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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1973
Page
1
Washington report notes Labor Department softened pesticide protections under Congress and farming pressure. Assistant Secretary John N. Stender called broader rules unnecessary and said some pesticides cited are not highly toxic.
D. L. Canada, 29, jailed on a $15,000 bond and Leonard Throne, 62, in satisfactory condition at Wichita Falls General Hospital. Canada charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder. shooting occurred at 710 South Main at 3:25 a.m. Sunday. A .22 caliber bullet struck Throne in the left eye and jaw. car description led investigators to Canada, who was in the vehicle with a rifle.
Robert P. Owen 82 longtime Childress County resident died at Childress General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Thursday at Childress Church of Christ with J R Chism officiating. Burial in Carey Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Charlotte Rainwater two sons five daughters one sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was born January 3 1891 in Glasgow Junction Kentucky and moved to Childress County in 1929 from Hunt County after farming at Carey retiring in 1968.
Funeral services for Wilbur Estell Royall known as Bill Royall 61 of Kirkland were held at 11 a m in Newberry Chapel with Rev Clifton Dove officiating Burial was in Childress Newberry s Pallbearers were Max Pryor Fred Clark Jr Kenneth Ellis Carroll Seal Raymond Atkinson and Montie Cameron He was found dead at his Kirkland home about 5 30 p m Sunday death reported as natural causes likely heart attack Born Sept 22 1911 near Kirkland he was lifelong resident Survivors include one daughter Mrs Joe Moree of Dumas a son Waylin E Royall of Los Angeles two brothers L V of Childress and L C of Kirkland two sisters Mrs Roy C Collyer of Memphis and Mrs C D Condie of Bakersfield Calif and two granddaughters
LaNeal Castleberry was installed as president of the Lions Club by officer L. W. McClendon. Incoming officers include Harold Cheek as first vice president Weldon Davis as second vice president Bobby Hart as third vice president Cecil Pryor as secretary treasurer John Dodgen lion tamer LeRoy Garrison tail twister Fern Maddox pianist Marvin James song leader. Directors Howard Cook and Jim Moody join holdovers James Bartlett and Alton Ryan. Tom Bailiff and Gene Frisbie received One Million Club banners from Lions International for membership work closing with Bailiff’s remarks.
The 1973 wheat preliminary payment rate is set at 68 cents per bushel, equal to 75 percent of the gap between the estimated five month average price of 2.40 and July parity of 3.30. Gene Frisbie of the ASCS Office notes 1972’s rate was 1.10 with a 0.06 extra paid in December 1972. If the U.S. average stays at 2.40 from July 1 to November 30, a final 0.22 per bushel payment will be made in December.
Funeral services for W. E. Castleberry, 62, a Colorado Springs native, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Colorado Springs at the Swan Funeral Home. Burial also in Colorado Springs. He died Sunday morning in a local hospital from a heart condition. Survived by two sons Gary and Kenneth of Colorado Springs, two brothers J. V. Castleberry of Childress and W. E. Castleberry of Phoenix, Ariz., one sister Winna Lee Luscombe of San Antonio, and several grandchildren.
The president receives a daily 8 am News Summary compiled by five staffers. It distills content from about 50 newspapers magazines journals and major services and networks into a concise political briefing for the White House.
The 1973 wheat crop in Childress County is about 98 percent complete with 325 cars shipped from three operating elevators. Kimbell's in Kirkland will close Wednesday Bolin's in Kirkland closes Saturday Agric Services in Childress stays open until mid next week.
May rural highway crashes in Seven Wrecks County tally seven incidents with 10 injuries, the worst county in the region. Cottle, Collingsworth, and Hardeman report fewer injuries and a similar mix of crashes. For the five months of 1973, the Lubbock DPS region logs 18 nonfatal accidents with 23 injuries, while May 1973 totals rise to 550 crashes and 318 injuries with 21 deaths.
Texas cattlemen warn loss risks of 10 to 20 dollars per head by autumn if feed costs keep rising and prices fail to cover expenses. Texas leads U S cattle population with 6.3 million head as of Jan 1, ahead of Oklahoma. Associated Press survey notes poultrymen also hit by feed price squeeze.
Parochial school officials nationwide express disappointment with Supreme Court rulings against state tuition rebates and tax deductions for nonpublic schools. Civil rights groups praise the decisions as expected while advocates push for a federal tax credit plan to aid parents. Statements from church leaders and civil liberties groups frame the rulings as a threat to education choice and wall between church and state.
Funeral services for Mary Alice Hurt Cheatham 81 were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church Chapel. Burial was at Llano Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. She operated a beauty shop in Childress for 50 years and died Saturday evening at Childress General Hospital. She was born July 27 1891 in Gleason Tennessee and married Jim Cheatham in Amarillo October 21 1916. He died July 8 1964. Survivors include one stepson two sisters a grandchild and two greats. She was a past worthy matron of the Order of Star here.
Final rites for W B Thomas 87 were conducted at First Baptist Church Kirkland with Elder Luther Porter and others officiating. Burial followed in Kirkland Cemetery. survivors include three sons and several siblings. He died Sunday at Childress General Hospital after a life in the Tennessee Valley area and surrounding communities.
Funeral services for Clarence Milton Lewis 87 are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Truett White officiating. Burial will follow at Newlin Cemetery with Newberry Funeral Home handling arrangements. Lewis died Sunday morning at Childress General Hospital. Survivors include his wife three sons three daughters two sisters one brother and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Officers of the Childress Rotary Club will be installed at a dinner meeting tonight in the Ranchouse Restaurant. It will start at 7 30 p.m.
Officers will be installed at 8 p.m. in the lodge hall by Childress Masonic Lodge No 695. The event continues a long tradition of fraternal service with members attending a formal ceremony.
Shirley Hill was returned to Childress from Vernon by the Sheriff's Department after a warrant charging theft over 50 dollars was served. Deputies Garvin Speed and Mrs. Evelyn Hester conveyed her to the city.
Vernon Social Security office representative Richard Lawhorn will be at the Childress Courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday July 2 to accept social security applications.
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