Drownings Mark Start of Summer Across the Nation
Violent winds and storms swept the central United States as summer began. Tornadoes ripped through Iowa threatening structures while rainfall and flood warnings stretched from Texas to Nebraska. Drownings were reported in Mississippi Texas and Chicago as storms drenched cities and towns nationwide.
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Walcott
Iowa
Texas
Upper
Great Lakes
Nebraska
Kimball
Sidney
Wichita Falls
Tex
Burlington
North Platte
Neb
Evelyn Reyer
Evan
Poplarville
Miss
Buddy Smith
San Antonio
Mary Jo Morton
Randy
Chicago
Dorothy Neely
Lake Michigan
Oakwood
Okla
Miami
Local Girl May Have Polio Despite Vaccinations
An eight year old girl in the area is tentatively diagnosed with polio by a local physician. The girl had received four Salk vaccine injections, and her condition is described as very satisfactory. The physician was consulted Friday and no other suspected polio cases are known in the area this year.
Patterson Pleads Not Guilty To DWI
Lee Elvin Patterson 48 of 1006 Ave G Nw entered a not guilty plea to DWI and was released on $1000 bond after Sunday arrest by James E Hicks local liquor control agent. Trial date has not yet been set per the County Attorney's office report.
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Lee Elvin Patterson
Ave. G. Nw
James E. Hicks
Rainfall judged “just right” for cotton and feed crops
County farmers said Sunday night and Monday morning rain was adequate with little damage to cotton. A sharp temperature drop during a one hour span caused minor damage. Rural areas received more moisture than towns. gauges showed 0.23 to 0.30 inches, plus reports of up to 1.60 inches in Tell and nearby farms. One tree and a shed were affected by wind at a Kirkland farm. No further reports by press time.
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Panhandle
Department of Public Safety
Wilcox Oil Lease
East Camp
Camp Phillips
Pampa
Wilcox Camp
Camp Phillips Weatherford
Fort Worth
Bill Moore
FAA
Tell
High Point
Floyd Biddy
Henley
Ernest Aran
A. B. Clements
Kirkland
Les Brummett
Pat Darnell Found Dead At Home In Childress
Lafayett Pat Darnell 57 of Childress was found dead at 1300 Avenue Northwest at 4 a m. Death was due to natural causes. Funeral services set for 4 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Joe Allen officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons and two daughters with relatives in Lubbock Abilene Austin Odessa Pampa.
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Childress
Lafayett
Pat) Darnell
1300 Avenue Kn
First Baptist Church
Joe Allen
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Darnell
Clovis
New Mexico
Oklahoma Indian Territory
Childress First
Hagerty To Have Appendectomy Today
White House press secretary James Hagerty entered Walter Reed Hospital for an appendectomy to be performed this afternoon. He suffered symptoms over the weekend and his doctors decided on the operation after he remained uncomfortable this morning. The hospitalization will keep him from joining President Eisenhower in Canada for the St. Lawrence Seaway opening with Queen Elizabeth II.
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Washington
Herter to Discuss Geneva Deadlock on TV Report
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter announced after an eight am White House breakfast with President Eisenhower that he will present a television report Tuesday night on the deadlocked Geneva conference. He will give a detailed public report later and declined to hazard a summer summit timeline with the Russians.
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United Press International
Washington
UPI
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Eisenhower
Geneva
Herter
Eisenhowe
C. Douglas Dillion
White House
Summir
Europe
Russia
West Berlin
West Germany
House
Senate
Fishermen Search for 23 Missing After Atlantic Storm
MONCTON New Brunswick at dawn today fishermen began a search for 23 companions missing after a hurricane force storm wrecked a salmon fleet in Northumberland Strait. Nine men were dead and relief officials feared few would be found alive.
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Moncton
New Brunswick
Northumberland Strait
Red Cross
F. B. Fowke
Perley Chapman
Bay de Vin
N. B
Prince Edward Island
Edwin Cook
Fraser Cook
Cook
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Ex Childress Resident Dies In El Paso
Funeral services are in complete for Mrs Hershal Parr ish 24 of El Paso the former Evelyn Hassell of Childress who died in Providence Hospital El Paso at 1245 am today She had been ill for eight months Burial will be in Childress She is survived by her husband one daughter Cathy her parents Mr and Mrs J D Hassell of Childress and one brother Jerry Don Hassell also of Childress.
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Hershal Parrish
el Paso
Evenlyn Hassell
Childress
Providence Hospital
Cathy
J. D. Hassell
Jerry Don Hassell
Few Cards Returned Top of C On Data For Brochure
About half the information cards sent by the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development have been returned. John Herren, chairman of the Industrial committee, urges merchants and professionals to return cards immediately to complete an 80 page Childress industrial brochure. Distribution to prospects nationwide is planned this weekend.
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Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
John Herren
Chamber
Childress
Herren
Pair Sought May Be Wearing Rigged Bombs
Police hunted for two brothers James Hecker 23 and Joseph 18 believed armed with four dynamite bombs with delayed fuses. Officials warned to keep distance if cornered as bombs could explode if they raise their hands. Fugitives were believed to have fled the city after an attempted burglary and bombing at the St. Louis Arena bowling alley.
