Former Ambassador Morrison Dies in Mexican Plane Crash
Former U S ambassador Delesseps S Morrison and five others died when a private Piper Aztec crashed into Tamaulipas Mountain during a thunderstorm near Tampico Mexico. Among the victims were Mrs Carolyn Vandergrift and her son, two Houma Louisiana businessmen, and the pilot. The bodies were moved to Ciudad Victoria and prepared for transport to Corpus Christi Texas.
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Ciudad Victoria
Mexico
Delesseps S. Morrison
Carolyn Vandergrift
Palm Beach
Fla
Houma
Tamaulipas Mountain
Corpus Christi
Tex
U.S. Naval Air Station
Santa Clara Ranch
Tampico
Mex
Matamoros
Brownsville
Matamores
Louisiana
Morrison
New Orleans
Fandangle Set for June in Palo Duro Park
Texas Panhandle Heritage presents Fandangle a western historical spectacle in Palo Duro State Park Amphitheater June 11 12 13 at 8 pm with a 200 strong cast including Indians cowboys stagecoach and pioneers in Fort Griffin echo. Tickets 4 chair 2.50 riser mail orders to Box 268 Canyon.
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Texas Panhandle Heritage
Palo Duro State Park
Surrey
Fort Griffin
Albanry
Robert Nail
Paeston
The
Fort Worth Little Theater
Alice Reynolds
Baylor
Hackler Test Abandoned Near Childress Field
The Hackler test well Kimbell Swick-Gunn-No 1 west of Childress Air Field at 7894 feet was abandoned after showing no oil in Canyon Reef Mississippian Ellenberger formations. Drill depth ended with no production and no equipment moved for a deeper drill.
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Sinclair
E. V. Perkins
Kirkland
Meeting Set For Quarter Horse Show Committee
A meeting of the Quarter Horse Show Committee was scheduled for 7 a.m. Tuesday at Gay's, announced Saturday by chairman Bob Jones.
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Gay's
Bob Jones
Parked Vehicle Hit By Eastbound Driver on Avenue 6 NW
Sherry Ann George driving east on Avenue 6 Nw struck a parked vehicle in the 900 block. She received a ticket from the Police Department for insufficient clearance. The damaged vehicle belonged to James Stubblefield.
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Sherry Ann George
Avenue 6 Nw
James Stubblefield
Children’s Choir Plans Rest Home Singings
Presbyterian Children’s Choir directed by Mrs Derrill Nippert will sing at the 11 a.m. service today, then perform a program for two local rest homes on Monday. Accompanist is Mrs. T. M. Lewellen.
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Presbyterian Children's Choir
Derrill Nippert
T. M. Lewellen
Preslar To Brownwood For Funeral
Dr P A Preslar will leave for Brownwood today to attend the funeral of Mrs Mollie Wright Armstrong 90-year-old mother of R Wright Armstrong retired vice president of the Fort Worth and Denver. Mrs Armstrong was an optometrist and served on the Texas State Board of Mercy for 18 years one year term with Dr Piesia. She died Friday night and funeral services will be held at 2 p m today.
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P. A. Preslar
Brownwood
Mollie Wright Armstrong
R. Wright Armstrong
Fort Worth
Denver
Visits His Girl And Ends Up In Jail
A Fort Worth man Buford Cole Gilbert Jr 25 visited a girlfriend in Childress leading to his arrest. He attempted to sign for 20 cash with a credit card claiming needed parts for a truck that was broken down east of Childress WL. Eikman reported the suspect to police. Gilbert had used a company credit card to buy 109 in tires for his personal car and was jailed awaiting Fort Worth charges.
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Childress
Fort Worth
Buford Cole Gilbert, Jr
Elkman Texaco
Eikman
Olice Department
Highway Patrol
Amarillo
Gilbert
Calendars Sold By Mail For Childress Band Boosters
The Childress High School Band and Band Boosters offer calendars by mail after many members missed soliciting in person. A coupon on eight pages of today's Index allows participation via Band Boosters Box 627. Listings cost 2 dollars per family. calendars without listings cost 1 dollar. Proceeds help fund the band’s Texas State Fair trip in October.
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Childress
Wichita Falls Group to Visit Childress Monday Lunch
Several Childress citizens will host a Wichita Falls chamber group at a Monday luncheon at the Ranch House Restaurant. Glenn Buckley said the visitors will arrive Monday morning, tour local businesses, and return to Wichita Falls the same day. The trip is one of several summer visits planned by the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce to area towns.
