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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
3
The national president of a women in business association says men resent women who imitate men. She advises women to use feminine intuition and charm, listen, avoid undermining colleagues, and value thinking as women to succeed, rather than copying male methods.
Fred Danzig assesses TV in 1961 noting NBC CBS and ABC-TV now commit to quality drama public affairs and light entertainment. He argues three-way competition will drive better programming, forecasting changes with satellite transmission mass color and pay TV on the horizon.
Northfield News reports visits in Matador and Spur by Mrs. Bill Bethany and relatives, with Amarillo visitors including Gene Cannon and Capt. Post. Other local trips include P A Simpson to Matador, and Wichita Falls and Chil Dress shopping trips. Sick list includes Newell Timons and Randy Cook. Juanita James heads home to Vernon after visiting. The column closes with year-end reflections on TV industry trends and sponsor interest.
The Holi day visit spread through several households as numerous families from Amarillo Abilene Denton Childress and Lubbock visited relatives in High Point including Richard Holeman Carl Miller Arthur Rothwell Ernest Arnn and others. The gatherings included extended family pairs and children sharing time in the homes of the Holemans Mullins Rothwells Arnn and Henley with trips to Abilene Garland and nearby towns.
Kirkland residents hosted and visited relatives during the holidays with gatherings across Canon City Colorado Tulsa Oklahoma Fort Worth and Amarillo. The long list of guests included Mr and Mrs A B Clements Mr and Mrs Lawrence Storm Mrs Murray Cartlidge and many more relatives and friends from Colorado Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
One of Australia's largest ranches spans more land than the state of Maryland, marking a vast agricultural operation with expansive terrain and significant scale. The property’s size underscores the country's expansive grazing lands and large private holdings.
A string of short notes lists visitors and travels from Dimmett to Dallas and Amarillo, with families such as the Beavers Nelsons and the Branum–Estes clan. Birthday greetings are extended to Mayne King, Kenneth Later, Theresa Scott, Cheryl Devoll, Connie Lively, W. S. Melton, Tiffin Young Jr, and others. The region is cloudy and warmer through Saturday with no precipitation expected.
Hospital indicates admissions on Thursday include Mrs. Mayfield Harris Charles Smith Mrs. C L Bain Mrs. Max Sachse A V King Sr Anita Wilks Mrs Frank Barksdale Mrs Herman King and Mrs J B Harding. Discharges cover L L Decker Wesley McKInturff Diana Taylor and J H Glass.
Freeman said the administration seeks an updated program for the 1960s to keep moving, with a basic problem being overproduction of food and fiber. Officials say Kennedy's 1962 farm plan will cut government surplus storage, but details were not disclosed.
The lowest temperature reported to the U.S. Weather Bureau was 18 below zero at Bismarck North Dakota. The high Thursday reached 81 at Miami Florida.
Temperature data show the high at 49 degrees around 1 pm on Friday and a low of 19 degrees at 7 am. The 24 hour period ending 11 am Friday includes multiple readings with values such as 28 36 41 48 49 and 86 in the sequence, though several entries appear garbled.
Survivors listed include five nieces Elizabeth Boyd Powell of New York City Lucy Meeling of Goodwater Alabama Mrs John Goodloe of Chester Virginia Mrs Harry R Fowler and Barbara Bolling Fuller of Washington and a nephew Sterling Bolling of Washington. The text notes continued discussion as a substitute for sword point in a world context.
The piece argues you should not congratulate a bride or wish her personal happiness. It questions social expectations and suggests restraint in public expressions of well wishes.
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