Death Toll Rises In Memorial Day Holiday Traffic
The Memorial Day holiday weekend saw 27 deaths from traffic crashes, drownings, and other accidents across Texas. Notable casualties include Edward Harland Allen 38 and James Robert Armstrong 21 killed in a collision five miles west of Big Lake.
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West
Texas
Edward Harland Allen
Quinette and Liederman Oil Co
Houston
James Robert Armstrong
Allen
Santa Fe
Big Lake
Humble
Tex
Robert M. Gentry
Sandra
Merle Gentry
Little Rock
Fort Worth
Jesse Garrett
Hillsboro
Henry Clay Weed
Jacksonville
Lake Tyler
Tyler
Arlington
Don Jacobs
Lawrence Thompson
Moss Demands Explanation of Secrecy Label
Representative John E. Moss urged a full explanation for a secrecy label on a report about U S Border Patrol rifle match attendance. He warned of hearings if the explanation is not forthcoming. The case involves Justice Department handling and a 1953 Eisenhower order on classified defense information.
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Washington
John E. Moss
Justice Department
U. S. Border Patrol
California
Democrat
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Herbert Brownell Jr
Moss
United Press
Joseph Campbell
Joseph M. Swing
Campbell
Eisenhower
Brownell
Officige
Swing
Congress
Bobcats Fall 7-4 in Regional Baseball Opener
Childress Bobcats lost the opening regional playoff game 7-4 at Granbury. Harold Smith pitched a full game allowing eight hits while Darryl Porter of Granbury also yielded eight hits. The go-ahead two runs came in the bottom of the sixth as Granbury surged ahead.
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Childress Bobcats
Granbury
Harold Smith
Childress
Darryl Porter
Bobcats
Fair Park
Dick Risenhoover
Severe Weather Lashes Six-State Southwest Region
Heavy rains and tornadoes sweep through a six state area with flood warnings. Madill Oklahoma and Floydada Texas report extreme rainfall while rivers stay at flood stage. Dallas faces rising Trinity River levels. A Texarkana tornado causes structural damage with no injuries.
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Dallas
Oklahoma
Texas
James Wright
Floydada
Trinity
Torna
Texarkana Ark
Fort Worth
Rain floods disrupt FW and D line routes near Childress
Heavy rainfall Saturday closed highways and railroads in the Childress area. A weakened Estelline railroad bridge failed, and the South Pease River highway bridge between Childress and Paducah washed out. CAA logs show 2.2 inches by Saturday afternoon, with downtown Index gauge at 2.95 inches and rural totals varying from 1 to 2 inches. Local reports include Union Flat 1.5 inches and Highpoint 1.8 inches.
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Childress
Estelline
Administration Plans to Oppose Civil Rights Jury Trial Amendment
The Eisenhower administration will file strong objections to a southern effort to require jury trials in civil rights contempt cases. Attorney General Brownell will deliver a protest letter to the House as debate begins on the civil rights bill. House leaders expect potential final action by Saturday with southern lawmakers pushing the amendment despite GOP and northern Democratic opposition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Herbert W. Brownell Jr
Brownell
As Ten
Eisen
Baylor Lake Near 40 Feet After Weekend Rainfall
City reports Baylor Lake rose to 39.7 inches Saturday night, within five inches of spilling into Lake Childress as runoff may push it to 40 feet. Lake Childress at 33 feet, up four feet since Thursday, with Baylor Lake gaining after heavy rain. A city spokesman notes a possible 42-foot level could trigger an earth fill to relieve the dam if needed.
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Childress
Baylor Lake
Louis Sally
Baylor
Lake Childress
Estelline Railroad Worker Killed In Mishap Saturday
George Henry McMinn a 40 year old Fort Worth and Denver Railway track department employee based in Estelline died after a concrete telephone booth toppled toward the river during a wash-out repair near Estelline. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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George H. McMinn
Estelline
George Henry McMinn
Fort Worth and Denver Railroad
Childress
Memphis
Spicer Funeral Home
McMinn
Fw&d
Booth
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Texan named driest rancher amid heavy spring rains
Buck Jackson of Madisonville Texas wins the honor of driest rancher in the United States Canada and Mexico after a letter contest by the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen Association He notes coyotes carry canteens on his land and hopes for rain while the group plans a barbecue and rodeo to honor him.
