Three Honored Upon Retirement With Railroad
Three Childressmen with 35 to 40 years of service with the Burlington's Fort Worth and Denver Railway were honored at a four dinner Tuesday evening. FW&D Vice President E. L Simmons presented service pins to A. D. Linley D. C. Lane and Roy Swain. J. E. Turner master of ceremonies. Linley received a 40 year pin and retires as night round-house foreman with past service at Amarillo and Childress. Lane earned a 35 year pin and retires as Chief Clerk to Superintendent of Motive Power with past service at Wichita Falls and Childress. Swain earned a 40 year pin and retires as Assistant General Foreman with all service in Childress. A centerpiece rosary model train was provided by Bob Miller. Continued on Page 3.
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Severa
Childress
Linley
Amarill
C A. Howard
D. C. Lane
Wichita Falls
Roy Swain
Nam
New Rotary Officers Installed At Meeting
The Rotary Club installed Sam Privitt as president replacing James Ragsdale who becomes immediate past president and director. Dr Gene Blackwell is vice president and Willard Williams secretary with directors Van Harrow Jake Lawson J W Hamilton and Bill Sager. Past District Governor Morris Higley performed the installation. Several members received perfect attendance pins, including Dr G C Fox and J W Hamilton. Visitors John Notestine Amarillo and Herb Sanger Milton Freewater attended.
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Rotary Club
Sam Privitt
James Ragsdale
Gene Blackwell
Willard Williams
van Harrow
Jake Lawson
J. W. Hamilton
Bill Sager
Morris Higley
Palmer Massey
Charles Reynolds
Eldon Sanders
Bob Ragsdale
G- C. Fox
Kenneth Fink
Preston Mills
Jeff Henderson
Howard Newberry
H. P. Powers
Floyd Gilliland
Lee Harp
van Harlow
John Notestine
Amarillo
Herb Sanger
Milton Freewater
Ore
Insect Fogging Planned for Childress Fair Park
City Manager Louis Sally reports Fair Park was fogged for flying insects yesterday and downtown sprayings will start in a few days. The extent of residential fogging will depend on the fly and insect numbers observed.
Lloyd's Electric Announces Open House Ad
The firm publicizes an open house in Friday's edition. Lloyd's Electric invites customers to visit the showroom and explore products and services featured in the advertisement pages.
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Lloyd’s Electric
Seat Belts Buy On Impulse Save Three In Wreck
Mr and Mrs H D Cowen of Mansfield bought seat belts on impulse Tuesday night. A few hours later they survived a two car head on collision 14 miles west of Childress. Emmit Aden McGee 37 of Denver died not wearing a seat belt. The Cowens and their daughter Sara sustained minor injuries. Texas patrolman Presley Thomson credited seat belts with saving them. The crash occurred on US 287 about 10 15 p m. The Cowens were treated at Childress General Hospital and McGee taken to a Memphis funeral home.
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H. D. Cowen
Mansfield
Childress
Emmit Aden Met- Gee
Denver
Colo
Cowens
Cowen
Emmit Aden McGee
Estelline
McGee
Sara
Presley Thomson
Memphis
County Reports No Screwworm Cases Yet in Area
County official Agnes Harry Cox says no screwworm cases confirmed in the county while surrounding counties report incidents. The Mission plant produces sterile males for release to eradicate outbreaks, with free sprayer service and chemicals to treat affected cattle. Dr. W C Burnett notes Texas cases this year are about ten percent of last year and urges continued sample submissions.
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Harry Cox
Cox
Mission
W. C. Burnett
Childress
Texas
Red Cross Office Closed Until July 8
The Childress County Red Cross office will be closed until July 8. Secretary Mrs Claude Hipps announced today she is on vacation. For emergencies call WE 7 2148, especially for military personnel.
