Thurman Dies at 75 Buried Tuesday in Childress
Leonard Edgar Thurman 75 died at 4 20 am in Childress General Hospital after illness. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at Assembly of God Church with Ross Davis of Hugo Ohio officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife five daughters and many grandchildren.
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Leonard Edgar Thurman
Childress General Hospital
Assembly of God Church
Ross Davis
Hugo
Ohio
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Nolan Evans
C. G. Boles
M. T. Grayson
Emmett Reeves
Wayne Freeman
Ova Adkisson
Mr. Thurman
Celina
Tenn
Childress
Memphis
Tex
Elizabeth
Cora Kinman
Elza
Cleo Ewing
Crowell
Violence Flare in Mexico After Campaign Killings
In Chihuahua a youthful supporter of presidential candidate Luis Alvarez was shot dead while decorating streets for his visit. Alvarez supporters protested in major cities and blamed government leaders as security measures expanded nationwide.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Chihuahua
Luis Alvarez
Jesus Marquez Monreal
Alvarez
Marquez
Plaza de Armas
Canopy Donated For County Agent Pickup
Several individuals and firms donated funds to buy and install a canopy for County Agent Bill Moore's pickup. The project aims to provide more comfortable transportation for 4-H boys on future out of town trips, Moore said, noting appreciation for the gesture.
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Bill Moore
Moore
Farmers Co-Op Gin
Truman
Moore Grain Co
Norris Implement
Philpott Feed and Seed
West Texas Gin
Hicks and Helm
West Texas Utilities
Clines
Smith Motor
Massey - Ferguson
Water Use in Childress Surpasses 2.5 Million Gallons Daily
City Manager Louis Sally announced that Childress is using over 2.5 million gallons of water per day. The Michie Sand hills, 62 well, and Lake Childress supply the water, while Baylor Creek Lake is not now in use.
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Childress
Louis Sally
Michie
Baylor Creek Lake
Goldwater Charges Labor Hoodwink in Senate Bill
Senator Barry Goldwater declares backers of the Senate labor reform bill aim to hoodwink labor and calls the measure a powder puff while criticizing the labor leaders he says back the effort. He and Senator Knowland seek tougher provisions in the middle of the debate. Other notes cover De Mille on right to work and a push for a new federal aviation agency.
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United Press International
Barry M. Goldwater
Rariz
Senate
Goldwater
Senate Labor Committee
William F. Knowland
Calif
Congress
Cecil B. de Mille
House Labor
Marion B. Folsom
Uvalde Hit by Nine Inch Downpour and Storm
A nine inch rainfall drenched Uvalde and surrounding areas as a dust filled squall reduced visibility. The West Nueces River swelled and authorities warned ranchers to move livestock from flood zones while tropical storm Alma entered the 1958 season with one death in Galveston.
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Uvalde
West Nueces River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Nueces
Texas Panhandle
Southern Plains
Weather Bureau
McNeely Ranch
Sabinas
Spofford
Bryce Ranch
Brackettville
West Nueces
Alma
Rio Grande Valley
Audrey
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
A. B. Wilson
Houston
D. K. Lack
Supreme Court declines to back state on passports in Communist case
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled the secretary of state lacked authority to deny passports over alleged Communist Party membership or beliefs. Artist Rockwell Kent and psychiatrist Walter Briehl had been denied passports in 1955 for signing non Communist affidavits and alleged party ties. Justice Douglas wrote for the majority, with Justices Clark Burton Harlan Whitaker dissenting.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Rockwell Kent
Ausable Fores
N. Y
Walter Briehl
Los Angeles
Douglas
Congress
Frances Knight
Passport Office
Aggravated Assault Charges Filed Against Two Men
Charges of aggravated assault were filed this morning against two individuals. W. M. Ferguson was charged with assault on L. B. Holman and pleaded not guilty before County Judge Leonard King, with bond set at $500. E. J. Ward faces charges filed by his wife Eva Ward. Ward had not yet been arrested by early afternoon.
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W. M
Red) Ferguson
L B. Holman
Leonard King
E. J. Ward
Eva Ward
Ward
Wheat shipments reach 330 carloads across counties
Burlington Lines reports 330 carloads shipped today from Childress County. Childress accounts for 167 carloads and Kirkland for 163. County agent Bill Moore notes about 95 percent of the county's wheat has been harvested.
