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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1960
Page
3
A Christmas treat offers a frilly duster from 11.95 to 29.95 to charm the angel in your life. A charming box awaits on Christmas morning and a playful line about a tree of understanding leaks promises help.
The Book Club held its annual holiday tea and Christmas program at the Morris Higley home on Monday afternoon. Mrs. M. R. Finley led the program with recordings and Christmas carols filled the service. Refreshments followed the gift exchange as Mrs. Frank Ehrie presided at the coffee service, with many club members in attendance.
Wednesday events include Young Couples dinner at Mari Blakeley home and First Methodist Family Night with youth musical program plus a Junior High PTA meeting and a covered dish lunch. Thursday features Grandees party, American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries dinner, Modern Home Club, and Christmas luncheon at Mrs Meinzer home. Friday hosts 3rd Century Study Club and a W R Craigs open house at their southeast location.
Gingerbread treats return to menus as holiday flavors reappear at bakeries and markets. Venu notes seasonal spices and nostalgia drive demand, with bakers preparing doughs and decorations for festive desserts and gift-ready packaging.
Fred Danzig discusses unsuccessful pilots like NBCs O Conners Ocean and compares actors across channels. He notes cast antics, melodrama, and a bomb scene, sees Beverly Garland and Marion Lorne on multiple programs, and previews CBS and NBC specials and tour broadcasts with dates and locations.
Simple date treats for Christmas gift boxes and family involvement. Two recipes yield about two dozen each. Chocolate-Dipped Dates use orange rind and dipping chocolate. Gingered Dates mix almonds preserved ginger orange rind and sugar for coating.
Circles held Tuesday morning meetings at the home of Mrs. Jim Collins with Mrs. W E Rule presiding. Mrs. Frank Douglas led the community missions report and gifts of wrapped cookies were planned for rest home patients. Baker Circle met Monday with Mrs. Morris Davis hosting and the group continued the Across The Bridge study and prepared a rest home cooking project.
Bird Russell Jones and listed names include Harold Camp Warner Stevens Virginia Van Bibber Bill Moore Clois Rowland John Martin Charles Baker and Charley Wilson in a readable historical notice fragment.
First Methodist Rogers Circle met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. J. E. Schneider's home. The group enjoyed Christmas carols and a recorded message by Gretchen Schneider. Mrs. Guy Eastham led the invocation and recounted the Christmas story and Nativity legend. Mrs. Lennor Hester shared A December Night Long Ago. Gifts were exchanged after a dessert course for those named.
Starkey Circle of First Methodist met Monday evening at Mrs. Tommy Shelton's home for a holiday salad supper co hosted by Mrs. John Starkey. The decorated house featured a white tree oil lamps and a gilded net fringe centerpiece. Gifts were exchanged and carols sung by attendees.
Palmer Circle of First Methodist met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Allen Murray. Hymns were sung with Mrs. E J King at the piano. Mrs G T Palmer presided. The Lord's Prayer was spoken in unison. Shut in members received cards and gifts. Mrs King led program reading Luke and Mrs A F Verner told The Cobbler and His Guest and repeated Beside The Christmas Tree. A dessert course was served to those mentioned and one guest Mrs Ben Purcell Sr. and members Mesdames W E Andrews John Cates Ova Adkisson S W Hunter R B Lane Doyle Mce Kinney Percy Merrick C W Leon Norris M L
Kez Hi Cone Campfire Girls hold a regular meeting and game hour in the United Daughters of the Confederacy Cabin. Marlynn Houchin served refreshments to Mrs. Bob Jones and Mrs. Pat Murphy and to members Gina Butler Sally Coyle Cecelia Rutledge Cheryl Jones Janice Firth Nikkie Murphy Linda Crabtree Rita Turner Sharon Briley Mary Brewer and Karen Griffin.
The Norman couple of Central Christian Church hosted their annual holiday dinner for elders deacons and committee heads and families in Friendship Square. About 30 attended a spaghetti dinner followed by a game hour amid festive crepe paper streamers and seasonal decorations.
Ron Ely lands the leading role in CBS TV Aquanauts replacing Keith Larsen who withdrew last week Ely will play diver Mike Madison Jeremy Slate remains as Larry Lahr story notes the cast changes and character names in the program set to debut soon.
Discussion centers on Dallas Texas gaining a new congressional district by population. North Texas holds the lone Texas Republican in Congress and may face opposition from Democrats to adding a Dallas seat. El Paso County could also be considered for district restructuring due to rising population.
United Press International notes at 1 p.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 614.53 up 2.81, the Rails index at 127.60 up 0.86, the Utilities at 97.30 down 0.35, and the broader 65-stock index at 203.35 up 0.62. Trading volume shows 680,000 by 3rd hour and 2,140,000 to 1 p.m.
The Home Economics Club enjoyed a holiday dinner Thursday night in the Women’s Department Club. The serving table featured a red cloth and a snow scene on a mirror, centered with a Christmas tree surrounded by red balls.
Admitted this week include S. T. Chetham Tuesday and Mrs. O. A. Price Tuesday. Dismissals include Mrs. W. S. Bacon Tuesday and Nancy Nevells Wednesday. Other entries show Mrs. George Pickrel Kirkland Wednesday and Mrs. Roy Barr Tuesday. More patients: Mrs. T. H. Turk Wednesday, Mrs. Hoyal Taylor Wednesday, Mrs. Charles Rogers Wednesday, Jess Stinnett Tell Wednesday.
Partly cloudy through Thursday with a slow warming trend. Low tonight 30s to 40s, high Thursday around mid 40s. Temperatures in the Southwest will run seven to nine degrees below normal with a warming trend later in the week. Snow in mountains Friday switching to snow elsewhere, heavy precipitation Friday and Saturday. Normal highs in the 50s to low 60s south east, lows 24 to 32 with 15 to 20 higher in mountain valleys. Local notes include visits and recoveries from area residents and dinner reminders for 1961 American Legion Auxiliary and VFW Auxiliaries at Gay's.
The report notes national allotments for unplanted cotton and extra long staple cotton on 18 458 424 and 63 740 acres, and rice on 1 652 596 acres. Late returns show two thirds approval to keep quotas, with price support for compliant growers between 70 and 90 percent of parity. exact support level to be determined later.
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