Convention Planning Meeting Set For Legion Auxiliary Tonight
American Legion Auxiliary members are asked to attend a 7:30 p m meeting at the Veterans Building to meet 18th District President Mrs Grant Hanna of Hereford and plan for the October District Convention in Childress. District Commander Jack Flynt of Dimmitt will aid in planning with Cox Farr Post 65. The convention runs October 27-28 with headquarters at the Veterans Building.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Building
Grant Hanna
Hereford
Childress
Cox-Farr
Weather Kills 3 In Texas As Storms Roil Coast
Lightning killed fisherman Carl Hermes in Point Comfort Texas. Tornadoes near Palacios and Corpus Christi damaged a school and a barn while flooding hit San Antonio streets. Two oilfield workers died in a Denver City highway crash blamed on a rainstorm.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
Palacios
Corpus Christi
Panhandle
Carl Hermes
Port Lavaca
Point Comfort
Tex
San Antonio
Gregory
Texas Panhandle
John Doyle Bonner
Bill Townsend
Denver City
Carl Davis
Seminole
Dalhart
Galveston
Laredo
Houston
Victoria
San Angelo
College Station
Amarillo
Grand Jury Returns Four Indictments
Four indictments were returned by the Grand Jury in session Monday. One defendant was granted a continuance with trial set for late October. Indicted are Sammy Wells for theft by bailee, W. M. Ferguson of Childress second offense for drunk driving, John Willis Littlefield of Childress Negro for burglary, and Tommy Holley of Oklahoma for removing mortgaged property. C. A. Priest Jr. from Chilton was granted a continuance on charges of fondling a minor. Several divorces were granted in District Court but details were not available.
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John Forbis
Sammy Wells
W. M. Ferguson
Childress
John Willis Littlefield
Tommy Holley
Oklahoma
C. A. Priest Jr
Priest
Livestock Sub Committee Plans for the Year
Plans for the year were discussed at a meeting of the Livestock Sub-Committee of the ChilDress County Program Building committee of the Extension Service. County Agent Harry Cox said details will be announced after a Program Building committee meeting. Six members attended: Wilmer Rutledge Jim Parker Jerry Smith W H Tippett Jr Jack Garrison and Sam West Bill Bradley chairs the committee.
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Childress County
Extension Service
Harry Cox
Wilmer Rutledge
Jim Parker
Jerry Smith
W. H. Tippett, Jr
Jack Garrison
Sam West
Bill Bradley
Youth Breaks Arm At Northfield Fair Park
Jim Timmons an 11 year old Northfield resident fell at Childress Fair Park suffering a broken left arm. He received treatment at Childress General Hospital and was released.
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Northfield
Jim Timmons
Leland Timmons
Childress Fair Park
Childress General Hospital
Tiros VI In Orbit
America's sixth Tiros weather satellite launched aboard a Delta rocket at 4 53 a m EDT. Weighing 281 pounds it speeds 17000 mph to study hurricanes and aid Project Mercury’s Sept 28 flight with Walter M Schirra. Cameras cap daylight weather photos and relay data to earth stations.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
America
Walter M. Schirra
Tiros V
Tiros
Tiros VI
Earth
Cotton Harvest Forum Set For Thursday Evening
Cotton specialist Fred Elliott of Texas A and M will join County Agent Harry R. Cox for a Cotton Harvest Forum at the court house starting at 8 p m. The public meeting will discuss defoliation new strippers and tips for higher grade cotton ginned. Cox expects a short, interesting program.
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Fred Elliott
Texas A and M
Harry R. Cox
Cox
Public Health Service awards grants and fellowships
The Public Health Service announced 2 477 research grants and 197 fellowships totaling 59 908 926 dollars awarded in August.
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Washington
UPI
Public Health Service Today
House Votes Deep Cuts in Foreign Aid Bill
The House Appropriations Committee slashed a record 1.124 billion from Kennedy’s foreign aid program and banned aid to Communist Poland and Yugoslavia. Rep. Otto Passman led a move to lift the subcommittee’s reductions, boosting overall cuts to 1.3 billion despite warnings of policy impact.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Kennedy
U.S
Yugoslavia
Poland
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
Ren. Otto EF. Passman
Endorsement for Use of Sabin Type I II III Vaccines for Children
Texas health officials endorse accelerated Sabin polio campaigns for Types I II and III. Medical groups in 25 Texas counties plan joint drives while some towns delay certain doses until safety is clear. Dallas and Galveston groups schedule clinics and continued school age inoculations amid debate on vaccine safety and schedules.
