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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1967
Page
3
Practical guidance for outdoor and indoor holiday lighting. Inspect strings for damage and use weatherproof, heavy duty cords. Avoid overloading circuits, plan cord routes, and use insulated fasteners or hooks. Estimate wattage per bulb and distribute load across outlets for safe decorating.
The 24 hour period ending at 11 am today reached a maximum of 28 degrees with readings at 4 to 7 pm. The minimum was 23 degrees at 6 am. Compare with December 15, 1966 where the high was 45 and the low 25. Sunrise 7:40, Sunset 5:32.
Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA TV will drop Sump'n Else hosted by Ron Chapman after late January The live teen dance program aired 4 30 p m five days a week featuring music and audience participation Chapman's analysis cites changing youth tastes and a built in time limit as the reason for ending the show He notes teenagers watch for music and dance not the news and believes balance with more even programming is needed.
A compact listing of Christmas parties and meetings in various venues. Includes 15-Junior High MYF with Mrs Bruce Parr at 7 p.m in the Junior 2 Christmas party and 3 p.m Sunday School event, 16 Childress Riding Club party at Community Building 6 30 p.m 16 UDC luncheon 2 p.m Veterans Building 17 Childress High School Band concert 2 30 p.m hi gh school auditorium 19 Young Homemakers party 7 30 p.m at Roger Cannon home.
The notice lists Mrs Billie O Daniel Mrs Palmer Massey Mrs H W Moore of Erie Oklahoma Mrs W M Watson Mrs David Bradford Leslie Lee Rollins of Dallas Mrs H R Huggins and Eugnee Arllaneo Harrison Philpott Bennie Bradford visiting or being missed today and Thursday in community postings.
Gaynor Maddox presents a breakfast bun recipe using hot roll mix cranberries brown sugar butter and pecans. Roll dough with cranberry filling, slice, bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes, then serve warm. Makes nine buns.
A collection of Christmas requests from children listing desired gifts such as walking dolls bikes toy boxes horses and toy trucks. Several children include names ages addresses and family references seeking presents and noting good behavior for Santa.
Happy Birthday tomorrow to Elizabeth Huggins Mrs Herbert Loter Leon Henley Turner Miller Robert Carter and Sunday to Judy Fay Seal Barry Allen Preston Danny Gillem.
Easy mushroom based appetizers include clam stuffed mushrooms and a mushroom bread stuffing. Recipes use cream cheese canned clams lemon juice butter bread cubes onions celery parsley and seasonings to fill mushroom caps or turkey cavities then bake or roast.
Edmund Hillary of New Zealand conquers Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, achieving a historic summit with Sir Tenzing Norgay as part of the British Everest expedition.
The Soviet Union announced plans to boost trade with Latin American capitalist nations despite Cuban opposition. In Washington, the Senate approved a 2.6 billion dollar Social Security increase, boosting checks for 23.8 million by March. In Detroit, GM and UAW marathon talks aimed to avert a January strike that could hurt the economy.
The bulletin cautions residents of a cloudy and cold spell through Saturday with precipitation in the form of snow or freezing rain. Lows dip into the upper teens, while Saturday highs reach the upper 20s.
Gary Hargrove of Texas Technological University in Lubbock visits his parents Mr and Mrs H H Hargrove for a few days in town.
School menu for Monday lists beef vegetable stew with sliced cheese peanut butter and crackers bread and butter orange half and milk. Tuesday offers chicken pie buttered green beans stuffed celery cranberry sauce bread and butter with strawberry shortcake and whipped cream. Wednesday shows Christmas holidays.
Treasury reports for the year through December 12 show withdrawals of 84.16 billion dollars versus deposits of 63.77 billion. The cash balance stands at 4.34 billion with public debt at 345.08 billion and gold holdings around 12.43 billion. A National Geographic note adds a fact about a wild golden eagle rarely attacking livestock.
The Dow Jones averages show gains across sectors with the industrials up 2.89, rails up 0.77, utilities up 0.29, and the overall Dow at 886.33. Broad market momentum reflects positive activity in 65 stocks totaling 309.89.
Robert McGuire son of Mrs Linnie McGuire of Raducah was promoted to Army specialist five on December 2 near Baumholder Germany. He serves as a stock records specialist in the 56th Supply and Service Battalion Company B.
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