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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
3
Shipn Shore presents a long sleeve blouse in dacron and cotton with abundant ruffles and frills. Sparkling white piece designed to flatter with feminine silhouette for wear with skirts or pants. Wash and wear convenience offered. sizes priced at 3.95.
UPI critic reviews NBC TV's Mystery Theatre premiere calling it brutal dull vulgar and unimagina tive with no real mystery. The piece notes the jealous wife and drunken characters as unappealing and suggests the writer erred by not killing off the wife. References to NBC Today Ed Sullivan Tonight Gunsmoke Meet the Press and other programs and figures follow.
Showers and thunderstorms moved across the Northwestern Panhandle and the Texas Gulf Coast as remnants of heavy West Texas rain lingered. Two tornado funnels were sighted in South Texas with no ground contact. a twister near Kemah and another near Manchaca were reported but did not touch down. Rain totals included 2.5 inches in Nolan County while Presidio logged a 100 degree high and Dalhart 95 low. The Weather Bureau issued no severe-weather alerts for the first time in 10 days.
Simple tips cover insulation with newspaper wrapped ice, sealed in a bag, and a knot to stop air. Wet baking soda soothes burns and insect bites. Vinegar in rinse water reduces static in synthetic curtains. Dry rubber gloves over large bottles to speed drying. Give roses sun and water, clip dead blossoms. Store sweet corn and broccoli in the fridge to preserve freshness.
New York Mets signed eight players including Ed Laduke from Indiana Bob Seeley from Arizona State and John Pavius from Florida State University. Laduke led the Big Ten with a .431 batting average.
UPI reports Kid Ory, aged about 75, still tours with his Creole Jazz Band and remains a pivotal figure in New Orleans jazz. The review highlights Ory's humorous trombone and pianists Mike Simpson and Xavier Cugat along with notes on vintage LPs and singles from 1953 to 1956 and new twist jazz crossovers.
The subcommittee reviewed two million bushels of surplus grain from the Commodity Credit Corporation used at the Peoria Illinois plant. Dallas lawyer Frank Cain testified that Wheeler and Estes discussed loans and Swiss accounts, while Wheeler said the visit was mainly social with incidental business. The panel plans to call Cain and probe Estes’ ties to the Agriculture Department for possible improper influence.
In San Francisco a Dresden doll unearthed from a second grade project features handmade petticoats and dress. The pink and white enamel camel accompanies the relic, illustrating a classroom craft progression from a recent second grade lesson.
John Havlicek, star Ohio State athlete, quits basketball to join the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He faced offers from four MLB teams and two pro basketball leagues, with contract terms undisclosed and no no-cut clause. Browns officials say he must earn a roster spot like other rookies.
Committee counsel James Naughton said investigators examine 38,000 money orders from Pecos Texas post office from Jan 1961 to Feb this year. Pecos is Estes' hometown. A former Agriculture official testified he and an assistant received four $100 money orders from Estes and turned them over to the Democratic party. Postal authorities are pulling Pecos records and filtering money orders of $100 or more.
Weather outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Tonight's low 65 with a high around 75 on Friday. Local residents travel and visitors from Colorado Springs and Kentucky appear, including Mrs White and Brig Gen White's family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Decker report their 10 year old twin Doug has started a 16 week role as a performer at Six Flags of Texas. Mrs Helen Wehsinge recovers in Bethania Hospital Wichita Falls after successful surgery.
The hospital admitted several patients this week including Mrs H F Mosley and Mrs J F Hudson of Estelline. Also listed are W A Shorty Glenn Lee Johnson Mrs Charlie Moore Mrs FE L Clements Mrs J R Stockstill Mrs E Lassen Preston Mills Ester Arnn Lena Scott Mrs A L Harp and Mrs Ray Clubb of Wellington.
The first of 800 troop reinforcements for Dutch army units in New Guinea left by plane on Monday for Curacao in the Dutch Antilles. They will be transferred to Hollandia by troopship.
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