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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1958

Page

3

Quintet knot ties Bach match in edge 4 4 draw

The match ended in a 4 to 4 draw between the quintet and Bach, with both sides showing tight play and decisive exchanges. Individual bouts featured close tactics as all eight players battled for control.

Coffee Coat Fashion Toasts Summer Mornings

A brief fashion note highlights a lightweight Cotton Coffee Coat in sizes 10 to 18. Described as cool and pretty with a small white woven flower detail on pink or blue, suitable for summer mornings.

Richards Family Holds Reunion Here

Richards relatives from across the region attended a three day reunion June 6 to 8 at Childress Fair Park in Harrell Chapel. Notables include Luther Roberts Abilene W J Rayper Ada Frank Richards Abilene Edgar Chase Artesia Earl Richards Bovinia Cash Richards Dalhi Willis Richards Eunice Jack Richards Wellington Mack Richards Louis Richards and Mrs Orval Phillips Harrell Chapel plus Loyd Widener Loyd Lee Lockney George Richards Lawton and Vivian Fraser Della Horn Wichita Falls.

Harrell Richards Childress Fair Park Messrs. and Mesdames Luther Roberts Abilene W. J. Rayper Ada Okla Frank Richards Edgar Chase Artesia N. M Earl Richards Bovinia Cash Richards Bovina Delbert New Dalhi Willis Richards Eunice Jack Richards Jim Richards Tays Richards Wellington Mack Richards Louis Richards Orval Phillips Harrell Chapel Loyd Widener Loyd Lee Lockney George Richards Lawton Vivian Fraser Della Horn Wichita Falls

Royal Service Program at Southside Baptist WMU

The Southside Baptist Church WMU held a Royal Service Program titled On The Threshold of Life Tuesday. Mrs. L. D. Portwood led in place of Mrs. Bessie Sims with prayers by Mrs. B. F. MaGouirk and Mrs. Ray Johnson. Participants included Mesdames C. T. Jordan Bessie Fisher Gladys Sterling Portwood MaGouirk Johnson.

WMU Southside Baptist Church L. D. Portwood Bessie Sims B. F. MaGouirk Ray Johnson Mesdames C. T. Jordan Bessie Fisher Gladys Sterling Portwood MaGouirk Johnson

Baptism Services Planned At First Presbyterian Church

Baptism will occur during Father’s Day services at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Edgar Graham announced two children to be baptized: Thomas Harold Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Parker, and David Ross Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Smith. Godparents are Harold B. Entrikin for Parker and Bill Ross for Smith.

The Presbyterian Church Edgar Graham Thomas Harold Parker Jesse Parker David Ross Smith Ross Smith Parker Harold B. Entrikin Bill Ross Smith

Flower Show Across and Down Puzzle Clues

A crossword style clue list with Across and Down hints including flower names plant parts and common terms for positions actions and materials. The grid references various definitions such as East Indian flower buds Gibbon mast and roof finial among others.

Legislative Body National Guard

Entreaties and Time Tiers in Geology and Geography

A compact list ties entreaties to divisions of geological time and terms across landscapes. It maps words describing actions, flora, and places to brief definitions and cross references in a concise lexicon style.

Belgium Chicago

Royal Service Program At First Baptist Church

Mrs. Joe T. King presided over the Royal Service program at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday. Mrs. Carl Hudson led the hymn with Mrs. Leonard King accompanying, and prayers were offered by Mrs. Earl Harwell. Circles discussed aiding a camp-bound child, quilt tops were assigned for distribution, and a nominating committee was named to select WMU officers.

Joe T. King Carl Hudson Leonard King Earl Harwell D. C. Nash Community Mission Solesbee Emmanuel Baptist Church W. E. McGhee Mission Study Claude Dudley Dudley C. J. Lyons Truman Webb WMU Wesley Kiker Vern Rucker W. J. Hembree Joe Allen Mesdames Paul Dorman Maudie Shackelford Peggy Hembree

Missionary Requirements Sermon At Baptist YMA Meeting

Rev. Joe Allen spoke to the Young Women's Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church on the missionary requirements. The gathering at the ministers home closed with a prayer by Miss Ann Buckley. Sandra Waltermire and several members enjoyed refreshments.

Joe Allen First Baptist Church

Weather and Local Notes From Childress Area

Partly cloudy with little temperature change through Saturday and a high near 100 tomorrow. Locals report a new baby Nathan Luther Dill born June 13 at Childress General Hospital weighing 4 lb 2 oz. Grandparents listed from Tell and Chillicothe. Guests include Bill Allen Bert from Wichita Falls visiting the Crooks. Judge Howell Brooke of Atlanta, Ga., spent overnight with Charlie Scott. Mrs. W S Cooksey of Waco visiting Childress friends. Bruce Watts of Corpus Christi, a former resident, has been visiting several days.

