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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
3
Deadline for weekday social report is 2 p.m. day before publication. Sunday society deadline is 1 p.m. Saturday. Wedding stories and photos due one week before events. Bridal showers and post wedding events listed with times and venues at local churches and council buildings.
A list of community Christmas events with dates and times including parties at 507 H Sou theast, Community House, Village Inn, Gay's Cafe, and various clubs and organizations. Items cover December 6 through December 23 with luncheons, social gatherings, and programs hosted by groups such as Daffodil Cadettes, American Legion Auxiliary, Book Club, B P W, Home Arts, and CYF.
The article advises tailoring gifts to a child’s personality and age, noting that simple, useful items or experiences can exceed costly toys in lasting value. It also covers adult continuing education, stressing planning, study time, course load, and scheduling around work and meals for part time students.
UPI brief notes preview CBS 60 Minutes prison assault report and a Dirty Football study. NBC airs Arctic Odyssey David Humphreys Polar Expedition docu, NBC Today features Degas Renoir Toulouse-Lautrec art, and The Secret of Michelangelo on ABC. CBS Capt. Kangaroo visits Minnesota. Eternal Light to air The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto. The Queen and I debuts Jan 16 on CBS. Today covers sky machines to Cuba. Apollo 8 coverage begins Dec 21. Holiday specials and upcoming interviews listed with birthday shout outs for several individuals.
Admitted patients include Isiash Massey Mrs Tex Scates of Memphis Mrs J W Snyder Mrs Carl Spears and Mrs Mike Hudson. Dismissed patients include Mrs Etta Sartin Mrs Clarence Taylor J J Goodnight and Earnest M Smith. Letters from children request Christmas gifts to Santa with multiple names and addresses.
Pierre Joubert a French Canadian bootmaker lived 113 years and 124 days the oldest authenticated age. He was born in Charlesbourg Quebec July 15 1701 and died in Quebec November 16 1814. His age was verified in 1870 by Dr Tache official statistician to the Canadian government.
The Carol of Christmas by John W. Peterson will be presented at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Paducah. Director Mrs. W. O. Jones Jr. Organist Mrs. Carroll Robertson and pianist Mrs. Charlie Hart will accompany.
The statement links language to numbers, claiming the mother tongue shapes numeracy while noting fathers rarely use it. The remark frames language as foundational and contrasts usage between genders in a lighthearted tone.
Local forecast says clear to partly cloudy conditions with a cooler weekend. Saturday will be dry with low in the mid 20s and a high near 50 degrees.
Mr and Mrs Tex Cates of Memphis announce a son born at 1 15 am today in Childress General Hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces Captain and Mrs Mike Hud son announce a son born at 4 15 am today in Childress General Hospital weighing eight pounds four ounces Grandparents are Mr and Mrs J D Hudlow and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chapman of Childress Great grandmother is Mrs W Hunter of Childress Cant Hudlow is stationed in Ft Monmouth N
J H Johnson of the American National Insurance Company will visit El Paso from December 3 through 11 for an insurance managers conference. Roland M Pryor had surgery in Amarillo Veterans Hospital and is housed in Ward 4 Room 3A. Methodist leaders Frank Lightfoot H Wright and Dr J E Shepastore attend a Northwest Texas Annual Conference session in Lubbock. Childress residents report hospital stays elsewhere this week including Van Bearden Quanah surgery and Mrs C E Seal in Wichita Falls.
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