Social Calendar Highlights This Weekend
Friday 7 9 pm Parkview Baptist Men’s Fellowship and a prenuptial shower for Mise Marlynn Houchins bride elect of Bobby Rowland. Saturday events include 3 pm Jaycee Wives bake sale in front of Perry Bros 6 30 pm Galligan Bratcher wedding at First Presbyterian Church 9 am two day reunion of Bonehead Boys Scout Troop 65 in Trout Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkview Baptist Men's Fellowship
Mise
Marlynn Houchins
Bobby Rowland
Jaycee
Gale
Perry Bros
Galligan-Bratcher
First Presbyterian Church
Bonehead Boys Scout Troop 65
Trout Hall
Thanks for the helping hands after our accident
A service family thanks neighbors in Childress Texas for kindness after a June 18 accident outside town. Their car was deemed irreparable but they escaped with minor injuries and relocated safely to Virginia, praising strangers who offered help and wishing to acknowledge those neighbors. Col Trimble also sends best regards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrie Higley Childress
Texas
I Childress
Virginia
Col Trimble
Visiting Hours at TONAL and Admissions List
Morning 9 35 to 10 30 Afternoon 2 36 for Evening 7 00 to 9 9 ADMITTED Virs Alma Watkins Thursday Mrs Kenneth Parker Thursday Walter McAlister Thursday Kay Boyd Thursday R C Chapman Thursday Jenna Timmons Thursday MISSED Owland Moyer Thursday Mrs Martin Bumpus Thursday H H Grantham Thursday ane Goodwin Thursday C Newberry today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Watkins
Kenneth Parker
Walter McAlister
Television In Review: Networks Dominate Miami Beach Coverage
NBC led by Huntley and Brinkley topped CBS and rival NBC coverage at the Miami Beach convention with Cronkite’s team close behind. ABC posted strong numbers and noted improved nightly summaries while all networks plan unchanged anchorman lineups for Chicago. The piece emphasizes engaging coverage driving viewership beyond mere convention presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Miami Beach
Npc-Tv
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
CBS
Chicago
NBC
Reuven Frank
Abc-Tv
Richard M. Nixon
ABC
William Buckley Jr
Vietnam
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Nixon
Almanac highlights and historic milestones for August 9
On Friday August 9, 1968 events include the first steam powered U.S. train trip Albany to Schenectady in 1831, Edward VII's coronation in 1902, Nagasaki bombing in 1945, and Judge James Parsons becoming the first Black federal judge in 1961. A note on ships ends with a Nimitz thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Albany
Schenectady
Prince of Wales
Edward VII of
Britain
Queen Victoria
James Parsons
Chicago
Local Forecasters Note Warmth With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy to clear conditions with continued heat. Widely scattered late day and night showers expected. Low mid 70s, high near 100 Saturday.
Granet Webb Visitation in Waco and Longview
Granet Webb spends a week visiting friends in Waco and Longview. Mrs. Davie Rothwell hosts guests including her son J. D. Rothwell a Church of Christ minister from Worthington Ken his wife Opal and other relatives from Miami Ariz Houston and Mia mi Ariz. Mrs. Don Bearden reportedly had surgery Wednesday in Quanah hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Denton of Amarillo visited aunt Bertha Foster recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granet Webb
Waco
Longview
Davie Rothwell
J.D. Rothwell
Church of Christ of Worthington Ken
Opal
Bill Nelson
Billy
Marie
Jimmy
Lisa
Miami
Ariz
Paul Rothwell
Robin
Houston
Don Bearden
Quanah Hospital
J. A. Denton
Amarillo
Bertha Foster
Plan Now For Wool Contest Opens To Local Girls
Barbara Haggard urges district girls in Childress County to enter the 1988 69 Make It Yourself With Wool contest. Categories range Sub Debs Juniors and Seniors with prizes at district state and a national trip to San Francisco. Contact Box 350 or call 937 235 for entry blanks and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Technological University
Lubbock
Childress County
San Francisco
Europe
Barbara Haggard
First Republican National Convention Nominates Fremont
