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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
3
The notice lists weekday and Sunday social report deadlines and guidance for bridal features. It cites two weddings Friday and two Saturday events with times and venues including Wesleyan Service Guild and multiple churches.
Morris Higley notes Teddy Kennedy's continued refusal to seek the Democratic nomination for president. He questions politicians' business experience, cites Lester Maddox's Georgia governorship, and quotes Rep. William J. Scherle criticizing the Johnson Administration as soft on crime and lax on taxes and cronies.
An advertisement promotes Galaxon tablets from Eubank Park Drug Childress with a money back guarantee. It claims the product dissolves fat without thyroid or digitalis and offers mail order options with a full refund if unsatisfied. The price is stated as five percent of a dollar.
Linda Sharplyn Poling of Childress and David Paul Longbine of Estelline exchanged marriage vows in a formal double ring ceremony at 7 p.m. August 23 at First Baptist Church. The bride wore Chantilly lace with a chapel train, bouquet of white orchids, and veil, while attendants wore blue peau de soie gowns. A reception followed in the church fellowship hall with 100 guests including out of town relatives from Wichita Falls and Altus.
High Point News notes multiple visits and travel by local families and friends. The Allan Neighbors family of Lawton Oklahoma spent the weekend with Bill Kelley’s family. Many guests attended Bulli Town Days in Bovina and visits extended to Amarillo Redondo Beach Blair Garland and other towns.
Carolyn Knox wed today with Sherry Timmons and Charlie Barnett among the attendees. The bride, a 1968 Childress High School graduate, will enroll at Texas Tech. groom is an Estelline graduate who will be a junior at Tech after two years at South Plains College. They plan to live in Lubbock after the wedding trip.
Miss Mary Ann Austin became the bride of Larry Jack Lasater in a 4 p.m. home ceremony at the bride's aunt and uncle's rural residence. Rev. Joe S. Allen officiated the double-ring service with a gladioli and myrtle decor. The couple plans to reside in Borger after a Las Vegas and West Coast wedding trip.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church chose Mrs. Olen Griffing as president during Tuesday morning chapel services. Other officers include C J Cheatheam secretary treasurer and Gene Stewart G A director. Thirty three members attended.
Cloudy with 40 percent rain chances and a low in the 60s. Highs in the mid 80s and winds up to 25 mph. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Turner and others visited the Greers in Lubbock to meet newborn Jimmy Dan while Mrs Turner stayed a week. David Anderson and daughter Mary depart for Dallas for a flight to Uvalde to re enroll in junior college.
Miss Mary Frances Anderson was welcomed in Childress for an informal party at a local restaurant hosted by Mrs. Mortis Higey. She leaves to enroll for the fall semester at Kalvde Junior College. Her family, the Andersons, recently moved from Weslace. Mr. Anderson becomes counselor and coordinator at the local school.
Mike and Miss Glover visited dress earlier this week. Mrs Garrison and the Johnsons were in Wichita Falls Wednesday. Rev Dean Philpott of Lubbock and Mrs Gene Mc Ferrin of Newport Beach have been visiting their grandmother Mrs W W Philpott and Mr and Mrs Chet Reeves. Tommy Johnson and Fort Worth couple will visit their parents Eddie Johnson over the weekend and all will attend the Giver Reeves wedding.
Former Birmingham police commissioner Eugene B Bull Connor said Bear Bryant would not take the presidency, noting Bryant has a better job. The Chicago dispatch reports a disorderly scene at the Conrad Hilton as McCarthy and three daughters seek to nominate a president amid convention tensions.
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