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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
3
Friday 9:30 am Twenty Century Study Club in Washington DC. Saturday 7 pm pleary for County Agent and Mrs Ellis Helmers in Fair Park Auditorium.
Kop pers Co. Inc. unveils a coal tar enamel coating system to shield the world’s largest Gulf pipeline. The line will carry molten sulphur from Freeport Sulphur Co’s Caminada offshore mine to Grand Isle La. The Caminada mine, on a platform in 50 feet of water, is slated to start extraction early in 1968.
Ohio State University Extension economists report that wives aged 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 contribute most to the U.S. labor force.
Mrs A L Thomas reports a large Christmas guest list across Northfield and nearby towns. Families visited included the Davises from Wellington and Arlington, Timmons kin from Amarillo and Vincent Oklahoma, plus Simsons, Moores, and other relatives from Dallas Fort Worth and Lubbock.
The Monthly Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco calls petroleum the dominant energy force in the American economy, emphasizing its central role in powering industry and transportation. The report highlights oil's market influence and policy relevance amid ongoing energy debates.
Forty five men and boys attended a Thursday morning breakfast at the church annex. High school, junior high, grade school and preschool youths were present. Joe Cooper delivered the lesson on Prayer and Works with Alton Ryan leading singing. Cooks included Jimmy Harmon and Lewis Meinzer. Guests were Howard Moore, Ronnie Leach Robbiewood, Chief of Police Alvis Maddox and George Mor ey.
A Sunday birthday shoutout to Carl Parrish Mrs M N Smith David Allen Smotherman Jerry and Jimmy McClain. Also celebrate Littleton Havins Lesa Dee Garrison Mrs C J Lyons Donna Scott on their special day.
Mrs. Morris Higley spoke on Ecumenism at the Home Arts Club meeting held Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Herman Smith. Program Chairman Mrs. Erwin Carter introduced speaker Mrs. A Power. dessert service followed for attendees Donnad Erwin Carter Hes J Chester Hufstedler Oral Orcutt Charles Reynolds McGee Rosamond and G S Smith.
A survey by American Commercial Lives catalogs 31 potential industrial sites on Alabama inland waterways. Areas range from 4.5 to 7400 acres. Gov Lurleen Wallace expects the sites to be fully utilized as river development continues.
Hollywood debut for Melina Merceri as lead in The Great Bank Robbery directed by Joel Dassin for Paramount Pictures. The project marks Merceri's first Hollywood based movie with Dassin at the helm.
Forest Products Corp. of Morristown announces a $2.5 million expansion to run in three phases. When finished the plant will hire 800 more workers, growing payroll from 500 to 1 300 employees.
ITT’s abandonment of its proposed merger with ABC-TV, opposed by the Justice Department, removes a potential cash infusion for ABC-TV and its programming strategy. The move could limit ABC’s ability to compete with CBS-TV and NBC-TV, affecting news coverage and big-budget ventures while industry chatter links ABC to possible alliances in Roebuck.
Local forecast calls for turning much colder with a high in the low 30s and a low near 18. Mrs. J. Walker Green returns from Wichita Falls after holiday visit. Several residents remain home due to colds flu or virus in Smith county. Mrs. Rush Redoed, Fletcher Carter and Mrs. J. C. Randel are listed among local residents affected.
A horsepower equals the power needed to raise a 33,000 pound weight by one foot in one minute. This standard defines the unit used to measure engine power and mechanical output.
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