Family Wiped Out In Fatal Auto Train Crash
ANGLETON TEX An auto slammed into a moving freight train at a grade crossing killing six members of the Rose family of Freeport and injuring a seventh. The victims include William J. Rose 36 Gypsie Rose 36 son William J. Rose Jr 6 daughters Eunice 15 Ellen 13 and Manuel Oliver Sr 68. Linda Rose 8 remained in critical condition after the collision near Angleton on State Highway 288. Investigators found no braking attempt and said the crossing lights were functioning. The family had left Freeport about 15 minutes earlier en route to Thunderbolt Georgia for a two week vacation.
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Angleton
Tex
UPI
William J. Rose
Gypsie
William J. Rose Jr
Eunice Rose
Ellen Rose
Manuel Oliver Sr
Freeport
Oliver
Rose
Thunderbolt
Fritz Toomer Packing Co
Wheat Ripening Rapidly in Hot Dry Weather
Wheat growers expect two more days of hot dry weather to bring combines into full force as grain ripens. One farmer reports 24 bushels per acre with some yields up to 30. County Agent Chile Smith calls the wheat picture ideal while warning cotton farmers to check for thrips causing damage on exposed leaves.
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Chile Smith
Lyle Hamilton Named Youth Director at Trinity Church
Lyle Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs J W Hamilton of Childress will serve as summer youth director at Trinity Methodist Church in Plainview. He is a freshman member of the Methodist Student Movement Forum and Ko Sari social club at McMurry.
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Lyle Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
Childress
Trinity Methodist Church
Plainview
Hamilton
Methodist
Forum
McMurry
Wheat Field Fire Doused Near Community Center
A small blaze in a wheat field at the Community Center was extinguished before fire crews arrived yesterday afternoon, a firefighter said.
Johnson Receives ACC Degree Graduation Twist at Abilene
Mr and Mrs E B Johnson attended Abilene Christian College where Billy Bob Johnson earned his BS in Social Studies. He plans to teach at Columbia Christian College in Portland Oregon next fall. He led the Choralaire as president and was active in Knights Social Club and several honor societies.
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E. B. Johnson
Abilene
Billy Bob
Abilene Christian College
Young Johnson
Columbia Christianollege
Portland
Ore
Knights
Phi Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta Pi
Alpha Chi
Student Education Association
C.O.E. Foundation
ACC
Riding Club Takes Third At McLean Parade
Chil dress Riding Club won third place in the McLean parade opening the rodeo. President Bill Johnson said they were proud after entering their second parade, competing with nine clubs. The club fielded 8 horses and 30 members. Next event is the Santa Rosa Roundup at Vernon on June 2.
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Childress Riding Club
McLean
Bill Johnson
Santa Rosa
Vernon
Condition of Jim Terrell Stays Unchanged in Childress Hospital
Jim Terrell, victim of a stroke Monday, remained unchanged this morning at Childress General, according to his son Garland. The report notes the condition as steady with no new developments reported by family.
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Jim ‘Terrell
Childress General
Garland
End of Trujillo Regime Sparks U S Debate in Publicity Storm
The death of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo raises questions about U S Latin America policy and the fate of the Dominican Republic. Kennedy signals urgency as OAS pressure and Cold War tensions test Washington amid possible bloodshed and regional stability concerns.
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Rafael L. Trujillo
Latin America
United States
Trujillo
Organization of American States
OAS
Dominican Republic
Fidel Castro
Trujillo Is Slain During Ambush Near San Cristobal
Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo died after ambush gunfire and a pistol fight on the George Washington Highway while en route to his San Cristobal farm. His body was found later in a car trunk as authorities declared mourning and announced burial at San Cristobal Cathedral.
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Ciudad Trujillo
DO. R
UPI
Rafael Trujillo
George Washington Highway
Trujillo
San Cristobal
San Cristobal Cathedral
Christopher Columbus
Higginbotham Services To Be Held At Irving
Richard Don Higginbotham 15 died after a rifle discharged while reloading during hunting near Kirkland. A coroner's inquest ruled accidental shooting. Funeral services set for Irving with interment at Oak Grove cemetery. He is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. R C Higginbotham, a brother Werner Lee, a sister LaNona, and great-grandparents in Quinlan.
