Revival Week committees named for Childress event
Committees for the All Community Spiritual Revival sponsored by nine Childress churches were named at a meeting at Central Christian Church. The revival runs nightly 7 30 p m at Fair Park Stadium from July 22 to July 29 with about 1000 attendees expected each night. James Glasscock will conduct services and John Ward will oversee music. Rev J A McDonald coordinates the event.
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Childress
Central Christian Church
Fair Park Stadium
James Glasscock
John Ward
Glasscock
Brownfield
Princeton
Ward
Plainview
J. A. McDonald
Presbyterian
First Baptist
Calvary Baptist
King Memorial Methodist
First Methodist
St. Luke's Episcopal
Central Christian
Assembly of God
Church of the Nazarene
James Merrell
A. A. Bass
Ex-Marine Admits Dual Killings in Morristown Case
James Vance Jr., 18, an ex Marine, confessed to the slayings of Noreen Buckley 17 and Margaret Ann Kennedy 15 in Morris Plains. He said a insult by Kennedy triggered him after taking them from Colonial Luncheonette to a lovers lane. He was arraigned in Morris Township Municipal Court.
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Morris Plains
N.J
UPID
James Vance Jr
Sunday
Noreen Buckley
Margaret Ann Kennedy
Margaret Ann
Vance
Morristown
Noreen
Morris Township
Frank C. Seerbo
Morris County
N. J
Lover's Lane
Widow Offers Reward for Information in Franklin
Franklin Texas widow and Henry Marshall’s brother offered a $2,000 reward for information about the agriculture official’s case. The appeal was announced today, seeking tips to aid investigators.
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Franklin, Tex
UPI
Henry Marshall
Franklin
Robertson County
J. Lynn Mauk
New Baden
H. P. Schultz
Bremond
Joe Kotch
Sybil Marshall
Bryan
Marshall
Bob Marshall
Five Die In Panhandle Weekend Violent Death Toll Passes Thirty
United Press International reports a train truck collision near Higgins Texas killed four Oklahomans, plus a head on car crash near Ore City and Diana. The weekend violent death toll rose with 36 total, including sixteen traffic deaths and other fatal incidents across Texas and Oklahoma.
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United Press International
Santa Fe Freight
Higgins
Tex
Texas
Jerry Fields
Herbert S. Jenkins
Kenneth Joe Ward
Willard P
Conway
Texas Panhandle
Luther Walder Jr
Dallas
Trinity River
Dallas County
Teresa Salazar
McAllen
Childress City Council Sets 7 30 PM Meeting
The Childress City Council will meet at 7 30 p.m. tonight at city hall to discuss local issues.
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Childress
Rain and High Winds Hit Childress Area
The Childress area saw more rain and high winds overnight with the FAA station recording .13 inch and gusts to 60 mph. Totals included .05 inch at the Index gauge and 0.1 inch in southeast Childress. County Agent Harry Cox noted the rain did not damage newly planted cotton, much of which had been washed and bailed out and replaced.
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Childress
FAA
Harry Cox
Cox
Kirkland Youth Suffered Burns After Fire Incident
John Hardin a 15 year old of Kirkland was admitted to Childress General Hospital with severe burns on chest and arms. He poured gasoline on a trash pile and his clothing caught fire. He rolled on the ground to extinguish the flames and was transported by his grandmother Mrs Raymond Hardin.
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John Hardin
Wayne Hardin
Kirkland
Childress General Hospital
Raymond Hardin
Childress
San Antonio Sheriff seeks FBI help to curb teen gang violence
Sheriff Owen Kilday urged Attorney General Robert Kennedy for federal aid as San Antonio and Bexar County face a wave of teen gang killings. Police expanded patrols and began stopping juveniles to search for weapons, resulting in 35 arrests for illegal alcohol possession and a spate of weapons seizures amid escalating violence. The latest death occurred when 15 year old Henry Gomez was shot while swimming in a creek by Latin American youths demanding gang affiliation.
