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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1968
Page
4
A lively roundup covers couples moving to Houston for business ventures and home closings, birthdays celebrated with family gatherings, and community events. It notes Mary Scott honored by 4-H, church and school renovations, a fashion show by Young Homemakers, and the nationwide 911 rollout starting in Haleyville Alabama with UT Austin alumni holding leadership roles.
Peggy McDonald notes numerous memorial book gifts accepted for the library. Gifts include The Comanches Lords of the South Plains, The Far Journey, Patterns of Living, Cradle of Civilization, The Life of Samuel Johnson, Living Bible, Washington DC The Story of Our Nation's Capital, Fresh Every Morning, Inside South America, The Crosses at Zarin, Les Miserables, The Idea of Happiness, The Dollmaker, Thomas Woodrow Wilson A Psychological Study, Mrs Westerby Changes Course, Variety of Men, A Dictionary of Angels, Bing and Other Things, Shade Grove, Texas Almanac 1968-1969, Standard Catalog for Public Libraries 1959-1963, Fiction Catalog 1961-1965. Memorial funds and donors named.
State Historical Survey Committee will host the second Small Museum Institute in Fort Worth on March 15-16 at the Fort Worth Children Museum with participation from the Smithsonian Institution. Childress County Historical Survey Committee and others express interest in attending.
Janet Kay Israel and Lt. Jimmy Nelson Lane announce their forthcoming marriage. The ceremony is set for June 7 at 7 p.m. at North Side Church of Christ in Fort Worth. The couple will reside at Langley AFB Virginia after the wedding.
At the courthouse meeting Blue Ribbon welcomed Eileen Freeman Larry Cure Wayne Cure and David Becker. President Terry King led a business period discussing the County Food Show on March 1 at 1 p.m. A tea for Mrs. Mary departing for Kermit was planned for March 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Lewis Meinzer home inviting all county 4-H families.
A Saturday breakfast at Mrs. E A Sanders home opened the graduation party season. Honored graduates Marilyn Price Charles Stepelns Robert Proffitt of Childress and Charles Call of Quanah received keepsakes including miniature travel exits. Miss Price received a tissue dispenser as a gift. The table decor featured a wise old owl theme with guests Ronna Mooney and Paula Rogers.
South Childress Demonstration Club sponsors a Friday noon bean dinner at Mrs Lewis Meinzer's home. Tickets cost $1 and attendees may contact club members. The Pi Club will join in for a regular luncheon with slides on Ko-
Mrs. A Caradine was surprised with a birthday party by her daughter Artena. Attending were elder daughter Mrs. James Parnett, mother, sister Mrs. Henry Hawkins, and Miss Aubra Hawkins. The gathering featured pink linens, yellow mums, crystal vases, spine flowers, and guests Arthur Caradine, M K Wilcoxson, James Parnett, Tynn Simmons and Rodney Barnett.
Weekly event list across churches clubs and groups in Chillicothe with meetings from Monday to Saturday including dinners, luncheons, suppers, circles, and a skating party. Notable venues include Veterans Building Central Christian First Baptist Church Chillicothe and Masonic Building with activities by CMF WCFKYW AAUW Eastern Star and HDC committees.
The LVN Association announced new committees and chairmen at its latest meeting. Nominations include Pillie Madder Bearden Education Wanda Howell Public Relations Ril M Simmons Finance Lois Arnold Program Tetha Wheeler By Laws Betty Stevens Civil Defense Ethel Adams Legislative Dotty Hardin Special LVNA Home Ruby Steed Sunshine Ruby McIntyre Membership Cella Messer Executive Committee Janis Lawrence president Cella Messer first vice president with Lonnie Elkins as treasurer. Meeting opened with LVNA prayer led by Mrs Howell. Elkins gave financial report noting 23 paid members. New members announced. Also centered on church events and missionary prayers upcoming.
The Kirkland of Christ A lectureship opens with morning worship and daily evening services through Friday. Westview and Tipton Home Choruses to perform Thursday and Friday. First Presbyterian holds Lenton services each Wednesday at 7:40 a.m. until Easter. Rev Hager and Miss Kerley visit March 24 to discuss church educational changes. Engagement announced for Alicia Jane Heim and Delbert Thomas with wedding set for April 6 at Estelline Methodist Church.
Lubbock Christian College plans a high school program titled A Humorist Looks at Life by ri Brown Tubback at 7 30 p m March 9. The Master Follies production and other activities including the Royal Blue Band and the Meistersinger Chorus concert will follow, introducing students to the college and senior college plans.
Four new members welcomed at Friday session in The Woman's Department Club. New members include Mrs Charlie Christie Mrs Bill Atkinson Mrs O L Garrison and Mrs R L Wood. Active reactivations are Mrs Dean Decker and Mrs Wade Musgrove. The meeting featured remarks on crime standards and democracy.
Happy birthday tomorrow to Mrs. Harry Thaten Mrs. Hyatt King Georgia Jones Mrs. Clinton Halford Lon Ann Sumrall Pete Moore George F Johnson to Betty Stevens and Ruby Me and today to Intyre James Crow.
The Childress chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will sponsor a local Children of the Confederacy group with Miss Sharon Steelman as voluntary leader. The decision was made at a weekly meeting hosted by Mrs. A. M. Privitt with Mrs. Tops Gilreath presiding. Other attendees included Mrs. W. M. Stiner and Mrs. Tom Goff, who saluted the Confederate and Texas flags respectively.
Carolyn Atkinson of Amarillo, formerly of Childress, earned a high school diploma at a commencement in Garrett Hall, Amarillo Junior College. She attended night classes and works as secretary to a college dean. Present were her mother Madeline Atkinson and grandparents H L Hamner of Childress.
A home kitchen tip describes adding shredded western lettuce minced clams and eggs to hot chicken broth for a quick egg drop soup. Instructions note stirring until the egg sets and strands form as the dish comes together.
A recipe fragment describes lettuce with undrained marinated artichokes, carrots, onion, and dill weed. Directions incomplete but indicates serving as part of a salad or sandwich topping.
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