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Childress County
Burlington Lines
Childress
Kirkland
Bill Moore
Records Against Adams Destroyed By FTC Action
FTC records on its action against Bern ard Goldfine and connection to Sherman Adams were lost accidentally. Witness Robert Secrest told House investigators that key wool labeling and Northfield Mills cases can be reconstructed from expert testimony, with Adams denying improper pressure.
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Ways and Means
Congress
Elwood R. Pete Quesada
James R. Durfee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Senate
Quesada
Durfee
Adams
Robert T. Secrest
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
General Services Administration
Chamber
James Barr
United Press International
Washington
UPI
McLaughlin
New York
Goldfine
Edward F. Howrey
Northfield
Secrest
Northfield Mills
Ike
Oren Harris
Subcommittee
Harris
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Farmers Favor Supply And Demand Agriculture
A Southern farm magazine Farm and Ranch reports a poll of about 2 000 readers showing nearly nine in ten favor a free supply and demand system in agriculture. Fifty five percent favor Ezra Taft Benson's performance. some House Agriculture Committee members consider a separate bill to allow cotton acreage allotment sales. Manhattan Kansas scientists warn lindane dosages are too low to protect grain and leave residues in wheat and flour. no tolerances set for stored grain and USDA discourages use.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Capitol Hill
House Agriculture Committee
House Committee
Manhattan
Kan
Agriculture Department
USDA
Stocks Reach New 1958 High On Broad Market Rally
New York stocks climbed to fresh 1958 highs as volume neared last Friday’s 3,000,000 plus. All sectors advanced with steel operating at 64.4 percent of capacity lifting the output index to 108.1 percent of the 1947-48 average. Auto stocks rose modestly while oil shares hit new yearly highs amid a bullish mood despite Middle East tensions.
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New York
UPI
Auto
Middle East
Abominable Snowman Report Declared Real By Expedition
UPI reports an American expedition claims the yeti is no longer a myth but a hard truth. The team did not see the creature near Mount Everest, but Norman G. Dhyrenfurth cites a reliable Sherpa guide sighting.
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Katmandu
Nepal
UPI
U. S
California
Norman G. Dhyrenfurth
Himalaya
Mt. Everest
Dhyrenfurth
Old Settlers Committees Meet Tonight at Court House
Mrs. Ethel Seigler reminded that all Old Settlers Association committees and chairs must attend a meeting at the court house at 8 o'clock this evening for the July celebration.
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Old Settlers Association
Court House
Ethel Seigler
Car used as tank shatters Dallas tavern in early incident
An irate customer rammed a 1951 car into an East Dallas tavern, leaving the bar crushed and the rear wall loosened. Witnesses and officer J A Robinson described the attack before the driver and a woman companion fled. owner Fred Wheeler estimated damages at 3000 dollars and lamented the unusual assault.
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Dallas Upi
Dallas
J. A. Robinson
Fred Wheeler
Bus Wreck Injures Twenty Near Atlanta
A Greyhound bus carrying 28 passengers plunged down a 25 foot embankment during a heavy rainstorm near Atlanta. Twenty people were injured. six admitted to Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, the rest released. The bus was en route from Jacksonville to Cincinnati and seven ambulances transported the wounded.
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Atlanta
UPI
Greyhound
Kennestone Hospital
Marietta
U.S. 41
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Fla
Widow Sues For 20 Million Over Moody Bank Interest
In Galveston Texas widow Frances Moody Newman sues the estate of W L Moody Jr seeking a one half share of W L Moody and Son Bankers valued around 40 million. Shear n Moody's widow Shearn Moody died in 1936 and the suit alleges a miscalculated buyout of 177 375 17 dollars.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Shearn Moody
W. L. Moody Jr
10Th District
Frances (Moody) Newman
Moody
Houston
Leon Jaworski
W. L. Moody & Son, Bankers, Incorporated
Shearn
Newman
Grasshopper Control Funds Running Out in Texas Panhandle
Agriculture Commissioner John White reported urgent funds are nearly exhausted for the Texas emergency grasshopper control program in the Panhandle. About 25 state crews, plus federal forces, are spraying as White waits on Gov. Price Daniel for potential additional money.
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Austin
UPI
John White
Panhandle
White
Auto Crash in Childress No Injuries Reported
No one was injured in an auto accident about 7 40 p m Sunday in northeast Childress police report. Johnny Mac Garvin traveling north on Farm to Market Road 268 and R C Cannon traveling on Avenue H Ne collided at the intersection. Damage to the Garvin car was considerable and to the Cannon car minor.
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Childress
Johnny Mac Garvin
R. C. Cannon
Avenue H
Garvin
Cannon Auto
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