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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1955

Page

2

Local Visitors and Guests Seen Around Fort Worth and West Texas

Social notes show numerous visits from Munsons, Jenkins, and Riddell households in Fort Worth and Sulphur Springs. Attendees include Virgil Potter, Kathy Sylvester, Carol Abernathy, the Farren family from Amarillo, and Arden and Bryce Marshall at a Wichita Falls funeral.

Billy Hoffman el Paso Bill Hoffman Pat Judy Corisbad R. H. Chewning Hoffmans Plainview Harold Chewning Tracy Evans Lock Seal Wilbur Glover Lockney Bill Glover San Francisco Marvin Crain Tell Joe Crain Tate Tutomons Vernon Hill Everett Maginnis J. L. Maginnis Lubbock Tech J. W. GuUb Jerry Barlow

Man Made Mink Coats Stir Fashion Show

In New York the first fashion show features man made mink coats crafted from orlon dynel and salt inspired fabrics called mutation. Designers tout lighter, quick drying, and novel colors while noting real mink remains prevalent this season.

New York Dynes Orion Harry Fleisher Princeton Knitting Mills Fleisher Plaza Hotel Fifth Avenue Bonnie Cashin Nettie Rosenstein

Union Flat News Visits Across State Lines

Visiting in Memphis with Mr and Mrs L B Snider and family were Mr P B Snider and Shherry Mary Lynda and L B Jr returning home with them for a visit The L B Sniders and Mr and Mrs Eugene Statham and Rusty of Childress were recent dinner guests in the P B Snider home The L B Sniders visited with her parents Mr and Mrs W E Rule and her brother Mitchell Rule recently back from Japan

Memphis L. B. Snider P. B. Snider Shherry Mary Lynda L. B. Jr L. B. Sniders Eugene Statham Rusty Childress Marvin Owens A. L. Mahann Peggy Mahann West Texas State College Canyon Harold Goodson Texas Tech Lubbock W. T. Goodson Lena Waldo Bacon Brenda B. Jones Norman Okla Loretta’s Ray Culwell Iran Foster Olton O. R. Culwell W. E. Baskin Childress Hotel W. G. Daugherty Dallas C. V. Johnson Bill Watts Hobbs Loretta Leonard Trosper Trosper B. M. Cole Odessa Elmos Hale

Army Seeks Reenlistees for Europe Gyroscope

The Army is taking men for Europe under Operation Gyroscope. Reenlistees will be assigned to Fort Sill Oklahoma with the 532d or 553d Field Artillery Battalions. Prior service personnel should contact the nearest Army Recruiting Station for details.

Europe Army US Army Warren Abbott Fort Sill Okla 532D 553D

Childress General Hospital Visiting Hours Change

Hospital announces visiting hours from 10 80 to 11 30 morning and 2 30 to 4 30 and 6 30 to 8 30 in Childress. Admitted: Fred E Solomon on Wednesday. Dismissed: Oscar Lambert on Wednesday.

Fred E. Solomon Oscar Lambert

Episcopal Services Set at St Luke's Church

Services will be held at St Luke's Episcopal Church at 7 p m Sunday Ven Claude E Canterbury of Amarillo will conduct the services.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Claude E. Canterbury Amarillo

White Christmas Pie Recipe From Stutsman

Mrs. Frank V. Stutsman from St. Cloud Florida shares a White Christmas pie recipe evoking northern winters. Includes gelatin milk fruit folds whipped cream egg whites vanilla and almond extract with a coconut pastry shell and mint garnish. Also lists tomorrow's dinner menu featuring salmon olive loaf paprika cream sauce rice peas rolls and coffee.

St. Cloud Fla Frank V. Stutsman Tommorrow

House Guests and Visits Across Texas Domestic Circles

Local social notes list guests and visits across multiple Texas towns. W. B. Gart rells hosted Sammie Swinford and families from Fort Worth and El Paso, while A. L. Mahan's home welcomed H. E. Trammell family and Peggy Mahan, a WTSC Canyon student. Other gatherings include Hale Center visitors G. W. Bay and Vickie and Albuquerque and Kirkland relatives visiting J. C. Terrell and extended families in Fort Worth Childress Amarillo and Fort Worth again through mutual guests.

