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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1960
Page
3
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Catholic bishops in the United States call on 40 million Catholics to support a national protest against films they deem indecent. Protestant bodies resist explicit movie censorship, fearing publicity and reduced attendance. The Rev Dr Cardine R Hooton of the Methodist division argues Christians must avoid funding indecent cinema to curb profits.
Delicious traveling cookies and fudge from the Enterprise Food & Markets Editor. Florentine Dainties yield about six dozen using dates walnuts and lemon rind. Choco Nut Fudge uses evaporated milk and chocolate morsels with walnut options. Also a Sunday dinner menu featured fruit cup broiled steak hash brown potatoes and Parker House rolls.
The Union Flat Home Demonstration Club held an all day meeting with a sack lunch in Mrs. H. W. Epps residence. Quilting took place for Mrs. Dutch Hunter and plans were made for the December 14 holiday party.
A long list of local and out of town relatives visited Kirkland, Childress, and nearby households for Thanksgiving. Families from Amarillo Paris Wichita Falls Dumas Quanah and Albuquerque joined friends in Cantston and Canadian for weekend gatherings.
The First Baptist WMU wraps up the annual week of morning prayers for foreign missions. Rev. Joe Allen led the meditation hour and Call to Prayer. Mrs. Glenn Buckley presented a chalk talk on Christ For the Whole Wide World.
Junior Sherwood Music Club met Tuesday evening in Diggs Studio to arrange a December 13 holiday party. Hostesses Jamie Brewer and Diana Bracy served refreshments. members performed solos including Jamie Brewer Set Hill Jane Ragsdale There Hunt Judy Collins Swans River Sharon Walkup Vesper Chimes Wanda Stamps Starlight Waltz Earla Carmack The Los Chord Diana Bracy A Million To One and Sheila Devoll When You Wish Upon A Star.
Spring fashion shifts for men include creased wool trousers that sharpen with moisture and a move away from gray toward navy suits. Topcoats lengthen to knee level as hems rise for women influence, while padding remains common for a masculine silhouette. Fabrics grow lighter and some short sleeved suits appear.
An Elgin Minnesota tombstone on the Robert R. Hallenbeck family lot bears the inscription none of us ever voted for Roosevelt or Truman. The Arkansas state flag features 29 stars arranged with four in a diamond and five around the border.
Texas Bluebirds toured the local radio station with Naomi Braswell Deeann Fleming Vickie Gloar Cheryl Devoll Judy Harris Vick ie Meadows Janice Sloss Wanda Taylor Carlene Harris Elaine Whitehead and leaders Mrs Dol lie Tate and Mrs J R Braswell present. Little Miss Blue Birds gathered at Mrs W S Richardson home to craft presents for mothers with Linda Baker serving refreshments to Donn Barber Carol Richardson Tina Crabtree Elaine Green Kathleen Fanning Branda Timmons Claudia Park Debra Wilhite and others. A Yuletide message urges Christmas to be joyful not a chore warning about long gift lists costly shopping and busy social schedules.
Weather forecast calls for temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal in the northeast Panhandle and 3 to 9 degrees above elsewhere with little rain. Normal highs 48 to 59, normal lows 20 to 37. Partly cloudy and warmer through Saturday with windy conditions Saturday. tonight’s low 34 and Saturday’s high 64. Locals note visiting family from Fort Worth and Texas Tech services in Lubbock.
New York reviewers find CBS Family Classics two hour two part presentation of The Three Musketeers lively with swordplay and strong performances. Vincent Price as Cardinal Richelieu impresses with menace while Maximilian Schell stands out as D Artag non. Overall production charm but costumes sets and pacing draw critique.
Spokesmen deny backstage bicker ing between Candid Camera stars Arthur Godfrey and Allen Funt. CBS will rebroadcast Christmas Startime with Leonard Bernstein hosting and paying tribute to Joseph Welch. NBC airs Story of Love specials based on Somerset Maugham and J P Mar quar works with Janet Blair hosting. Harry Belafonte appears on Perry Como's Music Hall and Jack Paar plans a new Dec 9 show for NBC color TV weekend.
Admitted include Thomas Jordan of Garland on Thursday. Also listed are Mrs. Charles Rogers Mrs. Wayne Lewis Mrs. Earl Glenn Lenzie Sumpter Earline Brown Mrs. Pete Davis admitted today. Dismissed include Mrs. L F Butler Mrs. J C Stepp Gary Wynn and Barney Jones today.
Sfc Maurice A Wilson, local Army recruiter, says all personnel enlisted from now to Dec 29 1980 will get two weeks leave during Christmas. Training will be suspended from Dec 18 1960 to Jan 4 1961 to allow enlistees to be home. Contact Sfc Wilson at City Hall recruiting office or call Vernon LI 26762 for details.
Special index lists visits by News Special Index Correspondent J. B. Stinnett and family members from Pampa Canyon Dallas Miami and Clarendon plus social calls in Smith Diggs Conn Woods and Goff households with mentions of Rita Cons and medical treatment in Wine Falls and Childress.
A style note lists neckline tips for a slender neck appearance. Plain deep round or deep V necklines lengthen the look, while high round necklines and ruffles add to a shorter look. It mentions several names in a schedule like a social note.
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