Social Calendar Highlights Church and club meetings weekly
The list details a week of community events across churches and clubs. Highlights include Methodist evangelism at 7 2 p.m., First Baptist choir practice, 4-H workshops, WSCS luncheons, guild meetings, WMU sessions, Rebekahs and VFW activities, and Lamp Shade workshops at West Texas Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
First Baptist
Union Flat
First Presbyterian Guild
Dan Davis
First Methodist
WSCS
Miriam Burch
Central Christian Church
George Barry
VFW
Mpm
Rebekahs Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Nex Seeagies
South Side Baptist Wmu
Lansford
First Baptist Church
Henry Feely
F. Se
Ann Pettit
Vivian Hickerson
Leonard King
Blanche Grove
First Battist Church
W. E. McGhee
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Parior
West Texas
Say Happy Birthday to Lennie D. Garrison Today
A local note wishes Lennie D. Garrison a birthday today. The Detroit Windsor tunnel remains the world’s only international vehicular tunnel under the Detroit River connecting Detroit Michigan and Windsor Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennie D. Garrison
A B. Clements
Detroit River
Detroit
Mich
Windsor
Ont
American Menu by Gaynor Maddox
Cookbook style notes describe a 6 pound fresh baby Connecticut turkey from Candlewood Farms with a festive basket of salts, spreads, preserves, wine, and linen towel. Detailed recipe outlines for roasting the bird followed by sauces and a lemonade leaning drink menu and a tomorrow’s dinner plan including ham steak and sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Conn
Candlewood Farms
Maldon
England
Connecticut
Beasts and Clues Across and Down Puzzle Answers
A sprawling crossword puzzle list with clues for across and down entries includes Parker as a possible answer and various wordplay hints. The grid features terms from animals to titles and common nouns, inviting a solved fill across multiple rows.
Burlington Vets Have Picnic Here
A Burlington Veterans Association and Auxiliary picnic was held at Fair Park Saturday evening at 7 o clock. About 75 members attended as Jim Martindale chaired the event with local leaders. Mrs Roy Swain reported on 22 of 32 chapters and discussed the Denver Colorado convention planned for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Burlington Veterans Association
Messrs
and Mies
Jim Martindale
T. C. Bailiff
E. A. Beaver
Tom Hardin
J. W. Castleberry
Walter Smith
Laura Simpson
Roy Swain
System
Denver
Colo
Ronald Briley Feted On Sixth Birthday Party
Mrs F C Briley honored son Ronald with a sixth birthday party at the family home. Ice cream cake and punch were served. Guests included Cindy Howell Vancel Danny Joe Ann Wilson Gail Eva Joe Ransom Sherry Ann Jones Shirley Jean Barbara Taylor Jerry Barfield Sherry Ann George Dickie Judy Sharon Janice Briley Francis James Neal Terry Edwinna Powers Margaret Pyles Larry Nickie Murphy Steven Briley and the honoree. Mothers attending were Mesdames Leon Wilson Buford Taylor Archie Howell Richard Briley and Robert Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Briley
Ronald
Cindy Howell
Vancel
Danny Joe
Ann Wilson
Gail
Eva Joe Ransom
Sherry Ann Jones
Shirley Jean
Barbara Taylor
Jerry Barfield
Sherry Ann George
Dickie
Judy
Sharon
Janice Briley
Francis
James Neal
Terry
Edwinna Powers
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals
Admitted Mrs. J. L. Bohannon Mrs. Walter Walthall Mrs. Willie Lee Addington and A. H. Jones. Dismissed G. B. Ware Mrs. Floyd Bohannon and baby Mrs. Arlie Norrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bohannon
Walter Walthall
Willie Lee Addington
A. H. Jones
G. B. Ware
Floyd Bohannon
Baby
Arlie Norrell
Union Flat News Item Highlights Widespread Damage and Visits
Farmers begin spot planting after rains left standing water in fields. Several homes and outbuildings sustained damage across Union Flat, with only five locations spared. The report lists numerous visitors, relatives, and residents traveling between Pampa Vernon Amarillo and other towns, mentioning family ties and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Mote
