Perjury Charges May Come From House Probe Of Estes
The House subcommittee chair said it will refer to the Justice Department the contrasting testimony of two key witnesses in the Billie Sol Estes case for possible perjury prosecution. Dallas lawyer Frank Cain testified that Maynard Wheeler did not tell the truth about a meeting with Estes at Estes home last March 18. Wheeler had previously denied offering to use Estes in Europe. Wheeler represents Pacific Finance Co which holds $4.5 million in claims against Estes who is under indictment for fraud. Wheeler's firm extended over $5 million in credit and loans to Estes. The chairman called the witnesses' statements diametrically opposed and noted one or the other is lying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Estes
Frank Cain
Maynard C. Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corp
Cain
Pacific Finance Co
Texas
Wheeler
Location of Revival May Be Moved
Rev. James Merrell announces the All Community Spiritual Revival may relocate from the football stadium north stands to either the Rotary Bowl or the small baseball diamond in Fair Park. The event runs July 22 to 29 in Childress and is sponsored by nine churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Community
James Merrell
Merrell
Fair Park
Childress
Meet Thursday for Driver Education group at high school
All Driver Education students must attend a Thursday meeting at 8 p m at the High School. A film about 45 minutes will be shown during the session.
Water Authority seeks loan to speed preliminary dam studies
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority asks Housing and Home Finance Agency for a 59000 loan to fund preliminary river dam studies on Salt Fork of Red River in Collingsworth County. Directors from Memphis Clarendon Hedley met with engineers Freese Nichols Endress to accelerate planning for a dam tied to West Texas water development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Memphis
Clarendon
Hedley
Salt Fork
Red River
Collingsworth County
West Texas
Terest
Si Freese
Jim Nichols
Freese, Nichols and Endress Engineering Firm
Fort Worth
S. H. Townsend
Childress
Roland Walden
Quanah
Kenith Tooley
Paducah
Andy Anderson
Carroll Knorpp
Wendell Harrison
Housing Contract To Build 50 Low Rent Units Here
The 50 unit low rent housing project will be let at 9 a.m. Friday at the Childress Housing Authority office. High Plains Building Company of Amarillo won the contract for $362,000. Fort Worth Public Housing Authority reps will attend. Land clearing to begin within 10 days after signing. construction to start soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Housing Authority
Richard Bird
Te Authority
High Plains Building Company of
Amarillo
Public Housing Authority of
Fort Worth
Meter Maids End Money Request Policy In Childress
Starting July 1, the Meter Maids will stop entering business premises to collect payment from owners of over parked cars. The policy change follows complaints in Childress City, with supporters preferring tickets over on site money requests. City Manager Louis Sally says a nickel left on a windshield would prevent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Louis Sally
Greenbelt Bowl Players To Be Given Trophies
Greenbelt Bowl officials announced trophies for all boys participating in the Green Belt Bowl Football Classic set for August 4. Directors also approved paying extra staff costs for the Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development and assigned concessions to Green Belt workers. The hospitality picnic for players, parents, and guests will occur on August 3 evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and
Board of City Development
Lions Hear Of Storm Damage
Lions Club heard a storm damage briefing by Phil Henigan storm supervisor from Baton Rouge assisted by Ed Walker of Pine Bluff. They represent 400 Capitol stock companies through the General Adjustment Bureau and estimate Childress property damage over 500000 dollars with about 400 claims weekly capacity. Russell Jones led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Phil Henigan
Baton Rouge
Ed Walker
Pine Bluff
Ark
General Adjustment Bureau
Capitol
Henigan
Childress
Childress General Adjustment Bureau
Russell Jones
Brief Hard Rain Hits Childress
A brief but hard rain fell on Childress shortly before 1 p.m. Today's gauge recorded .37 of an inch with most in a 15 minute period. North of Red River rainfall reached about an inch, washing out some newly planted cotton. John T. Forbis received 4 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Red River
John T. Forbis
Cadets urged to attend CAP meeting at airfield
All cadets of the Childress Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol are urged to attend the 7 p.m. meeting today at the CAP building on the airfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Estes Trial Delays as Judge Seeks Extra Jurors in Pecos
In Pecos Texas Dist Judge J H Starley orders Sheriff Nail to bring four more veniremen as jury selection for Billie Sol Estes proceeds amid questions over which jurors are acceptable. Estes faces eight count state indictment totaling 827577 with six farmers naming losses from fertilizer tank schemes. Federal charges loom with 28 counts of fraud and conspiracy. Trial began after Estes requested immediate proceedings.
