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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
3
A lively preview promotes cotton apparel for hot Texas days with crisp Pima fabric. It highlights shirtwaist dresses and full skirted outfits in pastel colors ideal for staying cool.
Hollywood watchers note ABC TV plans a September debut for 100 Grand with a top prize of 100000 dollars. The format pits amateurs against an expert, with winnings going to the winner or the city if the expert prevails. Network competition and public service pressures shape its reception. NBC pre-empts Chet Huntley Reporting for a British government crisis special.
Partly cloudy and warmer through Wednesday with widely scattered late day and night thunderstorms. Low tonight 62, high Wednesday 86 for Childress. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Laird of Amarillo visited today in Childress. Elias Quintero of Childress listed as a patient at St Anthony's in Amarillo.
A MYF sub-district meeting occurred in Paducah on Sunday with Mary Marshall representing Quanah delivering a reading on Gods Creation of the World and Man. New officers were elected Rose Ann Hamilton Childress president Billy Wisden Quanah vice president Linda Walkup Childress secretary treasurer Paula Leathers Paducah publicity chairman Letha Ruth Allen Childress fellowship chairman. Refreshments were served in the Paducah church fellowship hall with the next meeting planned for Childress First Methodist Church.
Tuesday Camp Fire Girls crafts at UDC Cabin 7 p.m Rebekah Lodge Halil 7 30 p.m Wednesday Ladies Prayer Groups 9 a m Camp Fire Girls folk dancing Veterans Building 9 30 a m Junior High hayride UDC Cabin 6 30 p.m Junior High hayride 7 p.m Thursday Modern Mothers Hobby Club United Daughters of Confederacy Friday North Childress HDC 2 p.m Senior High hayride 6 30 p.m
NBC TV to air a half hour program on the Profumo Keeler relationship. Jerri Cobb becomes the first American woman to pass astronaut training phase on Today. Meet The Press will feature Attorney General Robert Kennedy as guest this Sunday.
The column lists several visits and family connections across Amarillo, Temple, Altus, Arlington, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cunningham and family, Mrs. Dollie Tate and relatives, and the Mills and Halsey families, with travel from Salt Lake City and Colorado.
Sunday services were led by Rev. Ivan Allan of King Memorial Methodist in the absence of Rev. L M Hearn with Mrs Allan singing. Families and visitors from Olton, Childress, and Clovis attended weddings and funerals in Midland Amarillo and Carey. Local residents, including Jimmy Andrews and Stinnett clan, hosted guests and joined family gatherings after a busy weekend.
A collection of practical kitchen and cleaning tips including chalk to prevent tarnish in silver chests, repurposed hot-water bottle kneeling pad, and cleaning guidance for food choppers. It notes carbon steel knives hold a sharp edge but stain easily, requiring immediate washing and drying after use.
The Dow Jones Averages show gains with the industrials up 0.77 and the overall index up 0.41 as trading nears 2 p.m. Morning turnover reaches about 2.8 million, with 400,000 more sold in the fourth hour. A birthday greeting notes for Joan Dakil Tanner and Mrs. R. H. Pieratt.
The high for the 24 hour period from Monday noon to Tuesday 11 am reached 77 degrees with a 5 pm reading. The low fell to 60 degrees at 6 am Tuesday. Classifieds Get Results.
Fort Polk news notes Pvt Alvin F Minatrea son of Mr and Mrs Willis F Minatrea Wellington Route 1 completes eight weeks training as a communications specialist under the Reserve Forces Act at Fort Polk July 20 He is 19 and a 1961 Quarg High School graduate Specialist Four Roger N Hunter of the 62nd Army Band performed during President Kennedy ceremonies at El Paso International Airport June 5 He is the son of Mrs Al lene Woolward of Amherst and grandson of Mr and Mrs Worth Hunter of Childress A Fort Bliss band member who completed basic training at Fort Carson Colo Hunter is a 1958 Childress High School graduate and was employed by a compress and warehouse company in Sudan before joining the Army His wife Emelia lives in El Paso.
The Reeves family met at the Reeves home for a Father’s Day reunion over the weekend. Attendees fished at Reeves Lake and enjoyed a cook-out with relatives from Oklahoma City Lubbock Idalou Pampa Georgia and other areas.
A meeting of Mrs was enjoyed Friday afternoon in Central Christian Fellowship Square. Rev. Curtis Keith led the opening prayer and roll call was answered with favorite childhood Bible stories. A devotional was read by Mrs. Kenneth Artis of Artis Circle and hymns were played by Mrs. Kate Turner.
Admitted patients include Mrs Raymond Martinez George Ritchie W S Morgan Mrs Bert Hargrave Mrs Orville King Janice Briley Mrs Roy Hopkins FE L Merton W W Goundie with admissions on Monday and Tuesday. Dismissed patients include Miss Reta Mills and Frank Dakil on Monday.
Allen Funt, creator producer of Candid Camera, had no experience as a performer before becoming the man behind the hidden microphone and camera.
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