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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1956

Page

2

Milton Berle to Cut TV Work for Fatherhood Next Year

Hollywood veteran Milton Berle says he will reduce TV appearances to four hours of entertainment next season to focus on family life. He cites tiredness after eight years of regular shows and wants social life and a baby with wife Ruth. Berle planned a European vacation starting Sept. 15.

Hollywood Acle Milty Berle Todey NBC Phil Silvers Beverly Hills Ruth Berie Broadway

Visiting Hours and Admittances at Childress General Hospital

The schedule shows visiting hours from 10:30 to 11:30 A.M. and 2:30 to 4:30 P.M. Admitted: Mrs JDb Moore on Wednesday and Paul Goodson on Thursday. Dismissed: Mrs Guy Graham on Thursday.

J. Db. Moore Paul Goodson Guy Graham

Temperature highs and lows logged over a 24 hour period

The maximum temperature for the 24 hour period ending at 11 30 pm Thursday was 99 degrees at 4 30 pm Wednesday. The minimum was 77 degrees from 8 30 am to 5 30 am Thursday. Temperatures show a Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning pattern with multiple readings across the day.

Weather and social notes mix in West Texas update

Partly cloudy through Friday with scattered afternoon and evening storms. Not as warm in Panhandle Friday. Vel Kirby family from San Angelo planning return Friday after visiting daughter Mrs Archie Pearce. Mr and Mrs W C Adams host son and family including Cpl Delbert Adams and Gary from Colorado Springs. Weekend guests Elbert Adams family from Wichita Falls and Moontie Raglin of Memphis. Shoppers in Childress on Wednesday visited sister Mrs Bill Heckathorn, J M Wattam and W A Morrow of Wellington. The three sisters visited sister Bill Moates in Carey. Special manicures offered on Fr:

West Texas Panhandle Vel Kirby San Angelo Archie Pearce W C. Adams Cpl Delbert Adams Gary Colorado Springs Colo Elbert Adams Wichita Falls Moontie Raglin Memphis Childress Bill Heckathorn J. M. Wattam W. A. Morrow Wellington Bill Moates Carey

Kat N Kurl Shop Weekend News

Mrs. Rubye Cannon and her son Ralph leave for Dallas this weekend for Ralph to receive medical treatment. Miss Beverly Bowling visits here with her mother while attending UT summer session. House guests include the Ross Davises and the Etchiesons from Antlers Ohio. The Plening family visited Rochester with Mrs. Gene Bettick last weekend.

Kat Rubye Cannon Ralph Dallas Beverly Bowling M. B. Bowling Miss Bowling University of Texas Ross Davis Roy Etchieson Eugene Claude Mike Antlers Ohio W. J. Plening and Sons Rochester Gene Bettick

Fort Worth Markets Reach Mixed Livestock Prices

Markets report slow demand across cattle hogs and sheep with mixed price shifts. Cattle prices 14.50 to 18.50 for slaughter steers and heifers, beef cows 10 to 12, bulls 9 to 14.50, calves 15 to 18, stockers 10 to 17. Hogs mostly 12.50 to 16, sows 10.50 to 13. Sheep and lambs show slow trade. light lambs 18 to 20, utility 17, cull ewes 4 to 4.50, stocker lambs around 13, with declines noted in several classes.

Fort Worth

Justice- Continued From Page One Details Budget Salary Discrepancy

The report lists salary gaps where Justice- Continued From Page One shows a prior job paying $2,000 more than the actual earnings. Wylie Reed, fired as assistant administrator by McLeaish on charges of drinking, claims McLeaish is addicted to liquor and intoxicated after work. Carl O. Hansen, former FHA Montana chief, admits some private wool buying while on federal payroll and notes warm letters with his secretary before she monitored his calls. McLeaish resigned Tuesday after witnesses testified about drinking, and Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Kenyon reportedly strongly suggested the resignation.

Wylie Reed McLeaish Carl O. Hansen FHA Montana Agriculture Ezra YT. Kenson

Egypt weighs loans to fund Aswan Dam amid Nasser choice

Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser faces a decision on financing the Aswan dam with offers from both the West led by the World Bank and the Soviet Union. United States and Britain proposed a grant of 10 million and loans up to 150 million, while Moscow offered about 150 million sterling at 1 percent interest.

