Food and Wedding Notes From Digest
New Year buffet guidance favors simple dishes with a mac and cheese casserole recipe and endless coffee. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Doshier celebrate their December wedding in Paducah with details of the ceremony, attendants, and reception at the bride’s family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor Maddox
Kenneth Doshier
Lubbock
28Th St
W. O. Jones
Paducah
Frances Jones
Fred Herren
Robert Beck
First Baptist Church
Beck
T. J. Richards
Dallas
Deane Dodge
Childress
Univ of Texas
Texas Tech
US Army
Christmas reflections and community thanks from Childress
In this December 29 1963 Childress Index column residents share holiday thoughts and gratitude. The author notes festive cards from local and world greetings and thanks families and volunteers such as Harry Thaten Shade and Mrs Clifford for Christmas spirit. The piece mentions cake baking for youth groups and community helpers while recounting a playful tale of a grandson's menagerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
First Methodist Church studies Our Mission Today
One of the finest church wide studies at First Methodist Church begins at 5 p.m. on January 5. The six session course will examine complex issues facing Christian Churches in the United States and worldwide. The text Our Mission Today by Tracy K. Jones Jr. guides the study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
First Methodist Church
United States
Tracy K. Jones, Jr
Miss Barnes Shower Honors Bride Elect
Miss Jo Beth Barnes, bride elect of Hale Center's Lee E. Robertson, received a prenuptial shower at Memphis hosted by Mrs. Joe Montgomery. Guests signed in with Mrs. Montgomery and were greeted by the hostesses mother Mrs. Ted Barnes and prospective groom's mother Mrs. Leonard A. Robertson of Hale Center. Music and decor featured pink and white, with a refreshment table of pink linen and seven pink-tapered candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrel Chapel
Jo Beth Barnes
Lee E. Robertson
Hale Center
Joe Montgomery
Memphis
Montgomery
Ted Barnes
Leonard A. Robertson
Carolyn Montgomery
Sherron Phillips
Lamesa
Barnes
Kay Cranés
Sulphur Springs
Danny Davison
Estelline
Mrs. Wee
Mmes
Ral Williams
Troy Davis
John Burnett
J. A. Ballard
Wiliam F. Collier
T. H. Seay
G Soret
Ott Misenhimer
Henry Scott
Coy Davis
Billy Thomspon
New Stockings Promise No Wrinkles If They Fit
A saleslady measures shoe size width and length then uses a scientific dial method to select stockings that fit perfectly preventing wrinkling. The process estimates weight and height to match the correct size for the customer.
Quick stain removal tip for alcohol perfume or wax
A brief urging readers to act quickly to remove spills from furniture by dabbing the spot with a touch of ammonia and a damp cloth, then applying wax. The fragment suggests immediate action to prevent staining and preserve finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Estellne Open House Hosts Holiday Students
Sandra and Rusty Wood hosted a December 24 open house at Mrs. Alice Eddins home in Estelline. Special guests were college students home for the holidays. The decor featured 13 red tiered candles with holly, and attendees included Laurence Hull, Linda Bowman, Donna Sue Eddins, Sarah Ann Holland, Linda Shields, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra
Rusty Wood
Alice Eddins
Estelline
Laurence Hull
Linda Bowman
Donna Sue Eddins
Sarah Ann Holland
Linda Shields
Marie Corona
Jesse Corona
Woods Granddaughter Is Wed
Information received by Mr and Mrs Gus Wood shows their granddaughter Miss Janice Sue Woods daughter of Mr and Mrs Duall Woods of San Diego California married Lt William Glenn Meek. The couple are spending holidays in Sweetwater with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Meek.
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Gus Wood
Janice Sue Woods
Duall Woods
San Diego
Calif
William Glenn Meek
Sweetwater
Henry Meek
Salt and wood finish tips for quick kitchen and shop use
The text offers quick fixes for excess salt in sauces and gravies by dunking peeled potatoes for 20 minutes. It also suggests thinning shellac with denatured alcohol to touch up wood, noting a second coat can be applied in one evening.
R C Elliott Sr Observes 80th Birthday Today
R C Elliott Sr will quietly observe his 80th birthday with a family dinner at 1204 Ave L Northwest. Attending are Mrs Elliott Sr and their children R C Jr and family of Mill Iron Ranch Estelline J D and family of Northfield daughter Ethelyn and husband Master Chief Petty Officer James Shippey and children of Corpus Christi, plus Mr Elliott's sister Mrs Lydia E Sweet of Childress. He homesteaded near Roaring Springs in Matador country and ranched in New Mexico and the Panhandle before returning to Northfield and later moving to Childress about 1959.
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R. C. Elliott Sr
Ave. L
Northwest
Elliott
R. C. Jr
Mill Iron
Estelline
J. D
Northfield
Ethelyn
James Shippey
Chiren
Corpus Christi
Mr. Elliott
Lydia E. Sweet
Childress
Roaring Springs
Matador Country
New Mexico
Panhandle
Alta Timmons
O D Phillips 50th Anniversary Celebration Held
Harrell Chapel honors O D Phillips and Mattie Adams Phillips on their Golden Wedding with a Memphis Country Club reception. Family and friends attend 2 to 4:30 p m as grandchildren and children in law help serve and decorate in gold. They married December 14, 1913 in Floydada and moved to Hall County in 1912.
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Harrell
O. D. Phillips
Memphis Country Club
Dick Baker
Mark Phillips
Janie Helm
Carolyn Henderson
Phillips
Johnny Ward
Frank B. Foxhall
Jerry Don Smith
Kathy Phillips
Diane Phillips
Kentucky
Texas
Hall County
O. B. Burnett
Memphis
Miss Mattie Adams
Presbyterian College
Floydada
Miss Adams
Plainsdealing
Philips
Ogden Ranch
Visitor Out Gently by Ruth Millett
A reader asks how to end a long visit from a wife’s widowed aunt without harming the marriage. The adviser suggests telling the wife the aunt must find her own place, letting the wife handle the talk if possible, or jointly addressing the aunt about her future plans to preserve friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Birthday greetings for Kenneth Later and others
Kenneth Later Theresa Scott Cheryl Devoll Connie Lively Albert Toler receive warm birthday wishes. May they celebrate with friends and family tomorrow and enjoy a joyful year ahead.
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Kenneth Later
Theresa Scott Cheryl Devoll
Connie Lively
Albert Toler
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MR. and
Mrs
Ray Dean Fulenwider
Rule
Rule Independent Schools
Church of Christ
Elizabeth Ann Hampton
Tipton High School
Abilene Christian College
Leaughons Business College
ACC
Hoyt Ray Fulenwider
Index Engraving
Childress Index
Clemi
Rudolph
Harry Thaten
Shade
Mary Coffey
Frances
Wilmer Rutledge
Youth Fellowship Methodist Church
Mercy
Doris
Bill ) Hamm
Jim Clifford
Jane Custer
Robert
Miss Barnes
Estellne
Woods
R.C. Elliott Sr
Shirey
Leonard Trosper
Karen
Larry Alan Harris
Don L. Havens
Norman N. Harris
Dalhart
L. L. Hill
Miss Trosper
Childress High
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Harris
West Texas State University
Canyon
Manners
Millet
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