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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
1
Wheat harvest is about 98 percent complete with only spot harvesting left around wet terraces. Rail shipments from Childress, Kirkland, and nearby points total approximately 396 carloads, mainly wheat with some barley.
Lightning caused a blaze on the L. H. Myers farm near Carey about 1 a.m. burning about 75 acres of love grass. Fire crews stated the fire began in the field middle just east of Highway 287 and also extinguished a separate trash truck fire with light damage reported.
Vernon Eubank announces East and West rosters for the 11th Annual Greenbelt Bowl set for Saturday August 13. coaches return Sikes and Williams. ticket sales start next week.
United States assumed responsibility for defending Japan after signing the revised mutual cooperation treaty. Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi announced resignation amid mass protests and factional infighting within the Liberal Democratic Party. The pact grants the US the right to station forces for at least ten years and gives Japan near veto power over deployments and weapons, including nuclear arms.
A letter mailed to Childress residents by MK Wilcoxson, chairman of the hospitality committee, asks for sandwiches drinks pies or cakes to support the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic hospitality picnic on Friday night August 12. The project aims to keep the event profitable and invites all community members to participate as volunteers.
Havana reports the rise of a tougher U S stance on Cuba as sugar interests warn that cutting Cuba from the American market would provoke slander and pressure. Officials cite Herter's push to reduce dependence on Cuban sugar while Castro has warned that Cubans would endure if blocked from sales. The piece notes 6 million Cubans and a 6 million long ton annual sugar crop.
Johns Furniture Company publishes a sale promotion promising new fashion in home furnishings with improved quality at lower prices. The notice highlights discounts on living room suites dining sets and bedroom furniture aimed at drawing shoppers.
During the noon meeting the Jaycees talked about a special fund raising project to run during the Greenbelt Bowl game on August 15. Members were urged to boost public interest. Also reported were results from three local youths who took part in the regional Jaycee junior golf tournament.
Miss Sandra Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Jeff Henderson will travel Sunday with Kilgore Junior College Rangerettes to Indiana and Milwaukee for performances. They arrive in Indianapolis Saturday and perform Sunday with a major show July 4 in Milwaukee. The group has a three day Kilgore practice before a chartered bus trip next Thursday. Henderson a two year Rangerette and 1969 Kilgore spring graduate will enroll at Texas Tech next year.
Democratic school aid backers urge Vice President Nixon to salvage federal school aid legislation after the House Rules Committee blocked a conference. The 7-5 vote, with four Republicans and three Southern Democrats opposing, stunned supporters who seek a path to reconcile Senate and House bills. Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. urged Nixon to persuade GOP members to reconsider and switch votes.
A weak cool front moved into the Texas Panhandle but could not keep temperatures from hitting 100 degrees or higher across South Central North Central and Southwest Texas. Forecasts predicted 95 to 105 in much of the region with isolated showers. Presidio reached 112 with El Paso 106 and other cities near or above 100.
Army and Air Force plan to launch next month an experimental satellite to relay military communications. The project follows the Transit I-A success and relates to Notus and Decree space programs. Satellite tests show rapid payload deployment could save millions.
AFL CIO will veto political support for any candidate who does not endorse a labor backed plan to provide medical care for the aged. Secretary-Treasurer William F Schnitzler spells out the position in a series of speeches as the No 2 man in the federation.
Jimmy Thomas pled guilty to aggravated assault on his wife and received a 60 day county jail sentence yesterday afternoon. The assault occurred on June 21 and left his wife hospitalized, according to the county attorney's office.
Invitations sent to most of CHS class of 1950 for a reunion July 2 and 3. Two graduates Patsy Taylor and Charlene Richardson not located. Mrs. Orville Weatherbee leads planning and asks for updates on whereabouts or name changes to contact her or Anna Merle Fanning in Childress.
The Rotary installation now set for Tuesday, June 28 at 7 30 p m in the Childress Hotel. All Rotarians and Rotary Anns are urged to attend.
The United States launched four space vehicles and war rockets in a 24 hour period, the busiest in Atlantic missile range history. A Transit satellite and a Polaris test from sea and land showcased new fuel mixing, with missiles traveling over 1000 miles.
Red China rejects Khrushchev’s moderate Bucharest stance and accuses capitalist governments of being vicious and unchangeable. Peiping’s Peoples Daily and New China News Agency report China will organize strength to fight them.
Local young beauties age sixteen and over may compete in the Wheatheart Contest to be held in Perryton in August. Entries are made at the Chamber of Commerce office. The event will be held August 20 at Perryton, and the Chamber asked for two Childress entries by letter.
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