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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1962

Page

3

Television in Review Julie Andrews Carol Burnett special

The CBS Julie Andrews Carol Burnett Car negie Hall telecast drew mixed reviews. The Western spoof Big D repeated from Garry Moore, with fans and critics noting uneven pacing and lengthy applause. Andrews shined briefly, Burnett struggled to relax, and Nichols Welch dialogue felt showbiz overdone.

Hollywoo UPI Carnegie Hall CBS Julie Carol Garry Moore Music House Miss Burnett Mike Nichols Ken Welch Miss Andrews

Free book promises relief from arthritis without drugs

An offer from The Ball Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri promotes a free illustrated book claiming to eliminate arthritis causes without drugs or surgery. It urges prompt request by mail with no obligation and no agent visits.

Ball Clinic Dept Excelsior Springs Missouri

Salt Air Enhances Maine Sea Foods Bacon Muffins

A Kennebunkport hotelier touts bacon muffins flavored by Maine air. The HOT BACON MUFFINS recipe yields 2 dozen small or 16 to 18 medium muffins using flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, egg, milk, bacon fat, and crumbled crisp bacon, baked at 425 degrees F for about 25 minutes.

New England Kennebunkport Maine Owen Wentworth Narragansett-By-The-Sea Atlantic Portugal Kennebunk Beach

Burnett dazzles Carnegie Hall with witty nightclub act

A New York critic lauds Miss Burnett for a gutsy ladylike performance that humorously bumps the tempo with a line about Mozart at Carnegie Hall. The show lacked a stronger supporting presence, though the announcer and sponsor elements drew attention amid a lively, late era bill.

Miss Burnett Carnegie Hall Judy Garland Channel Swim Edward Bennett Williams James Hoffa Dave Beck Joseph McCarthy Frank Costello Nbc-Tv Howard K. Smith Abc-Tv Johnny Crawford Dick Clark James Arness Cbs-Tv Viet Nam

Weekend Visitors and Health Checks Across area

Mrs. BILL BETHANY reports a weekend of visits and travels with relatives from Lubbock to Vernon and Childress. Several families including the Nimmo, Windham, Timmons, Davis, Simpson, Matlock, Hays, Ring, Bain and Hoo ver clans joined in local gatherings while others journeyed to Odessa and Portales for work and family ties.

OES Elects New Officers For Eastern Star Chapter

Mrs. Ruby Brewer and Jim Martindale head the new slate as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron. Others include Margaret Jo Brown, Bill Brown, Irby Martindale, Kathryn McGhee, Johnnie Bridges, Bonnie Grayson, Lucy Price, Ara Landrum, Juanita Hill, Bertha Williams, Helen Adcock, Jane Blackwell, Eva Rule, Juanita Knight, Florence Bagley, and Willard Williams. Installing officer Kay Dodge and Marshall Jessie Strickland led the ceremony. Fern Maddox was organist and Christine Williams installed chaplain. Refreshments followed for 35 attendees.

Margaret Jo Brown Bill Brown Irby Martindale Kathryn McGhee Johnnie Bridges Bonnie Grayson Lucy Price Ara Landrum Juanita Hill Bertha Williams Helen Adcock Jane Blackwell Eva Rule Juanita Knight Florence Bagley Willard Williams Kay Dodge Marshall Jessie Strickland Fern Maddox Christine Williams

Social Calendar for Early Week Activities

Tuesday events include First Baptist WMU service at 9 30 a.m. and American Legion Auxiliary meeting at 7 p.m. University Readers Club meets at 9 a.m. Presbyterian Ladies Aid at 3 p.m. Wednesday features Union Flat HDC all day at the clubhouse. Thursday sees Larkspur Club at 3 p.m. Friday hosts Chi Rho ice cream supper at 7 30 p.m. at Central Christian Church.

First Baptist WMU American Legion Auxiliary University Readers Club Lee Hollingsworth Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society Wilson Hardin Union Flat Larkspur Club T. B. Pryor Central Christian Church

Social Club Dance at Fair Park Auditorium Planned

A Social Club member announced a dance set for 8 p.m. Thursday at Fair Park Auditorium, inviting members to attend the social event.