Cairo Egypt Aswan Gamal Abdel Nasser Nasser Eugene Black World Bank Abdel Nomeim el Kaysouni Sovier Dmitri T. Shepilov United Press Shepilov United States Britain Black

Cause of Crash Probed as Gasoline Firing Suspected

US officials indicate that firing gasoline from one working engine could have sparked the crash. Fuel dumping is not usually dangerous but could ignite highly inflammable gasoline if the plane is on fire. Coast guard boats recover parts of eight bodies and about 100 pounds of fragments as searchers note shark evidence. Grappling for the wreckage and other remains will resume at dawn. Twining discusses foreign policy fears after Eisenhower proposal. Classified ads note for profit.

Coast Guard

Greek position pressures Britain over Cyprus exile issue

Averoff urged a peaceful path to resolving the Cyprus crisis insisting Makarios be returned from exile before any bargain. Western observers await Shapiro's visit to see if Soviet-era anti colonial rhetoric shifts.

Shepilov Averoff Britain Makarios Cyprus Indian Ocean

Caldwell Family obituary notes survivors in Texas and Arkansas

P A Caldwell Temple in Wichita Falls and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers survivors include one son Alvin P Caldwell of Childress, two half brothers Mack Caldwell of Charlotte NC U S Caldwell of Concord N a sister in law Mrs Gertrude Munson of Pampa and nephews Walter Brown Amarillo Clifford Brown Pampa and Jimmy Brown Arkansas City Ark

Page One Temple Wichita Falls Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Alvin P. Caldwell Childress Mack Caldwell Charlotte U. S

Visiting with Local Families Spreads News Across Town

Highpoint News reports a flurry of social visits as Mrs. F E Biddy lists relatives from Van Horn El Paso Lubbock Paducah Abilene and Childress. Discharged Army veteran Gearld D Conner now works in Dallas after visiting his parents E B Conner. Local sermons and church guests include Robert Knight Tell and Mrs. W S Bruce receiving foot treatment.

Abilene Akivier Biddy Paducah F. E. Biddys Childress Russell Statham Marion Hightower

Miller Denies Communist Ties Amid House Probes

Congressional sources say no witness has testified Miller is a Communist. They cite groups linked to him such as the American Peace Crusade and Civil Rights Congress. The committee seeks Miller’s denial of a state ment reported to the State Department and notes his plays Death of a Salesman All My Sons and The Crucible. The 1954 passport ban for The Crucible premiere in Brussels is noted.

American Peace Crusade China Welfare Appeal Civil Rights Congress Miller State Department the Crucible Brussels Belgium United States

Say Happy Birthday to Mrs S N Collins Teague Rawlings

Birthday greetings to Mrs S N Collins Ben J Teague and Pearl Rawlings. The notice delivers warm wishes from friends and family on their special day.

Mrs. S. N. Collins Ben J. Teague Pearl Rawlings

Yarborough Courts Voters With Call for Honest Government

Ralph Yarborough urged Texas Democrats to attend July precinct conventions to keep party machinery in Democratic hands. He attacked Governor Allan Shivers as leading a discredited political machine and promised honesty integrity and dignity in state government during a Vernon speech. W. Lee O'Daniel campaigned in Victoria with his red fire truck and hillbilly band.

Yarborough Ralph Yarborough Vernon Allan Shivers Democratic Party W. Lee O’daniel Victoria

Washington State Department spokesman on Nicosia bombing

Department spokesman Lincoln White calls the Nicosia bombing a further toll of violence that killed a US vice consul and injured three other Americans. He states the incident adds to the human cost already borne by violence.

Washington — State Department Lincoln White Nicosia Cyprus

Keratolytic Promises Quick Relief for Athlete’s Foot

An advertisement touts T-4-L as a keratolytic that peels infected skin to expose germs to the remedy. It claims instant drying and offers a 40 cent pack at A. L. Harp Drug with a one hour satisfaction promise.

A. L. Harp Drug

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