Holiday Calendar of December Social Events
Community clubs and church groups list December activities at Hotel Childress First Methodist Gay's Cafe WDC Ranchouse Nell's Cafe Joe Allen home Village Inn Veterans Building and other venues. Events include socials dinners parties and youth group gatherings with numerous hostesses and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Lookout
Vernon Eubank
High Point Hdc
First Baptist Young Marrieds
Joe Allen
J. M. Crews
Belles Lettres
P. A. Preslar
K. L. Fooch
WDC
Gage
Hotel Childress
Village Inn
VFW
Veterans Building
MYF
Wesleyan Guild
Lula M. Carter
Central Christian Family Party
Thanksgiving Weekend Visits Across Northfield Families
Visiting relatives gathered across multiple Texas towns over Thanksgiving. Families from Amarillo, Houston, Canyon, Plainview, Breckenridge, Wichita Falls, Odessa and other locales joined in at various homes to share holiday time with spouses, siblings, and grandchildren. Notable stops included Mrs. Curlee and Mrs. Bethany on trips to Turkey and hospital stays in Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Thomas Index
Petsy Timmons
Betty Frocher
Linda Bumpas
Amarillo
Newell Timmons
Mrs. Helms
Houston
Etelline
Em Timmons
Timmons
Clem
Delynn and
Morris
Rush Timmons
Cee Wee
Curlee
Olive Ann
Childress
W. P. Bethany
Turkey
Bethany
Childress Hospital
Eugene Hoover
Edna Rucker
Bud Simpson
Billy Paul Simpson
Gayland Simpson
Canyon
Phil Toter
Plainview
B. Simpson
Sam Jones
C. W. Sharleson
Harold Sharleson
Breckenridge
Dorothy Jameson
Travis
Franklin
Claude McDonald
Gene Head
Fort Worth
Delmont Hays
Vaden
Paul Cruse
E. M. Timmons
Bobbie Davis
Odessa
Jim Davis
Edward Nixes
Wichita Falls
Billy Pat Simpson
Tanya
Allan Thomas
Joe Allan Thomas
Jerry Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Johnnie of
Community Members Admitted and Dismissed Over Weekend
Admission notes list Grace Walkup on Saturday in West Virginia and C Adams on Sunday, along with Mrs C J Housman Bert Boone Mrs G W McClain of Wellington and Mrs L Goodman and baby. Dismissals include Jess Evans Saturday Mrs Marvin Weir Saturday W B Jones Saturday and Mrs Leroy Goodman and baby.
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Grace Walkup
Expensive Pooch Fire Damages Dallas Home
Firemen responded to a weekend blaze at a fashionable Dallas residence causing about $20,000 in damages. Investigators attributed the fire to a short circuit in an adjoining electrically heated doghouse.
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POOCH
Dallas
UPI
Choosing a Family Dog From Popular Breeds
Patricia McCormack notes popular family dog breeds and traits including Poodle, German shepherd, Beagle, Schnauzer, Cocker spaniel, Collie, Labrador retriever and toy varieties. She advises matching breed temperament to family life and consulting breeders and veterinarians before choosing a pup.
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Patricia McCormack
United Press International
New York
UPT
Pet Food Institute
Lassie
Rasset
Eisenhower Press Office Keeps Busy on Health
Eisenhower’s office cancels later appointments while stressing no obvious discomfort. Schulz notes the former president has worked daily at Gettysburg College since his last Walter Reed visit.
Local Forecast Brief Highlights Temperature Swing
Partly cloudy conditions with a cooler trend on Tuesday. Local temps range from 43 to 62 degrees as residents prepare for a milder day ahead.
Kimberly Ann Ashmore Birth in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs Bill Ashmore announce the birth of a daughter Kimberly Ann at 315 PM Sunday in an Oklahoma City hospital. She weighed seven pounds seven ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs B D Buckley of Childress and Mr and Mrs R A Ashmore of Garland.
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Bill Ashmore
Oklahoma City
Kimberly Ann
B. D Buckley
Childress
R. A. Ashmore
Garland
Diversity Among Africa’s Southern Saharan Ethnic Groups
The region hosts over 700 distinct ethnic groups living south of the Sahara. The vast cultural landscape spans numerous languages traditions and community identities across multiple countries and regions.
