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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1962

Page

6

Corrall Names in Local Patron Sponsor List

The Corral features a roster including Margaret Collier Corral Staf Jim Wilcoxson Charles Crouch John Townsend John Steed Sandra Dement May Eatherly Carolyn Norrell Doug Greer Gwen Naron Chesta Ann Carter Gayle Whitten Jennifer Johnston Julia Ann Stamps Patricia Painter and sponsor Mrs Helen Johnson.

Jim Wilcoxson Charles Crouch John Townsend John Steed Sandra Dement May Eatherly Carolyn Norrell Doug Greer Gwen Naron Gayle Whitten Jennifer Johnston Julia Ann Stamps Patricia Painter

Jamboree Celebrates Band's 1962-63 Season and Honors

Last week the band held its annual Jamboree featuring diverse acts and Christmas music. Members thanked organizers Judy Burkett Judy Smith Mike Smotherman Tanya Lawson Dan Martin Sherry Howard Gary Compton Rita Mills Ronald Clift Leon Bean Gary Hargrove and others for their work plus special thanks to Jim Hamilton Bruce Patterson and Mr Hemp hill for staging help. Lincoln notes quote about helping hearts.

Judy Burkett Judy Smith Mike Smotherman Tanya Lawson Dan Martin Sherry Howard Gary Compton Rita Mills Ronald Clift Leon Bean Gary Hargrove Jim Hamilton Bruce Patterson Mr. Hemphill John Martin Mr. Burkett King and Queen Pat Davenport Norm Lincoln

Birth and life notes of Larry Clifton 1944 to 1962

Senior Mr and Mrs Howard Clifton announce their son Larry born February 28 1944. Now 18 he is 5 11 inches tall 165 pounds brown eyes and hair. He enjoys a Chevrolet ride to Exodus on the radio steak potatoes lemon pie movies with Sandra Dee and John Wayne Street Red hunting and DE activities. After graduation he plans to attend A&M and join the highway patrol. The text notes his pet peeve of phonies and his embarrassing moments and high school years.

Howard Clifton Larry Sandra Dee John Waynée A&m Highway Patrol

For When I Gave You an Inch You Took a Mile

A terse warning remarks on overstepping bounds in a grumbled exchange. The speaker implies a small concession was exploited beyond expectation, signaling resentment or caution in subsequent dealings. The brief note casts a skeptical tone about fairness and reciprocity.

FTA Club Holds December Meeting at CHS Auditorium

The FTA Club met December 3 in the CHS auditorium. Program directed by Sharon Molloy with Linda Key giving the FTA pledge Sandra Dement the Teacher's Ethics and Pat Harmon presenting the history of FTA. All dues were paid and the meeting closed.

FTA CHS Sharon Molloy Linda Key Sandra Dement Pat Harmon

First CHS Science Club Formed With Officers Named

A Science Club was organized at CHS as the first in years with Mr. Ellerbrook and Mr Couch as sponsors. About 40 science students joined the first meeting. Preston Stevens is president, Jacky Petty vice president, and John Frank Inman secretary. Members will enter Science Fair exhibits.

CHS Ellerbrook Couch Preston Stevens Jacky Petty John Frank Inman

Student Council Plans Christmas Decorations and Charity Drive

The Student Council met December 6 in the high school auditorium with Wayne Havens in charge. They decided to place a Christmas tree in the hall and have students donate wrapped cans of food for the Red Cross. A committee led by John Sims and others will buy decorations while Barry Wakefield reports a 105 dollar profit from magazine sales.

Wayne Havens Red Cross John Sims Judy Wilson Nicki Sooter Rose Ann Hamilton H. G. Terrell Barry Wakefield LeRoy Reeves

Clifton Clements Senior Personality Profile

Clifton Clements 17 from Hollis Oklahoma resides with his parents A L and Mrs Clements at 1403 H N W His proud moment was getting his first car His hobby is cars He favors John Wayne Elizabeth Taylor and the Alamo He would borrow Gone With the Wind and enjoys Sherry He owns a Corvette and liked football at school He plans to graduate and study engineering at Texas Tech.

Clifton Clements Clifton Hollis Okla H N. W A. L. Clements John Wayne Elizabeth Taylor Texas Tech

Manners by Millet Prompt Replies to Invitations

A brief note on prompt responses to invitations from Millet stressing courteous timing and considerate communication in social settings.

