Childress School Gains Four Teachers This Fall
Four teachers will join the Childress School System next fall due to higher enrollment and ADA. Two new high school instructors join. Burl John Brim from Amarillo joins as art instructor pending assignment. Band uniforms costing 4000 to 4500 will be bought with 2000 from Band Parents, old uniforms sold.
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J. J. Rhoads
Rhoads
Burl John Brim
Amarillo
Brim
Childress
Band Parents Association
Funeral Rites Set for Jim Melton in Kirkland Church
Hardeman County farmer James H. Melton 80 will be buried in Johnson Cemetery after funeral services at Kirkland First Baptist Church. Rev John LaNoue will officiate with pallbearers named. Melton died Saturday in Fort Worth after 12 years' residence. He was born October 5, 1879 in Mississippi and married Anna Mae Black in 1907. Survivors include wife two sons a daughter two brothers a sister 17 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
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Hardeman County
James H. Melton
Kirkland First Baptist Church
John LaNoue
J. J. McWhorter
Sam Call
Gus McCullough
Buster Garner
C. T. Anderson
E. C. McCarver
Johnson Cemetery
Mr. Melton
Fort Worth
Mississippi
Anna Mae Black
E. L. Melton
Kirkland
Theo Melton
Lena Baker
Lamesa
Calif
T L Melton
Clarendon
M.L Melton
California
Ada Lawson
Dalhart
School Lunch Employees Rehired by Board of Trustees
All employes in the hot lunch program of the Childress School System were rehired at the board meeting. Mrs. Janie Fields was rehired as supervisor with Luna Hood Willie Steed Louise Etheredge Merle Clements Fannie King Lillie Stephens Hallie Palmer Lucille Lanier and Paulethia Bolden also rehired. A total of 98 397 lunches served in 1958 59 with 93 743 to children and 4 654 to adults. Receipts totaled 35 631 38 and the fund balance is expected to rise from 439 66 to 1 642 06 once state funds arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Fields
Luna Hood
Willie Steed
Louise Etheredge
Merle Clements
Fannie King
Lillie Stephens
Hallie Palmer
Lucille Lanier
Paulethia Bolden
Measure for New Band Uniforms Prompted at High School
Band Director Harold Jackson announced that every student planning to join the high school band next term must be measured now. Students are asked to report to the band hall from 8 a.m. to 11 30 a.m. tomorrow to ensure timely uniform orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Jackson
Jackson
Final Rites For George Moore Today
Last rites for George Alonzo Moore were conducted at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church by Rev. Ira L. Parrack. Moore, a retired farmer, died early Monday in Childress General Hospital. Interment followed at Childress Cemetery under direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alonzo Moore
First Baptist Church
Ira L. Parrack
Moore
Childress General Hospital
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
West ultimatum to Gromyko as Berlin talks stall
The Western Big Three told Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to end Berlin stall or the ongoing Big Four talks would be broken off with no summit in sight. Secret sessions with Herter Couve de Murville and Lloyd aimed to avert a split, amid France’s demand for control over NATO nuclear stockpiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Hensley
United Press International
Geneva
UPI
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Christian Herter
Gromyko
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
France
Charles de Gaulle
U. S
NATO
Germany
Foreign Ministers’ Conference
Lloyd
Couve de Murville
Gro
County to Charge Outside Prisons for Jail Stay
Childress County Commissioners voted to bill other counties $1.25 per day per prisoner held in the Childress County Jail and to bill monthly for medical costs. The court also transferred funds, rejected bids on a car and a pickup, readvertised for new bids, canvassed the Community Center–Childress School District consolidation election, and approved paying all county and hospital bills.
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Childress
Childress County
Community Center
Pastor McBirnie Quits After Confession of Affair
The Rev. W. S. McBirnie of Trinity Baptist Church reportedly resigned after confessing involvement with a married congregation member. He had previously refused to resign, left town, and a formal resignation was prepared for a Wednesday church meeting. The pastor had grown church membership from 90 to 3300 in nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Board of Deacons
McBirnie
Senate Resolution Honors Ruth Fite of Childress
State Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 48 praising Ruth Fite of Childress Texas for twelve years of cheer and inspiration despite lifelong illness. The document notes her courage faith church devotion and selfless spirit and sends best wishes from Ben Ramsey president and Charles Schnabel secretary with the resolution dated June 2 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Rogers
Senate
Ruth Fite
Childress
Ben Ramsey
Charles Schnabel
Texas
Senate of
State of Texas
House Ignores Tax Bill Amid Texas Legislative Fights
In Austin the Senate debated a revised 151 million dollar tax bill while the House rejected Gov. Price Daniel's abandoned property act by a 66-66 tie. Debates over a Little Hoover Commission and revised appropriations continued as lawmakers delayed action and pressed for reconsideration on key measures.
