Slight Drop In Average Rentals During April Not Seen As Indication Of Drop
Washington reports the rent component of the cost of living index fell one tenth of a point in April from March marking the first decline since 1943 and the first prewar drop. Officials say rents are leveling off not tumbling, with mixed city results and a westward trend for declines.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Ayrness Joy Wickens
BLS
Middle Atlantic
NAREB
Betty Renfro to Instruct Band and Twirling School
Betty Renfro to teach the forthcoming band school from June 13 to June 24 and the twirling school from June 13 to June 17. She brings six years teaching at McMurry College summer band school and eight years as a twirler with experience at Burbank High Los Angeles Spur High School Spur Crescent City and as a McMurry majorette.
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Betty Renfro
McMurry College
Spur
Crescent City
Calif
Seminole
Abilene
Community Gatherings Highlight Local Visits and Weddings
Margaret Beal of Childress visited the O L Quilting Club. Family Night drew guests from Childress, Hollis, Odessa, and Carlsbad. Attendees included the Kindles, Mitchells, Lankford, Etheredge, Morris, Phillips, and S. Cagle, with reminders of a Charlene Phillips bridal shower and Royce Spencer wedding.
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Margaret Beal
Childress
O and L
Olympus
Shelby Smith
Lonie
Joe S. Smith
Marjorie
Larry
Carlsbad
Lynn Lankford
Lone
Thomas Etheredge
Dick Mitchell
Pam
E. F. Kindle
M. B. Morris
Gay
Childress Fair Park
W. H. Kindle
Sidney Cagle
Rea and
George
Wesley Wylie
Brenda
Hollis
Willie Weather
Erbee
Community Center
Frank Kindle
Amy
Odessa
Russ Schaefer
Frank Mitchell
Charles
Bill Mitchell
Oklo
Charlene Phillips
Calvin Mitchell
Denise
Amy Lois
Royce Spencer
W.H. Kindle
Shirley Joins Joint Air-Ground Operation
Second Lt. Joe W. Shirley, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Shirley of Childress, participates in a joint air-ground drill with the Fourth Marine Regiment in Kanec he Bay. The exercise aims to train every man of the reinforced 1st Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force in air lift procedures into a combat zone.
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Kaneche Bay
Fourth Marine Regiment
Joe W. Shirley
H. W. Shirley
Childress
1St Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Don Payne Enrolls At Abilene College
Don Payne son of Mr and Mrs J K Payne of Childress left Saturday for Abilene to enroll Monday at Abilene Christian College He had attended ACC before entering the army in 1952 and served two years before a February discharge He was employed with the Fort Worth and Denver Shops The note adds that pulpwood companies own 6.1 percent of the nation s commercial forest lands.
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Don, Payne
J. K. Payne
Childress
Saurday
Abilene
Abilene Christian College
Payne
ACC
Fort Worth
Denver
Pulpwood Companies
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List Names
Admitted Friday entries include Mrs Kelton Parker Ralph W Shipman William Hassell Mrs Quincy Smart Mrs Warner Seal Mrs Roy F Powers Saturday admits Mrs Charles E Gibson Carolyn Rae Mooney Mrs Henry M Baker Jr and baby Mrs L L Baker T H Turk Mrs George Saied and baby Mrs Jack Wheeler Mrs Joe E Jones Mrs Bruce Atkinson Saturday admits Mrs R V Woods and Fred Mitchell discharged Friday including Mrs Charles E Gibson Carolyn Rae Mooney Mrs Henry M Baker Jr and baby Mrs L L Baker T H Turk Mrs George Saied and baby Mrs Jack Wheeler Mrs Joe E Jones Mrs Bruce Atkinson Saturday discharges Mrs R V Woods and Fred Mitchell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelton Parker
Ralph W. Shipman
William Hassell
Quincy Smart
Warner Seal
Roy F. Powers
Charles E. Gibson
Carolyn Rae Mooney
Henry M. Baker, Jr
L. L. Baker
T.H. Turk
George Saied
Jack Wheeler
Joe E. Jones
Bruce Atkinson
R. V. Woods
Fred Mitchell
Department Store Sales Rise Across Dallas District
Dallas district sales last week rose 11 percent from a year ago with Houston and San Antonio each up 17 percent. Dallas El Paso and Fort Worth posted 6 percent gains, while four week totals show district sales 14 percent higher than the prior year.
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Dallas
Laredo Publisher Acquires Juneau Daily Empire
Laredo Daily Times publisher William Prescott Allen buys the Daily Alaska Empire of Juneau from Mrs. Helen Troy Monsen. Allen K. Tish confirms the purchase. price not disclosed. Empire founded 1912 by J. A. F. Strong later governor. later owned by Gov. John Troy. Monsen has run it since 1942.
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Laredo
William Prescott Allen
Laredo Daily Times
Montrose
Colo
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The
National Association of Home Builders
Federal Housing Administration
By Haggar
America
Wool and Dacron
Orion
Nylon
Rayon
Haggar
Florsheim
Preston Clothing Co
Gunn Bros
Main St. Childress
Texas
Olympus News
E. D. Etheredge
Special Index
Willie Weatherbee
Jack Kindle
Garden Valley
D. Etheredge
Thomas
A. C. Gregory
BE. D. Etheredge
Pampa
L. D. Rippy
Shirley
Don Payne
Abilene College
Little Ages Shop
Piece Goods Dept
Ladies’ Dept
Davy Crockett
Ann Foster, Barbette, Sidrean
Boy’s Dept
Gabardine
Men’s Dept
Cannon
Childrens
Work Clothes Dept
Camerton
Chambray
Juneau Paper
Arlirg
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