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Richard Don Higginbotham
Irving
G. D. Werner
Kirkland
Jack Tutor
Kirkland Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Henry Kincaid
Oak Grove Cemetery
Irving Newberry
Young Higginbotham
R. C. Higgin
Pease River
Paducah
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Parker
Werner Lee
Cattle County
Richard Don
Farm Market Road
Juanita Werner Higginbotham
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Another bumper wheat crop harvest underway
Kansas City dispatch reports another bumper spring wheat harvest across the plains from Texas to Montana. Clifford Hope of Garden City Kan notes the 1961 crop will add to the surplus, with Kansas producing over 250 million bushels. He cites favorable central weather and a forecast of about 62.5 million bushels destined for export, mainly India.
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Kansas City
UPI
Great Plains
Texas
Montana
Clifford Hope
Garden City
Kan
Kansas
Hope
Great Plains Wheat Inc
U. S
India
China
Canada
Australia
U.S
Gum Chewing Okie Wins National Spelling Bee
John Capehart a gum chewing 12 year old from Tulsa Oklahoma won the 34th annual National Spelling Bee by spelling distichous and smaragdine correctly in a short run off he defeated Mary Lukes 12 from Oxnard California The prize includes 1000 dollars and a weekend trip to New York The contest was sponsored by Scripps Howard newspapers and began Wednesday with 56 youngsters muffing words and 17 remaining this morning
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Charlotte G. Moulton
United Press International
Washington
UPI
John Capehart
Tulsa
Okla
Distichous
Smaragdine
Mary Lukes
Oxnard
Calif
Mary
John
New York
Scripps-Howard
Sma
240 Sign For 1961 Feed Grain Program
A total of 240 farmer landowners signed up for the 1961 Feed Grain Program by the Wednesday deadline at the ASC office. Base acres signed reached 14,607 with 6,400 diverted into the program. advance payments neared 18,177.23 dollars and certificate value around 17,649 dollars. Returned certificates totaled 17,155.10 dollars.
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ASC
May rainfall totals for Childress County cited
Official FAA Station records show Childress County received 1.76 inches of moisture in May. Rain occurred on eight days with traces on several dates and notable totals including 1.10 inches on May 18 and 0.28 inches on May 24, illustrating a generally dry month.
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Childress County
FAA
Bob Hart Welcomed as New Jaycee Member
Bob Hart was welcomed as a new Jaycee member at the noon meeting. Kenneth Smith attended as a guest. Members discussed a light bulb sale fundraiser and planned to attempt a closure on Monday.
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Bob Hart
Kenneth Smith
Boyce House To Speak at Rotary Dinner
Peer at Boyce House executive vice president of Texas Consumers Finance Association and humorist will speak at the Rotary installation on June 12. He will address the Club at 7 30 p.m. in the Hotel Childress ballroom.
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Boyce House
Texas Consumers Finance Association
Rotary
House
Hotel Childress
Acceptance Enrolls John Jones for Greenbelt Bowl East Team
John Jones of Wichita Falls accepted to play as a back for the East Team in the annual Greenbelt Bowl on August 12. The confirmation was received today at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Chamber of Commerce
John Jones
Wichita Falls
Largest Rotary Meeting Ends in Tokyo Asia Debut
The 52nd Rotary International convention concluded with a call for service from new president Joseph A. Abey. Attendance reached 23,370, the largest since 1949, marking Rotary’s first Asia event. Elected president-elect Nitish C. Laharry becomes Asia’s first to hold the role. outgoing president J. Edd McLaughlin retires.
