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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1964
Page
3
A selection of table linens offered including table cloths in all lengths luncheon sets place mat sets towels roll covers pillow cases boxed finger tip towels. The advertisement highlights a range of items to suit different dining needs and styles.
Weekday social calendar for Sunday issue lists HDC Christmas party dates and meetings. Activities include Union Flat HDC with Mrs. R O Law Sr at 9 30 a m at Church of Christ Ladies Class Andrews Circle with Mrs J J Williamson Brewer Circle First Methodist parlor Dates Circle with Mrs Jim Cribbs Ruth Circle with Mrs Belves Bailey and Christmas programs at Central Christian Church United Presbyterian Women, Michelis Class dinner, Kirkland HDC and CMF supper, King Memorial Methodist Church fellowship dinner, Philathea Class party, AAUW dinner, Home Economics Club dinner, and various HDC Christmas Parties and luncheons through Friday.
Step by step guide shows how to make candied popcorn trees using corn oil syrup sugar and vanilla. Pop corn is coated then pressed into tree shaped molds and decorated with tinted confectioners frosting with wooden skewers for trunks.
Multiple children write to Santa with requests for toys including a thumblelina, Kwiknit, Barbie house, mirror, merry-go-round bank, cotton candy machine, pom pom pets, road contraction set, tractor, farm, GI Joe, road grader, red tricycle, gun and holster, candy, fruit, bicycle, cowboy hat, pop gun, fishing gear, Midge and Allen clothes, and doll clothes. They emphasize remembering other boys and girls and note ages from four to ten.
Nielsen two week holiday ratings show ABC edges toward a three network race with Bonanza Bewitched Gomer Pyle Andy Griffith The Fugitive and others top the list. NBC relies on westerns Disney movies and reruns while CBS plans Lucille Ball show guests and a White Christmas film. Dean Jagger leaves Mr Novak due to illness.
Admitted patients include Maggie L. McClain and Judy Jennings along with several others on Monday and Sunday. Discharges list Mrs Edith Leslie and Mrs Bill Murry among those released on Monday.
United Press International notes that about 5.8 million square miles of Earth's land area are covered by glacier ice. It states that roughly 98 percent of this ice resides in Antarctica and Greenland according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
A note wishes a happy birthday tomorrow to Barry Allen Jones Steven William Thaten Mrs. Don Castleberry Martin. N. Smith Jimmy Hamm Ednar Elliot Betty Fern Durtey are also referenced in the message.
Almanac entry for Tuesday December 8 1964 notes the date as the 348th day of the year with 23 remaining, lunar phase approaching first quarter, and evening and morning celestial bodies listed. It also recalls historical events on this date including Washington crossing the Delaware in 1776, Lincoln’s 1863 plan for Reconstruction, AFL formation in 1886, and Chiang Kai-shek moving leadership to Formosa in 1949. A Lincoln quote on truth closes the note.
Weather outlook notes fair skies and a warm trend with a 60 degree high. Community updates list Al Allison on a two week FAA assignment in McAllister Oklahoma and Stevie Don Norman visiting Amarillo grandparents.
Postmaster Stevens urges faster processing of mail to improve connections with trains and planes. Clerks identify hard to read addresses and wrap parcels securely with addresses inside and outside. ZIP Codes shorten handling and reduce damage. Christmas stamps brighten packages. Twenty postal employees work nights to ensure a merry Christmas.
City council second reading passes traffic rules within municipal bounds for horses and cows. The committee to study Hardin Grocery property tax swap urges county handling if feasible. Christmas party set for December 18 at Fair Park Auditorium. County to vote yes on cotton referendum. Downtown water line displays approved.
UPI reports Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina is doing very well after major gall bladder surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The operation, performed Monday, addressed gall bladder removal and surrounding repairs.
County Home Demonstration members from eight clubs gathered in the Fellowship Hall of First Methodist Church for the annual holiday luncheon and program. The event featured decorations by the CYW Club, remarks by Judge Leonard King and Mrs. Mary Scott, and a play titled Good for Christmas presented by Tell.
Beta Vita Class of Memphis First Baptist Church met at Mrs Mack Richards for a holiday social in Harrell Chapel. Loyd Elliot opened with prayer and the brief business session was led by Mrs Richards. Devotional by Mrs Bob Gordon preceded a gift exchange. Refreshments were served for those present including Benny Godfrey Ray Phillips Flo Henderson O C Archer G D Hall Melvin Jennings Jim Hansard and K B Chick.
American Legion Auxiliary members plan an informal holiday dinner at the home of Mrs. Sedelle McKinney. Attendees should contact her or two other members. The covered dish meal and gift exchange start at 7 p.m. at 511 G Southwest. Gift items limited to a specified amount.
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