December Holiday Party Calendar Highlights
Community clubs and churches host December events from 6:30 p.m. daily, including Good Neighbor Club dinner, Philathea Class at First Methodist, VFW Auxiliary at Chateau Restaurant, and numerous family dinners, parties, and programs across Burlington and area venues ending with Elks Lodge charity party and New Year’s Eve dance.
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Good Neighbor Club
First Methodist
High Point HD
Tell Hdc
Burlington
Veterans Building
Kirkland Hdc
Fair Park
VFW
Chateau
Gay
J. M. Crews
Selles Lettres
Rowden Jefferies
First Baptist Church
Assembly of God Church
Ranchouse
Joe Alien
J. E. Turner
Ave. H. NW
WDC
Assembly of God Chrch
Lone Star Gas Co
UDC
W. M. Stiner
King Memorial Methodist Church
Elks Lodge
Don Allen
Almond Topped Squash or Yan Cas Casserole
A warm casserole featuring squash baked with sliced almonds as a crunchy top layer. The dish combines tender squash with a lightly seasoned base finished by toasted almond slices for contrast.
Fosters to be honored on 50th anniversary in Quitaque
Mr and Mrs H S Foster of Quitaque will mark their 50th wedding anniversary with a 2 to 5 pm reception at the Quitaque Methodist Church. Their children Shirley McKinney Viola Hollingback Vera Lee Richardson Betty Joyce Dockery Mildred Barbian Bobbie Jo Mapp Jimmy Fred Foster Harrell Foster Scott Foster Cleo Smith attend from multiple cities. couple wed December 1915 in Silverton.
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H. S. Foster O
Quitaque
Shirley McKinney
Childress
Viola Hollingback
Vera Lee Richardson
Amarillo
Betty Joyce Dockery
Lubbock
Mildred Barbian
Canyon
Bobbie Jo Mapp
Jimmy Fred Foster
Irving
Harrell Foster
Scott Foster
Bakersfield
Calif
Cleo Smith
Foster
Silverton
Christmas Lighting As A Holiday Decor Tool
Christmas lighting is a key decorative tool for the holidays says Myrtle Fahsbender of Westinghouse. Start with a plan and focus on a few focal features such as doorways windows and the Christmas tree. Outdoor decorations should use only outdoor rated sockets plugs and bulbs for safety.
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Margery McElheny
Chicago
UPI
Myrtle Fahsbender
Westinghouse
Almanac Snapshot for Friday December 10 1965
United Press International notes today is the 344th day of 1965 with 21 to follow. The moon nears last quarter and Jupiter shines as the morning star while Venus Mars Saturn and Jupiter glow in the evening sky. It recalls Mississippi statehood in 1817 and Spain’s 1898 Treaty ending the Spanish American War.
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United Press International
Mississippi
Spain
Paris
Guam
Puerto Rico
Philippines
United States
Alfred Nobel
Luzon
Bake sale by First Methodist Womans Society Saturday
The First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold a bake sale starting at 8 30 a.m. Saturday in front of Preston clothing Co. Proceeds go to church programs and missions.
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First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Preston Clothing Co
Volleyball Origins Traced to William G Moran 1895
The game of volleyball was devised in 1895 by William G Moran, who created the sport that would evolve into a popular team competition worldwide.
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William G. Moran
Mail Christmas Cookies Now
Instructions for baking butterscotch praline cookies from a Home Service style feature. Includes ingredient list and step by step method for a 13x9 inch pan, bake times, cooling, and serving notes aimed at holiday generosity through mail to servicemen.
Five Day Local Weather and Social Notices
Temperatures rise 4 to 10 degrees above normal with mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers. High 67 Saturday low 57. Local events include visits from Mrs. A W Witten and Kay Johns in Robert Caradine home, Amarillo Panhandle Plains Automobile Club directors meeting in Amarillo, and insurance executives from American National attending Austin meeting. Pa ducah visitors JC McClendon and family with Larry Carrick.
