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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1957
Page
2
In Tazewell Tennessee Cleo Young, 30, told Judge D L Hutson he could not pay a 500 dollar fine because it would deprive him of money and whisky. The judge responded with a 60 day jail term to the sentence.
A crowded social calendar lists Wesleyan Service Guild and First Methodist parlor events at 7 p.m. Mabel Hare Class at Mrs. Frank Lightfoot home also at 7 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary meets 7 30 p.m. with hospital project talk by Gene Slingerland. Bobcat Banquet 7 30 p.m. at City Auditorium hosted by Bobcat Mothers Club. County Home Demonstration Council Christmas luncheon at WDC 1 p.m. Junior High PTA 3 p.m. at junior high, First Methodist choir practice 7 p.m. WMU program on Foreign Missions at First Baptist Prayer meeting. Thursday Grandees Christmas party 3 p.m. WU Week of Prayer at First Baptist 9 30 a.m. CYW HD Club Christmas dinner 7 30 p.m. at Fair Park Community House. Book Review Club hosted by Mrs E E White and Mrs John Cates. Modern Home Club Christmas dinner at WDC. Band Boosters 7 30 p.m. Quaker HD Club Christmas dinner 6 30 p.m. High Point club room WMU Week of Prayer at First Baptist 9 30 a.m.
Locals report clear to partly cloudy skies with a cold snap. Tonight's lows expected between 20 and 36. Also noted are several social items from Childress including a birth at Childress General Hospital and local visits from San Angelo and Fort Worth residents.
Ruth Millett notes a shift as men who once bragged about power and speed now prize small, economical cars. The trend centers on compact autos with limited gear shifts and gauges, appealing through novelty and economy rather than luxuries. The piece suggests women see little point in debating the appeal.
Abilene area social columns list visitors and weekend stays across multiple towns. Names include Sprinkle of Abilene, Filpot of Hardin-Simmons University, Vera Fay Blair, Beverly Bohannon, Barbara Acrey, Jay Oswalt, and many others visiting relatives, attending weddings, and sharing holidays in Childress, Wichita Falls, Canyon, and adjoining communities. The items also note a local stock sale and a Cordell Hull award announcement in New York for Clare Boothe Luce.
William Clifton Shertacy of Garland is charged with murder in the brain injury death of his three year old stepdaughter Sheila Nell Murdoch. He reportedly admitted striking the child while baby-sitting with his wife's children as Mandy A. Shertacy worked. The girl died at Parkland Hospital after a week of care following injuries from Rockwell doctor visit.
The document records a 24 hour period ending at 11 a m with a low of 37 degrees and a high of 70 degrees. It lists hourly readings from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning showing fluctuating temperatures.
In the United Nations France and Arab states clash over Algeria. Paris demands an immediate end to the shooting by Algerian nationalists, while Arab nations press for independence before a cease fire. The General Assembly's Political Committee schedules sessions to push toward closing the debate.
Mrs. LC Bates, president of the Arkansas NAACP chapter, was fined $100 plus $150 court costs in municipal court for refusing to open NAACP financial and membership records. The case highlights disclosure disputes surrounding the civil rights organization.
Senator William F. Knowland says he will remain strictly neutral in the California Republican primary race for his Senate seat. He told reporters he will not take sides until after the GOP primary, while Gov. Goodwin Knight pursues the race for the governor's chair but plans to seek Knowland's Senate seat. Knight seeks information and guidance from GOP committees and party leaders as he campaigns.
Hospital records show admissions for Mrs. Jerry Ross Mrs. Glenn Buckley Freday Mullins Mrs. Oliver Lewis and Bob King. Discharges include Andrew Smith Jr Frank Jackson and Mrs. Hollis Wilson with dates listed as Monday today.
Four San Antonio men were charged with attempting to smuggle 38 .50 caliber submachine guns across the Mexican border. U S Customs agents said the weapons may have been headed for Cuba. Jerry Watkins Robert M Gibeon Gary Samples and James F Keenan jailed under $5 000 bond each charged with violations of the Neutrality Act and the National Firearms Act.
Funeral rites for former resident Mrs Hattie Lambert were set for 3 oclock this afternoon at the Newberry Chapel with Dr Joe Allen pastor of First Baptist officiating. Mrs Lambert died Saturday afternoon at a daughter s home in Decatur Burial will be in Childress cemetery. Milton Fla UP W A Simomons retiring after more than 33 years as a mail carrier with the Post Office Department revealed that his first name is Walker.
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