Library Board reports additions to county collection
A library board meeting presided by Mrs J Wn Chambers discussed March additions to the county library including fourteen age books and seven adult books, plus orders for several new books. Memorial shelf gifts honor Mart Coyne Dr L Lewis and Roy Mack, while usage shows 589 adult books and 1069 children's books issued from March through May with 78 new cards issued and two items returned.
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Library Board
J Wn Chambers
Ran
Mart Coyne
Dr. L. Lewis
Roy Mack
Golden Shore
Estelline Seniors Return From Trip
The Estelline Senior Class with Mrs F E Kennedy and T I Seay enjoyed a five day trip to New Orleans for their annual senior excursion. They dined in the Roosevelt Hotel Blue Room with entertainment by Julius La Rose and the Holly Twins among others. They visited Baton Rouge Capitol, toured the city by bus, rode the Mississippi River, swam in Lake Pontchartrain and saw other sites.
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Esteline
FE. F. Kennedy
T I. Seay
New Orleans
Roosevelt Hotel
Batone
Julius la Rose
Holly Twins
Jay Lawrence
Tex Beneke
Capitol Building
Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Lake Ponhhattain
Estelline Baptists Complete School Commencement
Estelline Baptist Church held commencement exercises for a ten day Vacation Bible School with 47 enrollees. Church school principal was J A Allison. refreshments were provided by the Women's Missionary Society and a picnic lunch followed the final assembly. Adult helpers included Raleid Adams FE Kennedy K B Phillips Bill Abram Paul Buchanan S P Matthews Roy Abram Claude Arnold J A Allison Ted Hudson and Grace Richerson. Average daily attendance reached 49 pupils.
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Estelline Baptist Church
J. A. Allison
Women’s Missionary Society
Mmes. Raleid Adams
FE. F. Kennedy
K. B. Phillips
Bill Abram
Paul Buchanan
S. P. Matthews
Difference Between Locusts and Grasshoppers
The text explains that locusts are a subset of grasshoppers and notes that locusts have shorter antennae, while General Grant did not demand Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
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Grant
Lee
Appomattox Court House
Harp Drug Co advertises instant-drying antiseptic cream
A compact 40c drug counter ad promotes Instant-drying 1 ME-NOT that deadens itch in minutes and kills germs on contact. Suitable for insect bites and rashes for day or night use. Available at Harp Drug Co in Alabama.
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Harp Drug Co
International Fleet Breaks Up After Big Review
Norfolk Virginia witnessed the peacetime fleet review as 11 nations including the U S discharged 35 ships with Dow Moines and Northampton leading actions. Crowds along the coast watched the 350th Jamestown anniversary celebration while the fleet dispersed for port and Rio de Janeiro bound task group maneuvers.
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International
Norfolk
Tts
Virginia
Navy
Dow Moines
Northampton
Rio de Janeiro
Charles F. Wilson
Canberra
Cape Henry
Jamestown
Steelworkers Union Plans Wage and Benefit Hike
The United Steelworkers Union says it will raise wages and fringe benefits for 200000 workers in steel fabricating plants to match basic steel workers. A two-year contract is proposed for use in 1958 negotiations across 1200 plants to align expirations with the three-year contracts for basic steel workers in 1959. The wage policy panel announced the plan Wednesday. Basic steel wage contracts already added 20 cents, then 12.5 cents, then 14.1 cents over the past years, plus cost of living increases totaling at least seven cents already scheduled for July 1.
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Washington
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel
Storm hits Texas towns. deputy killed near Fort Hood
A severe storm tore through central Texas with blinding rain and winds, damaging a barn and outbuildings near Joshua in Johnson County and smashing a highway six miles south of Georgetown. Deputy Sheriff Robert Samuel of Honey Grove, a Fannin County officer and National Guard veteran, died after stepping into a whirling propeller while rushing to move small airplanes from an encampment at North Fort Hood.
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Georgetown
Austin
Robert Samuel
Honey Grove
Fannin County
National Guard
North Fort Hood
Syrian Crisis Deepens as Egypt Breaks Ties with Jordan
The report notes Syria continuing to press Jerusalem and Hammed Abdel Aziz while expelling Hilal, Egypt retaliating by expelling the Jordanian ambassador, and Jordan accusing Hilal of inciting a Jordanian army private to target royal family members. Egyptian officers claim Syria provided supplies and money.
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Nesual
Jerusalem
Mohammed Abdel Aziz
Hilal
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Navy says Chinese anti-aircraft fire hits Hornet plane
The Navy reported a Communist anti-aircraft battery damaged a plane based on the 33,100-ton aircraft carrier Hornet of the U S seventh Fleet patrolling the Formosa Straits. No crew members were injured and no details on the plane or crew were released.
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Caus
Nuar
Navy
Hornet
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa Straits
French Assembly Approves Premier Bourges Maunoury
In Paris the National Assembly endorsed Maurice Bourges Maunoury as France's 23rd postwar premier by 240 votes to 194 amid a 22 day political crisis. The abstention of the MRP and absence of broad support hint at a fragile tenure for the new head of government.
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Paris
Maurice Pourges
Maunoury
France
Bourges
Maunourvy
Andre le Reuquer
Guy Mollet
Sourges-Maunoury
Armand Fallaieres
Bourges - Maunoury
Bourges- Mauroury
Catholic Popular Republican Party
MRP
Girard Under Pressure Over Court Choice War Talk
Louis Girard says his brother Bill was urged by Army adviser Major Levin to face a Japanese court to avoid a stiff U S sentence after an Army court martial. Carroll's spokesman reports a taped telephone exchange supporting the claim, but Girard and Levin deny any coercion or pressure.
