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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
2
Social calendar notes a Friday meeting of the Childress HDC with Mrs. W. H. Martin at 1810 J. Nw. at 2 30 p m and a Sunday choir practice for the First Baptist Church at 2 00 p m.
Nancy Nelson was elected president of the Summer FHA group at the organization’s first meeting in the homemaking department of Childress High School. Kay Long was vice president Barbara Teague secretary and Sue Rich treasurer. June events include swimming party and picnic on June 3 at 2 p m with guests invited. About 770 girls enrolled in a summer project under Mrs W S Hughes and Miss Frances Long.
Mrs. Alonzo Garvin led the WSCS program at King Memorial Methodist Church Tuesday at 3 p m. Mrs. Virgil Brewer opened with prayer and Garvin read the Ten Commandments. The five part program featured talks by Brewer Overby Hopkins and Teague with prayers concluding the session.
Mrs Jerry Dean Smith formerly Miss Colleen Ricks received a large blue and white shower at the Community House Monday evening. Guests enjoyed refreshments and music while a sunflower mirror May pole centerpiece framed the gift table. Hostesses included Jenny Petty Sue Wallace Pat Green Montie Timmons and others as about 100 attendees left gifts including a Sunbeam mixer for the couple.
The 24 hour period ending at noon recorded a high of 85 degrees, with a low of 62 degrees at 8 30 a.m. today. The report provides temperatures for the day following a warm spell and outlines the day’s conditions.
McCarthy aides plan to press Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. to release transcripts of executive branch conversations blocked by a presidential secrecy directive. John J. Lucas, appointment secretary to Army Secretary Robert Stevens, will be recalled to testify on how many calls about the Army McCarthy episode were monitored by the Army.
Mayor James Morgan defends lifting segregation in sports while protests surge. Attorney Hugh Locke leads 10 000 petitioners demanding a referendum on racial mixing in sports, arguing the ballot wording caused poll confusion. The measure would ban all white and Negro participation or allow mixed pro football and baseball, with the petition asking about schools with Negroes.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Slover of Fort Worth announce a son Gregory Paul born Tuesday at 5 15 pm weighing 9 pounds 12 ounces. Donny Wayne Fortenberry born Thursday weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mothers are former Tell and Tell residents. Local visitors include Lavana Ryan Nita Denton Dallas and Ira Wheeler Mulvane Kan with various relatives. Community members travel to Amarillo Memphis and Harlingen for visits and engagements.
A short biblical encouragement invites readers to seek wisdom courage and peace by reading the Bible daily as a steady spiritual practice.
Mrs. H. B. Norris of Charlotte Texas reports losing 30 pounds in five weeks with Barcentrate. She says weight dropped from 162 to 132 pounds without a starvation diet. The ad claims easy mixing with grapefruit juice and offers a money back guarantee on the first bottle.
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