Jayne Mansfield Returns Home After Juarez Divorce
Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield arrives back in the United States with Nelson Sardelli after a quick five minute divorce from Mickey Hargitay in Juarez Mexico. The two refuse to discuss marriage timing and say they love each other.
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Jayne Mansfield
Nelson Sarelli
Dallas
el Paso
Miss Mansfield
Juarez
Mickey Hargitay
Sardelli
Hargitay
NEA Telephoto
Hollywood
UPI
Nelson Sardelli
Mexico
Brazil
Texas
Los Angeles
Galina
Texas law targets common law marriages and voting age
Daybook notes Rep. Crews push bill to outlaw common law marriages in Texas and tighten child support with costs to taxpayers. Berry fails to lower voting age as 101 ayes reversed to 96. Conference committee activity continues on small loan and appropriations bills. Sen. Moffett advances veterans land bond ceiling to 350 million and guides a constitutional amendment.
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United Press International
Texas
David Crews
Conroe
W.E
Red) Berry
San Antonio
Byron Funnel
Berry
Senate
Preston Smith
Appropriations
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Moffett
Salvation Army Expands Across Texas With Services
The Salvation Army has grown from a Dallas outpost to 39 Corps in 37 cities and aid through 241 service units in Texas. It runs four rehabilitative centers in Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston a Harbor Light Center in Houston and care homes in San Antonio and El Paso plus Camp Hoblitzelle at Midlothian. In Childress last year 267 people received aid including medical groceries meals and disaster relief as volunteers seek donations to fund ongoing services.
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Dallas
Salvation Army
Lone Star State
Panhandle
Mexico
Liana
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Houston, and A Men’s Harbor
el Paso
Hoblitzelle
Midlothian
Childress
James H. Eddy
First National Bank of
Names May Not Be Good Enough For Post Office
The U S Post Office plans to issue patrons a five digit number placed between the Social Security and bank account numbers. The system will require adjusting digits across services while preserving other identifiers like license tags and insurance numbers. The note ends with a pledge to aid mail delivery despite potential computer failures.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Post Office
Post Office
U. S
Reds Parade Shows Soviet Military Might Over Cuba
In Moscow on May Day Fidel Castro joined Khrushchev atop Lenin's tomb as Russia displayed armored units and missiles in Red Square. Marshal Malinovsky warned the imperialist United States of ongoing danger of nuclear war while U.S. diplomats boycotted the event.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
Fidel Castro
United States
Dion Malinovsky
Castro
Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Red Square
U. S
Foy D. Kohler
U.S
Washington
Communist Party
Frol Kozlov
Khrushchev
Kozlov
Aly Nea
Viva Fidel
Malinovsky
Cuba
Soviet Union
Foy D Kohler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Women's Equal Rights Bill Voted Out Of House Panel
The Texas House voted 109 to 32 to instruct the Constitutional Amendments Committee to report out the equal rights for women proposal. Rep. James Cotten opposed and faces pressure as the measure moves to the full house for debate. If enacted, it would be presented to voters in the 1964 general elections and opponents warn it could undermine community property laws.
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Cotten
J. C. Whitfield
Houston
House
Planning Group Hears Water Is Urgent Need
The County Planning Committee's final meeting heard water as the urgent need for Childress's progress. Dr. S H Townsend of the Greenbelt Water Authority projected a July vote, with engineers estimating water supply for cities through 2010. Jeff Henderson urged evaluating commercial vegetable production in the area.
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Childress
Jeff Henderson
Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development
Barbecue Not Free This Year In Childress County
The Childress County Old Settlers Association will charge $1 per plate for the barbecue this year due to added expenses. The Executive committee announced the registration fee and noted the need to cover costs.
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Childress County
Old Settlers Association
Land Around Estelline Salt Hole Being Sold
At noon today J D Metcalfe announced at the Rotary Club that the federal government is purchasing land around the Estelline salt hole to gain absolute water control. Metcalfe, head of Tulsa based J D Metcalfe Construction Co, described a 340 foot diameter dike and a 17 foot deep trench to test stopping the spring flow with eight feet of fill above. He noted this is the third experiment in a series with earlier tests yielding 3 600 000 gallons of water daily and 15 000 tons of salt.
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J. D. Metcalfe
Rotary Club
Metcalfe
J. D. Metcalfe Construction Company
Tulsa
Retired Pastor James Scoggins Dies at 80 in Childress
The Rev. James Arthur Scoggins, 80, a retired Methodist minister of Dallas and former pastor at Shamrock Clarendon Panhandle Roby Baird Seminole, died at 3 p.m. in Childress General Hospital. He will be buried in Clarendon with services at First Methodist Church conducted by Rev. L L Hill, Rev. John English and Rev. Joe S Allen. He married Pearl Cope in 1962. He is survived by his widow, three nephews, seven nieces, and many relatives in Texas and Oklahoma.
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James
Arthur Scoggins
Childress General Hospital
First Methodist Church
L. L. Hill
John English
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Scoggins
Childress
Dallas
Shamrock
Clarendon
Panhandle
Roby
Baird
Seminole
Pearl Cope
Ola Scoggins
Clarendon Cemetery
Preston Calvert
Walter Brooks
John H. Wheeler
Clarence
Charles Bairfield
M. Sloan Miller
Beaumont
Charles E
Clarence Bairfield
Lois Miller
Fort Worth
Howard Stamper
Guymon
Okla
G.W. Estlack
Lawrence Whitlock
Dee Blanks
Amarillo
Four CHS Juniors Selected for Boys State Program
Four juniors from Childress High School will attend Boys State in Austin starting June 10. They depart Childress by special bus on June 9. Sponsored by Rotary Club Ellis Lodge Lions Club and American Legion with Larry Evans Jerry Sachse Jerry Huddleston and Norman D Love.
