Committee Named For United Fund Work In Childress County
A 25 resident committee was named by the Chamber of Commerce to organize a United Fund drive. Details of the committee and its chairmen will be announced tomorrow as members plan a meeting Thursday to form the group The Farm Labor Building near U S Highway and railroad tracks was deemed unnecessary for labor use Explo rer Scout Post 64 received the building for possible use and work is needed on the structure The Christmas Decorations committee will meet next week to decide on decorations for the season Howard E Newberry and J J Westenburg were named to study remodeling needs in the Chamber offices A Tourist committee asked for a large sign directing traffic to Fair Park from Highway 287 and to work out details Two more scenes of Childress will be printed on colored postcards for sale locally Congress Walter Rogers writings on industry were read
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Childress Nty
Bymber of Commerce
United
Farm Labor
U.S. Highway
C of C
Farm Bureau
Howard E. Newberry
J.J Westenburg
of C
Fair Park
High Way
Childress
Walter Rogers
Front Triggers Texas Cooling Wave Across State
A cool front pushed temperatures ten degrees lower across northern Texas and moved deep into the state before stalling. Lufkin reported 2.3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. high readings reached 111 at Presidio and 107 at Laredo and San Angelo. Dallas peaked at 97. Enrique Hernandez, 38, died after a collapse in San Antonio. a brush fire north of Bastrop scorched at least 1,000 acres, destroying a house and a barn.
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United Press International
Texas
Lufkin
Austin
Junction
Dalhart
Bastrop
Temporary Judge Williams Named County Judge Stand-In
Temporary Judge C A Williams appointed to serve as County Judge while Leonard King is ill. The move ensures continued court operations during King's absence and will last until his return.
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C. A. Williams
Leonard King
Tokyo mob leaders vow to mobilize 300000 over treaty showdown
Anti government demonstrators in Tokyo plan a climactic clash over the U S Japan security treaty. A stabbing and a trampling death sharpen tensions as Premier Kishi refuses to resign and vows to stay in office until ratification.
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Tokyo
UPI
Socialist Party
Japan
United States
Kishi
Nobushe Kishi
Eisenhower
NEA
Defense Chiefs In Secret Talks At Quantico
Defense chiefs from around the world meet at Quantico for a three day session. Gen C P Cabell of the CIA opens with a briefing as discussions focus on U2 flights ending riots in Japan and a tenser cold war ahead. Secretary Gates cites ratification concerns and a large defense budget increase while noting long term needs and disarmament implications.
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Quantico
UPI
U.S Defense
Russia
C. P. Cabell
Central Intelligence Agency
Gates
Senate
Wreck Victims Reported In Good Condition
The attending physician said Mrs. Annie Bittle and Mrs. Katherine Bittle were in good condition at Childress General Hospital after a two car collision in Northwest Childress. Roy Perkins drove the second car and the women were admitted Thursday morning.
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Annie Bittle
Katherine Bittle
Childress General Hospital
Northwest
Childress
Roy Perkins
Memphis Ranger Tops DPS Meet With High Six Gun Score
Texas Ranger J. B Lynch of Memphis led the DPS Revolver Meet with 571 of 600. Lubbock’s team claimed best overall, while Sgt. FE. G. Al bers of Pampa won slow fire with 197 of 200. Lynch received a first place trophy a .357 Magnum pistol.
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Austin
UPI
Department of Public Safety
Texas
J. B Lynch
Memphis
Lubbock
Lynch
Sgt
FE. G. Albers
Pampa
Johns' Furniture Company Promotes Higher Quality at Lower Prices
Johns' Furniture Company touts greater quality with lower prices in a bold sale pitch. The advertisement highlights discount ranges and a promise of durable furniture selections for home needs.
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Johns’ Furniture Company
Communists Fire on Quemoy Islands as Eisenhower Near Formosa
Red shore batteries fired thousands of shells at Quemoy Tatan and Furta as Eisenhower sailed with the 7th Fleet around Formosa. NCNA and Peiping broadcasts denounced the trip while the Nationalists held the offshore islands and did not return fire.
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Yorktown
Eisenhower
Formosa
South China Sea
St. Paul
New China News Agency
Peiping Radio
U.S. 7Th Fleet
NCNA
Fukien
Quemoy
Tatan
Taiwan Formosa Straits
Quemoy Islands
Amoy
Ehrtan
Dent
Kremlin
Paris
Peiping
Tokyo
Reds
Mideast
Red
Quemoys
CHS Graduates Sought for Re Union Space
Childress High School alumni contact drive announced by Sam Privitt of the Old Settlers Association seeks names and addresses of graduates from era. The annual reunion is set for July 13 in Fair Park with invites extended to graduates and families via Ethel Siegler.
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Childress High School
Sam Privitt
Childress County
Old Settlers Associaton
Privitt
Ethel Siegler
Fair Park
Fidel Castro to Visit Moscow Said by Cuban Leader
Antonio Nunez Jimenez announced in Moscow that Cuban Premier Fidel Castro planned a visit to the Soviet Union. Tass reported the date would be fixed later after Jimenez held a press conference.
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London
UPI
Antonio Nunez Jimenez
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Tass
Jimenez
Castro
Texas faces 228 million revenue gap by 1971
Texas must raise about 228.35 million in new revenue to balance the books by 1971. The Finance Advisory Commission heard heads of major departments outline costs through 1971, including education, higher education, highways, and welfare, with projections showing substantial funding gaps and the need for new tax forms.
