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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1957
Page
2
A faith notice describes a Holy Ghost revival led by Evangelist Pearl Brogden at The House of Prayer. Music and singing are by Lloyd Brogden from Shawnee Oklahoma with Pearl Robinson extending welcome to attendees.
Two historic Protestant bodies the Congregational Christian churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church will formally unite next Tuesday in Cleveland to form the United Church of Christ. The merger creates a 7th largest U S Protestant group with about 8 200 local churches and 2 100 000 members.
A severe hailstorm and heavy rain damaged about 300 acres of feed crops at the Boys Ranch Farm south of Dim mitt, destroying oats wheat and maize. The loss threatens the ranch meal supply as boys raise a steer or pig for the table, reducing future livestock and meat production for the year.
Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor smoothed over a public quarrel after a London timing dispute. They faced a delayed departure to Nice, with Taylor objecting to Paris and Todd arranging a charter. Todd said they made up and everything is all right between them.
The Martin Luther film will be shown at Central Christian Church at 7 p m on July 1 and 2. Tickets cost 25 and 50 cents. The event is sponsored by the Christian Youth Fellowship.
Mrs Herschel Hamil and daughters Janice Ann Judy and Jill of Memphis Tenn are spending several days here with an aunt. Mrs Rush Record Miss Helen Gully and father Bob Gully of Fort Worth returned after visiting Mr and Mrs Tom Hardin Amos Sexauer of Memphis attended a two week vacation Bible school and visited grandparents. The Hardin family hosted Owen and visitors from Amarillo Dimmitt and Lawton Oklahoma City. The Owenses attended a wedding in Lawton then visited Sulphur Springs and Jacksonville with relatives. Other guests include Lula Mae Heard of Dallas en route to Amarillo to visit kin.
Robbie Joe Mullins son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Mullins of 611 Avenue B Ne arrived in Wichita Saturday morning after receiving his discharge from the Army at Fort Polk La Friday He will visit relatives in the area Pam pa visiting relatives as well George Gregory of Turkey and Mr and Mrs L L Baker and son host relatives for the weekend in Wichita
Miss Beverly Ann McConnell daughter of Dr and Mrs James P McConnell of Childress has earned wings as an American Airlines stewardess after training in Chicago. She joins flight crews operating from Tulsa area. A Childress native and Harris Hospital nurse, she notes American’s expansion plan will need 750 new stewardesses in 12 months and invites applicants via American Airlines stewardess department.
The 1957 Spring Semester Scholarship Honor Roll at Sul Ross State College lists James Leo Stephens a senior math major. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Stephens of Childress.
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Igor Stravinsky, 75, lives in a modest hillside home above Sunset Strip with wife Vera. He travels six months yearly to conduct works from Firebird to Agon, while L A hosted the world premiere of Agon and Canti Sacrum. Eisenhower sent birthday wishes as Stravinsky plans further work in Japan.
Childress General Hospital admitted Mrs. V. A. McCoy on Friday. Dismissals include Mrs. Clifton Dale Smith and baby on Friday, Walter McFarland on Friday, Mrs. George Weatherbee on Friday, and Florence Greer on Saturday.
Fred Johnson 53 of Columbus Texas died Friday morning. Funeral at 1 pm Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Northeast Childress, burial in Childress Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. He lived in Childress 20 years, moved to Columbus a year ago. member of local Negro Masonic lodge. Survived by wife Annie Johnson of Columbus, daughters Lillie Wiggins and Freddie Houston of Youngstown Ohio, sister Lillie May Thomas of Childress.
In Chicago on June 22 two southwestern women journalists were elected to national offices in Theta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Dick Elam of Abilene Texas was named vice president in charge of alumni at large while Miss Mary Kimbrough of St. Louis became treasurer. Mrs. Oakley Maxwell of Seattle was chosen president. Des Moines Iowa was set for the 1958 convention and Seattle for 1959.
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