Southern Rites Set For Roy Southern Monday At Calvary
Funeral services for Roy Cleveland Southern 76 will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Joe S. Allen officiating. He died Saturday at his home of a heart attack. Born May 17, 1889, in Aurora Missouri he lived in Childress since 1943 and was a city employee for 20 years. Surviving: Abby Mae wife. three sons Virgil, Rodney, Roy C. Southern Jr.. a daughter Lorene Ulmer. one sister Ira Smith. nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Cleveland Southern
Calvary Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Southern
Aveyvnue FE
Northwest
Aurora
Abby Mae Woods
Altue Okla
Childress
Russell
Okla
Wilmer Rugledge
Abby Mae
The
Hore
Virgil
Chalmette
Rodney
Hollywood
Fla
Roy C. Southern Jr
Fort Worth
Lorene Ulmer
Ira Smith
Altus
Delivery of Index Is Daily In Paducah
The Index announces daily Paducah delivery with a new correspondent Mrs Chrles Stamps and circulation man J R Harrison. Mrs Stamps, a county courthouse employee, will write Paducah news. Harrison may be contacted at 492-3911 or P O Box 313. Subscription is 1.00 monthly. Stamps' first column appears in today's issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Chrles
Cattle County
J. R. Harrison
House Destroyed By Fire Saturday
The house of George Ralston at 1100 Avenue I Nw. undergoing remodeling was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The blaze started in a neighboring garage owned by O. G. Rippy at 1102 I Nw and spread due to high winds. The house was unoccupied. the Fire Department received the call at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ralston
Avenue I Nw
O. G. Rippy
I Nw
Jury Unable To Reach Verdict In Mossler Case
A jury deliberating murder charges against Candy Mossler and Melvin Lane Powers reported it could not reach a verdict. The judge ordered continued deliberations after noting the seven week case involved the 1964 death of Jacques Mossler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mossler
Charles FE. Taylor
Miami
UPI
Candy Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
Circuit Court
George E. Schulz
Jacques Mossier
Charles Jones sworn to Childress ISD school board
Charles Jones was sworn in as a member of the Childress Independent School District at a special board meeting Friday night. Appointed to fill the unexpired two year term of Al Allison, Jones leads the district as manager of Childress Compress and has two children in local schools. Ballot positions drawn list C T Nounnetley, Otho Sims, J C Smith, Tittleton Havins, and Jill Rothwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ko Jones
Childress Independent
Jones
al Allison
Childrees Compress
Bunny
Sammy
C T. Nounnetley
Otho Sims
J C Smith
Tittleton Havins
Jill Rothwell
Policemen To Attend Regional Conference
Chief Alvie Maddox and Assistant Chief Odie Burrows plan to attend the Texas Police Association regional conference in Planview Stored 14. Sen. Andy Rogers and Maj. Leo Gossett of Midland will also attend. J Gordon Shanlin of the FB I Dallas office and Dr C N Kay of Lubbock Christian College are among speakers. Delta teams from Texas Tech and West Texas University will present a question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvie Maddox
Odie Burrows
Planvielw
Texas Police Association
Andy Rogers
J. Gordon Shanlin
Dallas
C. N. Kay
Lubbock
Christian Colese
Maj
Leo Gossett
Midland
State Department of Public Safety
Grady Hazelwood
Amarillo
Texas Tech
West Texas University
Manufacturer To Sign Contract to Move Here
A contract for a major manufacturing firm to locate a plant at Childress Air Field was delivered to the company’s headquarters Friday and is expected to be signed next week by the firm’s officials. The deal, signed by Childress, calls for a minimum employment of 25 workers. Walter Lockhoof, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee, delivered the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Air Field
CofC hires new office secretary for Childress Chamber
Mrs Glenn Buckley was hired as office secretary of the Childress Chamber of Commerce announced Saturday by Dr Gene Blackwell president. She will replace Mrs Charles Groom who has taken another job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Buckley
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Gene Blackwell
Buckley
Charles Groom
Viet Cong Break From Trap Seen Heavy Losses
North Vietnamese troops tried to break from a death trap in a valley about 330 miles northeast of Saigon but Marine forces with South Vietnamese units repelled the assault. The combat produced a death toll exceeding 500, with Marines reinforced by two companies and airlifted into the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray F. Herndon
United Press International
