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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1967
Page
3
Community calendar notes a wedding shower for Mr Wesley Hall planned in the Church of Christ annex with events on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday including HDC meetings and club activities at various locations.
A vintage note advises placing worn nylon stocking foot parts over suede shoes on rainy days to prevent galoshes from marking the suede.
Visiting hours listed in three shifts with morning 9 30 to 10 90, afternoon 2 30 to 4 30, and evening 7 00 to 8 30. Dismissals include multiple individuals across Saturday and Monday, with names such as Mrs C M Collins Estelline Mrs W M Watson Patricia Jones L E Patterson Mrs Bryce Marshall and baby Roy Hopkins Mrs O K Young Estelline Mrs Pete Hernandez and Mrs Robert Ryan and baby.
A local message wishes Mrs. Carl Denny a happy birthday tomorrow. The note invites well wishes from neighbors and friends in the community.
Local readers are advised a warm night followed by increasing cloudiness on Wednesday. A chance of snow flurries is possible Wednesday with temperatures falling to the low 20s to mid 40s during the day.
Mr and Mrs R L Sinclair Jr of Paducah announce the birth of a son at 10 50 am Monday in Childress General Hospital The infant weighed eight pounds five ounces
Mr. and Mrs. Hudlow and Felicia of New Jersey joined by numerous relatives welcomed guests over the Christmas holidays. Visitors included families from Dallas Fort Worth Amarillo Wichita Falls Quanah and Colorado Springs. The rounds encompassed J W Barnett A M Privitt Sr and Jr Bryce Wormsbaker and others at multiple homes across the area.
FEF Hutton & Co says several issues look higher but no sign yet of a major advance. Goodbody & Co sees favorable influences and a possible Dow break through 900, with momentum toward 915 to 925. Hutton notes a five to one chance the DJIA rises between Christmas and New Year’s amid tax pressure and seasonal effects.
Mr Jarnigan of Amarillo visited briefly with Mr and Mrs James Barnett and Rodney Sunday evening in a short social call referencing local acquaintances.
The article stresses engagement with Congressman Bob Price, noting he will remain your representative until January 1969 and may return after the census. It urges attendance at an upcoming visit by Graham Purcell, the 13th District representative, and argues party should not deter participation.
Weather summary shows 24 hour temperatures from Fort Atkinson Iowa with highs of 42 degrees and a low of 4 degrees earlier today. The date December 26 1966 records a high of 44 and a low of 29 with daily readings listed for Monday and Tuesday. Fort Atkinson note recalls it as the lone federal fort built to shield one tribe from another.
The piece recalls McCarthy refusing to attend the 1960 convention and accusing Paul Butler of rigging it for Kennedy. Bailey urged leaders to quiet internal dissent, warning factional warfare harms party unity and could affect the November election.
Hollywood looks at violence in film as the December issue of the Producers Guild weighs the shift from strict production codes to more permissive television norms Levy argues that violence on screen may desensitize viewers and urges self restraint and reexamination of gunplay and morality on TV to avoid inviting outside criticism and further social harm
The article notes that only the U S Senate can approve or disapprove major Presidential appointments, highlighting the chamber’s constitutional role in checks and balances.
Almanac entry notes the date December 26 1967 as the 360th day of the year with the moon between last quarter and new. It lists morning and evening stars, and historical events including Washington’s Trenton victory in 1776, WWI railroad nationalization in 1917, Churchill addressing Congress in 1941, and a 1947 New York snowfall. A thought for the day quotes George Eliot on restraint in speech.
George Washington chose French engineer Pierre C D Enfant to lay out the nation’s capital, selecting a grand plan for a ceremonial and functional seat of government. The design centers on broad avenues, ceremonial spaces, and a central riverfront layout befitting a new republic.
Bobby J Hayes, 97, son of Mrs J H Hayes of Estelline Texas, was promoted to Army specialist five on December 9 near Schweinfurt Germany while serving as clerk of Headquarters Battery, 7th Artillery, 3rd Battalion. His wife Paula is with him in Germany.
The Weather Bureau reports the nation's lowest temperature at 15 degrees below zero in Hibbing and Bemidji Minnesota. A high of 84 degrees was recorded in Oxnard California as a warm trend appeared elsewhere.
Opa-Locka airport in Florida led the nation in air activity for the year ended June 30, 1967 with 548,949 landings and takeoffs all by private aircraft. The Nautilus is noted as the world’s first atomic submarine, launched at Groton Connecticut in 1954.
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