Community club events and church group meetings week
A schedule outlines Monday through Friday activities in town. DeMolays meet in Masonic Hall. Great Books and Alpha Delta Omega join sessions. Calvary Baptist WMS and Sinner Circle convene Tuesday, with Lions Club and church groups Wednesday through Friday and Girl Scout and HDC events featured.
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Masonic Hall
Alpha Delta Omega
Calvary Baptist Wms
Lions Club
Hotel Childress
Tell
First Methodist Wscs
Riding Club
Masonic Lodge
Union Flat
Rotary Club
First Baptist Wbs
Kirkland
First Baptist
Birthday Wishes For Archie Howell And Others
Birthdays being observed for Archie Howell and others in the community include Mrs. Gladys Collyer Mrs. J. W. Zuber Gus Leftwich and T. L. Hildebrand with well wishes for a happy year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Howell
Gladys Collyer
J. W. Zuber
Gus Leftwich
T. L. Hildebrand
Canceled Shows Take Home Emmys
Santa Monica reports four canceled TV shows won Emmy Awards in the 21st annual Television Academy event. Don Adams and Hope Lange won acting honors, Carl Betz and Barbara Bain earned dramatic acting, with Get Smart named best comedy and NET Playhouse best dramatic series. CBS led with 19 Emmys, NBC with 16, ABC with six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Aacademy
Don Adams
Hope Lange
Mrs. Muir
Carl Betz
Judd
Rowan and Martin
Smothers Brothers
Cbs-Tv
Nbc-Tv
CBS
NBC
ABC
NET
National Educational Television
Adams
Barbara Bain
NET Playhouse
Werner Klemperer
Susan St. James
Geraldine Page
Paul Scofield
Arte Johnson
Harvey Korman
Gene Cernan
Tom Stafford
John Young
Hospital Admits and Dismissals List
Hospital admissions include Jess Berry Saturday and Mrs Joe King Sunday. W G Schrag of Phoenix Arizona and Fern Sanders admitted Sunday. Dismissals include Mrs Ray Sims Saturday, Connie Schisel Quanah Saturday and Georgia Williams Sunday. Mrs Kenneth Artis dismissed Monday.
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Jess Berry
Joe King
W. G. Schrag
Phoenix
Ariz
Fern Sanders
Ray Sims
Connie Schisel
Quanah
Georgia Williams
Kenneth Artis
Lady Astor First Woman MP in British Commons
Lady Nancy Langhorne Astor born in Greenwood Virginia became the first woman to sit as a member of the British House of Commons after moving to England in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Langhorne Astor
Greenwood
England
House of Commons
French Party Planning and Pavillon Recipe Tips
Renowned restaurant owner Stuart Levin shares party planning insights and guest seating ideas while detailing French Classic Poularde Pavillon. He highlights balancing menus, catering to chefs and hosts, budgeting, and post dinner entertainment for successful gatherings. He also provides a step by step recipe for chicken in champagne sauce serving two.
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Jeanne Lesem
UPI
New York
Stuart Levin
Levin
Elizabeth III
Princess Margaret
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Margaret
United States
State Department
le Pavillon
Joseph Levine
Acapulco
Mexico
Roland Chenus
Polly's Pointers: Preventing Washer Drain Hose Clogs
Polly reader Connie shares a simple hack using an old sock on the end of a washer drain hose to trap lint hair and debris. She folds the sock top over the hose secures it, turns it inside out to dry, and reuses it to prevent clogs and splashing in the tub.
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Polly
Connie
Local Forecast and Social Notes
Mostly cloudy with possible showers and a Tuesday high in the upper eighties. Local visits include Barbados trip plans for Mrs Kenneth Chapman and family. Wichita Falls residents visited, Gravleys in town for ill relative, Stanfords return from Portales workshop. A Bible verse and unrelated Franklin quote conclude the item.
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C. M. Gravley
Chet Lander
Wichita Falls
Gravleys
Hemming tips from readers for sewing and hems
Dear Polly offers advice on guiding fabric with a eraser pencil tip to avoid finger contact, using bias tape for double knit hems to prevent puckering, and whipping hems by hand. Avis Nea notes catching stitches below binding hides the hem line, a method useful on coats and heavier garments.
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Polly
Avis
Army Private First Class Bowden E. Jones Assigned to Vietnam Duty
Army Private First Class Bowden E. Jones aged 21 son of Mrs. Ella M. Jones of Wellington Texas was assigned May 13 to the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam as part of duty with the U S Army.
