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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
3
Calendar notes deadlines for brides photographs and wedding reports one week before ceremonies. Entries list a Young Homemakers meeting at Gate City Electric on December 26 at 7:30 p.m. along with a Trosper Wilson wedding at First Methodist Church and birthday and anniversary wishes. Plans for a camp beneath the English Channel date to before the Napoleonic Wars.
Roger Coggio stars in a CBS teleplay of Gogol's Diary of a Madman. The production centers on a Russian clerk's mind unraveling in his small flat with occasional hallway views and a final asylum scene. The performance showcases Coggio's acclaimed stage artistry in a sole on screen portrayal.
The passage notes Mr Coggie's masterful rendering of inner conflict, portraying a man overwhelmed by life and seeking grace. It highlights how the portrayal reached many in attendance through nuanced acting and recognition of universal struggle.
NORTHFIELD Special Mrs. N L Cook was the surprise kitchen shower honoree recent refreshments were served and games played Those unable to attend sent gifts Gifts came from Wilma Thomas Bessie Thomas Sue Dobbins Fay Timmons May Hays Jan Timmons Fay Davis Nancy Lindley Mary Hoover Dorothy Jameson Ruth McDonald and Edith Timmons
Central Christian group held a brief session and decorated the room in Christmas colors to honor Mrs. Ellis Helmers with a pink and blue shower for her hospitalized husband George Berry. Refreshments were served to members including Bill Drake Jeff Davis Harry Thaten W M Stiner Ben Trent Jr Carolyn Lane Lina Young Pete Hudson James Hassell and Sedelle McKinney.
The docket lists admitted individuals Mrs. Orvil Thornton Mrs. Carl Spears and Mrs. Pete Hernandez on Wednesday. Dismissed parties include Fernando Rodriguez Gordon Adams Mrs. W Voyles Lee Knight Mrs. R B Pardue Adam H. Wilson Mrs. Johnnie Mae Smith and Mrs. Larry Carrick on today.
A large number have contributed to the annual Elks Party of Needy Children announced today by Gerald Havens. The event at the Elks Lodge on Sunday afternoon lists many contributors including Ebert Kingham Lee Driver Harlen Hood Bill Sage Ted Bruce J M Sanders Eddie Leary Max Foster Jerry Williams Bob White Paul Efrid Homer Compton Dalton Martin Clinton Halford Gene Perkins George Weatherbee LA Fowler Orvil Weatherbee eP Yeoarigen Dr Grover Fox Dr Jack Fox Dr J J Westenberg Denzil Blackshr Raymond Rhodes Archie Mahan Garland Collins John T Forbis Dick Whaley Roy Hassell Denver Adwine O T Rothwell Rud Coats John Gav Dn Alex Saied C B Gloar Marvin Houchin Coy Albritton Bill Atkinson Donald Monson Gerald Havens Jim Ross Dr J P McConnell Denver Redwin O T Rothwell Bud Coats John Gay Duke Holland Jr C Clark Sterling Buster Glen Stiner Butch Clifton Kenneth Ellis Carroll Seal Bill Duke R J Cordll Lyman Davenport Delbert Seal Dick Preston Bill Dawson Mrs Boone Simpson Joe Howard Weldon Teague H A Baker Bill Rothwell Pat Jones Bill Ross Pete Nipper I L Finley Fletcher Carter Leonard King ae Walter L ockhoof Lester Phillips Billy Joe Rothwell Dave Wright Jim Parker J T Perkins Louie M Dobbs Jack Short Garth Oliver Guy Jones Charles Harrison 3 E Berham Claude Lane Tommy Newberry Sam West Bert Hargrove Andy Rogers Wilbur Williams Charles Mashburn Sam Lewis J C Randel Wayland Mitchell H A Rogers Thomas Reunion Childress Fire Department West Texas Utilities.
Cub Scouts from Elks Ledge Pack 68 visited local rest homes on Tuesday afternoon. They sang Christmas carols, chatted with patients, and left handmade place cards for Christmas day.
A resident expresses gratitude for four and a half years in Childress praising civic and school involvement. The writer mentions enjoying the winter basketball program, appreciation for the Church of Christ community, and notes a move to 290 Julian Blvd in Amarillo.
Much colder tonight with a cold wave building by Friday morning as temperatures dip to near 15 and highs reach the mid 40s. In community notes, families plan Christmas travel and visits across Denton, Hereford, Amarillo, and Abilene including the Hamiltons, Yowells, Hagards, and Masseys.
A garbled OCR style notice references a drug store in Chi'dress Texas 79201 and mentions pills and regulation. The readable fragments imply health or consumer alert language with unclear action or date. No clear person or organization is fully legible.
The article lists temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday with highs around the 70s and lows near 36, including a December 21 1966 comparison. Sunrise and sunset times are provided and a local feature about Tokyo bath houses offering music for scrubbing is included, along with a Stockholm protest by Vladimir Kysanov calling for prosecutions of Stalin collaborators.
John W. Gay announces departure from San Jacinto Church of Christ likely January 19. He thanks local friends for making Childress a pleasant home for his family of five and invites others to visit, promising a welcome.
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