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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
2
Social calendar notes from local churches and clubs
Wednesday options include First Baptist vacation Bible school at 1 30 p.m. and First Methodist 9 to 11 a.m. activities. Ladies Coffee Hour at Childress Country Club 9 30 to 11. Central Christian Bible school 5 30 p.m. First Methodist WSCS Sub District meeting in Estelline 9 30 a.m. County HD at Gate City Electric on vegetable cookery. 4-H roundup plans 11 a.m. in agents’ office. 4-H Camp at Buffalo Gap and High Point Home Demonstration Club events follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Vacation Bible School
Ladies
Childress Country Club
Central Christian Vacation Bible School
First Baptist Vacation Bible School
First Methodist Wscs
Estelline
Gate City Electric
Buffalo Gap
High Point
Miller Family Luncheon at Carl Miller Home
The Miller home in High Point hosted a family luncheon Sunday with all Miller children present. Attendees included Jimmy Miller and family from Wichita Falls, J. T. Morris and family, Donald Miller, Watt Gibson from Childress, plus Mrs. Jessie Richard from Plainview and Landon Smith of Olton. Landon Smith will stay for an extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Carl Miller
Millers
Jimmy Miller
Wichita Falls
J. T. Morris
Donald Miller
Watt Gibson
Childress
Miller
Jessie Richard
Plainview
Landon Smith
Olton
A. V. Mote
Birthday greetings for Mrs. Sherrill Creamer and friends
Today the community extends happy birthday wishes to Mrs. Sherrill Creamer Betty Jo Liles and Otha Weaver as they mark another year. Family and friends send warm regards and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sherrill Creamer
Betty Jo Liles
Otha Weaver
Family Reunion Held By Halls at Rotary Bowl Fair Park
Fifty three persons attended the annual E. C. Hall family reunion at the Rotary Bowl in Fair Park on Sunday. All six Hall children were present along with spouses and grandchildren from Decatur Burkburnett Fort Worth Chil dress Muleshoe Wichita Falls Spade Lubbock and Alvord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hall
Fair Park
Hall
Kenneth Prince
Alex Little
Decatur
A. B. Sharp
Gary
Burkburnett
J. D. Hall
Jimmy
Fort Worth
R. T. Hall
Lynn
Bill Prescott
Barbara
Childress
Edward Little
Jack Little
Walter Sain
Muleshoe
Marshal Rawle
Johnnie Lott
Adams Circle names officers at First Methodist Church
Mrs B Moore was elected chairwoman of the Adams Circle at a Monday night meeting in the First Methodist Church Parlor. Officers include cochairman Mrs Closs Rowland, coordinator Mr Kenneth Givens, secretary Mrs Harold Camp, treasurer Mrs J A Starkey, and other chairs. Installation is set for June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Moore
Adams Circle
Cochairman
Closs Rowland
Kenneth Givens
Harold Camp
J. A. Starkey
W. J. Pleming
Karl van Bibber
Bill Atkinson
Bob Wadsworth
Clois Rowland
Everett Solomon
Robert Butler
Owen Henry
Albert Bird
Mmes
Bud Adams
Atkinson
Henry
Russell Moore
Rowland
Tom Shelton
Starkey
van Bibber
Virginia Wheeler
Camp
Charles Baker
Givens
Hospital Log Entries Include Admit and Dismissal
A. M. 10:30 11:30 admits Mrs. Tom Arnold on Tuesday. Dismissals list Bob Wadsworth Tuesday and Roy Hill Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Arnold
Bob Wadsworth
Roy Hill
Outdoor Burgers Showcase Beef Tuna and Chicken Patties
Westchester friends demonstrate an outdoor menu featuring beef, tuna, and chicken burgers served on toasted enriched buns with relishes. Recipes include beef burger patties with onions and piccalilli, tuna patties with bread crumbs and parsley, and chicken patties with eggs and minced onion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
New York
First Baptist WMU Session Discusses Boards and Mission
The Royal Service Program at First Baptist Church parlor featured the Women’s Missionary Union meeting with Mrs. Joe King in charge. Mrs. LeRoy Reeves and Mrs. Vern Rucker led a discussion on the Baptist Sunday School Board and the Release Annuity Board, explaining their roles and WMU support. Mrs. Henry Baker led the business session in place of the traveling president. A devotional by Mrs. King and a group singing of Thy World Is A Lamp To My Feet followed. Benediction was by Mrs. Rubye Cannon. About 34 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Union
First Baptist Church
Joe King
LeRoy Reeves
Vern Rucker
Baptist Sunday School Board
Release Annuity Board
Henry Baker
H. L. Couch
King
Rubye Cannon
Clarence Carters Have Family Affair at Union Flat
Mr and Mrs C L Carter hosted a family luncheon at their Union Flat home for their five children on Sunday. Attending were Jerry Carney and children of Fort Worth Mrs Bob Reaves of Fort Worth C L Carter Jr and son of Lubbock Mrs Kenneth Pendagrass and children of Boulder Colorado and Charles Carter. It was the first gathering of all the children in about a year. Mrs Pendagrass and children left today returning to Boulder after a two week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Flat