Special Index
Union Flat
Oatman Family Reunion At Quail Area Farm Home
The Oatman farm home of Mr and Mrs H C Oatman ten miles northwest of Quail hosted a family reunion on Sunday. Relatives and friends from Bend Ore and Ring Community plus Hedley Redmond and Houston shared visits. Extend plans noted for further family visitors throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Flat
H. C. Oatman
Quail
A. V. Mote
Oatman
Jennie Oatman
Orville Oatman
D. C. Hanks
Bend, Ore
Ross Oatman
Tommy Ross
Kirkland HD Club Names Nomination Committee
Mrs J M Felts Mrs Earl Cook and Mrs Vernon Key were elected to the nomination committee for officers. The Kirkland HD Club met at Mrs Charles Reynolds home with President Mrs Lucille Royall presiding. Donation of $5 to Keeney Fund approved and refreshment guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Felts
Earl Cook
Vernon Key
Kirkland HD Club
Charles Reynolds
Lucille Royall
Keeney Fund
A H. Arrington
Karen Clements
Terry Terrell
Mesdames
W. P. Close
A. H. Arrington and
Kathy
Edwin
A. F. Verner
W. P. Fowler
Weather and births in West Texas brief
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Announcing the birth of a son seven pounds eleven ounces born at 1 percent p m Sunday at Childress General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Walter Wathall. A second son six pounds eighteen ounces born Sunday morning at 9 34 o clock in the same hospital to Mr and Mrs J L Bohannon. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs ere and there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress General Hospital
Walter Wathall
J. L. Bohannon
Bill Hood
North Texas State College
Denton
Earl Hood
Ollie Wynn
Childress
Maw
Donald DeSharo
Lubbock
W. C. Stephens
Jimmy James
Paducah
Robert Henson
W. F. Henson
J. W. McLain
Dad Williams
Jack Owen
Merton Grayson
Amarillo
W. L. Cooper
Lexington
Ken
Annie Cooper
Paul Shoults
Cecil Griffin
D. S. Raney
Sons of Sundown
Family and friends visit in Childress area
Local residents list visits and greetings as relatives from Wichita Falls Hedley Houston and Lubbock spend weekends with families in Childress. Military member Pvt. Delbert Adams returns to Fort Ord after a 12 day leave with wife and son Gary Mark and parents W. C. and Mrs. Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Phillips
B. D. Dorsett
Houston
Roy Spencer
Butler
Okla
Bill Wise
Plainview
Delbert Lee Adams
Fort Ord
Calif
Gary Mark
W. C. Adams
Childress
Elbert Adams
Wichita Falls
J. C. Weaver
Shirley
Harry Fletcher
Robert Holland
Leatha Youngblood
Hedley
Adrian Youngblood
Names in Local Ad Connector List Reflect Community Traders
A continuation lists numerous individuals and businesses such as Moore Feed Store Bartlett Feed Store C. L. Malloy Ted Finn Wrinke Store Kirkland Grocery Walter McAdams and Kirkland Grocery among others, indicating a community directory of merchants and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Easton
T. I
Moore Feed
Bartlett Feed
C. L. Malloy
Ted Finn
L. B. Jackson
John Prettyman
Fannie Owens
Troy Moore
Bobbitt
Artie Spivey
Sammy Meeks
Wrinke
Mae Phcaratt
Clyde Holeman
Mystery ends with discovery of two servicemen deaths
A body search of a red suburban cottage led Con stable Earl Turner to find the servicemen's bodies mid-evening Saturday. Neighbors had reported their absence and a peculiar odor attracting investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Red Suburban Cottage
Earl Turner
Temperatures Readings Across Texas Cities
Temperatures continued with readings ranging from 72 in Port Arthur and Midland to 80 in Laredo and Galveston. Cities including Dallas Fort Worth San Angelo and San Antonio posted 77 to 75 degree marks while Abilene Waco and Wichita Falls reached mid to upper 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pave One
Port Arthur
