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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1963

Page

4

Firefight at the Cow Palace Ends With a Proposition

In a defiant saloon brawl at the Cow Palace, Dahl’s crew clashes with Rafe and Bathsheba. The fight ends as a pale banker, Alph Chilton of the People’s Bank & Trust, offers a possible job and a future deal, with Rafe wary but interested.

Dahl Cow Palace Mr. Chilton Chilton Rafe Chil‘ton Dahl J Alph Chilton People’s Bank & Trust Feller

Hospital admissions and dismissals listed in brief

Admitted list includes Mrs Lennie Sparkman L V Pryor Mrs J J Hargrove Mrs C A Needham of Wellington A L Mills Mrs Ted Thomas Altus Mrs Leon Henley U S Franks T Owens Mrs Bess Pigford Patricia Love. Dismissed entries note Patricia Love Mrs B H Risinger Mrs Willie Scott Harry Cordell Martin Valenzuela Joe Campsey Sherry Blunt.

Lennie Sparkman L. V. Pryor J. W. Crain J. J. Hargrove C. A. Needham Wellingtond A. L. Mills Ted Thomas Altus Leon Henley U. S. Franks T. Owens Bess Pigford Patricia Love B. H. Risinger Willie Scott Harry Cordell Martin Valenzuela Joe Campsey Quanah Sherry Blunt

Now You Know Plank Roads of the 19th Century

Plank roads built in the eastern United States during the mid-1800s cut travel time and cost about 1500 dollars per mile. They faded quickly as the wood wore out, according to National Geographic Magazine.

United Press International United States National Geographic Mag

One Acre in Five on U S Farms Produces for Export

A notable share of U S farm output is destined for foreign markets with about one fifth of total acreage dedicated to export crops. The data highlights farm-sector reliance on international demand and trade policies influencing crop choices.

U.S

Yugoslavs Seek Asylum After Munich Trade Fair Trip

Seventy Yugoslavs allowed to leave Yugoslavia to attend a Munich trade fair asked for political asylum on Saturday. They arrived in special buses on Thursday and most declared they would not return to their Communist homeland without seeing the fair.

Mernberg Germany UPI Munich

Vernion District Visitors and Local Memorial Service

Around Tell by Audrey Testerman reports on district visitors including THDA Coin L M Hearn Virgil Gambel Roy Wygal Hall Burton and Miss Aubrey Testerman. It notes Mrs Hearn visiting her sister Mrs Roy Jones and numerous regional guests visiting families in Childress Wichita Falls Amarillo and East Texas plus a 100 year memorial at Kendall Chapel Cemetery.

T. H. Micheal Wichita Falls P. A. Smulcher Texas Kindall Chapel Stinnett Phyllis Keel Cara Cordell Carolyn Adams Theresa Gray Six Flags Paducah Juanita Stinnett Julia Cooper Amarillo Hearn Turkey Johnny Peerys Hall Burton H. S. Voyles Matador John H. Turner Ackerly A. G. Woods Woods Clarendon Don Altman Canyon Rita Tro Me Th Merrell Conn Truman Mabry Tristan Jim Phillips Virgil Gambel Childress Dora Philpot California Mattie Davis Lucille

Farm policy shifts mix price supports with acreage retirements

The record outlines 1960s farm subsidy options including price supports and diversion payments for corn, sorghums and barley. Freeman gains authority to set retirement percentages, payment shares, and direct payment levels, while votes criticize the discretionary approach amid complex transfer provisions and feed grain classifications.

Aeag Secretary of Agriculture Freeman Senate Lee Congress Agriculture Department

Farm machinery hazards cited in county accident briefing

A patrol supervisor warns drivers to slow for slow moving farm machinery on rural roads. He notes four recent accidents and county totals with injuries and property damage, urging checks on boat trailers and safety devices to prevent arrests or accidents. He stresses yielding right of way and safe passing conditions.

Hardeman County Collingsworth Childress County Dan Dowdy

Manners by Millet on Equal Talking Time

The art of good conversation rests on balanced dialogue. A speaker earns respect by giving others equal opportunity to talk, avoiding domination and ensuring courteous exchange.

Cotton Queen Named in Dallas Territory

Mary Ball 18 of McKinney High School was crowned area cotton queen for Navarro Ellis Kaufman Hunt and Fannin Counties after a month long cotton consumer education program.

Dallas UPT Mary Ball McKinney High School Navarro Ellis Kaufman Hunt Fannin

Supreme Court to Release Opinions in Ongoing Term

The Supreme Court meets today to hand down opinions in roughly a dozen cases under consideration. It has finished hearing arguments for the term but continues to process appeals as they arrive, deciding which to accept for review and which to reject.

Dahl Beetle Brow Bathsheba Rafe High Court Washington UPI Supreme Court

Earthquake Felt in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

East German ADN reported a light earthquake in Ljubljana the Slovenian provincial capital in Yugoslavia.

Berlin UPI ADN Sunday Ljubljana Yugoslavia

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