Community Must Be Ready For Industry Says Childress Group
Jake Lawson, chairman of the Industrial Committee, returns with including Alex Said Gene Smith and Joe Howard from the Tenth Annual West Texas Industrial Conference in Brownwood. He calls the event one of the most instructive conferences and says the community must be ready for new industry and build on existing assets. About 250 men from West Texas attended, with talks from Arkansas development officials and executives from Fort Worth Dallas and Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Lawson
West Texas
Lawson
Alex Said
Gene Smith
Joe Howard
Childress Industrial Coporation Board
Arkansas
James A. Dildy
Little Rock
Ark
Sayles
West Texas Cofp
Abilene
Tex
Texas Electric Service Co
Fort Worth
James Eppright
Texas Power and Light Company
Dallas
Hillcrest Terrace Opens In Northwest City Today
In March 1962 W W Heckathorn sold 40 acres to Childress Development Company launching Hillcrest Terrace. The 39 lot addition offers hard surfaced streets, utilities, FHA standards, and home sites on Hillcrest Drive and 10th Street Northwest. First homes at 1317 10th Street NW and 914 Hillcrest Drive, with more under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W. Heckathorn
Childress Development Company
Childress
Gordon Gravley
Richard Bird
Tom Bailiff
Hillcrest Terrace
FHA
Kenneth
Barbara Smith
10Th Street
Tom
Former Resident Dies In Wellington
C H Hamner longtime Childress County resident died at 5 30 p m Saturday in a Wellington rest home He moved from Childress to Quitaque in 1928 and came from Arkansas as a boy Survivors include his widow two sons C H Jr of Estelline and Wilburn of Houston four daughters Mrs Bob Morris Mrs Jerrel Imal of Tulsa and Mrs Frank Kay of Fort Worth four brothers Jim Lowell Hamner of Childress Bill Hamner of Levelland Bennie of Amarillo four sisters Mrs Cecil Gardner Mrs W F Hill Mrs Elmer Gardner of Morton Mrs Lucille McDonald of Temple and 13 grandchildren Services pending in Quitaque
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hamner
Childress County
Wellington
Mr. Hamner
Childress
Quitaque
Arkansas
Hamner
The
Baptist Church
C. H. Jr
Estelline
Wilburn
Houston
Bob Morris
Jerrel Imal
Tulsa
Frank Kay
Fort Worth
Jim
Lowell Hamner
Bill Hamner
Levelland
Bennie
Amarillo
Cecil Garnder
W. F. Hill
Elmer Gardner
Morton
Lucille McDonald
Temple
Amarillo crash kills Cee Vee woman and children
A two car collision near St Francis and Western in North Amarillo claimed five lives including Cee Vee resident Mrs Bryce Marshall 32 and her children Calvin 10 Barbara Mitchell 8 also dead along with Ray E Jackson 31 and William H Harris 38 both of Amarillo Harris is the Marshall child’s uncle. Funeral services pending at Norris Funeral Home Paducah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
St Francis and
Western
Bryce Marshall
Calvin Marshall
Barbara Mitchell
Ray E. Jackson
William H. Harris
Harris
Marshall
Texas Department of Public Safety
Buddy Chapman
Jackson
St. Francis
George Galbraith
Albuquerque
Robert Palbraith
Wildorado
Alice Rice
A. E Marshall
Azle
Mildred
Billy H
John Marshall
Shirley Jean
Jo Ann
Vernon Concert Association sets Friday deadline for new members
Vernon Concert Association asks residents to join or renew by 6 p.m. Friday with contact workers listed including Mrs. Morris Higley and Tommy Shelton. The season’s highlight features Benny Goodman, famed clarinetist and band leader known for Carnegie Hall appearances and a long career in music and film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodman
Gie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Bela Bartok
Columbia
Europe
Benny Goodman
Attend Meeting In Amarillo By Dr and Mrs Preslar
Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Preslar attend a Panhandle Optometric Society and Women’s Auxiliary Society meeting in Amarillo today. Dr. Preslar chairs the State Optometric Association Constitution and By-Laws Committee and Advisory Committee of the State Board of Examiners. Mrs. Preslar heads the Women’s Auxiliary 17th District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Preslar
Panhandle Optometric Society
Women's Auxiliary Society
Amarillo
Preslar
State Optometric Association
State Board of Examiners
Women’s Auxiliary
Estes Faces 16 Fraud Counts In El Paso Trial
Billie Sol Estes, thinner and more relaxed, goes on trial in U S District Court El Paso Monday on 16 charges of fraud. If convicted on all counts he faces up to 85 years in federal prison plus ongoing state charges. 43 witnesses expected for the government against Estes and his aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Tyler
Estes
Robert Kennedy
Rufus McLean
Department of Justice
McLean
Edward Lee
Washington
U.S. Atty
Ernest Morgan
San Antonio
Frederick Morton
John Cofer
