Delegates Arriving For Big District Rotary Conference
Delegates from District 183 of Rotary International begin registration at Hotel Childress this morning with many local club members signing in. Key leaders including Benny Hughes of Beaumont and J Herschel Coffee of Canyon arrive as Past District Governors join the conference preparations.
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Big District
Rotary Conference
Rotary International
Hotel Childress
Benny Hughes
Beaumont
J. Herschel Coffee
Canyon
Jerry Debenport
Odessa
Coffee
Debenport
C. E. “Penney” Johnson
Amarillo
Will
Carter
E. Wilson Cole
Joy Pendergrass
IPE
Local Jaycees Hit 101st Member At Noon Meeting
The Chil dress Jaycee Club welcomed its 101st member at today’s noon session. New members from the past two months were introduced by James Cutcher who outlined Jaycee goals of community and personal development. He urged involvement to benefit both club and individual. Mack Bush reported on the Teen-Age Road-E-O event sponsored by the club. Continued on Page 2.
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Childress Jaycee Club
James Cutcher
Cutcher
Mack Bush
Welcome Snow Replaces Dust
The city saw intermittent snow around 11:10 a.m. in the downtown area, with no measurable moisture at the Air Field CAA station or The Index gauge by noon. Forecasters predict possible snow or rain tonight and tomorrow, with warmer weather expected Friday. The 24 hour high was 39 and the low 28, with noon mercury at 31.
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Air Field Caa
Index Gaage
Index Dedicated To Rotarians
A city sketch for Rotarians appears in Page 1 Section 2 of Chil dress Index. The edition welcomes Rotary International District 183 delegates and thanks Rotarians for snow while hoping delegates enjoy their stay and visit Childress again.
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Childress
Rotary Anns
Rotary International
P.S
Mrs Gully dies after year of ill health in Childress
Mrs Juliette Hardin Gully 66 wife of R L Gully died at 3 30 a m at 204 South Main after a yearlong ill health She was born August 6 1887 in Terrell and came to this county at age five She married July 4 1906 at Quanah and lived here 61 years Funeral services set for 3 p m tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev E Wilson Cole and burial at Newberry Funeral Home survivors include her husband daughter Miss Helen Gully and brother Tom Hardin of Childress
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Juliette Hardin Gully
R. L. Gully
South Main
Gully
Terrell
Quanah
First Presbyterian Church
E. Wilson Cole
Newberry Funeral Home
Helen Gully
Tom Hardin
Childress
Weather forecast: rainfall spreads across Texas with warmer temperatures
The U S Weather Bureau predicts rain will generalize across Texas by Friday as a warm air mass replaces sub freez ing conditions. Snow and sleet were reported in Abilene Lubbock and San Angelo with freezing rain in Midland and Wink.
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Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Abilene
Lubbock
San Angelo
Midland
Wink
Dalhart
Brownsville
Amarillo
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Childress
Tyler
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Salt Flat
Marfa
Beaumont
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
del Rio
Laredo
Victoria
Corpus Christi
West
Dallas Fort Worth
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Farm Income Drops Nine Percent in 1953
Washington reports 1953 net farm income fell to 20.47 billion dollars, the lowest since 1949, due to sagging prices. Urban income rose six percent to 259.099 billion, while farm residents averaged 822 dollars and non-farm residents 1,898 dollars. Overall per capita income was 1,751 dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Tractor and auto collision at Smith Farm Supply
Police reported a traffic accident at 1 35 a m on Commerce Street near Smith Farm Supply. Bud Coats driving north pulled too close to parked tractors while watching another vehicle, causing his auto to rear end a tractor that rolled into the street.
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Smith Farm Supply
Commerce Street
Bud Coats
Commercce St
TIME SET FOR PLAY AT WDC BUILDING
The Little Theater cast presenting the program tonight at the WDC building are asked to be present by 8 p.m. President R Clements announced today.
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Little Theater
WDC
R. (. Clements
Parr Loses First Round of Battle
In Houston on March 4 three U S district judges rejected George B Parrs plea for federal protection stating the evidence fails to show he or his family face danger from Texas Rangers. Judges T M Kennerly Allan Hannay and Ben Connally dismissed Parrs suit against Ranger Joe Bridge and refused an injunction against Ranger Capt Alfred Y Allee continuing on page five.
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Houston
U.S
George B. Parr
Texas Rangers
T. M. Kennerly
Allan Hannay
Ben Connally
Parr
Alfred Y. Allee
Ranger Joe Bridge
Bridge
Estelline Plans To Participate In Career Day
Estelline High School will send 10 seniors to Career Day on March 23. More than 400 seniors and 14 colleges and one hospital will attend, announced Morris Higley chair of the Chamber of Commerce Education committee. Other schools represented include Dodson Quail Turkey Childress Kirkland Quanah Paducah Memphis Carey Community Center Wellington Quitaque. Attending colleges and universities include TCU SMU Baylor Trinity Howard Payne Abilene Christian Wayland Wardin Simmons McMurry Midwestern Texas Tech Texas A&M Texas State College for Women West Texas State and Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene.
