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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
1
Kennedy and De Gaulle wrap two hour talks in Paris stressing friendship and wider western unity. They outline no Berlin changes by force and plan further Vienna talks with Khrushchev on Berlin and a nuclear test ban as Kennedy heads to meet Khrushchev.
Rep William E Miller of New York was unanimously chosen as chair of the Republican National Committee succeeding Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky who resigned to focus on his reelection bid. The move follows Eisenhowers warning of drift in domestic policy and calls for vigor against Kennedys programs.
The Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority reports completion of core drilling for the second proposed damsite on the Salt Fork of Red River near Hedley in Collingsworth County. Tests at Little Gyp Site showed excessive travel, leading to abandonment of the first test.
An Elks officer announced immediate remodeling of the lodge facilities including a new children's room. Interior work may extend to the kitchen area and a barbecue pit will be added to enhance family facilities.
Gar land Terrell reports his father Jim Terrell, longtime patient at Childress General since Monday, showed improvement Thursday evening after suffering a stroke.
An Atlanta pair, Carl A. Pruett and Gertrude Pruett, were jailed on federal charges for swindling at least 1.5 million dollars from clients of their brokerage firm. They allegedly used Diversified Financial Services to hide misuses of funds after forming two companies. The SEC began its probe and obtained a federal injunction.
A collision between two pickups at 5 30 Thursday afternoon injured one person but not seriously. R M Teakel of Childress suffered a rib fracture and was hospitalized at Childress General. he had a satisfactory condition this morning. Teakel’s southbound pickup hit C W Carson Jr of Wellington heading west at Ave F Northwest intersection. Teakel received tickets for failure to grant right of way and having no operator's license.
Jane Vaughn named drum major after Thursday tryouts at the Band Building. She is a high school senior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Sim Vaughn, replacing 1961 graduate Jimmy Lane. Twirlers chosen include Tanya Lawson Donna Cole Linda Bridges Marsha Harris and Pat Davenport as alternate.
In Ciudad Trujillo the government announced the arrest of Huascar Tejeda Reina in Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo’s assassination. About 150000 mourners filed toward the national palace for the burial as plotters Diaz Rafael de la Maza Antonio Amago Garcia Guerrero and Pedro Lirio Cedeno remained at large. Father Gabriel Maduro faced harboring accusations. he denied aiding Tejeda. Trujillo’s coffin lay in state, the face mutilated and left arm severed, as guards secured the palace and a nationwide manhunt continued.
Calvary Baptist Church hosts Vacation Bible School from June 5 through 14 with daily programs and activities. A pre-event picnic is scheduled for Saturday, June 3, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for families and prospective attendees.
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr ordered a halt to the freedom rides and issued restraining orders against Negro leaders and groups involved in the movement. He also enjoined Montgomery police and Ku Klux Klan organizations from interfering with interstate travel amid recent mob violence in Montgomery Alabama.
Santa Monica California UPD reports Gardner McKay star of Adventures in Paradise denied paternity of Gabrielle Marie in a Superior Court suit. He admitted paying 300 dollars for delivery costs in Michigan and 85 dollars for her return to Hollywood after intimate relations in late January 1959. His former wife’s ex husband also denied fathering the child.
Eric White of southwest Childress suffered second and third degree burns to his upper back elbows and arms in a freak accident at Gage Food Store around 2 10 p m A can of jelly type charcoal lighter was grabbed by Pat Gage who threw it out a front door The injured man was treated at Childress General and was only slightly burned according to the report
U S Weather Bureau forecasters say June will bring about three times May rainfall with most rain before summer starts. May proved very dry across Texas with 17 of 19 stations reporting moisture deficits and only light damage from 29 tornadoes. Local forecasts vary by region, but drought persists in Edwards Plateau and South Texas areas.
City Manager Louis Saly reports Childress residents consumed 2 056 800 gallons of water on Wednesday. Allocation came from Lake Childress 934 000 gallons the 62 well 350 000 and Michie Sand Hills 772 800. He cautions the high usage could strain supplies if rain does not appear.
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to commute Charles Elbert Williams's death sentence to life imprisonment for the rape of a white woman. The decision came after the U S Supreme Court rejected Williams's appeal.
CofC manager Jeff Henderson will judge the Miss Wheatheart contest in Quanah tonight representing Hardeman County. He traveled to Wichita Falls earlier today for medical attention.
Amarillo state senator Grady Hazlewood called on Governor Price Daniel to appear on a television tax panel with Senate conferees and accused Daniel of running the most effective lobby in Austin. Daniel had blamed lobbyists for the fiscal gridlock and defended a tax bill that the House vetoed.
Thunderstorms threatened the Panhandle and upper South Plains of Texas after a bright electrical display Thursday night. A small storm hit the Pampa area with high winds rain and hail and little damage followed. Overnight temps ranged from 62 at Dalhart to 77 at Corpus Christi with more activity forecast across Northwestern Texas this afternoon and tonight.
A total of 59 transfers between districts for 1961 62 were processed at the office of County Supt. Wade Kimbrough by the Thursday deadline. Transfers include 33 from Community Center to Childress, 12 from Tell to Estelline, and 14 to Childress from Tell. Neither Tell nor Community Center offer high school grades.
Adults interested in a summer homemaking project are invited to the homemaking lab at the high school for a 9 a.m. meeting on June 7. Instructors are Mrs. W. S. Hughes and Miss Frances Long. The course carries no charge.
The FDA announced seizures of Swiss cheese with artificial holes or no holes, alleging label and quality violations. Ships tied to Monroe Wisconsin firms and Chicago distributors were involved, with actions aimed to curb consumer deception in dairy products.
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