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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
2
A reader writes to The Childress Index criticizing the city council for replacing a deteriorating fence with cedar posts and barb wire. The note itemizes costs for posts stays holes and bulldozing estimates totaling about 217 dollars plus four years of upkeep, arguing the government did not pay for the bulldozing.
Funeral services for Wayne Shands Freeman will be at 4 pm Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. H T Harris officiating. Interment follows at Childress Cemetery with Odd Fellows Lodge pallbearers. Freeman, a deputy in the District Clerk’s office, died from a stroke Tuesday at Childress General Hospital, prompting courthouse closure during the services.
A historical note states that the national game of Canada is lacrosse by legislative act, not hockey, reflecting a formal designation in law or policy.
PADUCAH The annual twirling festival and band picnic will be held Saturday at City Park at 7 p.m. The festival follows in the high school gym. Officials include Mrs J Ross Bell clerk and other named volunteers handling tickets and concessions.
Sherry George tops a list of junior scholars after a district selection process. She carries National Honor Society membership, leadership roles in science and language groups, and active participation in debating contests and FTA conventions. Other top juniors Bee Sehorn Mac Crone Kay Winter and Sue Yowell also receive scholastic awards.
Lynda Koolish a 19 year old UC freshman from Beverly Hills was sentenced to three days probation after she kicked the seat of a man at a Nazi street corner rally Police report say she acted to disrupt the demonstration and was arrested last month for the incident The Jewish student drew praise from supporters and faced no serious charges in the case
Students will attend the all school picnic at the park Friday at 2 PM. A swimming party follows the picnic and a dance with music by the Misfits from Wichita later in the evening.
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato orders a four cabinet meeting to address radioactive fallout from China's largest nuclear explosion. James A Pike resigns as Episcopalian leader to study church paradox. New York taxi strike cripples fleets, 12,090 cabs affected. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. runs for New York governor as a Democrat. State Sen W E Snelson concedes defeat after a six vote margin in the Democratic primary. Hedy Lamarr's attorney files a 5 million false arrest suit against May Co. Paul Eric Krueger, 18, gets three life sentences for murder. 400 University of Chicago students blockade admin building over Selective Service policy.
Almanac notes Florence Nightingale born in 1820. Key events include Lindbergh baby discovery in 1932, George VI coronation in 1937, end of the Berlin blockade announced in 1949, and Kennedy sending troops to Birmingham after riots in 1963. Twain quote on work and play closes the entry.
The plan would authorize the President to extend most favored nation tariff concessions to Russia and Eastern European countries if in national interest. Cuba China North Korea North Viet Nam and East Germany would be excluded. It would not liberalize trade in strategic materials.
Bob Hope, vacationing at his Springs home, defends his Mexico humor after anger over jokes about Frankie and the academy awards. He recalls past friendly gibes on politicians, guards, and nationalities, and notes he has visited Acapulco and Mexico City while planning golf at Palm Springs.
Cloudy Panhandle conditions with a Pacific cold front expected to reach all of Texas by Friday. Seven Red River counties were under a six hour tornado watch with no severe weather reported. Light rain fell from Wichita Falls to Gainesville area as South Texas and Presidis saw 97 degrees.
The maximum temperature for the 24 hours ending at 11 a.m. today reached a high of 76 degrees at 3 and 4 p.m. The low was 47 degrees between 6 and 8 a.m. The May 12, 1965 period shows a maximum of 90 degrees and a minimum of 67 degrees.
A two year terror case centers in Dry Run Hollow near Neelyton, three miles southeast of Shade Gap, as a 200 man posse combs a rarely used area. The note mentions a high NFL score, Rams 70 Colts 27 on Oct 22, 1950.
Two area students are among more than 400 candidates for May 22 at West Texas State University. Johnny Fuston Turkey and Harvey Wilson Kirkland are graduating with Bachelor of Science degrees in agriculture and physical education respectively. Activities begin May 2 with a reception hosted by President James P. Cornette. Final exams run May 23 to 26.
Jimmy Clifton of Childress and Garyland Simpson of Tel will be among 19 West Texas University zoology majors spending the weekend in the southern Rocky Mountains. The trip will visit New Mexico and Colorado with professors Dr. F. Daugherty Dr. Robert C. Burton and Dr. Gerald Schultz.
President Johnson named October 24 United Nations Day and appointed F Kaiser as national chairman for the observance.
A letter notes a hospital consultant’s claim that a hospital adds 18 000 dollars per room annually to a city economy. It cites a Rotary Club meeting where a planning consultant will draft a two year city plan. The writer questions which outsiders to trust and says both views were reported without commentary.
The highest temperature reported by the Bureau excluding Alaska and Hawaii rose to 97 degrees at Presidio Texas. The lowest reading this morning was 20 degrees at Lewistown Montana.
The March 3 1953 crash of a Canadian Pacific Comet jet near Karachi Pakistan killed eleven people marking the first fatal accident involving a commercial jet airliner.
County Judge William Donald Black designates May 15 to 22 1966 as Soil Stewardship Week in Texas. The proclamation highlights conservation of soil water and wildlife, urges support for Soil Conservation Districts and farming communities, and frames soil health as a future generations trust.
Market report lists steers at 300 to 500 pounds priced 25.60 to 26.80 per hundredweight and 500 to 700 pounds at 25.70 to 26.20. Heifers range 0 to 500 pounds 22.50 to 24.50 and 508 to 700 pounds 21.20 to 23.00. Pairs cow and calf 185 to 220, cows 17.20 to 20 per 100 pounds, baby calves 45 to 55 each, bulls 1325 to 1780 pounds 21.90 to 22.50 per 100 pounds, light balls 23.80 to 23 per 100 pounds.
Fred Holmes of Glencoe aged 99 became the oldest bowler to participate in the 1964 National Seniors Tournament, rolling in the event as the senior competitor.
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