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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1964
Page
3
A playful guide offers phrases for handling social situations with wit and tact. It suggests reframing a bore of a speech as rewarding, shortening business chats, and gifting clever replies to awkward moments. The piece emphasizes courteous, humorous communication.
In Rainbow Room a summer salad blends fruit and dairy. Pineapple halves cradle mint scented cottage cheese, topped with berries and mint leaves for a light dessert or luncheon dish. The menu also features chicken stuffed tomato salad and eggs with truffle diamonds.
Hollywood columnist notes George Gobel signs with ABC-TV for convention humor and presents a warmup tour of Atlantic City. Review praises Gobel’s humor and lampoons convention clichés, while noting CBS airs Miss America Pageant and plans for Nurses series expansion with two male stars.
Admitted this Thursday are Mrs. W. H. Knight Andrew Brown Ricky Mills and Mrs. W. G. Johnson. Discharged today include Jeff Bennett Mrs. C. E. Taylor and James R. Davis.
New highs and lows reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau show Imperial California reaching 111 degrees for the day, while Ely Nevada and Craig Colorado logged 36 degrees to start the morning.
The report notes the 24 hour high of 101 at 4 pm on Thursday and a low of 68 at 7 am, with August 21 1963 reporting 89 and 64 degrees. It cites bank sources attributing Cuba's plight to collapsed world sugar prices and poor handling of credits abroad. Cuban travel agents seek critical goods while experts warn of waste and weak credit, with unclear totals on foreign debt.
Partly cloudy to clear and cooler. Low 63 High Saturday 84 for Childress. Five day forecasts show temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal with a cool weekend and a warming trend early next week. Rainfall expected 0.5 to 0.75 inch north and 0.25 inch south first of week. In Canyon for West Texas State University graduation exercises Thursday night were Mr and Mrs Arthur Caradine and Miss Aubra Hawkins. Overnight guests Thursday of Mr and Mrs Wilson Hardin were his niece Mrs Jessie Ward Morris and three children from Perryton. Mr and Mrs Jerry Hampton and Julie are spending the weekend in Abilene with relatives.
Mississippi contested seating of the all white delegation and recognition of the integrated group. Gov. George C. Wallace and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell were scheduled to testify as the Democratic Platform Committee weighed civil rights law and local solutions. Carl E. Sanders urged harmony and local persuasion over coercion to advance the civil rights law.
High Point residents host a stream of visitors this week including Mrs Delpha Foust and daughters from Midland with Willard Mullins, and Mrs Mahota McKay in Amarillo. Guests include the Rothwells, Hamners, Arnn family, and many others visiting relatives in Childress, Amarillo, Denver, Irving, Quanah, and Colorado Springs.
A birthday party was held at the home of Mrs. A F Verner for Mabel Hare Class of First Methodist Church. Special birthday salute and cake by Mrs O W Carlson, decorated by Mrs Sam Miller, with song and many attendees listed including Mrs Ruby Bush and Mrs J J Williamson.
The E Kellers spent two days in Bovina for the Pioneer Bulltown Day celebration and barbeque. They visited Mr and Mrs Roul Barron and Mrs Edd Free. Ke vin Free, visiting from Redding California, returned home with them. Mrs E Free visits her daughter the J E Kelley family and other relatives in Amarillo. The Biddys joined a Paducah excursion for the oa reunion at the Veterans ing. Leta Henley called on the Bruce Parrs, while Aubry Dean Henley in Garland reported Dallas had good rains after a hot summer. Quinton Adams and other Adams families visited their recovering father in Childress hospital after a car accident.
TV guide style rundown for KFOX KGNC KAUZ KVII KFDA and local stations on Friday August 21 1964 featuring weather reports sports news and a mix of dramas sci fi game shows and variety programs across the early evening hours with titles such as Warren of the Weather International Showtime Bob Hope Show Tonight Show Perry Mason Twilight Zone Alfred Hitchcock Route 66 and The Price is Right among others.
Local TV guide lists daytime and prime time lineups across KFDX KFDA and network affiliates. Notable items include Molly cartoons Ruff and Reddy Dennis the Menace Fury Bullwinkle major league baseball and Sitcoms with channels offering Major Baseball at 12:30 and 3:00 matinees. News weather and sports segments bracket the day with late night features and classic westerns.
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