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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
1
The Associated Press reports 56 American servicemen freed from captivity traveled from Clark Air Base in the Philippines to reunite with families in the United States. They form the latest group released as prisoners of war return home.
Rainfall across the Texas Panhandle dampened fields from Plainview to Clovis with .59 inches at the FAA airfield, fog on the coast, and showers broadening over Childress and coastal South Texas. Farmers report relief for grains and frustration for cotton as mild temperatures persist with chances of more showers.
A Greyhound bus traveling from San Francisco to Miami struck a jackknifed tractor-trailer on a narrow bridge near Fort Stockton Texas. Seven died and as many as 25 were injured as the bus burned, with victims scattered across the area and initial identifications delayed.
The Chamber of Commerce directors announced a day care center will operate by June 1 with at least 50 staff from Childress. Gene Merrifield granted district governor status. Virgil McGee supported his nomination. The group approved membership in the Texas Good Roads Association and noted a Youth Project Show with 160 participants. Lanehart Industries nominated for a Governor’s Award. Plans for Childress Investment Furniture Corp remodeling and Fort Worth Denver Depot relocation were advanced, with $4,435 raised. Local businesses Perry Brothers Buckleys Truman Webb Palace Barber Shop contributed buying certificates.
The Childress Independent School District race for Place Six gains a candidate as Charles Christy files. He joins Charles Carter for the Place Six contest while Clint Crawford runs unopposed for Place Seven. Hospital Board filings include Bill Leonard seeking re election and others like Mrs. Bill Ross Eldon Sanders and Dave Anderson. deadline is March 12.
An OSHA orientation conducted by James Moody, Red Cross Safety Consultant for the West Texas Division, will be held Monday March 12 at 7 30 p m in the Hospitality Room at West Texas Utilities. All area firms and employees are invited to attend.
Charles Sands, claiming ties to New Mexico, is jailed in Hardeman County after police tracked him from Childress to Memphis. He allegedly used a teller shortchange scheme at Electra Quanah and Childress banks, offering to change small bills for a larger note then fleeing with the money.
In Frederick Oklahoma the high school clashes between blacks and whites led Mayor Wilbur Brown to declare a state of civil emergency and impose a 6:30 p.m. curfew. Police used chemical repellent and fired into the air to break up the 20 minute noon fight with minor injuries and no arrests.
Open houses at the Junior and Senior High Schools run from 6 30 to 7 45 p m tonight as Texas Public Schools Week continues A show titled Operation Kick It by State Pen inmates starts at 8 p m in the Junior High School Auditorium Principal Roy Dodds urges community attendance and notes there is no admission fee
The Childress Jaycees sponsor a Jaycee Community Auction on April 7 at 1 PM on the West Texas Gun yard. Farm equipment automobiles furniture antiques and other salable items offered to the public. Consignments accepted by March 23. Donation pickups available for Jaycee budget funding projects.
The White House says no control will be placed on raw agricultural products though farm prices rose 3 percent last month and are 22 percent higher than a year ago. Cattle and hogs hit record highs as meat takes about 30 percent of a family's food bill. Labor leaders press Nixon to restrain farm prices.
The King and His Court four man softball team will play the Childress Independents at Little League Park Fair Park on April 11 at 730 p m. Tickets cost 150 for adults and 75 cents for students in advance. at the gate 200 for adults and 1 for students. Local program costs about 3600 this season. Jerry Smith and Bill Dean named as Independents managers.
In the first standby draft lottery for men not expected to be called, Number One was assigned to those born June 27 1954. The 225th capsule was drawn. low numbers tied to specific dates and draws, with 95 and lower set for classification. Byron V. Pepitone announced the classification rule for numbers at or below 95.
Local persons qualified to serve as superintendent of Childress Public Schools will be interviewed at a special Board of Trustees meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the School Administration building. Board President Claude Andrews announced the plan. The board will hold a regular meeting at 7 p m Monday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nona Hughes age 80 will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Newberry Funeral Chapel with Rev. Marvin James officiating. Burial follows in Garden of Memories Cemetery Paducah. She died Tuesday in Presbyterian Hospital Oklahoma City where she had lived about a year. Born September 14 1892 in Emory Texas she is survived by a daughter Mrs. Byron Clark of Oklahoma City a half-brother Earnest Middleton of Emory and a grandson Charles Mashburn of Childress.
Girl Scout Week begins with services at the church attended by eight troops led by Mrs. Charles Christy in Childress. Planned observances include Homemaking Citizenship Health and Safety International Friendship The Arts and Out-of-Doors. Brownie Troops 13 56 and 122 plus Junior Troops 37 and 102 are listed with leaders and members.
The Red Cross Fund Drive has surpassed $1000 to date with 13 Gold Star Members recorded and a small share of turn-ins by workers. Drive Chairman Gene Frisbie hopes volunteers finish calls next week. envelopes may be submitted to Frisbie or the Red Cross office. Civic groups are urged to donate during the March drive to help meet the year’s budget.
Myrtle McCraw 76 died of natural causes and funeral rites were at 2 p.m. in Newberry Funeral Chapel with Rev. Paul Henderson officiating. Burial followed at Childress Cemetery. Survivors include son Joe McCraw and three grandchildren. she was born in Indian Territory and wed Sandy Booker McCraw in 1914.
A military aircraft went down in a rural area of northern Chatham County this morning. The sheriff reports at least 15 bodies found among the wreckage with no survivors located.
The Outreach Center will close Friday for staff to tour the Vernon Center new units. In other news, M. K. Wilcoxson was re elected president and Glen Stiner re elected secretary of the Past Exalted Rulers of Elks Association of Childress at a dinner meeting last night. Alvin Roper was found not guilty of driving while intoxicated in County Court after arrest over a year ago.
Mrs. Z S McCoy aged 93, mother of the late W A McCoy of Childress, died yesterday in Kenedy. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Friday in Kenedy with details not learned.
All parents coaches and volunteers are invited to the Little League Park in Fair Park at 9 a.m. Saturday to help with carpenter work. Coordinator Wayland Wright urges attendees to bring hammers for the project.
World War I veterans scheduled to convene at 11 30 a m on Saturday in the Veterans Building for their gathering and discussion of affairs.
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