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Tokyo
UPI
Rotary International
New York City
Asia
Joseph A. Abey
Reading
Eagle-Times
J. Edd McLaughlin
Ralls
Tex
Nitish C. Laharry
Calcutta
India
McLaughlin
Rotary
Warren E. Kraft
Seattle
United States
Ewald C. Bank
Minneapolis
Ben N. Saltzman
Mountain Home
Ark
Temporary street block on 106 block of Commerce and Ave B
Manager Louis Sally said the west side of the 106 block of Commerce and Ave B between Main and Commerce is temporarily closed to remove extra meter posts. Posts are being removed and curbing re cemented as needed. Parking will be limited for about half a day during progress.
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Commerce
Ave. B
Main
Louis Sally
Degree Awarded to Olin Graham at UH Spring Commencement
Olin Leonard Graham of Chil dress will receive a B A S in electronics as one of more than 1 000 University of Houston students awarded degrees diplomas and certificates at the Spring Commencement. The ceremony at 7 p m on June 3 on the University campus will feature Dr William R White Baylor University as speaker.
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Olin Leonard Graham
Childress
University of Houston
Young Graham
William R. White
Baylor University
Board of Directors Meeting Planned for Next Thursday
The CofC-BCD Board and Directors will meet next Thursday night with time and agenda to be announced.
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Cofc-Bcd
Paul Pierce Plans Final Saddle Before Retirement
Paul Pierce announces he will retire from saddle making after finishing his last saddle, ending a 57 year career begun in 1944. He moved to Childress in 1920, opened his shop on Commerce Street, and has served customers across Texas and neighboring states. He plans a leisurely transition and says a final delivery will mark his retirement.
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Paul Pierce
Pierce
Texas
Kansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Carl Carr
Paducah
Childress
Yoakum
Commerce Street
Could Be Hotter Today
Temperatures climbed above 100 degrees in Southwestern Texas and near 100 in other parts of the state as a hot spell continued. Forecasts predicted heat comparable to or hotter than Wednesday with highs around 107 at Presidio. Early readings ranged from 57 at Dalhart to 77 at Corpus Christi with clear to partly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon thunderstorms expected in the northwest. Dust winds were warned to rise in the southwest while Alpine and other areas reported limited rain in the prior 24 hours.
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Texas
Mercury
Presidio
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Weather Bureau
Alpine
A L Heath To Undergo Second Operation
Rev A L Heath who has had one major operation and is doing well will have another operation tomorrow. The information comes from Rev R B Cooper pastor of North Oaks Cliff Baptist Church. Heath is in Baylor Hospital Dallas.
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A. L. Heath
R. B. Cooper
North Oaks Cliff Baptist Church
Rev. Heath
Baylor
Scattered Rains Save Texas Crops and Pastures
The USDA said scattered rains last week aided crops and pasture growth across northern eastern central and upper coastal areas of Texas. Without rainfall some crops might have died but heavy rain and hail damaged cotton stands in the Lubbock area requiring replanting. The moisture need remained critical over most of the Plateau.
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Austin
UPS
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Lubbock
South
Private Clubs To Pay To Sell To Members
Gov. Price Daniel signed a Texas law effective Sept 1 creating registration and control for private clubs. The bill by Rep. Tom James and Rep. Homer Koliba adds a $2 per member fee and aims to curb clubs used as a subterfuge for liquor by the drink. Rep. Bill Hollowell argued it legalizes open saloons. James defended it as revenue for enforcement and closing illicit clubs.
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James
Law targets party line talks for emergencies statewide
A bill signed by Gov. Pri Daniel makes it a misdemeanor to withhold emergency calls on telephone party lines for 90 days. Introduced by Sen. Bill Moore of Bryan, the measure takes effect in days across the state.
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Pri Daniel
Bill Moore
Bryan
Trophies For Greenbelt Bowl Classic Play ers
Greenbelt Bowl Classic organizers announce 14 inch trophies featuring the playing team’s image for participants. Promotions chief Bill Hajek says United Super Market will issue one free ticket per $250 spent from June 1 to August 10. Tickets worth $2.50 each. game set for Saturday August 12 with 33 players signed to participate and a 4 man lineup planned.
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Bill Hajek
United Super Market
United
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