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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
2
In a lighthearted column, Dick West notes department stores shower fathers with praise in Father’s Day ads. He jokes about flashy “kicky party pants” for Dad and admits the ads evoke warmth, arguing shopping reflects family appreciation rather than materialism.
Today marks the 162nd day of 1969 with 203 remaining. Historical notes include Warren Harding learning he would be the dark horse candidate in 1920, Lindbergh welcomed home in 1927, Ben Hagen winning the 1950 US Open after injuries, and federalized National Guard during George Wallace at the University of Alabama in 1963.
The UPI report notes the highest Tuesday temp excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 107 degrees at Presidio Texas while Lewistown Montana recorded a low of 27 degrees indicating wide temperature extremes across the mainland United States.
The New York market retreats to the low end of its 1969 range with waning confidence, a near term oversold condition, and expectations of lower levels before a durable bottom. Dow drift extends amid money squeeze concerns and awaited peace talks progress. Firms see potential for a summer rally but warn of further weakness absent positive news.
The Seventh Annual Knox County Vegetable Festival will honor State Representative W. S. Bill Heatly with a Saturday June 28 designation Bill Heatly Day in Munday Governor Preston Smith will attend and lead tributes A noon dinner for about two thousand features a beef and vegetable smorgasbord prepared by the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang Tickets are 2 dollars per plate and available at chamber offices Followed by the Breckenridge Boys Choir andGovernor Smith remarks Exhibits open 8 AM to 6 PM including flower rounds displays crafts foods and antiques Children’s potato hunt sack race and D S Dudley Show rides provide evening entertainment
On Friday June 27 at 8 00 P M the Knox County Festival Beauty Pageant will be held in the air conditioned Munday High School Auditorium. Twenty six Knox County girls compete for the Queen crown with Miss Lana Harper of Monday the reigning Queen set to crown the 1969 Festival Queen. The event coincides with BILL HEATLY DAY and Governor Preston Smith attends Saturday June 28 to mark the celebration in Monday.
SAN ANTONIO UPI Rosie the Whooper at the San Antonio zoo is laying eggs at an unusually high rate. Zoo director Louis DiSabato says most cranes lay two eggs per nest but Rosie has already laid six and may lay a seventh soon. Eggs from this year have been sent to Laurel Maryland for study with two found fertile and two still incubating. Rosie shares a cage with a male crane named Crip and officials hope more eggs prove fertile as they guard Rosie's ongoing breeding effort.
Social Security Administration can help pay burial expenses of a deceased worker. Payment eligibility includes full social security insurance or at least six quarters of work in the 13 quarters before death. Edwin S. Draughon of Vernon, local representative, offers details during Monday courthouse visits.
Elizabeth Blackwell, born in England, becomes the United States first woman to earn an M D from Geneva College New York after being refused admission by other medical schools.
The Texas Water Rights Commission urges water users who lack a certified filing or permit to record claims by September 1, 1969. Domestic and live stock watering exemptions apply. Failure to record may extinguish the water right under the Adjudication Act.
The article argues for a middle ground between new and old houses, describing the 7 to 10 year old “adolescent” home. It details advantages such as established lawns, included features, lower immediate repairs, and remaining life in furnace and roof, suggesting it blends benefits of both extremes.
Ken Shaw said three offers came for his wife after placing a newspaper ad that priced a car at 1200 dollars and a wife at 60000 dollars. He noted no inquiries about the car while responses centered on the wife and her value.
The Federal Power Commission authorized Houston-based Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co to construct about 11.2 million dollars of natural gas facilities to boost deliveries to existing customers in New York Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Clajon Pipeline Co and Clajon Gas Co of Fort Stockton Texas were exempted from Natural Gas Act regulations after the Texas Railroad Commission certified they operate entirely within Texas under state jurisdiction.
In March 1946 the Aerospace Defense Command was activated at Mitchell Field New York to provide air defense for the continental United States.
The piece argues the Administration must act on rising interest rates, with Congressman Wright Patman proposing legislation if needed. It challenges the belief that high rates curb inflation, saying they slow big business expansion and damage small merchants who rely on bank loans and bonds for financing.
American Motors confirms an entirely new small car to debut in autumn. Roy D. Chapin Jr says the Hornet will be a totally new line addition and smaller than any current AMC model. The company informs 2300 dealers nationwide as it pursues a steady stream of new compact products.
Edwin Draughon, social security manager in Vernon, urges Childress county residents near 65 to learn about the federal health plan. Sign up two to three months before 65 to start coverage timely. earlier or later can delay benefits. Vernon office at 1728 Fannin open Saturdays 10 to 12.
Historians credit Archytas in Tarentum around 330 B C with inventing the kite. The first book Genesis derives its name from a Greek word meaning birth or beginning, describing God's creation. Weather vanes do not point toward the wind but from where it comes.
Broadway in New York is the world’s longest street running from Bowling Green to Albany. The Great White Way name is traced to 1901 as the theater district. The piece also notes Rev. Dr. J Randolph Taylor urging end to the Civil War era Presbyterian split. It lists the U S line of succession after the Speaker of the House.
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