Methodist district makes four changes in pastor assignments
Amarillo conference closes with four district changes and two new pastors for Childress district. Dr. John English returns as Superintendent. First Methodist Church in Childress names Dr. Burgan Watkins of Stamford. Other moves include Cee Wee Dumont, Rev. Robert Williams, Rev. Robert Ely, Rev. Glenn Chambers, Rev. Ellis Todd, and Rev. Marvin Aropriester. Several churches remain unchanged as noted. Dr. English aims to fill Truscott Foard City by weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Amarillo
John English
English
First Methodist Church
Burgan Watkins
Stamford
Cee Wee Dumont
Robert M. Williams
Robert S. Ely
Clarendon
Glenn A. Chambers
Lubbock
Crowell
Ellis A. Todd
Haskell
Wellington
Marvin Aropriester
Guthrie
King Memorial
Ivan Allen
Chillicothe
Travis FE. Jordan
Dodsoh
J. F Michael
Estelline
Joel Allen, Jr
Fargo-Odell-Wildcat
Richard Richards
Goodlett
S. A. Wolfe
Hedley
Wilton E. Lynn
Lakeview
R. Claud Nixon
Lelia Lake
C. R. Hawkins
Margaret Medicine Mound
E H. Martin
Memphis
J B. Thompson
Paducah
J. Kenneth Wyatt
Quanah First
Wallace H. Kirby
Quanah St. Luke
Silas Dixon
Tell
C. C. Lamb
Vernon
H. Doyle Ragle
Texas Street
James J Futch
Bargain Day in Childress Promises Lower Prices Monday
Leland Duckworth, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Activities committee, announces Childress will host Bargain Day Monday. Merchants plan price cuts for one day to encourage local shopping and boost business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Leland Duckworth
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Kennedy Stamps Go On Sale Across Nation
At Boston on Kennedy’s 47th birthday more than one million stamps were sold in the first hour. Stamps went on sale nationwide with Boston hosting the first day of issue. Two New York collectors, Pottinger and Donadio, arrived early. Fifteen million stamps were sent to Boston for first-day sale. Postmaster Martin noted over 2 million requests for first-day covers. The government printing office was ordered to print 500 million memorial stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Childress
New York
Michael Pottinger
Elmhurst
Carl Donadio
Brooklyn
Ephraim Martin
New CofC BCD Manager Arrives Monday
Joe Thurman of Midland is named the new manager of the Childress Chamber of Commerce and Board City Development and will arrive Monday to assume duties. He becomes the first CofC BCD manager since Jeff Henderson resigned last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Thurman
Midland
Childress Chamber of Commerce and
Board City Development
Schedul
Cofc-Bcd
Jeff Henderson
Cotton Seed Being Sacked For Distribution
Cotton seed will be given to visitors in Childress this summer as part of Chamber of Commerce and City Development efforts. Seed is treated and inspected, sacked for distribution to local businesses in the next few days. Sack bears the label Plant and watch grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Jake Lawson
El Paso Teen Falls to Death on Mt Franklin Cliff
A 17-year-old El Paso high school student, Johnny Duran, died after sliding 200 feet from a Mt Franklin cliff while hiking with classmates four miles north of downtown El Paso. The incident occurred Thursday and is being investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
UPI
Mt. Franklin
Johnny Duran
Memorial Day Observance at Ce Cemetery at 11 A.M.
Citizens are urged to wear a poppy and attend the Memorial Day services at Ce Cemetery Saturday at 11 a.m. The event honors veterans and acknowledges local commemorations.
Memorial Day Travel Surges as Traffic Death Toll Rises
United Press International reports heavy holiday traffic across the United States with thousands on highways for Memorial Day weekend. The National Safety Council warned potential fatalities but early tolls were lower than expected, with 32 deaths by 9:30 a.m. CST. Observances include USS Arizona arch at Pearl Harbor and a large Arlington Cemetery visit to John F. Kennedy’s grave and the Tomb of the Unknowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
National Safety Council
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Arlington Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Patrol Records Three Auto Mishaps In Rural County
Three one car crashes occurred within an hour in Childress County injuring one person and killing two cattle. Clarence W. Garrison hit a cow west of Hollison on U S 62 at 9 15 p m. Donald E Uptergrove struck another cow shortly after. At 10 15 p m Charles Edward Blair lost control near Kirkland on U S 287. Donald Cooper suffered a bruised hand as the car overturned.
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Childress County
Hollison
Clarence W. Garrison
Claude
Donald E. Uptergrove
Hollis
Garrison Auto
Charles Edward Blair
Quanah
U. S. Highway 287
Kirkland
Kirkland Cemetery
Donald Cooper
Cool Air Follows Heavy Rain Across North Central Texas
Thunderstorms drenched North Central Texas with about 2.5 inches of rain early today while cooler air moved in. Midland reported unconfirmed totals as the scene shifted, and the paper noted continued coverage on page three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Midland
Khrushchev Claims Soviet Space Photos Target U S Bases
Paris based UPI reports Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told former Sen. William Benton that Moscow has photographed U.S. military installations from outer space. Benton quoted Khrushchev urging the U.S. to abandon reconnaissance flights over Cuba and rely on offshore or space photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Outer Space
William Benton
Connecticut
Benton
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Johnson
Russia
White House
The
Encyclopedia Britannica
Moscow
Cuba
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Smore
the .S
Rain Brings Cool Weather and Lightning Damage
Rain brought cooler conditions and light moisture, halting a wheat harvest. A television antenna at Carroll Seal, 708 Avenue H. Se. was struck by lightning and burned. Smoke and water caused heavy damage. Northfield recorded .75 inch and Shores Creek .40 inch.
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Carrol Seal
Avenue H. Se
Northfield
Bill Bethany
Woodrow Holman
Shores Creek
Memorial Day Graves To Be Decorated In Childress County
At least 90 graves of Childress County men who died in wars will be decorated with flags for Memorial Day. Veterans groups begin at 7 a.m. with services at 11 a.m. featuring Norman Hemphill, W. S. Hughes, and Rev. L. L. Hill. Spear urged area veterans to submit names of war dead to be honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress County
United States
Norman Hemphill
W. S. Hughes
L. L. Hill
Hemphill
Hughes
George Spear
American Legion
Cox-Furr
Spear
Germany Revisited Without Bullets
War correspondents recall 20 years since D-Day as they fly toward Berlin and recall visits to Germany in 1944 45. The author Boyd Lewis reflects on the transformation from occupied homeland to NATO ally and the nostalgia of combat days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Germany
Europe
Boyd Lewis
Uniprise Association
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Berlin
Vosges
Lauter
Hitler
Gerz
Cellor
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Ruhr
Krupps
D-Day
Theormandy
Dumas
Colorado Man Injured in Denver Highway Patrol Station Incident
Carl Dawson of Denver suffered a broken upper arm when his pickup backed into a ditch near the Highway Patrol station east of Childress on U S 287. Dawson drove into the area to stop the vehicle and was thrown as the pickup backed into the ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dawson
Denver
Colo
Highway Patrol
Childress
Dawson
U. S
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Methodist
Childress High School
Terry Terrell
Ronald Jones
CHS
H. Garland Terrell
J. W. Hamilton
Jack Fox
Gaynor Maddox
Nation
Cofc
Patrol
U.S
USAF
Pentagon
Navy
General Dynamics of
Fort Worth
NATO
Lauterbach
Colorado
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