W. B. Gartrells Sammie Swinford Mike Keith Fort Worth Jo Piper Ronnie and Billy el Paso A. L. Mahan H. E. Trammell Peggy Mahan WTSC Canyon Tommy Shelton Cindy Lydia Grady Stamps Sheltons Stamps G. W. Bay Vickie Hale Center J. C. Terrell Terrell R. P. Terrell Albuquerque E. R. Vinson T. P. Terrell Kirkland L. H. Terrell Childress J. C. Cole Mark Cole Amarillo Gene Meek

Blair Services Set For Mrs. Blair Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Eppie Edith Blair are planned for Friday at 2 PM in the First Methodist Church with Drs. O Haymes and Clifton Tennison officiating. Pallbearers include Bill Dawson Troy Rogers Mike Wilson Clyde Adams Jimmy Eddy and Earl Alexander. Burial in Childress cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home direction. Flower committee: Mrs. Bill Dawson Mrs. Leola Apple Mrs. Rosa Harrison Mrs. Tommy Shelton. Mrs. Blair died Tuesday morning at 4 AM at a son’s home in Montevello California.

Eppie Edith Blair First Methodist Church O. Haymes Clifton Tennison Bill Dawson Troy Rogers Mike Wilson Clyde Adams Jimmy Eddy Earl Alexander Childress Cemetery Newberry Funeral Home Flower Committee Leola Apple Rosa Harrison Tommy Shelton Blair Montevello Calif

Locals Weather Update South Plains to Pecos Valley

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain on the South Plains and Pecos Valley Thursday night. A little warmer tonight. Friday expects mostly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Also notes Mr and Mrs Jackie Matthews of Borger announce the arrival of a new baby.

West Texas South Plains Pecos Valley Mrs Jackie Matthews Borger

Baby Jerry Don Sanders Born With Eight Pound Weight

A son weighing eight pounds and five ounces was born to the Sanders family. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Carlos Sanders of Childress. The baby was named Jerry Don.

Jerry Don Carlos Sanders Childress

Dealers Testify GM Franchises Dropped Over Sales

Former OM dealers tell Senate Monopoly subcommittee GM divisions refused to renew one year franchises after warning to boost new car sales. Witnesses report Pontiac and Buick pressure to raise quotas and push excess equipment, ads, and coatings.

Washington General Motors Corp Senate General Motors Detroit Harlow Curtice S. W. Fraser Portland Ore Pontiac J. Ed Travis Jr St. Charles Buick Miller Kaminsky Savannah

Temperatures Record Low For Day

The 24 hour period ending at noon today registered a high of 47 degrees and a low of 30 degrees.

United Nations Debates Admission of 18 New Members

The United Nations prepares a general assembly debate on a package plan admitting 18 countries with 5 Communist and 13 Western sponsored states. China’s veto threat on Outer Mongolia looms as Canada and 26 sponsors seek two thirds approval after Security Council recommendation. Paul Martin leads the effort.

United Nations China Outer Mongolia Canada General Assembly Special Political Committee Security Council Paul Martin

Quilted Polished Cotton in a Delectable Color

A short description notes fabric as quilted and polished cotton in a delectable color. The line emphasizes texture and hue with an impression of refined fabric quality.

Detroit Papers Hit By Strike Paralyses Afternoon Editions

Detroit's two afternoon papers the News and Times failed to publish their first editions for the first time since 1873 due to a stereotype workers strike. AFL members stopped work at 4 30 a m with pickets at all three newspaper buildings while the morning Free Press issued its last edition before the stoppage.

Detroit Allen Neiber Detroit News Ernest Rapallo Detroit Times AFL News and Times Detroit Free Press Free Press

Birthday wishes for Mrs. Dorman Groseclose and Mrs. F L Taylor

A short birthday greeting notes two observers, Mrs. Dorman Groseclose and Mrs. F L Taylor, with warm wishes for a happy day. The message reads as a simple social greeting.

Dorman Groseclose Mrs F. L. Taylor

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