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San Antonio
UPI
Owen Kilday
Bexar County
Kilday
L. G. Dunaway
Robert Kennedy Sunday
Kennedy
Henry Gomez
Gomez
Yarborough Defends Estes Calls as Routine
UPI reports Senator Ralph Yarborough defended 37 phone calls from Billie Sol Estes as routine. He noted one call sought help for Tanganyika missionaries and another discussed the Texas governor race. Records show Estes phoned between Sept 26, 1960, and March 28, the day of Estes' arrest on fraud charges.
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Texas
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Atty
William Poole
Yarborough
Market Drops Again As Dow Dips 9.53 Points
New York stocks fell at midday with the Dow Jones down 9.53 and the S&P 500 off 0.66. Leading equities including Owens-Illinois General Foods Procter & Gamble and Texaco slipped 2 to 3 points while autos chemicals steels rails and oils were broadly weaker. Several firms such as Cooper-Bessemer Barber Oil SmithKline Friden Edison Bros Allied Stores National Dairy and others posted notable declines.
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Owens-l Illinois
General Foods
Procter & Gamble
International Nickel du Pont
Texaco
Cooper-Bessemer
Barber Oil
SmithKline & French
Schlumberger, Friden
Edison Bros
Allied Stores
National Dairy
Financial Federation
Houston Lighting
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Gimbel
Corning Glass
United Shoe
Singer and Wrigley
Directors of Greenbelt Bowl Plan Tuesday Meeting
Two directors of the Greenbelt Bowl, Inc., are set to meet tomorrow at noon at Greenbelt Lanes. President Morris Higley urges full attendance for an important session as the group organizes the Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic slated for August 14 at Pair Park stadium.
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Greenbelt Bowl, Inc
Greenbelt Lanes
Morris Higley
Pair Park Stadium
Severe thunderstorm rattles Panhandle with flood rains
A violent storm lashed Amarillo with a Fisk Building window shattered by lightning and KGNC knocked off air for about an hour. Rain totals neared 1.25 inches in parts of the Panhandle while Lubbock Berger and Dimmitt reported heavy totals. Dust reduced visibility at Dalhart and scattered hail noted.
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United Press International
Fisk
Amarillo
KGNC
Lubbock
Berger
Dimmitt
Clarksville
Texas
Paris
Panhandle
Dalhart
Galveston
South Plains
Death Strikes Again To Family Near Groom
A sequence of crashes and drowning losses hit a Texas family. Two year old Wendy Gale Beam’s mother and step father drowned at Lake Texoma on April 4 during a family outing. Earlier a wreck near Conway killed 5 year old Donnie Morgan. Wendy Gale died today from injuries. Grandparents Mr and Mrs W D Matthews and a step-sister were among those mentioned.
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Groom
Tex
UPI
Wendy Gale Beam
Lake Texoma
Wendy Gale
U.S. Highway 66
Conway
Donnie Morgan
W. D. Matthews
Gainesville
Arlena Mor
Page
Judge Grants Speedy Trial Motion For West Texas Wizzard
West Texas financier Billie Sol Estes wins a speedy trial on state felony theft charges in Reeves County. Judge Ho H. Starley sets jury selection for 1:30 p.m. with a 40-person venue. Estes faces eight counts of theft tied to fertilizer tank deals and the use of fraudulent chattel mortgages and notes.
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Pecos
Tex
UPL
Ho H. Starley
John Cofer
Billie Sol Estes
Cofer
Starley
Estes
Reeves County
el Paso
Wilson Surprised At Trial Action
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson said a Pecos judge ordering Billie Sol Estes to a speedy trial on felony theft charges will not affect the state's investigation. He said he was surprised and not consulted and has no jurisdiction. He noted a conviction could affect future inquiries, and the Fifth Amendment would not apply then.
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Estes
Rotary Club Set to Install Officers in July
The Childress Rotary Club will install new officers at Wednesday's regular meeting announced by President Charles Reynolds. New officers begin duties at the first July meeting with Past District Governor Morris Higley acting as installing officer.
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Childress Rotary Club
Charles Reynolds
Morris Higley
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