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Lloyd Larrabee
United Press International
Austin Upi
Senate
Ben Ramsey
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
State Affairs
Mov
Hoover Commission
Jim Gates
Edinburg
Daniel
House
Bill Jones
Dallas
William Fly
Victoria
Legislative Budget Board
Fly
Senate Finance Committee
George Hinson
Mineola
Jim Bates
Edinburo
Cotton Classing Office To Be Built At Memphis
Plans approved for a Memphis cotton classing sub-office by Rolling Plains Cotton Producers Inc. Leaders presented final blueprints and three bid phases renovation air conditioning and electrical work. Bids due Friday June 19 1959. Office serves 12 counties including Hall Donley Childress Collingsworth King Briscoe Motley Wheeler Carson Gray Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Rolling Plains Cotton Producers, Inc
WY. C. Durrett
Frank C. McClendon
Agricultural Marketing Service of
Dallas
E. H. Matthews
Altus
Okla
W. C. Durrett
Lakeview
Texas
Rolling Plains
Hall, Donley, Childress
Collingsworth Cattle
King, Briscoe
Motley
Wheeler
Carson, Gray and
Armstrong
Scattered Showers Across Texas and Warmest City Recorded
Scattered thundershowers and light showers touched various Texas areas with patchy rain near Abilene and Fort Worth. Dallas saw cooling downdrafts with little moisture, while Amarillo opened at 57 degrees and Presidio tied for the warmest at 105. Beaumont Port Arthur reported 0.26 inches and Texarkana 0.6.
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United Press International
Texas
Texarkana
Abilene
Lubbock
Childress
Fort Worth
Handley 95
Morningside
Seminary Hill
Dallas
Coleman
Beaumont - Port Arthur
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Mercury
Presidio
Gila Bend
Ariz
Two Held For Killing In Ambush Slaying
Two men are in custody in Lake City Tennessee as suspects in the ambush slaying of an independent coal mine operator who allegedly owed nearly $35,000 in welfare fund payments to the United Mine Workers. Suspects Frank D. Smith and George W. Baker were identified by Campbell County authorities and are jailed in Jacksboro. Smith had been scheduled to face trial next week for a March 27 robbery in which the victim was said to have been robbed of $130. Sheriff Glad Woodward said the killing did not appear connected to coal violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glad Woodward
Resolution Read To Lions Club Members
Senate Resolution No. 48 praising Ruth Fite was read at noon by Dr. L. W. McClendon. EF J Huddleston was elected tail twister for 1959 60 term by acclamation as John Monroe moves away. Russell Jones presided. Alton Ryan absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ruth Fite
Lions Club
L. W. McClendon
Andy Rogers
Russell Jones
Alton Ryan
EF. J. Huddleston
John Monroe
Huddleston
Hurt's Condition Remains Critical in Dumas Hospital
Robert Hurt of Dumas, formerly of Childress, remains in critical condition in a Dumas hospital with lung cancer. His wife is Donna Byrd. he is the brother of Mrs. E. Cheathbeam of Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hurt
Dumas
Childress
Donna Byrd
E. Cheathbeam
Reds Reach Complete Agreement in Kremlin Talks
Moscow radio reports the Soviet Union and East Germany reached a complete agreement in the opening session of formal talks in the Kremlin. The discussions centered on Germany and West Berlin amid Geneva conference prospects, with observers noting possible outlines of Soviet East German positions.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
East Germany
Kremlin
Geneva
Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
Texas adds more jobs as May total hits mid year high
Texas employers filled 51,447 non farm positions in May marking the strongest placement month for the state employment commission since May 1951. Commissioner Maurice Acers said the economy is well on the way out of the doldrums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Texas
Maurice Acers
Acers
Commission
Saline Plant Sites Will Be Released Soon
Interior Secretary Fred Seaton announced that the first two pilot brackish water desalination sites will be on the West and Gulf coasts within 10 days. Five total pilot plants will test methods including atomic-powered West Coast and conventional Gulf Coast units, aiming for water costs of a dollar per thousand gallons or less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
UPI
Interior
Fred Seaton
Seaton
West
Gulf
Colorado
New Mexico
Glenda
Wyo
West Coast
Gulf Coast
United States
Loud Shirt Contest at Summer Band School Championship
Harold Jackson announces a Loud Shirt Contest at the summer band and twirling school with 225 high school students invited to wear their loudest shirts and blouses. Walter Lockhoof of Watkins, Inc., sponsors a free sport shirt and girl's blouse for the event. The contest leads to an outside band concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Fair Park, open to the public, with more details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lockhoof
Watkins, Inc
Harold Jackson
Chuldress
Quanah
Crowell
Memphis
Wellington
Hollis
Oklo
Eisenhower Warns Against Overreaching Civil Rights Laws
President Eisenhower told a national civil rights conference that passing too many punitive laws to enforce equality is unwise. He urged promoting equal opportunity and broader understanding of human problems, noting statue law cannot change hearts. He welcomed George M. Johnson as the new Negro member of the Civil Rights Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Federal Civil Rights Commission
White House
George M. Johnson
Howard University Law School
No Progress In Steel Talks
The United Steelworkers Union says joint talks with the steel industry have stalled. It will begin separate bargaining with 12 companies next Tuesday. President David J. McDonald accuses the industry of fomenting a work stoppage this summer and has recalled full negotiating committees to New York to try to improve results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Steel Industry
McDonald
Conrad Cooper
Rainfall barely touched cotton near Childress area
Farmers in the southwest of Childress watched a thunderstorm last night with minimal moisture. A trace fell at the FAA Station and at Tell, with one older rancher west of Tell noting weekly planted cotton washed out. No other rural reports reached press time today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FAA
Air Field
Tell
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Board of Trustees
Jim Melton
George Moore
Red
State Senate
Fite
Price Daniel
Lars
Mojave Desert
Edwards Air Force Base
Earth
Scott Crossfield
Lions
Jones
J. J. Westenburg
Hurt
Jack V. Fox
Tallahassee
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Florida
W. May Walker
Poplar
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