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Robert Caradine
A. W. Wittenback Sr
Kay Johns
Duncan
Okla
Morris Higley
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains Automobile Club
J. W. Seay
American National Insurance Company
Austin
Jerry McClendon
Leziea
Jeffery
Paducah
Larry Carrick
Notable Local Visitors Headed to Lubbock Saturday
Mesdames R Q O Law Sr G A Williams Hoyt Crain R O Law Jr will visit in Lubbock Saturday with Diane Law, a small town social gathering noted by the newspaper.
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Mesdames
R. Q O. Law
G. A. Williams
Hoyt Crain
R. O. Law, Jr
Lubbock
Diane Law
Social calendar deadline notice for Sunday issue
Deadline for social calendar announcements is 9 a.m. weekdays for the Sunday issue with a 11 a.m. Saturday cutoff. Notifications must be submitted by phone or email to the newspaper office.
Shower for Mrs Jerry Huddleston Planned
Friday evening from 7 to 8 30 p m a bridal shower for Mrs Jerry Huddleston will be held at the L L Baker home with friends gathering to celebrate the occasion.
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Jerry Huddleston
L. L. Baker
Dow Jones Averages Snapshot At Noon And 11 A.M.
The report shows 11 a.m. and noon Dow Jones averages with notable gains and slight declines. Indus rose to 952.22, Rails fell 0.15, Utilities held near 152.63, and the 65 Stocks index hovered around 336.11 to 336.28 with millions in sales.
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Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Treasury balances and cash status through December 7
Treasury figures show withdrawals totaling 60.944 billion dollars and deposits of 48.667 billion. The cash balance stands at 4.757 billion with public debt at 321.618 billion and gold holdings around 13.697 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Etymology Insight of the Highball Signal History
The term highball originally referred to a ball raised as a signal for railroad trains to proceed or accelerate. This early usage connects signaling practice with a descriptive cue later adopted in cocktails and other contexts.
Meteorite Likely After Spark Seen Over Several States
Reports spread from Windsor Ontario to New York and Idaho as pilots and observers sighted a bright orange flash. Pentagon sources say meteorite is plausible while debris searches resume in a 75 acre Mount Pleasant area and a Michigan swamp yields shredded foil evidence.
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Butler
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mic
U.S. Coast Guard
Windsor
Ont
Michigan
Idaho
Idiana
West Virginia
New York
Pentagon
Paul Annear
Baldwin Wallace Observatory
Air Force
Secon
Mount Pleasant
Lapeer
Mich
Detroit
Lenny Tolly
Tolly
Harvest Moor Marine Operation Faces Heavy Losses
The report notes heavy Vietnamese losses in the Harvest Moor operation. A high ranking officer said the mission will surpass Starlight, where Marines killed an estimated 700 to 1,000 Viet Cong south of Da Nang.
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da Nang
Body Glider Silhouette Debuts In Spring Dress Line
Larry Aldrich unveils a new term for a spring dress silhouette that skims the body without hugging closely. The style is typically unbelted and focuses on a fluid, light fit.
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Larry Aldrichs
Temperatures Report With Day by Day Readings
The high reached 69 degrees at 3 and 4 pm on Thursday and the low was 55 degrees at 3 am today. The table lists daily readings from Thursday to Friday with highs from 55 to 69 and lows from 55 to 58, along with sunrise at 7 37 and sunset at 5 31.
Coldest reading in U S weather bureau area reaches four below
The coldest reported reading this morning in the mainland U S was 4 degrees at International Falls Minnesota. The day's high reached 81 degrees at Kingsville Texas.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawai
International Falls
Minn
Kingsville
Tex
Peanuts Charlie Brown holiday special on CBS signals future
CBS TV aired a half hour animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas about commercialism and the real meaning of Christmas. Lee Mendelson produced with Bill Melendez directing animation for United Feature Syndicate. The piece features Schulz writing and stars Charlie Brown Lucy Linus Snoopy and others with Vince Guaraldi’s score setting a gentle contemporary mood.
