Gunsmoke Gang Helps Pal Rise in Film Making
Hollywood notes trace Joe Hartsfield once Gunsmoke publicist becoming a producer. He secured 150000 from Gainesville financiers for Chocolate Chip Productions and will release House On Skull Mountain with Gunsmoke crew and facilities. All-black production plans mix with mixed crew, and Hartsfield stays connected to public relations while expanding to future films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
Joe Hartsfield
Gunsmoke
Joe
Jim Arness
Gunsmokers
Amanda Blake
Gainesville
Hartsfield
Chocolate Chip
Skull Mountain
Ron Honthauer
Monroe Askins
The Marcus Nelson Murders on CBS Tonight
AP reports the CBS teleplay The Marcus Nelson Murders dramatizes the 1960s Wylie Hoffert case with Abby Mann’s script. George Whitmore is renamed Lewis Humes in the film, and Telly Savalas plays the skeptical lieutenant who questions the confession and follow ups on the case.
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New York
CBS
Tonight
Marcus Nelson
Abby Mann
Janice Wylie
Emily Hoffert
East Side
Wylie-Hoffert
Marcus- Nelson
George Whitmore
Lewis Humes
Humes
Telly Savalas
Mann
Marcus-Nelson
Gene Woodbury
Roger Robinson
Hospital Mates Admitted and Dismissed List
Patients admitted this week include William Bostick and Virgie Webster on Tuesday, with several others such as Virgie Staggs Etta Shephard Flo Copeland Corn Seal Phyllis Scott Judy Caradine Richard Freeley Norvell Taylor Marilyn Jones admitted on Wednesday. Discharges this week listed T A Riddell Oma Houser Tommy Lynn King Ronnie Patterson Billie Simmons Thelma Fundurburk and Colene Edna Conway on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bostick
Virgie Webster
Virgie Staggs
Etta Shephard
Flo Copeland
Corn Seal
Phyllis Scott
Judy Caradine
Richard Freeley
Norvell Taylor
Marilyn Jones
T.A. Riddell
Karen Nippert
Oma Houser
Tommy Lynn King
Ronnie Patterson
Billie Simmons
Local Judge and Mrs Reynolds Visit Mother En Route
Locals report Amarillo judge and Mrs Charles Reynolds formerly of Childress visiting his mother Mrs Gene Reynolds here on Wednesday while traveling to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reynolds
Amarillo
Childress
Gene Reynolds
Dallas
Local residents visit families and hospital stays reported
Mrs. Tom Goff hosts visitors including Mrs. James Goff and Mrs. Jamie Nunnley with children from Childress. Gene Gambel and Terri, Larry, Pam Trosper join Kenneth Brooks and Mike Lopez families for a weekend visit. Janie Mabry is treated in Amarillo’s High Plains Baptist Hospital. Mrs. J A Stinnett returns home improving after Hall County Hospital stay. Additional guests from Childress include H A Rogers and family plus Chad Angie Thad Karen and Lesa Kindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Goff
James Goff
Jamie Nunnley
Childress
Gene Gambel
Terri
Larry
Pam Trosper
Kenneth Brooks
Mike Lopez
Janie Mabry
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Amarillo
J. A. Stinnett
Hall County Hospital
Memphis
H. A. Rogers
Chad
Angie
Thad
Karen
Lesa Kindle
Tonga Islands Crowned as World’s Smallest Kingdom
The Tonga archipelago in the Pacific comprises about 150 islands with a population around 56,000. It forms a constitutional monarchy under British protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonga Islands
Tonga Archipelago
Pacific
Stellar Colors Mark Temperature and Composition
Colors reveal a star’s temperature and its elemental makeup. Blue and white stars run hottest, while red stars are cooler.
Prof Looks At Women's Struggle 1920 1970
Ronald C. Hood reviews William H. Chafe’s The American Woman about social economic and political roles of women from 1920 to 1970. The book argues equality advances but notes family life and parental duties remain central challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Chafe
Oxford University Press
William H. Chafe
Duke University
Chase
Charles
David Copperfield
Ronald C. Hood
Associated Press
Kalevala as Model for The Song of Hiawatha
The Kalevala inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to craft The Song of Hiawatha by reshaping Algonquian legends into a folk epic. A 1280 BC Egyptian Hittite nonaggression and mutual defense pact emerged, solidified by the marriage of Rameses II to a Hittite princess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rameses II
Childress High School Band Performs for Rotary Club
Members of the Childress High School band entertained Rotarians and Rotary Anns at the Wilson School cafeteria during Texas Public Schools Week. The program featured performances by David Henry, Mike Donathan, Joe Trent, David Smotherman, Joe Miller, Joe Sprayberry, Molly Trent, Guy Dugan, Tina Fowler, Jay Nell Holland, Patty Sprayberry and Barry Smoot, introduced by band director John Tunnell and principal Roy Dodds. Visiting Rotarians included Charles Reynolds from Amarillo, Paul Burleson of Borger, and Bill Cleveland of Wichita Falls.
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Childress
Rotary Anns
Wilson School
Texas Public Schools
David Henry
Mike Donathan
Joe Trent
David Smotherman
Joe Miller
Joe Sprayberry
Molly Trent
Guy Dugan
Tina Fowler
Jay Nell Holland
Patty Sprayberry
Barry Smoot
John Tunnell
Roy Dodds
Charles Reynolds
Bald eagle as national symbol of the United States
The bald eagle is identified as the specific species representing the United States and signaling national rank in tribe or country. The passage notes the eagle as the most common emblem for nations and official status.
