma, Coats Food Mart remodeling with an archway, and a courtroom exchange with a jailed electrician named Sparks. A quip about old timers and a reflection on wages follows.
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Finn
Gulf Service
David Crockett
Continental Adds Through Bus To Northwest
Continental Trailways announces new through service from Dallas to Salt Lake City and Portland Oregon linking with the Dallas Miami route. A fleet of new buses will operate the 2100 mile through run offering the shortest direct highway connection between Dallas and the far west and far south.
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Dallas
Continenal Trailways Bus System
Salt Lake City
Portland
Oregon
Miami
Florida
H. L. Glisan
Dallas-Miami
United States
Glisan
Crippled Plane Skims Suburban Homes Near Denver
A crippled airplane crossed a busy suburban area in Arapahoe county near Denver narrowly missing four houses. The right wing clipped a home 24 inches away, toppled cement sacks, and grazed a parked pickup. No injuries occurred as residents watched. a fire broke out in one house but was quickly put out. The tail section survived, stopping within twelve feet of another residence.
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Page One
Denver
Arapahoe County
Stevenson Seen as Moderate by Southern Delegates
The passage notes Stevenson is viewed as the more moderate choice by many Southern delegates while both he and Kefauver agree the Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation must be followed. It recalls Kefauver’s 1952 split with the South and Stevenson’s eventual nomination backing from northern and southern supporters.
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Page One
Stevenson
Supreme Court
South
Kefauver
More Than Gold Is Buried At Fort Knox
Army wife Sally Wright unearthed 102 Indian relics while exploring Fort Knox backyards and hillsides. The countryside around the post features many untouched Indian mounds.
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Fort Knox
Knox
Sally Wright
Msgt
Jeff Wright
Mitchell-Goodwin Lumber Company Farms and Supplies
Mitchell Goodwin Lumber Company in Childress offers a full line of farm equipment, building supplies, ranch gates, fencing in wood and metal, roofing materials, insulation and air conditioning products. Manager Floyd Mitchell invites homeowners and farmers to explore easy payment plans and seek expert staff for remodeling and decorating questions.
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Mitchell- Goodwin Lumber Company
Childress
Floyd Mitchell
Mitchell Goodwin
Mitchell - Goodwin Lumber Company
Mitchell - Goodwin
Mitchell. Goodwin
Mitchell- Goodwin
Harry Mitchell Specializes In Excavation Work
Harry Mitchell, a local contractor with modern equipment, offers excavation, ditch digging, steel girder erection, well digging, and material supply. He promises quick, efficient service at low cost with no obligation on inquiry. Garver on Disabled List: Ned Garver placed on the Detroit Tigers' DL after elbow tendon sprain.
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Harry Mitchell
Mitchell
Garver
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Ford Frick
Ned Garver
Political Calendar for Democratic Primaries in Texas
The Childress Index lists candidates for the Democratic primary across offices including Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals 7th Supreme Judicial District Elbert Reeves William Ehrle Alvin Chapman Herbert C. Martin re-elected district judges and attorneys Luther Gribble John T. Forbis Allen Harp Paul Spillman Charles L. Reynolds U. S. Fromm and various county positions such as sheriff tax assessor collector constable precincts 1 and 2 commissioners and other local roles with multiple names provided for each office.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Judicial District of
Scottish Champion Favored In British Amateur Semifinals
Reid Jack of Scotland, 32, favored to reach the British Amateur final at Troon after defeating Joe Conrad of Texas, the last American in the field. England’s John Beharrell and Scots George Henderson and Leslie Taylor also won to set semifinal clashes, marking the first postwar American absence from the last four.
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Troon
Scotland
Reid Jack
John Beharrell
George Henderson
Leslie Taylor
Jack
Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Conrad
Beharrell
Frank Deighton
Henderson
Alex Kyle
Loss alarms Pasadena shop owners as calendar thefts hit
In Pasadena owners lament a stolen Marilyn Monroe calendar from their machine shop after a burglary Sunday night. In Lansing a deer charged two mirrors in a clothing store, smashing walls and injuring its nose before fleeing.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lansing, Mich
Second Try At Starting Meet Slated Today
The Texas International Golf Tournament resumes today after a spring thunderstorm washed out rounds. Doug Ford and Jackie Burke led play as the event restarts under USGA postponement rules, with others like Jim Ferr ee Arnold Palmer Ed Creasey and Fred Hawkins still in contention.
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Dallas
Doug Ford
Jackie Burke
Ford
Mahopac
Burke
Presto Hollow Country Club
US Golf Associa
USGA
Jim Feree
Winston-Salem
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Ed Creasey
Memphis
Waldorf Denies PCC Rule Violations
San Francisco reports the University of California denials of under the table pay-off charges by PCC officials. Athletic Director Greg Englehard and Coach Lynn Waldorf assert no circumvention of league rules. Accusations follow prior penalties against UCLA Washington and USC linked to alleged phony jobs and overpayments.
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SAN Francisco
University of California
Golden Bears
Greg Englehard
Lynn (Pappy) Waldorf
Englehard
California
J. Miller Leavy
Los Angles
USC
UCLA
University of Washington
PCC
Leavy
Waldorf
Golf figures face weather delays and disrupted scores
Ford notes the season’s disruptions, saying rain and floods have altered results. Lastear cites a 64 in the third round of a national celebrities event in Washington DC and a 66 opening round at the Miami Open washed out by rain.
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Ford
Lastear
Washington, DC
California coach denies recruiting students for athletic program
Engle and Waldorf pleaded not guilty to charges that California recruiters offered whole families better jobs to lure a boy into athletics and paid athletes summer wages of 400 to 600 dollars a month plus a campus job of 50 dollars a month with no work.
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California
Englehard
Waldorf
White Sox acquire John Romano from Memphis
Chicago signed catcher John Romano from Memphis and optioned him to Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League. Romano batted .301 in 31 games for Memphis.
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Chisox Bay
Chicago
Johnny Romano
Memphis
Chicago White Sox
Vancouver
Romano
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Lloyd’s Electric
Lloyd's Electric
Coin
Moore Grain Company
Whatley Floor Covering Company
Montgomery Ward
Ben McDonald
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Ward
Ben
Coats Food Mart
Sparks
Continental
Thru Bus
Madison
Wis
Woodlands
Milwaukee
Jackson Park
Pickernickers
New Mexico
Burroughs
Tawa
Tales
Childress Office Supply
Mitchell-Goodwin
William Ehrle Elbert Reeves
Luther Gribble
Allen Harp
John T. Forbis
Paul Spillman
Gayton B. Smith
Daiby Fleming
Charles L. Reynolds
U. S. Fromm
Hammit
W. A. “Shorty” Glenn Willie Prescott
David EB. Wright
T. Rothwell
E. J. Groseclose
RE. L. “Ernest” Ham
Mor
John Turk Fowler Henry Storm
Wilmer Rutledge
M. H. Tarentine
Fred
Jack” West
George A. Robinson
Frank W. Buster
Clift Campbell
Childress Area
W&b
Avenue F. Nw
L. T. Bussey
W. J. Pleming
Bussey and Pleming
Midwestern
Southern
Central States
Mid-West
United States Department OF Commerce
Weather Bureau
Childress Lumber Co
Pittsburgh
F. Nw
Ave. A
Sam Privitt
Dial
Childress Sand & Gravel CO
W &B Sheet Metal Shop
F, Nw
Jon
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