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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
3
Social calendar notes Wesleyan Service unit at Mrs. Bill Armstrong home Saturday at 9 am. WSCS hosts bake sale in front of Prestons Clothiers and a Kids Baseball Program bake sale in front of Watkins and Gibsons at 9 am.
A regional forecast notes increasing cloudiness tonight with cooler conditions by late Saturday as widely scattered thunderstorms roll through. Lows near 70 and a mild Saturday high.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Farrel Briley announce the birth of a daughter Pamela Dl at 845 p.m. Thursday in Nesbitt Hospital Canyon. The infant weighs five pounds five ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wilmer Rutledge and Mr and Mrs C Briley.
The fall 68 fashion show favors curves and movement over straight lines. Waistlines reappear with midriffs and wide belts while skirts grow fluid from minis to maxis. Sleeves vary from long and skinny to bouffant, capes, and two direction jackets with neutral tones and soft contrast colors. You can assemble a personal look with separates and accessories.
Mrs A L Thomas hosts and greets guests including Forbus of Abilene and Hope of Mat. many relatives from Matador Odessa and Dodson visit, with several trips to San Antonio HemisFair and California. Baptist Vacation Bible School ends with graduation and refreshments.
Four prominent African American figures including Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne join a one hour ABC TV panel on bias in the mass media. The discussion targets racism in television, advertising and newspapers with a call for more black writers and executives and a push for authentic portrayals. The July 11 follow-up will feature mass media representatives responding to the program.
Seattle Community College officials bought the 189 foot buoy tender Heather valued at 1 million dollars for 250. The ship came via a government surplus arrangement and will be used in fisheries and maritime courses.
UPI reports from New York that fall millinery shifts stamp women in man styled hats. Fedoras visored caps and leather helmets lead trends as designers lift masculine shapes. Berets and cloche silhouettes signal a year of fur and bold headwear amid previews for buyers and press.
The Rev. Kenneth Clark of Grace Church Vernon will speak and celebrate Holy Communion at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in the 11 a.m. service. He is the guest clergy for the Sunday observance.
The message lists birthday greetings for Mrs. Otha Weaver Mrs. Jimmy Leslie Mrs Charles Reynolds and Sunday greetings for Mrs. Sam Privitt E R Reeves Dewey Rothwell Barbara Ann Taylor.
Thanks to Yate Timmons shredding the cemetery, workers arrived Saturday with lawnmowers and hoes to make the grounds clean and pretty. A recurring working session is planned for the first and third Saturdays for the rest of the summer.
The record lists admissions on Thursday for Mrs. Carol Gregory Sandra Garrett J H Johnson and Mrs Linda Mertel. Dismissals on Thursday include Gene Terry and Mrs Eugene Brandon.
Washington based UPD notes that foreign cars brought home by U.S. citizens from overseas must display a perman ent label or tag stating the vehicle meets U S Safety standards.
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