But Why the School The Detective Asked
Walter Seifert dies after waging a nine hour terror spree at a Volkhoven elementary school. He spray flamethrower fire, stab two teachers, and burn 12 children as police and investigators describe a bizarre rampage and years of grievance from World War II.
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Cologne
Germany
UPI
Walter Seifert
Seifert
Volkhoven
Hitler
Seiferts
Adolf
Max Adenauer
Kon
Adenauer
Bencis
Workmans
Anna Langehr
Pioneer Women of Childress Die in Two Days
Two prominent Childress women have died. Mrs. A. D. Ward, 88, died yesterday at 4 35 p m at home 701 Avenue C Northwest. Mrs. F L Taylor, noted civic worker, died at 1 15 a m today in Childress General Hospital.
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Childress
A. D. Ward
Avenue C
F. L. Taylor
Childress General Hospital
Mrs. Ward Dies At Her Home In Childress County
Gracie Gertrude Ward 88 died at 4 35 p m Thursday at 701 Avenue C Northwest after years of illness. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Newberry Chapel with Rev. Burgin Watkins officiating. Interment Childress Cemetery. Survived by son Joe Ward and two grandsons Arch Tom Ward and Joe Henry Ward, plus two great grandchildren.
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Gracie Gertrude Ward
Avenue C
Childress County
Ward
Newberry Chapel
Burgin Watkins
First Methodist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
J. J. Williamson
Whitlock Named Head of Local Masons
A A Whitlock was elected Worshipful Master of Childress Masonic Lodge No 695 and will be installed with officers at a public meeting at 7 30 p m June 26. This marks the first public invitation to an installation. Other officers elected are Bill Leonard Senior Warden Alton Bruce Junior Warden and R R Prater. Officers re elected are Willard Williams treasurer H E Hap Wright secretary and Earl Swain Tiler.
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A A. Whitlock
Childress Masonic Lodge No
Bill Leonard
Alton Bruce
R. R. Prater
House
Willard Williams
H. E
Hap) Wright
Earl Swain
Rains Bring High Winds and Varied Totals in County
A late storm brought 75 mph winds to Childress with no damage reported. Rain totals ranged from .50 to 1.00 inches across area gauges, with Mrs. Johnny Henley noting 100 inches of moisture at High Point and other sites recording .90 at Childress Airfield and .80 at Tell. The Childress County 4H Horse Club will meet 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the rodeo grounds to discuss summer rodeos and meets.
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Childress
Johnny Henley
High Point
Federal Aviation Agency
Childress Airfield
H. B. Rhodes
Tell
Northfield
Childress County
Mrs Taylor Dies End of Pioneer Era in Childress
Mrs Frank L Taylor born Ida Howard in 1874 in Chattanooga died Friday morning ending a gallant pioneer era in Childress County. Funeral at St Luke s Episcopal Church Sunday at 4 pm with Rev Kenneth Clark officiating. Interment in Childress Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. She and Mr Taylor married in 1893 and farmed from San Antonio to High Point before moving to Childress 46 years ago. She mentored local history and recalled early settlement days.
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Pioneer Childress County
Frank L. Taylor
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Kenneth Clark
Grace Church
Vernon
Clark
Taylor
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Morris Higley
P. A. Preslar
W E. Andrews
Claude Andrews
Gene Smith
Fred Sherwood
Frank Dakil
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ida Howard
Elbert Howard
Wise County
Howards
Childress
Ida
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
San Antonio
High Point
California
Scranton Enters GOP Presidential Nomination Race
Gov William Scranton of Pennsylvania declares candidacy for the Republican nomination at the Maryland state convention in Baltimore. He challenges Goldwater, says the party must not surrender and vows a San Francisco convention, not a coronation, with four weeks to final roll call. He cites slow action by leaders and admires early entrants while preparing for a tough battle.
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Baltimore
UPI
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Maryland
United States
GOP
Goldwater
San Francisco
United Press International
Towa
North Dakota
Vermont
Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Cai
Air Lift Shuttles Burned Youth From Childress to Galveston
A 22 year old farm laborer Buddy Anderson suffered severe burns over 70 percent of his body in a stove explosion near Childress. He walked to a neighbor then was taken to Childress General Hospital before an Air Force airlift sent him to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston for treatment.
