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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1955

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Yalta Papers Stir Debate as Dulles Predicts Long Controversy

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the Yalta conference records will provoke debate for ages. Public reaction was calm abroad, with Britain annoyed but offering no official comment as Dulles prepared for a Canada visit.

Washington John Foster Dulles Yalta Crimea Russia Roosevelt Japan Dulles London National Canada State Department Matta Min

Burlington Officials Visit Local Shops In Childress Tour

Officials from Burlington arrived in Childress for an inspection tour of remodeled shops. The group stayed overnight. breakfast attendees included local men. Photos show attendees from California to Seattle in repair and overhaul rooms with additional participants listed.

Burlington Childress P. V. Anderson Oakland Calif David W. Shea Spokane Wash Burt B. Johnson Eugene Ore Willard R. Zaspel Portland Howard Harrison Child San Francisco Richard E. Bierber Seattle L. L. McCubbin Tacoma Bill Lyons Denver M. W. Reynolds Sacramento J. J. Quinn Pueblo E. E. Mallette Los Angeles R. S. Gelander Boise Idaho Herbert Clift Truman McFarland Bob Poison Morris Higley

Scattered Showers Fail Over Texas

A system brought limited rain to Texas with Wichita Falls recording .20 inch while San Antonio and a few others logged small totals. Drizzle was noted in Austin and Wichita Falls with near term clouds and warming temperatures through Friday.

Texas Wichita Falls Oklahoma San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas Houston Austin San Angelo San Antono East Texas Dalhart Amarillo Brownsville Midland Big Spring Lubbock Texarkana el Paso Mineral Wells Waco Austin and Lufkin Laredo Corpus Christi

Jaycees Open Nominations For 1955 56 Officers

Nominations for Childress Jaycee Club officers were opened at a noon meeting with 27 nominations. Additional floor nominations will come at the next meeting and the election is set for March 31. Gordon Graviey Bill Adams and Dr Bob Jones seek the presidency formerly held by Buddy Cordell.

Childress Jaycee Club Gordon Graviey Bill Adams Bob Jones Buddy Cordell Walter Lockhoof Bud Adams Carlos Wilhite LeRoy Carter Archie Pearce J. Frank Inman Larry Lawrence Ross Smith Dick Preston Frank Clark Jerry Gay Preston Smith Johnny Walker Jim

Firms Enter Farm Equipment Show At Fair Park

Twelve firms have entered displays and demonstrators in the Farm Equipment Prevue set for March 29. The event, held near the Fair Park entrance and in the Community House, includes Phillips Petroleum Goodyear Mathison Chemical Gulf Oil Smith Farm Supply Stewart Stevenson Gifford Hill Norris Implement Baker Barrett Hicks Helms and the Soil Conservation Service. Two local inventions will be demonstrated and coffee will be served.

Fair Park Phillips Petroleum Goodyear Mathison Chemical Gulf Oil Smith Farm Supply Stewart- Stevenson Gifford Hill Norris Implement Baker-Barrett Hicks and Helms The Soil Conservation Serve J. L. Brooks Agriculture Committee C of C BCD Brooks

Churchill faults Yalta papers in published report

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told parliament that the American version of the Yalta papers contains serious mistakes and that he should have been consulted before publication. He criticized the U S State Department for releasing the documents during the Cold War amid British disquiet. He also noted postwar shifts and drew Labor attacks over his remarks on Poland.

London Winston Churchill Parliament Yalta Churchill U. S. State Department Roosevelt Stalin Hong Kong Korea Britain

Banker And Labor Leader Issue Warning On Market

Washington report on Senate banking committee hearing where banker Ferdinand Eberstadt and CIO official James B. Carey warn about a stock market boom. Carey blasts administration policy as fueling prices, while Eberstadt offers tempered criticism and both praise the investigation. Carey attacks Humphrey and the administration’s economic stance as undercutting confidence.

Washington Ipp New York Ferdinand Eberstadt James B. Carey CIO Senate Banking Committee Sharp Eberstadt Carey Eisenhower Congress Treasury George M. Humphrey Humphrey Senate

Negro Receives 25 Year Term in Murder Trial

Victoria Alexander a local Black woman was found guilty by a 12 person jury of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for poisoning Tda Mae Hammonds with strychnine last April. The trial lasted two days and autopsy and lab tests confirmed the poisoning. District Attorney Allen Harp noted the case and scheduled further calls for Joe Willie Williams and Harley Skidmore.

