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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1963
Page
3
A weekly notice promises Monday through summer specials on various Shopper items. Readers are urged to watch Sundays to learn the single day offer, with each special described as worth the trip to see in person.
A session of Religious Vacation School ended at Holy Angels Church in Childress and St Elizabeth Church in Paducah. Morning classes in Childress and afternoon sessions at St Elizabeth served boys and girls from first grade to high school taught by two Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate from Amarillo. The program prepared pupils for Holy Eucharist and Confirmation and renewed Catholic spirit, with hopes to spend a week in each town next year.
Fashion feature by Helen Hennessy for NEA outlines summer play clothes for girls. Seperates mix skirts jackets shirts and pants in crisp plaids and checks, balancing prettiness with comfort for active everyday wear.
The feature highlights embroidered flower blooms on shirts and skirts with arrow pockets, striped seersucker returns, woven stripe belts in olive and cadet blue, and solid color shirts for coordinating tones. It notes sailing duck motifs, bright blues and reds on beach shirts, and white pants for summer play ensembles.
Northwestern Texas forecasts show temperatures averaging above normal with scattered thundershowers north and little south of the region. In Hollis Oklahoma a son named Marty Dee born to Mr and Mrs Duane Christian weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces at 8 am on June 4. Eddie Huddleston has returned.
Out of town relatives gathered for funeral services of W J Clements in San Jose California and nearby towns. Attendees included A B Clement Kirkland Bruce Clements Washington DC R C Clements Lakeview C B McKeever Kirkland Clyde Bolton Dumont and many others listed. J W Chambers underwent tests at Scott and White Clinic Temple before hospital admission.
Rev. L M Hearn preached here Sunday. Ray Jones of Vernon visited. Leon Henley and Laura Linn traveled to Lockett. Henley and daughter visited Willis Cato family. others stayed with relatives. Chett Reeves home hosted Brummett family from Norman and Betty Randall from Amarillo. W L Foster home hosted Robinson and Howard families from Oklahoma City Odessa Wichita Falls and Community Center visitors. Community members attended Burton Howard funeral in Childress and shared lunch at Otis Coats home. 4 H Club round up at Texas A M College attended by several area youths. Bridal shower for Camella Ruth Simmons of Midland and Ray Kelley included many locals. J B Goodsons and children visited Allan Jones Gene Dills Paul Goodsons over weekend. Bill Kelley home hosted Clyde Bryant Amarillo and others. Elbert Kelley family noted. Elbert, Bill Kelley and Juanita spent Monday in Wichita Falls. E B Conner visited son and wife in Corpus Christi. Conner wife extended stay. Bobby Andrews home from Tarleton College. Arthur Rothwell family moved into new brick home in town.
The pope died Monday at 86 after a stomach tumor. A triple coffin was placed in the basilica grottoes and bricked up with a Madonna plaque. Public viewing drew over a million mourners in 33 hours. Sainthood talks swirl as conclave opens June 19 with two non Italians in contention. Many Catholics expect canonization though process is complex.
A sweeping list of visits and travel among Amarillo and surrounding towns. Numerous relatives and friends from Sunray Lloydston Childress Phoenix College Station Graham and other places converge for family gatherings and brief stays. Several residents head to airports and hospitals amid weekend visits and long trips.
Wearing long white gloves to a formal dinner is improper when dining. Remove gloves before eating as gloves hinder handling a knife and fork.
Representative Cornelius KE Gallagher proposes amending the National Defense Education Act to fund college tuition loans for average talent students. He argues for increased funds to lend to more students under the act, which already offers low interest rate loans to qualified college students to help cover education costs.
Hospital admits include Mrs. Dan Dowdy and Miss Susan Bragg on Wednesday. Also admitted are Mrs. David Rico and Mrs. Mabel Phillips and several others. Dismissals on Thursday include Mrs. David Rice and Mrs. Lillian Russell and a baby of Paducah. Additional discharges occur Friday for Mrs. Allan Lacy and others.
The State Department said Washington recognizes the Togo government under President Nicholas Grunitzky following elections and a new constitution due in May. The United States expects the regime to honor international obligations and maintain a democratic rule.
A political figure allied with the vice president placed his name in nomination for the presidency at the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. The action highlighted factional support and set the stage for a heated intraparty contest within the party's national gathering.
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