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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1968

Page

3

Locals News Items About People You Know

Partly cloudy today and cooler tonight with temperatures 65 to 100. Sam Blanford of California and Miss Frieda Johnson of Fort Worth visit this weekend with Ben Walker Marilyn and Ben Bob. Several local families return from trips to Beaumont Austin Abilene and Dallas for visits and business.

Sam Blanford California Frieda Johnson Fort Worth Ben Walker Marilyn Ben Bob L. L. Baker E. Baker Beaumont George Gregory Jim Gregory George Robinson Austin Jim Clifford Jay Starkey Abilene Clifford Low Ronna Mooney Ray Mooneys Larry Carrick Donna Garrison Leroy Garrison Bertie Lewis Dallas N. P. Carter DeKalb Howard Ruddle

Local families visit relatives over weekend

Visiting Mr and Mrs Floyd Hatcher Jr and family over the weekend are Mrs Jay Beattie and children Steven and Deborah Sp 4 and Mrs John Sims of Lawton Okla are his parents Mr and Mrs Z ae Sims and family and other relatives over the weekend Mr and Mrs W A Gruetzner and son Howard and daughter Beverly all of Waco are visiting the Joe Gruetz-

Floyd Hatcher Jr Jay Beattie Steven Deborah John Sims Lawton Okla Z. Ae Sims W. A. Gruetzner Howard Beverly Waco Joe Gruetz

Hospital Visiting Hours and Admitted List

Hospital visitors may come morning or afternoon or evenings with posted hours. Admitted patients include C O West and Jay Nell Holland on Friday, Mary Sue Gartrell of Sterling City on Friday, with dismissals including Mrs Walter McAlister on Friday and Tris Kay Boyd, Clarence Smith, and Charles Brown on Saturday.

C. O. West Jay Nell Holland Mary Sue Gartrell Sterling City Walter McAlister Tris Kay Boyd Clarence Smith Charles Brown

Palm Springs Records 107 Degree Heat Sunday

The US Weather Bureau reports 107 degrees in Palm Springs California the highest Sunday reading excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Fort Bragg California posted a cool 42 degrees as a low.

New York

Childress Chance for Growth Through Junior College

A reader urges Childress Texas to unite for progress to grow again. The letter argues a junior college, hospital, water supply and new industry can revitalize the town, benefit farmers and businesses, and provide affordable education locally. It stresses citizen support and updated thinking to pursue a more progressive, prosperous community.

Childress Texas

Northfield social notes include Timmons and family visits

Northfield residents trace a flurry of visits as Wayne and other Timmons relatives travel from San Diego to Dallas and New York, with guests such as the Cruse and Thomas families. The page also notes Barnard departing France for Australia and a wolf on the loose near Blakesbourne England.

A. L. Thomas Index E. N. Timmons Wayne Timmons San Diego Wayne Reece Timmons Petery Timmons N. L Dallas Paul Cruses Cruse E. M. Timmons New York Allan Thomas Joe Thomas Shanna Odessa Bill Wrights Abilene Delmont Hays R. L. Curlee Olive N. L. Cook Bessie Thomas Raymond Thomas Amarillo Olive Curlee Ann Matador Shane Stephen Milton Havens Brenda Boykin Childress Bertie Simpson Sam Jones Breckenridge Joey Meador Clardon Clem Timmons Nathan Mulder Weldon Timmons James Mitchell Post Church of Christ Walter Timmons Donnie Owsons Ray Don Dawson Barnard Nice France UPI Christiaan Barnard Australia Princess Grace Monaco Wolf Canterbury England Blakesbourne H. John Aspinall

Designer Look May Be Applied By Home Sewer

Barbara Haggard reports from Childress on Martha Schmidt educational fashion techniques for the home sewer. Methods include Hong Kong hems, windowpane bound buttonholes, covered snaps, bias underlining, and hand picked zippers to achieve a designer look using SiBonne materials from New York.

Barbara Haggard Hong Kong Childress Martha Schmidt Schmidt

Golden Gate Bridge to receive neoprene expansion joints

The Golden Gate Bridge, aged 26, will have its 175 expansion joints rebuilt with neoprene. The renovation will take two months and require traffic restriction to two lanes each direction starting next week. Horace Fisher, 83, marked his 50th wedding anniversary by delivering papers at dawn, saying the routine keeps him active.

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Grendon England Horace Fisher

Funeral Attendance Spreads Across Towns for O W Caussey

Mr and Mrs J C Smith and Alton attended O W Caussey’s funeral in Knox City. Numerous relatives and friends from Midland to Texarkana, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Paducah, and Plainview visited families and traveled between towns for Homecoming events and patient visits.

J. C. Smith Alton Knox City O. W. Caussey Janice Nancy Caussey Midland A. T. Fox Russell Gross Turkey Sam Peery H. B. Rhodes J. A. Stinnetts Oscar Glovers Lee Diggs Aubrey Testerman Troy Boykin Todd Cee Wee Dallas Lova Plainview N. J. Parks Wvanoka Okla Aron Nutter James Jones Ricky Debbie Rayford Jones Texarkana Virgil Gmbel C. E. Green Balls J. B. Morrises Duane Verscheled Lorenzo J. D. Cox J. D. Atkisson Childress Terry Garth Oliver Arkansas Missippi Tennessee Smackover Carl Polk Terrie Moran Carey Willis Morans H. J. Henderson Joyce Allen Bobby Henderson Chidress Oliver Hightower Groom Laymond Hightower Dan Hightower Leroy Hightowers Panhandle Clyde Johnson Edwin

Dress for the tailored woman arrives daily

Lordleighs arrive daily offering a versatile dress that fits both casual and dressy needs. The affordable price broadens appeal to the modern shopper seeking smart, adaptable attire.

Lordleighs

Wyat t family visitors note attendance in region

Wyatt family and relatives plus guests from Lubbock Midland White Deer Seagoville Grand Prairie Ranger and other towns visited in local homes including Meadow John Turner J H Turner J C Smith and Merrel Conn areas with several families listed among visitors.

A Loser Los Angeles Arrest Plea Change

A Los Angeles man, Er nest Dacley, arrested in a craps raid, pleaded innocent to gambling charges but tried to change his plea after a handkerchief and two dice fell to the floor. He told the judge he wished to change his plea.

Los Angeles UPI Ernest Dacley Cherae Dagle

Fatal plunge on Gerlos Alpine Road kills five

An accident on a curve on the Gerlos Alpine Road near Innsbruck Austria left at least five people dead and many injured. A tour bus carrying 26 tourists plunged from a mountain highway and tumbled down more than 69 yards. Police identified the Dutch driver and four British tourists among those involved.

Innsbruck Austria Gerlos

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