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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1962
Page
3
United Press International reports Dow Jones averages rise with industrials up 4.27 and rail stocks up. A weather note records Craig Colorado seeing 31 degrees below, and Fort Myers reaching a Tuesday high of 86.
World Horizons Donsd ay will replace Marilyn Monroe as the star of Somethings Got to Give. Twentieth Century Fox says the film will get a revised script and shots already filmed will be scrapped. Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse will be replaced with a different co star.
Polly suggests giving ice cubes made from fruit drink to numb the mouth before medicine to mask taste. Other columns share tips on window painting cleanup using soap suds and sponges. Storage ideas use empty spools and small boxes to organize trims and buttons. Classroom and club ideas include decorative table arrangements with kale or mint.
The day after Christmas is celebrated in Great Britain as Box Day or Boxing Day, a tradition of giving boxes of gifts to postmen and others in service, as noted in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
A firecracker sparked a gas explosion at a Corknith gas station Tuesday night injuring six youngsters. Authorities say the blast may have started from gas in a car or in tanks at the station. the car suffered heavy damage and two youths were in serious condition.
Northwestern Texas five day forecast shows temperatures 10 to 12 degrees below normal with diminishing daily changes and light precipitation near a weekend. The piece lists multiple holiday visits by residents and relatives from Dallas Quanah Amarillo Denver Los Angeles Plainview Richardson and other places, naming families and addresses in a community update.
In Palo Alto a 12 week old baby named Orian Merler stopped breathing for five minutes. Dr Jack Remington opened the chest with a knife and massaged the heart until rescue crews arrived. The infant remains in critical condition at Palo Alto Standard Hospital.
A hospital log shows admissions on Tuesday for Bernice Gatson Mrs. Hix Sr Wade Kimbrough Roy Hopkins Mrs Dave Brummett Jr of Enid Okla and dismissals on Tuesday for D C Mallory Mrs Joe McClain Mrs John Clark and baby and Mrs George Schaefer.
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