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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1976
Page
3
This week in Childress the First Baptist Church hosts a Young Adult Department Christmas social Saturday at 7 30 p m. The event invites parishioners and neighbors to share seasonal fellowship and seasonal refreshments.
The community echoes birthday and anniversary wishes for numerous residents. Patrons named include B W Barnett Billy Lockhard Michael D Adams Mike Mayo Clarence M Hill Mrs Frank Wallin Destie Johnson and many more for Saturday celebrations and Sunday greetings to additional neighbors.
Mrs C T Shumate spoke to the Home Demonstration Study Group in Mrs Monty Toombs’s home. She shared gift making ideas and samples while members planned a future exchange at Mrs Herman Vinson’s home. Refreshments were served to a long list of club members. A separate stat notes 140,000,000 visits were recorded at 7200 collections in the United States in 1978, exceeding attendance at national football and baseball games combined.
Mrs. Fred West led a luncheon with guests Judge Harper Knight Mrs Buck Nance Guy Moseley Mrs J E Benham and others including County Extension Agents. Tell Club members joined Miss Alice Bishop and Mrs Morris Higley as presentations and carols. The Council shared gifts and praised county clubs for their lasting ties with The Index and members.
A prenatal care program at 7 p.m. Monday December 6 at Childress General Hospital Cafeteria features a slide show on prenatal nutrition by Glenn Elliott RN followed by a discussion. Attendees may tour the labor and delivery areas. sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the event invites all interested parents regardless of background.
The piece traces chocolate from Cortez to modern times, notes cocoa shortages amid African rains raising costs, and reports on substitutions and a cocoa based sauce recipe. It highlights cocoa's price impact on U S confections and an appeal for charitable gifts feeding and training communities.
The notice lists family attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright of Childress and Mrs. Violet Higgens of Dallas with others traveling from Sacramento California. A staff photo shows a punch and cake table with Miss Kelly Bradley assisting. The piece also notes Dr. Ferree on housework being a challenging full time job. Calder exhibit at Whitney Museum runs through February 6 1977 with later showings in Atlanta Minneapolis and Dallas. It mentions corn as a Mayan staple and pollen from drill cores in Mexico City dating 60 000 years.
A child in Childress Texas writes Santa requesting toys including a sewing machine a music box and numerous gadgets for Christmas He asks Santa to remember his sister Carol LeAnn and promises cookies and milk to keep him in good favor with all children.
CARE offers holiday gift cards that inform recipients you have donated in their name to help the world's poorest families. Send names and addresses with at least $2 to CARE Dept HOL Box 570 New York NY 10016 or to a regional CARE office. cards and envelopes are mailed back.
University of Connecticut social psychologist Dr Myra Marx Ferree reports that working wives are happier than housewives based on 135 mothers near Boston. The study notes about one quarter of housewives feel fulfilled and valued, while twice as many employed wives report dissatisfaction with life and their husbands’ work as more interesting.
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