Texas 59th Legislature Faces Redistricting Shakeup
Texas lawmakers confront drastic redistricting as a federal suit seeks population based maps for the 23 congressional seats and a near population basis for the House. Houston Harris County would gain seats, Dallas County and other urban areas would see increases, reshaping both chambers.
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UPI
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Houston
House of Representatives
U.S. Supreme Court
Capitol
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Bexar
Tarrant
Senate
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
More FBI Agents Are Ordered Into Mississippi Case
President Johnson ordered additional FBI agents to Mississippi to help locate three missing civil rights demonstrators. J Edgar Hoover and Dulles discussed boosting federal forces as the search broadened with help from civil rights leaders and church representatives.
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Mississippi
Philadelphia
Miss
UPI
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White House
George E. Reedy
Minneapolis
Minn
Hobby turns craft as Dalton Sorrels builds violins
Dalton Sorrels, long craftsman of fine wood pieces in Abilene, turns to violin making after meeting a local luthier. The encounter spurred research into wood types, tonal development, and global markets for violin materials.
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Dalton Sorrels
Abilene
Dalton
United States
Europe
Daltons Sarrels crafts master violin set in Abilene appraisal
Dalton Sarrels spends about 350 hours carving assembling and finishing each violin. He has completed 15 instruments and recently sought a violin teacher in Abilene to appraise one of his favorites who suggested a price tag of 300 dollars as a bargain.
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Dalton Sarrels
Ago
Abilene
Innkeeper Feeds Cow After Sign Gaffe At El Paso Motel
In El Paso Ben Vaff innkeeper placed a sign This is Daily Month Please Take a Cow Out to Lunch. Three people arrived with a cow. Vaff guided them to a poolside table and fed the cow a salad before removing the sign.
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EL Paso
UPI
Ben Vaff
Vaff
Ray Sims Injured in Bulldogging Incident at Fair Park Rodeo
Ray Sims suffered neck and shoulder injuries after being thrown from his horse during bulldogging at the Rodeo Arena in Fair Park. The steer tripped Sims’ horse, causing him to be run over. He was admitted to Childress General Hospital at 9 p.m.
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Ray Sims
Fair Park
Sims
Childress General Hospital
Johnson orders early draft fitness checks for 18 year olds
The draft program will start July 1, informing all 18 year olds as soon as they register if they are fit for service after schooling. Immediate tests may encourage enlistment and give recruiters a defined pool to approach, shifting focus from the current 21 and 22 year old group.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
23 Cuban Refugees Arrive In America
Twenty three Cuban refugees arrive in Brownsville on a Colombian freighter after being picked up at sea with their 40 foot motor sailboat. Immigration officials questioned them while health and agricultural checks were conducted. The men, in army fatigues and aged 20s to 30s, were granted asylum after four hours of processing.
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Brownsville
Tex
UPI
Castro Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Mrs D W Kirby Completes Neurological Course for Exceptional Children
Mrs D W Kirby, Texas Women’s University physician, completed a three week study course on neurological problems in exceptional children taught by Dr M Clark Silverthorne. She earned certification in orthopedics including minimal brain damaged and noted many exceptional students are in regular classes while she teaches in Childress elementary schools.
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D. W. Kirby
M. Clark Silverthorne
Texas Women’s University
Kirby
Texas
Childress
Wright listed as patient in Wichita Falls General Hospital
An Index report states Mrs. W. E. Wright is a patient at Wichita Falls General Hospital in room 361 after being at Bethania Hospital previously.
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Corre Rion
W. E. Wright
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls General Hospital
Hole Burned in Floor at Kyle Barber Shop
Fire Chief John Ballew reports a hole burned in the floor of the Kyle Barber Shop in the Texan Hotel around 6 p m on Friday evening. Cause of the fire is not determined.
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Kyle
Texan
John Ballew
Bloodmobile To Visit Childress On July 24
Red River Blood Center blood mobile will visit Childress from noon to 6 p m on July 24. The city blood center will be set up in the Hospitality Room of the First Presbyterian Church with Mrs Margaret Hipps, Red Cross Secretary, in charge. A volunteer meeting will be held a week or ten days before to distribute earned record cards and to set volunteer schedules.
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Red River Blood Center Bloodmobile
Childress
City Blood Center
First Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Margaret Hipps
Slow sale of Series E and H bonds in Childress County
Bond drive shows 28.1 percent of the district quota sold in five months. Briscoe and Jold exceed 100 percent while Motley Palmer Hall Hale Castro Lamb Swisher and Bailey report lower figures. County chairman Gene Frisbie notes United States Savings Bonds serve four generations and future prospects.
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Childress
Briscoe
Lold
Motley
Palmer
Hall
Hale
Castro
Lamb
Swisher
Bailey
United States Savings
Gene Frisbie
New Indian Leader Faces Health Setback Amid Rally of Rest
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri canceled engagements after a Saturday illness amid reports of a possible heart attack or high blood pressure. Doctors ordered rest as he reels from recent fatigue, with the London Commonwealth conference in question and growing concern from his family and officials.
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New Delhi
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Srivastrava
Sarvepelli Radhakrishnan
Congress Party
Rogers Returns With Children From Parsons
Sen. Andy Rogers and his two children returned Friday from Parsons Kansas where they were with Mrs Rogers who is recuperating from injuries in a car wreck. He said she will likely be dismissed from the hospital soon and then rest for several weeks at her mother and grandmother’s home due to travel pain. Mail may be received in care of Mrs Stella Hinkle Parsons Kan.
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Andy Rogers
Parsons
Kan
Rogers
Stella Hinkle
South Street
CIC Stockholders Set Meeting for July 13
The annual stockholders meeting of Childress Industrial Corporation is called for 6 p.m. July 13 at the West Texas building. The agenda includes electing directors for the company and related matters concerning Ford Lee Moulding and Co.
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Childress Industrial Corporation
West Texas 7
Ford Lee Moulding
Former Resident Ernest Curd Dies in Denver
Ernest J Curd aged 69 died Saturday in Denver Colorado where he had lived since about 1932. Born December 25 1894 in Rockwall he previously lived in Childress and worked at a wagon yard iced cars for the railroad and at Fort Worth and Denver shops. Survived by son Dr John D Curd of St Louis and three aunts. Funeral Tuesday at Newberry Chapel with interment at Childress Cemetery.
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Ernest J Curd
Denver
Colo
Childress
Newberry Chapel
Max Leach
Church of Christ
Abilene
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Mr. Curd
Rockwall
Fort Worth
Central Christian Church
John D. Curd
St. Louis
J. R. Leach
Bill Wilson
New Mexico
Joe McAuliffe
Driver Education Course Scheduled Next Week
The public is reminded of the Driver Education meeting at 2 p.m. Monday in the REA building. Ralph Briscoe of Wichita Falls, a Texas Department of Public Safety member, will speak and demonstrate the driver motor skills at the joint Childress County Building Committee and Demonstration Clubs event.
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REA
Ralph Briscoe
Wichita Falls
Texas Department of Public Safety
Childress County
Genesee Childress Count Association Meeting Details
In Genesee the directors of the Childress County Association plan a meeting in the meal room at an unidentified location. The fragmented notice hints at an organized gathering but lacks a full agenda or exact venue.
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Genesee
Childress Count Oe
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