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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
3
Deadline for weekday society is 2 p.m. the day before publication. Sunday society deadline is 9 a.m. Weddings stories and pictures of brides must be turned by 10 a.m. a week before the wedding date to insure coverage. Late news will be edited according to space. Modern Home Night in WDC.
Contin ued fair with a slow warming trend. Low mid 20s High Friday mid 50s. Dale Crow injured last week in a fall at Farmers Cooperative Gin shows improvement at Childress General Hospital. Estella Love of Childress listed as patient at St Anthony's Amarillo. Tina Fowler reported as patient via Wichita Falls hospital. Burgin Watkins and Mrs. Burgin Watkins featured in wedding plans for daughter Mary Lou Watkins. Jim Moody of Kelly AFB San Antonio visiting Mr and Mrs Jamesy. Returns to Kelly Sunday morning.
A young patient in Texas writes to Santa describing gifts she hopes for including a record player and Bible. She mentions being hospitalized this Christmas and asks Santa to bring items for her siblings as well.
Hollywood UPI reports that ratings for televised movies have fallen after the season's start with no signs of recovery except for occasional blockbusters. Networks schedule seven movies weekly plus specials while audiences grow weary of the old B movie style and prefer variety shows and unique specials.
A Lubbock resident notes paying 18 dollars for trousers after finding 25 dollars elsewhere while Amarillo shoppers confront higher prices at big stores. The discussion highlights price differences and shopping restraint. Also wish lists for birthdays and an anniversary are read aloud in the town notice.
A Cates Circle holiday party and gift exchange were hosted at Mrs. P. W. Harper's home with circle chair absent. Mrs. J E Shewbert guest speaker presented a Christmas program using scriptures slides and music. WS president Mrs. W E Andrews attended as a special guest with refreshments served by Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Lucille Smith.
Cee Vee Baptist Church hosted its annual Christmas program Sunday evening. Minister and Mrs. Leslie Dobbins presented the church with a Bible Dictionary as a gift.
The Cee Vee Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Hazel Hoffman’s home. Guests enjoyed games and prize exchanges with refreshments for members including Mrs. R. B. Ransom and Mrs. Garlean Riddell among others.
Alpha Delta Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosted a covered-dish holiday dinner and bridge party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Johnson. Tables featured blue and gold linen with white and gold satin centerpieces and blue candles. James Icenhower gave the invocation. attendees included Ken Ballard John Butler Ray Don Caldwell Olen Griffing Normanill Don Johnston Ronny Leach Johnny Longbine Alton Voyles Glen Sanders Seenhower and Mrs. Ronald Sims and Floyd Etheridge.
The congregation held an offering for the Foreign Mission Fund and hosted refreshments after a season program. Members planned bake pies, signed get well cards, and organized a devotional with Scripture readings. A First Methodist dinner featured a charity basket and a Christmas story. A Secret Party in Northfield named 1969, with refreshments for attendees.
Admitted: Harold Harding Wednesday L B Sullivan Wednesday Mrs Harlan Kelso Wednesday F B Fields Wednesday Mrs Bill Rogers Wednesday. Dismissed: Vernon Hoover Wednesday Sheila Mills Wednesday Jim Sanders Wednesday Miss Mary West Wednesday A B Simpson Northfield Wednesday.
Holiday calendar lists events from December 18 to 23. Senior High progressive dinner at Dr J Ebert home, Husbands Night at WDC, Girl Scout party in Wilson cafeteria, Ex Modern Mothers Club at Jerry Conns home, Pathfinders Class party, Childress Country Club children’s party, YWA dinner, First Methodist, Central Christian family Christmas tree, Tell Baptist program, Holy Angels choir caroling, CYF caroling.
An American charter airliner and a Moroccan plane overshot runways in heavy rain at separate London airports. No injuries were reported to crews from American Overseas Airlines DCS or Air Maroc Caravelle.
A December 19 1968 listing shows DBS KFOX KAUZ and other channels outlining 5:30 Huntley Brinkley News 6:00 Weather 6:05 News 6:20 Sports 6:30 The Little Drummer Boy 7:00 Andy Williams Show 8:00 Bob Hope 9:00 Dean Martin 10:00 Evening Report 10:10 Weather 10:15 NBC News 10:30 Tonight Show and late-night fare across KFOX KAUZ KFDA and Channel 7 5: Guns at Batasi and other movies plus local news and specials.
Channel schedules show KFDX KGNC KFDA and KVI broadcasting news, game shows, soap operas and cartoons from 6:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with programs like Jeopardy Match Game Today News and The Tonight Show style entries across several channels.
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