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Pecos
Tex
UPI
J. H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
A. B. Nail
Estes
Mike Burkholder
Thomas Bell
Starley
Genly Gunter
John Dunn
Dunn
FBI
John Cofer
J.H. Starley
Dist. Atty
R. B. McGowan
el Paso
W. J. Worsham
L. G. Worsham
Alan C. Hoeff
Travis Lattner Jr
Jack Bradley
Bell
Cofer
McGowan
Pacific Finance Corp
Walter Heller and Co
Chicago
Court Ruling On School Prayer Sparks Congressional Protests
The Supreme Court ruling banning school prayer ignited a nationwide outcry. Religious leaders split on the decision with A M Sonnebend of Boston praising it as upholding church state separation while Cardinal Spellman warned it strikes at America's Godly tradition. Pro and anti prayer factions formed diverse reactions nationwide. The story notes continued coverage on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Sonnabend
Boston
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
America
Hepatitis Found In Plainview
A Plainview health nurse reports two Cecil de Leon family members have a mild infectious hepatitis and another family member shows symptoms. A teenage daughter returning from a Mason City band tour may have mild disease, with officials noting easier spread inside families than to outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview, Tex
UPI
Cecil de Leon
Mary Jane Link
de Leon
Mason City
Iowa
W R Pearson Dies After Two Week Illness
William Riley Pearson 86, longtime Childress resident and retired Fort Worth and Denver sheet metal worker, died at 3 40 p m after about two weeks illness. Born November 12 1875 in Weston County Alabama he lived at 1800 Ave G N W He was a member of First Baptist Church Survived by widow Nettie one son Gail of Weldon Texas one brother Jasper of Stamford a grandson Richard Swain of Hurst and three great grandchildren Funeral arrangements await the arrival of a grandson with body at Newberrys
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Riley Pearson
Childress
Newberry’s
Pearson
Fort Worth
Denver
Weston County
Ala
Ave. G
First Baptist Church
Nettie
Gail
Weldon
Texas
Jasper
Stamford
Richard Swain
Hurst
Cub Pack 61 Picnic at Rotary Bowl Tonight
Cub Pack 61 plans a picnic at the Rotary Bowl at 7 p.m. Attendees should bring their own lunch while the Elks Club provides all drinks.
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Rotary Bowl
Elks Club
Old Age Housing May Include Hotel Childress
A plan to buy the Hotel Childress and add 20 low rent senior units in Childress NE to aid residents over 65 was presented to the City Council by Earl Brown. He estimated costs of 125000 purchase and 75000 for the extra units, with potential food support from government surplus. The council took no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Childress City
Earl Brown
Brown
Childress County
Ari
Commerce Street
N. D. Rogers
Louis Sally
City Civil Defense
Sally
Jeff Henderson
United States Civil Defense
Santa Fe
N.M
Oddfellows Lodge of
Siren Upgraded on Taller Pole in city
The City Council on Monday night decided to move the siren at Childress Compress to a taller 60 foot pole at a cost of 190 dollars. West Texas Utilities will move and install the siren to improve distant audibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
West Texas Utilities
Wheat Allotments Set For 1963 Marketing Quotas
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman announced a national wheat allotment of 55 million acres for 1963 with a minimum average price support of 1.82 dollars per bushel. He proclaimed marketing quotas for the 1963 crop for the tenth year in a row, due to above normal wheat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
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Texas “Court of Inquiry
Switzerland
Billie Sol
Subcommittee
Europe
Fountain
Cecilia M. Harrison
Centerville
Utah
Harrison
Utah State University
Logan
Water Authority
Bexar County
Owen Kilday
San Antonio
Cheir
Tony Morin
Kilday
Nail
Edge
Louis Cassels
United Press International Washington
Supreme Court
The
Washington, D. C
Emanuel Carlson
Baptist Joint Committee On Public Affairs
Plainview
W. R. Pearson
Hotel Childress
Hillcrest Terrace
Richard D. Bird
Gordon Graviery
Tommy Bailiff
Northwest Childress
Homer Compton
Texas Air Service, Inc
Donald Black
O. P. Leonard
Pacific Ocean
New Guinea
Hollandia
Papua
Marauke
Arrow
Maraudke
NEA Telephoto
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