Kishi May Resign After Eisenhower Visit
In Tokyo pressure mounts on Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi as President Eisenhower nears a visit. The opposition cites a need for Kishi to resign or dissolve the House before the trip, while Socialists demand action before any welcome coordinated with the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPL
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower
Kishi
Democratic Socialists
House of Representatives
Socialist Party
Inejiro Asanuma
Liberal Democrats
Questions Compiled For Greenbelt Officials Meeting
Representatives from six towns gathered in Childress as 47 questions were compiled about the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority. An extra question was added, with plans to circulate the list to towns, Clarendon, and the authority’s directors and engineers for answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Clarendon
BCD-CofC Board Set for Thursday Meeting
The BCD-CofC will hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting Thursday at CofC offices with eleven agenda items. Reports include United Fund by James Mitchell and office remodeling by Bonnie Newberry, plus updates on the West Texas CofC Managers Association and a Tulsa manager’s trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bcd-Cofc
Cofc
United Fund
James Mitchell
Bonnie Newberry
West Texas Cofc Managers Association
Tulsa
Electra Cofc
Dallas
Lyndon Johnson
Walter Rogers
Childress
Allen Shahan
Wheat Crop Exceeds Expectations in Childress County
Childress County wheat shipments top 192 cars by noon with more in elevators. About half the crop cut with yields near 30 bushels per acre, higher than expected. Kirkland leads with 118 cars shipped, Childress at 74. Farmer cites need for dry weather.
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Childress County
Kirkland
Childress
Temperatures Surpass 100 Across Texas with Severe Heat
United Press International reports extreme heat across Texas with highs reaching 105 in Southwest Texas and 109 at Presidio. A tornado described as a hopper damaged one home in Texas City, Siding ripped and the roof removed, though no injuries occurred. Minimums ranged from 57 in Amarillo to 76 in Corpus Christi. multiple cities recorded highs around 100 to 106.
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United Press
Texas
Texas City
Bob Cummins
Cummins
KTLW
West Texas
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Presidio
San Angelo
Wink
Laredo
Abilene
Junction Midland
Hamilton
el Paso
San Antonio
College Station
Meeting On Game Set For Monday At Courthouse
Game Warden Walter Hicks announces a Monday night meeting at the courthouse. All sportsmen and landowners in the area are invited to attend, the 8 p.m. session will discuss game regulations and local hunting issues.
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Walter Hicks
Japanese Leftists Storm Tokyo as Riots Spread
Police fired tear gas to break up a 4,000 strong mob surrounding the national parliament amid anti government riots tied to President Eisenhower's upcoming visit. Dead or injured ranged into the dozens with thousands hurt as Premier Kishi mulled emergency measures and possible use of the Self Defense Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Munenori Akagi
Socialist Party
Frank Bartholomew
Diet Building
Central Police
Ted Shimizu
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Convention Gives LBJ Unprecedented Victory
Lyndon B. Johnson led Texas at the state Democratic convention winning 61 votes for the presidential nomination and solidifying a delegation for Los Angeles. He secured chairmanship of Texas' national delegation, ensured unit-rule binding, and replaced Mrs. Frankie Randolph with Mrs. Hilda Weinert, setting a flawless roll-call victory record in Texas. The actions require national convention confirmation, with Johnson poised for a strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Larrabee
Austin Upi
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Los Angeles
Sam Rayburn
Price Daniel
Vention
Sricter Party
BR. D. Frankie Randolph
Houston
Hilda Weinert
Seguin
Byron Skelton
Temple
Randolph
Workouts Moved To Friday At Childress High
Childress High School athletes will train Friday night instead of Thursday. Head Coach Bill Haralson announced an 8 p m meeting in the high school gym where Coach Joe Warren will attend Friday night. Regular sessions occur Mondays and Thursdays.
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Childress High School
Bill Haralson
Joe Warren
Haralson
Eisenhower Aims Tokyo Trip Amid Manila Riots
President Eisenhower, campaigning for world peace, reportedly plans to visit Tokyo despite fresh left wing riots threatening his safety. Officials fear large protests as security eyes Tokyo police readiness, while Eisenhower keeps a door open to peaceful Soviet talks. He spoke at Malacanang Palace praising wartime and peace efforts, wearing a native barong tagalog at dinner.
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Cellation
Eisenhower
Parliament
Tokyo
Merriman Smith
UPS
White House
Manila
Philippine Congress
Soviet Union
Malacanang Palace
Phillippine
Carlos P. Garcia
Russia
Paris
4-H Members Attend District 8 Leadership Camp
County Agent Chile Smith and HDC Agent Mrs. Mary Scott join 4-H members Sherry Snider Linda Key Grace Holman and Stanley Terry at Buffalo Gap for a District 8 Leadership Camp. The group plans to return Friday.
