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Newspaper

Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1962

Page

7

Ruth Circle Gift Exchange at Mrs Goffar Home

Ruth Circle members met at Mrs Pete Goffar's home to exchange gifts and deliver a food basket to a needy family. Devotional led by Mrs Newman Reeves and opening prayer by Mrs Fletcher Carter. The program highlighted light against darkness in missions and Lottie Moon offerings.

Ruth Circle Pete Goffar Newman Reeves Fletcher Carter Wiseman Mmes J. L. Benham O. W. Carlson S. W. Hunter A. J. Johnson Lynch Jones R. B. Lane Frank Lightfoot W. A. McCoy Fred Sherwood Larkin Wallis M. L. Weir Miss Nell Rogers First Baptist Church Bradley Allison WMU Missouri Allson Childress Jim Collins H. T. Wright Bill Wood W. L. Riker Henry Baker Lottie Moon Bobby Chaffin Mmes. Wood Fred Becker Joe Allen Jesus American Legion Auxiliary Gay E. J. Huddleston

Gifts The Whole Family Will Enjoy

Holiday shopping focuses on gracious living gifts for the home with mirrors, consoles, and chairs as possible foyer pieces. Electronics trend toward FM radio with stereo capabilities and long reach. practical helpers include plate warmers and festive linens. Ornaments from Austria Israel and Germany offer global charm for tree decorating.

Italy Israel Scandinavia Germany

Book reviews highlight powerful voices in modern letters

New Books section surveys Upton Sinclair Autobiography and works by Vance Packard Cornelia Otis Skinner and more. It notes Sinclair as a prolific writer and activist with ties to Shaw Ford and Mother Bloor while Packard critiques corporate dehumanization and Skinner paints Parisian society figures of the 1890s.

Upton Sinclair Harcourt, Brace & World Sinclair California George Bearnard Shaw Henry Ford Ella Reeve Vance Packard McGraw Hill Packard Cornelia Otis Skinner Houghton Mifflin Paris Robert de Montesquieu Duchesse d'Uzes Abingdon Press George A Buttrick Alexander McKee Nordhoff Hall Bligh Cook Blight McKee Oscar Wilde Rupert Hart-Davis Wilde Lord Alfred Douglas Oxford

Almanac notes from December 6 1962

The entry marks December 6 in 1962 as the 40th day of the year with 25 days left. It lists celestial signs Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn, notable births Joseph Conrad, and historical moments Abraham Lincoln’s 1847 House seat and Roosevelt’s 1941 note to Hirohito before Pearl Harbor. It also cites a quote attributed to Joseph Coward and mentions June Lockhart of Lassie.

United Press International Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Joseph Conrad Abraham Lincoln House of Representatives Illinois Roosevelt Hiroshito Japan Pearl Harbor

Best Sellers List Highlights Big Names Across Fiction and Nonfiction

Publishers Weekly compiled fiction and nonfiction best sellers featuring Allen Drury Katherine Anne Porter James Jones Irving Wallace Herman Wouk Anne Morrow Lindbergh Faulkner Baldwin Spicer Burdick Burdick and Wheeler, Steinbeck, Twain, and more. Also lists birthday shout outs and a Classifieds Get Results note.

Publishers’ Weekly Allen Drury Fletcher Knebel Charles W. Bailey Katherine Anne Porter James Jones Irving Wallace Youngblood Hawke Herman Wouk Anne Morrow Lindbergh the Reivers William Faulkner James Baldwin Bart Spicer Eugene Burdick Harvey Wheeler Louis Auchincloss Hornblower the Hotspur C. S. Forrester Robert Ruark Silent Spring Rachel Car

Week of Prayer Observed by First Baptist Women

First Baptist Church Woman’s Missionary Society marked the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions with special interest and pleasure. The programs focused on the theme “God's…” highlighting missionary work and local support.

First Baptist Church Womans Missionary Society

Bridge Club Meets With Mrs. Nivens

ESTELLINE Special report Mrs. Joe Bob Nivens hosted the Monthly Bridge Club December meeting at her home. High scores were posted by Mrs. Walter Whaley and Mrs. Jerrel Rapp. Other attendees included Mesdames Jim Hutchins William Collier R V Wood Rab Holland Joe Ballard and George Helm.

Joe Bob Nivens Bridge Club Walter Whaley Jerrel Rapp Jim Hutchins William Collier R. V Wood Rab Holland Joe Ballard George Helm

Scarf Sizing Tips for Height and Pattern

When selecting a scarf consider height. Tall women suit large size scarves with bold patterns. If you are not tall, choose smaller scarf size and subtler patterns to balance proportions.

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