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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
3
This Week in Childress lists events at the Lodge ballroom including a summer salad supper for ladies and invitations to wives of bakers. Rotary Club meets Wednesday at 12 pm, Kiwanis Club Thursday at 12 pm, and a Sunday 6 30 pm community picnic and worship follows.
Paducah Huth School announces vacancies for special education and staff for 1976 77 with TD Goodwin as superintendent. Fall term starts August 2 with registration August 20. in service for teachers August 18 and first football scrimmage August 20 at Crosbyton. Coach Judson Parker, his staff, and several new hires join in athletics and home economics. A new tennis court west of Goodwin cafeteria and aluminum windows at Alamo Elementary are noted.
Community notices celebrate birthdays for Cary Kimberly Sides EB Stephens Lisa Bowler Beverly Sims and others. Anniversaries honor Mr and Mrs Jimmy Sport Morris Higley Mr and Mrs Frank Barksdale Mrs Otha Weaver Mrs Tommy Garrison and Mr and Mrs Homer McGaugh.
The High Point Home Demonstration Club held a crafts session at Mrs. Carl Crow's home. A kitchen owl memorandum and an Antiques exhibit were discussed while refreshments were served to Mines Obert McFarland EF Adams Marcus Siler Elbert Kelley Floyd Biddy and two children. Jupiter’s vast size is noted as comprising nearly three fourths of the solar system's mass.
Paducah Independent School District invites sealed bids for white and chocolate milk half pint containers and gasoline for the 1976-77 year. Bids due by 4 pm July 8 with opening at the same meeting. Superintendent T. D. Goodwin oversees the process.
July garden guidance covers mulching to conserve moisture and reduce weeds, transplant care for trees and shrubs, irrigation for summer bloom, and pest control with Kelthane Diazinon Sevin. It advises fertilizing woody plants with moisture, managing rose blackspot, and delaying extreme drying. It also notes bulb and perennial tasks, cuttings, mower checks, and regional crop progress across Texas counties.
Texas crop conditions reflect hot dry weather boosting field work yet stressing late planted crops and pastures. Sorghum harvests advance in South Texas while cotton moves in the Rio Grande Valley and Central parts. Soil moisture short in Panhandle and South Plains. rains needed. Cattle conditions good, insect pests controlled with herb sprays. screwworms remain a problem in central and southern counties. Wheat harvest progresses as dryland wheat matures rapidly in northern Texas.
The Laonklardibe Club met at Mrs KOO) Law’s home with Co host West. Jeaneanne Byrd gave the noon meal invocation. President Mrs KOO) Law led the business period and announced no booth Monday in the Happy Birthday Celebration due to illness among members. Those present included Mimes Howard Martin Ivie LeCroy ME Jones Ben Teague J.D Hardin DO Nash CL Jones John Goodson LH Puen Spears Mary Smith and Miss Gladys Stone. It was the last meeting until September.
Fresh vegetables remain in heavy supply across College Station Texas stores with several items selling at prices lower than a year ago. Local grocers report steady demand as the harvest season continues and shoppers seek bargains on produce.
A Texas Agricultural Extension Service specialist reports on current grocery prices and supplies. Cabbage carrots peppers corn cucumbers and yellow squash show varied availability while watermelons and cantaloupe remain plentiful. pork prices stay high and beef cuts offer moderate value. The notice also lists a city water and sewer improvements application with multiple fire plugs and new lines for public review.
Mrs Blodgett won an aquarium Saturday in a drawing held by Jams Lawrence owner of Kiddies Korner. The prize was part of the store grand opening after its recent purchase by Mrs Lawrence.
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