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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1968
Page
3
Knits look nicer over vanity fair taffette slips. The slips are described as practical, pretty, and static free, designed to underdress knits. Available tailored slip in white beige or black sizes 32 to 40, short average tall priced at $7.00. Lace bodice slip in white or beige sizes 32 to 40 short average tall priced at $9.00.
Deadline for weekday social report is 2 p.m. day before publication and 10 a.m. Saturday for society items. Wedding stories and photos must be submitted a week before the date. 7 p.m. Wesleyan Service Guild in First Methodist parlor. Friday 7 p.m. Yowell Henderson wedding Church of Christ. 7:30 p.m. Atkinson Sea horn wedding HL Hamner home. 7:30 p.m. Glover Reeves wedding First Baptist Church.
College Station reports Texas A&M Extension meats specialist Frank Orts notes retailers switch from blotter to transparent trays reveals lean fat and bone on both sides. Juices inside are visible but not alarming, aiding meal planning for housewives.
United States motor vehicles covered about 67 billion miles in 1967 according to the American Petroleum Institute. The figure equals driving around the world roughly 39 million times, highlighting the era's growing automotive use.
Position offers 6) to 100.00 weekly plus sales commission and management override for both genders. 25 to 40 hours weekly, no travel, permanent fringe benefits. Requires car phone references and amiable personality. Send full info to Fuller Brush 1624 Jordan Amarillo or call 806 355-4842.
Texas public schools plan wide use of closed circuit TV, computers, and audio visual equipment to cut teacher housekeeping and boost self guided learning. Districts like Amarillo Abilene Lubbock and Houston implement labs planetariums and year round classes as part of a broader modernization.
Adele Benson daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Benson of Richardson will marry Byron N Bigham of San Diego California son of Mr and Mrs Richard Herrold Kitchens of Childress The couple will wed after Adele graduates from Richardson High School and enters East Texas State University while Byron serves in the United States Navy.
The population of Guyana, which gained independence in 1966, is officially placed at 680000. Forty nine percent are of East Indian descent, 31 percent are Negroes, five percent native Indians and one percent mixed race. Chinese and Europeans make up the rest.
Partly cloudy and mild with a 20 percent chance of showers. High Thursday and wind up to 30 mph near possible showers. Mr and Mrs Wesley Pittman and Candy and Jimmy Pittman of Norman Oklahoma visited Mrs Jack Crain recently. Mrs W E Rule returned from Fort Worth after several days with her daughter Mrs E R Trammell who had surgery and is reported improved.
Miss Evelyn Holland bride elect of Troy Poteet of Ralls was honored at a Friday evening shower hosted by Mrs. Bob Kimbrough in Ralls. About 40 guests attended with a documented display featuring orange flowers and mint green streamers.
Admitted: Mrs. Junior Garrett, Mrs. L. V. Perkins, Herman P Shaw, William F. Howard Jr., Charlie R. Barnett, T F Christy, D N Little. Dismissed: Jimmy Brinkley, L P Gillam, Mrs. H. E. Bragg.
Americans continued from page one with Amarillo figures Tom Miller James Richardson of Wellington and Ricky Hamm plus Charles Mettler of Wichita Falls. Visiting Rotarians included Buck St. John of Wichita Falls and Clyde Drake of Wellington.
New York UPI reports Philippe Cousteau aims to capture battles between sperm whales and giant squids 2000 to 3000 feet deep for ABC TV. The project, part of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, includes night filming in the Humboldt Current off South America with expert Dr. Ted Walker.
A pre-nuptial shower for Miss Judy Shelton bride-elect of Elton Shires was held Saturday evening in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church. Hostesses presented avocado cooking ware. guests registered, and Miss Jan Harwell managed refreshments amid white and gold decor and piano music by Miss Earla Carmack.
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