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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1968
Page
3
Local forecast calls for easing clouds and warmer temperatures with lows in the mid 50s and highs around the 80s. Readers report visits among relatives from Erick Oklahoma to Amarillo and Clai ne area towns with HemisFair trips and family gatherings noted.
Public records list multiple city court fines for driving under influence speeding and theft under five dollars with names such as Eddie Wright Glenn Court and Dixie Benjamin Jr. Building permit issued for Doroteo Viteal to build a double garage at 610 Avenue C Southwest. Also listed are various vehicle ownership changes and a set of marriage licenses, along with a note of BOAC flight delays and international news items from Moscow and Copenhagen.
Funeral services for Robert Edward Bagwell 59 were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the First Methodist Church Estelline with Rev. Elmer Ward and Rev. Peyton Goodman officiating. Burial followed in Estelline Cemetery. Bagwell, a production engineer born in Estelline, had lived in New Orleans five years and was a Methodist. Survivors include his wife Elva a daughter Barbara Ann Fromme of Bandera his mother Lillie Bagwell and two grandchildren.
Sprinter James Collins, a junior from Flushing New York, has been elected captain of the Manhattan College track and field team for the 1968 69 season.
Hollywood reports that Terry Southern’s Candy, completed starring Eva Aulin and John Astin, delivers the Kinsey era provocation with humor style and nudity. Astin says the film is not a cop-out and invites audiences to draw their own conclusions despite a celebrated supporting cast and notable cameos by Brando Burton Star.
Johnny Thornton of Lackland Air Force Base won the Oak Hill Country Club event in San Antonio by a one up decision over Bill Gibson after a 25 hole final. He had edged J A McNabb 5-4 in the semifinals to reach the title match.
Denton Texas will host a one day celebrity golf event with Don Meredith and Darrell Royal among players. Byron Nelson heads a pro list at 88 participants and about 6000 dollars in prizes will be awarded across multiple categories.
Lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz injured his back during training in Santo Domingo prompting postponement of the title defense against Teo Cruz from June 8 to June 29 in New York. Ortiz sustained the injury while working out this week.
The Childress Post as of April 1, 1933 carries notices from Morris Hi Publisher J H toa Gen Manage Gal C Hiller and Glen Stiner clarifying publishing schedule and second class matter status. It promises corrections if any misstatements affect reputation.
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