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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1963
Page
3
A breezy note highlights new spring colors and fabrics with updated styling. Readers are invited to spot fresh fashion items on their next town trip, including vibrant textures and contemporary silhouettes.
TV critic notes Peter Falk’s powerful mute performance in The Rage of Silence on NBC. The piece praises his portrayal of a derelict youth learning communication amid tragedy and his rising status as a leading screen actor.
Clear to partly cloudy through Thursday with a little warmer air. Low tonight 15 to 20, high Thursday upper 50s in Childress. Five day outlook shows temperatures a few degrees above normal with cooler start next week and light precipitation. Local notices report several residents in Amarillo and Wichita Falls for medicals and transfers, plus a Community Club meeting at 7 20 Friday night at the school.
WEWS notes social visits by Mr and Mrs FE Spoonts and Nancy of Odessa to Kenneth Spoonts. Mr and Mrs Don Hamilton and Christi of Hardin Montana visit J W Hamilton family and attend Ministers Week at SMU. Harry Buster and Barbara Myers of Canyon stay with Mr and Mrs Stierling Buster over the weekend.
Admitted: Mrs Ray Wyatt Tuesday Mrs H A Rogers Tuesday Dave Guest Turkey Tuesday D C Mallory Tuesday. Discharged: J A Freeman today.
New York report outlines truffle varieties from French black to Italian white, grown near nut trees and hunted by pigs or dogs. Prices rose to about 180 per pound during holiday demand, with stable years around 95 to 99 per pound plus expensive canned truffle products. American growers exist but raw truffles remain elusive. Italian and French exports dominate, with culinary uses including garnishing meats and sauces.
The AEC outlines a four year program of two explosions annually to use nuclear blasts for gigantic earth moving. It details H-bombs near 1000 tons of TNT and also million ton yields, plus underground tests resumed with 61 shots in Nevada and 36 in the Pacific for 1962. The report notes modern weapon design, retirements of obsolescent arms, and space based test detectors. It also projects civilian nuclear power growth in the 1970s and naval expansion to 80 nuclear vessels led by submarines and a carrier.
A list of attendees features Joe Sims and family Ben Walker and others, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moyer and son, Jiggs Rhodes, Mike Evans, J Johnson and son, Red Campsey, Le Brummett, Louis Eaton, Gail and Lloyd, Mrs. Bill Johnson, Bobette, Bill and the Riding Club Sweetheart, Frieda Johnson. Also present but not participating were Elbert Cannon and spouse, Warner Stevens and spouse, Buford Austin, Jeff Henderson and children, T Tippett and spouse and son, Oscar Lambert and Carolyn, Fred Conners and Mrs. James Hassell.
The article notes ongoing talks involving Western powers and the Commonwealth alongside the United States while maintaining ties with five market members. A Tuesday night meeting between Charles de Gaulle and Soviet Ambassador Serge Vinogradov fueled speculation that de Gaulle may be pursuing a separate agreement with Moscow.
The secretary described the air assault concept as experimental and said 15000 troops will participate in test operations in the first year while the Army plans to almost triple aircraft purchases starting July 1 to support potential adoption of the concept.
The 24 hour period ending today at noon recorded a high of 43 degrees at 3 pm Tuesday and a low of 14 degrees at 6:10 am today. Weather table text appears distorted with unreadable data following these figures.
Waterand Rotary Foundation J C Randel to Attendance and Em ployer Employee Relations Buf ord Austin to Community Safety and Club Bulletin and Bill At kinson to Competitor Relations and Budget. An Assembly of the club is set for 7 30 p m tomorrow night at Hotel Childress. Ben R Ezzell of Canadian Governors Representative will be here for the meeting. Dr Townsend received a framed Rotary Bowl drawing for the current telephone book cover featuring the bowl in Fair Park. Townsend has headed the committee that developed the Rotary Bowl for years. A similar drawing was given to Ragsdale. L C Correll of Quanah was a visiting Rotarian and guests were Wiley Shires Harry Cox Don Hamilton and Howard King of Wichita Falls.
In a tense exchange Miss Drugger and Quentin clash over hotel expansion. She warns off his meddling while noting his threat to lower her property's value. Columbine and Barbara later test a car as they plan to inspect Quentin's hotels for retaliation.
Cold arctic air chilled the Panhandle with 9 degrees at Dalhart and 11 at Amarillo while fog and drizzle shut airports in the east. Temperatures rose north to south with 59 in Houston and 57 in Galveston, but Dallas Fort Worth saw freezing drizzle. Airlines kept commercial traffic active in fog. private planes grounded.
Collier's Encyclopedia names seven feats including the Panama Canal the Empire State Building Hoover Dam the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge the Colorado River Aqueduct the Grand Coulee Dam and Chicago sewage disposal system in a summary of major structures.
University Park Pennsylvania State University survey finds 70 percent of women in a midwestern state want more variety in half size dresses. Bodice fitting and necklines are major concerns with requests for shorter waists easier hips and better colors and prints.
Wednesday includes Ladies Prayer Groups with Mrs J K Givens at 9 a.m. Thursday features Wesleyan Service Guild at 7 p.m. Friday lists North Childress HDC at 2 p.m. and 20th Century Study Club in WDC at 3 p.m. Artis Circle box supper at Central Christian Church at 7:30 p.m. Birthday wishes go to Mrs Carl Parrish Buddy Ehrle Kathy Sue Heckathorn Tommye Ann DeShazo Connie Lynette McCoy Julie Hampton tomorrow.
The UPI report notes Drummond Montana reached 36 degrees below zero as Tuesday’s high hit 79 degrees in Fort Myers Florida. The summary records extreme cold and heat readings reported to the Weather Bureau.
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