25 Acres Burned In Wheat Fire Near Commun ity Center School
An early morning blaze on the E. N. Newberry farm one mile east of Commun ity Center School destroyed about 25 acres of wheat from a 95 acre field. The fire started when a combine hit a rock in a neighboring field owned by J. C. Newberry. Earl Hackler aided containment by plowing fire breaks with a tractor. Two empty box car type sheds burned. one fire truck responded as farmhands battled the blaze.
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E. N. Newberry
Community Center School
Chic Williams
J. C. Newberry
Newberry
Earl Hackler
E. N. Newberry Field
Rogers Addresses Lions on Tax Problems at Luncheon
State Senator Andy Rogers spoke to the Lions at their noon luncheon on the tax problem and situation. He cited a survey by a special committee that issued three separate pamphlets and encouraged a legislative group study rather than a special committee.
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Andy Rogers
Lions
Rogers
Herbert Clift
Richard Bird
Chester Hufstedler
Bert Hargrave
W. S. Hughes
Howard Newberry
Russell Jones
Clift
LeRoy Gaines
Vernon Eubank
J. D. Michie
C. V. Jones
Carl Hudson
Alton Landrum
Walter Lockhoof
Bill Hajek
Steve Stephenson
Truman McFarland
E. V. Fite
Carl Denny
Tommy Newberry
Bobby Reynolds
Doug Spradling
Twister near Abilene and Merkel reported by UPI
Texas skies were partly cloudy with thundershowers as a possible twister was sighted near Merkel last night and another near Abilene. Abilene sheriff’s office reported no damage, while Panhandle remained fair and mild and temperatures ranged from 54 to 80 degrees across the state.
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United Press International
Texas
Texas and Pacific
Merkel
Abilene
Dalhart
Galveston
Amarillo
el Paso
Laredo
Dallas
Houston
Beaumont
School Board Hires New Coach and Sets Bond Vote
Childress School Board hires Paul S. Hatem as assistant coach and boys physical education teacher. Clarence L. Carter and Kirkland's J C Stepp are hired to teach or sign assignments. Bond election set for July 12 with voting boxes in Kirkland and Childress and a district wide majority needed. Arthur Caradine named tax collector and asset officer to replace retiring Ralph McBride August 31. Board approves monthly bills.
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Paul S. Hatem
Childress
Hatem
SMU
University
Hubbard
Clarence L. Carter
Community Center School
Dewey Smith
Erwin Carter
O. F. Myres
Lamesa
KK. T. Adams
Kirkland
J. C. Stepp
Hamilton
Arthur Caradine
Ralph McBride
All New Student Policy Adopted By School Board
Childress Independent School Board approved a policy allowing private first grade instruction for children who turn six between September and December to qualify for promotion to the public second grade. Criteria include qualified private teachers, matching calendar hours, shared materials, testing, and a committee decision plus parental payment of teacher salary.
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Childress
John W. Hamilton
Commissioners Accept Bids For Vehicles
County Commissioner's Court met and accepted two bids for vehicle purchases. Panhandle Motor Co. bid 1611.32 for a pickup and Smith Motor Co. bid 2423 for a two ton truck. The court also set a 9 a.m. June 27 equalization session and approved paying current county and hospital bills. All commissioners attended.
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County Commissioner's Court
Precinct
The
Panhandle Motor Co
Smith Motor Co
Kirkland Childress Independent School District
Gandhi grandson warns Asia of Communist threat at MR.A summit
Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, told UPI Asia faces serious danger from Communism. He urged the free world to adopt a dynamic answering ideology and said moral rearmament offers such a creed. He spoke during the MR.A world summit on Mackinac Island.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
UPI
Mahatm Gandhi
India
Asia
Rajmohan Gandhi
Free World
Mr.a
Assembly
Michigan
Gandhi
Retailers Meeting Set for Thursday
The Retailers Committee of the CofC will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the CofC office to discuss participation in the Old Settlers celebration parade. Chairman Mrs Lois Stiner reported.
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Cofc
Lois Stiner
Violence flares as Cyprus crisis shakes uneasy truce
In Nicosia Greek and Turkish Cypriots clash as rumors of attacks prompt mobilization. British patrols quell mobs while Gov. Sir Hugh Foot enforces a total movement ban with 10 000 troops guarding curfews. Greek ambassador to Turkey recalled amid NATO discussions and rumblings of Spaak resignation.
