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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
3
The list notes deadlines for brides photographs and wedding reports one week before ceremonies. It lists events including Good Neighbor Club, Home Economics Club, a wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Wesley Hall at the Church of Christ annex, and HDC meetings at South Childress and High Point.
The guide notes large supplies of broiler-fryer chickens and turkeys for New Year meals. Beef roasts, steaks, hams, smoked picnics, and pork roasts are plentiful along with salt pork in the South. Fish sticks and frozen fillets remain ample. cabbage potatoes onions lead vegetables. Apples grapefruits and bananas are widely available amid slower celery and tomatoes in some areas.
Mr and Mrs Henry McLane hosted a Christmas Eve party at their home. Gifts were exchanged, refreshments served, and games of 42 were played. Attendees included Jack Cates Mike of Dalhart J B Thomas W D Tensfield and Mrs Bertha Scarbrough, all of Childress.
Copper shortages push San Francisco Water Department to switch from lead and galvanized lines to ultra-high molecular weight high density plastic pipe. Worn mains to curbside meters are being replaced to curb leaks and contamination concerns.
A United States Air Force F4C jet crashed today off Miyake Island south of Tokyo and its two crewmen were rescued by Self-Defense Agency helicopters. The fliers were not identified immediately.
TV critic reviews Jonathan Winters new CBS one hour variety debut produced by Jack Paar. The premiere blends Winters zaniness with tighter control to appeal amid Run For Your Life and NBC competing fare. A closing skit spoofing In the Heat of the Night and guest Red Skelton boosts ratings. Barbara Eden sings briefly.
The Texas story traces its formation through diverse cultures with a Virginian drilling the first oil well, Czech immigrants shaping an iconic gusher, and a capitol designed as a Greek cross by a German‑named architect. Stonecutters from Scotland and reliefs by Italian Pompeo Coponi accompany Irish labor and British refinery influence.
The report notes the 24 hour period ending at 11 am recorded a high of 31 degrees at 1:50 pm on Wednesday and a low of 18 degrees at 4 am. It recalls December 28, 1966 when the thermometer reached 43 degrees and a minimum of 24 degrees.
Christmas plans and holiday visits frame the season as locals list relatives and friends from Amarillo Denver City Irving Wichita Falls Clovis Lubbock Snyder Pampa Claude Dodson and other areas. Narration covers gatherings with extended families and friends over the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Gus Woods hosted a Christmas sing along at their home with guests including Mrs M H Turner of Dallas and Mrs Johnny Turner of Meadow. The group performed piano duets, a slide trombone and trumpet selection, and 12 verses of carols followed by refreshments.
Admitted: Mrs. Mary Odhams, Wednesday. Mrs. LeRoy Goodman, today. Mrs. Bruce Benton, today. Dismissed: Alton Landrum, Wednesday. Joan Cheatheam, Wednesday. Mrs. Gordon Peters, today.
A hometown birthday list honors Roy Key Elva Weir Mrs. Viola Johnson Eunice Nunnelley Hal C. Hiller and Shawn Garrison with well wishes for the coming day.
Japanese customs officials said on Wednesday they would permit imports of North Vietnamese fountain pens bearing a trademark identical to Parker pens. Parker had urged Japan to bar the pens, but the Finance Ministry decided there was no clear trademark infringement.
The California Medical Association urges attendants at accidents to stop serious bleeding and restore breathing before addressing fractures, emphasizing rapid life-saving steps over fracture care.
California allocates 1 million to install crushable sign poles and light standards on freeways to reduce roadside obstructions. A Nevada inspector balked as a pilot landed on a street for a Christmas visit, then hauled the plane for repairs. A truck driver cited for overweight load narrowly cleared a bridge with damaged exhaust. Aged stamps mailed on Ascension Island arrive decades late, triggering confusion.
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