Austin
Thomason
Pecos
Ferce
Floydada Woman Buys Townsite in Sterley Texas
Maud Hollums, a 76 year old Floydada resident and longtime abstract office operator, bought most of Sterley, a rail junction town in northwest Floyd County. She owns 75 residents, a post office, store, two stations, grain elevator, gin and several houses. She plans to develop Sterley into a boom town as envisioned by its founders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterley
UPI
Maud Hollums
Hollums
Floydada
Floyd County
Fort Worth
Denver
West Texas
Harvey
Cooperative Names Three New Directors
Farmers Cooperative Gin elected three new directors Dean Decker Bruce Parr and Carl Parrish at the annual meeting held at Childress High School. They replaced John Browning Don Ray Crook and B P Henderson while holdovers remain Johnlover Jack E Sides James Ray Hackler and Ernest Rea. About 200 attended as over 10000 bales were ginned and patronage dividends of 6 per bale were distributed, reported secretary manager T L McFarland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Decker
Bruce Parr
Carl Parrish
Farmers Cooperative Gin
Childress High School
John Browning
Don Ray Crook
B. P. Henderson
John &Lover
Jack E. Sides
James Ray Hackler
Ernest Rea
T. L. McFarland
Arab pro Nasser junta names cabinet in Syria coup
A pro Nasser military regime in Syria announced a 20 member cabinet led by Salah Bitar and opened borders. Reports from Turkey Israel and Jordan indicated ongoing fighting and regional alarms as Arab nations weighed reactions to the revolt.
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Beirut
Lebanon
NFK
Syria
Turkey
Israel
Damascus
Sea of Galilee
Middle East
Damascus Radio
United Arab Re
Gamal Abdel Nasser
East
Yemen
Iraq
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Nasser
Amman
Wasfi Tal
Salah Bitar
Khaled el Azm
Algeria
Radio
Nationalist Council of the
Revolutionary Command
Bitar
Ba’ath
Foreign Ministry
Abdullah Jabrini
Mrs. Deane Dodge Heads Childress Cancer Crusade
Mrs. Deane Dodge was named head of the Childress County Cancer Crusade for the coming year. The event begins April 1 during Cancer Control Month with education and fundraising aims to boost awareness, health checks, and support for research and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane Dodge
Cancer Drive
Childress
Childress County
Glen Stiner
American Cancer Society
Doe Dies at Childress Zoo After Friday Arrival
A one year old female deer died Friday after noon at Childress Veterinary Hospital. The remaining two young deer, a doe and a buck, are in good condition in pens at Fair Park beside the buck elk. The animals were donated by the Texas Game and Fish Commission from San Angelo after being captured near Del Rio. Also at the zoo are two buffaloes and several prairie dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Zoo
Childress Veterinary Hospital
Childress
Fair Park
Texas Game and Fish Commission
San Angelo
del Rio
Cold Front Stalls Across Texas Bringing Mixed Temperatures
A weak cold front halted mid state, leaving the Panhandle brisk and South Texas reaching the upper 70s to low 80s. Gulf Coast skies showed low clouds while West Texas and the Panhandle reported thin cirrus as temperatures hovered around 79 degrees at Browns before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
South Texas
Gulf Coast
West Texas
Browns
Castro Can Defend Cuba Without Aid Of Russians
Western diplomats say Cuba now fields a formidable army with rockets and over 100 jets, trained by the Soviet Union. They report no solid evidence of a growing anti Castro underground, despite discontent. Soviet troops remain largely inconspicuous and confined to remote camps as Moscow weighs political uses within Castro's leadership.
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Castro
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
UPI
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Russia
Press International
Havana
Moscow
Old Settlers Dance Slated for March 16 at Fair Park
Public reminders announce a Saturday night Old Settlers dance on March 16 from 9 to 12 at Fair Park. Aug Willard Neel is listed as a contact or organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Willard Neel
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Childress Group
Brownwood
Northwest City
Shelton
Hillcrest Drive
Clyde Johnson
George Welch
Bud Davis
W. A. Harris Sr
John Thomas Harris
San Diego
Calif
Donald Ray Harris
Dimmitt
Mary Jo Eudy
Quanah
Marie Cook
Cee Wee
Linda Faye Terrell
Poteau
Oklahoma
Kay Burdy
Hart
Ruth Ann Harris
Lubbock
Vernon Concert Association
McSpadden
Orr
Alexander
Superior Manufacturing Co
Cooperative
First National Bank
Charlie Brown
Carol Mahan
James Driver
Miss Mahan
Driver
Doe
LD Settlers
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