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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1954

Page

2

Social Calendar Highlights From Local Churches and Groups

Multiple meetings and events listed for Monday through Sunday across First Methodist, First Baptist, King Memorial, Kirkland Methodist, Rebekah Lodge, Calvary Baptist, VFW Auxiliary, Presbyterian Guild, Union Flat HDC, and Good Neighbor Club. Luncheons, choir practices, WSCS gatherings, and a Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary picnic are scheduled with specific hosts and times.

WSECS First Methodist Church Lula Mae Carter Eloise Cawthon Circle First Baptist Church C. E. Richardson 12Th St. N. Rebekahs Rebekah Lodge Calvary Baptist Women’s Missionary Socety WSCS Wscs of the King Memorial Church Kirkland Methodist Wscs VFW Presbyterian Guild Tor Hardin

Former resident named principal for McCamey High School

Bert Affleck Jr son of Mrs Lucy Affleck and a Childress High School graduate was elected principal of McCamey High School Affleck has served as Vocational Shop Instructor there for three years and previously taught at Seminole and Lubbock High Schools.

Bert Affleck Jr Lucy Affleck Childress High School McCamey High School Affleck Seminole Lubbock

Vacation Plans Across and Down Puzzle Clue List

The puzzle lists across and down clues including Health resort Nevada resort the fishing Swiss river State Finnish poem Insect egg Church robes Motorists Property tier Spanien hero Vacationing by water Before prefix Shaped by machine Mere nimble Turkey's capital Humble Watch Curved molding Comrades Stalk Legal matters West Indian Vacation nd at is out re word sliced Hit as a fly bath care Found on the beach Couple Vegetable Ranted Always Centaur Table scrap Water plant Races Poker stake Finest Direct Stringed instrument English novelist Japanese outcasts ice cream holder Proverb Pleasure ground Actual Sea eagles Amorous Coerce Stomach medicine Walking pole Subterfuges Body parts Afresh Nation Allot Vacation trip Suffix Constellation

Nevada Turkey

Local births and visits fill week in West Texas towns

Look Who's Here announces the birth of a boy born Sunday at 5 30 pm weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces. Local residents report visits and travels including Mrs W S Bacon returning from Grand Junction Colorado and many relatives visiting or vacationing in Childress Amarillo Quanah and Rosenburg.

Wayne Freeman M. A. Richards Paducah Pete Nivens Sam Wirdler Estelline Childress Patricia Steed Amarillo Pat Steed Johnny D. A. Miskell Dewey Graham Baby Quanah John Mullen Denver Cole Jerry Jarréil California

News Items About People You Knew and Mrs John Pratt

Mr and Mrs Tom Hardin spent Sunday in Memphis visiting their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Robert Sexauer Miss Eletta Harris spent the weekend in Lubbock visiting her family Mr and Mrs J F Harris

Tom Ross Kenneth Los Angeles Calif Ross C. C Badgett C. C. Badgett Snyder John Pratt Tom Hardin Memphis Robert Sexauer Eletta Harris Lubbock J. F. Harris

Grant Gross to Study Geology in Netherlands

Grant Gross of Amarillo and former Amarillo High School student has won a Fulbright scholarship to study geology. A Princeton graduate Magna cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, he will study at Delft University and conduct government research in Puerto Rico for two months before returning to Amarillo and then Europe.

Grant Gross Childress Gross Princeton University Meredith Gross Amarillo S. Stevens W. G. Gross Russell Gross International Education Exchange Service State Department Young Gross Technical University Delft Netherlands Amarilo Princeton Puero Rico Europe Amarillo High School The Eastern University Whig Clio Sigma XI

Truman Undergoes Major Abdominal Surgery After Health Scare

Report continues from Page One. Mr. Truman initially diagnosed with digestion issues faced worsening discomfort. Dr. Graham performed a complete abdominal exploratory operation revealing a gangrenous gall bladder and infected appendix. Surgery ran from 12:55 to 3:05 a.m. and he regained consciousness at 4 a.m. est.

Graham Mr. Truman Truman

Merchants Accept Wooden Nickels for City Centenary

Kitchener Ont June 21 Merchants praised 10 000 wooden coins made for the city centenary after a coin collector suggested the idea and the wooden nickels are being accepted as legal tender as part of the celebration.