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Childress High School
Boys’ State
Austin
Childress
Sponors
Larry Evans
Rotary Club
Jerry Sachse
Ellis Lodge
Jerry Huddleston
Lions Club
Norman D. Love
American Legion
CofC Adds 13 New Members on Membership Drive
The M Sqaud of the Childress Chamber of Commerce reports 13 new members bringing total receipts to 167.50. Glenn Buckley chairman says funds from new memberships will buy land in east Childress adjoining a Texas Department of Public Safety communications center.
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M-Squad
Childress
Grand Jury Called for Monday at Courthouse
The Grand Jury is convening at 10 a.m. Monday at the courthouse, announced by District Attorney John T. Forbis. A new panel includes R. W. Denton, Wade Musgrove, Lee Rothwell, Donald Ray Crook, H. D. Frost, Herbert Clift, Guy Moseley, Ted Shields, Kenneth Fink, C. J. Lyons, J. C. Smith, Love Bowman, Arlie Key, Sam West, Mrs. Chester Bennett, and J. E. Kelley.
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John T. Forbis
Sheriff's Department
R. W. Denton
Wade Musgrove
Lee Rothwell
Donald Ray Crook
H. D. Frost
Herbert, Clift
Guy Moseley
Ted Shields
Kenneth Fink
C. J. Lyons
J. C. Smith
Love Bowman
Arlie Key
Sam West
Mrs
Chester Bennett
J. E. Kelley
Rockefeller mum on plans to marry Murphy
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller refused to discuss marriage plans with Mrs. Margaret ta Murphy at a Albany press conference. He dodged questions on his personal future while noting he will visit Brussels after May 31 to help open a European branch office of the New York State Commerce Department.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Margaretta
Happy Fitter Murphy
Fred A. Young
New York State
Republican Party
Young
Brussels
New York State Commerce Department
State Law Quoted On Right Of Way By City Judge
City Judge Bud Copeland corrected a council report citing Texas Motor Vehicle law. He read the statute this morning, clarifying that right of way applies at unmarked intersections regardless of street paving status.
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Texas
Bud Copeland
Copeland A. Os Tireet
Ant
Eikman Wins Runoff for City Council Place No 1
W L Dub Eikman is elected to Place No 1 on the City Council in a runoff yesterday. He defeats Arvene Bellah with 208 votes to 152 and 33 for write in Walter Lockhoof. Total votes cast were the city’s smallest in years amid write in campaign confusion and denials.
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W. L
Dub) Eikman
Eikman
Arvene Bellah
Walter Lockhoof
Bellah
Lockhoufghtees
Joe
Index
George Morey
KCTX
Jaycees
Lockhoof
Amarillo Artist William Brand to Demonstrate at Wilson School
Amarillo artist William Brand will visit Thursday and Saturday for a demonstration lesson at Wilson School sponsored by the Childress Thursday Art Club. A 9 am to 3 pm painting demonstration in oil and watercolor will be followed by a 2 30 pm lesson and noon covered-dish luncheon. Brand, native of Wewoka Oklahoma, teaches and supervises graphics at Amarillo Air Force Base with a staff of 15 artists.
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The
Childress
Art Club
Amarillo
William Brand
Wilson School
Wilson
Orville K. Smith
Smith
J. M. Crews
Gene Smith
Jack Fox
Brand
Wewoka
Okla
California College of Arts and Crafts
Oakland
Dumas
Hereford
Amarillo College
Amarillo Air Force Base
Boneheads Sale Announced on Main Street Saturday
A sale notice from the Boneheads announces a sale on Main Street Saturday. The ad notes a ke sale and references Wasson as a post adviser in the truncated notice.
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Boneheads
Wasson, Post Advi
Wall in Wichita Signals Law Day Versus May Day Observances
A six foot wall with barbed wire on Wichita main street models the Berlin wall to contrast Law Day USA and Moscow May Day. McConnell Air Force Base guards in aggressor uniforms patrol near the wall while motorists receive Law Day literature at Checkpoint Charlie. In Cincinnati Fountain Square becomes Red Square for Law Day. Former President Truman cancels illness related speech. Governor Connally emphasizes law democracy and freedom as core elements. ABA estimates about 100000 Law Day programs nationwide.
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United Press International
Wichita
Kan
Moscow
Berlin Wall
McConnell Air Force Base
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fountain Square
Harry S. Truman
Bar Associations
Loyola
Chicago
Texas
John Connally
U.S.A
Connally
American Bar Association
April Rainfall Yields Meager Moisture for Crops
Only .14 inch of rain fell in April, providing little moisture for dryland and maize. Records show moisture on scattered days including April 1 and 26, with showers missing the mark for significant crop relief.
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Jayne
Love Palace
Hubby
Austin Daybook
Marshal Ro
Sen’ Angelo Junior College
Pan American College of
Edinburg
Sys
Toni Creighton
Cofc
N.C
Rockefeller
Pacific
Betty Miller
Santa Monica
Calif
Amelia Errart
W.L. Eikman
Main Street
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