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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1954

Page

2

Social Calendar of Local Churches and Clubs

The First Methodist and First Baptist churches schedule evening gatherings with choirs meeting at 7 p.m. The Queen Esther Sunday School class hosts a 7 to 9 p.m. shower for Mr. and Mrs. Hal Price at Central Christian Friendship Square. Pythian sisters picnic at Fair Park at 7:30 p.m. Knights and families invited. B&PW committee chairs meet at Miss Alyeen Ater's 706 E Northwest at 7:30 p.m. Friday North Childress HDC meets 2:30 p.m. at Mrs. W. R. Wailing 610 Ave G Southeast. Sunday choir at First Baptist meets 5 p.m.

First Methodist Church Queen Esther Hal Price Friendship Square Central Christian Church John S. Mulllen Fair Park B&pw Marie Lewis Alyeen Ater E. Nw North Childress HDC W. R. Wailing 610 Ave G. Se

Circle Meets For Quilting At First Baptist Church

The Vivian Hickerson Circle of the First Baptist Church held a full day session with quilting activities and a noon sack lunch. Ada Hensley led the opening prayer, Henry Feeley delivered the devotional from 2 Peter, and Leonard King presided over the business meeting with nine members and three visitors attending.

Vivian Hickerson First Baptist Church Ada Hensley Henry Feeley Peter Leonard King

WSCS of King Memorial Church Meets on Jeremiah Chapters

Mrs H W Barnett led the group through Jeremiah chapters thirteen as the WSCS of King Memorial Church met Tuesday afternoon in the church. Mrs Gerald Menefee opened with a prayer and Mrs Alonzo Garvin led the business. The meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer. Attendees included Mrs E C Qwerby Chester Carter Mrs Paul Pyle and visitor Mrs Ollie Williams.

H. W. Barnett WSCS the King Memorial Church Gerald Menefee Alonzo Garvin E. C. Qwerby Chester Carter Paul «. Pyle Ollie Williams

Mrs Fromm Reviews Angel Unaware at Church Parlor

The Young Moderns of the First Methodist Church met in the church parlor. Mrs. Weldon Fromm gave a review of Dale Evans's Angel Unaware about the Rogers child. She received earnings for the review per custom. At the business meeting the group voted to work with bronze next time.

First Methodist Church Weldon Fromm Dale Evans Rogers

Findt DeShazo To Be Married

Mr and Mrs Arthur Findt of Tahoka announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Sue to Rondie F DeShazo son of Mr and Mrs K DeShazo of Lubbock. The wedding is planned for July 23 on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Tahoka. Sue is a Tahoka High School graduate and a Texas Tech senior. Rondie is a Childress High School graduate and is employed by Ater Whitwell Lumber Company of Lubbock.

Arthur Findt Tahoka Sue Rondie F. DeShazo First Baptist Church Tahoka High School Texas Technological College Childress High School Ater Whitwell Lumber Company Lubbock

Collins Taking Basic Training

Pvt. Doyle Lindell Collins begins eight weeks of Army basic training at Fort Bliss in an Anti Aircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center. He will study rifle machine gun and bazooka marksmanship and Army technical topics followed by a week of field maneuvers.

Harrell Chapel Doyle Lindell Collins Andy Collins Fort Bliss Collins

Obituary notes Childress County official and family

Illness continues from page one and notes his service as assessor collector and deputy sheriff from 1916 to 1920. He was past president of the Childress County Old Settlers Association. Survivors include his widow Winifred Krigbaum, son Elbert, daughter Mrs Vernon Eubank, cousin Walter G Stewart, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home.

Childress County Old Settlers Association Winifred Krigbaum Elbert Childress Vernon Eubank Walter G. Stewart McAllen Childress Cemetery Newberry Funeral Home

Hospital Notes Admit and Discharge Roundup

Mrs Buford B Taylor and Mrs C W Cox were admitted on Wednesday with other admissions including Co L Bain. Discharges include James Johnson yesterday Mrs J F Crawford and Bertha Wilson today.

Buford B. Taylor C. W. Cox Co. L. Bain

Weather Outlook for West Texas with Scattered Thunderstorms

Partly cloudy through Thursday with scattered thundershowers mainly in the Pecos Valley, western Panhandle, and South Plains. No significant temperature changes. Local notes mention several birth announcements and visits, including families from Fort Worth, Amarillo, Dallas, andPaducah, with ongoing hospital and social visits around Pampa.

West Texas Pecos Valley Panhandle South Plains

News items About People You Know

Mrs. Fred Cordell leaves tomorrow for the Stanford rodeo for two weeks. Memphis visits include Nancy Eddy Joy Thorne Sue Preston Jan Bailey Gail Garrison and Margaret Hagan. Lloyd and Mrs. Denny visit in Garden Valley then Memphis on business. Pat McNallen and Pam vacation in Ohio returning this weekend. Townsend family returns from Colorado. J B Crain of Lubbock visits Childress and Tell with relatives.

S. H. Townsend Colorado J. B. Crain Lubbock Childress

Salvadorean President Osorio arrival amid Guatemalan curfew

Rebel forces and Osar Osorio plan to land by plane as Guatemala ends best effort curfew. Police sweep the capital for militants of the outlawed Communist party and confiscate guns given by Arbenz. Asylum seekers include Juan Manuel Fortuny and Augusto Charnaud MacDonald at foreign missions.