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Estelline High School
Morris Higley
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Dodson
Quail
Turkey
Childress
Kirkland
Quanah
Paducah
Memphis
Carey
Community Center
Wellington
Quitaque
Institutions of
TCU
SMU
Baylor
Trinity
Howard Payne
Abilene Christian
Wayland
Wardin-Simmons
McMurry
Midwestern
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Texas State College For Women
West Texas State
Henrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Town Hall Closes Final Program by Demi Tasse Players
The Demi Tasse Players closed Town Hall's season at the high school auditorium with three short plays for a good crowd of speech students and Little Theater members. Mrs. Jesse Cannop praised the year's four programs, and E A Sanders announced plans to meet later to discuss next season.
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Town Hall
Childress Town Hall
Jesse Cannop
Ohar
E. A. Sanders
Ladies Night Dinner Set by Volture 1069
Volture 1069 of the 40 and 8 will hold a Ladies Night affair Saturday at the Veterans Building. The dinner will start at 7 30 PM. It is the regular quarterly Lad ies Night dinner, stated Frank Buster Chef de Gare.
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Volture
Veterans Building
Frank Buster
Chef de
Buster
Fear of Assassination Plot Targets Eisenhower and Dulles
Federal authorities fear Puerto Rican Nationalists may target President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles with an assassination as a death present for their ailing leader Pedro Albizu Campos. Officials note a possible link to the Monday shooting of five congressmen and outline steps by the FBI and Justice Department toward evidence gathering and possible indictments under the Smith Act. The House Un-American Activities Committee launched a full inquiry into whether the attack was part of an organized subversive plot.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Pedro Albizu Campos
Nationalist Party
Puerto Rico
Albizu
U.S
United Press
Dulles
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Department
House Un-American Activities Committee
McCarthy Hopes Dispute Over Questioning Can Be Dropped
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy said he had no fight with Eisenhower and hoped the dispute over his committee procedure could be dropped. He and the President stated clear positions on Communists in government, with McCarthy's tone friendly toward the White House despite ongoing questions about his conduct.
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McCarthy
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Senate
Wisconsin
White House
Halleck predicts House will approve excise tax cut
House Republican leader Charlies A Halleck predicts a broad approval of a 1 billion excise tax cut. He says the measure will be called up next Wednesday as President Eisenhower warns against further revenue losses. The plan would cap excise taxes at 10 percent except liquor and tobacco, halving current rates on items like luggage and cosmetics.
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Washington
IP House
Charlies A. Halleck
House
Eisenhower
Halleck
GOP
Ways and Means
Wom
Ritchie Fined for Sale of Liquor in Dry Area
G W Ritchie was fined 150 dollars and costs in County Court for illegal liquor sales in a dry district. Evidence by Liquor Control Board inspectors helped secure a conviction during a two day session led by Judge Richard D Bird. two others were also found guilty in the same session.
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G. W. Ritchie
Liquor Control Board
Richard D. Bird
County asks return of unused crutches on loan
G. F. Sanders announced today that persons who borrowed crutches from the County Service Officer and no longer need them should return them. We urgently need those crutches not being used.
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County Service
G. F. Sanders
County Officials To Meet Gov Shivers On Drouth Relief
State Senator Andy Rogers County Judge Richard D Bird and Commissioner Gaylon B Smith lead a 16 county delegation to Austin to seek drouth relief from Gov Allan Shivers at 10 am tomorrow. Rogers secured the appointment and will head the group. Motley County Judge Vance Gilbreath elected chairman of the representatives of the counties. They also plan to seek a meeting with President Eisenhower.
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Andy Rogers
Richard D. Bird
Gaylon B. Smith
Austin
Allan Shivers
Drouth
Coun
Sen
Rogers
Shivers
Vance Gilbreath
Motley County
Eisenhower
Large Group Attends FW D Safety Meeting
Over 500 Fort Worth and Denver employees and guests attended the annual safety meeting Tuesday at the city auditorium. F A Smerke, superintendent of motive power for the FW I, served as chairman. Refreshments were served after the program.
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Fort Worth
Denver
City Auditorium
F. A. Smerke
Fw&i
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Resolutions Committee
Womens’ Department Club
First Baptist Church
E. E. White
Eldon Sanders
Charles Guy
Han
Fair Park
Jaycees
Mrs Gully
Estelline
House of Representatives
Ralph W. Zwicker
Congressional Committee
NEA
Senate Republican
Luis Munzo Marin
Geo. H. Failon
D-Md
Ritchie
Fw&d
Rotarians
Rotary
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