Lawson and Prosser Lead Local American Legion Units
H E Jake Lawson was elected commander of Cox-Farr Post 65 for the new year. Alex Saied and Ray Mooney were named first and second vice commanders, with Frank Buster as adjutant and Howard Preston as finance officer. Others include George Spear post service officer FE Beaver chaplain and EF Shoe maker on the house committee. The group discussed cemetery grave registrations and memorial day attendance, ordered 30 markers for Confederate graves, and noted hospitalizations Claude Hipps and Glenn Sanders. The American Legion Auxiliary elected new officers headed by Mrs Pat Prosser with plans to install in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E
Jake) Lawson
Cox-Farr
American Legion
Alex Saied
Ray Mooney
Frank Buster
Howard Preston
George Spear
FE. A. Beaver
EF. J. Shoemaker
House
D. B
Wasson
Explorer Post
Lawson
Childress
D. R. Brummett
Kirkland
Claude Hipps
Glenn Sanders
Pat Prosser
American Legion Auxiliary
Polly Laningham
Lillian Nichols
June Shepherd
Viola Toler
Endorsements Highlight Texas Republican Runoff Race
In Fort Worth former GOP national committeeman Jack Porter backs George Bush while rival Jack Cox criticizes Bush on civil rights. Bush forms a supporters group in Fort Worth as Sen. Franklin Spears endorses Baker in the at large race. Cox predicts a November conservative coalition and Dallas incumbent Joe Pool comments on civil rights and Johnson era policies amid Texas endorsements.
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United Press International
California
Texas
Fort Worth
Jack Porter
George Bush
Bush
Jack Cox
Cox
Austin
Pool
Johnson
Dignitaries to Attend DeMolay Initiation and Installation
Out of town dignitaries will attend the DeMolay initiation at 2 30 p m at the Masonic Lodge and the installation of officers at 7 30 p m at the Woman's Department Club. The Hope Chapter of DeMolay of Wichita Falls will confer degrees. Local members will assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Kinney
Masonic Lodge
Woman's Department Club
W. P. Howle
Maskat Temple
Wichita Falls
J L. Jackson
William Preston
Douglas Custer
David Galligan
Andy Scott
Preston Stevens
Bryce Wormsbaker
David Adcock
Russell Harmon
Bernie Cox
Henry Frost
Robert Frost
Ronnie Clift
Jerry Camp
Johnny Martin
4-H Roundup Honors Texas Leaders at Kyle Field
About 2000 Texas 4 H Club members, workers and leaders gathered at Kyle Field in College Station for the annual 4 H roundup. Six organizations and firms were honored for their contributions to the 4 H movement over the years. Honorees included Mrs. Milton McGehee, John Bowling, Homer Gibbs, J C Sale, Dan Castles, Travis King, Fain McDougal, Sherman Clark, Jim Price, Neal Johnson, Pat Holmes and Dr E J Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
UPI
Texas
Nacogdoches
Fain McDougal
Cuero
Sherman Clark
Houston
Jim Price
Corpus Christi
Neal Johnson
Wichita Falls Times
Longview
Pat Holmes
E. J. Howell
John Tarleton State College
Army helicopters halt in Childress during Swift Strike move
Six U S Army helicopters en route from California Utah and Nevada to Fort Worth stopped overnight in Childress citing fatigue. The pilots said they were tired after a month in the field and parked east of a local motel. They are based at Fort Carson Colorado en route for repairs. the rest continued to Fort Worth.
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U. S. Army
Fort Worth
California
Utah
Nevada
Childress
Saied House
Fort Carson
Colo
Estelline Woman Speaker at Childress Rotary Club
Mrs Joe Ballard of Estelline addressed the Childress Rotary Club as today’s speaker. She cited three world problems hunger peace and prejudice and urged the group that the world does not owe you a living but you owe the world a life. The program was arranged by C J Lyons. Guests included Joe Thurman F E Reynolds of Lubbock Charles Eatherly of Phoenix Mike Ehrie and Ray Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ballard
Childress
Mrs. Ballard
Estelline
C. J. Lyons
Joe Thurman
FE E_ Reynolds
Lubbock
Charles Eatherly
Phoenix
Mike Ehrie
Ray Hamilton
Absentee Ballots Cast in Democratic Run Off
County clerk Carrell Holleman reports 128 absentee ballots cast for the Democratic Run Off, vs 186 in the Democratic Primary. One Republican ballot mailed but not returned. Election boxes set at Wilson School and ten Democrat locations including the courthouse and junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell Holleman
High Point
Carey, Tell, Kirkland
Price Support Meeting In City Today
A one day bi district meeting on new price support systems for grain held at the Ranchhouse Restaurant gathered 60 people from 25 counties in District II and IV. Led by Tim Moore of College Station and the state ASC, the discussion covered loan and price supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
Tim Moore
College Station
State Agriculture Stablization Conservation Service
ASC
Ranchouse
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Collage Station
Rusk and McNamara brief Johnson on Southeast Asia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara returned from Hawaii with a plan to brief President Johnson on Southeast Asia. They said the Honolulu talks assessed how the U S can aid South Viet Nam and discussed spending an additional 125 million dollars to fight Communist forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Hawaii
United States
Southeast Asia
Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Honolulu
McNamara
Johnson
Connecticut
America
South Viet Nam
Melvin Laird
Stra
U.S
Congress
South
Viet Nam
Chateau Inn Sold to Albert Jones
Mr and Mrs Albert Jones have purchased the Chateau Inn and Village Restaurant from Mr and Mrs A J Ramming and assumed management. The Joneses have previously operated motels in Kansas and Colorado. The Chateau Inn at 1612 Avenue Fen is a modern new property.