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Madisonville
Tex
United States
Canada
Mexico
Buck Jackson
Cattlemen’s Association
Jackson
Nebraska
Colorado
Texas
School Registration Set For Summer Session
Registration for grade school and junior high summer session runs 9 a.m. to 12 noon Monday at the Junior High School announced by Supt. Newell Odell. Interested elementary staff should check during these hours. Mrs. Audrey Storm will instruct the session.
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Newell Odell
Audrey Storm
Flood Damage Road Projects Are Scheduled
Texas Highway Commission ordered flood repair work in 22 counties to undo April May flood damage. Projects cover Gray Wheeler Cottle Dickens Motley Wilbarger Hardeman Hall Foard areas with bridge repairs jetty installations and raised grades along several state and US routes. No cost estimates released.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Childress
Gray County
McClellan Creek
McLean
Wheeler County
North Fork
Red River
Shamrock
Sweetwater Creek
Wheeler
Cottle County
Wichita River
Hackberry
Dickens County
Cottonwood Creek
Afton
Motley County
Natural Lake
Wilbarger County
Red River Bridge
Oklainton
Hardeman County
Pease River
Hardeman- Foard
Hall County
Indian Creek Bridge
Memphis
Ranchouse Motel Opens With Open House Today
Grand opening of the Ranchouse Motel at 1410 Avenue F NW runs from 2 to 5 PM as A J and Rubye Ramming announce. The new 14 unit facility offers refrigerated air conditioning, wall to wall carpeting and individual telephones with single and double beds at moderate prices.
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A. J
Rubye Ramming
Avenue F. Nw
Childress
Ramming
Johnson Says Congress Won't Okay Any Raising Of Interest
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson says Congress will not support administration plans to raise interest rates on federal loans. He cites a 54 to 16 Senate vote defeating an amendment to raise college housing loan rates and warns of a broader effort to lift rates across rural electrification veterans farm loans and price supports.
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Johnson
Congress
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Omnibus Housing
Prescott Bush
R- Conn
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Treasury
Norway Lifts Red China Embargo Following Britain
London June 1 United Press says Norway becomes second nation to relax the embargo on trade with Communist China after Britain. Oslo notes trade with Chinese Communists will follow the same rules as Russia and Eastern Europe, affecting some 400 banned items. The move draws U.S. opposition as a potential threat to free world security interests. Continued on Page Seven.
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Norway
China
London
Britain
United Press
West Germany
Foreign Ministry
Oslo
Russia
United States
Free World
Talmadge Gore Attack Modern Republicanism In Dixie
In Rome Georgia Sen Herman Talmadge and Sen Albert Gore campaigned against modern Republicanism to a several thousand strong Dixie crowd. Gore claimed Democrats won a majority in 1956 and forecast more wins in 1958 and 1960 while criticizing Eisenhowers farm policy foreign policy and tight money. Talmadge outlined a four point plan to restore opportunity and individual freedom as southern Democrats funded the event with proceeds aiding Floyd County and party debt reduction.
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Rome
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Republican Party
Talmadge
Sen
Albert Gore
D - Tenn
Gore
Eisenhower
Moses
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Floyd County
National Party
GOP
Jaycees Postpone Car Wash Project
The Childress Jaycees postpone their Operation Car Wash planned for today to next Sunday due to heavy rain. Nine service stations will participate, charging three dollars per wash or grease job to fund black topping areas around the Fair Park swimming pool, with Mayor H. C. Preslar among volunteers.
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Childress Jaycees
Gordon Gravney
Gravley
Jaycees
Fair Park
H. C. Preslar
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Tunisia
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