Duval Political Boss Indicted for Assault with Intent to Murder
San Diego Texas June 5 South Texas political figure George Parr disclosed with a laugh that the Duval county grand jury indicted him on a charge of assault with intent to murder. The panel handed up 18 sealed indictments to 79th District Judge A S Broadfoot. Parr and C T Stansell Jr faced charges, with Stansell accused of forging officials names. Parr remained cheerful as he awaited arrest, bond set at 2500 dollars posted by Earl Delaney.
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San Diego
Tex
Parr
C. T. Stansell Jr
Duval County
Stansell
Cristobal Ybanez
Broadfoot
Archer Parr
Earl Delaney
Freer
Delaney
North
Texas
McCarthy Warned Stev ens Over Army Testimony
Washington June 5 Senator Joseph McCarthy warned Army Secretary Robert Stevens on February 20 that he would regret it if officers were not to testify before his subcommittee. He told Stevens he would “kick the brains out” of anyone protecting Communists and challenged him to try to stop Army officers from appearing. Stevens later altered his stance at the Capitol luncheon and reached a memorandum of understanding to produce officers. Newsmen released three monitored calls detailing the dispute.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Stevens
Wisconsin
Senate
Tion Stevens
Capitol Hill
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Army-McCarthy
Lone gunman robs Bergstrom Air Base bank of 30000
A lone bandit wearing Army fatigues robbed Bergstrom Air Force Base bank at 11 55 a m securing 30000 in cash from three tellers before locking them in the vault. Authorities tightened security across the air base near Austin as the case joined two other Texas robberies in two days.
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Austin
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Texas
Grapeland State Bank
First National Bank
San Antonio
Clinton Peoples
Republicans Mark Start of GOP Second Century in Ripon
In Ripon Wisconsin on June 5 Republicans gathered to observe the party's claimed birthday as the GOP enters its second century. Senator Joseph McCarthy was slated to deliver the keynote in the town square with Governor Walter Kohler speaking earlier. Kohler backed McCarthy but noted drops in support over McCarthy Army hearings amid a recall push from Joe Must Go advocates.
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Ripon
Wis
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
McCarthy
eCarthy
Oppon
GOP
Senate
LeRoy Gore
Sauk City
Eisenhower
Washington
Strike Of Bus Drivers Expands Across Eight States
A Continental Trailways system bus drivers strike spread from Texas to eight more states idling about 700 drivers from Illinois to California. It began Monday with 168 Dixie Lines drivers and grew to 330 in central division and 200 in western division. States hit include Texas Illinois California Arizona Utah New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska.
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Dallas
Continental Trailways System
Texas
Illinois
California
Continental
Dixie Lines
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Charles Luna
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
T. S. Reece
Continental Dixie Lines
Surplus Food To Be Issued Here Monday
County Judge D. Bird announces surplus food commodities will be issued Monday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon to about 35 eligible families in Childress County. The distribution includes Irish potatoes brown beans cheese shortening butter beef and gravy. This is the third monthly supply and officials discuss continuation at the county commissioners court.
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D. Bird
Bird
Childress County
Operation Cutover Brings Dial System To Life In Childress
The town of Childress Texas completed its switch to a full dial telephone system at 12:01 am with wires cut at the old building and blocks removed from the new facility. Mayor H C Preslar placed the first long distance call as officials from Southwestern Bell Western Electric and city leaders observed. Floyd Lancaster of Fort Worth gave the signal and noted rapid traffic after the changeover. The project culminated months of planning and fieldwork by Bell and Western Electric engineers.
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Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dick Mitchell
Childress
Dale Wesley
Bob Books
Wichita Falls
Webster
Texas
H. C. Preslar
Wiley Shires
Western Electric
Floyd Lancaster
Fort Worth
Lancaster
Gibson Services Scheduled Today
Final services for Mrs Homer A Gibson will be held at 2 p m today at the Church of God with Rev Lester Foster and Rev Smith officiating. Mrs Gibson, formerly Betty Joyce Hill, died Friday in Childress General Hospital after residing in Childress since 1942. She was born August 27 1936 at Point in Rains County and attended Childress High School until her marriage November 22 1952. Pallbearers are B H Kelly Donald and Jimmy Miller Clyde Wells K West and Bill Purvey. burial will be in Childress cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home.
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Homer A. Gibson
Church of God
Lester Foster
Wichita Falls
Smith
Clyde Wells
K. West
Bill Purvey
Buria
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
O K Smith’s Mother Dies in Shamrock
Mrs. P. L. Smith of Shamrock mother of Orville K. Smith Sr. of Childress died there yesterday after ill health since September. Funeral plans were not known. Survivors include Ernest Smith and Mrs. Bob Coleman of Shamrock, a Shamrock brother, and Mrs. Nettie Voyles of Vega.
