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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1960
Page
3
A local ad highlights a summer sale with dresses priced at 8.98 to 12.98, skirts in a large selection at reduced prices, and hats offered at two price points including 2.98, all in a single promotional rush.
Mrs Richardson hosted the Baker Circle meeting at First Baptist to study mission lessons from the current book led by Mrs W L Riker. Prayers were led by Mrs Lavey with guest Mrs Harrison of Dallas. The circle voted to send a girl to Junior Camp Vernon.
Tuesday morning meeting at Mrs. Leo Inman's home with Mrs. J. B. Holland leading the fifth chapter from Youth and Women's Missionary Union I deals. Prayers were offered by Mrs. Cheathearn Inman and Beaver. Social hour followed with Mesdames Floyd Green Roy Swain and W T Meador attending.
First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service held a regular worship service after a monthly luncheon Tuesday in the church parlors. Hostesses were Mrs. A. F. Verner and Mrs. Doyle McKinney. Business included a kitchen remodel plan led by Mrs. W. F. Andrews. Approximately 30 members attended.
All First Methodist commissions meet at 7 30 p m in church parlor on Wednesday. Friday event at North Childress HDC 9 am at home of Mrs Jenice Brown.
Partial TV listings show programs on KFOX-TV channel 3 KSYD-TV channel 6 and KGNC-TV KGFD-TV with lineups including Cartoon Matinee Theatre Bozo the Clown News Watch Huntley Brinkley Wagon Train The Price Is Right Men Into Space This Is Your Life Sea Hunt People Are Funny Hotel De Paree News and Weather Time for Jill Jack Paar Late Show Life of Riley Abbott & Costello Early Show Movie NBC News Sports Weather Wagon Train The Millionaire Tate This Is Your Life Armstrong Theatre Hag People Are Funny Markham Jack Paar Movie
A historical TV grid shows KFDX KSYD KEFDA and EGNC affiliates listing a full day of daytime programming from morning Sunrise Classroom through afternoon and late night shows. Entries include The Price Is Right I Love Lucy Truth or Consequences and soaps like Guiding Light As The World Turns with several local and syndicated titles.
Mrs Decker taught the fourth chapter of Educating Youth in Missions to the Helen Tisdale Circle at her home. Mrs Lyons opened with a prayer and led the business session approving a plan to aid sending a girl to GA camp. Refreshments were served as Mrs Morris Davis closed with prayer. Attending were Mesdames C M Hill H H Low and a visitor Mrs Bonnie Chastain.
A TV critic notes CBS TV's Comedy Spot pilot Ben Blue's Brother with three personas and zany gags while NBC's Richard Diamond moves into summer. The piece mentions fans urging protest over On the Go replacement, December Bride reruns, and mixed reception to English subtitles for Diamond.
The piece lampoons lawmakers by declaring a tie for the Gimme awards among Congress for fiscal antics. It jokes about bronze statuary and unit citations, naming Rep D R Billy Matthews and Sen Hugh Scott for humorous criteria. The spoof notes other nominees for absurd duties and long winded questions.
Step for TV notes NBC ABC and CBS announce October and July specials and new projects. Hoagy Carmichael hosted Channel Swim ragtime history on NBC. Lola Fisher stars in The Legend of the Flying Dutchman on ABC. Armstrong Circle Theater returns on CBS with re runs. AL Wasserman joins NBC projects. Larry Blyden set to lead Conjure Wife on NBC Moment of Fear.
Colorado State University agronomists report that Vinall, a Russian wild rye variety refined by scientists at Mandan North Dakota, thrives on dry Colorado land. Associate agronomist A D Dotzenko calls it one of the best grasses for dry land and honors H N Vinall a former USDA official who introduced the perennial pasture grass.
Partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with lows near 72 and highs around 103. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal, with normal minimum 60 to 70 and normal maximum 88 to 95. Light or no precipitation and only isolated showers expected.
A brief collection notes social happenings and weather impacts. Thundershowers sweep areas with possible interruptions to events and commutes as residents monitor forecasts.
Thomson & McKinnon advise patience for long term gains despite quick profits in shifting sectors. They favor cyclical names like International Harvester and U.S. Steel for portfolio accumulation, while noting laggards in tobacco and Texaco Gulf Sulphur. Hooper of W E Hutton & Co calls for profit taking and switching to conventional stocks. Anken Chemical grows in photocopy field with growth potential.
Mrs Rowland Powell and son Micheal of San Angelo visit with sister and family the R D Cagles Jr Mr and Mrs Buster Rathcan of Austin visit with her parents the Pri vitts and at Lake Pauline with his mother the Bud Whites Also visiting in the Privitt home Sunday were Mr and Mrs Clyde Andrews and children of Plainview. Mrs J B Goodson and children of Amarillo visit with her parents Allan Jones and other relatives. A life long friend of Mrs Carrie Hardin Mrs Walter P Webb of Austin died early Tuesday. She was wife of the University of Texas historian and honorary press.
Dent of the Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Mrs Hardin spoke as her daughter Mildred Webb who serves as state registrar for the UDC attended. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Ross Meadows Harper City Calif Mr and Mrs W B Trammel and Mr and Mrs Renton Trammel who called on the Quinton Brown home in Quanah.
Childress General Hospital records show Mrs. Frank Barksdale admitted and discharged on Tuesday along with Mrs. Eldon Wilks and Mrs. L. E. Boles also discharged the same day.
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