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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1964

Page

14

Modern Chairs in Art Exhibit Satire by Dick West

A lighthearted take on the Gallery of Modern Art’s chair only exhibit. The columnist jokes about chairs as art and notes key designers like Marcel Breuer Eero Saarinen Hans Wegner and Katavolos Littell Kelley. He pokes fun at the unrecognizable form and the lack of seating.

Dick West Press International Washington UPI Gallery of Modern Art Marcel Breuer Wassily Jean White The Washington Post Breuer Eero Saarinen Saarinen Hans J. Wegner Katavolos Littell Kelley

Presley Keeps MGM Busy With Fourth Film Girl Happy

Elvis Presley drives MGM production with his fourth movie in two years, Girl Happy, as options and assignments circulate in Hollywood. Para mount Studio lifts option on contract of Ralph Taeger, TV actor who has appeared in three MGM films.

Hollywood UPI Elvis Presley MGM Paramount Studio Ralph Taeger

Hanging as an Execution Method in the United States

The Britannica entry notes that only six states in the United States still allow hanging as a method of execution. It states that annual executions total about 40 to 50, with seldom more than one performed by hanging, and it also mentions continued use of hanging in parts of Great Britain.

United States Great Britain Encyclopaedia Britannica

Northfield News Highlights Local Social Through Family Visits

Northfield News reports on guests of the Walter Timmons household including the Don Dawsons of Amarillo and Meir Timmons. Travel and family events are noted with extended visits from Oklahoma City Carlsbad New Mexico and Vernon. A Hollywood item notes Susan Oliver joining a Jerry Lewis comedy.

Bill Bethany Walter Timmons Don Dawsons Amarillo John Colorado Meir Timmons Fred Austin Glen Nimmo Oklahoma City Gerald Nimmo Reece Timmons Childress Aubrey Duncan Phil Carlsbad New Mex Allan Thomases Sam Moores Ennis Pistoles Darwin Scabia Larry Mathews Claud McDonalds May Hays N. L. Cook Pete Timmons Dick Dewpre Matador Dewbres Arkansas

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