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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
3
Helen's presents a fresh summer collection featuring flattering dresses for busy on the town days and professional wear. The store highlights feminine styles from well known makers to help women look their best this season.
Social calendar lists a Friday pre nuptial shower for Brenda Boykin bride elect of Richard Stotts at First Baptist. Saturday features the Whitten Eubank wedding at First Baptist and a shower for Jamie Brewer at First Methodist. Sunday showcases the Childress Riding Club event in the rodeo arena.
Birthday wishes go out to Rhonda Garrison Co. M and Kathleen Smith Mrs. S. L. Smith with greetings for Sunday to Gladys Wright and Albert Bird.
The report lists admissions and dismissals with A. M. Sims admitted on Thursday and Travis Price admitted on Thursday. Dismissals include Mrs. Ben Marrs and baby of Paducah on Thursday and Travis Price on Friday.
Gamma Kappa Chapter members Miss Inez Blankenship and Miss Maudie Coffee attended the Alpha State Convention in Austin with Mrs. Velma Weaver and Mrs. Bernice Osborn. Mrs. Weaver installed as state recording secretary. founders Miss Ray King and Miss Lela Lee Williams attended. Speakers included Mrs. Nell NeMains and Dr. Mary Frances White. Six achievement awards and 6300 dollars in scholarships were announced for Texas teachers.
College Station reports mildew on clothing should be brushed off if dry. Launder washable fabrics at once with soap and water, rinse well, and dry in sun. If stains persist, repeat washing to remove mildew spots.
Womans View by Gay Pauley discusses the need for Information & Referral Services I&RS to connect people with aid. The piece cites 275 I&RS programs, outlines formation steps, and stresses diverse advisory committees and multiple funding sources to address social service gaps.
Mrs. A L Thomas with Special Correspondent reports visits by Mrs. Erma Custer and others from Childress, Amarillo, Houston and Pampa. Brenda Boykin engagement party and kit chen shower for Richard Stotts at Bill Murray home. Odessa wedding trip and family visits in Matador and Wichita Falls noted. Mrs. Walter Timmons recovering from Amarillo surgery.
For stability place your outdoor table and chairs on a level paved area such as concrete or brick. A flat surface reduces wobbling and improves furniture balance.
Union Flat Home Demonstration Club members vote to purchase a tape recorder for Satellite Day Care School and present it next week. New officers include Mrs. Harry Mitchell president and Mrs. Paul Pyle vice president with other posts filled at a June meeting.
Barbara demonstrates DIY storage and child friendly setups using a shallow drawer as a drying rack and wardrobe. She folds a suitcase vanity with a mirror, crafts hanging rods from wire and poles, and uses a playpen as a drying rack to keep spills off floors. Mrs. F. M. asks readers how to safely fade new jeans using bleach or better methods.
In letters to Dear Polly readers, a plastic straw cleans toaster crumbs and directs air for precise cleaning. Vera asks about sharpening a wall can opener.Mrs has sharpened hers, noting a circular knife and a back nut. Emma reports cleaning fixed her opener and it now works like new.
Judge Roy N. Parks outlines a fallout shelter plan for Paducah and nearby Cottle and Hardeman counties. Pamphlets will describe evacuation routes to the Acme gypsum mines shelter with two weeks of food and water. A 30 minute free-traffic warning precedes street closures to direct citizens to safety.
Mrs. Maurice Biddy announces summer school at Dunbar Activity Center in Paducah. Eight weeks starting Monday cover education arts and crafts and recreation for children six to 11 from 9 to 12. Teens 12 to 18 meet 2 to 5 p.m. Adults gather 8 to 10 p.m. each night.
Mr and Mrs Phillip Eugene Klapper Sr announce the birth of Phillip Eugene Jr at Childress General Hospital. The infant weighed five pounds nine ounces. Maternal grandparents are Darrell F Jackson of Childress and paternal grandparents are Phillip Klapper of Lazare. The Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258, killing an estimated 800000 Arabs.
Partly cloudy and mild with a chance of showers. Low mid 50s. High Saturday lower 80s. J. R. Bryan, post surgery in Wichita Falls General Hospital, in room 554, in good condition. Dr. L. W. McClendon to return tonight from San Antonio after chiropractic convention. Mrs. Jerry Hampton visited Abilene with daughter Julie and relatives. Church of Christ youths Carl Smith Terry Bailey Stacy Lanham Diane Holtman Lee Ann Harp plan to attend church camps. Mrs. Bonnie Bratcher moved to Kilgore to live with daughter. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Morrow of Wellington visited Carey with the Bill Heckathorns and Willie Moates.
TV critic asks why CBS cancelled The Queen and I after a brief run and ponders the overall TV landscape. He praises Raymond Burr and Edward Mulhare and Hope Lange, notes Glen Campbell's staying power, and questions Emmy voting on Julia and That's Life. He also questions Jonathan Winters hosting a CBS hour and Goldie Hawn and Susan Saint James for film careers.
Gwendolyne Clyatt, Extension consumer marketing specialist at Texas A&M, shares flavored butter recipes. Garlic butter mixes butter garlic and mustard to baste steaks, parsley garnish. Parmesan butter blends butter oregano and parmesan to accompany steaks or bread.
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