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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1957
Page
8
A column notes Kenneth Buckley of Dallas son of Homer Buckley and Sue Ann Brashears from Perryton star in a Perryton High School seniors’ musical comedy. It criticizes the Savoy fire department prank and the chicken-keeper’s tax dodge, and discusses East German dance rules allowing boogie woogie with socialist edits amid Elvis critiques.
The community social calendar lists multiple Christmas gatherings from Sunday through Friday. Events include the Athena Sub Junior Club meeting at 2:30 p.m., Book Club Christmas party at E. E. White home, First Baptist and Dorcas classes, HDC Christmas parties at several homes, luncheons, and various club gatherings at churches and local venues. Named organizers, venues, and times are provided for planning purposes.
Miss Caroline Merritt won a candy prize for tackiest present as Caroline Merritt and guests gathered at the Downings home Thursday night. Other prize winners received candy boxes and refreshments were served to numerous guests including Mrs. Jack Downing and several named attendees.
Floyd Gilliland shared photographs from a trip to France Italy and Switzerland at a Beta Sigma Phi gathering hosted by Mrs. Charles Smoot. Helen Roan organized the program and a bake sale plan was set with attendees including Magnet Stiner Bunny Coats Helen Pryor Mary Helen Mack Billie Weatherbee Ruth Murray and Charlotte Martin.
A series of holiday gatherings listed for Saturday include a First Baptist Church parlor party at 3 p.m hosted by the Art Appreciation Club and Jesse Cannon, a Junior II Department Christmas party at 7 p.m., Burlington Veterans Ladies Auxiliary Christmas social at 7:30 p.m. in the Woman's Department Club, and an Athena Sub-Junior Christmas tea in the Woman's Department Club.
The Booklab hosts its annual Christmas party and gift exchange at Mrs. FE E White's home Monday afternoon. Dozens of clubs schedule dinners, parties, and gift exchanges including Holy Angels Ladies Altar Society Tuesday and Union Flat HDC Wednesday with varied hosts across homes and schools.
Freddy J Meek, 21, son of Mr and Mrs L M Dobbs of 1102 Avenue HH NW Childress, Texas, was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in Schweinfurt Germany while serving with Company B of the 10th Infantry. Meek, a clerk in the 10th’s Company B, entered the Army in January 1955 and arrived in Europe in July following his 1954 graduation from Childress High School.
A school menu lists daily meals from Monday to Friday with main staples and desserts. A note states Hawaii comprises over 100 islands and rocks in the mid Pacific, with seven inhabited, and the United States has about 300 wood preserving plants employing around 14 000 people.
Miss Melba Thompson and Mr James Helms united in marriage at Forest Chapel Oak Lawn Methodist Church Dallas with Rev Charles E Fike Jr officiating. Parents are H F Moerns Ava Wisconsin and W A Helms Childress. Maid of honor Nancy Crowley Dallas. bridesmaid Barbara Helms. best man W E Eblen Jr Lubbock. Ceremony featured white carnations and seed pearl detailing.
Frances Trent was honored with a party at her parents home Mr and Mrs Ben Trent on her fourteenth birthday. Hostesses Mrs Alton Jones and Mrs Harvey Spurlock assisted. Guests included Rita Sumrall, Sandra Short, Barbara Sledge, Paula Shaw, Sue Stewart, JoAnn New, Larry Cramer, Freddy Vaughn, Troy Wilks, Billy Drake and Evelyn Trent. Traditional cake fruit punch and candy were served and dancing to recorded music followed.
Mr Robert Ahart of Dallas and Mr Chester Brooks with Mr Ahart assisted as guests arrived. The bride wore a dress of brown with black accessories and white carnation corsage. Mrs Helms wore a black two piece dress with red carnations. A reception followed with Miss Barbara Feuerhelm and Mrs LeLayne Gustafson serving punch and cake. The couple then traveled to Mexico and are at home at Southern Oaks Boulevard Dallas.
The Rebecca Sunday School Class of Calvary Baptist Church held a Christmas party at Mrs. Dudley Cooper’s Friday night. Attendees enjoyed a blue-sprayed silver tree and winter decor with cedar boughs, holly, poinsettias, and candles. guests included Mr. W.B. Gartrell of Dallas and Mrs. Lillie McKinney of California.
The Childress Young Women’s Home Demonstration Club hosted families at Fair Park Community House with a dinner and gift exchange. holiday decorations featured pyracantha berries fir boughs and a large lighted Christmas tree. Jack Bohannon led invocation before a buffet by club members followed by games and carols with families of Bohannon Havins Holtman Martin Hopkins Mills Fouett attending.
A string of personal names appears without accompanying details or event context including Clyde James Hix Manuel Bur nett Claude Dodson Boyd Potts Downing English Wilhite Joe Pope Price Katie Brown Cooper and Sandra Cooper. No roles, dates, or locations are provided to define their connection.
Members of Modern Home Club and guests gathered for a Yuletide dinner hosted by Mesdames C. B. Gloar Ww cO Hamm Walter Lockhoof and Bill Sager at the Women’s Department Club. The table featured bright candles holly sprigs and a Santa figure center. Attending were Bill Adams Martin Allicon C B Gloar W O Hamm Robert Jones Walter Lockhoof Floyd Mitchell Jesse Parker Charles Rogers Bill Sager Ros Smith Jimmy Turner Dr and Mrs J J Westenburg Mrs John Forbis Merle Dunn A J Rushing Andrew Smith of Dallas.
Formosa including nearby islands under its control covers about 13 800 square miles, a region slightly larger than the state of Maryland.
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