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Army
Stanley F. Levin
Washington
Earl Carroll
Ottawa
Louis
Bill Girard
Levin
United States
John Griffin
Carroll
Louis Girard
Girard
United Press
Japan
U. P
Grand Continuea etom Page um ment after the closed-door confer ence
The report notes a closed-door conference followed by ongoing discussions as investigators probe claims surrounding threats linked to Sunday beer sale disputes at tavern owners. The account also mentions wildlife behavior about skunks, coyotes, and other species in rare emergencies.
Eight pound nine ounce son born to Loyle Leonard family
Mr and Mrs Loyle Leonard welcomed Danny Loyle at 7:40 pm Wednesday in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo. Maternal grandparents are Jess Key Childress and M. Leonard Kirkland. paternal grandparents KE A Cowley. Multiple relatives visit Beaumont and Vernon, New Orleans, and Fort Worth.
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Loyle Leonard
Danny Loyle
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Jess Key
Childress
M. Leonard
Kirkland
KE. A Cowley
Beaumont
George Carriker
Leonard Trosper
Scott
Jimmy D Scott
Vernon
Clarence Smith
Linda
New Orleans
Miss Smith
P An Tl Ord
Birthday Greetings for Local Figures
Ed Fite JF Benham Jr Leslie Dekle L C Elliott JE Melton Lorena Boggs Ae 4 eal receive birthday wishes today from the community. The fragment honors multiple residents, indicating a local celebration note in a small-town newspaper.
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Ed Fite
JF. Benham, Jr
Leslie Dekle
L. C. Elliott
JE. Melton
Lorena Boggs
Guardianship Notice for Merion Fowler Minors in Texas
Legal notice alerts guardianship proceedings in Childress County Texas for Merion Fowler Marie Fowler and Lavonia Fowler. An oil and mineral lease application on their undivided 1/48 interest in 618.76 acres in McCulloch County is set to be heard June 24 1957 in the County Courtroom. Lois Morgan is guardian of the minors.
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Merion Fowler
Marie Fowler Lavonia Fowler
Childress County
Texas
McCulloch County
Fisher and Miller
Leonard, King
Childress
Lois Morgan
Marie Fowler
Lavonia Fowler
Hospital Admits and Discharges List at Childress
Childress General Hospital reports admissions including Mrs Low Jeffers and Mrs Jimmy Sibert on Thursday. Dismissals include Jimmy Frank Watson and Mrs Lou Jeffers on Wednesday and several others on Thursday.
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Low Jeffers
Vicki Sue Smartt
Jimmy Sibert
A. M. White
Jimmy Frank Watson
Bill Elam
J. D. Russell
Lou Jeffers
A. C. Beal
T. C. Rothwell
P Britt Dies At Wheeler Home
P Britt well known as Mpg of Chil dress and brother in law to Mrs Nannie Kitchen died Wednesday night at his ranch home in Wheeler The funeral is set for 3 pm Friday at Wheeler Methodist Church with body to lie in state at Clay Funeral Home in Shamrock Britt was formerly with City National Bank and Norris Hardware in Chil dress The report notes oil wells drilled in the United States since 1859 have been largely productive.
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S. P. Britt
Nannie Kitchen
Wheeler
Wheeler Methodist
Clay Funeral
Shamrock
Britt
City National Bank
Norris Hardware
Childress
United States
Death of Mrs. Sam Copeland 77 in San Marcos
Mrs. Sam Copeland a 77 year old former Childress resident died about 2 PM Wednesday at San Marcos. She helped operate the White Way Tourist Courts here for several years. Relatives leaving today for funeral services in San Marcos include Mrs. Lou Copeland of Childress George Copeland of Possum Kingdom Mrs. Ida Mae Edmondson and Mrs. Naomi Stone both of Childress.
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Sam Copeland
Childress Reident
San Marcos
Copeland
White Way
Lou Copeland
Childress
George Copeland
Possum Kingdom
Ida Mae Edmondson
Naomi Stone
Temperatures Record Highs and Lows This Week
The 24 hour period ending 11 a.m. Thursday saw a high of 91 degrees at 4 p.m. Wednesday and a low of 55 degrees at 7 a.m. Thursday. The report lists follow up temperatures.
No. 10 Downing Street, Prime Ministers’ Official Residence
No. 10 Downing Street has served as the official home of Great Britain's prime ministers since 1735, symbolizing the executive seat of government and political leadership in the United Kingdom.
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No. 10
Downing Street
Great Britain
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Steelworkers
Joshua
Johnson County
Fort Worth
Wargrave Laundry & Bay
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Dial WE
French Assembly
Okeys Premier
West Texas
East Protton South Plains
Opal Chifton
W. G. Campbell
John D. Smith
Cathy
Miami
Ariz
G. A. Powell
Beverly
Ronnie
Globe
Campbells
W T. Nelson
Gquanah
George Tipps
Seherry
David
Sr Tipps
Tipps
Tipps, Jr
Riverside Church of Christ In
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Kraft
Libby
Charmin
Miracle
Kraft’s
Libby’s
Oz. Cen
Zestee
Freddies
Kentucky
Lipton
Lipton Tea
Rsx
P. Britt
Wheeler Home
Emer
Elizabeth Arden
Eau de Cologne
Coe Paff
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