Land Dedicated To City In New Housing Project
City Council dedicates 10.73 acres from a 40 acre northwest Childress parcel for Hillcrest Terrace Addition housing with 38 lots. Agreement includes a five year airport manager contract for Homer Compton at 200 dollars monthly, and a one block parking area to the city from the Country Club Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. Bird
Gordon Grawley
Tommy Bailiff
Northwest Childress
Hillcrest Terrace
Homer Compton
Childress Air Field
Compton
American Legion
Thaten
Commissioners To Convene As Tax Equalizers
Childress County commissioners will convene as a Board of Equalization on June 28 at 9 a m. The court also hired Dr J J Westenburg as County Health Physician at 50 dollars per month, replacing his prior post as City Health Officer. Routine business included approvals of monthly officer reports and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
Board of Equalization
J. J. Westenburg
Westenburg
Old Settlers Meet Seeks New President at Court House
The Childress County Old Settlers invite the public to an 8 p.m. meeting in the courthouse. All officers and directors are urged to attend as a new president will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Setlers
Childress County
Old Settlers
Court House
Four Wrecks Injure Three In County
Rural wrecks in Childress County during May injured three people and caused about 3300 dollars in damage. Through May 1962 there were 28 crashes in the county with 15 injuries and no deaths and total damage around 21895 dollars. The Texas Department of Public Safety joins the Slow Down and Live safety campaign to curb speeding and prevent fatal wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Highway Patrol
Childress County
D. R. Dowdy
Collingsworth
Hall
Hardeman
Motley
Texas Department of Public Safety
Plane Stolen In Midland Crash In Mexico
Police filed felony theft charges against Carey Demott James R. King and Jemel Newberry for stealing a Piper Apache from Midland Air Park and crash landing near Cuidad Acuna Mexico. The plane owner was Edward Fletcher of Amarillo Texas. None were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland, Tex
UPI
Cuidad Acuna
Mexico
Carey Demott
James R. King
Jemel Newberry
Midland Air Park
Edward Fletcher
Amarillo
Tex
Midland
Air Park
Pirates Edge Dodgers 43 in Short Pee Wee League
UPI reports in Artesia New Mexico that umpires ended a Dodger Pirate Pee Wee game after two innings due to fatigue. The Pirates led the Dodgers 43 with seven year old players showing equal exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artesia
N.M
UPI
Pirates
Dodgers
Three Teachers Are Hired By City Schools
Three teachers were hired during the Monday night School Board meeting at the administration building. J R and Mrs J R Bryan return to Childress after teaching in Iowa Park to teach history and first grade respectively at Junior High and Robert E Lee. Wilma Peters will likely teach another first grade at Junior High, bringing four years of experience. Remodeling the high school science department was discussed but postponed. The Athletic Budget for next term was approved and lunchroom operations were reviewed for future coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Home Club
Ed Inman
Sally
Fort Worth
Denver
Childress
Iowa Park
J. R. Bryan
Robert E. Lee
Wilma Peters
Church of the Nazarene
Cotton Insect Control Session Friday Set
A cotton insect control meeting is set for Friday in the District Courthouse. County Agent Harry Cox announced it aims at professional agricultural workers but the public may attend. John Thomas, Area Extension Entomologist, will lead sessions in Motley Hall and Childress counties with field practice in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cox
John Thomas
Motley
Hall and Childress
Laos Princes Sign Peace Pact To End Rivalry
In Khang Khay Laos three rival princes signed a formal agreement aimed at restoring peace in the Southeast Asian kingdom. The accord seeks to end ongoing power struggles that have divided the country and threaten stability in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khang Khay
Laos
UPI
Democratic Leaders Promise To Push Kennedy Agenda This Year
Democratic leaders after a 50 minute White House session with President Kennedy pledged to push as much of his program as feasible this year, with emphasis on the tax reform bill and minimizing delays on major measures despite budget and welfare objections. The group noted no postponement of key legislation and backed broad aims while facing opposition in Medicare financing and import duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPL
Kennedy
Ken
Nedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
House
Senate Finance Committee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Escaped Alcatraz trio trigger multiagency search
San Francisco authorities launched a major land sea and air search after three bank robbers escaped Alcatraz inmates John Anglin Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris. They reportedly used a raft or driftwood and aimed for Angel Island or the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Arthur Collison
Island
Angel Island
Coast Guard
FBI
John William Anglin
Clarence
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Morris
New Orleans
Anglins
Hamilton
Ohio
Collison
Utilities Area
Two Charged With DWI Plead Not Guilty in County Court
