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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1973
Page
4
Shopper Helen's delivers festive scene as delight fills store with beautifully wrapped packages. Customer praise highlights contents colors and sizes as gifts under a tree.
December events include Holiday CC Menkus caroling at First Methodist Junior High and a progressive dinner at First Methodist Senior High. Central Christian Thaten Circle hosts a Mes Christian dinner, and Church of Christ holds a mature members coffee in Sharon Hubbard home. Rotary Club party at Fair Park Auditorium and First Baptist grade parties at the church wrap up December schedule.
A collection of handwritten letters from children in Texas asking Santa for dolls, bikes, toys, and candy. Names include Tammy, Toni, Tina, Shawn Garrison, Renee and David Farris, Sara Leach, Cresti Henderson, Jerry Kelly, Mickey Shane Howell, Sabbador de Santiago, Tam a boy, and others. Requests cover walking dolls, tables and chairs, toy vehicles, a ten speed bike, a drum of toys, and various gifts.
This week lists events including a Lamar gym Christmas program at 7 pm and Rebekah Lodge at 7 30 pm. Rotary Club meets at noon Wednesday in the Retirement Club followed by Jaycees at Gay's Cafe Thursday. A 5 30 to 7 pm 4-H farewell party for Home Demonstration Agent Barbara Holeman is set in the courthouse Assembly Room with all 4-H members and supporters urged to attend.
Santa leads a North Pole meeting to decide if Juniper perper can stay as an elf. Despite multiple accidents, the group grants one final chance and assigns him to the Christmas Ball Factory, hoping he proves careful and reliable.
A young child Paige Andrea Evans asks Santa for gifts including a Baby Doll an Ironing Board and Iron plus stocking candy and fruit. She also asks Happy Birthday wishes for several relatives and a Happy Anniversary note for specific couples indicating a family oriented holiday message.
Ruth Kelly of Logan New Mexico was installed Worthy Matron of Bethel Chapter Order of Eastern Star in Tucumcari. She is a former Childress resident and daughter of Mrs Alma Eikman who attended the ceremony.
Texas A&M Extension Service analyst says demand will keep fruit and nut prices high this holiday season while meat and poultry offer value. Beef, pork, and turkey prices remain steady or lower slightly. fryer chickens stay economical. Fresh produce remains abundant with apples oranges bananas and leafy greens among the best buys.
The Calvary Baptist Rebekah Class met at Mrs Cecil Hays home for a Christmas party with carols a devotional by Mrs Edith James a treasure hunt and four decorated homes. Gifts were exchanged a Christmas poem read by Mrs Glenna Ree White and refreshments served with many members listed.
A local shop showcases a range of festive gifts promising bright appeal. The piece highlights selections, pricing notes, and shoppers drawn to stylish options for season gifting.
A covered-dish dinner was hosted Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Hayes for Alpha Delta Omega chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and their husbands. The event featured holiday decor, a candle centerpiece, red velvet seating cards, and a marshmallow snowman theme. Entertainment included Mr. and Mrs. Hayes and several members. later the men joined in recreation as the ladies held a secret sister gift exchange. Attendees included Jackie Smith, Riley Martin, Don Johnston, Jack Burrus, Gorman Finley, Ronny Leach, E V Lele, Omer Johnsoy, Kenneth West, and guests from Wellington.
A Vermont hostess shares a simple apple dessert recipe with flour sugar baking powder salt butter apples cinnamon and nutmeg. The crust uses a crumb layer, apples bake until tender, then served warm with cream for eight servings.
A compact recipe lists dry mustard dark brown sugar curry powder cloves vinegar and oil. Mix dry ingredients then whisk in cider vinegar and oil to create a fiery dipping or sandwich sauce yielding about 4 2 cups.
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