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Texas
Houston
Thomas L Royce
Harris County Medical Society
San Angelo
Medical Societies
Midland
Ector
Andrews
Travis County Medical Society
Travis County
Galveston
Galveston County Medical Society
Department of Health
Sabin
J. E. Peavy
Peavy
Dallas County
GOP-Demo Conventions Spark Mud Sling in Texas
At the 1962 Texas GOP convention Jack Cox attacks East Texas oil scandals as proof of one party rule corruption. Cox pledges oil and gas law reform and criticizes the Railroad Commission. Tower to speak. secret sessions and voting dispute mark the event. funds and Hollywood guests noted.
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Cox
U.S
John Tower
D-Tex
Republican Executive Committee
Axtell Byles
New Braunfels
Platform
Texas Republican Lawyers Council
Duval
Jim Wells
Ray A
EL Paso
UPI
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Breckenridge
Jack Cox
Berlin Wall
Democrat
Water for Greenbelt Sought by Oklahoma
Oklahoma and Texas water authorities clash over how to share Panhandle waters and dam plans on the Salt Fork of the Red River. Texas officials urge conserving water for Panhandle residents amid drought while seeking compromise with Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Snow on Mauna Kea in Hawaii Shocks Island
A rare early snowfall was reported on Mauna Kea, the 13,769 foot peak on Hawaii, surprising residents and visitors. Weather officials noted cooler air and brief flurries over the dormant volcano.
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Honolulu
UPI
Mauna Kea
Island
Hawaii
Bradley Ranch Dominates Tri-State Fair Angus Banners
At the Tri-State Fair the Bradley Ranch northwest of Childress won six of twelve Aberdeen Angus banners. Cattle awards included multiple top placings in senior yearling bulls, two-year-old bulls, senior bull calves, and numerous champion and reserve titles. Bill Bradley plans to take prize cattle to the Oklahoma State Fair opening next week.
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Bradley Ranch
Childress
Bill Bradley
Oklahoma City
Bradley
Population boom drives fastest growth in history world wide
Population Reference Bureau reported 31.3 billion people globally by mid year and the fastest growth rate on record. Only three countries East Germany North Vietnam and Ireland have shown population losses in recent years. Comedian Bob Hope injured a leg stepping into a gopher hole at Bermuda Dunes County Club in Palm Springs California with a hemorrhage and minor internal bleeding. doctor orders brief activity pause.
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Washington
UPI
Population Reference Bureau
East Germany
North Viet Nam
Ireland
Palm Springs
Calif
Bob Hope
Bermuda Dunes County Club
Hope
Army engineers back three mile dike across Biscayne Bay
U S Army Engineers recommend a three mile stone and dirt dike across Biscayne Bay at a cost of 27 million dollars to protect Miami’s heavily populated waterfront from hurricanes while acknowledging it would not stop tidal flooding on the Miami Beach bayfront.
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Miami
Fla
UPI
U.S. Army
Biscayne Bay
Miamis
Army
Miami Beach Bayfront
Bobcat Boosters Plan Regular Meeting Tonight
The Bobcat Boosters will hold a regular meeting at 7 30 p m today in the Childress High School auditorium.
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Bobcat Boosters
Childress High School
Lions View Southwest Football Film Show
The Lions Club today screened a highlights film of the Southwest conference. Chester Hufstedler led the program with the film arranged by Humble agent H. D. Frost. Guests included F. Temple of Seymour Fred Vickery of Dallas and John Hayes of Plainview.
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Lions Club Today
Chester Hufstedler
H. D. Frost
F. Temple
Seymour
Lion
Fred Vickery
Dallas
John Hayes
Plainview
Reeves Doing Fine After Knee Operation
Mike Reeves sophomore football star is reported in fine condition after a knee operation performed Monday in Amarillo. He suffered the injury in last Friday's Childress Hamlin game. The operation at Northwest Texas Hospital was termed a success.
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Mike Reeves
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
Start Work On Site For Greenbelt Dam
Permission for access to make foundation studies on the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority dam site in Donley County is being secured. Most work will occur at the Lake Creek Site between White Fish Creek, with survey work directed by Freese Nichols and Endress of Fort Worth. The Authority recently borrowed $59,300 from the Home and Housing Finance Agency for preliminary work.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Greenbelt
Donley County
S. H. Townsend
Lake Creek
White Fish Creek
Freese, Nichols and Endress
Engineers of
Fort Worth
Greenbelt Authority
The
Home and Housing Finance Agency
FPC Session Invites Members to 7 P.M. Meeting
First Presbyterian Church invites all session members to a 7 p m business session led by Rev Baldwin Stribling at the church today.
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FPC
First Presbyterian Church
Baldwin Stribling
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