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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1968
Page
3
A readable fragment describes a striped blend dress item with a classic shift cut and turquoise orange green color notes and a price tag of 17.00. It mentions matching options and a playful tone in the listing.
Wednesday 2:30 p.m. County Council HDC in courthouse. Thursday 12:30 p.m. Hobby Club. Saturday 6:00 a.m. Cee Wee cemetery or 9:00 p.m. Reception for Janie Glover and Mike Reeves at Church of Christ annex.
Partly cloudy forecast with widely scattered night thundershowers and temperatures from the mid sixties to mid eighties. Mrs Ward Boyce of Abilene, formerly of Childress, is the houseguest of Mrs Tom Hardin this week.
American Legion Auxiliary officers were elected Tuesday night at the Veterans Building. Returning officers include Doris Teague president and Betty Moody sergeant at arms. New officers are Bonnie Thomas first vice president and Mabel Owens. Installation will be in August with Janet Gloar as Girls State delegate speaker.
A speech by David R. Braden of the Oak Cliff Lions Club denounces modern society, government overreach, media bias, and cultural shifts. He claims moral decline, lax law enforcement, and universal discontent, arguing for stronger patriotism and discipline. The rhetoric targets officials, radicals, entertainers, and judges while urging common Americans to speak out.
UPI reports CBS-TV seven part series Of Black America delves into Negro history and film stereotypes. Bill Cosby hosts with a frank, personal narration that intensifies the program's impact. The piece notes stereotypes, child psychology, and progress toward less biased depictions in Hollywood.
A reader vents about taxes, gun control, and government actions. He attacks Democratic leadership, criticizes Supreme Court limits, and questions Kennedy and King legacies while lamenting Vietnam casualties and gun ownership restrictions. He warns of unrest if gun registration proceeds.
A bold declaration promises the common man will cast votes rather than shout in streets with placards or guns. The speaker urges disciplined action from ordinary citizens in political participation.
Admission shows Tom Fisher and Virgil C Penn admitted on Tuesday. Dismissals list Carl Hansen and several others including Mrs Tom Alexander Mrs Coy Street Robert Pyles and Mrs Kate Turner as dismissed today. An advertisement promotes baby powder as a superabsorbent treatment for oily skin.
On June 15 1968 the Red River Valley Translator TV Assn filed license renewal for KAND K74CH serving Childress Texas at 20 watts. An application for K70DA to change from KGNC Ch 4 Amarillo to KFDX Ch 3 Wichita Falls Texas and K72BZ rebroadcasting KSWO Ch 7 Lawton Oklahoma was also filed. K74CH rebroadcasts KFDA Ch 10 Amarillo Texas on Ch 74.
J. B. Adams blasts rising vehicle registrations and federal taxes. He calls for a democratic national vote on gun rights and questions government aid to other nations while urging a loan fund to feed American families.
James R. Kerr, associate professor of government at Southern Illinois University, criticizes the campus newspaper for failing to print any notice of his wife faculty recital. He says the student newspaper serves as a source of information for faculty events, not just students.
The clipping lists greetings "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW" for Mrs. Ruby Stroud, Miss Lula Mae Carter, Co. R. Dugan, Mrs. T. E. Rutledge, Diana Stubblefield, and "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY" to Mr and Mrs. Bob White, with "FRIDAY" to Clifton Galyean and Mrs. J. H. Reese.
Scientists at the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station reveal a quick method to gauge tomato ripeness. Tomatoes are placed in liquid-filled containers. ripe fruit sinks, less ripe float at varying depths, indicating specific gravity and ripeness levels. London Zoo theft report notes a missing toy elephant.
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