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Buddy Anderson
Air Force
Galveston
John Sealy Hospital
Donald B. Johnson
Altus Afb
Okla
Anderson
John L. Hackney
Altus
Delbert Wasson
David Adcock
Childress Hospital
John B. Martin
Childress County
L. A. Sachse House
Childress
Bill Wolf
Childress General Hospital
Altus Air Force Base
John Sealy
Chil dress Coin Club Members Travel to Wichita Falls Show
Members of the Chil dress Coin Club will attend the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Numismatic Association Coin Show in Wichita Falls at Maskat Temple. Mrs. Van Bibber, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dobbs, and Miss Marie King will participate. The two day event runs 10 a.m. to evening Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday with door prizes and 50 display tables from eight clubs across multiple states.
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Childress Coin Club
North Texas and
Southern Oklahoma Numismatic Association
Wichita Falls
Maskat Temple
Marvin Dobbs
Marie King
Virginia van Bibber
Missouri
Arkansas
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
NT and
Childress
Vernon
Electra
Graham
Quanah
Lawton
Montague County
Carey Community Club Meeting Discussed Cemetery Work
The Carey Community Club met Thursday night with 50 members and guests in attendance. Refreshments followed the discussion led by special guests Mr and Mrs Willis Moran Geral Moran and Mr and Mrs Bill Harrington of Childress.
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Carey Community Club
Willis Moran
Geral Moran
Bill Harrington
Childress
Johnson hints GOP should nominate a woman for president
President Johnson joked that the Republicans should nominate a woman for president this year. He spoke at a White House ceremony marking the effective date of equal pay for women, saying there are capable women and noting a party effort to choose a nominee.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
N. White House
Cousin Of Local Woman Killed In Crash
Mrs. Clyde L. Hill, 67, cousin of Mrs. Fay Eatherly of Childress, died in a two car crash about 2 30 p m yesterday seven miles east of Electra. Her husband, 70, driver of the car, was treated and released at Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls. The Eatherlys, cotton buyers in Altus, were en route from a luncheon celebrating their 37th wedding anniversary. Burial will be in Bowie, with services at First Methodist in Altus Saturday. Highway Patrolman Joe Mahan said Hill’s car pulled around an oil truck on U S Highway 287, spun into a broad slide, and was hit by an oncoming vehicle.
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Clyde L. Hill
Fay Eatherly
Childress
Electra
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Hill and Eatherly
Eatherlys
Altus
First Methodist
Bowie
Hill
Otis Cannon
Texas
Joe Mahan
Insure Your Crop Against Bail With Trusted Insurance
Andy Rogers of Childress Insurance Agency promotes crop insurance options. The message urges reliable coverage to protect farms against potential bail-related losses.
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Andy Rogers Childress Insurance Agency
Man Fined Here For Disturbing the Peace
Bobby Gober of Odessa pled guilty in City Court to disturbing the peace. He was fined $50 and released according to the police report. The charge followed a complaint filed by a woman, after he followed her for a period in an automobile.
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Bobby Gober
Odessa
Gober
Childress
Riding Club Meeting Called At City Hall
A regular meeting of the Childress Riding Club will be held at 1 p m today in City Hall.
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Childress Riding Club
City All
Childress Chamber of Commerce votes on by laws and move offices
Childress Chamber of Commerce directors decide to mail two proposals to members one to adopt new by laws and the other to decide if the office should be moved. Members urged to vote promptly. The meeting also covers a 4 H Horse Show July 17 18 and other community actions.
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Childress Chamber of Commerce
Bob Jones
Agriculture Committee
Childress County
Children invited to Saturday fishing tournament at Fair Park
Jace Burris announces a kids fishing tournament for ages six to twelve at Fair Park lake on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm with 8 am registration in Rotary Bowl. Demonstrations by G P Davis of Shamrock, four trophies awarded for most and largest fish, worms provided free by Red River sportsmen Club.
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Jace Burris
Fair Park
Rotary Bowl
Burrus
G. P. Davis
Shamrock
Red River Sportsmen’s Club
Carbon Monoxide Fumes Cause Six To Pass Out
Six people in a car at the Dallas Miracle Tabernacle Church suffered fainting from carbon monoxide fumes as windows were up in a tightly closed vehicle. They were treated and released at Clay County Hospital in Henrietta. Victims named include Pearl Campbell Florence Thompson Maude Willardson Mai 71 year old W F Ona from Dallas.
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Henrietta, Tex
UPI
Dallas Miracle Tabernacle
Clay County
Henrietta
Pearl Campbell
Florence Thompson
Maude Willardson
W. F. Ona
Dallas
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Pioneer Women of
A. A. Whitlock
Masons
Mrs
Fl, Taylor
Nelson A. Rockfeller
New York
Air Force Airlift
John B Martin
Carey Club
C of C
Cofc-Bcd
Texas Association of Tax Assessors
Richard Bird
Charles Jones
Earl Harwell
Fair Park Auditorium
Joe Thurman
Houston
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