Tenant Is Proud Of Home On Mrs Johnson Farm
A 3 700 acre Alabama tract owned by Mrs Lyndon B Johnson drew political attention as poverty investigators claimed deplorable conditions for tenant families. The White House countered that tenants chose to stay with minimal rent while Mrs Johnson inherited the land from Uncle John Patillo and has kept tenants on as timber farming replaces cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Martin
Nebraska
M. G. Snyder
Kentucky
White House
Johnson
Washington
Alabama
Lyndon B. Johnson
David Martin
Attache Case
MG. Snyder
Appreciation Certificates Awarded To Jones Privitt
Certificates of Appreciation will be awarded to Dr. Bob Jones and Sam Privitt for service. Jones completed a year as president of the Texas Medical Veterinary Association and Privitt resigned from the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. The meeting also covered Wagon Train welcome plans for Childress and a May 21 barbecue and breakfast sponsored by the Childress Riding Club with tickets available at local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jones
Sam Privitt
Cofc-Bcd
Jones
Texas Medical Veterinary Association
Privitt
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Ben Walker
Rolling Plains
Spearman
Childress
John W. Hamilton
Civil Defense Committee
Garland Terrell
Hubert Powers
Harry Watkins
Childress County Civil Defense
Double Header Singing at Childress High School Auditorium
The Conn Trio of Dallas and the Adair Sisters of Canyon headline a two day singing program at Childress High School Auditorium. Saturday 7 30 p m admission 75 cents adults 25 cents children. Sunday all day program features Oklahoma and Texas Gospel Singers Cop e family Knox City group Arch Gibson and quartet Plainview Amarillo Lubbock Abilene Pam pa Perryton with Rita Conn accompanying. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn Trio
Dallas
Adair Sisters
Canyon
Childress High School
Childress County Singers
Oklahoma and
Texas Gospel Singers
Cope Family
Eldorado
Okla
Knox City
Arch Gibson
Plainview
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
Pampa
Perryton
Rita Conn
M. Z Conn
Quanah Hires New Basketball Coach This Week
Dale Maurice Byerly, 23, formerly of Brownwood, named head basketball coach of the Quanah Indians replacing Bill West who resigned. Byerly, a East Texas State College Commerce graduate, is presently Brownwood assistant coach, married with two daughters. West resigned as basketball and football coach after fearing development issues.
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Quanah
Dale Maurice Byerly
Brownwood
Quanah Indians
Bill West
East Texas State College At
Commerce
Byerly
West
Lawson Named Director of WICC in Lone Star Gas Move
Jake Lawson of Lone Star Gas was named a director of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce effective immediately, succeeding Harry Thaten who resigned for business reasons. Lawson is the second Lone Star Gas district manager to hold the post, following Doyle McKinney. Separately in Washington, two Senate Republicans warned that civil rights bill support could falter due to rulings in the Baker case floor fight.
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Jake Lawson
Lone Star Gas Company
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jack Springer
WTCC
Lawson
Harry Thaten
Lone Star Gas District
Grand Prairie
Doyle McKinney
Thaten
Texas
Southwest
Washington
UPI
Senate
Bobby Baker
Clifford P. Cas, Jr N. J
Hugh, Scott
Case
GOP
Baker
Senate Democrats
D-Ga
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson seeks extra funds for South Vietnam aid
President Johnson told a bipartisan group of congressional leaders he will ask Congress to approve additional funds to bolster U S military and economic aid for South Vietnam. He met with House and Senate leaders and was briefed by McNamara Taylor and Rusk on the Vietnam situation.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
U.S
South Viet Nam
House
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean Rusk
National Security Council
Estes Seeks Reversal of Federal Conviction
Bankrupt farm promoter Billie Sol Estes asks the 5th Circuit in Houston on June 5 to overturn his fraud and conspiracy convictions. He faces a 15 year federal term and eight year state sentence while free on bond awaiting appeal.
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New Orleans
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Houston
Estes
Westexas
Appeals Court
FE Paso
Houston Chronicle
San Antonio
Morris Jaffe
The
Chronicle
Jaffe
Dallas
Caps Arrive for Local Little Pony League Programs
Baseball caps for the Little and Pony League summer programs have arrived and are on sale at Watkins for $1 each. Announced today by program coordinator Joe Hardison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Joe Hardison
Beating leaves Clovis justice of the peace in coma
Justice M. P. Morgan, 37, remains hospitalized after a brutal assault at a Clovis lounge. He is unable to speak coherently but shows signs of recognition. He was transferred from Clovis Memorial Hospital to a Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque for speech and brain therapy. investigators pursue the case as an attempt on a judge's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis, N.M
UPI
Worley
Morgan
Clovis
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Lubbock, Tex
Lubbock
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Dismiss Cases In County Court
Dozens of cases, many years old, are being dismissed in County Court. Judge Leonard King cited hot checking cases and missing defendants. The docket is being brought up for Clarence Carter who will become County Attorney June 1, replacing Charles Reynolds who resigned to become District Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard King
Clarence Carter
King
Carter
Charles Reynolds
Twelve Entrants Qualify For Childress Jaycee Driving Finals
Twelve Childress High School students qualified for the driving finals of the first annual Childress Jaycee Road-eo to be held at 9 30 a m Saturday on the south side of the courthouse. finalists include John Hardin Anthony Shires Ronald Tucker Perry Stevens James Edward Ritchie Ronald H Clift Linda DeArmond Bennie Mack Henson D C Buck Jr Tommy Bailey Jerry Huddleston Joene The winner advances to the regional Road-eo in Childress then state competition in Mesquite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress High School
Childress Jaycee
Childress
Mesquite
Cline Motor Company
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jaycees
Coe
Light Rain Dips Across Childress Friday Night
Weather reports from Fort Worth and Denver area stations show light rainfall Friday. Most sites logged about a half inch, with FAA and local airfield sensors recording .04 inches. Individual reports include .10 inches at Kirkland and traces at Carey and Rivercamp.
New 62 Well Pump Begins Operation
The 62 well pump started and now delivers 150 gallons per minute. Water is not yet entering the mains until the 1,000,000 gallon reservoir near the well fills. Once full Baylor Lake water is cut off and well water released. officials say the water is clean and tastes better than lake water. It is uncertain for several days whether the well flow will lower or level, and the site previously produced nearly 500 tons per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Louis Sally
Baylor Lake Wi
Sally
Kimbell Swick Gunn No 1 Hackler Reaches Shallow Depth
The Kimbell Swick Gunn No 1 Hackler well is reported to reach 7,000 feet ahead of the contract depth of 8,000 feet. This marks progress in the drilling program as operators expect to hit the target depth soon.
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NEA Telephoto
Jones, Privitt
Northwest
Jim Bennett
Glenn Buckley
Joe Thurman
WICC
A. L
Shorty) Hall
A. G. Hargrave
Hargrave
Neil Gage
Viet Nam
Jaycee
Childress Masonic Lodge No. 695
Wilson Cafeteria
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