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United States
Community Visits and Hospital News Across Texas Towns
A stream of visitors travels among Amarillo Vernon Childress Lubbock Dallas Borger and Lake Dallas. Names include Aubrey Testerman Maude Donald Glenn Smith W. H. Crain Bert McLean and H. J. Henderson with relatives and friends visiting hospitals churches and schools during a busy period of travel and community activity.
Gold Rush Yields Over $100 Million in Klondike Creek
During seven years of Klondike gold rush, prospectors recovered more than $100 million in gold from creekbeds. The find propelled regional mining activity and boosted local economies despite harsh conditions.
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Klondike
Scout Leaders Plan Flag Contract for 68 Troop
Plans to finance Explorer Post and Boy Scout Troop 68 were discussed to sustain flag services in Childress. A contract for another year was approved. Attendees included Don Johnston chairman Bill Belew Scoutmaster Pete Bolkenstyn Les Harris and committee members Ray Mooney Dick Preston Tom Lemen Bill Hajek and Mitchell Rule.
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Explorer Post
Childress
Don Johnston
Bill Belew
Pete Bolkenstyn
Les Harris
Ray Mooney
Dick Preston
Tom Lemen
Bill Hajek
Mitchell Rule
Airman Shepard Graduates From Base Mechanic Course
Wichita Falls Texas Airman David M. Shepard son of Mr and Mrs Burl L Shepard of Childress Texas has graduated at Sheppard AFB from the Air Training Command aircraft mechanic course. He will be assigned to Reese AFB for duty with a unit providing training for Air Force personnel. He is a 1971 Plainview High School graduate. His wife is Sally H French.
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Wichita Falls
David M. Shepard
Burl L. Shepard
Avenue A
Childress
Sheppard Afb
Tex
U.S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Air Force
Reese Afb
Shepard
Plainview (Tex.) High School
Sally H. French
Resurrection Flower Legend About Holy Family
A folk tale holds that a flower sprouted wherever the Holy Family rested in exile in Egypt. It is said to bloom at Christ's birth, close at the crucifixion, and reopen at Easter, earning the name Resurrection Flower.
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Egypt
Girl Scout Troop Details and Leadership Roles
The passage lists Girl Scout groups including Mrs Ginger Smith and Mrs George Nickerson with several members in Senior and Cadette units, notes Troop 115’s meetings with Troop 102 and names junior members, mentions Troop 110 organized in 1968 with leaders and many members, and notes Senior Troop 105 organized in February with two girls and advisor. It also names area directors and local adults in Scouting. It concludes with a note on party lines in the U.S. House of Representatives with Democrats on the speaker's right and Republicans on the speaker's left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginger Smith
George Nickerson
Shelly Burrus
Dorcus Gaddis
Barbara Havens
Mahyria McWhorter
Connie Pearce
Marcelyn Phillmore
Tedi Smith
Ronna Tyler
Michelle Bolkenstyn
Rhonda Foard
Joyce Norman
Lisa Turner
Janie Bridges
Kelly Bradley
Lisa Sanders
Terrie Hicks
Cheryl Hicks
Cynthia Tucker
Juanita Turner
Carnice Johnson
Christy
U.S
House of Representatives
Inmates present program at Huntsville pen for Jaycees
Three inmates from the State Pen at Huntsville presented a program to the Jaycees today. George Lively, project administrator of the state institution, led the presentation as the Jaycees met at Wilson Cafeteria for Texas Public Schools Week with high school principal Roy Dodds welcoming attendees.
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Huntsville
Jaycees
George Lively
Wilson
Roy Dodds
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By Jay Sharbutt
AP Television
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Glenn Smith
Maude Donald
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Gary Cannon
Edwin Wyatt
Vernon
Freda Sturgill Varrancia
Richard and
Bruce
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Bert McLean
D. W. Groseclose
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Robert
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Iowa Park
W. W. Holman
T. H. Crain
Plano
W. H. Crain
Sammie Weir
Cynthia
George Weir
A. B. Wyatt
Carey
Bettie Simpson
Northfield
W. O. Keel
Gene Gambol
Gene
Roy Wygal
Hall Burton
Borger
L. V. Keel
Cindy
Laverne Mikeal
Ernest Rea
Lubbock
Frank Howard
Niki
Myra
Lisa
John
Ray Bumpus
Clem Timmons
J. C. Smith
Milton Howard
J. D. Cox
Vicki
H. E. Groff
T. L. Wyatt
Truman Mabry
Garland Henderson
Dee Pickard
Kirkland
John Rothwell
H. J. Henderson
Chonala Henderson
Elanco and
Greenbelt Farmers Co-op
Glen Willford
Altus
Okla
Elanco
Bill Butler
Greenbelt
Jim Forrester
Martin Mannarren
Farmland Industries
Irina Rodnina
Alexander Zaitsev
Cologne
West Germany
Irina
Alexi Ulanov
Ludmilla Smirmova
Alexi
Ludmilla
State Farm
Texas
Earl Harwell
Dial
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
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