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Albert Jones
A. J. Ramming
Joneses
Albert
Geneva
Kansas
Colorado
Avenue Fen
Non Jury Cases Set for District Court
District Court will hear several non jury matters Monday announced by District Judge Charles Reynolds. The agenda includes the revocation of probation for Robert F. Ray who received a probated embezzlement sentence. Ray was returned to Childress yesterday from Midland by the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reynolds
Robert F. Ray
Ray
Childress
Sheriff’s Department
Midland
Salinger Captures Democratic Senate Nomination in California
Pierre Salinger, former White House press secretary, won the Democratic nomination for U S Senate in California, defeating 11 rivals including incumbent Clair Engle, while George Murphy led the Republican field to face him in November. Cranston conceded early, and Brown endorsed Cranston. Final UP I tallies show Salinger 1,129,407 votes to Cranston 1,003,535 with other Democrats and Murphy 945,149.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Pierre Salinger
U.S Senate
California
George Murphy
Alan Cranston
Salinger
Los Angeles
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Edmund G. Brown
Cranston
California Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
California Democratic Council
Senate
Clair Engle
Engle
Eagle
George McLain
Murphy
Kaiser
Hall
Red River Sportsmen Sponsor Fishing Events and Heifer Name
The Red River Sportsmen's Club sponsors a children fishing tournament at Fair Park Lake on June 13 with free registration at 8 a.m. and a 9 to 1 p.m. schedule, plus four trophies. A $10 prize will name a newly born Fair Park heifer, entries to club president Leland Duckworth. The Fishing Derby continues at Baylor Lake and Lake Childress, ends July 5. A Texas Parks hearing is set for June 10 at the courthouse. Shoots are canceled for June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red River Sportsmen's Club
Fair Park Lake
Fair Park
Jack Burrus
Earl Swain
Robert Johnson
George Welch
Bob Moates
Jerry Sellers
Childress
Parks and Wildlife Department
State of Texas
May Fire Calls Are Few in Childress County
Fire Marshal G A Williams notes a very light month in May with only nine fire calls for Childress County. Three calls were outside town and incidents included two automobile fires, a bus fire, grass and barn fires, an electric motor roast, an oven fire, a trailer and a house at 708 Avenue Hue started by lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Childress County
G. A. Williams
Avenue Hue
Water hearings set by Texas commission in June
The Texas Water Commission will hold hearings on June 29 regarding two applications to use water from the Concho River and Kent Creek, a North Pease River tributary, as reported by UPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
The
Texas Water Commission
Concho River
Kent Creek
Goldwater Wins California Primary Over Rockefeller
Conservative Sen. Barry Goldwater defeats Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in California with a tight early lead and final edge as delegates rise to 432 of 655. Final count showed Goldwater 51 percent, Rockefeller 49 percent with 32,096 precincts reported. Several percentages and projections shifted as votes from Los Angeles and absentee ballots were tallied.
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San Francisco
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
California
Arizona
Goldwater
GOP
Rockefeller
Los Angeles
Washington
CBS
Hootenanny to Be Held June 26 for Old Settlers
The Childress Old Settlers Association sponsors a Hootenanny on Friday June 26 at Fair Park Auditorium. Contact Mrs. O H Watson to participate. Program begins at 8 p m. Proceeds help defray expenses of Old Settlers observance on July 16 17 and 18.
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Childress Old Settlers Association
Fair Park Auditorium
Bill Goodson
O. H. Watson
Funeral services held for James M Stevenson in Farmersville
Funeral services for 74 year old James Monroe Stevenson grandfather of Mrs. Leland Duckworth were held at 10 a m yesterday in Farmersville. He died Saturday after a stroke about seven and a half weeks ago and had been in critical condition since. Mrs. Duckworth had been in Farmersville since his illness. Stevenson had visited in Childress several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe Stevenson
Leland Duckworth
Farmersville
Mr. Stevenson
Mrs. Duckworth
Childress
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Rotary
Chateau Inn
Leland Kaiser
Fred Hall
Sportsmen
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