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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
3
A community notice lists deadlines for brides photos and wedding reports, plus events: Wednesday 7 30 p m Central Christian Family Night, Thursday 7 30 p m Young Homemakers at Gate City Electric, and December 26 7 p m Trosper Wilson wedding at First Methodist Church.
John Gay minister of the Church of Christ will speak at the Young Homemakers meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at Gate City Electric. The note also wishes birthday greetings to Fred Nelson Jimmie Sport Alfred Stephens Bennie Hawkins and anniversary wishes to Mr and Mrs Reanie Hawkins.
UPI reports on the continued rise of informal presidential broadcasts. Johnson’s Tuesday night conversation with reporters, plus star guests like Dirksen and Buckley, signals a new, more forceful public persona and expanded network collaboration across NBC CBS and ABC.
Tom Garrison of Tell Texas writes a Christmas list asking for a cement truck a pistol set and a robot for himself and a blue toy car for his brother Shawn who is two years old. He signs with love.
Increasing cloudiness and a cooler trend bring scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow turns drier with decreasing clouds and colder air. Lows in the upper 30s, Thursday highs near 50 degrees.
A collection of letters from children naming dolls, games, dishes, stuffed animals, and pet wishes for Santa. The messages request Barbie items, Nancy Drew mysteries, toy houses, vehicles, outfits, and pets, with references to cookies left for Santa and a hoped for gift delivery.
A reader argues against moving Childress County from the Panhandle Congressional District. He cites geographic ties and shared rural needs and fears metropolitan districts will dominate, urging retention with Gainesville Denton Dallas Amarillo Clarendon Dalhart Wichita Falls and other Panhandle towns. Donald Gage signs the letter.
The report details the past 24 hour period ending 11 am with a high of 63 degrees at 4 pm on Tuesday and a low of 40 degrees at 6 to 8 am. It compares December 20, 1966, with a high of 57 and a low of 39 degrees. Sunrise at 7:43 and sunset at 5:44 are noted along with a temperature table for Tuesday through Wednesday.
The notice lists visiting hours from morning to 10 30 and 2 30 to 4 30 and 7 00 to 8 30 evenings. Admitted: Lee Knight Tuesday Mrs O K Young of Estelline Tuesday O K Young of Esteiline Tuesday Mrs Bryce Marshall of Cee Wee Tuesday. Dismissed: Mrs C L Street Tuesday Mrs B J Teague Tuesday Mrs R H Terry today Jim Andrews today Mrs Jim Andrews today Fernando Rodriquez today.
The record lists births in Midland area hospitals with weights of five pounds thirteen ounces and six pounds twelve ounces and names the families involved. It also notes holiday visits by relatives and students from several colleges including Texas Tech Hardin Simmons McMurry Abilene Christian and West Texas State University visiting parents and relatives.
Alabama parks offer hiking fans cabins for rent during fall and winter. The six parks listed are Cheaha, Chewacla, DeSoto, Gulf, Joe Wheeler, and Monte Sano. Conservation Director Claude Kelley advocates using nature trails to enjoy crisp autumn air.
Paragua y residents note that while the bitter apepu orange is native to Paraguay the country now hosts more than six million sweet orange trees. The trees were introduced from Europe.
The Tennessee Valley's largest ceremonial burial mound rises 42 feet high and is a distinctive triangular flat topped structure near Indian Mound in Florence Alabama. Separately Gourmets: Museum War语a in Jedrezjon will open a gastronomy museum with dishes prepared from ancient recipes.
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