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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
2
Variety pajama selections offer beautiful figures with nylon tricot fabric in sizes 32 to 40. Each pair promises comfort and style, while cosmetics included are marketed as a bedtime ritual.
Veterans recount wartime campaigns and losses from Pearl Harbor era as they stress vigilance. Ray Naron describes Marine service from Guadacanal to Iwo Jima, Earl Brown and Jack Brown’s deaths, and risks faced by Marshalls, Tarawa, and Okinawa veterans.
New York UPI reports CBS TV aired a one hour adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray with John Fraser as Dorian and George C. Scott as Lord Henry. Critics found it true to Wilde in idea but thin in mood and depth with fragmented pacing. The piece also touches counterfeit scare in record albums and schedule moves at CBS and ABC including Armstrong Circle Theater spin and PM East expansion.
An old drug advertisement urges readers to treat waking at night burning and frequent flows as kidney warnings. It claims Bukets cleanses acids and wastes and increases output, offering 39 cents back at A. L. Harp Drug if not satisfied within four days.
On Wednesday December 27 the UCLA campus in Los Angeles will host Connie Francis Frankie Avalon Rafer Johnson and a troupe of Shakespearean actors. Ed Sullivan's Sunday January 7 from Hollywood features Jimmy Durante. NBC announces Chet Huntley Reporting moves to Friday nights January 12 with Update taking over Sundays January 21 and Frank McGee's Here and Now ending.
UPI reports President Kennedy appeals to labor to support his plan to reform the reciprocal trade program to prevent more job losses from foreign competition. The Kremlin orders Castro to publicly declare he is a communist, Cuban exile reader says. Dominican Republic leaders near a peace deal ending the political crisis. Davis denies assault on a white rider, claims closeness with her. Admiral Kimmel says Pearl Harbor incident was Roosevelt’s ploy to honor secret commitments to Britain and the Netherlands with U.S. backing.
Ninety thousand Christmas lights illuminate Reforma Avenue and surrounding streets in Mexico City. Nativity scenes, wreaths and neon trees adorn buildings as the federal district prepares for a record yuletide season.
Hospital records show Joy Burkett admitted Wednesday. Billie Jean Barnett of Quanah admitted Wednesday. B Simmons of Paducah admitted today. Mrs J P Evans discharged Wednesday. Dorothy Lawson discharged Wednesday. Mike Voyles discharged today.
The Dow Jones averages show declines led by utilities and industrials with the 30-stock index down 0.93 points and the 65 stock total off 0.91. Report includes sparse trading figures and brief market movements.
Katangese troops fire on a Globemaster during landing approach while Indiana and Swedish jets hit Katangese positions near Elisabethville. A U N casualty, Chester Torrey, is reported in Leopoldville as Tshombe moves toward command. U N armor blitzes villas and guards the rail tunnel as fighting spreads through the city.
Mrs. Joseph Steitz in St. Louis struggles with feeding her seven month old son Jeffrey and a fourteen puppy beagle litter. Jeffrey is allergic to dogs and she must bathe and change clothes after each dog feeding before tending to her son.
Advertises a psychic reading service by Sharon Reader offering help in love marriage and business matters. Reading costs $1 with a guarantee of no charge if not helped, hours 7am to 10pm, located at 421 N Main Street Childress Texas.
Noon cotton prices in New York moved lower with Dec and Mar contracts down. The New York- Dec settled near 33.60 and 33.70 futures, while March contracts slipped to 34.62 and 34.05 amid slow market activity.
The United Press International bulletin notes today’s coldest reading was zero at Havre Montana and the warmest reached 85 at Key West Florida.
Cloudy and cold with light rain or snow possible through Friday. Low tonight 35 and high Friday 40. Birth announced for David Mark Wyatt at 6 24 p.m. Wednesday at Childress General Hospital weighing eight pounds. Riding Club to elect officers and sweetheart at 7 30 p.m. Friday at City Hall. Numerous local visits and travels noted among residents and relatives from McAllister Artesia Pampa Vernon Lubbock and Amarillo.
News items note Mr and Mrs Joe Ward of Fort Worth in town to be with his mother Mrs Joe H Ward who has been ill. Claude Hipps and Lipps, patients at Childress General, reported doing well. Kirkland 4H Christmas party set for 7 pm at the gym. Dr S H Townsend in Colorado on business. Ben T Jackson of Esterline visiting with sister Mrs J W Green.
Burlington Veterans and Ladies will skip the gift exchange this year and hold their Christmas party at the WDC instead of the hotel. Each attendee is asked to bring 50 cents to donate to the State Hospital.
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