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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1963
Page
3
A town sale advertises women’s dresses hats play clothes separates skirts and related apparel for bargain seekers. Items include dresses skirts hats and seasonal wear at low prices. Proceeds support the community sale fund.
A sketchy society note lists attendees and visitors including Mr and Mrs Ned oway Mr and Mrs Simpkins Paducah at Methodist services and relatives from Harrison Ark Weatherford families Kidwell Wallace McIntire Haddon and Benham alongside others from Amarillo and New Mexico in a scattered social roundup.
An advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a triple action remedy for bladder discomfort. It claims to ease irritations and backache, provide fast pain relief, and mildly diuretic aid by increasing urine output. The copy emphasizes long-standing popularity and convenience in use.
Clear to partly cloudy and hot through Thursday with highs near 100. Low tonight 73 to 79. Northwestern Texas temperatures near normal with highs 91 to 97 and lows 4 to 74. Scattered showers possible in the north and little or none in the extreme south. Dr and Mrs Albert Roberson and daughters visit from New Mexico en route home to Dallas. Mr and Mrs W W Free of Denver visit relatives.
Mrs Billie Smith of Wichita Falls visited friends here last night. Joe T King is a patient in room 658 at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo for a heart ailment. Mr and Mrs George Faulkner and Jackie Lynn and Georgann of San Angelo visited at his mother's home. Mrs Edward Crews of Lubbock and Alpha Lee of Turkey visited here yesterday. Rebecca Trammel of Childress is listed as a patient at St Anthony's Hospital Amarillo. Mr and Mrs R E Huffman of Fort Worth and Mrs Erwin Watterstreet of St Louis visited their sister Mrs Paul Pyle Tuesday. Paul Pyle attended the old Goodnight College alumni reunion at Goodnight Sunday. Mr and Mrs Gains Highsmith and son are en route to Montana after visiting here with friends, former locals. James Laningham, patient at Amarillo Veterans Hospital, expects dismissal Friday after minor surgery. George Tipps Jr. and family of Fort Worth will arrive here late today to visit George Tipps Sr.
Mrs. D W Riddell and Ginger visit Kosciusko Mississippi with Dwayn Dorsey and Maud Summers. Lemma Hill visits Fort Worth with sister and Akers Bostick family attend Tell reunion. Lubbock visitors Bob Jones and Patricia Jones with Darvin Hage call on Jones. Amarillo guests Crain and Newman family members. Adams Ranch visitors Bumpus clan and June Simpson. Highland California trip for Tracy Evang and Louise to Myrtle Fite. Paducah guests Conner visit J C Riddell. Nancy McIntire stays Slaton with Carroll Wallore.
The note extends birthday wishes to Jerry Huddleston Jimmy Roel and Mrs Joe Norman Mister Ed the talking horse on the CBS Television Network has his own makeup man and a mirror in his dressing room
First Baptist women and guests heard missionary Mrs. H. W. Fite Jr from Brazil describe 1950s work. She and her husband, with children Ann Milly Julia Charles, are on a one year furlough. The meeting featured prayers, a hymn, and mission-study plans for Tuesday.
David Williams leads a five day revival with the theme Youth Inaction from August 12 to 16. Activities include an all day visitation Monday an all day outing at Roaring Springs Tuesday and separate meetings for Chi Rho Juniors and CYF through the week ending with a 7:30 worship service and post service refreshments.
About 375 people attended the annual Tell homecoming over Saturday and Sunday. Registrations were handled by Mines, Flannie Neeley, A. M. Byrnes, and Virgil Gambel. The event featured church singing, photos, memorial flowers, and a program including Rev. Hearn and several named attendees. Memorials honored many listed in the memorial service.
Hospital notices show admissions including Mrs Jack Scott Debra Rodriguez John H Williams Turkey and Mrs E O Ford and baby. Discharges include John H Williams Mrs W C Rippy Mrs W F Weatherbee Charles Lynn Baker and Glenda Heard. Additional names: Mrs L V Price Sue Scott and Mrs Jack Boney Estelline.
The Business and Professional Women's Club committee approved plans for 1963-64 in a Monday night meeting at Mrs. Mahota Stinnett's home. Areas include preparedness, personal development, civic participation and world affairs with chairmen Alyeen Ater Neil Rogers Louise Bowers Mamie Green Mary Stinnett Aubra Hawkins Gladys Martin and others appointed to civic participation world affairs legislation personal development B P W Week shoe fund publicity and finance.
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