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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
3
A brief item notes a couple on a honeymoon encountering a travel mishap in a small town setting. No names or dates are provided, but the report hints at a lighthearted domestic travel anecdote with local color.
UPI reports William Henry, 34, named to lead the FCC after Newton Minow's resignation. In a Washington interview, Henry vows decisive action to enforce statutes and broaden prime time diversity, urging viewers to contact their local stations and the commission with concerns.
Local residents visit relatives in Texas and Oklahoma including Mrs. S C Kelley Mrs Velma Christy and Billie Weatherbee from Los Angeles and Mrs B T Watson from Anadarko Okla. The note mentions Gordon's Furniture store hours and upcoming TV programs via Telstar with Dwight D Eisenhower and Anthony Eden to answer questions.
The item mentions Rico, formerly Tom ma Brandon of Quanah and Chil dress, visiting the home of Mr and Mrs 8. L. Cheatheam. It also notes Harold and Joe Miley of Arlington State College in Arlington.
An advertisement touts instant drying for athletes foot using T-4-L. It promises quick relief from burning and itching within minutes and skin peels within days. The copy urges purchase at A. L. Harp Drug if not cured within an hour.
Funeral services for Jonathon Keeton were to be held at 2 p m today in Newberry Chapel by Rev Jimmie Smith of Cee Wee Baptist Church. Burial was to be in Olympus Cemetery. Mr Keeton was a Dodson farmer and died Tuesday in an Amarillo hospital.
Funeral services for Fluent Verner were conducted at 10 a m in Newberry Chapel by Rev L L Hill of First Methodist Church. Burial was in Childress Cemetery. A retired railroad man and telegraph operator, Verner died Tuesday following a heart attack.
Funeral services for Horace Tillman Owen are set for 4 p m Friday at Central Christian Church with pastors Curtis Keith and R C Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Childress Cemetery with pallbearers Arvene Bellah Ronald Burchett Everett Jones Joe B King Pat Murphy and Walter DeArmond. Owen, a retired railroad man, died Wednesday at Childress General Hospital.
Final rites for Thomas Penn Terrell are scheduled for 2 p m Friday at Newberry Chapel with Rev R H Knight officiating. Interment will be in Kirkland Cemetery. Pallbearers include Jess Key George West Wilbur Adams Clarence Harp Dale Driver Lester Royal Marvin Skinner and John Turk Fowler. Terrell, a retired farmer, died Tuesday night in Childress General Hospital.
Kennedy enrolled at the University of Mississippi in Oxford without incident continuing from Page One.
United Press International reports mixed Dow Jones figures with modest gains for major indices amid afternoon trading. Trading volume reached 770000 by 2 p.m. as several sectors showed small advances and declines.
President Kennedy leaves Washington for the Air Force Academy where he will address 493 cadets. He then tours San Diego State College and the Marine recruitment depot before visiting the Navy and watching naval maneuvers aboard carriers. He announced a billion dollar supersonic plane project and said Italy trip may be affected by Pope John XXIII’s death. Johnson to head Vatican funeral delegation. He also spoke in El Paso to a large crowd after nonpartisan events.
A vast crowd gathered outside the basilica for the pontiff's funeral as Catholics and non-Catholics alike mourned. Long lines and a slow processional to the catafalque caused hours of waiting, with several women fainting but no serious injuries reported. The scene showed broad interfaith solidarity and the pope's influence on ecumenical dialogue.
Tonight marks the third meeting in a series with city councils in the project towns. This morning Quanah and this afternoon Paducah hosted sessions. Other towns’ meetings are scheduled and all gatherings are expected to finish this week.
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