Childress G. W. Dill Childress General Hospital Nathan Luther W. O. Keel Tell J. L. Dill Chillicothe Bill Allen Bert Wichita Falls J. D. Crook Charlie Scott Howell Brooke Atlanta, Ga W S. Cooksey Waco T. A. Ross Bruce Watts Corpus Christi

Oxford Viscount Expelled After Deer Shooting Party

Encombe heir to the Eldon earldom, expelled from Magdalen College after deer shooting on campus, held a going away party with champagne and a guitar. Police arrested two guests after a yard fight. his father is the Earl of Eldon and former lord in waiting.

Oxford England UPI Encombe Eldon College Yard Magdalen College Park Earl of Eldon Magdalen

Wife Wins Fort Worth Divorce Over Husband and Girlfriend

Mrs. Ruthie Bird, 37, testified in a Fort Worth divorce case that her truck driver husband brought a girl home to live with them on October 15. Frances Holliday was identified as the girlfriend and letters from Frances about living there followed, leaving Mrs. Bird bitter and deciding to leave.

Fort Worth Tex Ruthie Bird

Harrell Chapel Needle Club Meets in Kilgore Home

The Needle Club gathered in a Kilgore community house with hostess Mrs. Ernest Lee Kilgore. Members enjoyed refreshments as secret pals were revealed and no names were drawn. Attendees included Louis Richards Otis Cobb Edith Sims Orval Phillips Ernest Lee Kilgore and guest Bobby Richards. The next meeting is set for July 8 with hostess Otis Cobb.

Harrell Chapel Needle Club Ernest Lee Kilgore Louis Richards Otis Cobb Edith Sims Orval Phillips Bobby Richards

Airman believed to have killed himself in suspected plane jump

Airman 19 Don Keeton of Dallas vanished after taking a Cessna 140 from Gulfport to refuel near Monroe Louisiana. Authorities resumed dawn search while reports say the plane flew east of Shreveport and vanished after the pilot, despondent over a broken engagement with Doris Bowl ing, left a note promising death in flight.

Shreveport UPI Don Keeton Dallas Tex Keeton Gulfport Miss Civil Aeronautics Authority Caa Monroe W. H. Chevis Alexandria W. M. Mayo Annabelle Keeton Doris Lynn Bowling

O'Daniel Opens Governor Race With Ballot Blast

Former governor W Lee O'Daniel accused Gov Price Daniel of backing moves to keep him off the July 26 primary ballot. He argued the Democratic Executive Committee sought to bar his name while pledging support for the party nominee if he wins the Democratic nomination.

United Press International W. Lee O’daniel Price Daniel U. S Democratic Executive Committee O’daniel Constitution Party Daniel

Temperature Readings Show 98 Degree Peak and Hourly Averages

A 24 hour period ending 1 am Friday recorded a maximum of 98 degrees with a list of hourly temperatures from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. The text notes a historical line about the playground movement begun around 1900 by New York journalist Jacob Riis.

New York Jacob Riis

Television in Review Highlights McCullers Drama on TV

United Press International notes Carson McCullers Member of the Wedding on TV as a landmark a lesson in dedication and talent. It cites David Susskind Robert Mulligan Collin Wilcox Claudia McNeil and Dennis Kohler as key contributors and surveys upcoming NBC CBS and ABC programs and debuts.

New York UPI Carson McCullers Talent Associates David Susskind Robert Mulligan Collin Wilcox Claudia McNeil Dennis Kohler Miss Wilcox Frankie Julie Harris Miss Harris Brandon de Wilde Bob Crosby NBC. TV Perry Como Leanin Gretchen Wyler Cbs-Tv Russia United States South America Equator Ed Sullivan Brussels World’s Fair Brigitte Bardot William Holden Maurice Chevalier Sophia Loren

Weather high temp hits 111 in Texas and cool 23 in Colorado

The nation saw a 111 degree high at Presidio Texas and a 23 degree low at Fraser Colorado. The report notes extreme temperature spread across the country with today’s readings.

New York Presidio Texas Fraser, Colo

Protestant Churches Embrace Planned Parenthood View

A new Protestant movement favors planned parenthood citing birth control as a moral obligation in face of hard ship or overpopulation. An Anglican Episcopal bishops conference at Lambeth will consider a joint statement. The Buck Hills meeting backed a report urging Protestant bodies to challenge Catholic ban on artificial methods.

Church of England Lambeth England Buck Hills U. S

Population growth prompts church critique by Fagley

Fagley points to Roman Catholic opposition as a major obstacle to population control. He adds Protestant churches share blame for inaction and urges a theologically grounded, positive Christian stance on human welfare.

Fagley

California Nature Reserves Network Counts

California hosts four national parks, eight national monuments, and 18 national forests. The figures highlight the state's substantial protected areas and diverse public lands.

California

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