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
South
Cornerstone Box To Be Opened Today
The Childress Index reports the cornerstone of the First Methodist Church will be opened today as copies and items from 1925 are revealed. The issue notes Childress Water ranks among Texas leaders in quality and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
C. K. Lyon
C. W. Mashburn
Pampa
Cecil Pryor
Pryor
Board of Stewards
Childress Water
Texas
Childress Index
Lake Childress Completes as City Water Rating Earned
The article notes the completion of Lake Childress forming the city water supply. Cecil Pryor is identified as a key figure in the rating process, which ranked the water system as one of 99 statewide that received the designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Childress
Childress
Texas
Cecil Pryor
Cleanels Back On Translator Channel Broadcasts Restored
The Memphis translator group resumed broadcasts Saturday afternoon restoring Channel 4 and 10 on the Red River Valley Translator TV Association system. Claude Andrews, president, announced the move after experiments to bring Channel 3 from Wichita Falls were conducted with borrowed gear and no final decision yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Channel 4
Red River
AFL-CIO Backs Woods in Democratic Primary Against Connally
Texas AFL-CIO delegates vote to support Houston oilman Stanley Woods in the Democratic primary, opposing Gov. John Connally. The COPE body also authorizes no endorsement at this time amid a heated contest involving Tower Carr Willoughby Dugger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Freeman
United Press International Houston
UPI
Texas Afl — Cio
Houston
Stanley Woods
John Connally
Committee On Political Education
COPE
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Jack Willoughby
Austin
Rennie Dugger
Labor
Ten Register To Vote So Far
Only ten persons have registered to vote through noon Saturday announced by the Tax Assessor-Collector's office. Those who have paid poll tax or are over 61 do not need to register. The registration deadline is March 17.
County Spelling Bee Set For Tuesday Night
The Annual County Spelling Bee, part of Texas Public School Week in Childress, will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the high school auditorium. The Junior High Choir provides a musical prelude directed by Mrs Gertrude Watkins. The top two spellers from each eligible grade will compete with E A Sanders pronouncing and judges Mrs Morris Higley Mrs Lois Stiner and Mrs John Gay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Childress
The
Index
Gertrude Watkins
Wilson
J. J. Rhoads
E. A. Sanders
Morris Higley
Lois Stiner
John Gay
Two Vehicle Crash At Avenue E And Third Street
A two car collision at the Avenue E and Third Street Northwest intersection around 12 30 p m Saturday caused heavy damage but no injuries. Grace Kilgore received a ticket for failure to grant right of way while driving Billie Trosper was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue E
Third Street
Grace Kilgore
Billie Trosper
Slover withdraws from Chi ldress police race
Ronald Slover withdraws Saturday as a candidate for Chief of Police of Chi ldress to pursue college education under GI Rights Bill. His exit leaves Alvis Maddox David L. Glover and R L Miller in the race. Filing deadline passed midnight. In Place No 4 Council race incumbents Frank Dakil W L Eikman Don Gage compete. Place No 5 Pal mer Massey and Mayor C J Lyons unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Slover
City of Childress
Louis Sally
Slover
Glover
Alvis Maddox
David L. Glover
R. L. Miller
Frank Dakil
W. L. Eikman
Don Gage
Palmer Massey
C. J. Lyons
Whitten Fund Started To Aid Darlene Whitten Injury
A fund is started at Tell for Darlene Whitten daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Whitten after an automobile crash on February 26. She will be hospitalized for months. Contributions can be made at First National Bank. Three high school students were killed in the accident along with Jerry Garner and Cathy Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell
Darlene Whitten
Charlie Whitten
Darlene
Nat Bank
Jerry Garner
Cathy Hill
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Richard I
Stone United Press
Tokyo
British Overseas Airways
Mt. Fuji Sa
Thermo King Corp
Junket
Bernard J. Dobson
Dobson
Mt. Fuji
Fuji
Haneda International
Hong Kong
Ralph Porter
Ralph V. Kerwin
Henry H. Kolbo
San Francisco
Charles Heemstra
Detroit
Jack
David Weiss
Philadelphia
Ralph Havlik
Cleveland
David
Columbus
Ohio
Philip Rosenberg
Phil Rose
California Co
Bascom F. Stanley
Childress Manufacturing Company
Spartans Industries
Charles Jones
Cofc
Cleanels
Afl-Cio
Connally
AFL — Cio
Hank Brown
J. W. Hamilton
Whitten
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