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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
2
A humorous monologue observes how male jokes about women provoke strong reactions. It notes that laughter often hides larger tensions with the women’s liberation movement and recounts a scene where women respond with sharp humor. The piece ends by affirming life as both silly and great.
Final rites for Mrs. Preston J. Harp, longtime county pioneer, were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Christ with Minister Further Judd officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery. Mrs. Harp, who came to Childress County as a child in 1899, died Saturday in a local nursing home.
In Hope Arkansas Lester Kent grows record setting watermelons while buyers in Dilley Texas pay 1550 for a 103 pound melon. The town touts world class melons and publicity with Bob Hope and Hurricane Camille charity ties. Kent notes climate soil and seed combine for big fruit and keeps winning chamber prizes.
Mrs Helen Day and sons from Shreveport and Vale Zint from Amarillo visited in the homes of local residents in Estelline and nearby towns. They shared time with the Gambels, the Goffs, and the Mabrys, with extended family connections noted.
A dense list of Shakespearean character hints and related items across names, places, and terms. Includes Othello’s adviser and Moor, Julius Caesar, Elsinore, rivers, numbers, and various musical and linguistic clues.
Final approval of a Farmers Home Administration grant and loan boosts the Thirsty Water System serving Hardeman Childress Cottle Hall and Wilbarger Counties. The initiative faced threats from the Bob Price Amendment which failed in the House.
Hollywood sources say the TV market for theatrical features has shrunk amid a recession of profits. Networks once paid from 300000 to 800000 per film now average around 700000 with some as low as 650000. Executives say quality features are increasingly avoided as ratings drive purchases. The 1971 72 season shows only nine of the top 32 rated movies were theatrical releases, led by Guess Who's Coming to Dinner at 13th place.
A Minnesota dairy company vice-president urges Dr. Lamb to endorse 1 percent low-fat milk, citing heart health and reduced saturated fat. The letter praises forward-thinking dairy policy and notes a nationwide push for fortified skim milk and low-fat options.
The elephant is a strict vegetarian requiring about a quarter ton of green fodder daily, or around 150 pounds of hay and 50 gallons of water.
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