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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
2
Deadline for weekday social report is 2 p m the day before publication. Sunday society must be in by 10 a m Saturday. Weddings need one week prior for coverage. Various meetings listed Monday through Saturday with churches clubs and civic groups. Birthday and anniversary shoutouts appear for local residents.
December events listed by groups in multiple venues. Dinners, parties, and programs span 3rd to 19th with locations including Ranchouse Restaurant Community House Fair Park Auditorium and Veterans Building. Notable entries include AAUW dinner 7 pm and Rotary family dinner 7 pm at Fair Park.
Hollywood critic notes Ann Margret uses comedy to reveal warmth and charm beyond her sexy image. A go go cage routine and a 1930s tap sequence reveal timing and musical talent, with support from Hope Thomas and Benny. The piece urges gentler, more natural presentation and praises her singing suited to musical roles.
Funeral services for Mrs Ada E Cobb of Austin formerly of Childress were held at 2 30 a m in the First Baptist Church with Rev Joe Allen officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery. She died Friday in Austin. She and William C Cobb wed in 1901 at Robertson Texas. he died in 1960. They lived in Quanah Kirkland and Childress, with Mrs Cobb residing with daughter Mrs C E Brown in Austin for the past four years.
Admitted: A B Kyle Friday, Jake Davis Saturday, B F Loveless Saturday, T N Wygal Saturday, Harva Lee Weatherly Saturday, Silver Stewart Sunday, Mrs Robert Martinez Sunday, Buster Philpott Sunday, Mrs Clarence Taylor Sunday. Discharged: J M Long Saturday, Mrs Jack Burrus Saturday, Carla Kelso Saturday, Ray Sims Saturday, Mrs Myrtle Yancey Sunday.
To the People of Childress County we relinquish our chairmanship of the Childress County Blood Program after a year with pride in the support received. We pledge our support to the future chairman and ask continued backing from all residents.
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions. Lows near 30 and highs around 50 expected Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Jake Lawson and son of Frederick Oklahoma visited here with Mr and Mrs Alex Saied and other friends over the weekend. Mrs Katie Lee Griffen was listed today as a patient in St Anthony s Hospital Amarillo. Mr and Mrs James Ray Hackler Kimberly and Karen hosted Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs C E Burton Kilgore Mr and Mrs Billy Burton Emhouse Mrs Hall Burton Tell Mr and Mrs A A Burton and Kathy Grayson Childress.
Funeral services for N. J. King 83 of Cortez Colorado were held at 11 a.m. in a Cortez Baptist Church. Interment followed in Cortez cemetery. King died Friday night at his home. Born in 1885 in Hillsboro he moved to Olympus in 1925 and to Cortez in 1938. Survived by his wife nine sons three daughters 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
A 20 part Christe mas story comic begins Monday December 2 and continues daily until Christmas Eve in The Childress Index. The feature titled Why Christmas Almost Wasnt promises lighthearted holiday antics and seasonal humor as it unfolds across the week.
Licensed Vocational Nurses Association held a Thanksgiving salad supper in the hospital dining room. Members must have dues paid by December 5. A Christmas dinner is planned at a local restaurant with advance reservations. Attendees included Ruby Cannon, Lillie Copelin, Tony Ramariz, Dottie Hardin, Pearl Owen, Olean Bearden, Gracy Campos, Wanda Howell, Ethel Adams, Janice Lawrence, Ruby Steed, and Olean Conway.
The article notes repeated Communist attempts to exploit truces to go on the offensive. It recalls the January Tet cease-fire, shattered by a major Communist assault across major cities and towns as Allied guard was believed to be lax.
Cold wave sweeps western and northern New Mexico with plummeting temperatures. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a milder change into western Texas by morning with some rain expected, concentrating precipitation in southwest Texas and avoiding heavy snow or sleet like last week.
UPI almanac for Monday December 2 1968 lists notable dates including 1942 Chicago reactor demo 1952 Eisenhower Korea trip 1964 Paul Papal visit to Bombay 1965 U S unemployment at 4.2 percent. Peru mini farms in Puno support 300 people on 12 to 15 acres. Death Valley National Monument spans 1.9 million acres and sits 282 feet below sea level.
The American Jewish Congress objects to a Post Office Christmas stamp claiming it violates church and state separation. The stamp reproduces part of Jan Van Eyck’s The Annunciation showing Gabriel and Mary’s chosen role, sparking debate about constitutional limits and commercial promotion of Christmas.
Final rites for Mrs Ollie Evelyn Blake were held at 2 pm Sunday at the Church of Christ with Minister Ruther Judd officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery after she died Friday evening in Childress Hospital.
A local ad promotes closet accessories as gifts for women. It highlights items like blouses, dresses, skirts, and hangers as desirable additions for organizing wardrobes.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today in Newberry Chapel for Franklin Preston with C Judd officiating. Burial followed in Carey Cemetery. Survivors listed include Bill Lanham Aubrey Howard Paul Leach Howard Grimee and Paul Efird. Preston died Thursday night at a local rest home.
Funeral rites for Mrs Lillie Myrtle Cross were held at 4 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church with Rev Joe S Allen officiating. Burial followed in Tell cemetery. Mrs Cross, long time Chil Dress County resident since 1920, died Friday in the local hospital.
In Hodgenville Kentucky a log cabin preserved as the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln stands as a historic relic. The tiny western town preserves the cabin where Lincoln lived until age two.
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