Weekend Dress Hats and Don-abouts Sale
Local retailer promotes Week-end Specials with a large group of dresses priced at 8.98 and don-abouts at 4.98 plus hats at Vy Price. Shoppers urged to buy now and save.
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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
3
Local retailer promotes Week-end Specials with a large group of dresses priced at 8.98 and don-abouts at 4.98 plus hats at Vy Price. Shoppers urged to buy now and save.
Two runaway brothers aged 12 and 14 died when a light plane they apparently stole crashed in Emerson Junior High School grounds in Pomona California. Police said the Tri Pacer craft hit near homes and burst into flames. one body was pulled from wreckage before fire.
The report lists multiple admissions at Childress General Hospital including Mrs. Ryan Gibson Wednesday J Coffman Artesia New Mexico Norman Thomas Mrs BE Webb Kirkland Rosie Lee Darton J A Nichols Mrs Lon Hassell Mrs Jackie Porter Joyce Cheatheam and Mrs Jim Luker among others with several patients dismissed Wednesday Thursday and additional entries for O E Webb Kirkland and Mrs B Adams and baby. In Washington White House Press Secretary James C Haglety responds to Paul Butler calling the Eisenhower team soft on communism saying Butler is the best Democrat national chairman the Republicans ever had.
Classified ads describe a contest between public and private power backers in the northwest. Frownlee dam leads Idaho Power Co projects, with Oxbow and Hells Canyon in progress. The Washington Public Power Supply System seeks Nez Perce site approval, aiming to shift Snake River power toward public control and counter private monopolies.
Space program shifts to human-centered goals with plans for Mercury piloted hops, Atlas orbital attempts, and numerous satellites for weather, navigation, and communications. NASA projects include Tiros, Transit, Echo, Courier, Midas, Samos, Advent, Discoverer, and Titan tests from Vandenberg and Wallops Island slated through 1961.
C F Childs & Co warns that inventory reductions may cause rapid stock rebounds as demand expands. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago notes low inventories in steel copper and aluminum may strain production if consumer spending rises in Q2. Spear & Staff tout First Charter Financial as an unusually strong growth pick with housing demand rising.
Commissioner C. T. Rothwell seeks another term and Odis Smotherman is listed on the ballot in the precinct race. Classified ads urge readers to check listings for details and dates.
Analyst Phil Newsom argues that unrest in South Viet Nam mirrors dangers seen in Turkey and South Korea under strong leaders. He notes U S aid at about 164 million dollars annually, limited to advice, and suggests moderation may help Vietnam pursue stability and growth amid Communist pressure and internal tensions.
A stray cat caused a town blackout by entering a Public Service Co transformer in Clinton Oklahoma. The incident knocked out power in Clinton Arapaho Custer City and Thomas for eight minutes before the cat was electrocuted, ending its ninth life.
A global survey notes woodpeckers occur in all continents except Australia and Madagascar. The finding highlights the bird’s widespread presence while signaling regional absence in two large landmasses.
Howard G. Cates 39 a feature writer for the Midland Reporter Telegram died Wednesday in the Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital. A Duke Oklahoma native and Texas Christian University graduate he had worked at several papers including the Shreveport Times Vernon Daily Record and Hillsboro Mirror. He had suffered a kidney ailment and funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at the First Methodist Church in Vernon. He is survived by his wife.
In Heidelberg Germany UPI reports the US Army has ended the search in the Libyan desert for the remaining two crew members of the World War II bomber Lady Be Good. Seven of nine crewmen have been recovered from the Liberator bomber that vanished on a 1943 mission and was discovered years later by geologists.
The note wishes a birthday greet for Claude Key and Pam Gibson, noting celebrations are planned for tomorrow.
The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras helped shape early ideas about the world roughly 2,500 years ago, proposing a cosmology and mathematical view that influenced later science.
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