William E. Kent arraigned Monday on DWI charges and released on $750 bond. Charles Hannah arraigned Sunday after a special call, released on $750 bond. Hannah’s home address was not known and the case was handled by County Attorney Charles Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reynolds
William E. Kent
Charles Hannah
Childress
Hannah
Lions Club Announces Committees for 1961-63 Year
E J Huddleston announces Lions Club committees for 1961 63 with chairmen listed. Names include L W McClendon Alton Ryan Walter Lockhoof C C Broughton Richard Bird J D Michie W F E Hughes Richard Bird Sam Miller and many others across Carnival Convention United Nations Playground Light Conservation Lions Information Citizenship and Patriotism Scouting Boys and Girls Activities Civic Improvement Safety Greeters Health and Welfare Agriculture and Broom Sale with multiple members per panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
E. J. Huddleston
L. W. McClendon Alton Ryan
Walter Lockhoof
C. C. Broughton
Richard Bird
J. D. Michie
W. F E. Hughes
Sam Miller
Russell Jones
Herbert Clift
H. E. Newberry
Guy Hibler
Gordon Gravley
Jerry Dugan
Charley Brown
John Snedegar
LeRoy Gaines
Alton Landrum
United Nations
R. A. Yarbrough
Huddleston
Landrum
Gaines
FAA Station To Stay at Airfield
The FAA Flight Service Station at Childress Airfield will remain indefinitely per a Fort Worth regional order. Earl Glenn announced the continuation of all existing stations due to ongoing weather observation needs. Al Allison explained the policy change at a City Council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Agency
Childress
Earl Glenn
FAA
Fort Worth
al Allison
Jerry Ross
Cofc-Bcd
Feltman Transferred From Childress to Amarillo
Jimmy Feltman of the FAA Flight Service Station has been promoted and moved to Amarillo. John Winters of Angola Louisiana replaces him as trainee and will depart for an eight week training course in Oklahoma City before returning to Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Feltman
FAA
Amarillo
Earl Glenn
John Winters
Angola
Winters
Oklahoma City
Childress
White To Be Rotary Speaker
Brig. Gen. John W. White, commanding officer at Childress Army Air Field in World War II, will speak at tomorrow's Childress Rotary Club meeting. White was stationed in Childress for about three years and is visiting for the first time since, as the Whites transfer from Wright Patterson AFB Ohio to Kirtland AFB Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. White
Childress Army Air Field
Childress
Need Explained For Vocational Nurse Training In Childress
John B. Martin and J. W. Hamilton outlined the need for a licensed vocational nurses school in Childress. They described training and showed a film while committee assignments and officer listings were distributed to Lions at the meeting. Martin led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
John B. Martin
J. W. Hamilton
Hamilton
Justice of the Peace to rule in Amarillo shooting death
Walter K. McLemore, 51, of Amarillo, was found dead in the front seat of his car with a bullet wound to the temple. A .22 rifle lay on the seat as the vehicle sat in a pasture on the northern edge of Amarillo. Justice of the Peace Cliff Roberts was to issue a ruling today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
UPI
Cliff Roberts
Walter K. McLemore
McLemore
Scouts Meet Boy Scout Troop 61 Gathering
Boy Scout Troop 61 will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Scout Hut, an adult supervisor announced.
West Texas Weather Rips Through Central Areas
United Press International reports a violent West Texas storm system with 80 mph winds, heavy rain and hail, damaging garages, homes, and autos in Monahans, Midland, Odessa, and surrounding Panhandle towns. Tornado funnels were sighted near Big Spring and Seminole with no injuries reported. Temperatures spiked to 108 in Presidio while Lubbock saw a chilly 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Texas
West
Texas
Monahans-Midland-Odessa
Monahans
City Plumbing and Hardware
52Nd Street
Odessa
Midland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Big Spring
W. D. Berry
Civil Defense
H. W. Crocker
Nels
Seminole
Panhandle
Paducah
Dalhart
Childress
Cooper
Presidio
Lubbock
Scherry Snider Fills County Attorney Secretary Post
Miss Scherry Snider has filled the secretary vacancy in the office of County Attorney Charles Reynolds. A 1962 Childress High School graduate, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Snider, replacing Mrs. Josie Hutchins who moved to Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scherry Snider
Charles Reynolds
Childress High School
Miss Snider
P. B. Snider
Josie Hutchins
Amarillo
Weather runs eighth day of rain in Childress area
A trace of moisture marked the eighth day of rain in the past nine in Childress. Yesterday afternoon the region was again in a severe weather area but the expected rain did not materialize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Go-Kart Club Meets Tonight at Courthouse
Go-Kart Club members are requested to attend a meeting at 7 30 tonight at the courthouse for an update and planning session.
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Old City Lake
L. S. Dement
Lane Texas
First National Bank
State Highway Department
Main Street
Highway Department
Louis Sally
Bill McMorries
Victor Borge
Sally Vining
Las Vegas
Miss Vining
California Press Photographers
South Carolina
It Ae
J. ‘. Hamilton
Bulletin
Billie Sol Estes
Tornillo
O. T. Smith
Smith
Estes
Feltman
White
Rotary
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