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P. L. Smith
Shamrock
Orville K. Smith Sr
Childress
O. K. Smith Sr
Ernest Smith
Bob Coleman
Nettie Voyles
Vega
Infant Catherine Close Laid To Rest In Childress
Graveside rites were held for Catherine Diane Close infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gary Close at 11 a m Saturday with Rev C R Holcomb Jr officiating. Born prematurely June 4 at Childress General Hospital she died about 11 40 Friday night. Burial followed at Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home direction. Survived by parents grandparents Pink Close Jr and Floyd Darling and great grandparents Pink Close Sr.
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Catherine Diane Close
Gary Close
C. R. Holcomb Jr
Childress General Hospital
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Pink Close
Floyd Darling
Legion Team Plays In Amarillo Today
Childress American Legion baseball team meets at 11 30 a m at the field before a 3 p m game in Amarillo. Coach Snooze Edmondson says as many players as possible should bring transportation and three or four cars may be needed to transport the team.
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Childress American Legion
Snooze Edmondson
Amarillo
Edmondson
West Squad Accepts 11 For Greenbelt Bowl Game
Twenty one top schoolboy grid stars have accepted invites to play for the West in the Greenbelt Bowl. The squad is expected to reach 24 players with three more likely accepts. Notable selections include Carl Schlemeyer of Odessa and end Pat Hartsfield of Lubbock among others.
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Steve Cowan
Cowan
Carl Schlemeyer
Odessa
Pat Hartsfield
Lubbock
Jim Braymer
Phillips
Jody McCarthy
Amarillo
Charlie
Voiture 1059 Schedule Set for Monday Night Meeting
Voiture 1059 of the 40 and 8 will hold a regular meeting Monday night with a luncheon election of officers and balloting on new members. Frank Buster Chef de gare said the affair will start at 7 30 p m.
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Frank Buster
Chef de
Buster
Forest Fire Threatens Atomic City Near Los Alamos
A fast spreading forest fire neared Atomic Energy Commission facilities in Los Alamos on June 5 forcing evacuation orders for the AEC weapon testing center. Wind gusts up to 45 mph complicated efforts, but officials later said they expected to regain control as winds eased. The 13,000 residents live across the city from the fire, with authorities reporting the area out of danger earlier before shifting winds reignited flames.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Site Staked for New Oil Test in Childress County
A drilling site in Childress County was laid out by Dan Davis, a Childress engineer, with the test well planned for the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 412, Block 8, W&NW Railway Survey. Contractor name not announced yet, more details expected this week.
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Childress County
Dan Davis
Childress
Informaton
W&nw Railway
Farmers Union Meeting at High School Monday Night
The Farmers Union will meet at 8 p m Monday at the high school agriculture building. A guest speaker will be present and refreshments will be served.
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TheFarmers Union
US Agrees To Step Up Turkey Aid
The United States and Turkey issued a joint communique after talks with Prime Minister Adnan Menderes announcing faster delivery of about 500 million dollars in military equipment and a potential rise in Turkish aid for fiscal year 1955 subject to congressional approval. Turkey’s 19 division army guards a frontier with Russia and helped in Korea.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Mediterranean
U.S
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
New York
Korea
Russia
Johnson says Tin Smelter to stay open as Bolivian ore sought
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the administration is negotiating to buy Bolivian tin ore to resume operations at the Texas City Texas tin smelter. He noted plans to dismiss workers have been canceled and staff will be placed on annual leave until ore arrives. The Senate had supported keeping the plant running, and Johnson said the action helped reverse plans to close it.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Texas City
Tex
Johnson
Senate
Dr. Martin Named To Executive Group
Dr. B. J. Martin pastor of the First Baptist Church is named to the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee one of three Texans selected at the St Louis conference Carr P Collins Sr Dallas layman and Rev J Carroll Chadwick Center are also elected for the first time The announcement was released Saturday indicating top convention leadership and Texas representation.
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B. J. Martin
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee
St. Louis
Carr P. Collins Sr
Dallas
J. Carroll Chadwick
Center
Greece Yugoslavia announce mutual military agreement
Greece and Yugoslavia disclosed a plan for a political and military Balkan entente including Turkey. A trilateral assembly of Greek Turkish and Yugoslav deputies will meet in turn in Athens Ankara and Belgrade as part of strengthening regional security and moving toward a supranational Balkan state.
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Greece
Yugoslavia
Athens
Turkey
United States of Europe
Marshal Tito
Alexander Papagos
Belgrade
Tive
U.S
Europe
Council of Foreign Ministers
Marshal Papagos
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Jacksboro
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