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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
3
Hollywood Vette offers a front closing Banlon back bra priced at 3.50. The design features stay in place doves stay in place no slipping or riding up, open knit Banlon back, forked straps, and stitched cups in sizes A to C with band 32 to 38.
Mrs Bean back from Austin where she attended the three day June leadership training conference sponsored by the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. About 170 persons from across the state participated in panel talks and group sessions at the University of Texas Kin solving dormitory. Theme Education Whose Responsibility featured national and district level input with Dr C H Dent and Mrs Ellen Dell Beiler among leaders. District level workshops are planned for fall with District 19 including Childress tentatively set for October in Memphis.
The schedule lists Air Force Reserve Squadron Flight meeting in the Commissioner's Court room at 7 p.m. First Methodist Choir rehear sal with family night and installation of Methodist Men's officers at 7 p.m. Grandees meet Thursday at 3 p.m. in the church parlor. North Childress HDC gathers Friday at 2 p.m.
Tomorrow greetings are sent to Mrs Lonnie Garrison Mrs Wade MetConnei John Hamilton Ellen Wasson Barbara Wasson Lloyd Garvin Mrs John Ballew and Mrs Clara Beth Adams. Today Don Wheeler in Joliet notes cows in Stateville Penitentiary dairy herd are unnamed but numbered by Warden Joseph E Ragen.
Miss Sylvia Podany of Dallas, bride elect of Dick Preston of Childress, hosts a pre nuptial courtesy in Friendship Square Central Christian Church attended by about 75 friends of the couple. Vows are set for June 20 in Dallas at the Podany home. The event featured a white leather bridal book, daisies, formal decorations, and musical numbers by local residents.
Relatives of the prospective groom hosted a family dinner in Hotel Childress to honor Miss Podany and her mother. Attending were Miss Podany, Mrs. C. Podany of Dallas, and several Mesdames and Messrs including Tom Preston, Leo Preston, Morgan Preston, Dora Diggs, Hal Price, Jack Preston How.
Committee roles include Attendance Morris Higley and Public Information Higley and Andy Rogers. Members and chairs cover magazine Howard Newberry, G. C. Fox, program chair McKinney, and fellowship C J Lyons, Buford Austin, J E Turner. International, vocational, community service and special committees name multiple members led by Sager, Highsmith, Wilcoxson and others.
A list of crossword style clues with across and down entries. Includes definitions for items like tools, actions, foods, plants, animals, people, and places, typical of a printed puzzle page.
Mrs Ben Williams and Glen Williams and son from Colton California visited A B Clements. Numerous mourners attended J H Melton's funeral including Lewis Melton Clarendon Ada Lawson Dalhart Howard Morree Borger Herman Morree Amarillo Monroe Melton Memphis Harold Melton Travis Eudes and others from Fort Worth to Cheyenne. Families from St Louis Los Angeles Wichita Falls and Amarillo joined local relatives in paying respects.
McElroy testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the plane attack may have been a harassment aimed at influencing global events. Eisenhower said the Navy would issue a public report after completing its investigation.
Locals report partly cloudy and warm conditions through Thursday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Low tonight and high tomorrow not specified. Also noted are visits from families and residents including Henson and King households visiting locals and relatives in Childress.
The hospital admitted several patients including Mrs. Willie Carr Mrs. Walter A Free Mrs. Lee H Galyean Mrs. Orville King and John Ben Brown Altus Oklahoma on various Tuesdays. Discharges included Mrs Roy Burch Quanah Tuesday M W Bremer Wednesday and Mr James Ahuddelland with baby Licandro Gonzalez Wednesday.
Miss Gayle Walker of Amarillo is a guest here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyons.
A Loco Home Demonstration Club gathering at Mrs. Virgil Patterson’s home featured a demonstration on crafting plastic flowers by Mrs. Verna Byers of Childress. Refreshments were served to a group of members including Mrs. Byers and several local residents.
May continued from Page One with Maj. Gen. Raymond Hufft Louisiana adjutant general and three doctors. Mrs. Long announced intention to take him away as far as possible. Dr. Roy Wright and Dr. William Cook and Dr. M. Miller attended. Mrs. Wilma Lockhart also joined.
New York columnist surveys the TV season noting CBS Playhouse 90 as the standout, with episodes like The Old Man and Days of Wine and Roses. It cites NBC An Evening with Fred Astaire as a near standout, praises John Gielgud in The Browning Version, and names Gerry Page Julie Harris Siobhan McKenn Piper Laurie Maria Schell Tammy Grimes among top female performers. It criticizes Jane Russell Helen for worst acting, and NBC Oldsmobile Music Theater as dreadful. Hugh Downs and Richard Beymer are called prominent newcomers.
A collage of TV notes outlines Jack Benny's NBC special with chimps and Oscar Levant's first Paar appearance, plus Eddie Fisher Show and Steve Allen Show segments. It mentions Ed Murrow on CBS, Garry Moore on I’ve Got a Secret, and Perry drama plans on CBS. Also noted are Richard Burton and others in Becket’s Tempest, Hallmark Hall of Fame on NBC, and Beare’s The Tempest cast lineup with Maurice Evans.
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