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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1963
Page
3
A quirky 1940s style ad touts leopard themed outfits and cat friendly nylon tricot pieces. Items include black trousered cats pajamas at 10.95 and painted edge toppants at 4.95 with a bedshop display highlight.
A table of $1 gifts chosen for Sunday school parties and secret pals. Readily available presents and simple ideas designed for classroom exchanges and friend gifting.
Locals report forecast details for Childress area with clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday. Temperatures will run 7 to 11 degrees below normal, with a gradual cooldown into midweek and light precipitation expected mainly in the south tonight and Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Bob Ragsdale return to San Antonio after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs J D Michie visit Dallas this week. Billy Lockart family moving to Memphis to open a drug store. Mr and Mrs J J Roan and children spent last weekend in Weatherford. Mr and Mrs Orville Thornton and daughter Mezzilia weekend in Dallas. Cooked meat yield and edible parts noted in price guidance.
The Texas Water Pollution Control Board, formed in 1961, ordered a ban on salt water pits in Yokum and Gaines Counties and recommended bans in 48 West Texas counties due to oil field brine pollution. Oil circles reacted quickly and the issue was under study, with attention to recreation areas near Houston and Clear Lake on the upper Texas Coast.
The 24 hour period ending 11 am Friday showed a high of 73 degrees reached at 2 pm Thursday and a low of 41 degrees at 6 am Friday. Temperatures by hour are listed from 2 to 10 with readings ranging from 41 to 73. In Finland the 2061st Signal Squadron of the US Air Force announced mission success on Operation Sleighbells.
The Home Arts Club holiday meeting featured guest speaker Mrs. Joe Allen presenting Women of Government In the Bible. Hostess Mrs. Charles Harrison decorated the room with candles and poinsettias, a brass tree, and gifts for a usual exchange and hospital drive.
Today is Friday December 6 1963 with the moon near last quarter. Notable events include Abraham Lincoln taking seat in the House of Representatives in 1847 and Jefferson Davis death in 1889. Finland declared independence in 1917. Roosevelt sent a note to Hirohito before Pearl Harbor in 1941. Joseph Conrad born 1857.
Tomorrow wishes go to James Hassell Mrs. Buster Halford Garry Garrison George M Thaten Jimmy Welch Bess Pigford Mrs. J C Smith Bobby Meason. Sunday wishes go to A J Johnson H D Wilson Larry Jones Velma Clements Mrs Wilbur Don Williams.
Television critic Barney Seibert reviews ABCs Thursday night lineup. Jimmy Dean and Edie Adams shows entertain with talent but suffer from uneven pacing and weak continuity. Davis Jrs versatility shines, while Adams and Brill McCall sketches fall flat.
Holy Angels Altar Society held its annual holiday dinner in the WDC building with green linen a mini Christmas tree prize to Frank Ehrle and donations to the Catholic Children's Home at Panhandle. Rev J Arnold Carlson showed home growth movies as visitors and parishioners attended. Second item notes Methodist Conference attendees from First Methodist Church in Clarendon with a WSCS program on If We Had Been in Bethlehem.
A worship center was formed with a Bethlehem Babe picture. Mrs. Clyde Sherwood opened the meeting with prayer, a brief business session followed to recommend an executive group. Group singing of Siren Night closed the Society with Mrs. Blackwell giving the closing prayer.
Boneheads of the Explorer Scout Troop held a surprise party for James Grantham at the Scout building. Advisor Delbert Wasson and several listed attendees attended the informal event.
Sgt. and Mrs. H. B. Rhodes Jr. spend 10 days visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Rhodes, after transfer from Bermuda. En route to Childress they toured eastern states and Arlington Cemetery, noting many paying respects at President Kennedy’s grave. The couple will visit her mother in Brownfield.
TV schedules from KFOX KGNC KAUZ KVII KFDA list weekday programs for Friday December 6 1963. Highlights include Our Miss Brooks Rocky and Friends Bob Hope Theatre Alfred Hitchcock The Tonight Show and sports and news segments across stations.
TV listings for KFDX KAUZ and EVIL network channels show a full day of cartoons sports news and movies. Major programs include Rocky and His Friends Ruff and Reddy Dennis the Menace Gunsmoke and The Jetsons with nightly news weather and sports updates.
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