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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
2
Leather handbags in bone black and patent white options plus imported straw bags featured. Bone and black leather options highlight modern fashion appeal to upgrade wardrobes.
ABC CBS and NBC aired three new children programs with Discovery Daily 4:30 pm ET facing high costs and weak national sponsorship. Reading Room and Exploring on weekend mid days seek stronger ad revenue to justify investments. Captain Kangaroo and Perry Como changes noted for next season.
The notice lists events for the week including American Legion and Auxiliary meetings at 7 30 p m, a wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Cecil Goff at Mrs C T Glover home, WDC Executive meeting at 9 30 am, PTA meetings and Robert E Lee PTA at 2 30 pm, Grandees at 3 pm, Home Arts Club at 3 pm, Duplicate Bridge at 7 30 pm, Sherwood Music Club recital at 7 pm, and High Point HDC at 2 pm.
About 125 youngsters and adults attended the Share the Fun program for 4 H clubs at the high school auditorium. Ninety acts with fifty participants competed in county events. senior skit Gun Powder by Johnny Hardin, Andy Scott, Lester Gressett and James Driver will represent the county. alternate was The Price is Right by Pat Painter and others. Blue ribbons awarded to junior and senior groups with judges Rev. Joe S Allen Odis Smotherman Sen. Andy Rogers and Mary Scott acted as official.
Judy Gail Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy L Miller was selected Red Cross Girl of the Sam Houston first grade in Wichita Falls. The Junior Red Cross Council members visited Wichita County Farm with candy and cookies and prepared boxed food for needy families for Thanksgiving and Christmas. They also created two murals for Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital and continued filling overseas boxes at monthly meetings.
Warmer Wednesday forecast after a colder night. Low 21 tonight and high 58 Wednesday for Childress. Mrs. Carl Bruegel and child ren from Dimmitt visited G. O. Garrisons. Visitors in W. Wallace home from Clarksville included Ruda Wallace and Tode Hodges family. Edward Austin and Mr Wallace convalescing at home after a heart attack.
Mrs. Lou Copeland and her son George Copeland traveled to Dallas to visit Mrs Copeland's son in law Raymond Hood, who is critically ill in a Dallas hospital.
Tokyo sources report Foreign Office adviser Ryuji Takeuchi aged 60 will become ambassador to Washington in early April. He will replace Koichiro Asakai aged 57 as the United States government has agreed to his appointment.
E E Hill of 504 Avenue C Childress is with Kin glin C First Marine Regiment First Marine Division Camp Pendleton Calif The unit completed six days counter guerrilla warfare training including 18 hours classroom instruction and practical exercises near the Cleveland National Forest The training covered doctrine offensive and defensive tactics intelligence and security counter ambush and immediate action drills.
Roberta Bonner hosted a reunion dinner at the Rendle home for the Ernest Rendle family the Roland Hervey family and the Wallis Earl Miller family. The menu included barbecue dishes served to attending relatives.
The public is invited to an Area Art Foundation exhibit at 8 pm on March 9 at 1709 Polk Street Amarillo. Portraits sculpture landscapes and other paintings will be on display.
The description notes a crisp braid detail on 100 percent wool Hob Nub Tweed with a round jewel collar and single button closure. It offers a balanced dressy yet casual look with bracelet length sleeves for spring 1963 fashion settings.
Say happy birthday tomorrow to Elbert Krigbaum Leo Ebrie Jackie Rogers Mrs. Roy Rogers Pat Davenport.
The VFW Auxiliary votes to compile a recipe book and requests 100 recipes. Donors should send their favorites to Ellen Wasson, Box 471, Childress, per the announcement.
The Tell Methodist Church will hold Sunday night services at 7 pm hereafter, changing from 6 30 pm. Also provided is historical context noting Los Angeles metro manufacturing employment rising from 530 200 to 801 500 workers between 1951 and 1961.
Gamma Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held a luncheon in Childress with Miss Inez Blankenship chairing. Members from Wellington, Turkey, Memphis and Clarendon contributed, discussing the rise of new nations and free world ideas, and plans included subscriptions for Magazines for the Philippines, gifts to a Wichita Falls hospital, and a telegram supporting teacher retirement reform.
Mrs Joe King showed slide pictures of her trip to Japan at a Thursday Home Economics Club meeting. An apron was presented to the guest speaker. Mrs O W Carlson was elected delegate to the Santa Rosa District convention in Vernon in April. Members were urged to attend the March 13 art exhibit at WDC and the March 14 program on food at the gas office. Guests were invited. hostesses listed.
MONFLAT Special reports the marriage of A. V. Mote Jr. and Frances Buckmaster of Wichita Falls. The ceremony took place February 15 in Wichita Falls. The groom, son of A. V. Mote Sr. of Union Flat, is a 1959 Childress High School graduate employed in Wichita Falls. The bride, a Rider High School graduate, works in a Wichita Falls bakery.
The Givens Sunday School class enjoyed a skating party at Memphis Friday night. Attending were L J Halford Freida Johnson Barbara Clements Earl a Carmack Thomas Rutledge Jerry Henderson Sheila Devoll Glenda Hicks Karen Dement Pat Steed and John Steed. Sponsors accompanying them were Mrs Kenneth Givens and Mrs Bernice Steed.
Admission list includes Mrs. Jack Hackworth Monday S R Hill Mrs Roscoe Catherall Marvin Dupree Mrs Ted Poling Loyd Williams of Carey Monday Dismissal notes Mrs Frank Coleman today gone Monday
UPI tally shows the Four Seasons with Walk Like A Man atop the top 20 for the second straight week. Paul and Paula close second with Hey Paula while Rhythm of the Rain rises to third and Walk Right In drops to fourth with other chart moves including End of the World rising to sixth.
A collection of Dear Polly tips shares quick fixes for travel hats in bags, dust suppression when handling ashes, cake frosting for lunch boxes, safe washing of fragile glasses, and refurbishing stuffed toys. Readers suggest toothbrush uses for hats, fur, and suede care.
The VFW will meet at 7 30 Thursday night at the Veterans Building to finalize plans for the District 13 VFW Convention on March 9 and 10. Commander George Robinson urges all members and committees to attend. eligible veterans overseas with honorable discharge are invited.
A fragment lists chart items and performers: Ned Miller Faber 16 Alice in Wonderland Neil Sedaka RCA Victor 17 The Orlongs Cameo Denver New Christy Minstrels Columbia 19 Vince Guaraldi Trio Cast Your Fate to the Wind Fantasy 20 Del Shannon Little Town Flirt Big Top.
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