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Nicosia
UPI
Greece
Turkey
NATO Unity
Atlantic Alliance Council
Paris
Sir Hugh Foot
Athens
Ankara
Atlantic Council
NATO
Paul-Henri Spaak
Dulles Hints Including Red China In Nuclear Ban Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles suggested Red China might be included in future nuclear test ban talks. He noted inspection posts in Red China could be needed to deter Soviet testing on Chinese soil. He cautioned the ban should address broader disarmament concerns and not be isolated from other issues. The White House proposed Geneva talks around July 1 with Western scientists and invited international experts discussed in prior correspondence.
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Washington
UPI
John Foster Dulles
Red China
Dulles
Communist
China
United States
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
Moscow
Britain
France
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Khrushchev
India
Greenbelt Summer Band School draws 232 students
About 232 pupils from Childress Quanah and Wellington attend the first Greenbelt Summer Band School led by Childress Band Director Harold Jackson. Enrollments show 102 Childress 68 Wellington 62 Quanah with 65 advanced 90 intermediate and 16 beginner. A twirling class lists 30 advanced 56 intermediate 25 beginner 45 preband. A picnic and an outside concert at Fair Park are planned.
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Childress
Quanah
Wellington
Harold Jackson
Jackson
Fair Park
Wheat car shipments rise at Childress and Kirkland points
Wheat harvesting proceeds in the county with 160 cars moved by mid morning at Childress and Kirkland shipping points. By 8 a m Childress reported 72 cars shipped with 29 in the past 24 hours, while Kirkland showed 88 cars shipped by 11 40 a m as loads continued steady.
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Childress
Kirkland
Fenter to Replace Moore as City Park Custodian
Theo Fenter named to replace the late Richard Moore as park and cemetery custodian until a permanent replacement is chosen. He will receive a salary increase. Lane Texas Co. of Dallas and MacDonald of Amarillo discussed repairing wells at Sand Hills. Lane Texas awarded the job for about 3600 dollars. The council honored Moore, granted parallel parking on Commerce Street to First Federal Savings and Loan, and approved sending two men to a police school in Amarillo for 50 dollars each. A letter thanking the American Legion and VFW for placing trash cans was read, and bills for the past month were approved.
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Theo Fenter
Richard Moore
Fenter
Lane Texas Company of
Dallas
MacDonald of
Amarillo
Sand Hills
Lane Texas
Moore
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Commerce Street
American Legion
VFW
C. J. Lyons
Fort
Denver
Eisenhower warns against substitute trade bill in House
President Eisenhower told the House it would be a tragic blunder to adopt the proposed substitute for his reciprocal trade bill. He urged rejection of the alternative offered by protectionists and pressed for his line of commerce policy.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
House
East German Reds Threaten To Try Americans As Spies
East German authorities threaten to try nine American soldiers held after their Sikorsky helicopter was forced down in the Soviet zone. The Die Volksarmee says the flight would be treated as espionage, and Washington Bonn foreign policy officials reject direct talks with East Germany. The United States cites Four Power accords for soldier return and warns of a possible East West crisis if Moscow blocks release.
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Berlin
Defense Ministry
Die Volksarmee
the Peoples Army
East Germany
Washington
Bonn
German Democratic Republic
Krashley
U. S
3Rd Armored Division
U. S. Army
State Department
United States
Germany
Russia
Brittain
France
ADN
Quiz Champ Ups Winnings To 248000 On TV Show
Elfrida Nordroff, 32, of Brooklyn, raised her Twenty One winnings to 248000 after a Monday night victory over Wolfgang Weissleder in a 21 to 0 win. The champion extended her streak to 17 appearances, with a second match against Herbert Hulse postponed as time ran out with Nordroff leading 10-0 in England.
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New York
UPS
Elfrida von Narroff
Brooklyn
National Broadcasting Company
Robert Strom
Nordroff
Wolfgang Weissleder
Weissleder
Miss Nordroff
Herbert Hu
Algerian Challenge to De Gaulle Demands Immediate Action
Algeria's Public Safety Committee demanded De Gaulle call off plans within a month and abolish all political parties. The resolution, approved by Gen. Salan, urged true integration of Algeria with France. Veterans pressed for action to end the Fourth Republic.
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Algiers
UPI
Algeria
Public Safety Committee
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
France
Raoul Salan
Paris
De Gaulle to Meet Three Top Leaders to Shape NATO Role
Paris sources say General de Gaulle plans early talks with President Eisenhower British Prime Minister Macmillan and West German Chancellor Adenauer to define France’s NATO stance and ease Adenauer’s wartime fears. A meeting with Eisenhower before summer remains possible but not planned.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Denauer
Macmillan
Adenauer
France
NATO
de Gaulle
Washington
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