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United Press International
Austin Upi
Price Daniel
Finance Advisory Commission
Texas
Senate Chamber
J. W. Edgar
Texas Education Agency
Edgar
Kendrick Fined For Passing Hot Check
J. C. Kendrick of Childress was fined $15 and costs in County Court after he pleaded guilty to swindling by worthless check. The charges were filed Thursday afternoon in the office of County Attorney Charles Reynolds.
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J. C. Kendrick
Childress
Charles Reynolds
Father seeks prisoner exchange in Powers Abel case
The father of U2 pilot Francis G Powers moves to swap his son for Russian spy Rudolph Abel now jailed in Atlanta. Lawyer James Donovan said Oliver Powers offered to approach Eisenhower and the State Department. Abel suggested contacting the Abel family in East Germany.
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New York
UPI
Francis G. Powers
Russia
Rudolph I. Abel
Atlanta
James B. Donovan
Abel
Oliver Powers
Pound
Eisenhower
State Department
Powers
East Germany
Donovan
Switzerland
Washington
Soviet Union
Barbara
U.S
Three Students Chosen for McMurry Band School
Three Childress High School students Jimmy Lane Trom bone Marilyn Baker flute and Betty Black flue have been accepted for McMurry College summer band and twirling school in Abilene. Miss Baker and Miss Black will also receive twirling instructions. The two week session runs July 10 and expects over 400 attendees across junior high high school and college levels for instruments band marching and twirling.
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Abilene
Childress High School
McMurry College
Jimmy Lane
Marilyn Baker
Betty Black
Miss Baker
Miss Black
Wheat Shipments Move 248 Carloads From County
248 carloads of wheat and 20 carloads of barley were shipped from Childress County today per an index check of Childress and Kirkland stations. Kirkland sent 18 wheat cars yesterday. Childress 16. Total: Childress 111 wheat and 2 barley. Kirkland 137 wheat and 18 barley.
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Childress County
Childress
Kirkland
Mrs Esslinger Dies at 85 in Childress
Laura Velvia Esslinger 85 died at Morgan Rest Home after a brief illness. She lived at 511 Avenue E Southeast and will be buried at Childress Cemetery after a 10 a m Saturday service at Newberry Chapel conducted by Rev Ira L Parrack. Survived by sister Ada V Hensley and many nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements by Kerry Funeral Home.
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Laura Velvia Esslinger
Morgan Rest Home
Avenue E
Newberry Chapel
Ira L. Parrack
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Kerry Funeral Home
Carl Hudson
Frank Douglas
H. C. Preslar
Obert Stevens
Booker McCraw
Henry M. Baker
Esslinger
Hope Ark
Childress
Tyler
Tex
Dc. F. Esslinger
Ada V. Hensley
Sink Hole Now Being Filled in Lake Childress
The sink hole that developed in Lake Childress is being filled today with red clay. No water loss has been detected.
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Lake Childress
Four Childress Youths Leave Sunday for Camp
Four Childress boys Roger Court Douglas Custer Pepper Reed and Carter Reed were selected to spend a week at Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas. Sheriff Gaylon B. Smith organized the trip, with about 450 boys attending in three one week sessions. The Salvation Army funds the camp’s land buildings and improvements for Texas youths.
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Childress
Camp Hoblitzelle
Salvation Army
Dallas
Gaylon B. Smith
Smith
Hoblitzelie
Texas
The
Brownsboro School Board Meeting Ends in Deadly Clash
Texas Rangers and state troopers moved in after a gun and knife fight at a Brownsboro school board meeting left one man dead and several injured. Dist. Atty. Jack Hardee charged Dr. Charles C. Rahm with murder and leveled assault accusations against seven others as a crowd of about 150 residents spurred fears of further violence.
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Brownsboro
Tex
UPI
Texas Rangers
Henderson County
Clint Peeples
Houston
Thurman Jackson
Dist
Jack Hardee
Charles C. Rahm
Jackson
Hardee
George Nash
Bill Melton
Clarence Jackson
Bill Watley
Arlen Boles
Bill Barton
Clarence Hatton
Melton
Nash
Rahm
Census Bureau to Ask Local Job Question Survey
Mrs. Carroll Verlene Turner will conduct a local week long survey of job questions. Regional Director James W. Stroud said the questions will determine how people obtain jobs through government offices private agencies unions school placement offices ads and similar avenues. The data will aid the Bureau of Employment Security in improving government employment office operations.
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Carroll Verlene Turner
James W. Stroud
Census Bureau
Dallas
Bureau of Employment Security
U.S. Department of Labor
Nixon to Address Texas Press Association Saturday Night
Texas Press Association members will hear Vice President Richard Nixon at the 81st annual Houston convention. Nixon arrives Saturday afternoon and speaks at the Rice Hotel after a GOP leaders dinner at the Shamrock Hilton, with Aveta Hobby to introduce him. Whitehead notes strong attendance and ongoing efforts to raise ethical standards in journalism.
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Houston
Whitehead
Board of
Rice Hotel
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Houston International Airport
Shamrock Hilton
Rice
Aveta Culp Hobby
The
Houston Post
Texas Press Association
United States
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