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Childress County
Red Cross
Claude Hipps
Pope Paul VI The Man Montini’s rise from Milan to the papacy
The last of a three part series traces Giovanni Battista Montini’s path from Milan archbishop to Pope Paul VI. He opposed being called Papa Papa and impressed as pro secretary of state before his Milan tenure shaped his pontificate. He visited every church and factory in his archdiocese, blending intellect with disciplined leadership.
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Pope Paul VI
United Press International
Milan
John XXII
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini
Mar
St. Peter
Sistine Chapel
Papa
Pope
Montini
Vatican Secretariat of State
Pius XII
Vatican
Pius
Kennedy urges civil rights laws to aid bill in Congress
Atty F Kennedy urged enactment of civil rights laws as part of a broader national effort to end racial discrimination. He told the House Judiciary Committee that courts and federal action are needed even as protests press for faster change. He warned delays would undermine American democracy. He noted possible bill revisions to win Senate votes.
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GTON
UPI
Atty. F. Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
House Judiciary Committee
America
Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Congress
Celler
Birmingham
House and Son
Sweden shaken by espionage case shocks premier
Premier Tage Erlander cut short his Italy vacation to chair a high level meeting after Col. Erik Wennerstroem confessed to fifteen years of spying for the Soviet Union. The Foreign Ministry said defense secrets were betrayed and called for a full security overhaul while debate over Sweden’s neutrality intensified.
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Stockholm
UPI
Tage Erlander
Erlander
Italy
Foreign Ministry
Erik Wennerstroem
Air Force
Washington
Soviet Union
Torsten Nilsson
Wennerstroem
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
United States
Attitude and Leaders Key Future for Childress Town
Five industrialists from across Texas spoke at Fair Park Auditorium urging Childress to unite behind a pro industry stance. Harry Clark of the Texas Industrial Commission urged a dedicated community, available land, ready funds, and a strong local sales program to attract new plant locations amid a national industrial shift.
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Khown
Harry Clark
Austin
Texas Industrial Commission
Hall Martin
Jack Lawson
Cofc-Bcd
Billi Sayles
Abilene
West Texas Utilities
John Perryman
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Company
Fair Park Auditorium
Childress
Ford
Bill Sayles
West Tex
Kennedy gazes across Berlin Wall in landmark West visit
President Kennedy viewed East Berlin from the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie as a crowd of cheering West Berliners welcomed his first close look at the Communist world. He declared in German I am a Berliner and spoke of winds of change sweeping the Iron Curtain.
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Berlin
UPI
Kennedy
Iron Curtain
Brandenburg Gate
Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin Wall
West
East Berlin
Court Rules New Trials For Convicted Pair
The 5th Circuit reversed the 1961 death sentences of Leslie Ashley and Carolyn Lima for the Houston real estate man Fred Tones slaying. The court found prosecutors withheld a psychiatric exam, allowing retrials. Ashley and Lima were to be executed in 1962. the ruling allows Texas to retry them.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
Leslie Douglas Ashley
U.S
Appeals Court
Carolyn Ann Lima
Houston
Fred Tones
Texas
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Dist. Atty
Frank Briscoe
Dozier A. DeVane
Tallahassee
Fila
Ashley
Miss Lima
Tones
Velda Dobbs
Goree
Gail Rash
Ben Connally
Austin
John R. Brown
U.S. Supreme Court
Elbert Tuttle
Atlanta
State of Texas
Warren L. Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Houston Realty
Motel to Rise on US 287 in Northwest Texarkana
Land is cleared for a new two story motel in the 1600 block on US 287 in northwest. A. J. Ramming builds the motel and construction starts immediately after land ownership clearance, following an earlier announcement.
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US_ 287
A. J. Ramming
Amarillo Theaters Integrated Now Policy Change Stated
Interstate Theaters in Amarillo desegregated their movie houses Tuesday night. The first two Negro patrons were admitted three hours after demonstrations ended. Spokesman Jack King said admission will proceed in small groups of two or three, a policy to continue.
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Amarillo
Tex
UPI
Interstate
Jack King
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Bob Miller
Fair Park
Bob Kennedy
JFK
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