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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1964

Page

3

Television Nn Review From Abroad on San Francisco Convention

Reports from Europe show shock at the Republican convention’s carnival atmosphere in San Francisco. Observers fear overseas viewers will see hoopla as undignified while TV networks defend full, live coverage. Carol Burnett praises American spectacle and discusses TV projects with CBS.

New York San Francisco United States Atlantic City Bill Leonard Cbs-Tv News Europe Carol Burnett la Fonda de Sol Miss Burnett Tamamint Sid Caesar Danny Kay Cbs-Tv Julie Andrews Carnegie Hall Montreux Richard Boone Joe Hamilton

VFW Dance At Hotel Childress With Trade Winds Band

Social calendar notes a Saturday dance sponsored by the VFW at Hotel Childress beginning 9 p m for couples. Admission is 1 per person and the Trade Winds band will provide music.

Hotel Childress

Mission Study Session Held by South Side Baptist WMU

South Side Baptist WMU hosted a mission study session with Mrs. C. G. White opening prayer. Mrs. E. J. Hollis taught History of the Woman Missionary. closing prayers were offered by Mrs. J. C. Smith. Sixteen members attended the gathering. The Tell Methodist Fellowship youth will host the Wesleyan Sub-District MYF on Sunday, August 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the Tell Church, introducing the program on English language churches abroad. Assisting were Mmes. Bob Miller, Chaffin and Spear. Gene Stewart read the call to prayer and Mrs. Lyons prayed for missionaries.

Tell Wmu South Side Baptist Wmu C. G. White E. J. Hollis J. C. Smith Tell Methodist Fellowship Tell Church Hefere Bob Miler Chaffin Spear Gene Stewart Lyons

First Baptist WMS Elects Officers and Holds Meeting

First Baptist Women’s Missionary Society met Tuesday in Fellowship Hall for business and program. Officers were elected for the year including Mrs. Joe T. King as mission study chairman and Mrs. Henry Baker Sr. as Stewardship chairman. Group singing opened the meeting led by Mrs. Joe S. Allen with piano by Mrs. C. J. Cheatheam.

First Baptist Wms Fellowship Hall Joe T. King George Spear Pearl Douglas Henry Baker Mmes Bobby Chaffin Fred Becker WE. Rule Jerry Collins Joe S Allen C. J. Cheatheam Leonard King C. J. Lyons Chaffin Rule and Allen

Temperatures Hit 95 High On Tuesday Record

The 24 hour period ending 11 am Tuesday saw a maximum of 95 degrees with a 69 degree low at 6 am today The August 12 1963 period reached 102 degrees with a 76 degree low Temperatures listed for Tuesday and Wednesday show daytime highs near 90s and overnight 70s in a compact chart.

TD. Ennays Chimeas AE

Weekend visits spread across towns in the area

A long list of relatives and friends from Amarillo Lubbock Canyon and other towns spent weekends visiting family. Highlights include Ted and Jerry in Dallas with casts removal after a swimming accident and many trips to visit parents and relatives in Fort Worth Mineral Wells Bowie Vernon Clovis Sweetwater and Quanah.

Orville Morris Walter P. Lee Amarillo Guy Moseleys Brenda Marvin Crain Memphis Guy Moseley Larry Moseley Lubbock Beth Parr Tommy Isabel Rayford Jones Ted Jerry Dallas EJ. Hollis Alton Smith Jerry Jones Vernon Alton Joe Cook Joey Cee Vee Charlie Whittens J. E. Cook E. J. Hollis Sweetwater Walter O. Scotts Ernest Rea Nancy Fort Worth R. P. Kimbrough Mineral Wells James Stevensons Jack Garrison Hedley Flannie Neeley Charlene H. S. Voyles Harlen Voyles Mat Voyles Roy Bannon Diane Abilene Kim Strickland L. W. Cates Bill Perry Childress Sam Craig Sanders Donna Larry Baily Tim Wyatt Mobeetie Bert McLean John Browning Larry Julia Six Flags Athens Nashville Ark Bonham Charlie Skinners C. G. White Billy Jerry Loters da Whitten Iles Crouch H. S. Wrinkles R. H. Kimbroughs J. C. Smith Erie Cote Roaring Springs Merrell Conn Quanah

Voter taste favors goodness over wisecracks in campaigns

The piece notes voters prefer presidents who seem good and sincere over witty lines. It discusses Stevenson versus Eisenhower radio and TV appeal, the role of the press, and how public opinion shifts with debates and televised moments. It includes remarks on Lyndon B. Johnson and Culpeper, Virginia.

