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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1966
Page
3
A tasty budget dish from Gaynor Maddox featuring oxtail stew with parsley dumplings. The method deep browns oxtails, simmers with vegetables, then adds dumplings and a light gravy, yielding four to five servings. Refrigerate the leftovers before reheating for best flavor.
Locals and visitors frequent Childress area through the weekend. Notables include Mr and Mrs R A Stamps of Pueblo and Mrs C Bishop of Denver visiting Vandiver family. West Texas State University couple Preston Stevens and Jacqueline Shapley visit parents.
A compilation of children from Childress Texas and nearby areas writing to Santa Claus. They ask for dolls and clothes, guns and trucks, bicycles, trains, and family mentions. Letters express good behavior and love for family and Santa.
Beverly Adduddell reports Shady Elms Nursing Home welcomes new residents Ida Mills and Mrs R Helms while long term patients like Lucy Kent Laura Swaim and Maude Brandon receive visits from family and friends. Mattie Heath celebrated her 95th birthday with cake gifts and song as volunteers from Central Christian Church and Childress High School provided treats.
Elihu Yale, descendant and namesake of Yale University founder, is profiled as a Harvard graduate. He completed his studies at Yale in 1950 and Friday graduated again from Harvard Business School's 50th advanced management program class.
UPI previews holiday and year end TV specials across ABC CBS NBC and more. Notable guests include Bing Crosby Kate Smith Cyd Charisse Bob Newhart and Jimmy Durante. Several programs feature Christmas Eve themes Nativity tales and year end retrospectives with plans for an Arctic expedition documentary to follow CBS News spring broadcasts.
Hope everyone else has a merry Christmas with lots of love from Johnnie Glenn LeCroy of 1400 Ave. D NW.
A Merchandising Week report notes higher sales of air conditioners dishwashers and other home appliances in 1966 than the previous year with 4 small percent of households equipped. The piece urges continued consumer education and credit guidance. Also offers safety tips on door solicitations and holiday tree precautions from the Better Business Bureau.
Peggy McDonald details library donations in memory of several donors including Mrs Ryan Gibson and Mrs W D Dunan. New books highlighted include Life Science Library Planets, Medical and Health Encyclopedia, and The Old Testament for New Rodents. Michigan State and Indiana clash for the Old Brass Spitoon trophy.
Taft Junior College California rallied with two late touchdown drives to beat Cisco Junior College Texas 21 to 19 in the first Wool Bowl at Roswell on Saturday.
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