Victoria Alexander Tda Mae Hammonds Hammonds Allen Harp Harp Joe Willie Williams Taff Meat Packing Company Harley Skidmore

Minor Damage In Two Car Collision Near Montgomery Ward

No injuries were reported after a two car collision at about 9 55 a m today. Mrs Cecil Braly and Joe Robert Howard were involved when Howard backed from a club near the Montgomery Ward store and struck the Braly vehicle traveling south on Commerce Street. No tickets issued.

Cecil Braly Joe Robert Howard Montgomery-Ward Braly Commerce Street

Scouters To Meet Here Tuesday Night

The Western District of Boy Scouts will meet at 7 p m Tuesday at the Hi Way cafe. Discussion will focus on summer camps and final plans for the Campo ree at Vernon April 15 and 16 and the Explorer Conclave at Shepherd Air Force Base April 25 and 26.

Boy Scouts Bob Polson Vernon Shepperd Air Force Base

Great Day for the Irish Parade in New York

About 115 000 marchers side along Fifth Avenue in the 165th Infantry leading the parade with 56 battalions and 182 groups. Crowds fill the route as Mayor Wagner and Gov Harriman salute the marchers with St Patrick’s Cathedral officials watching. The police band is not marching for the first time in 50 years. President Eisenhower keeps a shamrock on his desk, sent from Waterford Ireland.

New York Fifth Avenue St. Patrick Ireland St. Patrick’s Cathedral Francis Cardinal Spellman Fulton J. Sheen 165Th Infantry National Guard Fighting 69Th St. Barnabas Bronx Police Department Eisenhower Waterford Joseph D. Brennan

Natural Gas Price Fixing Measure Creates Squabble

Austin opponents charge that a bill letting the Railroad Commission fix prices paid to natural gas producers stems from selfish motives and would override contracts. Proponents say it would stop economic waste and prevent low field prices, with testimony noting issues in the Hugoton Field.

Austin —ii Railroad Commission J. B. Walling Wichita Falls Jack Woodward Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association Texas Ernest O. Thompson Commission Hugoton Panhandle Thompson Oklahoma

Senate OKs John Harlan to Supreme Court

Senate confirmed John Marshall Harlan as associate justice of the Supreme Court 71 to 11. The ruling clears the way for early action on school segregation with hearings likely to set a spring date to abolish separate whites and Negroes systems. The court aims to issue a final decree next fall.

Washington Iti Senate John Marshall Harlan Supreme Court High Court Harlan Robert H. Jackson Thomas E. Dewey New York South Confirmaton U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Reds Shell Quemoy Tripe1 Formosa Island Conflict

Communist artillery on Amoy shelled Nationalist positions on Quemoy Island early Thursday. Nationalist information service said 14 rounds were fired from large guns between 10:15 and 10:50 a.m. with no damage reported.

Formosa Amoy Little Quemoy Island Nationalist Military Information Service

Christians Must Be Witnesses at Women’s Conference

Mrs. J. N. R. Score urged women delegates to be witnesses with lived experience, promoting responsible roles in church and home. She backed the United Nations as a path to world unity and called for informed action. Bishop William C. Martin to headline Thursday night talk on Christian witness in a troubled world.

J. Fisher Simpson Texas Christian Advocate J. N. R. Score Score United Nations Organization Wayne Cook Lubbock Dina Rizzi Scarritt College Nashville Tenn William C. Martin Dallas Dallas- Fort Worth Northwest Texas Christian Witness Martin National Council of Churches of Christ USA E. White First Methodist Church Walter G. White Bovina White Oveta Brown First Church

King Names Commissioner Choices For Precinct 3

County Judge Leonard King announced he has chosen the new Precinct 3 commissioner. He will publicly announce the appointment on April 1 after consulting several qualified men. Existing commissioners John Turk Fowler and O. T. Rothwell may be reappointed, with only one of L. A. Sachse or Louis Richards possible for Precinct 4.

Leonard King King Commissioners Court John Turk Fowler O. T. Rothwell Red River L. A. Sachse Louis Richards Precinct 4

Tickets for Star Tilt Go On Sale

All-Star basketball game of the Little and Pony Leagues goes on sale tomorrow. Tickets cost 10 and 25 cents and are available from team members. The event is set for 7 30 p m Friday night March 25 at the High School gym with a Pee Wees game also.

Little and Pony Leagues Vembers Pee Wees Harrell Collard Coordintor

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House House Revenue and Taxation Committee Edward H W. G Cotton) Kirklin Odessa Kirklin Marshall ©. Bell Maury Maverick Jr Jaycees Churchhill John Harlan Quemoy Star Tilt
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