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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1964
Page
1
Gov. John B. Connally and allies swept Democratic primary results as President Johnson’s supporters gained big wins Saturday night. In the GOP, Sen. Barry Goldwater captured a decisive lead in the straw poll.
A 14 year old girl died and 45 children were injured when a barricaded escalator at Baltimore Memorial Stadium failed to halt a crowd of teenagers heading to the left field stands during a Baltimore Cleveland game. Eyewitnesses described a stampede as guards struggled to warn onlookers.
A fast moving passenger train from Chicago to the West Coast derailed after colliding with a box car in Minneapolis. At least 32 people were injured as five diesel units and 21 cars of the Great Northern Western Star were involved. A radio link between engineers possibly prevented a worse wreck.
Bud Hash former Childress resident died in Southern Pacific Hospital San Francisco California after a lengthy illness Burial was held in Monrovia California where he lived He was the son of the late Bob Hash and graduated from Childress High School He was married to Dell Martin Survivors include his widow a step mother Mrs Addie B Hash of Austin a sister Mrs Robert Gober of Austin and a brother R C Hash of Oklahoma City He was a member of the Church of Christ and employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad of Monrovia.
W. S. Bill Heatly of Paducah was re elected as State Representative over James E. Thomas of Vernon. Heatly carried Childress County about two to one with 1694 votes to 873 for Thomas in an unofficial tally.
Genie Allen of Childress County placed tenth in the Regional Spelling Bee in Amarillo after advancing to the finals and missing on the word vermilion She earned a $10 prize and attended with her mother Mrs Joe S Allen and teacher Mrs Henry Storm at Junior High School.
Funeral services for Millard Cox former Tell resident were held at 4 pm Saturday in Schooler Gordon Colonial Chapel Amarillo with Rev Chester O Briend officiating Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery Amarillo Pallbearers were Billy Mooney William Lavelle J S Gaines Ray McKinney Virgil Carpenter and Roy Ward Cox was a mechanic for the Texas Oil Company He died Thursday after a lengthy illness and had moved to Amarillo several years ago.
Incumbent Ralph Yarborough widened his lead over Gordon McLendon in the Texas Democratic Senate primary. At 9 30 p.m. est Yarborough held 53 634 votes to 43 867 for McLendon with returns from 44 counties. Republican results had George Bush leading with 10 679 votes.
Precinct 1 chose W A King as permanent chairman and tallied delegates including Mr and Mrs King, Leslie Ellison, John F Robinson, D O Nash, Paul Pierce and others. Precinct 12 named Archie Hatley chairman with delegates such as George Morey, Allen Murray, Fay Eatherly, Dr. Robert Jones and more. Alternates named for possible use.
The Panhandle Cutting Horse Association will hold a cutting contest at 2 p m on May 9 at Bar Tippett Ranch near Tell. Purses are 100 dollars for open cutting 500 dollars for novice cutting and 250 dollars for novice cutting plus refreshments by Chil dress Horse Club and a regular meeting.
A Toledo and Ohio passenger train derailed near Wellsboro eight miles southwest of La Porte Indiana. At least fifty to eighty persons were injured as cars including seven passenger coaches a mail car two bagged cars and a diner left the tracks during lunch hour. Emergency rooms overflowed and firemen battled gas fumes from the air conditioning system as victims were taken to La Porte area hospitals.
Incumbents on the Childress County Commissioners Court were re elected after unofficial returns Saturday. Odis Smotherman won Precinct 1 with 560 votes to 326 for Mike Wilson. Ralph Sides led Precinct 2 with 503 votes while Charles Mack 155 and Johnie Rucker 131 trailed. Wilmer Rutledge won Precinct 3 with 476 votes, Jim Fields 232 and D B Cline 204.
The trap shoot at Red River Men Club property Baylor Lake this afternoon will donate proceeds to the summer baseball program. Shooters from the region are urged to attend and vie for merchandise prizes from clothing merchants. Shooting starts at 1 p.m.
Charles Reynolds of Childress County is expected to be appointed by Gov. Connally to complete the late Judge Gribble’s term and begin a new four year term on Jan. 1 1965. He led Allen Harp in incomplete returns across five counties with majorities in Childress Carson Collingsworth and Hall. Clarence Carter expected to be named County Attorney to finish Reynolds term.
Charles Crews 52 of Las Vegas New Mexico died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon while playing golf on the Las Vegas course. He was a former Childress native, head of the First National Bank of Las Vegas, and survived by his widow Helen, son Charles Jr of Albuquerque, a daughter of Lubbock, and two sisters. Funeral plans were pending.
J. G. Gilley Jr won the office of Constable of Precinct 1 over Ronald Slover. The post pays 1.20 per year, paid monthly, with Gilley receiving 943 votes to Slover’s 820. The previous holder Charles Bishop had resigned months earlier.
Barry Goldwater led in Childress County with 42 votes to Margaret Chase Smith's one as the straw ballot reflected strong conservative support. Bob Price won the GOP nomination race with 38 votes to Frank Hinkston's four. George Bush led the U S Senate slate with 25 ballots.
Scattered showers near Chil Dress County late Friday evening proved it could rain but not much. The A H Taylor farm four miles northwest of Childa reported about .60 of an inch, The Index about .25 inch, Carey .02 inch. Traces fell at Kirkland Tell Northfield Rivercamp.
A single runoff will be held in Childress County on June 6 between J. E. Snooks Benham and incumbent Gaylon B. Smith after Benham led with 1,294 votes and Smith had 1,023. J. O. Hix Jr. received 417 votes in the county tally.
For Governor the tally shows John Connally 1622, Don Yar borough 976, M T Banks 24, Johnnie Mae Hackworthe 10. For Lieutenant Governor:
William Endworth Hunter aged 72 died at home around 8 30 p m Saturday funeral services are incomplete and the body is at Newberry s He born in Crowell May 28 1891 moved to Childress about 30 years ago from Foard County He married Mary Evans October 27 1915 at Paducah Survivors include his widow one daughter Mrs Alice Towery Amarillo one granddaughter Mrs Ann Hoffman Paducah three grandsons Robert N Hunter El Paso Bill and Jimmy Hunter Amherst one brother John L Hunter Margar et two sisters Mrs Guy Bounds Crowell and Mrs Louise Spotts Stephensville
Farm Labor bulletin lists seven counties including Childress Cottle Donley Hall Collingsworth Motley and King with rapid wheat deterioration from high winds and dry weather in the last 15 days. Some acreage abandoned and light insect infestations reported. Wheat and small grains in Vernon Crowell and Quanah are fair to poor. harvest may yield below average if moisture does not arrive by May 20.
The twin sons of Mr and Mrs Stanley Bohenek are named valedictorian and salutatorian at Bowie Junior High School Their grandparents are A M Privitt of Childress John Bohenek has a 97.4107 average and James Bohenek a 97.0714 average as salutatorian
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