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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1962
Page
3
Pearl Robinson writes of the Nativity and the early life of Jesus. The poem honors the baby in the manger and the kingship of Christ while asking readers to keep him in their hearts this Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Daniel of Childress welcome James Ray Daniel born at 12 47 a.m. on Thursday weighing eight pounds four ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Stuyres of Palestine and Mrs. and Mrs. W. C. Daniel of Childress. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Philpott of Grand Prairie announce Steven Dean Philpott born December 21 weighing seven pounds nine and a half ounces. Grandparents listed as well.
Mr and Mrs O H Philpott of Childress and Rev and Mrs Lennor Hester of Phillips announce the birth of a son born at 10 30 a m Friday at Childress General Hospital The infant weighed seven pounds eight ounces.
A humorous poem describes a golfer’s dream of Christmas Eve. Sleigh bells fade into visions of Cadillacs, golfers, and a chorus of teammates and relatives from Mary Frances to Eva Fay. The narrator awakens to realize it was only a winter night dream.
Several households from Fort Worth Lubbock Magnolia Ark Santa Rosa Norman Amarillo and Port Arthur plan holiday visits with relatives across Texas and nearby states. People include Shield Holleman Patillo Rothwell King Miller and many others visiting parents siblings and in laws for Christmas.
A roundup of Texas legal cases and political shifts cites Estes facing multiple trials in Tyler El Paso and Dallas for fraud and conspiracy. It notes oil well slanting losses possibly totaling hundreds of millions, indictments including judges Moore and Sharp, and a GOP drive toward a two party system with Dallas County showing strong Republican results.
A series of Christmas travel crashes injure many across multiple states. Bus and car collisions near Kentucky Alabama Maryland California Tennessee and New Hampshire leave dozens hurt and several dead. Notable losses include fire deaths in Virginia Bedford New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The Red scare expands as Leningrad Pravda names Rudolph Friedman a physics teacher and Helmuth Kemmerer a West German tourist involved with alleged spying. It notes 11 people named in seven weeks and lists five American embassy staff and others connected to a broad Anglo American ring.
Forecasts warn temperatures may dip to 27 degrees or lower Monday and Tuesday, risking damage to peppers tomatoes and other tender crops. Forecasters note wind and cloud cover will influence how low readings go in the region.
Tito said Yugoslavia should have normal and friendly relations with the Soviet Union, noting its good ties with many nations. He described his six year absence as not preventing private discussions with Khrushchev on major international issues and mutual relations.
Juan Bosch of the Dominican Revolutionary party claims victory on Saturday and shows no concern about reports of a plot to assassinate him. In Cuba at Guantanamo Bay UPI reports Adm. George W. Anderson Jr says U S Navy hunter killer units could have sunk six Soviet submarines in the Caribbean during the Cuban crisis.
A reader named Karen McEndree writes to Santa asking for a Tiny Tears doll, a mink stole, and a pair of high heels. The letter thanks Santa as a friendly message from a childlike wish list.
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