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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
3
The notice touts a new line of cotton dresses with a Dacron blend offering a soft unpressed pleat look. It highlights staying fresh longer and shaded colorings, inviting readers to select now while stock lasts.
Hollywood column notes Tennessee Ernie Ford broadcasts from San Francisco and Tahoe for ABC-TV shows. The piece contrasts Ford’s easygoing style with other hosts and previews CBS and NBC summer plans including Ginger Rogers and a new NBC Saturday children’s series Fireball X15.
Mrs. Ralph Sides was elected president of the Kirkland HDC for next year at a regular meeting on Wednesday. Other officers named include Mrs. Jack Sides as devotional leader, Mrs. G. C. Weightman as vice president, Dale Driver as secretary, and Mrs. Murray Cartlidge as reporter with Mrs. Jess Key as Council delegate. The program featured 4H members Donnalene Beard en and Lila Ruth Holman. dessert was served to members and guests.
High Point HDC noon meeting First Baptist Adult II depart mental picnic in Rotary Row Senior High hayride 6 30 p m Camp Fire Girls craft UDC Cabin 7 p m Odust 1 p m Siner Circle hosted by Mrs P C Jones at 3 p m
Tomorrow celebrate Mrs. Otha Weaver with a warm birthday greeting and Sunday wishes go to Mrs. Sam Privitt E R Reeves and Dewey Rothwell.
On June 28, 1963, notable birthdays include American composer Richard Rodgers born in 1902. Historical notes cite 1902 Panama Canal sale from France, 1914 Sarajevo archduke assassination, 1919 Versailles Treaty, and 1945 MacArthur reconquest announcement in Luzon. Baudelaire quote ends item.
Mrs Barbara Keith and Mrs Delois Preston report Central Christian youth attending a camp at Cota Glen. Attendees include Otis Linley Steve Thaten Judy Baker Marsha Thaten Jim Shankle Patsy Dishman Phyllis Preston Tommy Eubank with Rev Curtis Keith as counselor. Juniors depart next Wednesday returning the following Saturday with Becky Thaten Diane Thaten Judy Thaten Cheryl Jones and Jim Decker accompanying.
The Childress Jehovahs Witnesses return from a three day convention in Plainview led by Harry A. Fetzik from the New York World Headquarters who spoke the Bible lecture Who Will Win The Struggle For World Supremacy 611 attendees heard him. Regular meetings resume on schedule this week with a public invitation.
The 24 hour period from 12 noon Thursday to 11 am Friday saw a high of 97 degrees at 3 pm Thursday and a low of 72 degrees at 4 am Friday.
Today's low of 36 degrees at Sexton Summit Oregon and a high of 108 at Gila Bend Arizona set temperature records reported to the Weather Bureau by United Press International.
Christine Keeler testified in Marylebone court that Ward introduced her to Profumo and Ivanov, saying she had intercourse with all three in Ward's flat. She denied being a call girl and said gifts from Profumo and others included money for her mother. Ward faces multiple charges including living off earnings of prostitutes and procuring for others.
Bill Adams writes about losing his terrier Lady Bird and shares two dogs nearly dying from a neighbor's pets. He appeals for humane action to reduce nuisance animals and protect children, asking neighbors to relocate or limit pets.
Local forecast shows temperatures about two degrees above normal in the north and 1 to 2 degrees below in the south. Normal highs run 89 to 94, lows 60 to 70, with minimal daily changes. Precipitation expected little to none in north and west, and up to one tenth inch in the southeast with scattered thunderstorms. Clear to partly cloudy and warm through Saturday. tonight’s low around 66 and Saturday’s high near 97 in Childress.
ER Shoemaker left Thursday for Amarillo to enter the Veterans Hospital for medical treatment. Visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. E. Drake Wednesday were her nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Veasey of Mesquite. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green are in Dallas visiting her son, Curtis Veach, with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Houchin and daughter vacationing in Yellowstone and other places of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Db McNeal and family of Lubbock visited Thursday night with the L. B. Smith and the J. L. Smith families. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vehslage of San Diego, California, were visiting.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Bridges announce the birth of a son born Friday at 250 am the infant weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces Mrs Naomi Perkins of Memphis visited with Mrs Roy Crawford today Mrs and Mrs Francis Sport travel to Lubbock Saturday for their son Bill's wedding with Mr and Mrs W B Sport and Mrs Francis Crawford and daughter
Evangelist Clifford Mayo of Lubbock will lead a eight night revival at the Church of the Nazarene 1111 Avenue E Northwest starting June 30 at 7 30 p m and continuing through July 7 Mayo is a noted U S and Mexico evangelist and a Texas Tech graduate with a long history in ministry and youth crusades across multiple denominations.
Gov. Farris Bryant said President Kennedy could speak at the National Governors Conference in Miami Beach July 23 and was "well disposed" toward an invitation. Mrs. Kennedy planned a West Coast news conference and the PT 109 premiere. In Tokyo the Yomiuri reported the Soviet Union will sell scrap iron to Japan at 39 dollars per ton. Story notes possible larger shipments next year. Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam reportedly captured two large war prizes, tame elephants trained for transport.
Admitted were W. A. Beardon on Thursday, Mary Ann Taylor on Thursday, Billy Bowman on Thursday, Mrs. Jimmy Bridges on Thursday, and Mrs. Andrew Southerland on Thursday. Discharged were Troy Rogers on Thursday, Mrs. M. L. Wakeham on Thursday, Janis Briley on Thursday.
Mrs. C E Williams and her grandson from Amarillo are visiting a relative today.
Friday schedule across KFOX KGNC KSYD EVII KFDA channels lists programs from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM including Our Miss Brooks Rocky and Friends Abbott and Costello Huntley Brinkley News Tonight Show and local sports and weather segments with hourly lineups and sign off.
A dense listing of TV channel lineups for KFDX KVIL and KFDA detailing shows from morning cartoons to late night movies. Notable items include Mr. Magoo Ruff & Reddy Shari Lewis and King Leonardo cartoons Superman? and news and sport segments.
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