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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
3
Helen's unveils BETTY ROSE Suburban Casual Coats with Zippy plaids tweed water-repellent Montora suede corduroy and plush fabrics. Silhouettes feature fringe cape sleeves and bulky knits in fresh colors at sensible prices. Come in to see the new styles and vibrant hues.
Clear to partly cloudy with continued heat in the afternoons. Temperatures range from 72 to 98. Mrs. Mary Jo Johnson and son visit Amarillo. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Saied and son Sammy travel to Oklahoma City for ear surgery. Rowden Cordell and Cara visit Mrs. Cordell and their infant daughter in Amarillo. Mrs. T. L. Lewis returns from California. Patients from Childress in St. Anthony's Hospital include Mrs. Mary Cheatham and Shelton Crain. Visitors debut from Hobbs and Memphis at local homes this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. White and Billy visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. White in Derby Kansas.
Friendship Club met Monday night with Willie Reese presiding. The group decided to send get well cards and flowers to a local rest home and the hospital. Bobby Foster, recently home from the armed forces, will provide Latin bongo entertainment at Nell's Place tonight as the club host's a party with dinner served at 9 p.m.
The Rolling Plains Bull Sale Association holds its annual barbecue and picnic at Clarendon Country Club at 6.30 pm with Governor Preston Smith as principal speaker. About 500 members plus families and guests from the Panhandle are invited. Farmer's State Bank hosts the event per H M Flip Breedlove.
A reader questions Dee Miller and condemns concentrated political power in Washington. The letter argues democracy suffers when a few gatekeepers control voter outcomes and urges electing a representative free to vote for his district. The author doubts Miller can vote independently.
Duke Holland Jr Clyde Nippert and E A Beaver receive birthday wishes for tomorrow from friends and family. The trio is commemorated with warm regards and well wishes for a joyful year ahead.
A 50 year old woman threw tables chairs and a bed from her sixth floor Madrid apartment then attempted to jump. Police intervened before she could harm herself.
Texas voters will decide in the November 1966 general election on a constitutional amendment authorizing a state-wide cooperative system of retirement, disability, and death benefits for county officials and employees. The Legislature would determine funding from counties and subdivisions, with voluntary mergers possible under subsection (b) of Section 62, Article XVI. The governor will issue the proclamation and publish notice as required.
Television critic Robert Musel notes a trend toward on location shooting for new dramas with ABCs The Felony Squad filming around Los Angeles. Actor Howard Duff praises the approach, citing realism and impact on ratings while acknowledging past missteps and competing against Peyton Place and Rat Patrol.
Dick West tours the 196 West Tennessee Okra Festival in Bells and mocks beauty contests. He recalls judging a new Mise Okra while noting judges must appraise talent, poise, and even musical knowledge, as debate over scoring grows ever more bureaucratic.
The Almanac lists August 16 1966 as day 228 of the year with 137 ahead, noting planetary positions, the birth of showman Robert Ringling in 1897, and historical items from 1861 1897 1923 and 1948 including a ban on trade with the Confederacy disallowance, Klondike discovery, Carnegie Steel eight hour day, and Babe Ruth’s death.
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