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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1957

Page

2

Social Calendar Events For Week At Local Churches

A pasted list of church and club activities across Monday to Friday. Includes King Memorial Methods t in church 7 p m Eastern Star at Mas onic Hall 8 p m Monday. Tuesday craft day at Community House 9 30 a m Calvary Baptist WMU 2 30 p m South Side WMU 2 30 p m Presbyterian Womens Association 3 p m First Baptist Friendship Class with Mrs Bettis 501 BE Se 7 pm Laura Jane GA at First Baptist Church 4 p m First Baptist WMU 9 20 a m First Methodist Circles McKinney 9 a m McMinn 9 1 Munson 9 30 a m Fie 9:30 a m Central Christian Circles Barry 2 30 p m Bellahat Church 7 30 p m Central Christian choir 7 30 p m First Methodist Family Night Supper 7 p m Peggy Pimble GA at First Baptist Church 3 45 p m Goberia GA at First Baptist Church 7 p m Everly Hays GA at First Baptist Church 7 p m First Baptist WMA and Brother joint meeting 7 p m at church Friday North Childress HD Club 2 p m Mrs Roy Williamson Burlington Veterans Association and Ladies Auxiliary 7 30 p m WDC building

Calvary Baptist South Side Baptist Presbyterian Women's Association First Baptist Friendship Jim Bettis Laura Jane GA First Baptist Church First Baptist McKinney Fletcher Carter Central Christian Choir First Methodist Family Peggy Pimble Goberia GA Everly Hays GA

Birthday Wishes for Jackie Griffin and Friends

A brief birthday note extends wishes to Jackie Griffin Mrs. Marion Hightower Presley Wright Russell Jones. Hospital notes standed.

Jackie Griffin Marion Hightower Presley Wright Russell Jones

Country Visit crossword clues

A compact crossword style list of clues and answers with country themed entries including cow’s cry storage building and signs. It enumerates across and down hints such as hail spoken born holding sign and window part with several country related terms and wordplay.

Adam

Crossword Clue Set Mixed From Puzzle Answers

Poor garden utility four letters San five angels five most recent seven chemical eight timepiece nine Persian prin ten exist eleven dregs seventeen saline depos nineteen open twenty three relaxes twenty four horse neck hairs twenty six saint twenty six closed car eighteen? twenty seven fit for publication twenty eight in this place twenty nine Roman date thirty one legislative body thirty three coral reef thirty eight Spanish coin forty outmoded forty one put up poker stakes forty two trading place forty three love god forty four primitive forty eight preposition forty seven intend forty eight nuisance fifty cat call

Legislative Body

Spring bridal gowns shed old heaviness with lace and silk

New YORK fashion notes reveal formal wedding dresses move to light net and chiffon silhouettes. Gowns feature lace and silk, slim sheaths, dome skirts, caped shoulders, and decorative headdresses. Planning and timely fittings prevent last minute crises.

New York NEA

Heavy Fighting Kills 319 Arabs in Algeria War

French forces gained the initiative in Algeria with air bombardment and ground assaults over the weekend. An estimated 319 Arabs were killed in the heaviest fighting of the 24 year guerrilla war, while fourteen French soldiers died and dozens of French troops were wounded. The largest clash occurred near Cheria near the Tunisian border, where 1,500 paratroops attacked 250 guerrillas. Casualties included 260 Arabs and 14 French dead with many wounded on both sides. Seven guerrillas were captured.

Algiers Algeria Tunisian Morocco Cheria

Kaw River flood not reaching 1951 levels says official

Floodwaters from tributaries were rising along the Kaw River. An official stated runoff data was not yet calculated but current conditions show nothing like the 1951 flood. He projected the Kaw likely won’t flood but will rise substantially.

Kaw Garrett

Miss Karen Eddins to Wed James Roberts in Estelline

Engagement notice for Karen Eddins daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Eddins to James Roberts son of Mr and Mrs W M Roberts of Estelline. Double ring wedding set for June 29 at Estelline First Methodist Church with Jerry Poteet officiating. Karen is a 1947 graduate of Estelline High School and James attended Tarleton State College. He works at the ASC office in Memphis and they will reside in Estelline.