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U. S. Army
Vietnam
AHTNC
Bowden E. Jones
Ella M. Jones
Fourth Worth St
Wellington
Texas
9Th Infantry Division
Paducah High selects 1969-70 drum major and majorettes
Cheryl Jones is named drum major and Vickie Chaney head majorette for Paducah High School Dragon Band after tryouts overseen by Mike Brady. Donna Willis and Jana Jones chosen as majorettes. Band mascot will be Nathan Scott Staggs, son of Larry and (Mrs.) Staggs, continuing a family tradition.
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Paducah
Cheryl Jones
Vickie Chaney
Paducah High School
Dragon Band
Mike Brady
Donna Willis
Jana Jones
Vernon Santa Rosa
Chaney
Miss Willis
Nathan Scott Staggs
Larry Staggs
PHS
Do It Yourself Window Shades Repair Guide
A practical guide explains how to repair wooden window shade rollers and address common issues. It covers winding the spring, locking pawls, and adjusting brackets, with steps to fix when the shade won t wind, fall, stick, or snap up.
Patchwork Quilting Becomes Fashion Craze Across Runways
UPI Woman's View notes patchwork quilting surges from home craft to high fashion with quilted evening wear and luxury decor. Yves St Laurent and Duchess of Windsor cited as early trendsetters, while Saul Goldman links the look to historic sites and Schiffli embroidery production.
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Gay Pauley
UPI
New York
Yves St. Laurent
Duchess of Windsor
St. Laurent
Saul Goldman
Goldman
U.S
van Cortlands Manor
Croton-on- Hudson
N.Y
Schiffli
Aristocrat Embroidery Co
Guttenberg
N.J
Paducah FHA Elects Officers for 1969 70 Term
Paducah Donna Willis was installed as president of the Paducah chapter Future Homemakers of America for 1969 70. Vps include Pat Mayberry Carol Sossaman Mickey Martin Kathy Baters and Branda Timmons. Janie Wall serves secretary Donna Chaney treasurer Alicia Moss historian Cheryl Jones parliamentarian. Glynda Bates outgoing president presented gifts and roses to seniors and chapter advisor Nina Matthews.
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Paducah
Donna Willis
Homemakers of America
Pat Mayberry
Carol Sossaman
Mickey Martin
Kathy Baters
Branda Timmons
Janie Wall
Donna Chaney
Alicia Moss
Cheryl Jones
Glynda Bates
Nina Matthews
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Alaska Plane Crash
Noted humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their small plane crashed near Point Barrow Alaska in 1935. The accident shocked the nation as leaders and readers mourned the loss of two high profile figures.
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Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Emmy Awards Show Review Hits Bitter Tone and Cast Departures
TV critic notes the Emmy ceremony offered little show business magic with hosts Bill Cosby and Merv Griffin underperforming. It highlights awards granting to Get Smart and The Ghost and Mrs Muir amid cancellations and cast departures from Mission Impossible and Judd for the Defense.
Naval Battle Off Valcour Island in 1776
Americans led by Benedict Arnold were defeated by the British on October 1 1776 near Valcour Island in Lake Champlain marking the first official naval battle of the American Revolution. The Nobel Peace Prize in 1904 was awarded to the International Law Institute, a milestone in awarding to an organization rather than an individual.
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Benedict Arnold
Valcour Island
Lake Champlain
International Institute of Law
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Hele Hee
Sinner Circle
East Ward School
Firat
First Methodist
Jaycees
el Rancho
Woman’s Department Club
South Childress
High Point
West Price
Willyard 'S Incorporated
Commerce ST
Woman In Commons
Children OF the Confederacy
Childress
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sharon Steelman
Lea
Der
Victor Wilson
Melanie Wilson
Lisa Ahuddell
Kathy Stewart
Roijon Adams
Jill Turner
Miss Steelman
Mina Musgrove
Lee Harrell
Jamie Moss
Mary Ann Townsend
By Polly Cramer
Kenneth Chapman
Jackie
Stan
West Indies
Barbados
Mike Hudson
Denton Cheatheam
Jimmy
Carroll Cheatheam
S. L. Cheatheam
T. J. Stanford
Portales
N.M
Benjamin Franklin
American Statesman
Pacific Ocean
Kathryn
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
BY MR. Fix
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Paducah Fha
Dikils
Television Review
Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
CBS TV
Jack Benny
Television Academy
Ing
Jack
Bill Cosby
California
Merv Griffin
Cosby
Griffin
Get Smart
Cbs-T
Ghost
Abc-Tv
Phara Bain
Seies
Miss P
Martin Landau
Susan Saint James
Hargrave
Ave. G
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