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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
3
This Week features a Friday 8 p.m. revival at Tell South Side Baptist Church with a fellowship in the church hall after. On Saturday a 1:15 p.m. skating party at First Baptist GA precedes an 8 p.m. revival at Tell Baptist Church.
Local notice wishes a series of birthday salutations for Mrs. Frank Lightfoot Mrs. Don Stanford Mrs. L E Boles Gus Rascoe J H Reese Mrs. Jack Cates Mrs. Sam Carmack and Mrs. Joyce Havens Mrs H B Rhodes George Allen Murray Mary Lavenia Johnson Pauline Hucks Dirk Blacksher Mrs. Harper Knight Mrs. Alex Saied. Also extends a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hiller.
Childress County Extension Service offers a six week direct mail series for homemakers furnishing a first home or adding to it. Leaflets cover planning, periods and styles, arranging, buying case goods, and upholstered furniture with weekly mailings starting September 5. Enroll by writing Barbara Holeman, Box 350, Childress or calling 937-2351.
The article notes a rise in outdoor activity and health trends, highlighting bicycle riding as a year round sport requiring only a bike. It describes Sweater Bee and Bee-Wear cycling tops, bright color ensembles for visibility, and urban bike rental habits. It recalls 1930s fashion contrasted with 1970s liberated cyclists.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Green of Childress announce the engagement of their daughter Alane to Rodney Huffaker son of Mr and Mrs Donald Huffaker of Abernathy. A seven oclock October 14 evening ceremony will be held at First Baptist Chapel. Miss Green is a Childress High School 1971 graduate and Clark Equipment employee in Lubbock. Huffaker is a 1971 Abernathy High School graduate and has attended San Angelo State University and Texas Tech University and is serving in the US Army stationed at Fort Ord California.
A collage of Dear Polly columns offers advice on separating checks at restaurants, removing soot from walls, cleaning brass, relacquering brass items, organizing tiny socks in pressed-paper egg cartons, using two twin sheets for quilts, writing on glossy cards, and aging nylon curtains.
A Tuesday evening meeting was held at the home of Mrs. John Hamilton for the First Baptist Rebekah Class. Mrs. C. J. Cheatheam led the opening prayer and Mrs. Ted Hightower presided during the business. Mrs. Florence Gallagher gave a Psalm 23 devotional. Closing prayer by Mrs. J. R. Lucky. Refreshments provided for those listed.
A concise aphorism attributed to Francis Bacon notes that one man's folly can become another's fortune, reflecting on luck and perception across eras.
The Corgill family reunion occurred at the Community House in Fair Park with Henry Cargill aged 84 as the eldest attendee and 10 day old Michelle Dempsey among the young present. Attendants travelled from California to Oklahoma and many towns across Texas including Midland Tulsa Claude Memphis Amarillo and Childress. A separate note reports Mrs. Bryan Lovelace Jr receiving a Master of Arts in library science from Rosary College and her husband and daughter residing in Homewood Illinois.
An ad promotes T-4 L keratolytic cream for athlete's foot with fast drying and quick relief. Claims the product sloughs off infected skin to expose and kill deeper infection and is available at Harp Drug 121 Main with a 59 cent price for back relief.
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