Midland
Waco
Presidio
San Antonio
Austin
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Angelo
del Rio
Brownsville
Laredo
Galveston
Plesiosaur Bones Found in Nebraska Farm Dig
University of Nebraska scientists report a partial skeleton of a 25 foot plesiosaur unearthed by a bulldozer on a nearby farm. The fossil dates to the earth's distant past, more than 100 million years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Ipp
University of Nebraska
Dallas Child Drowns in Stock Pond Incident
Six year old James Leford Wright drowned in a stock pond in southeast Dallas County while fishing with Ernest Sylvester Harris eight. Harris said both slipped into the water accidentally and neither could swim. Harris reached shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas —i P
James Leford Wright
Dallas County
Ernest Sylvester Harris
Harris
Local social notes list visitors and illnesses in the area
Recent visitors included Mrs. Mickie Taylor of Plainview and Mrs. Alta Jones in Paducah. Mrs. Ralph Watson hosted a party with guests such as Mrs. O. H. Watson and Mrs. Oma Conner. Wanda Stamps and J. L. Shelton are ill. Arthur Caradine’s guests included Rev. and Mrs. Dewight W. Wilcher of Idaho and others. Mrs. Loyd Denny reports measles. HD Club members elected Mrs. W. E. Rule as reporter and Mrs. Fred West as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Snider
L. B. Snider
Rusty Statham
Raymond Hander
Windthurst
W. A. Watts
Shores Creek
Hander
A. M. Stamps
Vestel
Joe Johnson
Los Angles
Calif
E. D. Harber
Childress
Vernon
Jenny Epps
Virginia Williams
Amarillo
H.W. Epps
L. H. Holtman
Willard Holtman
Pampa
Calvin Gardner
California
W. T. Goodson
Marion Goodson
Lubbock
W. E. Rule
M. E. Rule
Monterey
Wilmer Rule
Lake Pauline
Mitchell Rule
Kurt
Memphis
Fern Hall
Community Center
C. L. Neagle
LaMarque
Earl Clements
Texas City
Dorothy Neagle
Galveston
Fred Hall
L. E. Neagle
Bonington
Okla
John Kelley
Odessa
Lon Hassell
Hassell
Kelley
Charles Cheatheam
Big Spring
J. Cheatheam
Ralph Watson and Sons
Bryan
Dewight W. Wilcher
Idaho
Wilcher
Bermuda
Wilcoxson
Loyd" Denny
Fred West
HD Club
Farmers paid less per kilowatt for electric power in 1954
The report notes a drop in the cost of electric power for farmers during 1954, with farmers paying lower rates per kilowatt hour than in earlier years. It highlights a shift in pricing affecting agricultural electricity use and farm operating costs.
Temperature highs and lows noted with India population claim
The report lists the 24 hour high of 100 degrees at 4 pm Sunday and a low of 74 degrees between 3 30 and 4 30 this morning. It also includes scattered, unclear temperature timestamps and ends with a note that India's population grows by five million annually.
Barcentrate touted for weight loss in Texas notices
Mrs. C A Rhodes of Mesquite reports a 40 pound loss after using Barcentrate. Mrs. Luther Mason of Amarillo claims a 15 pound loss. Barcentrate is described as the original grape fruit juice fat reducer with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails. Available from Texas druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Rhodes
New Market Road
Mesquite
Texas
Luther Mason
10Th Ave
Amarillo
New England Hinges on Town Meetings for Governance
Ninety percent of the region's corporate communities are still run by town meetings, reflecting a strong tradition of local legislative participation and municipal self rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
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Higley
Haymak
Nate
Teny
Roy
Y “Hines
Childress County
Council Eee
Vthian Sisters
KP Hall
Iness Women’s Circle of
First 1St Church
Aston Richardson
Country Club
Union Fiat HD Club
Gaynor Maddox
Rosemary
Turkey
Parker
Colt
George
Gaz
Burlington
Ronald Briley
L Union Flat News
Kirkland HD
Pearl Holland
Bob Walsh
Vier
Puff
India
Hargrave Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Ave. G. NW
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