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Childress
Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Buckley
Childress Cofc-Bcd
Wichita Falls
Buckley
Coin Club Meeting in Childress Monday Evening
The Childress Coin Club will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the CofC directors room. Herbert Clift is in charge of the program and door prizes will be given.
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Childress Coin Club
Cofc
Herbert Clift
U S Naval Units Move Toward Laos and Vietnam Hot Spots
U S naval forces including a 2000 strong Marine contingent head toward Laos and South Vietnam amid rising tension. Defense officials confirm a reinforced 7th Fleet battle group afloat, with carrier Kitty Hawk and others in the area. Secretary Rusk warns expansion of the anti Communist war could follow if aggression continues.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Laos
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Defense Department
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Far East
China
Sea of Japan
Philippines
Poppy Day Is Memorial Day Observance Planned
Preparations are under way for Memorial Day Saturday May 30 with Cox-Farr Post 65 American Legion led by acting Commander George Spear organizing services at the cemetery. Rev. L L Hill will deliver the address as the Auxiliary Begins selling red memorial poppies from 8 a m downtown with help from Oga-Ny-Oda Campfire Girls and Mrs Scott Shepherd. Residents urged to attend and display U S flags.
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George Spear
Cox-Farr
American Legion
L. L. Hill
Oga-Ny-Oda
Scott Shepherd
U. S
Five Childress Men Attend Vernon Round-Up Meeting
Five Childress men on the Santa Rosa Round-Up board will attend the Vernon annual director's meeting Monday. They are W. E. Davis, Sam Privitt, Morris Higley, Bill Ross and J. C. Randel. The rodeo is scheduled for June 17 to 20 in Vernon.
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Childress
Santa Rosa
Vernon
W. E. Davis
Sam Privitt
Morris Higley
Bill Ross
J. C. Randel
Bill Montgomery New Proxy of State Group
E W Bill Montgomery chief medical technologist at Childress General Hospital was elected president of the Texas State Chapter of the International Society of Clinical Laboratory Technologists at a Dallas meeting. He joined Childress General Hospital January 25 from Hamlin where he directed the clinical laboratory and was chief X ray technologist. Montgomery, a 10 year professional, began with Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. He is a Portland Texas native with wife Marquitta Barton of McAdoo and three children. The hospital administrator praised his honor to Childress and the hospital.
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E. W
Bill) Montgomery
Childress General Hospital
Texas
International Society of Clinical Laboratory
Fiftieth Anniversary War Story Strip Nears Start
The Childress Index will run a new story strip series marking the 50th anniversary of World War I. Written by Dr. Phillip Van Doren Stern and drawn by John Lane, the first four chapters begin Monday with later installments on Sarajevo and the war’s opening guns.
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Childress Index
Phillip van Doren Stern
Newspaper Enterprise Association
John Lane
Sarajevo
Bonnie and Clyde Death Anniversary Recalled by Officers
The 30th anniversary of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's deaths recalls the ambush near Gibsland Louisiana on May 23 1934. Officers Alcorn Hinton and others trace the manhunt from Texas to Shreveport and note motives and details including Bonnie's alleged cigar habit and the gang's history of killings.
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Preston McGraw
United Press International
Dallas
Arner
Nan Tigiet
Louisiana
Texas
Bonnie
Clyde Barrow
Gibsland
Robert F. Alcorn
Ronnie Parker
Alcorn
Clyde
W. D. Jones
Joplin
Ww. D
Parker-Barrow Gang
Barrow
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A. G. Hargrave
U. S. 287 Association
Laramie
Wyo
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Hargrave
Rayford Holtman
Wanda Steffey
del Rio
Linda Ryan
Seagrave
Jack Sides
E. G. Givens
Dorothy Cook
Quanah
Preslar
Wichita Falls Group
Coin Club
Viet Nam
Southeast Asian
Kitty Hawk
Midway
7Th Fleet
Navy
Bill Montgomery
Lila Kathryne
James David
Virginia Annette
Avenue
Montgomery
Marquitta Barton
McAdoo
John B. Martin
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Parker
Rious
Ted Hinton
Hinton
Miriam (Ma) Ferguson
Frank Hamer
M.T. Gaun
Texas Department of Public Safety
Shreveport
Henry Methvin
Methvin
Bonnie and Barrow
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