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Hollywood
UPI
Cbs-Tv
Lee Mendelson
Man
Mays
Willie Mays
Bill Melendez
United Feature Syndicate
Charlie Brown
Charlie
Lucy
Santa Claus
Linus
Snoopy the Dog
Schroeder
Charles Schulz
Beethoven
Snoopy
Vince Guaraldi
Chicago
Asylum
True Americans joined by Russians in Moscow
A letter criticizes U S policy and defense strategy. The writer suggests shipping marchers to Moscow and argues that U S concentrations of population and power create vulnerability to attack. The piece questions Defense Secretary McNamara and calls for his resignation.
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Morris Higley
White House
Moscow
Defense
Robert McNamara
Spy Toys Dominate 1956 Christmas Favorites
New York reports that 007 remains popular as cloak and dagger gadgets join moon rockets and space gear among top sellers. Woolworth toy chief G. W. Baldwin notes sonic guns, transforming cameras, attache cases with periscope and code gadgetry, and a booby trap feature as key items for the season.
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New York
UPI
Agent 007
G. W Baldwin
F. W. Woolworth Co
Birthday greetings for local names announced
Tomorrow’s birthdays to Mrs Charles P Boyd Chloe Larmon Orvil Thornton Frank Davis Mrs Jean Hassell and Sunday to J D Michie Maggie Kate Alexander Buck Ward Michael Joe Giilem Mrs Sam Lewellen.
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Charles P. Boyd Chloe Larmon
Orvil Thornton
Frank Davis
Jean Hassell
J. D. Michie
Maggie Kate Alexander Buck Ward Michael Joe Giilem
Sam Lewellen
New York Models display pale spring stockings
Watch for whitened stockings among the younger set as spring fashion debuts. The palest pale tones appear on models displaying new collections from New York manufacturers.
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New York
Community Notes From High Point Church and Nearby Towns
Social correspondent reports sermons by Rev. C. C. Lamb and attendance by families including F. E. Biddy and J. E. Kelley. Local gatherings feature Christmas luncheon plans in Childress for HDC with many from High Point. Attendees at a funeral for Jack Casper include Elbert Kelley Bill Kelley Floyd Biddy Roy Marion and others from the area.
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F. E. Biddy
C. C. Lamb
Messrs
J. E. Kelley
Edd Free
Childress
First Baptist
Elbert Kelley
Whichita Falls
Reading
HDC
Childres
WF. Henley
Leon Henley
Bruce Parr
Floyd Biddy
Grady Parr
Clyde Hackler
Ray Kelleys
Midland
Roy Marions
Lubbock
Allan
Bill Kelley
Jack Casper
Mmes
Roy Marion
Allan Ne- Luel Hamner
Raymond Conway
Local Court Docket Entries For Thursday And Today
The docket lists admissions and dismissals across multiple names and dates. Admitted: Kent Rasberry Sherri Barker Wellington John M Gay Mrs Fred Cordell. Dismissed: John Herren Mrs David Bradford Steve Watkins John Ladd Jr Mrs Russell Jones.
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Kent Rasberry
Sherri Barker
Wellington
John M. Gay
Fred Cordell
John Herren
David Bradford
Steve Watkins
John Ladd, Jr
Russell Jones
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H. S. Fosters
the Almanac
Emily Dickinson
Bake Sale
Hargrave
Gaynor Maddox
Ginger
Ginger Rogers
Dolly
NEA Telephoto
Bow Jones
Church of the Nazarene
Television In Review
By Rick DU Brow
Tahiti
Arc-V
Pauline
CBS TV
Fred Clark
ABC
Henry Phyfe
Hollywood High School
Buddy Wilcoxson
la Crosse
Wis
High Point News
Sewerofter
Villyard
United Super Market
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