This Week In Childress Community Covered Dish Dinner
Sunday at 6 p.m. a community covered dish supper and service will be held at Fair Park in Childress inviting locals to share a meal and fellowship.
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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
3
Sunday at 6 p.m. a community covered dish supper and service will be held at Fair Park in Childress inviting locals to share a meal and fellowship.
The Misses and Mrs. George Morey were omitted from the hostesses for the Greg Harrison nuptial shower. The Index says the oversight is regretted. In the 1972 presidential section men out-voted women sixty four to sixty two percent.
Birthday and anniversary notices greet Mrs. Buddy Cordell Mrs. Clyde James E R Kelly Betty Cooper Bill Collier Sheila Nelson Tiger Willis Barbara Ray and Kimberly Ann Clark Tony Bolkenstyn honored Saturday with well wishes and messages from family and friends.
Jeffery McKee extends well wishes for anniversaries to Mr and Mrs Bobby Crooks Mr and Mrs Werner Best Mr and Mrs James E Turner Mr and Mrs Doc Rogers Also greetings to Roger Melton Mrs Tommy Newberry Clorine Smith Gene Smith Steve Halford Joyce Nichols David Halford Donna Halford and Mr and Mrs Bill Butler.
Houston artist and teacher Ruth Womach will conduct a multi session workshop at The Frame Shop. Evening classes run 6 30 to 10 p m on July 14 15 16 and morning sessions 12 30 to 4 30 on July 21 22 23 with a $20 deposit and $38 for three full days. Enrollment deadline is July 10. Specializes in painting roses.
Abraham Schwab’s Beale Street store survives urban renewal pressures as renovation plans loom. He recalls family roots dating to 1876 and his son Elliott helping in the business while expressing pride in Beale Street’s enduring spirit.
Fiona Sutherland of Mingay Coolac New South Wales visits Estelline as guest of Paul and Billye Collins. She and her family ranch black Angus while developing the Murray Grey breed. Fiona plans trips to Dallas and Calgary for the Stampede amid warm hospitality and cross-continental ties.
Mrs Truman Webb led a church class meeting and social with Miss Mary Williams reading the devotional. Mrs Johnie K Williams reported finances and noted Ruth Fite's appreciation. Roy Swain gave the dismissal prayer as homemade ice cream and cake were served to Misters Hines, Dement, Kelley, Green, Shipman, Mooney, Wall, Copeland, Estell and Preston.
The Bruce Family gathered June 18 and 19 at the Woman's Department Club with about 200 attendees. Ted Bruce led the business meeting and new officers were elected. officers include Doug Fowler and Gene Bruce as co-presidents and co-vice presidents, with Mrs. Huddleston as secretary treasurer. Gifts were presented to eldest grandson J C Bell and oldest granddaughter Inez Oakes, among others. A supper, a fashion show “Those Were the Days,” and dancing followed. Only two original members attended, plus members in nursing homes.
Mr and Mrs Bill Reed of Wichita Falls announce the birth of their second child a son Casey Brent at 845 p m June 24 at Wichita Falls General Hospital The infant weighed eight pounds five ounces and measured 20 inches Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Maurice Reed of Childress Casey Brent has a sister Becky three years old
Mr and Mrs John Lindsey Utley of Paducah announce the birth of a son Terry Lindsey at 135 pm June 29 in Childress General Hospital. The infant weighed seven pounds 15 1/2 ounces at birth.
Beale Street merchant Abram Schwab opened a museum in January 1976 inside A Schwab department store in Memphis. The collection includes sheet music, photos, clippings, and artifacts from the blues era, such as tickets to Malco Palace and Daisy theaters and items tied to W. C. Handy. Schwab, a longtime Beale Street historian, notes the segregated past of the street’s venues and recalls Handy’s era and musicians connected to Beale Street.
A nationwide survey by Response Analysis Corp. finds 71 percent think smoking robs vitamins, 12 percent know it lowers vitamin C, and 47 percent believe birth control pills raise vitamin needs while only 6 percent know B6 is especially required for those users.
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