Fair Park Auditorium

Temperature extremes for June 12 1961 report

Weather data shows maximum 86 degrees and minimum 66 degrees for the 24 hour period ending 11 am Tuesday. The date June 12 1961 lists a 92 degree high and 68 degree low in the same dataset with scattered unreadable ledger notes.

Iens Ickstantente

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Listing

Admitted this week include Mrs. J. E. Hudsow on Monday and Mrs. T. C. Garvin on Monday. Discharges show Charlie Drake today and Lynn Stone on Monday plus Frances Hester on Monday.

J. E. Hudsow T. C. Garvin Charlie Drake Lynn Stone Frances Hester

Estes' Pecos Daily News stake sold for 9250 dollars

Billie Sol Estes sold his 92 percent share of the Pecos Daily News for 9250 dollars after a receiver’s sale. The group of Pecos businessmen led by two CPAs bought the paper to keep it operating, agreeing to pay a 2700 dollar loan and continue publication.

Pecos, Tex UPI Billie Sol Estes Estes Pecos Daily News Marty Moore el Paso West Texas Pecos Pecos Certified Public Tomlin Thomason J. F. Pattee J. Robert Scott

Local Family Moves and Visits Across Texas Towns

Mrs Jim Dobbins visited Amarillo with her daughter and is now in Midland with her son and family the Odell Dobbins. Mr Chuck Rogers and Mr Mrs Chuck Rogers also visited Childress on business along with Mrs Allan Thomas Jerry and Thelma Nimmo. Mrs Weldon Timmons and son Gus of Mill Iron attended to business and visited relatives while Nat Timmons returned home after visiting her uncle Grady Timmons.

A. B. Simpson Jackie Simpson Dallas T. W. Bain Davis Edward Nix Odie Davis Iowa Park Jerry Thomas Foy Lynn Cook Kenneth Davis Odessa Bobby Davis Dale Martin Childress R. C. Hoover Billy Dan Thomas Baby Lone Pine Calif W. E. Thomas Thomas Murl Rucker Bob Beaumont Gary Bill Fain Portales New Mex Frank King Lubbock Bill Bethany Allan Thomas Bethanys Juanita James Vernon Reece Timmons Gus Timmons Lolly Branda Timmons Dodson Ruth Hightower J. T. Hammer Bill Cook Jim Dobbins Amarillo Chuck Rogers Midland Odell Dobbins Jerry Thelma Nimmo Weldon Timmons Gus The Mill Iron Nat Timmons Grady Timmons Sam Green Alta Loma Sammy Green Galveston Buster Mills Northwest Texas Hospital Alta Mae Meadows W. J. Gilliland Chula _ Vista Ray Collier Mike Johnson C. H. Johnson Bethania Hospital Wichita Falls Mickie Parenel Joe McClain Alvona Garvin W. B

Partly cloudy warm forecast with afternoon storms through Wednesday

Weather outlook calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions through Wednesday with scattered afternoon and night storms. Low tonight 60 and high Wednesday around 88. Local notes cover courthouse gathering, multiple visitors, hospital patient, and assorted travel plans across Amarillo and nearby towns.

Military leaders visiting town from two states

Brig. Gen. John W White and Mrs White of Albuquerque and Mr. and Mrs. William H Evans of Lubbock are visiting friends here. Gen White is former Commanding Officer and Evans former Executive Officer at Childress Army Air Field during World War II.

John W White Albuquerque William H. Evans Lubbock Gen. White Evans Childress Army Air Field

Stocks Slide Lower As Market Drops Across Sectors

Fairly heavy selling pushed major indices lower in New York trading led by a 10.75 point Dow drop. The S&P 500 fell 1.10 percent, with IBM tumbling 13 percent to a 1962 low while others like DuPont Procter & Gamble and Coca Cola fell over 2 to 3 points and across drugs electronics and finance shares.

New York UPI Standard & Poor du Pont Procter & Gamble American Telephone General Electric Kodak Ford General Foods American Tobacco Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Westinghouse Johns Manville Jersey Standard IBM Polaroid Texas Instruments Coca-Cola Corning Glass Crown

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