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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1960
Page
7
The American Academy of Pediatrics releases a manual for Hospital Care staff and families to ease a child’s hospitalization. It emphasizes bonding at admission, consistent staff, familiar objects, and age appropriate reactions to separations to promote well being and reduce emotional injury.
Camp Fire Council President Mrs Ted Henderson invites All Blue Birds and Camp Fire girls to a day camp from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday to Thursday June 28-30 near the Camp Fire House north of the swimming pool. Sessions cover trees birds and conservation with hiking games and crafts plus a daily music period. A closing program at Rotary Row Thursday at 7 30 p.m.Refreshments and surprises will be served daily. Attendance goal is 100 for Tuesday.
The Corgill family reunion was held June 19 at City Auditorium with games music and a covered dish luncheon. Attendees included multiple Corgill relatives from Childress Bakersfield Vernon Olney Amarillo Borger Plainview Wellington Wellington and Quanah with additions from Pampa Turkey and Fort Hood among others.
Miss Grace Holman daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Holman receives the Ethel Foster home economics scholarship for Texas Tech. It will be divided between fall and spring semesters. She will live in the Casa Linda cooperative house on campus.
Mr and Mrs Mark Graham of Temple formerly of Childress announce the marriage of their daughter Paula Graham to William Malone of Weslaco. The vows were read June 13 at First Presbyterian Church in Denton. The couple reside in Denton where he recently graduated from North Texas State College and she is a senior. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Cecil Graham of Childress.
US television viewers know a mural in an English art museum as Hatcheck from the Johnny Staccato show. Actress Jan Burgess posed for the mural while she was in grade school for her father the commercial artist.
South Childress Home Demonstration Club members held a salad luncheon at 1 pm Thursday in Mrs W L Brown's home. Mrs M Bonner gave a devotional and Mrs Lewis Meinzer led a business meeting planning a club radio show with Mrs Meinzer and Mrs Hugh Stepp in charge of the program. Recreation an auto quiz was led by Mrs Mittie Newberry and Mrs Ora Givens led an old fashioned spelling bee. Guests included Mrs Mittie Meinger, Mrs Fred Mitchell, Miss Barbara Bonner, and Mesdames Miles Clapp Ed Inman W M Cross A B Taff R B Lane J H DeArmond Harold Maddox A Cooper and Elizabeth Jarren.
A simple 11 30 a m ceremony on June 20 united Minnie Rickert and R L Bass of Joshua in marriage. Rev A L Heath officiated at his home with Claude Stone as attendant. The couple will spend two months in Joshua then reside at 708 Avenue F Southeast.
The schedule lists a Tuesday lunch event by First Methodist WSCS at 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, a Wednesday meeting of all First Methodist Commissions at 7 30 p.m. in the church parlor, and a Friday HDC gathering at 9 a.m. at Mrs Jenice Brown's home on North Childress. It also mentions a lightweight mesh girdle and a garter belt panty girdle as heat beaters.
A reflective verse noting parenthood as we learned with our first child and humbly admitting we still know little as Number Five nears arrival. The speaker recalls past certainties and calls for continued reassessment of parenting counsel through the years.
Miss Carol Treadwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess Treadwell wed Clifford Goodwin Jr son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Goodwin Sr at the bride's home in Denver City Rev F C Bradley Jr officiated. After a brief trip they reside in Higginbotham community where the groom farms. Both attended Denver City and Childress schools.
Three Blue Bird groups were organized last week bringing total units in the city to nine. Rainbow Blue Birds formed in Fair Park with a pot of gold motif at Camp Fire’s golden anniversary, led by Mrs. Scott Shepherd and assisted by Mrs. Martin E. Allison. Golden Blue Birds named to mark the Camp Fire milestone were led by Mrs. Joe Mullenix with Mrs. Shirley Marshall assisting. sponsors are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Carmack, with members including Susan Shelton, Linda Carmack, Vicky Trammel, Ola Faye Mullenix and others.
Mrs Johnny Ray Jones leads the newly organized Blue Bonnet Blue Birds with Mrs Barbara Dunn as assistant leader. Sponsors are Mr and Mrs J Ross Bell Jr. Readings list Jane Dunn Cynthia Bell Mary Katryn Dodgen Julia Jones Sandra Arnn Mina Lynn Musgrove Myra Wakefield among the members.
Northern readers note a flurry of weekend visits as the Bet hanys host relatives from Amarillo Carlsbad and Wichita Falls plus friends from Matador Spur and Fatelline. Guests include Murl Rucker Mareibo and Phil from Carlsbad with Mrs. Ashford Amarillo and Mrs. Pistole Cee Wee. The Thomas and Timmons families also welcomed kin from Lubbock Childress and Fatelline.
Kirkland Home Demonstration Club selects Mrs J L Byers as county delegate nominee for the State Convention September 19 16 in Brownsville. President Mrs W B Ellis presided with reports from Mrs Vernon Key Mrs Roy Perkins Mrs Byers and Mr Ralph Sides.
Mrs Ernest Aran demonstrated essential items for a home first aid kit to the High Point Home Demonstration Club as part of a civil defense program. During a later business meeting led by Vice President Mrs Weldon Lane a radio program was planned with attendees including Mrs Floyd Biddy and Mesdames Andrews Kelley and Hackler.
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