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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
3
The calendar lists weekly meetings and events including a Book Club a DeMolays and Belles Lettres on Monday others such as WMU Ladies Class and Hospital Auxiliary on Tuesday and various HDC meetings on Thursday and Friday. Activities span Calvary Baptist Central Christian and Methodist venues with dates and times in the local social calendar.
The report notes a 24 hour maximum of 24 degrees at 11 am and a 14 degree minimum at noon on Sunday with a 46 degree reading for January 8 1967. It closes with birthday wishes for several individuals and anniversary greetings for a couple.
NBC aired a one hour weekend documentary on Dr Christiaan Barnard’s heart transplant operations highlighting television’s human element. The piece featured Barnard interviews and exclusive inside material, produced by Lucy Jarvis with Sidney Lazard, praised for its visual power and timely relevance.
President Ferdinand E. Marcos invited Gen Praphas Charsa thiara commander in chief of the Royal Thai Army to visit the Philippines on Saturday.
The column traces hosiery fashion from the Gay Nineties to today, noting that bold stockings recur in cycles. It argues the current opaque dark stockings echo lisle and recalls how lace, plaid, and silk stockings rose with changing hemlines and shoe styles across generations.
A gander at Joe Kirkham’s home delays postal deliveries, with letters bearing the warning Delayed because of the Goose. Kirkham says the bird is oddly protective. In contrast Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound base features the region’s only street lamps illuminating the icy coast.
Mr and Mrs Troy Lovelady announce the birth of a daughter at 7 58 p.m. Saturday in Childress General Hospital. The infant weighed nine pounds eight ounces and was named Priscilla Faye. Rita Keel, daughter of Mr and Mrs L V Keel, is reported in satisfactory condition in the Methodist Hospital Dallas Room 404 after car crash injuries December 23.
Morning hours 9 30 to 10 30 afternoons 2 30 to 4 30 evenings 7 00 to 8 30. Admitted include J C Butler and several named individuals listed for Saturday and Sunday. Dismissals include J D Hassell and others listed for today and weekend.
Leftover chicken and rice fill six green peppers with cheddar cheese and chives. Pepper tops are saved, parboiled peppers are stuffed with a mushroom soup mix, placed in a casserole with water, baked at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, and served garnished with parsley.
Dr. Shumway and Dr. Harrison update on Kasperak and Mrs. White as donor and recipient cases. The operation is not yet a success, with prognosis uncertain over the next weeks. Size of donor and recipient hearts may affect outcomes, and both patients face critical periods after Friday’s surgery. Mrs White from Santa Clara and Kasperak from Cleveland were near in size but remain at risk.
Websters aside, spring 1968 brings bold suit updates with sleeveless vests, paired with various skirts and strong shirt looks. Eloise Curtis at David Styne showcases both straight and pleated skirts with long sleeve frilly shirts as nearly 90 manufacturers display during Press Week ending January 12. Larry Aldrich and Melare McCarthy present the vest suit as a key trend in vivid red white and blue color pairings.
In Moscow the opening session of a high profile trial featured a lengthy indictment reading. The state accuses four defendants of receiving anti-Soviet assignments from the underground Popular Labor Alliance and funds and materials from the group. The case mentions Ginzburg allegedly publishing a abroad white book about the 1966 Sinyavsky Daniel trial.
Three others faced charges related to work on an underground paper named Phoenix a typed collection of prose and poetry. The report notes decoy activity to lure ducks and mentions a Cleveland Browns fullback in context.
The Woman's Department Club Executive Board Meeting will convene at 9 30 a m Wednesday at the home of president Mrs Vern Rucker.
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