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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1959
Page
3
A Saybury favorite duster in plaid features combed yarn cotton, lace trim, and real ocean pearl buttons. Frosted with lace and designed to feel miraculous while in use. Priced at $13.95.
The Clements family held their annual reunion on Sunday June 21 at Childress Fair Park. Attendees included A A Clements Dee Clements Travis Clements Muleshoe W J Clements P J Harp Porter Steffey Marvin Clements Kirkland A B Clements Pete Clem ents Pete Clem ents and Ronnie Kirkland Pete Leach Nettie Spud Florene Crawford Graham Porter Steffey Jr Del Rio Opal Boyd Nashville Tom West Sonja Regenia Dallas Nikki Clements Lakeview A J Clements Ronnie Tony Carlo Wilhite Amarillo Eunice Patten Mountain View Delwin visitors Miss Wrenita Hollar Delwin and Jim Terrell Childress.
Mr. Tate Timmons hosted last week's Community Club meeting in Haven of Rest. Club members continued quilting to aid the cemetery project and planned a new gate at the main entrance. Refreshments served by Mrs. Timmons followed by Mesdames Hoffman, Smith, Bostick, Lawrence, Donald Smith, Hill, Horton, Riddell, Timmons, Crain, Seal, Finch, Marshall, Lock Seal, Pistole, and visitor Arnold Smith of New Mexico.
Church group gathers for a Tuesday luncheon in the parish parlor with Rev J Lennor Hester leading the invocation. Arrell Cummings discusses World Federation of Methodist Women and moderates a round table on Faith With Works The Local Church. Attendees include 30 members and one guest C R Brownlee of Austin.
New York fashion notes highlight crepe soled shoes with cloth uppers in floral prints and bold stripes. Styles include T-strap pumps one eyelet and four eyelet ties with elasticized tops for fit. Shoes remain washable lightweight and suitable for leisure travel and warm weather wardrobes.
United Press International notes the Religious Society of Friends, though small with about 119,600 in the United States, has left a lasting impact. From George Fox’s seeker movement to William Penn’s colony, Quakers promoted religious freedom and simple living, pacifism, abolitionism, and active charitable work through the American Friends Service Committee.
Milwaukee police said they are seeking a garden variety thief who stole a potted fern and four philodendron plants from a florist.
Cloudy with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change through Saturday. Low tonight 69, high 88 tomorrow. Local residents report vacations and visits including Cecil Park family in St. Louis Kansas City and boot hill in Dodge City. Various relatives from Amarillo Dallas Odessa El Paso and Shamrock attended funerals and surgeries.
Local readers list many arrivals and visits as families with long connections in Plainview Shawnee Canyon Boulder Matamoros and Wellington gather for social news. Families including Parrish Wade Farmer and Robinson are noted with relatives visiting Mrs Homer Rigby in town.
Mrs. eorge Pickrel hosted a birthday celebration for her husband on June 20 in Kirkland. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Murray Cartlidge, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Pickrel, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bressett, Norma and Randy, Billy Hinton, and the honoree’s children Tommie Wayne Nita and Patricia.
Film actress Dolores Del Rio arrived in Temple Texas for a physical examination at a local clinic. The 54 year old star declined to specify her ailment and has been reported in poor health after living in Mexico since leaving Hollywood years ago.
Mrs Max L. Baughman sues for divorce from her Chicago banker husband alleging he earns $18 000 a year yet makes her pay him union scale for house chores such as painting and waxing floors.
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