C. L. Carter
Jerry Carney
Fort Worth
Bob Reaves
Lubbock
Kenneth Pendagrass
Boulder
Colo
Charles Carter
A. J. Hammons
Henry Love
Floydada
F. C. Loove
Cedar Hill
Joe Fortenberry
Lockney
Hammons
Wilson Cole
General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches
Philadelphia
Clarence Smith
Wichita Falls
Blalock
Tyler
H. L. Couch
Paul Shoults
Elizabeth Shoults
Dallas
Richard E. Garrett
Coronado Trackers Steps In Measuring March Distances
Coronado, the early Spanish explorer, used a foot soldier to count steps to determine daily march distance. This method tied travel to a simple pacing system, reflecting how explorers mapped journeys before advanced surveying tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado
Weather and social notes from West Texas regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms and cooler conditions in the Panhandle. Readers report visits and travel as relatives, including M D Bybee and Amarillo relatives in Creek, Colorado for vacation fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Panhandle
Myrta Bybee
M. D. Bybee
Amarillo
Creek
Colo
J. L. Byers
Imperial
Mittie Ray
Houston
Dora Ivey Ex-Funeral Services Held for Mrs Ivey
Funeral services for Dora Lee Ivey 62 were held at 4 pm at First Methodist Church conducted by J O Haymes. Pallbearers were Merle Darnell Roy Williamson Emmett Reeves Claude Dudley Frank Ehrle and Newman Reeves. Burial in Childress cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. Survivors include husband R C Ivey two daughters two sons one sister two brothers a stepmother and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Lee Ivey
J. O. Haymes
Merle Darnell
Roy Williamson
Emmett Reeves
Claude Dudley
Frank Ehrle
Newman Reeves
Childress
Newberry Funeral Home
Ivey
R. C. Ivey
Markets Fort Worth Update on Livestock and Poultry Prices
Fort Worth markets show poultry at 12 to 20 cents a pound for various cuts, eggs at 28 to 31 cents. Cattle receipts at 2,300 head with slaughter steers mostly steady. cows and bulls steady to weak. stockers steady. yearling and feeder prices 15 to 20. Calves 16.50 to 20 for good slaughter, hogs around 16 to 17.50, sows 11 to 13. sheep 7,800 head with lambs 19 to 24.50 and ewes 4.50 to 6. Prices reflect steady to mixed movements across classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
and &Ad
D Day Anniversary Reflections On Omaha Beach
The piece recalls the 12 year anniversary of the Normandy landings on Omaha Beach. General Bradley praises choosing the 1st Division to spearhead the invasion. An American cemetery now marks the hill above the beach with rows of white graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Omaha Beach
Bradley
Partridge Warns of Air Threat From Russia
Partridge says hundreds of bombers will be launched at the United States and that defense dollars may not stop all penetrations. Senator Henry M. Jackson notes Partridge and General LeMay confirm fears the U S could lose air supremacy to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
United States
Jci
Henry M. Jackson
Subcommittee
Partridge
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Commander
Russia
President offers same courtesies to Russian officers
Ike Saysleg states Russia may extend invitations to Gen. Nathan F. Twining and that if his opposite number wished to visit, the United States would welcome them with equivalent courtesies. He cautions he does not know if any invitations will be extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Twining
Final Rites Held For Mrs Weatherly In Carey
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ellen Weatherly 65 a Carey resident who died at Childress General Hospital were conducted at 2 PM in the Carey Church of Christ officiated by Raymond West. Surviving are three sons five sisters six grandchildren and a great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Weatherly
Carey
Childress General Hospital
Carey Church of Christ
Raymond West
Kefauver holds steady as Stevenson gains labor support in West
Estes Tennessee voters joined a handshaking campaign, old residents accused Stevenson of betrayal in Illinois, and Stevenson captured labor support. George Edmund G Brown, Kefauver’s California campaign manager, urged Kefauver to quit and join Stevenson, but Kefauver declined saying he still has a good chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Onenessee
Kefauver
Stevenson
Illinois
California
Atty
Geo
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Senate funds boost for medical research and defense warning
Air Defense chief Earl Partridge warned the Senate Armed Services Committee that Soviet air power is outpacing US planners for three years. The Senate approved a 2.3 billion bill funding Labor Health and Welfare in fiscal 1957 with a record 33.4 million for heart disease research and sent the measure to a conference committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con. Earl &. Partridge
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Senate House
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