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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1963
Page
3
Sophisticated silk jumper from the holiday collection pairs with a rayon acetate crepe blouse. Features flowing sleeves and glittering buttons, a chic cowl neckline ending in a back tie. Black, size 14.
Mr and Mrs D J Jenkins wed December 1 with ceremony at the Holman home officiated by E A Sanders. Bride Istine Holman Kaye wore a powder blue peau de soie dress and orchid bouquet. groom is son of Mrs Lee A Jenkins of Jacksboro.
Mrs Louise Bowers Sally Coyle announce Barry birthday arrangements for James Hassell L D Rothwell Jr. and the marriage plans with local family figures.
Mail order burial insurance offer targets ages 40 to 90 with no medical exam. Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance promises free information and no agent contact. Send name address year of birth to Central unity Life Insurance Co in Fort Worth Texas.
BARNEY SEIBERT reviews ABCs 1776 60 minute color telecast The Saga of Western Man used voices and camera tricks to convey participation in the Revolution Rather than crowds ABC relied on silhouettes shadows and moving images to suggest action Historian Henry Steele Commager calls 1776 a world revolution whose end is not yet The program emphasizes mood over mass scenes and uses historic figures as voice portraits.
Admitted list includes Bill Goodman Sunday Mrs Clarence McIntire Sunday Ray Overby Sunday Mrs James O Ritchie Saturday Clay King Saturday L H Myers Saturday S Stevens Saturday. Discharged include Mrs John N E Johnson Monday O C Bridges Monday Claude Hipps John Preston Willie Crothers Mrs Jackie Burrows and baby Elias Quintero Sunday.
The Index continues to receive poems on John F Kennedy’s death and will publish more next Sunday. Readers are invited to submit poems as the issue ends. The writer reports quail bands and asks shooters to mail bands to Austin and discusses public concerns raised by Lt. Governor Preston Smith’s Texas questionnaire.
Northwestern Texas remains colder than normal with highs near 48 to 58 degrees across the region and minimal rainfall. The five day outlook calls for cloudiness, light rain at times, and continued cool temperatures. Local births include Virginia Lee Webb born December 8 to Francis and wife of Lone Star weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces, and another daughter born to Mr and Mrs James O Ritchie at Childress General Hospital weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces. Nearby residents and visitors gather for holiday visits, including families from California, Dumas, Vernon, Amarillo, Tulsa, and Childress, with funeral attendance noted for Mack A Taylor in Silver City.
In a brief appeal, John H. Archie of 376 Settle Court Nashville 8 Tennessee asks readers to send Christmas cards to brighten an elderly man’s holiday. He notes last year he received only one card and hopes for more warmth this year.
Respondents discuss preference for federal versus state and local control of public school funding. They express views on local control of water resources, noting whether sentiment remains strong or has shifted. Additional remarks on Texas government are requested, with name and mailing.
A note highlights cotton swabs as convenient applicators for cleaning up gravy wine coffee or chocolate spills.
The report lists an estimated 155 900 bales of extra long staple cotton for the current season with Texas at 55 000 bales, New Mexico 28 000, Arizona 72 000, California 900. last year’s output was 112 700 bales.
Dow Jones stock averages show 30 Industrials at 756.86, down 0.39. Rails at 174.08 up 0.65, 15 Rails at 137.69 up 0.89, and 65 Stocks at 265.54 up 0.47. Third hour sales reach 620,000 by 1 p.m. and total 2,630,000.
The U S Weather Bureau recorded a low of 6 degrees below zero at Evils Lake North Dakota and a high of 86 degrees at Miramar California on Sunday.
A collection of Christmas wish letters from multiple children in Texas. Judy and Janice Seal request watches Levi’s over night bags and fruit for Wilson and Lee schools. James Wakefield asks for a Space Man Tinker Toys a shooting gun and love from Lana Claus. Iris Wakefield asks for Tinker Toys Etch A Sketch building blocks and a stroller. Teresa Wakefield aged four and a five year old child also write about being good and asking for toys.
UPI Almanac for Monday December 9, 1963 lists celestial sights with Jupiter Saturn and Venus. It also recalls Noah Webster founding New York Citys first daily newspaper in 1793 and other historical milestones through 1941.
A child writes for a western Christmas including a hat boots a gun and holster set a game and other toys He asks Santa not to forget his new baby sister and all the good girls and boys signed Kelvin Ticer
A well made bag is praised as the perfect gift that mirrors a lady's good taste. The item emphasizes quality materials and craftsmanship as a sign of tasteful elegance.
Mrs. Jim Bennett and Mrs. John Gay joined the Twentieth Century Study Club at a WDC building meeting. Mary Scott led a program on Home Management and surface care research. The club donated food staples to the Red Cross and held a gift exchange. Hostesses served refreshments.
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