Kitchener Ont Kigchener

Visitors Gather at Richard Holeman Home in Kirkland

A busy week in Kirkland with numerous visitors from Oklahoma and Texas. Families from Duncan Lawton Lawton California and Amarillo joined residents including the Holeman Mullins Reeves and Adams households for visits and updates.

Richard Holeman Buck Ewing Bobby Mullins Duncan Okla Henry Mullins Lawton Maggie Overstreet S. Marrow California Clyde Holeman Kirkland Willard Mullens Childress T. E. Howard Allen Jones Eugene Dill Korea Bill Weaver Cora Reeves Garden Valley Kyle Williams C. L. Reeves Amarillo Dick Reeves Memphis W. C. Merchant Dick Williams Jim Biddy Paducah Floyd Bid

Hospital Notes Admits And Dismissals List

Admitted: Mrs. R. M. Hayton Saturday Mrs. Sallie Etter Sunday Mrs. C. L. Earley Sunday Mrs. A. C. Ahlberg Sunday Mrs. Carol Wilson Sunday Homer B. Powell today. Dismissed: Tommy Joe Thompson Saturday Paul Shoults Saturday A. C. Beal Sunday Mrs. Jocie Lumpkin Sunday Jess Key Sunday.

R. M. Hayton Sallie Etter C. L. Earley A. C. Ahlberg Carol Wilson Homer B. Powell Tommy Joe Thompson Paul Shoults A. C. Beal Jocie Lumpkin Jess Key

Affleck Starts Training In Illinois For Evangelism

Bert Affleck III, grandson of Mrs. Lucy Affleck, begins training at Kendall College Evanston Illinois for a program titled Traveling Christian Witness Fellowship The two weeks internship and six weeks service in evangelism are opened to 30 men and women Affleck will be a McMurry College senior next fall while studying for the ministry

Bert Affleck III Lucy Affleck Kendall College Evanston Ill Christian Witness Fellowship Methodist Churches Affleck McMurry College

Bible Quiz Challenge Promotes Scripture Knowledge

A short feature tests readers on Bible verses and figures, asking who spoke or acted in key passages. It includes questions about Psalm 1 6 Sarah Elizabeth Ruth and the birthright potage, with a note on generosity to the poor.

Sarah Elizabeth Ruth

Poultry and Egg Tips for Wise Shopping From Kroger

The Kroger Consumer Information Program offers practical tips for shoppers on poultry and eggs. Learn to choose chicken by the piece or whole, estimate portions, and recognize egg grades and yolk qualities for budgeting meals. Also read how to compare prices on breads and frozen foods and follow wrapper instructions for storage and use. Tuesday menu includes cold pot roast with sides, berries, cookies, and beverages.

Kroger

Barbee Delivers Jefferson Davis Program at UDC Meeting

Mrs. Wood Barbee presented a short program on Jefferson Davis at the UDC all day cabin meeting. After lunch, Mrs. Carrie Hardin led a brief business program. Attendees included Mesdames Henry Bellah W M Stiner and Misses Ella Mae and MaryAnn Taylor.

New York Summer Festival Opens With Balloons and Gift Certificates

The New York summer festival begins Monday at noon with 500 balloons released in Times Square. About 120 balloons carry $10 gift certificates as a moderate south to southwest wind is forecast.

New York Times Square

Michigan State College First Commencement Cancelled

Michigan State College the nation s oldest land grant school canceled its first commencement in 1861 as the entire class enlisted as a body in Howell s Engineers to serve in the Civil War.

Michigan State College Howland Engineers

Preachers Set Open Pool Hour for Clergy at Okla City

Preachers expected to fill Okla city pool Monday for the inaug uration of the preacher s hour. City council set aside one hour each morning for ministers to swim without facing criticism for bathing suit attire.

Cushing Okla

Guatemala Crisis Deepens As U S Faces Red Influence

United Press analysis notes a sharp shift in American concern over Guatemala after a 2000 ton arms shipment and a revolt led by exiled Col Carlos Castillo Armas. It details Arbenz Guzman’s leftist stance, ties to the Communist party, and Washington’s push for international aid and preventive vessel searches.

Charles M. McCann United Press Panama Canal Texas Guatemala Central America Guatemalan State Department Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Communist Party Tennessee Ohio U. SS Can United States Col Carlos Castillo Armas Honduras Canal Central American Arbenz Castillo Armas United State Army School Fort Leavenworth Kaw Arbenz Gusman

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