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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1964
Page
3
Political promises and rumors in Childress chatter
A local reader toys with the idea of politicians promising things and the spread of rumors about The Index. The writer notes locals keep promises better than state and national figures and jokes about selling everything but wife and dogs amid chatter on money and local news.
Childress Area Students Attend Wayland College
Five Childress area students are enrolled at Wayland Baptist College. Rebecca Ann Cheatheam a sophomore elementary education major and Treble Tones member was among the top five in a campus beauty contest Carol Darlene Curtis first runner-up and a Treble Tones member portrays Amahl in Wayland's Christmas opera Anna Sue Davenport a postgrade student and Carolyn Zane Mooney a 1963 Childress High School graduate and sophomore English major. Sherry Sue Sides a 1963 graduate and sophomore business major with an English minor credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Childress Area
Wayland Bapist College
Rebecca Ann Chethem
J. Cheatheam
Carol Darlene Curtisaughter
L. Murtis
Campus
Bealy
Ae Treble Tones
Amahli
Wayland
Amahl
Anna Sue Davenport
Daghter
W. J
Sherry Sue Sides
Daunter
Ralphides
Kirkland
Granate
Childress High School
Kidney Danger Signals and Treatment in 24 Hours
A vintage ad warns of kidney disorder signs such as backache irregularity and aches. It promotes UKETS the gentle diuretic tonic and urges readers to visit A. L. Harp Drug Co for relief within a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
A. L. Harp Drug Co
Campaign for greater Negro TV roles stalls in studios
The piece notes protests in New York and Hollywood over Negro casting. NBC confirms Bill Cosby will co star with Robert Culp in I Spy next season while critics push for broader and better portrayal beyond commercials. Industry leaders weigh profits against social pressure amid ongoing debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
New York
Nbc-Tv
Bill Cosby
Robert Culp
CBS TV
Almanac Echoes Historic Dates And Quotes
The item lists notable events on December 17 across years from 1807 to 1941, including Whittier’s birth, the Wright brothers first flight, Mitchell’s court martial, the Graf Spee’s scuttling, and Nimitz replacing Kimmel, with a Cicero thought for the day. It notes celestial figures Venus Mars and Jupiter Saturn and marks the date as the 352nd day of 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unted
Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
John Greenleaf Whittier
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
William Mitchell
Senate
Mitchell
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Chester Nimitz
Husband Kimmel
United States Pacific Fleet
Rats blamed for more human deaths than wars in thousand years
United Press International reports a Nature and Science Magazine tally attributing more human deaths to rats than all wars over the last millennium. The claim highlights rats as a leading cause of mortality through disease and starvation under historical conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Nature and Science Magazine
Advertising Code Adopted For Cigarettes
New York reports that nine major tobacco firms back a self rules code to curb youth appeal. The code bans testimonials by athletes or celebrities, prohibits ads under 21 appeal, bars spots around minors, and forbids cigarette ads in comics and school publications. It aims to stop social prominence or sexual attraction associations with smoking and takes effect January 1 under Meyner’s enforcement authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
API
Jesey
Robert B Meyner
Meyner
Local residents visit kin and seek medical care across towns
Mrs. Pearl Shackelford travels with companions to Amarillo for medical checkups and visits Roy Neelys and Lucille McCracken. Mrs. Oscar Glover and Mrs. Willard Williams receive treatment in Amarillo while others visit relatives in Wellington, Pampa, Childress, Plainview, Clarksville, Fresno and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Goff
Pearl Shackelford
Flannie Neely
Charlene
Amarillo
Neely
Roy Neelys
Shackelford
Lucille McCracken
Oscar Glover
Willard Williams
Horace Newberry
Childress
Lawrence Farrs
Fresno
Calif
Virgil Gambel
H. E. Groff
Clarksville
J. D Cox
Jim Phillips
Harold Fuller
Samuel Pounds
Plainview
Phillips
Pounds
Southside Baptist Church
Shirley
Jerry of
Wellington
Ray
Moon brightness estimated like lamp at 66 feet distance
The encyclopedia Britannica notes that the moon’s total brightness is comparable to a lamp viewed from about sixty six feet. This analogy highlights the moon’s apparent luminosity in a simple measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Britannica
Local News and Forecast Highlights
Mr and Mrs Cecil D Goff announce the birth of son Daryl Wayne at Quonset Point Naval Hospital on December 12 955 am weighing nine pounds six and a half ounces Grandparents named Tom Goff Tell and Rocky Scone Philadelphia A Christmas party for the Poor Boys Riding Club is set for 7 30 pm at the Community House Today Michie Thaten visits Childress Linda Landrum a North Texas State student will come home Friday for the holidays with several peers from Texas Tech West Texas Amarillo Denton Wichita Falls and other Texas colleges also listed are local holiday travelers and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Cecil D. Goft