Washington UPI Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower Stevenson University of Michigan Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson Culpeper Dick Nixon Culpepper Nixon Berelsons

Local Weather Update Northwestern Texas

Temperatures near normal with 2 to 3 degrees below normal in the northeast. Highs 87 to 97 degrees, lows 61 to 73, with a cool start followed by a warming trend early next period.

Texas

Rainfall and social visits dot Childress week

Weather notes show scattered showers with totals from a half inch to over half an inch. Local social roundup lists visits by Mr and Mrs R M Hicks and children to Waco and guests of Mr and Mrs E J Shoemaker in town.

Childress R. M. Hicks Waco Harry Scarbrough Huntsville E. J. Shoemaker Henry Baker

Press leaders urge press freedom against censorship

Franklin L. Orth of Washington and Samuel I Rosenman join Felix R. McKnight of the Dallas Times Herald in urging the American press to resist censorship while ensuring fair court reporting. McKnight says laws or codes cannot curb the public’s right to knowledge and calls for responsibility within the press.

Franklin L. Orth Washington National Rifle Association of America Samuel I Rosenman Bar Association of New York Felix R. McKnight Dallas Times Herald McKnight

Eudey Families Hold Annual Reunion in McLean

Relatives gathered for the two day Eudey family reunion in McLean with attendees from across Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma including Rob and Bertha Eudey Childress J C Eudey Garland and many others Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Green and Joe Willis reflecting a large extended family gathering.

McLean Eudey Rob Bertha Eudey Childress J. C. Eudey Garland Leonard Eudey Dallas Melford Marie Fernell Huntington Beach Calif Spurgen Eutleys Maynard Iowa Marvin Howards Clovis N. M Frank Kindle Phillips Walter Plyler

Dust of gold and rare metals fuels early semiconductor boom

Marshall Butler of Alloys Unlimited in Long Island City and Chatsworth explains that ultra pure metal dust particles, some one thousandth of an inch, are used to make semiconductors and silicon crystals. Company sales reach about $8 million annually with steady growth since 1957.

New York UPI Marshall Butler Butler Alloys Unlimited Long Island City N.Y Chatsworth N. Y Hamburg Tang

New Master for Lassie in Fall CBS Series

Actor Robert Gray will portray a U.S. forest ranger in the fall CBS Lassie reboot. The dog's family role shifts to adventurous plots set against varied natural backdrops.

Lassie Robert Gray U.S

Birthday greetings for Hattie to Heckathorn and others

Happy birthday wishes are sent tomorrow to Hattie to Heckathorn and to Mrs Annie Mitchell Cooper Mrs George S Falkner Mrs Elbert Cannon Mrs Clinton McGhee Ruby Barnett and Mrs Gene Blackwell.

Hattie To Heckathorn Annie Mitchell Cooper George S. Falkner Elbert Cannon Clinton McGhee Ruby Barnett Gene Blackwell

Teen nutrition talk aims to guide by goal and skill

New York UPI report quotes David Wynn of the Boys Clubs of America saying teens ignore preachy nutrition. He advocates tying healthy eating to achieving goals like making sports teams, citing pizza and Sloppy Joes as favorites and listing preferred foods for meals and desserts.

Gay Pauley NEW York UPI David Wynn Boys Clubs of America Wynn Midwest

Mrs Timmons Honored At Community Bridal Shower

Mrs Eddie Dale Petesy Timmons former Miss Jan Bumpus was feted at a bridal shower in the community building club room. About 30 guests attended and received gifts including a stainless steel flatware set from hostesses Joe Crain Tate Timmons L W Timmons Ova Seal Floyd Finch Lena Pistole Charles Neskorik.

Cee Vee Eddie Dale Petesy” Timmons Community Building Jan Bumpus Mmes Joe Crain Tate Timmons L. W. Timmons Ova Seal Floyd Finch Lena Pistole Charles Neskorik

Almanac highlights for August 12, 1964

Today marks the 225th day of 1964 with 141 to follow. Notable anniversaries include Grant becoming secretary of war in 1867 and the first talking machine model by Thomas Faison in 1877. A peace treaty ended the Spanish-American War in 1898 and Germany warned it would not intervene in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Henry Thoreau’s thought of the day cautions against fear.

United Press International Venus Andrew Johnson Ulysses Grant Thomas Faison Germany

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