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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1967

Page

3

Designer Gerald Pierce Sees Ancient Roots In Modern Pattern

UPI reports fashion designer Gerald Pierce, a Seventh Avenue partner, draws from ancient dye techniques and global crafts. He cites tie and dye methods from Africa, India, and South America, translating patterns into Caprolan jersey dresses with jungle motifs and tribal-inspired touches. Pierce studied at Smith College in Dallas and Parsons in New York.

Gay Pauley UPI New York Gerald Pierce U.S Pierce L . la Seventh Avenue Africa India South America Jack Lenor Larsen Boul’ Mich Amazon Smithern Methodist University Dallas Parsons School of Design

Jackie’s Sis Makes Stage Debut Tuesday

Princess Lee Radziwill made her theatrical debut in Chicago on Tuesday night portraying Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story. The audience, including Sarah Siddon Society members, greeted Miss Bouvier with warm curiosity, noting initial nerves and later steadier performance.

Chicago UPI Lee Radziwill John F. Kennedy Tracy Lord Katharine Hepburn Grace Kelly Syce Sarah Siddon Society Miss Bouvier

Local forecast: partly cloudy, storms, cooler tonight

Local forecast notes partly cloudy to clear skies with widely scattered thunderstorms and cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday. Temperatures range from 69 to 90 degrees.

Five day forecast shows warm temperatures and light rainfall

Temperatures run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with highs 88 to 94 and lows near 72. Scattered showers bring rainfall totals around 0.10 to 0.25 inch through the weekend.

Visiting relatives pivot through multiple states this week

A niece from Napa and a granddaughter from Amarillo travel to Dallas to settle there. A Boulder visitor calls on Miles Clapp in the first of the week while en route from Fredricksburg to home. C B Sikes will be on the South Plains for business. Dorma Whitten of Childress is listed as a patient at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. Mrs Wade McConnell spent a week with Eddie McConnells in Plainview and visits her granddaughter Virginia McConnell there.

Ova Pryor A. Burkhalter Napa Calif Jeff Maloney Amarillo Dallas Carl Mitcham Boulder Colo Miles Clapp Fredricksburg J. T. Mitcham C. B. Sikes South Plains Northwest Texas Hospital Dorma Whitten Childress Wade McConnell Eddie McConnells Plainview Virginia McConnell

Record Warmth in Palm Springs Touches 108 Degrees

Hi Low New York reports the U.S. Weather Bureau noted Palm Springs Calif reached 108 degrees for the high on Tuesday excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Flagstaff Arizona registered a low of 40 degrees.

New York

Hill Country Texas Vacation Highlights This Week

In Lyndon B. Johnson country the Hill Country features Johnson City with his restored boyhood home and free admission. Nearby Pedernales River and LBJ ranch, Fredericksburg’s Nimitz Hotel site, Kerrville hunting, and Bandera dude ranches draw visitors. Nearby Garner in Uvalde, New Braunfels German architecture, San Marcos Aqua Arena, Wonder Cave, and Aqua dance showcase. President Johnson studied at San Marcos.

Johnson City Tex UPI Texas Lyndon B. Johnson Austin Johnson Pedernales LBJ Stonewall Fredericksburg Nimitz Fleet Chester Nimitz Kerrville Hill Country Garner John Nance Garner Uvalde Bandera New Braunfels New World San Marcos Wonder Cave Southwest Texas State College

Television in Review: Kennedy profile on CBS Reports

Hollywood critics find CBS Reports portrait of Robert Kennedy mild yet balanced with praise and critique. Notable contributors include Edward Kennedy Nixon Javits Yorty Salinger Vidal Manchester and Mrs Ethel Kennedy. The piece notes Kennedy's appeal to youth and hints at a White House bid while addressing the tag ruthless and the ethics of ambition.

Rick DU Brow United Press International Hollywood UPI CBS Reports Robert Kennedy Edward Kennedy Richard Nixon Jacob Javits Sam Yorty Los Angeles Pierre Salinger Gore Vidal William Manchester Ethel Kennedy Roger Mudd Kennedy New York White House

Baby Bird Birth Delayed As Nugents Await Puppy Arrival

Pat Nugent described his wife Luci's prolonged labor at a Roman Catholic hospital after seven hours, noting the baby's enormous size and revealing that a name had been chosen but not released. Luci, upbeat through her pregnancy, had set June 17 as the due date and kept active with shopping and appointments while Mrs. Johnson helped at LBJ Ranch and in Austin.

Luci Pat Nugent Nugents Mrs. Johnson Ladybird LBJ Austin Bo Peep

Deadline for social calendar notices set

The newspaper remind readers that social calendar announcements are due Wednesdays by 9 a.m. for the Sunday issue and by 2:30 p.m. Thursday for Good Neighbor Club items.

Good Neighbor Club

Friendship Club News Highlights Local Visits

Local readers report visitors and travelers from Amarillo to Childress and Corsicana. Willie Ander son and Eddi Barnes guests share weekend times, with Frost grandchildren staying two weeks. Twanda March attends summer school at West Texas State University in Canyon. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson visit Fort Worth to see an ill relative. President Willie Reese and reporters Carl Bateman and family participate.

Willie Anderson Amarillo Eddi Barnes Donald Ray la Nell Frost Willie H. Smith Childress Twanda Faye March West Txas State University Canyon Jim Johnson Fort Worth Ethel Robinson Corsicana Katie Clark Willie Reese Carl Bat

Israel’s Tel Aviv Founded in 1909 Near Damascus

United Press International notes Tel Aviv Israel’s capital founded in 1909 is a young city about 125 miles from Damascus the oldest continuously inhabited city.

United Press International Tel Aviv Israel Damascus Syria

Prayer Retreat urged for Vernon visit at O'Brien Circle

Mrs. J. B. Stinnett hosted the O'Brien Circle Tuesday with a prayer. Mrs. Dan Jones urged attendance at the Prayer Retreat in Vernon July 26. Program on Churches Form a Convention in Utah and Idaho was by Mrs. B F Loveless with assistance from several members. Birthday greeting for Mrs. R. L. Murray tomorrow.

Ess Richard Fancher Community Missions State Hospital Vernon J. E. Kelley Fancher Utah-Idaho Mmes Ray Cooper E. T. Pistole Mabel King Gene Stewart Anna Silvey Kelley Skinner

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Earl Harwell Gay Or Night Childress Eneance Jackie Sis Hargrave Ave. G. NW Television In Review Sen. Javits Baby Bird Friendship Club News R. L. Murray Ronald Briley Towncraft Penney’‘S
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