Joe Eddins Esteline Karen Eddins James Roberts W. M. Roberts Etelline Estelline First’ Methodist Church Jerry Poteet Farwell Miss Eddins Eselline High

Visiting relatives and friends here during the weekend

Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs J C Hill and children from Kermit and extended visits from Amarillo by Mr and Mrs Carson Reno and by Mr and Mrs Dewey Graham with their children. Also Mr and Mrs J T Price spent the weekend in Lubbock with Ernest Price and family for a McKenzie State Park reunion.

W D. Jones Amarillo Dan Jones G. E Manuel Robert Kiker Bobby Kiker Sylvan Turner, Jr Austin Childress W. G. Campbell W. F Dewey Betty Campbell James Jones Las Cruces Jimmie Shoults David Jana Denver City Renny Prince Iwanda Prince Will Jones New Mexico George Hovey Safford, Ariz Truman McFar Duffie Smith Mangum Okla Gerald Smith J. D. Owen G. O. Garrison Carl Bruegal Dimmitt Jimmy Todd Dallas A. B. Finn Julia Partain J. C. Hill Kermit A. L. Harp Carson Reno Dewey Graham O. P. Mover Jo Ann J. T. Price Lubbock Ernest Price McKenzie State Park

Washburn Goes On Trial Today

Washburn, 41, a Dallas contractor, faces a second trial for the killing of Mrs. Helen Harris Weaver in San Angelo in January 1955. The first trial in Waco ended in a life sentence after cameras televised the proceedings, though a change of venue moved the case to Dallas and Judge Wilson barred TV coverage here.

Dallas Harry J. Washburn Texas Inlaw Waco Washburn J. Frank Wilson Helen Harris Weaver San Angelo Court of Criminal Appeals Andrew H. Nelson

Mayflower II to Tour U S Ports After Sail Philadelphia Stop

The Mayflower II will stay 11 days here then move to New York where a viewer must pay 2.25 to view it from catwalks. It will earn more money on stops planned at Newport Rhode Island and Bridgeport Connecticut with possible another Connecticut port before returning in the fall. The harvest end date is unclear.

Mayflower Il New York Newport R. I Bridgeport Conn Connecticut

Tax credit rule changes affect retirement income sharing

The committee moves to restrict how much retired couples can attribute to spouses under tax credits, barring community property states from claiming part of an individually earned pension. In other states, couples can still qualify for credits up to 480 dollars if property is jointly owned and the wife has earned income over 600 dollars in at least ten years, with community property states meeting the requirement if either spouse earns 1,200 dollars in ten years.

Path

Seaway Project Threatens New York Farmers

ITHACA N Y UP Northern New York farmers face hardship due to the St. Lawrence Seaway and power projects. The State College of Agriculture warns many have lost hired help, fear tax increases, and some have lost farms as industrial growth raises labor demand and wages.

New York Ithaca, N. Y St. Lawrence Seaway State College of Agriculture St. Lawrence

Temperatures End Monday With Warm Spell

The 24 hour period ending 11 a.m. Monday saw a high of 87 degrees at 3 p.m. Sunday and a low of 71 degrees at 4 a.m. Temperatures follow a warm pattern as the week begins.

Roosevelt First to Fly as President

Theodore Roosevelt became the first U S president to fly a aircraft, while Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first to fly while serving as president.

Theodore Roosevelt U. S Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Childress Hospital Admits and Dismissals Recorded

The log lists admissions and discharges at Childress General Hospital. Doy Skinner was admitted Sunday and dismissed Monday. Ronnie Crabb and Oma Connor were discharged on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Mrs. Claude Sledge, Mrs. Mitchell Rule and baby were discharged Sunday.

Ronnie Crabb Claude Sledge Oma Connor Mitchell Rule Doy Skinner

Haiti Crisis Deepens as Roadblocks Hinder Reports

Louis Dejoie, a presidential candidate, contends in the deferred elections as army roadblocks block travel between Port-au-Prince and the provinces. Reports of violence are unconfirmed, while Dominican troops near the border were denied planning an invasion. The junta confirms 12 killed and 20 arrested this weekend, with higher actual casualties suspected.

Port- au-Prince Haiti Porfirio Basora

Asthma Formula Goes From Doctor Prescriptions to Public Sale

A special New York report states that the leading physician prescribed asthma remedy is now sold over the counter in tablet form named Primatened. Tests show it stops attacks in minutes and offers hours of relief from spasms without requiring a prescription.

New York, N. Y

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