Humble Oil launches 60 day Enco sign rollout coast to coast
Humble Oil and Refining Company starts a 60 day campaign to erect Enco ovals at more than 3 000 service stations across 46 states with over 4 000 signs. Trucks and crews will be used to complete the nationwide project. Texas stations should feature the new logo by late July.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company
Enco
Texas
H. D. Frost
Humble
Oregon
California
Indiana
Esso
America
Enery Company
J. C. Wilbourn
Southwest Region
Record low 37 at Old Town and high 106 at Presidio
The U S Weather Bureau logged Saturday’s nationwide low of 37 in Old Town Maine and Friday’s high of 106 in Presidio.
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United Press International
U. S. Weather Bureau
Old Town
Maine
Presidio
Nancy Kwan Weds Austrian Ski Instructor in Innsbruck
Hong Kong born actress Nancy Kwan 23 married Peter Peck 22 an Austrian ski instructor. The couple met in Innsbruck seven weeks ago during filming for The Main Attraction.
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London
UPI
Hong Kong
Nancy Kwan
Suzie Wong
Peter Peck
Miss Kwan
Innsbruck
Austria
Military training tests in Hawaii involve 25th Division unit
Army Pvt. Wesley Ebert of Childress and James F. A. Kennedy of Childress report for duties at Schofield Barracks Hawaii and Lemoore California respectively as part of ongoing readiness drills. Ebert, 19, rifleman in Company FE 35th Infantry, joined in December 196, trained at Fort Hood, attended Delmar High Paris. Kennedy, aviation machinist’s mate chief, son of Mr. and Mrs. J J Kennedy, 801 Avenue FE NW Childress, reports to Naval Air Station Lemoore. The 101st Airborne maintains rapid deployment capability with infantry and air crews ready within hours. Sergeant Prater, a Fort Fort infantry squad leader, enlisted in 1945 and is married to Kazuko, living in Clarksville Tennessee.
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Fort Hood
Ebert
Delmar High School
Paris
Lemoore
Calif
James F. A. Kennedy
USN
J. J. Kennedy
Avenue FE
N.W
Childress
Naval Air Station
101St
Prater
Fort
Cisco High School
Kazuko
Clarksville
Tenn
Fort Campbell, KY
Aht
Army
James R. Prater
Ray Prater
Avenue B
Northwest
101St Airborne Division
506Th Infantry
STRAC
Strategic Army Corps
Fort Campbell
Army draftees join 30th Artillery at Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss Texas designated reports two Army draftees from Childress and Memphis who were assigned to the 30th Artillery. Arthur L. Sims 23, radio and telephone operator in the 2d Missile Battalion and Benny L. Whisenhunt 2d Missile Battalion clerk both entered service last November and trained at Fort Carson Colorado. Sims is a Childress High School 1957 graduate formerly with Pioneer Natural Gas Amarillo and is married to Ida who resides in Northfield. Whisenhunt a Memphis High School graduate was employed by Fowlers Drug before enlistment.
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Fort Bliss
AHTNC
Army
Arthur L. Sims
William A. Sims
Avenue D. Se
Childress
Benny L. Whisenhunt
M. S. Wisenhunt
Dover
Memphis
30Th Artillery
Sims
Artillery
2D Missile Battalion
Fort Carson
Colo
Childress High School
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Amarillo
Ida
Northfield
Whisenhunt
Memphis High School
Fowlers Drug
Comfort Clinic at Lone Star Gas Office in Childress
Lone Star Gas will host a four day Comfort Clinic at its Childress office from June 12 to 15. The free event runs 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily with refreshments and a chance to win a gaslite. Attendees can consult experts John Cernosek and Jack Northington on home and business gas fueled air conditioning options and costs.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Childress
Commerce Street
H. E. Lawson
Lawson
Lone Star Gas
Lone Star
John Cernosek
Vernon
Jack Northington
Dallas
Arkla Air Conditioning Corporation
Cotton and grain markets drift with mixed signals
In New York cotton futures show a quiet, indecisive week with prices near steady to down slightly. UPI reports markets in Fort Worth with grain gains for hard winter wheat and mixed moves for corn and sorghum amid light new-crop offerings and cautious selling. Dow Jones averages end the week mixed, with slight declines across indices.
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New York
UPI
South Texas
Mother's Ideal Says Ex-Official Fired Over Calls
James T. Ralph former Agriculture Department official was dismissed for charging telephone calls to indicted Texas financier Billie Sol Estes. He said Estes matched the qualities his mother admired noting he did not smoke drink or chase women.
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Washington
UPI
James T. Ralph
Agriculture Department
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
John Herren Joins Smith Motor as Salesman
John F. Herren has joined the Smith Motor Company sales department as a truck and auto salesman. The announcement was made Saturday by Herman Smith. Herren was previously district manager of Perry Brothers and ran Johns Furniture Company until its sale. He has led the City Development Board, served on the City Council, and sat on the Childress Independent School District Board of Trustees.
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John F. Herren
Smith Motor Company
Herman Smith
Perry Brothers
Board of
City Development
Childress Independent
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