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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1968

Page

3

Social Calendar Delights and Chilean Demographics Note

Social calendar items span Tuesday to Saturday with bridal showers for Patricia McAlister and Martha Galligan and youth activities at First Methodist. The report also notes Pathfinders ice cream social at Fair Park and a Chilean statistic that 3.5 percent of 9 million people are pure Indian.

First Methodist First Baptist Training Union Martha Galligan Waylon Bratcher Fellowship Hall First Presbyterian Church Pathfinders Fair Park Chile

Men Carry Handbags Take Fashion Stage Across Society

Woman's View notes a new trend as men adopt handbags with masculine materials and designs. Designers cite Nehru jackets and updated suits driving the shift, while marketers place purses in men's departments and highlight features like outside pockets and shoulder straps. The column recalls ancient precedents and jokes about the evolving balance of what men carry.

New York UPI Connoly Handbags & Accessories Lee Stammer Fifth Avenue Miss Connolly Park Lane Ruth Saltz Saber Handbags Mise Connoly Roger Schoenfield Smith Margolin Europe U.S. Navy

Rodney Barnett Celebrates First Birthday

Rodney Barnett, son of Mr and Mrs James Barnett, celebrated his first birthday at the home of his grandparents Mr and Mrs Arthur Caradine. Gifts followed dinner and a circus wagon cake featured candy animals and a clown forming the numeral 1 with the words Happy Birthday Rod. Attending were the Barnetts, Mr and Mrs Bud Wilcoxson, Mrs Henry Hawkins, Miss Aubra Hawkins, Miss Arlynn Caradine, Lynn Simmons, and Mrs Alice Cookston.

Rodney Barnett James Barnett Arthur Caradine Rod Bud Wilcoxson Henry Hawkins Aubra Hawkins Arlynn Caradine Lynn Simmons Alice Cookston

Jaycee Wives Host Day School Picnic at Fair Park

The Jaycee Wives will host an outing at Fair Park for Day Care School students. A meal follows the swim day at the Elks Club with guests Mrs. Stanley Hazelwood and Horizon Club volunteers. Burtis Hollis, Amarillo State Center for Human Development administrator, attends as special guest.

Hospital visiting hours and patient movements

Visiting hours listed as morning 9 30 to 10 30 afternoon 2 30 to 4 30 evenings 7 00 to 8 30. Admitted include Howard Gardner Jessie Gonzalez Mrs Grace Campsey Mrs Sam Garza today and Monday. Dismissed include Mrs J H Garner Pat Smith Ronda Hardison Roy Carter Jessie Gonzalez today.

Howard Gardner Jessie Gonzalez Grace Campsey Sam Garza J. H. Garner Pat Smith Ronda Hardison Roy Carter

Paris Fashion Shock Tactics Highlight Ungaro and Cardin

Ungaro unveiled a metal two piece dress with a scroll patterned silver breast shield and a metal skirt, a bold shock tactic in Paris couture. Cardin showcased thigh high mini dresses with over the elbow gloves and patent boots, emphasizing a modern symbolic aggression in fashion.

Paris UPI Emanual Ungaro Ungaro Pierre Cardin Cardin Couture Union Carbide

Birthday Wishes for Local Residents Today and Tomorrow

Say happy birthday today to Mrs Alton Landrum Rebecca Cooper David Len Kaye tomorrow to Mrs John W Morris Billy Hughes Mrs R E Gentry Eldon Sanders Mrs Ray Mooney Mrs Barney Gilly and happy anniversary to Mr and Mrs Louis Keller.

Alton Landrum Rebecca Cooper David Len Kaye John W. Morris Billy Hughes R. E. Gentry Eldon Sanders Ray Mooney Barney Gilly Louis Keller

Miss Holland Bridal Shower Honoree at First Baptist

Evelyn Holland bride elect of Troy Poteet was honored with a come and go bridal shower at the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church. About 100 guests signed the white bride's book. mint green and white decor featured a white birdhouse centerpiece and white love birds. Special guests included relatives from Ralls Childress and Chatham New Jersey.

Evelyn Holland Troy First Baptist Church Rita Kee Ing Evelyn, Troy Brenda Boykin Candy Howard Genie Allen A. O. Poteet Jackie Poteet John Thomas All Ralls J. B. Holland Henry Baker SR Childress Sid _Holland Chatham N. J Miss Holland Mmes C. B. Nobles C. J. Lyons John Hamilton Floyd Green Carl Hudson Mike Wilson James Bartlett Truman Webb Dean King Clais Rowland J. F E. Turner Wiley Shires N. C. Mills W. H. Wood Jimmy Turner Earl Harwell Teddy Greer J. B

Constitutional Amendment Four on Ballot SJR 37 Texas

Public notice for proposed Constitutional Amendment Four SJR 37. It adds Section 52e to Article II allowing Dallas County road bonds with a majority property taxpayer vote and excludes prior bonds from debt limit calculations. Ballot language requested for November 1968 election with For and Against options.

State OF Texas State of Texas Dallas County Sts of Texas

Television II Review Highlights Yearly TV Lineup

The piece surveys the new season's TV landscape with Westerns cops and robbers and provincial comedies on CBS NBC and ABC. It praises Gunsmoke as the standout success while noting other returning favorites like The Virginian Daniel Boone Bonanza The Outcasts The Big Valley and Here Come the Brides.

Cbs-Tv Nbc-Tv the High Chaparra Abc-Tv Will Sonnett Hawaii Five-O Dragnet Mac Squad N.Y.P.D Felony Squad Judd Defense FBI Mayberry R.F.D Rowan and Martin Jackie Gleason

Local Forecast and Neighbor Visitation Notes

Twenty percent chance of rain tonight and 50 percent Wednesday. Cooler late Wednesday. Middle 70s tonight. Several families and relatives from Saginaw, Memphis, Amarillo, Panhandle, and other Texas towns visit relatives in Albuquerque and El Paso. Freddy Vaughan thanks friends from William Beaumont General Hospital with address in El Paso Texas.

Danny Patterson Saginaw J.T. Patterson Bill Helms D. Patterson Jesse Buchanan Genie Albuquerque N.M Debbie Larry Homer Greer Charles Foster Giles G. T. Foster Mary Stotts Memphis Milton Foster LaVerne Okla H. M. Foster Amarillo J. L. Williams Childress J. D. Foster Rube Jones Tell Ben Rees Annette Scott Norfolk Mines Bill Mills Haskell John McMahan Chillicothe James Levelace Quanah Monroe James Electra Sheby Mills Joe McMahan Panhandle Dan Hightower James McMahan Clarence Jones Jim Thomas Ethy Mills Robert Mills Lilie Vaughan J. Lee Jessie Vaughan Betty Vaughan Frankie Vera Faye Wommack Galena Kansas Pfe Freddy Vaughan el Paso Vaughan Freddy William Beagimont General Hospital Texas

Fossils of Eohippus Found in US and Europe

United Press International reports fossils of the eohippus, the earliest horse stage, have been discovered in the United States and Europe dating to about 500 million years ago.

United Press International United States Europe

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Rebekah Lodge Patricia McAlister Darrell Watson Calvary Baptist Educational Building Oslo Norway Harald Sonja Haraldsen Freedom Webb David Eugene Bell Bloomingdale Gay Pauley Tiny Sonotone Hearing Aid Center Chateau Inn Motel Hospital News TODS Hargrave Ave. G By Joan Deppa Mmiss Holland Bridal Shower Guy Harrison Television II Levision Chuidrese Jan Hudlow Accent House Third ST. N. W. Childress Joe B. Mills
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