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The
Sahara
Africa
Fellowship Guild Holiday Dinner Hosts Share Cheer
A covered dish holiday dinner was held Friday evening at Mrs. Glen Stiner home with hostesses Mesdames Mattie Price Harper Knight Arvene Sellah and H W Shirley Mrs Howard Preston gave the invocation and Mrs Knight shared a Christmas story Gifts were exchanged from a lighted tree Other attendees included Mmes J M Preston Henry Webb Don Diggs L B Taylor Carlton Downing J L Brooks Bettye Estes Louise Bowers Miss ell a Mae Taylor Kate Biggistaff and Magnet Stiner
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Glen Stiner
Mattie Price
Harper Knight
Arvene Sellah
H. W. Shirley
Howard Preston
Knight
Mmes
J. M. Preston
Henry Webb
Don Diggs
L. B. Taylor
Carlton Downing
J. L. Brooks
Bettye Estes
Louise
Children’s Christmas Wish Letters From Texas Kids
A jumble of handwritten letters from Kathy Stewart Jeff Stewart Quenton Barker and Susan Smoot to Santa requests range from toys like Baby Magic G I Joe motorcycles adding machines and toy guns to home items such as a newsprint typewriter tea set and barbie accessories. Names and addresses appear alongside heartfelt holiday pleas and cookies for Santa.
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Santa
Kathy Stewart
1506
Ave. J, N. W. Childress Texas
Santa Claus
Heidi
Cindy Smoot
Susan Smoot
Susy Homemaker
Love
Pilot and wife injured in crash near Blythe
Mrs. Wilson and her husband Cole Crain suffered severe injuries after a plane crash. Mrs. Wilson walked two miles to flag down a motorist and was hospitalized in Blythe for surgery. Cole Crain, a Champs Aviation pilot in El Paso, sustained multiple fractures. FAA indicated the cause was not determined. The Index notes Mrs. Wilson is a teletype operator with ties to El Paso.
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Oliver Crain
Childress
Wilson
Blythe
Cole
Champs Aviation
el Paso
FAA
Mounted pursuit ends with arrest on Grand Theft charge
Two mounted officers chased and arrested Isaac Nava, 37, after he allegedly rode away on a police stable horse along a San Francisco beach highway. Nava claimed the horse wandered from bushes and was not stolen. He was booked on grand theft.
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San Francisco
UPI
Isaac Nava
Beach
Nav
TV stars bounce back with new series in the 1960s lineup
Hollywood critic Rick Du Brow notes many former TV stars find continued success in new roles. He cites Zimbalist Jr in The FBI, Dale Robertson in Iron Horse, Jess Parker in Daniel Boone, Rod Conn and others in various shows, with several veterans returning to hits like Gilligan's Island and Star Trek.
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Rick DU Brow
United Press International Hollywood
UPI
Zimbalist Jr
77 Sunset Strip
FBI
Dale Robertson
Ells Fargo
Iron Horse
Jess Parker
Davy Crockett
Daniel Boone
Rod Conrad
Ben Gazzara
Chuck Connor
Bob Denver
Debie Gillis
Jim Backus
Anothe R Egular
Gilligans Island
Joan Davis
Willam Shatner
For the People
Andere Carney
Jackie Gleason
Hiseturn
Community club and church schedule notes week agenda
Evening and morning gatherings listed across several churches and community groups. Meetings include youth councils, auxiliary circles, luncheon events, and club activities throughout Monday to Friday with multiple locations in Childress and nearby areas.
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Nelen
Alendar
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Dean Martin
Beverly
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al Devoll
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Cheryl
Calude Delof de Leon
Bill Allen
Kip
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Glen Devoll
Altus
Kla
Ellis Voll
Phyllis
Patricia
Janis
J. K. Chambliss
B. B. McDaniel
Lannie and Galen
Cathy Burnett
Walter Smith
Corsicana
Blooming Grove
Weatherford
Dovee Breedlove
Claude
Mamie Davis
Bob Johnson
Jack McCann
Freddie
Seminole
A. T. Fox
Tell
Lee Johnson
Frank Davis
McCann
Storm Window
Thaten Brothers Lumber Co
Avenue A. S.W
Jeff Stewart
Avenue J
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Quenton Barker
Robert Culp
Navid Taneeen
Richard
Iomn
Variniame Hig Norennal
Caket McCure
Cahnt
Dougie Oona
Deter. Vatuna
Judy Carne
Central Christian Men
First Baptist Youth Council
Marsha Carmack
Ioof Lodge
Red River
West Texas
Church of Christ
First Baptist Wmu
Central Christian Women
First Methods
WSCS
Calvary Baptist
First Methodist Wscs
Kirkland
Courthouse
American Legion Auxiliary
Rebekah Todge
WY Cooperatives
Vern Riuecler
HDC County Council
Courthoree
Women’s Chorus
Ace
Childress Hote
Bull Tine
Earl Hackler
Richard Marrs Clay Beaver
F. A Beaver Don Palmer T C. Bailiff
A. O. Larned
Childress Young Homemakers
McHaney
Serlow
Ci Nea
Picane
Main St
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