Oscar Osorio Castillo Armas Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Communist Party Arbenz Monzon Juan Manuel Fortuny Augusto Charnaud MacDonald

Soviets Open First Atomic Power Station in USSR

London reports Moscow radio announces opening of the first Soviet industrial atomic power station with 5,000 kilowatts capacity. The USSR Council of Ministers says the plant began June 27 1954 for industry and agriculture, marking a step toward peaceful atomic energy.

London Moscow Radio Soviet Union Soviet Council of Ministers Ussr British Atomic Commission Ussr Council of Ministers Atomic Energy Power Moscow

Firefighters battle blaze as fumes flare from truck engine

In Bridgeport Connecticut firemen responding to a blaze had to request extra help not to extinguish the main fire but to control dangerous fumes spilling from the engine of their apparatus.

Bridgeport Conn

Boston Elder John Watt Sutherland of Boston Saint Louis

Boston stationery owner John Watt Sutherland 80 and his two uncles in Nova Scotia were identical twins who died in the same year at age 107.

Boston John Watt Sutherland Nova Scotia

Fire crews respond to early morning Milwaukee kitchen blaze

Fire engines rush to a Milwaukee home in the early hours but find the kitchen charred and the cause undetermined as responders clear the scene after inspecting a smoking pork chop on the range.

Milwaukee

Bible Quiz The True Source for Wisdom and Peace

A reader outlines a set of biblical trivia questions with references from Mark Luke Acts Romans Samuel and Ecclesiastes. It invites answers and praises daily Bible reading for wisdom courage and peace.

The Bible Daily

Eisenhower to seek big farm price aid in new program

President Eisenhower expected to request a large increase in farm price supports as Congress begins a broad farm bill. Officials say the move aims to justify flexible price supports to alternate with the rigid parity system favored by the farm bloc, possibly raising the legal limit to 10 billion. The plan centers on shifting from fixed to adjustable supports for crops under parity, with debate over extensions for wheat cotton corn peanuts and rice.

Washington Eisenhower House Congress

Heat Sweeps Texas and Louisiana with Record Highs

Rainsed out of Texas and into Louisiana. a heat wave blankets the region. Presidio reached 103 degrees on Tuesday while overnight lows varied from 60 in Dalhart and Junction to 78 in Galveston. Other readings include Lubbock 62 Amarillo 64 Marfa 64 Wink 65 San Antonio and Corpus Christi 67 Del Rio 69 Austin Texarkana Brownsville 70 Childress 71 Laredo 72 Houston 73 Waco 74 Fort Worth 75 Beaumont 75 Dallas 76.

Page Texas Louisiana Presidio Dalhart Junction Galveston Lubbock Amarillo Marfa Wink San Antonio Corpus Christi del Rio Austin Texarkana Brownsville Childress Laredo Lurkin Houston Waco Fort Worth Peaumont Dallas

Flood Crest Threatens Texas Border City Rio Grande

The Rio Grande flood, the greatest in regional history, rose to 62.12 feet at 8 a.m. with crest expected to reach 63 feet after hours, threatening Piedras Negras Eagle Pass and Laredo Nuevo Laredo. Texas Governor Shivers scheduled a helicopter trip. Laredo water supply cut as flood waters shut down KVOZ.

Rio Grande Piedras Negras Eagle Pass Laredo Nuevo Laredo Allan Shivers Texas Karl Keeler US Boundary and Water Commission KVOZ

The garment trade leads New York City's economy

The garment trade remains the leading industry in New York City, driving employment and commerce across the boroughs as factories, retailers, and suppliers expand amid urban growth and international demand.

New York City

Paducah Resident Joe Thomson Dies at 82

Paducah resident Joe Thomson aged 82 died yesterday at his home. He was father of Mrs. J P Barnett of Childress. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Thursday at Paducah First Baptist Church with interment in Paducah.

Joe Thomson J. P. Barnett Childress Paducah Paducah First Baptist Church

Across de Janeiro to Good Hope European Duck Puzzle

Word puzzle with numbered clues across and down. Solve for terms matching hints such as locations, items, actions, and objects. fill grid with answers like Soaks flax, Curtain, Hospital attendants, Mania, Assistant, Fatal drug, Greek letter, Pillow covers, Allot, Ireland, Feminine soldiers, Rebound, Comforted, Balance, Wan, Sacred bull.

Ireland

Crossword Puzzle Clues Consolidated

Answer to Previous Puzzle list of clues and solutions compiled with numeric labels and brief hints for each entry including Eagle's nest Cottage dee Pain Scottish ones Shade of red Mistake The United The London Air fish sand hills Vagrant British river Distribute Become lively Russian mountains Bristle Exclamation

Eagle's Nest Cottage Dee the United Sand Hills British River

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Deni Lampe Tom Boy Arvelenz Os Ue Circle Findt DeShazo John Davis John Prettyman J. M. Preston Jr Sam Mitchell Mary Margaret Brummett Pampa R. L. Ragsdale Tom Boley Hattie Holder Jess Parker Bill Sager Otto R. Willison Holdenville Okla Church of the Nazarene Wendell A. Russell Russia Seersucker Ave. B Lavina Rosa Fowler Paul Acts Hannah Naomi Samuel OS Department Philco Dick Tracy Louisville Slugger Big League Baseball Celles Ihe Columbia Philco Radio Thurs Mexico J. A. Borum, Jr Optometrist Ave. E de Janeiro Guido the London Air
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