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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
3
A catalog tease presents fall fashion in care free Dacron blends. It touts wrinkle free wrinkle resistant fabrics with stripe and plaid patterns. The piece promotes dresses suitable for now and through the season with durable crispness.
New shipment showcases White Stag athletic apparel described as the most beautiful yet with bold cuts and bright colors appealing to fans and players seeking stylish performance wear.
Special correspondent notes August 31 homecoming events at the Estelline High School starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through the afternoon. Local families visit, students register, and senior mothers appeal for donations as the community prepares a full lunch fundraiser.
A roundup of network press notes from ABC CBS NBC and more detailing plans stars and programs. It mentions Charles Dickens style TV writing for Jaimie McPheeters Donna Reed working mothers and Redheads on CBS plus NBC coverage of Willie Mays and a David Fellin mine rescue story.
Mrs G E Manuel hosted a morning coffee for Mrs R B Cunningham before her departure with husband and family to Morton. Attendees included Mines, David Smith, A J Lyles, Virgil Mabry, Jim Cooper, Robert Jones, Lorena Taylor and Janie Morris.
A community birthday list extends best wishes to J B Goodson Marvin Weir John B Johnson Sheila Devall R E Givens Mrs Dutch Hunter Tracy Leigh Coyle and Sunday to Mrs J H Jernigan Paula Leach Mrs W D Purcell Mrs Claude Key Mrs Sam Miller Terry Trosper Tim Shankle Betty Clifton and others.
Today's low 40 at Bismarck North Dakota and Thursday's high 112 at Thermal California are reported. The eagle serves as national emblem for both the United States and Mexico. The albatross is known to follow ships for days without landing.
HIGH POINT special report notes the Monk family held its sixteenth annual reunion at the Community House in Fair Park over a two day event. attendees included numerous Monks and extended relatives from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico with meals and social visits described.
Multiple households in Kirkland and nearby communities hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests came from Quanah, Tulsa, Midland, Altus, Paducah, Irving, Wichita Falls, Childress, Palestine, and other towns, with several family reunions noted.
The first O Hara story used for TV is It's Mental Work in Assembly. NBC will air Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre this fall. Also NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame opens with The Tempest rerun starring Evans Burton Remick McDowall Poston on Oct. 20. Nancy Walker signs for four Garry Moore appearances. Mitch sings switch to Mondays 10 11 p.m. on NBC this fall.
Mrs Lester Pryor and son Warren travel to Dallas to be with Rex Pryor in hospital. Albert Storms visit Boulder with Hor ace Hensons and Canon City with Lawrence Storms. Wests in Wichita Falls on business. Jerry McLain and Keith of Frederick Oklahoma visit Gus McDaniels and others in Childress. Murray Cartlidge returns from Johnston Ohio. Residents visit relatives in Whita Falls Odessa and Yancy. Bob Curtis of Altus visits W P Fowler family. Elmer Melton and Roger vacation in Casper Wyoming.
UPI reports actress Anne Francis failed to obtain temporary alimony and must cover court costs and her own attorney fees as she earns more than her husband Dr. David Abeloff. The judge took under submission a petition for support of her 17 month old daughter Jane Elizabeth. Francis, 32, recently began divorce proceedings against Abeloff, a Beverly Hills dentist.
Partly cloudy and mild through Saturday with possible thundershowers Saturday. Low tonight 66 and high Saturday 88. Five day outlook: average temperatures vary regionally from 3 degrees below normal in the north to near normal in the south, with cooler conditions in the south and little change through midweek. Precipitation about a quarter inch north and east to little or none southwest with widely scattered showers.
Mr and Mrs Howard Preston spent their vacation in Colorado The Hugh Burchetts were in New Mexico Mr and Mrs Charlie Mashburn plan to move to Amarillo Saturday Diane Wright is now Mrs J Walker Green Also visiting are Mr and Mrs C E Greenwood of Wichita Falls Mrs Green recuperated after a Colorado Springs hip injury at Manitou Colo She visited sister Mrs A A Vermillion in Wichita Falls Dutch Hunter underwent major surgery in an Amarillo hospital and is in satisfactory condition Jackie Petty returns tonight from Houston Ted Lane and Steve Martinez of Amarillo visit en route to Dallas for business or to spend the weekend with relatives and friends
Mrs Lillie Halliburton of Albuquerque New Mexico has spent the week visiting the P B Snider family Mrs Lora Hecktborn Mr and Mrs A H Grimes of Carey Mr and Mrs Bill Hecktorn and plans to leave today for Dumont to visit her brother the Clyde Bolton family Friends report that Mrs Dora Diggs and Mrs Mattie Price have vacationed in Florida.
The narrator reflects on a poverty era memory of Miss Hippie a heavyset schoolteacher who rolled on the living room floor to exercise. He then encounters Kennedy era guidance from the Council on Physical Fitness with a booklet titled Adult Physical Fitness and reviews its warm up and routines. He finds himself inspired to roll again and overcomes a lifelong fear of exercise.
Drain pear halves and reserve syrup. Purée pears with syrup then blend with thawed strawberries orange juice lemon juice lemon rind and coriander. Slice bananas into the mixture chill and serve with sour cream and orange slices. Serves six.
Mrs. Knight daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. I of Dodson earned aBachelor of Science in Home Economics at Texas Technological College in Lubbock. Commencement speaker was Preston E. Smith Lt. Governor of Texas. She plans to teach in Hale Center high school and her husband will earn a B S in January from the School of Agriculture at Texas Tech.
The article notes 15 year old volunteers and young wife Marie support his dangerous work. Rescue teams probe Bova’s location with a 3 inch drill while a 6 inch probe remains unfinished. Fellin’s criticism sparks controversy over timing of rescue.
The record notes a 24 hour period from noon Thursday to 11 am Friday with a high of 81 and a low of 70. It also records August 30, 1962 temperatures of 97 high and 73 low.
Public invited to a weekend revival at the House of Prayer 495 South Main. Services begin 7 30 p m each evening Friday Saturday and Sunday with guest preacher Rev. Roy Eason of the Assembly of God Church in Clarendon officiating.
Admitted: Rev. A. L. Heath Thursday, C. A. Howard Thursday, Class Rowland today, J. W. Chambers today. Discharged: W. E. Watson today, Mr. and Mrs. John Ballew today, Mrs. Virgil Weatherly Thursday, W. J. Copeland Jr. Thursday, A. B. Kirby Thursday, Mrs. R. C. Francis Thursday, Linda Waltermire Thursday.
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