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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
3
A local feature highlights Comfort Town selling Vision Seamless stretch stockings. The item promises a flexible fit with every movement and emphasizes comfort for daily wear.
Members enjoyed a lunch at a local restaurant then visited Mary Dee Meinzer's home. Mrs. L. H. Meinzer led the exchange of gifts and the afternoon featured games and recorded music. January meeting will practice for Share the Fun Program. Members present were Pat Smith Lewene Mullins Susan Shelton Mary Dee Meinzer.
An early instance of rocket warfare occurred during the Mongol siege of Pien-king in China in 1232. The event marks the first known use of missiles in warfare, reflecting medieval siege innovations and Mongol military tactics.
An old drug ad promises to ease tired kidneys with a well balanced Bukets formula. It claims relief from nighttime restlessness backache and urinary symptoms and offers a 39 cent guarantee at A. L. Harp drug counter.
Aline Mosby reports Rose Parade broadcast plans from New York as ABC NBC and CBS prepare color telecasts with commentators Elizabeth Montgomery Bill Cullen Betty White and Bess Myerson. CBS adds a 15 minute float making lesson and plans instant film of the 14 winning floats.
The International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association said 14 of more than 560 traffic deaths during the Christmas weekend occurred on toll roads. IBTTA noted 29 of 34 toll roads reporting had no fatalities, contrasting with a UPI count of 600 highway deaths.
A columnist urges women to set yearly personal goals. Proposals include one self day weekly for learning or hobbies, improving one strained relation by understanding, trimming busywork, using community opportunities, prioritizing important family matters, and addressing a chief fault to reduce unhappiness.
Visiting hours listed for morning afternoon and evening. Admitted patients include Mrs C L Bain and Mrs J M Mullins on Wednesday. Several patients were dismissed or transferred to Taylor's Rest Home on Wednesday and today including Mrs W A Pancake Mrs Benny Moore Mike Dossey Mrs Virgil Weatherly Mrs George Walker Mrs Bill Speir and Mrs Glenn Neel.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Lows around 24 to 42. Local residents and families across Amarillo Tyler Canyon Quanah Dallas Fort Worth and Childress hosted holiday visits with relatives from Athens Fort Bliss Luke AFB Corpus Christi and Bryan. Grandparents and extended family gathered as servicemen and relatives arrived for holidays.
Mrs Roy Crawford and Mr and Mrs A D Cowboy Crawford and families visit. They called on Mr and Mrs C B Barfield and family. Dub, warehouse manager in Bryan, has lived there a year. Roy Crawford hosts guests including brother Morgan Pug Crawford of Roswell New Mexico.
The U S Department of Agriculture and Interior reports good supplies nationwide. Beef and pork including roasts bacon chops and hams are plentiful. Poultry favors broiler fryers with turkey in some areas. Vegetables such as cabbage carrots celery lettuce onions potatoes and tomatoes are plentiful. Fruit includes apples grapefruit oranges and pears with canned salmon widely available.
Almanac style summary recaps December 29 as a date with astronomical facts and notable events. It notes Andrew Johnson born 1808, Texas statehood 1845, YMCA Boston 1851, London bombing 1940, FBI Brink’s case link 1964, and Thornton Wilder quote as a thought for the day.
Snow lingered with two inches at Dalhart and one inch near Amarillo. Dalhart cooled to minus 4 degrees at dawn and rose to 34 by afternoon. Brownsville reported a high of 70 as a cold front moved through the state.
Advertisement urging quick relief for sniffles and aches. Promises rapid drying of cold symptoms with three doses of BQ 6 Tablets taken half an hour apart. Claims to avoid hours of waiting and offers sale today at A. L. Harp Drug.
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