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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1964
Page
3
The Hot Days Now and Ahead edition announces a fresh stock of SWIRLS to help readers stay cool. The message notes a timely arrival and urges shoppers to consider the latest offering for summer relief.
Hollywood discusses how dwindling old movie stock and rising new cinema affect TV as a family medium. ABC plans a season slate with titles like The Miracle Worker and Birdman of Alcatraz. CBS previews Look Up and Live on Images of Man with works by Baldwin and Williams. Ed Sullivan Show features Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell. also Gov. Scranton appears on Face The Nation.
Tuesday Jones Circle at Central Christian Church 7 30 p m Rebekah Lodge at IOOF Hall 7 30 p m Wednesday United Daughters of Confederacy Thursday Modern Mothers at HDC Friday North Childress HDC 2 p m
The 24 hour period ending at 11 am today reached a high of 89 degrees with readings at 3 4 and 5 pm. The day's low was 68 with 5 am as the coldest time. In 1963 the high was 93 and the low 69. An exhibit of modern Romanian architecture opened in Washington today signaling closer ties with the Communist bloc nations. It runs in Washington through June 22 then Detroit July 3 13 and New York July 20 August 16.
Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Wednesday in Childress with possible thundershowers on Wednesday. Birth announcement: a daughter born June 14 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo to Mr. and Mrs. Johnny B. Hargrave. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Johnny King and Roger of Salt Lake City. Melvin Brandon listed as Northwest Texas Hospital patient in Amarillo. Captain Clyde B. Sikes to visit family after Korea duty with subsequent two week leave. Visiting relatives and guests include Mrs. Kenneth Spoontz and Kimberly from Odessa, and Los Angeles and Dallas visitors at the Goodson home. Weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goodson of Lubbock and Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Prescott of Pampa and Orville King family.
Washington columnist jokes that Secretary Wirtz advocates changing English to include women equally. He mocks terms like fellowship and mankind and proposes neologisms such as womale. The piece satirically suggests sweeping linguistic reforms to achieve true equality.
Edwin Thompson Lloyd Laird of Amarillo was in Childress today on business. Bob Billingsley of Medford Oregon, who once lived in Childress in 1934, visited this morning while seeking old friends.
UPI reports from NIMH researchers summarize three family groups each with a child. Normal families show autonomy and trust. delinquent families display punitive, impulsive dynamics and unstable roles. schizophrenic families reflect parent centered interaction limiting child self expression.
A collection of letters to Polly includes tips for updating addresses with stickers after moving, circulating columns to family, using television trays as car desks, repurposing a saucepan lid as a paint filler palette, and a list of helpful acts after a death or illness.
Mav erick vows to push fight at the Atlantic City national convention if no agreement today. A split in Texas politics could embarrass President Johnson. Connally remains LBJ loyal yet seeks an uncommitted state delegation. Yarborough allies held fundraising dinners Monday night.
A cheerful note wishes Russell Jones Christie and Diane Kaye a happy birthday tomorrow. It highlights friendship and warm regards from well wishers.
The two buildings of the Library of Congress contain 36 acres of floor space and have 250 miles of book shelves according to the World Almanac.
The text notes controlling family behavior by guilt and strict external standards. It describes fragmented communication among family members, limited clarity, and rigid clan organization surrounding a schizophrenic child.
The Dow Jones figures rise at noon with the 30 Industrials at 816.44 up 3.28, 20 Rails at 204.78 up 0.42, 65 Stocks at 289.60 up 0.98, and noon sales at 2,090,000. At 1 PM the 30 Industrials stand at 817.10 up 3.00, Rails 204.93 up 0.57, Utilities 142.39 up 0.33, Stocks 289.65 up 10.3.
President and Mrs. Johnson, joined by Commerce Secretary Hodges and Interior Secretary Udall, attended church at National City Christian Church. They heard a sermon by Dr George Vis stressing brotherhood and love.
The Childress Index page lists local business names and management figures including Morris Higley Tom Higley E J Huddieston Marie King Glen Stiner and others. It notes consolidation with The Childress on April 1 1930 and publication details from Childress Texas with a 1887 filing date and postal handling.
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