Letters to Santa from Childress readers 1973
A collage of Christmas letters from children in Childress Texas dated December 1973 requests include toys such as stuffed animals, dolls, toy trains, a walking bicycle, a piano, a snow cone maker, and household items. Several children mention family members and homes in Childress and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Rhonda
Texas
Santa Clause
Traci Houseman
Amarillo
Myles
Mickey
Jeff
Santa
Missing child breaks leg at school in Paducah area
Danny Neskorik seven years old and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Tate Timmons suffered a broken leg Friday morning at school and is in Richards Memorial Hospital in Paducah. The item lists numerous visits and social rounds in the region, including church events, family gatherings, and neighborhood news centered on Paducah and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Neskorik
Tate Timmons
Richards Memorial Hospital
Paducah
Larry Evans
Gary
Mark
Mt. Pleasant
Tracy Evans
C. M. Horton
T. A. Riddell
Alice Lesley
Quanah
Stan Clanton
Lubbock
Church of Christ
Newell Timmons
Northfield
Mannie Crump
Estelline
Rush Timmons
Jim Watson
Wade Wampler
Bruce Goodwin
Bryan
Watson
Joey Cook
Joe Cook
Neal Davis
Plainview
James Terry
E. R. Monson
J. T. Robertson
Levelland
Bill Hoffman
Dober Chewning
Hoffman
Mae Lawrence
Lemma Hill
Lena Pistole
Childress
Clinton Seal
Bakersfield
Calif
Carl Seal
Timmy Moran
Gary Moran
Wichita Falls
Ova Seal
Eula Davis
Bob Jones
Bob
Santa Rosa Telephone Co
Vernon
Steven Dwyer
Tampa
Fla
Jones
Eula Seal
O. E. Seals
Silverton
Goodlett
Kenneth Horton
Annie Williams
Glenn Carroll
Crowell
Alice Werley
C. M. Carroll
Denton Werley
Arlington
Mmes
Neva Rothwell
Linnie Sparkman
Carrie Boykin
Lela Buchan
Private Loral D. Rogers Completes Artillery Course
Army Private Loral D. Rogers 22 son of Mrs Mildred Rogers Memphis finishes a week Basic Field Artillery Course at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He learned duties of a Howitzer crewman and gained skills in ammunition handling fuses charges communications and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Sill
Okla
Loral D. Rogers
Mildred Rogers
Memphis
U. Army Field Artillery Timing Center
NBC letters chief handles 120000 mail items by 1973
Mrs. Bettye K. Hoffman, NBC vice president for information services, oversees viewer correspondence. She reports that by year end 1973 her office will have processed over 120000 letters, with 33 percent complaints, 16 percent cheers, and 51 percent general inquiries about repeats and program details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bettye K. Hoffman
NBC
Christmas Social At Price House Brings Community Fellowship
A Christmas party at Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price home featured opening prayer by Truman Webb and a Christmas story by Mrs. Willard Copeland. Guests included Department Directors Mrs. Webb and many neighbors. games of 42 were played and carols were sung in the church parlor with Mrs. Alvis Maddox at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Bean
Virgil Swain
Margaret Brown
F. L. Decker
Brown
J. W. Rucker
L. T. Bussey
D. B. Cline
Frank Wallin
A. S. Fromm
Alean Freely
E. M. Fowler
Mary Hightower
C. C. Rosamond
Oral Orcutt
E. L. Bolden
Russell Gross
Essie Long
N. R. Boyce
C. C. Broughton
J. E. Kelley
Floyd Biddy
W. J. Hembree
C. B. Johnson
Ernest Price
Charles Mack
Ralph Shipman
Truman Webb
Willard Copeland
Roy Swain
Webb
George Walls
Lowell Dement
Floyd Green
Mike Wilson
Marvin Estell
W. L. Painter
Johnie Williams
Johnnie Inman
Alvis Maddox
Ben Hardison
Jay Scott
Lucile Smith
Scott
A. J. Johnson Sr
P. V
Curly Hays II Rotary Speaker Reflects on officiating career
Curly Hays II told Rotary Club members in Abilene that he will close his football officiating career after the Cotton Bowl with 160 Southwest Conference games. He noted he never ejected a player, spoke on ball variety in SWC games, and predicted a top college prospect Tim Lewellen as a pro favorite. The club announced a Christmas party for December 20 at Fair Park Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curly Hays
West Texas Utilities
Abilene
Rotary Club
Hays
Childress High School
Tim Lewellen
Paul Hawkins
David Henry
Tom Griffin
Don Johnston
Fair Park Auditorium
Humming Birds Superior In Flight And Hover Abilities
The humming bird outperforms other birds and humans in several ways. It can hover indefinitely in mid air and move backward and sideways. It derives power from both the up and down beats of wing movement, unlike other species that gain lift mainly on the downbeat.
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Love, Rhonda
Tam
Irene Gonzales
Joe
Junior Gonzales
Junior
Adalita
Eva
Irene
C. N.W
Santa Clausa
Atv
C. N.W. Childress
Mr. Santa Clause
Eva Gonzales
Paul
Love Paul Whitten
Love Mark Whitten
Love
Lisa Henderson
P. S
Grandpa
Grandma Dotson
Ruby
Mom
Dad
Muffett
Santa Tam
Julie
CEE Vee News
T.A. Riddell
Dean Martin
Washington
TV Guide
Karen
J. J. Williamson
W. D. Tensfield
Elsie Aran
E. J. King
A. P. Towles
Lonnie Garrison
Larkin Wallis
Bertha Scarbrough
M. L. Wier
Bertram Knight
R. H. Pieratt
Virgil Brewer
Gladys Benyam
Mary Gardner
Orvil Thornton
First Methodist
Shewbert Circle
K. L. Fouch
Boody Rogers
J. F. Shewbert
Allison Steed
Alton Landrum
First Baptist Phebean Class
Hile Ashers
Bill’s TV Center
Main Street
By Jay Sharbutt
AP Television
Felton Lane
Lamar
Campbell Soup Company
Israel
First Baptist
Methodist
Curly Hays II
Southwestern Bell
P. O
St. Louis
Missouri
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