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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1958
Page
3
Bermuda Shorts and Walking Shorts designed by College Town and Lady Manhattan headline a summer leisure release. The item blends fashion notes with a playful, period-tinged tone typical of a local newspaper brief.
Thursday Grandees of First Methodist parlor. Friday Loco HDC at 2 p.m. Church at 3 p.m. in church. North Childress HDC at 2 p.m. in the home of Mrs. George.
Mrs C T Jordan presented the fourth lesson from Soul Winning Experiences titled Jesus and Nom dems to the Southside Baptist WMU at a church meeting. Opening prayer was by Mrs Bessie Sims and closing prayer by Mrs Tom Fisher. The group included Mesdames B F McGouirk Callie Lane Tom Fisher Bessie Sims Ray Johnson L D Portwood.
Roger Allen Murphy celebrated his 12th birthday with a Wednesday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Carl Crow. Guests enjoyed gifts games soft ball cake and soft drinks followed by outdoor activities. Attendees included Jimy Smith Sherry Charlotte Howard Joan Carolyn Vaughn Betty Sarrels Vonna Mary Murphy Greta Sue Okla Wanda Womack and others from Broken Arrow Galena and Dagger Kansas.
Dismissals listed for Roy Swain Debra Jones and Karen Jones from Wellington. Maggie Tiffien and Jerome Trosper noted with Thursday and Friday dates. Cheryl Devoll and Sheila Devoll also scheduled for Friday.
A mixed list of clues and answers appears, including terms for roofing, vessels, directions, emotions, and several place names. The grid references an old housing development theme with entries like Capehouse and German river and notes on status such as for sale.
Partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Low tonight around 72 and high tomorrow near 95. Local social notes include multiple regional visitors and family happenings in Childress and surrounding areas.
Diane Mullins and family guests include Mr. and Mrs. Max Dorsett and Sherry of Galveston. Amarillo visitors Darrell Seals and Rush Timmons expected to call on Mrs. Flower Wright and the Seals couple. Many neighbors hosted and traveled weekend guests from Denton Abilene and Olton while Tommy Williamson received emergency medical care in Houston via a private plane.
The piece argues against judging others by perceived goodness. It posits that God accepts sinners and transforms them, and humans cannot fully judge or fix others. It warns against self righteous judgment and emphasizes mercy and spiritual guidance over condemnation.
An international manhunt for Howard B. Stickney intensified as a 23 year old tugboat worker said he was kidnapped by Stickney who claimed to have killed a Houston couple last month. Police issued radio bulletins and federal charges of unlawful flight were filed.
A brief birthday greeting appears for Mrs R L Murray Mrs R W McFerren and Ronald Briley noting a celebration tomorrow and Sunday in a community notice.
Jimmy F Landrum of Childress and Rex Pryor of Kirkland join 32 West Texas State College ROTC cadets for a six week summer training at Fort Hood starting Saturday. Cadets participate in a required camp between junior and senior years. Landrum will be a WT senior business major and Pryor an accounting major. both are sons of local residents and WT students.
Pony Grad League assigns three boys to teams. Eddie Huddleston to Indians, Jim Dewis to Braves, Jerry Ulmer to Colts. Season opens today and those未 signed up must join now to play.
Dr J Carter Swaim of the Bible department of the National Council of Churches urges starting with the New Testament. He recommends reading Mark first, then Luke, John, and Matthew before the Epistles, to avoid bogging down in begats and grasp the life of Jesus.
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