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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
3
The item notes admissions on Tuesday for Mrs. Daniel Benitez and others plus dismissals for several named individuals on Tuesday and today. The report mentions Mount Rainier as the highest volcano in the contiguous United States still steaming and cites the National Model Rail Association with a population figure of 14,000.
The ad touts a 100 percent cotton knit shell described as wearable and durable with fashionable colors including hot pink blue and green.
Wednesday all day Union Flat HDC with Mrs EB Holt. Thursday 10 am Senior Adult Fellowship and luncheon. 7 pm Wesleyan Service Guild picnic at Mrs Armstrong's home. 8 am South Childress HDC coffee with Mrs Meinzer. 2:30 pm Kirkland HDC Good Neighbor Club. Friday afternoon High Point HDC. Saturday 9 am WSCS bake sale in front of Prestons Clothiers.
Misses Levene and Vicki Mullin g hosted the Candy Stripers group at their parents home Mr and Mrs Lewis Mullins for a regular meeting Cindy Shelton president introduced Mrs Ray Toft who spoke on charm noise and graciousness White assigned duties at three local rest homes for the next two weeks Plans were made for a swimming party in July
Tell Community and Home Demonstration Clubs sponsor a covered dish supper at 7 20 p m on July 1 at the school house. The public is invited to attend.
A birthday message to Lonnie D. Garrison A. B. Clements Fredia Miler Mrs. Maude Pillow wishing happiness and good health tomorrow. The note lists well wishers including Mrs. Pillow and Fredia Miler.
Several Childress Girl Scouts join NorCen Tex Day Camp at Lake Poul ine near Quanah. Juniors Lisa Aduddell Denise Blacksher Cathy Lemen Pamela Richardson Debbie Stephenson Erin Riga and Cadette Laurie Hal ord participate. Mrs. Tom Lemen and Mrs. Weldon Teague assist. Camp runs 9 a m to 2 30 p n daily with crafts hikes a cookout Thursday. Attendees include Wayne and Dickie Lemen of Childress.
Mrs. C. J. Cheatheam chaired the Tuesday morning meeting at Mrs. H. E. Lewis home. Mrs. J. E. Kelley read the calendar of prayer while Mrs. H L. Couch led prayer and the mission study concludes. Mrs. Ray Cooper presented minutes and Mrs. J. D. Atkisson shared the Red Cross project and a Vietnam servicemen bag. An offering funded a girl to GA camp at Vernon in July.
On this day in history events include 1906 Dr Walter Reed leading a yellow fever campaign, 1917 AEF troops reach France, 1944 Cherbourg liberation, and 1948 Berlin Airlift start. Idaho tops potato production, Wisconsin claims over 8 50 lakes.
Hollywood TV column notes Tiny Tim will reappear on NBC’s Laugh-In next season. It also quotes Tiny Tim on reviving vaudeville era songs and his love of rock and roll, with reflections on Ed Ames and other entertainers and the enduring appeal of classic tunes.
Miss Susan Gayle Loter and Kenneth E DeVille wed in a June 1 ceremony at Plymouth Park Methodist Church Irving. The Loter family hosts reception at Irving Country Club. The couple will reside in Minneapolis where DeVille is stationed with the Navy.
Mrs. Orville K. Smith will resume art classes from July 15 to 26 with morning sessions 9 to 11 30 a m and evening classes 7 30 to 9 30 p m in Taos New Mexico. She studies under Dr Clarence Kincaid of Lubbock for three weeks. Pupils include Joanna Shirley Tony Bird Barry Smoot Claudia Williamson Karen McKee Kathy Morey Dorcas Gaddis Kimberly Hackler Randy Chaffin Nancy Halford Vance Keys Melanie Wilson Kathy Lewellen Mark Brown Robert White Rita Kay Cheatham and others in Amarillo. Adult class participants list George Morey Pam Mike Donathan Linda Baker Joe Hix Ed Fite Jams Ray Hackler Glenda Moore Gladys Stone Virgie Wallis L B Holman Christie Jenkins.
Mr and Mrs Rayford Jones hosted a birthday party for their son Ted on his 16th birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs R A Attkisson and daughters of Compton Ky, Mr and Mrs J D Attkisson of Childress and Jerry Ted's brother.
Cee Vee Home Demonstration Club met in the clubroom with Mrs. W. O. Seal as hostess. Roll call featured a pledge to continue club work and two quilts were made for Mrs. Seal. Refreshments served to Mae Lawrence, Lena Pistole, C. M. Horton, Joe Crain, R. W. Bostick, T. A. Riddell, E. R. Monson, Hazel Hoffman and Annice Timmons.
Hughes and Waybourn chapters of Future Homemakers of America held their final meeting at the school Tuesday morning. Presidents Gavin Hutton and Pattie Smotherman presided as girls reported summer work, submitted records, and modeled home projects earning partial graduation credit. A workshop report from Quanah was given by Paula Marshall, Beverly Nunnelly, Pattie Smotherman, Pat Hill, Kay Holtman, and Gayla Hutton, followed by a covered-dish luncheon.
Clear to partly cloudy with cooler tonight. Low mid 50s. High Thursday mid 80s. Forecast emphasizes mild conditions, light winds, and sunshine chances for the Local area.
Mrs L J Hudson of Briscoe is visiting her daughter with Mr T L Dement. Mr Hudson will visit Thursday and escort Mrs Hudson back to Briscoe. Mrs L C Kelly of Burbank California returns home after visiting the Kellys Weatherbee family and daughters Celia and Beverly.
Alexander Hamilton’s determined opposition to Aaron Burr for president in 1800 led to Thomas Jefferson's election by the House of Representatives on the 36th ballot.
Mrs Glenn Carroll demonstrated products in the clubroom while hostess Mrs T A Riddell served refreshments to a group of women including Annie Seal Lena Pistole Mae Lawrence Katie Crain Lula Horton Georgia Jones Naomi Kidwell Winnie Bostick Eula Seal Dorothy Timmons Merine Seal Delores Timmons Lois Ransom Patsy Bumpus Anice Timmons and Brenda Jane Tobias.
BOAC inaugurated jet passenger service across the Atlantic on October 4 1958 marking a milestone in transatlantic air travel as the British Overseas Airways Corporation began operating the new era aircraft for long distance routes.
A local note mentions John Ackman 41 his daughter Donna Marie and her 78 year old grandmother share a March 14 birthday. It recalls the first domestic jet airline passenger service on December 10 1958 between New York City and Miami. Alabama is called the Heart of Dixie or the Cotton State.
The V. C. McKinney home hosted a weekend family reunion with a picnic lunch, spaghetti supper, and games of 42. Attendees included Ruby Pherigo Las Vegas Nevada and numerous McKinney relatives from Amarillo Irving Sheppard Air Force Base Iran Eunice New Mexico Childress Turner Rest Home attendees noted.
Miss Sue Yowell bride elect of Mike Henderson of Childress was honored Friday evening with a miscellaneous bridal shower in the Church of Christ annex. About 50 guests attended as Judy Baker registered attendees and Rebecca Cooper and Judy Henderson served punch. Hostess gifts included a cooking ware set from a large list of local friends and relatives.
A commission for the Polish Communist Party said a central committee plenary session will be held in the first week of July. It will clue in on internal party developments and will be the first such gathering since the March student riots sparked a government and party purge. The party congress is expected in fall.
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