North Kingston
Daryl Wayne
Naval Hospital
Quonset Point
Tom Goff
Tell
Rocky Scone
Philadelphia
Poor Boys Riding Club
Michie Thaten
Iowa Park
Linda Landrum
North Texas State
Denton
Jerry Sachse
Diane Veal
Rita Mills
Clara Robinson
Bettye Shahan
Denese Stevens
Tanya Lawson
Terry Terrell
Ronald Jones
John McConnel
Bobby Philpot
Jimmy Hamm
Clifton Clements
Texas Tech
Linda Rowland
James Roy Austin
Mary Ann Austi
Phyllis Snedegar
Jimmie Ruth Weir
Mary Lynn Reavis
West Texas
Darlene Park
Delia Weatheree
Sandra Weightman
Cindy Davis
Fort Worth Livestock Market Rounds Up Clear Trade
Markets report steady to firmer activity with receipts mainly feeders. Cattle calves and feeder stock sold on moderate demand, with standard to good feeder steers 13.00 to 16.50 per cwt and feeder heifers 13.00 to 16.00. Slaughter lambs and feeder lambs quoted around 16.50 to 20.00 per cwt, with sheep trading steady overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
USDA
Troop 61 Chooses Hawk Patrol At Scout House Meeting
Troop 61 held its meeting this week in the Scout house and chose a patrol named the Hawk Patrol. Leaders Alfred Stephens and Roy Rowland presided. Promoted to 2nd Class were Joe Davis Dennis Moore and Charles Stephens. Andrew Cargile Tenderfoot and others were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk Patrol
Alfred Stphens
Roy Rowland
Doys
Andrew Cargile
Joe Davis
Dennis Moore
Charles Stephens
Hospital Admissions And Discharges Noted
Admitted: Mrs HL Bailey Wednesday Homer KB Powell Wednesday Mrs Wayne C Profitt today. Dismissed: Sam Richesin Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. Bailey
Homer KB. Powell
Wayne C. Profitt
Sam Richesin
Cold snap cools nation with 38 below at Montana site
The lowest temperature reported to the U S Weather Bureau, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, was 38 below at Butte Montana this morning. The high Wednesday reached 81 at Alice Texas, per UPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Butte
Mont
Alice
Tex
Landslide of 1964 Events Items Mixed in List
The page itemizes major 1960s events including Vietnam war reactions, China’s first nuclear test, Goldwater GOP nomination, Warren Report on JFK, cigarette health hazards, Vatican reforms, Soviet space flight, Britain Labour return, Panama relations, and Jack Ruby conviction in the JFK case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
U.S
Tonkin Bay
China
Goldwater
GOP
Warren
Oswald
Jfk
Vatican Council
Telsion
Labor Party
Britain
Panama
Canal Zone
Jack Ruby
Women suspended for kissing male coworkers at Ramsbottom mill
Twelve women at the Ramsbottom woolen mill were suspended two days with pay two days without pay after chasing male coworkers and kissing them under the misel toe at 14 cents a kiss. A company spokesman said there was horseplay and work interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsbottom
Land
UPI
Navy Sailor Serves in Talk Back Fleet Exercise
Second Class DG Hays, son of Mrs. C. E. Hays of Childress Texas, participated December 9 to 12 in Operation Talk Back aboard USS Robison in the Western Pacific. The exercise, under Seventh Fleet command in the Far East, tested readiness of surface ships and air units in strike, anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare. Aberdeen Proving Ground reports Second Lt John T Brown completed nine weeks of ordnance officer basic course, training in battlefield support and combat vehicle logistics. Brown, a 1964 Texas Tech ROTC graduate and Blue Rapids High School alum, belongs to Delta Tau Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uss Robison
Boatswin
DG. Hays
C. E. Hays
910 Ave
Nw. Childress
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Far East
Seventh Flet
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Falenc
John T. Brown
Kenneth W Brown
W. Quan
Army Ordnance Center
Brown
Army Ordnance
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Texas Technological College
Leutenant
Blue Rapids
Kan
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Dow Jones Averages Steady Through Noon Trading
Summary of market activity shows the Dow Jones averages advancing in late morning trading with Industrials around 862 to 863, Railroads near 205, Utilities near 11517, and Stocks around 303 with gains varying by time span. Trading volume tallies reach into the millions as quotes fluctuate through 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Jones
W Industrials
Y Rails
Treasury accounts show large year fiscal movements
Treasury data for the year ending December 14 shows withdrawals of 55.4257 billion and deposits of 46.3244 billion. Cash balance stands at 4.3738 billion. Public debt is reported at 318.7519 billion with a total cryptic balance of 15.3871 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CUPI
Treasury
Croid
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Idney
Yule
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New York Society For Ethical Culture
Ivan Dixon
Negro Actors For Action
NAFA
NAACP
Hollywood Boulevard
Filmtown
Dixon
James Baldwin
Frank Silvera
Writers Guild of America
Music Box Theatre
Baldwin
the Almanac
Cicero
Larry Evans
Midland
Judy Wilson
Thomas Bradford
Jettie Hicks
Bobby Huff
Bobby Meason
San Angelo
John Sims
Bob Jones
Mike Shaw
Joe Lane
Julie Hampton
Paul Eubank
Wichita Falls
Sammy Rascoe
Dallas
Hospital News
Main St
Wright
Chuck
Kamburger
Wilson
Bacon
Cudahy’s
Oak Farms
Alf Gallon
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