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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
3
Deadline for weekday social reports is 2 p.m. the day before publication and Sunday society is due by 19 a.m. Saturday. Brides and weddings require one week lead for full coverage. Child letters to Santa list Christmas wishes from Keith Duane and many others, with requests for toys and gear, plus notes on events like Calvary Baptist and Modern Home in Washington DC.
Mrs W M Stiner hosted the annual Christmas party and luncheon for the United Daughters of the Confederacy local chapter. Decorations by Miss Magnet Stiner and Mrs Bettye Estes, with Bertha Privitt in charge of the program and gifts exchanged under a decorated tree. Present were Louise Vaughn Ethel Dacus Annie Smith Linnie Sparkman C V Jonson Maudie Coffee Wellington Sharon Ann Steelman.
A small notice wishes Jim Murray a birthday tomorrow with greetings from Jane Nickerson and Mrs. Grover Fox.
A columnist explores how to handle telling children about Santa Claus. Advice covers delaying truth, keeping Christmas magic, and guiding kids to enjoy the spirit while distinguishing fact from make believe. The piece notes many children believe naturally and that adults should avoid pressuring beliefs while nurturing wonder.
Former residents Mr and Mrs Erdie B Harris of Dallas will celebrate their Golden Wedding with a December 22 home reception from 2 to 4 p.m. James L Harris of Dallas and Lt Col William R Harris of Fort Riley Kansas are their sons, six grandchildren, and they held longtime ties to Wills Point, Terrell and Childress.
A list of local gatherings from December 18 to 23 including senior high progressive dinners at J. E. Shewbert homes, Husbands' Night at WDC, Girl Scout Troop 115 party at Wilson cafeteria, LVNA bowling alley dinner, Ex-Modern Mothers Club at Jerry Conns home, Pathfinders Class party, Childress Country Club Children's Christmas party, First Baptist YWA dinner, First Methodist, and CYF Christmas caroling.
H L Hamner was honored on his 68th birthday Sunday with a home dinner. The party featured Christmas decorations and a poinsettia centerpiece. Guests included his daughter Ma delyn Atkinson of Childress and son L G Hamner plus several local friends and relatives.
National Geographic reports that an average summer thunderstorm releases about 50 times the energy of the first atomic bomb, highlighting the vast power of natural weather phenomena.
The report lists admissions on Tuesday and today for Mrs. Henry Green Lynn Jones Danny Lancaster T. L. McKinley Mrs Don Smotherman Mrs Eddie Hill and Mrs Sam Miler. Dismissals occur on Tuesday for A B Simpson Jarma Evans W H Moates with a transfer to St Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo. The Black Hills are described as mountains over 7 000 feet high per National Geographic.
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