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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
3
Dieffenbacher explains spiritual power as a transformable force like electrical transformers. He compares God’s immense power to a current needing proper conversion via prayer to match individual use and brighten one’s life.
UPI reports Melvin Collins jailed in Kingsport Tennessee on a drunken charge. A benefactor offered to pay his fine if he would paint a bathroom, but Collins later returned to jail after the plan unraveled and he drank too much to paint. James Niblock in London admits burglaries, about 120 homes, mostly daytime. A Terence Cuneo exhibition features a painting of Queen Elizabeth beside a tiny mouse waving a Danish flag on the royal yacht Britannia.
The 24 hour period ended 11 am Thursday saw a high of 94 degrees at 3 pm Wednesday and a low of 69 degrees between 2 and 5 am Thursday.
UPI reports GOP chairmen from farm belt states say good crops and high livestock prices will boost Republican votes next fall. The claim comes as East Germany signals willingness to resume deadlocked talks with the United States over nine American prisoners. Also, a Texas fisherman faces charges after a 38-pound catfish photo leads to parole-violation arrest. Hamlet is cited as Shakespeare’s best known play.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion High tower welcomed a son at Childress General Hospital on June 18. Former residents Mr. and Mrs. Larry Loter had a daughter Tammy in Amarillo on June 16. Several local residents hosted or visited family and friends across Oklahoma and Texas, including trips to Oklahoma, Bartlesville, Fort Worth, and Dallas for events and family time.
Farm officials discuss 1958 wheat price support under quotas enabling full $1.81 a bushel for compliant producers. Excess wheat faces 45 percent penalties. without quotas, penalties vanish and price support falls to 50 percent of parity. 1959 parity around $1.20. A large carryover could trigger cash price declines without support.
The decomposed body believed to be Clifford C. Barnes was found near Sugar Land amid evidence linking him to the murder of his wife Shirly Elaine Barnes. Investigators tied the couple to the May 27 killing, noting skull fractures and a missing left hand. Howard Stickney, Barnes' coworker, faces murder charges and was traced to Canada via gas credit slips.
The House passed a 1.077 billion dollar public works appropriation by a 360 to 18 vote, sending the bill to the Senate. It includes extra projects beyond the president’s request, with a net slight reduction from administration totals after floor additions and specific cuts such as 20.4 million from the irrigation loan program.
In measuring land or structures a perch equals five and one half yards, the length of a pole or rod used in older surveying and property descriptions. The definition clarifies historical measurement practices for land parcels.
Wisconsin Democratic Party faces internal split after Vel Phillips, a Black woman, is elected national committeewoman, replacing Marguerite Benson. Campaign manager for Sen. William Proxmire and others resign in protest, arguing Phillips' victory reflects reverse racial prejudice within the party.
United Press International reports sharp charges from Glenn Rothmann and George Nokes against Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey and Agriculture Commissioner John C. White. Rothmann assailed White over fire ant program handling. Nokes accused Ramsey of clinging to power amid corruption claims as campaigns prepare for speeches and tours.
Shawmut was the early appellation for the city later known as Boston, Massachusetts, reflecting its historic Native American and colonial-era naming. The term appears in archival references discussing Boston’s origins and evolution as a settlement and urban center.
Two ex officals from the Truman administration request a new trial in U S District Court Minneapolis arguing over new written testimony by co defendant Harry Schwimmer. They are to begin prison terms in St Louis this Saturday after being convicted of conspiring to shield an income tax evader.
Dried white onions are described as milder in flavor compared with red and yellow varieties. The note contrasts the intensity of taste and suggests differing culinary uses based on variety.
Eugene Statham, Robert Henson, Christine Henson, Max Miller, Richard Bird, and Orville Bryant were listed among attendees at a recent community meeting, highlighting local diversity of residents and stakeholders.
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