Manners Millet

Van Dyke Creates Fourth Wise Man

A summary of Henry Van Dyke’s The Story of the Other Wise Man follows Artaban the Fourth Wise Man on a long quest to find the King. He gives away emerald ruby and pearl to aid others, misses the infant Jesus, and dies after a final act of mercy as a voice notes deeds done for the least of these.

Henry van Dykes Corral Nellie Agnes Kennedy van Dyke Artaban Star of the East Bethlehem Babylon Bethelhem Jesus Egypt Joseph of Nazareth Herods Artaba Jerusalem Goliatha Jesus of Nazareth

Locker Snooper at Childress High Unearths Messy Lockers

A locker snooper visits several lockers at Childress High finding disarray with many books notebooks and papers. He notes locker 71 54 177 202 contain mixed stacks of school materials while students attend class.

Sophomore Class Holds Meeting at High School Auditorium

The sophomore class met December 5 in the high school auditorium with President Phil Self presiding. Sponsors Miss Frances Long Mr Howard and Darryl Morris were introduced. Gwen Naron was elected class reporter and a $1 dues payment is due by semester end. All candy sales proceeds have been submitted.

Phil Self Frances Long Mr. Howard Darryl Morris Gwen Naron

Basketball Origin and Evolution Since 1891

The article chronicles basketball’s invention by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 at Springfield YMCA and traces its growth from peach baskets to modern arenas, noting five rules, game structure, scoring, and key milestones including early adoption by colleges, the Army, and the Olympics.

America James A. Naismith International Ymca Springfield Mass Naismith Presbyterian Theological College Gymasium Madison Square Garden Chicago Stadium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium U. S YMCA Sende Abbott Smith College Amateur Athletic Union U.S Philippines U. S. Army Paris Berlin New York University of Havana Long Island University

Chaos in Kennedy English class and CHS hallway notices

Dramas of MacBeth in Kat Klatier's Kennedy English class share the scene with a ghost resembling Shakespeare roving the countryside. In CHS halls 19 freshman girls remain unofficially welcomed, while journal work, ink slinging in design class and band sign banners mark campus life at Jamboree and Christmas decor.

Miss Kennedy Mike Reeves Diane Bracy Julia Ann Stamps Rita Moran Annis Kimbrough Beverly Maddox Brenda Mills Sandra Meyer Frances McDaniel Wanda Nail Donnie Richie Glenda Rogers Linda Russell Judy Shaw Barbara Sho Jo Simarilyn Walk Tig Edith

Senior Girls Take Betty Crocker Test

The Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow test was given to senior girls December 4 in the high school auditorium. It included a 100-question multiple choice section and a 10-minute essay. The exam aimed to identify winners and also to prepare girls for future home life.

Betty Crocker

Farm Skills Contest At Clarendon Results

Pictured are Walace Campbell Henry Frost and W J Copeland who placed second in the FA Farm Skills contest at Clarendon. The event tested their ability to explain and demonstrate the erect procedure for cutting a common rafter.

Walace Campbell Henry Frost W. J. Copeland Clarendon

Tragic Freedom Replaces Happiness

Henry M. Weston argues in this Reader's Digest piece that leadership demands courage and risk embracing a balance between security and individuality. He cites Dostoyevsky on liberty and warns against fetishizing security, urging readers to accept the price of freedom and consider democracy beyond comfort.

Reader's Digest Henry M. Winston Latin America Asia Africa Dostoyevsky

Christmas Customs Observed Today Across the World

The piece outlines global Christmas customs from evergreen symbols and the tree to caroling with roots in early Christian praise and the gift tradition tracing to the Magi. It notes the tree origin in Germany, caroling spread, and the ethos of gifting reflecting Christ’s unselfishness.

Christ Germany England Pritons Christ Child

Stanley Kindle Portrait in Our DE Spotlight

This week 16 year old Stanley Kindle is highlighted as a DE Spotlight student. He weighs 150 pounds, stands 5 feet 9 inches, with brown hair and green eyes. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Kindle and serves as bus foreman for CHS. Mrs. Kind le is a housewife. Stanley has three brothers and three sisters. Stanley works in the office of

Stanley Kindle DE Spotlight Stanley E. F. Kindle Kindle CHS Ronnie Crabtree Ronnie C. Crabtree Hicks and Helms

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THE Margaret Collier Corral Staf Chesta Ann Carter Mrs Helen Johnson Reeves Childress High Kat Klatier FFA News Champigny Sur Marne France Craighn’s Business College Fort Worth West Texas State College
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