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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
2
The article highlights Togeroy fabric as washable by hand or machine and praises Phillips fashions with superb styling including pencil skirts and short boxy belted jackets. Readers are teased with luxurious exlors and a tempting price tag.
Laco HD Club North and Quaker HD Club host an eight PM ice cream supper at the club building for members and their families.
Mrs Ben Munson program chairman of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church convened a program committee meeting Wednesday afternoon. Members Dink Hull J W Chambers E E White J O Haymes and G T Palmer drafted plans for the coming year as WSCS president Mrs A J Johnson and circle chairmen Mrs Truman McFarland and Mrs A F Verner attended. The group prepared the program to be presented at the District Seminar Meeting in Memphis on Thursday.
The Adult Department met Tuesday evening for a hayride with about 85 attendees. They ate dinner around a carpfire and then gathered for a sing song with members teachers officers and guests including Mrs Herodisa Gobira and daughters Glaucia and Silvia of Brazil and Mr and Mrs Joe King.
Funeral services for Ben P. Thigpen 83 were held at 10 am at King Memorial Methodist Church with Rev H W Barnett and Rev C R Copeland officiating. Thigpen a Childress county resident since 1902 died Tuesday night at the family home in Childress. Born December 21 1871 in Georgia.
Admitted: Mrs. Fred Hayes on Thursday. Dismissed: Mrs. Nellie B. Vaughn on Thursday.
Across and down clues form a crossword style puzzle with entries like Napoleon’s and green herbs. The list includes words for colors plants and objects such as brown spice hearing organ old Eli cry and many others across a grid.
Miss Lunette Cook bride elect of John Dickson was toasted at a bridal shower hosted in Kirkland. Guests registered by Amarillo organizer with about 68 attendees. Hosts served punch and cake squares from crystal service, while vocalists Terry Terrell Linda Key and Sherry Sides performed. Miss Cook solved a playful exam and opened gifts with assistance from family. hostesses presented a coffee maker as a gift.
Miss Hilda Havens was honored at a going away party hosted at Mrs C H Ritchhart home as she moves to Hereford. Attendees included all B&PW members and Havens friends who gave gifts. ice cream and cake were served. Hostesses were Wilma Roddy Christine Menefee Alyeen Ater and Mrs Ritchhart.
The Kirkland Methodist Church ladies honored their minister and his wife Mr and Mrs David Knox with a surprise party at the parsonage after their honeymoon return. Cake and ice cream were served and Dr E E White of Childress gave a talk to the attendees.
Kirkland special report notes Kirkland Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. R. D. Vinson in charge. Mrs. C. A. Thomas led the program and Mrs. Vinson opened with prayer. Yearbook was filled out by Mrs. Arlie Key, with Mrs. L. Collins Mrs. Gus McDaniel and Mrs. Mae Pieratt in attendance.
The column muses on summer visitors and social happenings, mentions a new yard game Calypso inspired by bridge poker and Samba, and notes upcoming weddings. It records mothers of 1956 seniors lamenting the last year, teachers, and visiting relatives including Marianna Coffey Baughn and Betty Coffey Moody with Mary Coffey and Martha Jernigan Carter.
Ethel Creamer was elected vice-president of the North Childress Home Demonstration Club after Mrs. Joe Harcrow resigned. The group met at Mrs. W H Martin’s home for an all day copper tooling workshop led by Mrs. Harcrow and Mrs. Williamson. Members present included Mrs. Long Webster Beaver Creamer and Tips. non members Mills Meason Soter Trolinger Rosser Shellhemer of Pampa attended.
Sandra Wisdom daughter of Mr and Mrs Lew Wisdom celebrated her 10th birthday on July 11 with a delayed party in Fair Park. The group swam at the park pool then enjoyed a picnic with sandwiches pickles and cold drinks served by her mother. Guests included Diana Mack Linda Rowland Mickey Wisdom Jimmy Wisdom and the honoree.
Partly cloudy through Saturday with scattered afternoon and evening thunder. no major temperature changes. Birth announcement: John Terry Allen Murray born Thursday in Sherman Oaks to Wayne and family. grandparents in Hollywood and Childress. House guest June Pittman visiting Miss Carolyn Vaughn from Dallas. C B Sterling of Houston to visit wife and daughters Sydell and Lois Lynn, with Carlsbad stop en route. Mr. and Mrs. M B Couch return from Fort Worth. Mrs. Couch receiving medical treatment there. Accompanying Tommy Dugger and Greta Sue. further details follow.
Loretta's Gift Shop promotes a last day of its 10th anniversary sale with a Grand Prize drawing. Shoppers register on Saturday for discounted merchandise as visitors attend funeral services for Phillip Daniel Parrish in Carey. Local families host relatives visiting from Amarillo Lubbock Butler and Alaska during weekend gatherings.
Mrs. Joe King introduced Mrs. Herodias Gobira and her two daughters Glaucia and Silvia from Brazil as special guests at the First Baptist Women's Missionary Union meeting. Gobira spoke on Growth and Need of Baptist Work in Brazil while Silvia and Glaucia discussed schooling in the United States and Brazil. The session included scripture readings, hymns, prayers, a brief business period, and reports from attendees of the Baptist Camp at Vernon.
The note wishes Pearl Holland Mrs. M. Darnell a happy birthday today and Mrs. Roy Key a happy birthday tomorrow. It mentions hunting dogs reaching their peak at five years old.
Patrick Walsh a 54 year old Chicago streetcar motorman with 27 years of service died after feeling chest pains while driving on Clark Street He diverted the car to side tracks to avoid blocking traffic and collapsed.
Local church notices list services for several congregations. Nazarene Pastor B Edwin Perkins leads Sunday School at 9 45 and morning worship at 11. Clifton First Baptist under Clifton Tennison lists services throughout Sunday with evening worship at 8 and midweek prayer.
UNITER PENTECOSTAL led by Pastor A L Cravens offers Sunday School at 10 a m, morning worship at 11 a m, and evening service at 7 p m. Carey Church of Christ with Jimmy Murphy posts Bible study at 10:30 a m and worships at 11 a m and 6 p m, plus 7:30 p m Wednesday. Assembly of God led by Rev Ross Davis lists Sunday School 9:45 a m, morning 11 a m, evening 7 p m, Wednesday prayer 7:15 p m, with Sunday service 7 45 p m and Friday young people events.
Multiple Kirkland and area churches publish weekly worship and study times. Listings include Methodist, Victory, House of Prayer, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, and Holy Angel Catholic services with mass times, Sunday school, and midweek events.
Local churches list Sunday School times worship services and midweek prayers at multiple venues including Pastor Royall Harrell Collard Gerald Doyle George Curlee Marvin Leech and R L Self. Also notes weekly Bible classes prayer meetings and Theocratic Ministry School sessions.
J. O. Haymes leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m followed by morning worship at 10 55 a m. Intermediate MYF meets with Senior MYF at 6 p m and the evening service begins at 7 p m.
Rev. H. W. Barnett leads morning worship at 10 55 a m with Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m and prayer groups also at 6 30 p m at King Memorial Methodist.
A community notice lists a children’s meeting at 6 30 p m and a mid week Bible study at 7 30 p m. The text records a church or group activity time without further details.
Calvary Baptist under E J Price. St John Baptist Negro church led by J S Morland. Starks Temple CME Negro church with C C Campbell. Church of Christ Negro with Thomas Reese. Services include Sunday School mornings and worship times, prayer meetings, and midweek activities.
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