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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1953

Page

3

Bobby Burns To Provide Variety Of Dance Music

Bandleader Bobby Burns leads a seven piece group performing a wide range from western to dixieland to bop with Latin arrangements. Phil and Francine Washburn headline as an odd husband wife vocal duo. The event occurs Christmas Eve under Beta Sigma Phi sobriety at $1.50 per person.

Bobby Burns Dangers Beta Sigma Satuday Phil Francine Washburn Jimmy Dorsey Bob Crosby Francine al Donahue Bobby Sherwood Charlie Spivak Beta Sigma Phi

Advise Doing Most Of Holiday Chores Early

New York home economists advise ahead planning for Christmas chores to avoid hectic day. Make checklists, dust table leaves, rinse and blueing for china, prep giblet stock, clean turkey but don’t stuff early, peel potatoes or prepare sweet potatoes, and keep relishes ready in water to stay crisp. Bayonets originated in Bayonne France in 1671.

New York Gas Manufacturers Association

Cotton allotment harms Childress County farming and town economy

The author argues cotton dominates Childress County and faces collapse under the current allotment program. He cites 60 percent reductions for 100 percent cotton farmers, calls for fair treatment compared to wheat farmers, and urges Congressman Walter Rogers and Senator Lyndon Johnson to act now.

Morris Higley Childress County Walter Rogers Lyndon Johnson

City Court December fines and records brief

Public records summarize December 12 to 18 in City Court: fifteen fines issued, one dispute dismissed, cases for traffic issues, violations and panhandling. Justice Court heard three cases with three results, and marriage licenses issued for three couples. New car registrations total eight, with owners listed. no building permits or divorces filed.

Justice Court J. C. Roberts Viola Enoice Madison Walter Bruce Hite Betty LaRue Mooney Marvin Eugene Smith Donna Nell Rollins Gordon Shankles Nash R. C. Ivey Ford Cleta Fern Ferrer Chevrolet Jim E. Mercer Mercury Roy E. Cummings Harry W. Thaten E. W. Kanstedner R. E. Lee

Department Store Sales Off This Year

Department store sales for the 1953 Christmas season ran below 1952. The Federal Reserve Board reported a 3 percent shortfall in the second week and a percent shortfall in the first week, though year to date sales are up 1 percent. St Louis Kansas City and Dallas showed a 4 percent weekly decline. The piece urges cotton farmers and citizens to write to officials about county and town futures.

Washington Federal Reserve Board St. Louis Kansas City Dallas

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