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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1962

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2

Mystery Entrapment at The Grove of Daphne

Columbine Drugget travels from Tucson to Phoenix and arrives at The Grove of Daphne to inherit her father’s estate. A mysterious agent, coded threats, and a macabre haul of items including a pistol, a mummified hand, a jeweled bag, and a parchment roll foreshadow dangers ahead in this serial tale.

Tucson Phoenix Hoopper Hollywood Grove of Daphne Kary Korner Motorium Columbine Mr. Simpkins Mr Jones Miss Green

Community Notes From High Point and Nearby Areas

Rev Ira L Parrack was to preach Sunday in High Point. The High Point Sunday School gave $50 to Buckners Orphans Home in Dallas and the Methodist Home at Waco. Numerous visits to local families and relatives in Texico Portales Bovina and nearby towns are noted along with hospital updates and new telephone lines for Woodrow Homans and Rock Boyd households.

Dine Bettis Plainview Bobby Fillpots Hereford Ray Kelley Midland B. H. Kelleys Lovington N. M Doris Nowell Anton Christine Avery Morton Elbert Kelleys Amarillo Joe Stone High Point Bovina Edd Free Travis Lloyd New Mexico Jewell Terry Childress Donald Miller Tammy Carl Miller F. E. Biddy Guthrie Bob Biddy W. C Marchant Norman Oklo Capt L. P Nicall Woodrow Homans Yeas Rock Boyds

North Dakota leads nation in hard red spring durum wheat

North Dakota remains the top producer of hard red spring durum wheat, yielding about 90 percent of the United States supply. Insurance firms paid an average of 10.7 million dollars daily in health benefits in the first nine months of 1962, up from 9.5 million dollars daily last year. Oil Facts notes synthetic fibers from petroleum aid global fishing fleets with rot proof nets.

Bismarck N. Db UPD North Dakota Chicago UPI Health Insurance Institute Fishing Aid New York Oil Facts

Barry Shear on Crafting Television Musicals and Talent Focus

Hollywood producer Barry Shear reflects on his guiding TV show philosophy artful integration of performers using mood over standard endings. He cites Edie Adams specials NBC The Lively Ones and Trafalgar Square finale as examples and criticizes dumbed down audience assumptions while advocating provocative visual television.

Rick du Brow Barry Shear Ernie Kovacs The Lively Ones Edie Adams Hollywood UPI Barry Abc-Tv London Edie Trafalgar Square Grenadier Guards Air Force Nbc-Tv Vic Damone Peggy Lee Dave Brubeck Stan Kenton Damone New York Lonely Town Dizzy Gillespie Los Angeles Dodger Peter Nero Somethin

Japan Tops Fifth in Auto Output Surpassing Italy

The January Car and Driver report shows Japan produced 815,000 cars in 1961, moving Italy from fifth place. Italian firms released 760,000 vehicles, while the United States, West Germany, Britain, and France remained ahead.

New York UPI United States West Germany Britain France Italy Car and Driver Magazine Japan

Highlights of 1962 from a Washington perspective

A reflective wrap of the year listing political moments from January to May. Highlights include Rep John W. McCormack elected speaker and remarks on Congress, a moon mission near-miss, Rep Eugene Siler’s quip at space officials, Vinson's CIA report news conference, and a note on the congressional office building cornerstone ceremony and Rep L Mendel Rivers getting a haircut.

Washington John Wo Me-Cormack D-Mass House of Representatives Congress Moon Eugene Siler Rky Space Car Vinson CIA Congressional Rep L. Mendel Rivers D-S. C

Hollywood Christmas Cards Feature Stars and Classic Art

Hollywood stars share holiday greetings in varied styles from sacred art to whimsical scenes. Martha Hyer, Ronald Reagan, Edie Adams, Liberace, and others showcase embossed religious imagery, calendar cards, and colorful portraits reflecting 1963 season traditions.

Hollywood UPI Martha Hyer Simone Martini David Janssen John Michelangelo Ronald Reagans Leonardo da Vinci Jesus Christ Apostles Edie Adams Carolyn Jones Aaron Spelling Lawrence Welk Tear Welk Donna Reed Tony Owen the Herald Janet Tony Pat Boone Roger Williams George Gobels Robert Taylor Liberace Lee Jay Ward Dean Rusk Herbert Barry G

Rivers Lock in Cornerstone Sparks Unconfirmed Rumor

June reports say a flowing Rivers mane was trimmed so a lock could be placed in a cornerstone though the claim remains unverified. The tale surfaces amid a year of space era reflections and public curiosity.

John H. Glen United States Glenn Philip A. Hart Michigan House Hart

Illinois timber areas would span 22 small counties

University of Illinois extension forester L. B Culver reports that if all timbered areas in Illinois were grouped, they would cover 22 of the state's smallest counties.

Illinois Timber Chicago UPI Illinois University of Ilinois Extension Forester L. B Culver

New Books: The Other Side of the River and More

United Press International reviews The Other Side of the River Red China Today by Polywar Show Random House 7.95 noting a 1960 China visit and predictions on atom bombs and nuclear abundance by 1967 or 1968 Snow also forecasts internal preoccupations and cautious U.S.-China tensions Ogden Nash poetry in Everyone But Thee And Me with 88 verses from Family Weekly and The New Yorker Fiorella LaGuardia’s 1930s rise to mayoral power and impact on New York history offering nostalgia for the Great Depression era and New Deal reforms.

China Polywar Random House Snow Peiping United States United Staties Thee Ogden Nash Little, Brown Tam New York Fioretha LaGuardia Tammany Hall Ciy Little Flower LaGuardia

Fiorello LaGuardia Biography Recalls a Lively Chapter

A lively account by Tella Rodman with Philip Sterling traces Fiorello LaGuardia's bustling era and public life. Hill and Wang publication details set the scene for a vivid historical portrait of New York City's famed mayor.

Fiorello LaGuardia Tella Rodman Philip Sterling Hill and Wang, Inc

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