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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1957
Page
2
Ruth Millett notes that television keeps families under one roof but rarely brings them together. Families sit passively, rarely talk, and quarrel over channels. To strengthen bonds they should do activities together, like games or chores, around a fire or during holidays.
The community extends birthday greetings to Mrs. Pat Jones Johnny Crabtree Jack Felton Mrs. A L Rollins Conley Bishop and Sunday to Mrs. Bernard English W R Jarrell Roy Key Elva Weir Viola Johnson.
A word puzzle lists definitions and partial clues such as Indian, compass term, and ancient terms. The grid hints at classic crossword style with many short clues spanning birds hospital workers and noble titles. The puzzle blends linguistic trivia with historical and geographic terms.
United Press notes fur coats and accessories dominate ski fashion from parkas to jackets. White mink ski jackets sell around 850 dollars with silk shirts, while seals, otter and other furs appear in coats, gloves, and hats. Colored parkas, reversible coats, and patterned knits highlight a trend toward luxe, practical fur and European knits for after-ski wear.
Partly cloudy and windy with colder conditions expected. Night lows 22 to 32 in the Panhandle and South Plains. Numerous holiday visitors, family gatherings, and trips spread across Kermit Lubbock Sherman Anton Amarillo Wichita Falls Olton Dimmitt California Houston and Fort Worth as residents hosted relatives and friends.
About 90 Methodists from the district and families attended the annual Christmas supper in Fellowship Hall at Piret Methodist Church. The event featured Mrs David Binkley Memphis as chair, with Mrs Rollo Davidson Childress and Mrs Glen Chambers Fargo as officers.
In Estelline at the Community Christmas Service held at Estelline Methodist Church the theme Sharing the Light was observed. The principal speaker was Joe Allison of Estelline Baptist Church while W Rucker read scriptures and Royce Clay offered prayer. Candles were lit during the candlelight ritual as the audience joined in Silent Night and Mrs. G L Sloan directed the choir in carols.
The Estelline Senior Class was honored with a buffet dinner at Mrs. E. F. Kennedy home. Decorations featured seasonal motifs a lighted tree and a Santa centerpiece. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy and several local residents after attending a candlelight church service.
Social calendar notes a Saturday event as college bound high school students gather for a dance at the Country Club. The afternoon gathering showcases student talent and social mingling within a formal club setting.
The Britannica entry notes dried lavender flowers have long been used in England and the United States to perfume linen, reflecting cross national practice in odorful household care.
New York report says vast quantities of outdated polio vaccine are being destroyed as overstocked manufacturers discard hundreds of thousands of doses after six months. Health News Institute notes about 45 million under 40 have not had shots, with 16 million under 20, and urges parents to vaccinate during school holidays.
Temperatures for a 24 hour period ending at 11 am show Friday 62 degrees and a Friday low of 47 at 7 and 8 am. A tragedy unfolds as singer Jimmie Osborne 34 known for Song of Kathy Fiscus commits suicide with a .32 caliber pistol after a dispute with his wife Lorna Mae in Louisville Kentucky. Police say the couple argued prior to the death in his trailer home bathroom.
Los Angeles jurors convict L Ewing Scott 61 of first degree murder in the 1955 disappearance of his wealthy wife Evelyn Throsby Scott. He is sentenced to life in prison under a California law, with the body never found and an estate worth about 600000.
Lin den Parks, 14, admitted shooting Walter N. Parks, 38, an unemployed merchant seaman, in Los Gatos claiming he killed him after tiring of abuse toward his mother. The victim died from multiple .22 caliber rifle wounds.
May take test Burlingame California Harry Gallon a 31 year old insurance salesman who vanished in San Francisco and later surfaced in New Orleans four months afterward said he will undergo a lie detector test if required to verify his account of an amicable escape and meeting.
Cocoa Florida UP reports wreck crews worked overnight to clear the Florida East Coast Railway double track after a derailed Miami bound ride special broke in two near town. Three women and eight dining car employees were injured, none seriously, in the noon derailment.
The floods in central Ceylon have killed 125 people and left over 300000 homeless, as rescue and relief efforts continue.
District Judge Sam Sullivan said Colbert Oklahoma man was released after being held without charges in a rape case involving a Denison Texas woman near Lake Texoma. Officials indicated the man had not been formally charged.
Army officials estimate about 220 of 726 former officers and enlisted men discharged as security risks between 1948 and 1955 may soon receive fully honorable military records. The Army review program began in March 1956 and has reconsidered 650 cases with 76 remaining. Navy and Air Force lack a similar system.
An explosion and fire at the First State Bank of Odessa injured two female employees, Marilyn Hafer and Norma Stevenson, who had entered the bank with a cigarette. Fire crews suspect a leaky gas main, with damage estimated in thousands and the bank closed for the day.
The Marquis of Milford Haven met actress Eva Bartok during the Christmas holiday and declined to confirm romance speculation about the four times married star who gave birth to a mystery baby last October.
Sir Edmund Hillary's New Zealand team held a commanding lead in the 1957 South Pole crossing, about 290 miles from the pole, with 40 miles covered overnight. The British expedition led by Dr Vivian Fuchs remained roughly 500 miles away as of the latest radio update from Scott Base.
Jilly T. Sanders son of Mrs. ne M. Sanders 909 F Street Ne enlisted in the United States Army Air Defense Command under the Christmas leave policy and is at home for the holidays. He is to be initially assigned to Carson Colorado.
In Reul near here two Barcelona Madrid express cars derailed after leaving the rails on a trestle. A first class coach and a sleeper carried businessmen and vacationers to Madrid plunged 50 feet down an embankment. At least three killed and 49 injured.
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