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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1964
Page
3
A weekly schedule lists church activities including Vacation Bible School at 7 30 a m and Baptist RA Camp at Vernon. County Council meets at court house at 2 p m and First Baptist Church hosts a Rotary Bowl picnic at 7 p m.
Allen Searight of Austin was announced today by President Joan Ben Shepperd of Odessa as Executive Director of the Texas Historical Foundation. He previously served as Community Coordinator for the Texas Industrial Commission and will work with counties and cities to record preserve and promote Texas history. He is a native of Austin with a BBA from SMU, formerly with Armco Steel and a small Austin industrial supplier, and he is married with three children.
The Childress Index extends birthday wishes to Barbara Jean Hamilton Veda Kay Allison Mrs C H Webb Martha Sims Tim Starnes and others. The notice appears in the historic Childress Index published at 226 Main Street Childress Texas and notes staff and publication details.
Dow Jones at 11 am shows Industrials 840.58 down 0.52 Rails 217.93 up 0.13 Utilities 150.12 up 0.23 Stocks 301.98 up 0.02. noon shows mixed moves. Treasury draws through Jul 29 total 956,672,305.46 with cash balance 6,067,712,642.40 and public debt 312,419,274,748.87. gold holdings 15,462,714,283.29.
Northwestern Texas shows temperatures 3 to 8 degrees above normal with minimal rainfall. Birth announced of a daughter weighing six pounds six ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tucker at 1.35 am. weekend visitors include the Shoemakers of Albuquerque and families from Lubbock and Wichita Falls. Local travels include Felton Lane in Wellington and visits by numerous relatives and friends from Athens and Perryton to Childress.
Hospital news shows admissions including Mrs. T H Brown Tommy Prescott Mrs J F Cooper Mrs Margie Rasberry Mrs Eugene Stewart Mrs Precicano Galan Mrs Charles Tucker today and Sunday. Discharges include Sam Richson Saturday Mrs Oral Lane Saturday Louie J Wesley transferred to Amarillo Saturday Mrs Lora Heckathorn Saturday Mrs W E Holtman today Tommy Prescott today.
Little Kim Howard of Amarillo spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs R B Howard and her parents the Diggers. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Gordon Shaffer of Groom as they picked Kim up yesterday while en route home from Ruidosa New Mexico.
Jackie Gleason envisions Miami as a new TV hub adding to Hollywood and New York. He arrives with 75 people to launch a 39 weekly shows in late September, saying major hosts like Perry Como and Ed Sullivan are watching closely. Gleason and his stars will maintain familiar formats while relocating some production to Miami.
In a light column, Dick West notes the quadrennial rise of the hummers amateur songwriters across parties. Democrats report many unsolicited tunes while Republicans commission seventeen songs, with Wright handling dramatic auditions and tape recordings as the campaign chorus.
Riots shattered Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant with injuries and looting as upstate Rochester also saw deaths. A state of emergency and National Guard deployment followed as police patrolled the strife area after violence erupted and stores were damaged.
Stanley Lovell aged 60 escaped with minor cuts and bruises after a 60 mph express train hit him as he tried to jump from the track near Penistone England. He suffered only light injuries according to police and railway officials.
This Almanac entry dated Monday August 3 1964 lists historical events on the date including Columbus sailing in 1492 and World War I era declarations in 1914. It notes a 1951 West Point cadet cheating dismissal and the Nautilus first North Pole crossing in 1958. A Churchill quote closes.
The highest temperature reported Sunday by the Weather Bureau, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, reached 108 degrees at Russell and Salina, Kansas. The morning low for the area was 41 degrees at Butte, Montana.
Dice similar to those used today were found among ancient relics in Egypt the Mediterranean and the Far East according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
A society item notes activities connected with the American Hospital Association convention. The coverage highlights social gatherings, attendees, and related hospitality events surrounding the conference.
A dense listing of daily TV programming across KGNC TV and KAUZ TV stations. Includes news, weather, and primetime shows such as The Tonight Show, Sing Along With Mitch, Danny Thomas, Andy Griffith, Wagon Train, and East Side West Side with various time slots and channel identifiers.
Day by day schedule across stations KFOX KFDA and KAUZ lists programs from Today to The Big Show. Includes news weather soap operas game shows and children's offerings with times and title names. The detailed grid notes morning daytime and late slots across three local broadcasters.
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