The first national Republican convention gathered in Philadelphia on June 17 1856 and nominated John C Fremont for president. He was defeated by Democrat James Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Republican Party
Philadelphia
John C. Fremont
James Buchanan
Mrs Ethel Burton Honored By Childress Rebekah Lodge
Mrs. Ethel Burton 85 was honored Monday by the Childress Rebekah Lodge with a "This is Your Life" program recounting her life from birth in 1882 in Jackson County Georgia to settling in Childress Texas in the 1940s. The event highlighted her family, World War II service by five sons, and longtime lodge involvement since 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Burton
Rebekah Lodge
Burton
Jackson County
Sugar Hill
Lee Burton
Georgia
Mr. Burton
West Texas
Cattle County
Miles Wells Place
Childress
Commerce Street
Humble luncheon meeting at Friendship Square church
The regular luncheon meeting was held Tuesday at Friendship Square Church with Mrs. Harry Thaten and Mrs. Arvene Bellah as hostesses. Kate Biggerstaff led the session, a program on Human Rights 1968 was presented by Mrs. Kent Waller, and worship was led by Mrs. Bob Richardson with Miss Marsha Thaten at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Square
Harry Thaten
Arvene Bellah
Thaten
Kate Biggerstaff
Kent Waller
Bob Richardson
Marsha Thaten
TV Listings and Show Schedule Satirical for Local Channels
Local television stations KXDK KFDX KGNC KAUZ and KFDA air a dense schedule listing cartoons, dramas, news, sports and movies from morning to late night. Programs include Popeye Theatre Wild World of Sports Drag and drop schedules with titles like The Virginian Hogan’s Heroes Mannix and The Lone Ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFDA
Johnn
Quest
Wilborn Brothers
Ernest Tubbs
Porter Wagner
Petticoat Junction
Local Figures Named in Colorado Springs Event
Mrs James Terry of Cee Vee joins Mr and Mrs E V Fite Linnie Sparkman Fredia Miller Be the Adkisson Vicki Luck and Ie Leach of Colorado Springs in a recent community gathering highlighting local ties and regional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Terry
Cee Vee
E. V. Fite Linnie Sparkman
Fredia Miller
Bethe Adkisson
Vicki Luck
Ie Leach
Colorado Springs
Television Listings for Friday Evening August 9 1968
A dense schedule of network and local programs across channels KGNC TV KVI AFDA TV and more. Highlights include News Weather Sports The Late Show Tonight Show Hollywood Squares Star Trek Gomer Pyle Judd for the Defence Wild Wild West Wagon Tarzan and a Friday Night Movie Gunfight at Dodge City.
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i—Channel
Curacu
Beast of the Amazon
Gfox TV
KGNC
Cherrie
Weatha
Joe Pyne
CBS News
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Dodge City
KVI! TV
Will Sonnett
Judd
Afda TV
Caesar
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Belon
Fstelline High School
Texas Technological College
Phyllis Ward
Ief
Rene Pardue
Anne Rapp
Judy Wynn
Oklahoma
Hool
Sincerely
Sara C. Trimble
Laci
Mitchell-Goodwin Lumber Company
Good Lumber
Ave. A
DIAL
Television In Review
By Robert Musel
Cbs-Tv
Walter Cronkite
Huntley
Brinkley
Cronkite
Roger Mudd
Erle Sevareid
Hargrave E'Cleanine
Ave. G
the Almanac
Venus
Nagasaki
Japan
America
Chester Nimitz
Murrah’s
Mildred Boles
Mrs. Burton
Dora Henderson
Kim and
Kraig Hill
Colton
Calif
Stephelia Smith
Glenda Moore
Sedelle McKinney
Joe Hix
Ethel Adams
Lonnie Beaver
Central Christian Cmf
Jimmy Todd
A. F. Verner
James Ray Hackler
Jerry Hackler
Cliff Campbell
Edd Anderson
Henry W. King
Betty Jackson
Bill Sager
State Farm
Post Ane U
Tate
Tom
Eizteen
Meere
Earl Harwell
Kelvinator
Cline Motor Company
Motorola
Appliances
Ave. C. NW
KFDX
Playhouse
The
Virginian
Sman
McHales Navy
Air Force
Miere Playhouse
Kgnc ‘Ve
Ruy Kogere
w—Finnstones
Samson & Gilrath
the Birdman & the
Gaary Trio
Atoman Secret Squirre
Cool McCool
Sheriff Bill Show
Kids, Inc
Frank McGee
the Virginian
Kauz TV
Wide World of Sports
Panhand'e Sportsman
Towscape Welk
Hollywood Palace
ABC News
Tate Movie
Mooney
Electronics
Main Street
Ranchouse Restaurant
Chanpel
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