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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1954
Page
2
A brief list of items available includes jewelry flowers scarfs handkerchiefs linens paper novelties party favors lingerie caps lingerie cases. The short catalog hints at a retail display or classified ad section for assorted fashion and gift goods.
The 24 hour period ending noon Saturday saw a high of 92 degrees and a low of 68 degrees. Readings from Friday noon to Saturday noon show temperatures ranging from the high 70s to mid 90s with several entries obscured.
Knowland says he will wait about a month to let McCarthy answer questions raised two years ago by a Senate elections subcommittee about McCarthy personal finances tax returns and use of contributed funds for fighting communism as a Permanent Investigating sub committee continues its work.
Eight Radical Socialist cabinet members threaten to quit unless the government resigns. The move could topple Laniel's cabinet and prompt Edgar Faure to be seen as the likely successor. Radicals, with 76 deputies, push for policy action toward peace in Indochina and signal a deadlock government.
Sal Maglie and Hut Wilhelm combined for a shutout as the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5 to 0 in Chicago. Willie Mays homered and drove in two runs, with Mays adding a single and a triple, while Alvin Dark delivered the final two runs with a ninth inning single after loaded bases.
The Air Force will re evaluate its concrete runway policy after a House subcommittee alleged asphalt could save taxpayers up to 50 million dollars a year. An expert study by the National Academy of Sciences will assess pavement performance and future needs while Air Force spends about 200 million on runways on an interim basis.
A high American officer explains the dilemma of assigning blame if fighting resumes. He notes that when shooting starts at the front the issue is whether to shoot back or retreat, highlighting the challenge of upholding policy that would withhold support from Rhee if he initiates renewed combat.
An unnamed figure calls for attention as two cameras roll. The exchange centers on keeping politics out of the discussion while emphasizing time constraints and the demand for full airtime.
After a five month struggle for control of the Central railroad, Ralph Young and a board of 13 men and one woman are slated to run the nation s second largest line. The Transcontinental Pullman service began soon after the campaign. Young already controls Missouri Pacific through Alleghany Corporation which holds major stock.
Mundt said there was bad blood between Cohn and Kennedy for about a year but the dispute is now considered closed. The row centered on Cohn’s anger at Jackson’s mockery of a plan by Pvt. G. David Schine, and Kennedy’s brother Colin warned Cohn had threatened to expose material favorable to communism. Jackson denied intimidation and vowed to press on at Monday’s hearing.
A 220 pound bell that rode the New England rails is retired to St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Tupper Lake New York where it will call worshippers to service. The church had been founded in 1899. The article notes the earth measures about 197 million square miles with roughly 70 percent water and 30 percent land.
A spiritual reflection on Christian unity citing Jesus commands to love him and keep his words, the oneness of believers in scripture, and the impact of unity on witness. Source notes Rev Pearl Robinson. Practical Adv gossip column style.
A front yard lemonade stand near the Henry Earl home nets small sums from three cent cups with four youths directing sales. The group intends all proceeds to the Crippled Children’s Camp via the Lions Club, totaling about $600 raised locally. Stanley Palmer of Childress attends the summer camp, with the Lions state group contributing over $5,000 to the project.
A long list notes Mr and Mrs Wallace H Smith visiting relatives. A L Heath heads to Dallas for surgery. the Ballews return from San Antonio for the State Firemen’s Convention. Beatrice Courtney and Edna Fortner of California visit in Mrs T J Johnson’s home. others travel or return from Florida Houston Beech Grove Ind Klamath Falls Oregon and Dallas with family mentions. Archaeology finds relics of a lost Wintu tribe near the Sacramento River dating 16th to 1835. 80 graves yield bones tools and jewelry with most tribe members extinct today.
Western powers plan to end the Korea talks with a withdrawal by the 16-nation group. Delegates will draft a statement explaining the move while a formal Indo China session may mark the conference’s last words on Far Eastern issues.
Reds strike from Van Coc island on the Red River using rafts and sampans targeting a Franco Viet Namese village post. Franco-Vietnamese garrison holds as Catholic militiamen formed by locals reinforce the defense and push back the attackers. Casualties reported by both sides, with many militiamen captured as Reds retreat.
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