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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
5
A narrator compares loan costs across banks and stores for a $300 refrigerator purchase. Insured personal loans, passbook loans, and revolving store credit all differ, with total 12 month payments ranging from about $12.75 to $45.84 plus the base price, while new by check lines cost more. Banks warn rates are rising and legal limits on small loan charges are debated.
Navy Lt. (jg) Robert C. Holland Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Robert C Holland of Childress Texas serves at the Brooklyn Army Terminal as part of the Military Sea Transportation Service MSTS provides transport for troops dependents and supplies to overseas stations and military installations worldwide
United Press International reports Colonel Walter Williams 116, the nation's oldest living Civil War veteran, showing signs of recovery after a pneumonia battle as he rests at home in Houston.
An overheard exchange between six year old Stephen Cal lahans and his six year old girlfriend reveals plans to marry in the future. She replies she might be involved with another man by then, reflecting a lighthearted childhood dialogue.
A thief stole two Ukrainian alphabet typewriters from a Northwest Side gift shop, hinting at linguistic motives. In California, Miona Schmune, 35, heads a Mothers of Twins picnic as the Valley Chapter honors her family’s large brood of twins and triplets. In Currituck, Magistrate Mickey Dozier respects a couple’s wishes to remain unnamed as he finalizes their marriage after an Arkansas license issue.
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