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ST. Louis
UPI
James Hecker
Joseph
St. Louis Arena
Arthur Sullivan
Heckers
Sullivan
History-Making Rape Case Yields Life Sentences
Four white defendants aged 16 to 24 were convicted of raping a Negro college girl after her date at a spring formal. The judge spared the electric chair after a mercy verdict, sentencing Patrick Scarborough, Wilson Collinsworth, Ollie Stoutamire, and David Beagles to life imprisonment and sending them to Raiford.
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Barbara Frye
United Press International Tallahasser
Fla
UPI
W. May Walker
Raiford
Patrick Scarborough
Wilson T. Collinsworth
Ollie Stoutamire
David Beagles
Collinsworth
Senate Again Rejects Appropriations Bill
The Senate Finance Committee rejected the House appropriations bill for the third time and sent its own version to the Senate floor. The House measure would spend about 327 million dollars from the General Revenue Fund, with the Senate proposing about 20 million less. Gov. Price Daniel urges prompt action as the Revenue and Taxation Committee begins a new tax program with a joint conference drafting to follow.
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Livyy Larrabee
United Press International
Austin Upi
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
General Revenue Fund
Price Daniel
Committee
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Wallace Gregory Remains in Critical Condition in Hospital
Wallace Gregory showed slight improvement but remained on the critical list after a heart attack in Burlington Colorado. His wife said he will stay in the Burlington hospital at least a month before possible transfer.
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Wallace Gregory
Burlington
Colo
Translator TV Tested Successfully in Area
A translator television test beamed from a 50 foot tower near Lelia Lake reached Memphis Estelline and Lelia Lake. Rober M. Sinks of Dallas said FCC limits apply. Earnest Rea said area families could fund snow free translator TV with 60 dollars per family, lowering costs or eliminating charges for years if enough join.
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Memphis Estelline
Television
Lelia Lake
Memphis
Estelline
Rober M. Sinks
Dallas
Television Communications
FCC
Sinks
Amarilo
Childress County
Earnest Rea
Serious Fear Of Results Is Gov. Long Returns To Post
Gov. Earl K. Long, confined as a schizophrenic paranoid, eyes release from Mandeville State Hospital this week. A hearing is expected by Wednesday, possibly a public sanity hearing before a Baton Rouge judge or one in St. Tammany Parish. Long has named a political ally to handle legal blocking as court action looms over his return to power.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Mandeville
Long
St. Tammany Parish
Theo Cangelosi
Board of Supervisors
Louisiana State University
Southeastern State Hospital
Cangelosi
State Hospital
Fred S. Leblanc
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ehrie Defends Legislature’s Adjournment at Conference
State Representative Will Ehrie and seven House members attended the Southern Regional Conference in Houston during the adjournment. Ehrie says legislators spent four days discussing tax problems with officials from southern states and will use this to aid the Second Special Session. He criticizes Governor Price Daniel for blanket charges that the Legislature isn’t working, noting the governor was resting in San Antonio while making such remarks.
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Will Ehrie
Texas
Ehrie
House
Council of State Governments
Houston
Ehrler
San Antonio
Price Daniel
Acting Governor Designated in Louisiana by Attorney General
Louisiana Attorney General rules Lt. Gov Luther Frazar becomes acting governor and clears path for Earl K Long to return to power if released from a mental hospital, outlining the temporary power transfer and potential succession.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
Luther Frazar
Earl K. Long
Old Reb Weak In Fight With Pneumonia
Walter W. Williams age 116, last Civil War survivor in Houston, worsened slightly overnight in his battle with pneumonia. His daughter said he remained under an oxygen tent and was fed soft eggs and liquids as Dr. Russell Wolfe noted a slight improvement after Sunday’s exam. He had served with Hood’s Texas Brigade.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
Walter W. Williams
Willie Mae Bowles
Russell Wolfe
Williams
Gen. Hood
Texas
Fire devastates Alvin block in massive early morning blaze
A major fire in downtown Alvin Texas tore through an entire city block early today melting hoses and scorching paint. About 40 fire units from eight area towns battled the flames until 6 30 a m with one person injured and damage estimated at 500 000. The blaze started in an upstairs apartment and swept across the street destroying Green s Cafe Fry Hotel several businesses and a grocery. Mayor E H Baker called it scenic town in flames as heat forced responders to push through smoke and danger.
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Dishwater
Galveston
Houston
Texas City
J. L. Evans
Evans
Green's Cafe
Fry Hotel
Sid Hallridge Real Estate Co
Weaver and Britt Law Firm
E. R. Renfro
Swanson's
Alvin Hardware
McLemore Merchandise
Mike Jewelry Co
Greenbelt Dam Maps Arrive For Core Drilling Bid Plans
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority receives topographic maps of the four quadrangles for the dam site. Dr. Townsend notes additional copies may arrive soon to enable core drilling bids. Towns in the authority include Childress Wellington Memphis Quanah Hedley Clarendon.
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Greenbelt
Townsend
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Childress
Wellington
Memphis
Quanah
Hedley
Clarendon
Greenbelt Authority
Drouth
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