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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
3
Fashion page touts Minx Modes new ward robe collection at Helen's Shoppe with bright colors and fresh looks. The piece promises smart spring outfits to live in and love, inviting readers to see the collection now while complete.
Social calendar lists Thursday at 3 pm Home Arts Club with Mrs Gene Smith at 7 Burrus Circle First Methodist. Saturday at 6 30 pm Burlington Club meets at the Veteran's Building.
The Baseball Hall of Fame honors retired telegraph operator Bill Sulzer for 53 years of sending baseball stories and box scores. Sulzer’s key is placed in the museum's collection. The Philippines National Railways marked its 67th anniversary in 1967 with transport figures of 1 million passengers, 500000 tons of agricultural goods, and over 20000 tons of manufactured goods.
CBS TV aired a one hour program from Washington on Ford's Theater reopening honoring Abraham Lincoln. Vice President Humphrey spoke as actors including Helen Hayes Fredric March Henry Fonda Andy Williams and Odetta performed a simple dignified blend of readings songs and dance in a minimal stage setting.
Designers Jo West Adele Simpson and Rudi Gernreich discuss fashion trends in a roundtable. They dispute nostalgia as nonsense, predict multiple silhouettes including mini and midi, and emphasize mood dressing over age or past icons. Simpson cites youth outlook over age.
The Childress Chapter of Licensed Vocational Nurses Association fixes February 15 as the membership deadline this year. Celia Messer presided at Calvary Baptist Church meeting while John Forbis spoke on by-laws and shared Europe trip films. Oma Whitehead and numerous members attended.
Mrs. Carl Hudson led the opening hymn Send The Light with Mrs. Richard Fancher at the piano. Rev. Joe S. Allen taught a Bible study lesson Missions Mark A Momentous Milestone from Acts 13 14 and closed with prayer. New members Mrs Don Miller and Mrs J H Johnson were introduced. Mrs Henry Baker Jr read the Calendar of Prayer and gave the closing prayer. Thirty one members were present.
Mrs Dora Diggs hosted a Belles Lettres Club gathering Monday evening with Mrs Mary Jane Heath presiding. A guest book review on Oops or Life's Awful Moments by Art Linkletter was presented by Mrs Vern Rucker. Refreshments were served to attendees including Mines Louise Bowers W I Hughes P A Preslar Lillie Castleberry Frank Wallin Rowden Jefferies Hal Price Miss Kate Bigger Miss Lula Mae Carter Frances Long and Miss Ethel Biggerstaff.
Lamb riblets browned in a Dutch oven then simmered in a tomato raisin sauce with parsley soy lemon oregano and garlic until tender. Makes four servings.
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Thursday with lows in the upper 30s and Thursday highs around the mid 50s. Rhonda Ricks of Childress was listed today as a patient in St Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo.
Stanford researcher Prof. Robert B Textor publishes A Cross Cultural Summary a 2800 page guide based on five years of study and computer indexed data covering about 400 world cultures. A separate Tokyo report notes Japanese saving habits with savings rates far above the US and widespread use of bank accounts among households.
The adobe Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe New Mexico, built in 1610, is cited as the oldest public building in the United States. Admission lists include Mrs Dennis Johnson Tuesday and Rev Clarence Bounds Tuesday with others on Tuesday. Dismissals include Mrs Earl Swain and Mrs Truman McFarland Tuesday. Leon Phillips of Estelline noted today. Visiting hours listed morning afternoon evenings 9 30 to 8 30 with several blocks of time.
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