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Chile Smith
HDC
Mary Scott
4-H
Buffalo Gap
Mrs. Smith
Sherry Snider
Linda Key
Grace Holman
Stanley Terry
No U Turn Sign Enforces Five Dollar Fine
Chief of Police Alvis Maddox announced that the No U Turn sign on South Main Street means no turn. A motorist who stopped to read the sign then deliberately made a U turn was ticketed a five dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Alvis Maddox
Maddox
Sink Hole to be filled at Lake Childress
City crews move equipment to Lake Childress to fill a sink hole that appeared weeks ago. Red clay from nearby is to be used to fill the roughly one foot deep hole. City Manager Louis Sally notes the clay should help settle the fill and prevent leakage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Childress
Louis Sally
Mullins Pleads Guilty On Hot Check Charge
Leo B. Mullins of Turkey pleads guilty before County Judge Leonard King. He is fined 10 dollars plus costs totaling 28.35 dollars and must pay the check for 12.95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo B. Mullins
Turkey
Leonard King
Equalization Board Meets Thursday
The Equalization Board for Taxes in Childress will meet all day tomorrow. Residents with changes in their renditions may register from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at city hall on a first-registered basis. The board sessions begin at 9 a.m. with Mrs. De Lois Preston as city secretary.
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City of
Childress
DeLois Preston
Defense Is Rotary Program Focuses on Civil Defense
City Civil Defense Director Jeff Henderson told Rotary Club members that the next war will rely on guided missiles making civil defense vital. He urged all families to have shelter and a meeting place, noting Russia has complete information on the United States. Clarence Harp led the program with guests Dixon Holman of Fort Worth and Mike Ehrle.
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City Civil Defense
Jeff Henderson
Rotary Club Today
Henderson
Russia
United States
Clarence Harp
Dixon Holman
Fort Worth
Mike Ehrle
More Fashion More Quality at Johns Furniture Company
Johns Furniture Company boosts style and value with updated lines and lower prices. Shoppers find durable seating and dining sets, plus available discounts.
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Johns’ Furniture Company
Nixon Nixon Nixon Nixon Nixon leads Texas GOP ticket
Texas Republicans vote unanimously for Nixon for president and pledge all 54 national votes to Barry Goldwater for vice president. Delegates cheer as Nixon is nominated amid floor rallies and brief interruptions, with contenders Anderson Mitchell Dirksen Lodge debated before the final nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gop
Nixon-Goldwater
San Antonio
UPI
Richard Nixon
Texas
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Thad Hutcheson
Houston
Goldwater
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Labor
James Mitchell
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge
Higley With Index 25 Years
The Childress Index marks 25 years under current management today. Morris Higley became publisher on June 15, 1935. Established July 28, 1888 the Journal has run continuously and became a daily in 1926, the only daily within a 60 mile radius.
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Childress Index
Childress
Morris Higley
18th District Delegates Are Selected
Congressman Walter Rogers Jay Taylor Carl Hill Jr all of Amarillo and A C Wilkinson of Pampa were named delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles at the State Convention yesterday. They will represent the 18th Congressional District. S B Whittenburg of Amarillo was named a delegate at large.
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Walter Rogers
Jay Taylor
Carl Hill, Jr
Amarillo
A. C. Wilkinson
Pampa
Los Angeles
S. B. Whittenburg
Worthless Check Charges Filed Against Billie Little
Charges of swindling by worthless check were filed this morning in the County Attorney's office against Billie Little of Amarillo. Little, who was never apprehended, allegedly passed the worthless check at a local service station in February, the report says.
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Billie Little
Amarillo
Little
Free classing service applications urged for 1960 cotton
Childress County and surrounding farmers must file by August 1 at the Altus cotton office to receive free classing services and market information for their 1960 crops. Applications are shortened this season and filed with Charles E. Cox Jr. Box 249 Altus.
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Childress County
Altus
Okla
Charles E. Cox, Jr
Cox
Chile Smith
May Wrecks Cause $550 In Childress County Damage
Two rural traffic accidents in Childress County were investigated by Texas DPS Highway Patrol Sgt. DR Dowdy. Property damage totaled $550 with no injuries or fatalities. Yearly totals: one death, 10 injuries, $4,320 in property damage. During the first five months, traffic deaths declined 11 percent from the previous year.
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Childress
Highway Patrol Service
Texas Department of Public Safety
DR Dowdy
Core Drilling Complete for Greenbelt Water Site
Core drilling at the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority dam site north of Hedley is finished. Dr. H Townsend says the authority's president. John Thompson of the Amarillo Bureau of Reclamation says results will be released once geologists finish findings. High river waters had delayed work and other site activity awaits the results.
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Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Hedley
H. Townsend
John Thompson
Bureau of Reclamation
Amarillo
Townsend
Grain Sorghum Price Support Unchanged at $1.48
The price support for grain sorghum is set the same as 1959 at $1.48 per 100 pounds for No 2 or better, with grain moisture not to exceed 13 percent. ASC Office Manager Gene Frisbie notes storage charges apply when grain is stored in a warehouse.
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ASC
Gene Frisbie
School Bus Garage at Carey Sold to Feltons
The high bid of W D and L C Felton for the Carey school bus garage was accepted by the Childress Independent School District Board. The Feltons bid $1 001 51 for the building which is to be moved.
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W.D
L. C. Felton
Carey
Childress Independent
Suptj
J. W. Hamilton
Feltons
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R. Phillip Schulz
Rockefeller
Ed Mayer
Higley
Greenbelt Water
Convention Hall
Ike Kampmann
Kampmann
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