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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1963
Page
3
A note on gifting refined linens as a wedding wish from The Label That Speaks For The Finest In Linens. The piece highlights quality fabrics and refined design as a personal gesture to the bride to be.
NBC’s Show of the Week profiles Shelley Berman, tracing his nervous rise in a brutal business. The hour shows Berman autographs fans, orders no dinner service, and erupts backstage at a Hollywood Florida hotel, delivering a candid portrait of a struggling new star.
Five day forecast for Northwestern Texas shows temperatures 4 to 9 degrees below normal with highs near 60 to 58 and Lows 20 to 43. A birth announcement notes Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mitchell welcomed a boy at 9 PM weighing pounds ounces. Dr and Mrs Albert D report a new daughter born at 6 AM March 1 in Childress General Hospital.
Fragmented text describes NBC avoiding a direct interview with Berman and presenting narration by McGee to frame a tense opening. It praises Judas for photography and NBC’s restraint while criticizing overhyped names in television.
Belleé offers Lettres with Mrs Mary Jane Heath at 7 30 p m Elks Ladies dinner at Elks Hall 7 30 p m WSCS meets 3 p m Rebekah Lodge at 100 Fuall 7 30 p m Church of Christ Ladies Class 10 a m Univ Readers Club 9 a m HDC 2 p m Larkspur Club 3 p m South Childress HDC 2 30 p m Home Economics Club 3 p m at WDC CYW HDC 9 a m Friday North Childress HDC 2 p m American Legion and Auxiliary 44th birthday party 7 30 p m
Kirkland News reports many local residents visiting relatives and traveling. Amy family members, Mr. and Mrs. El W of String City, Jimmy and I McClain in Amarillo, Tab Cochran from Clovis NM visiting Murray family, E L Melton household guests, Tom Brooks of Wichita Falls, J J McWhorter, Shanna Kay Locket visiting grandparents, Clyde Nippe and Rickman families to Pecos, Quanah church group including L V Royall and Harold Gressett, John Belt and Marvin Skinner in Paducah, Leland Cagers from Agate Colorado visiting Weightman family in Childress, Judy Werner of Amarillo also staying with Weightmans.
Mrs. Pad Efird is showing gradual second channel at Child General Hospital. Rollins spent the weekend in Ardmore Oklahoma with his wife and daughter.
Household hints cover removing wrinkles with heat and damp towels, peeling onions by slicing and sliding skin, washing shower curtains with towels, using meat tenderizer to lift blood stains, applying warm water, brushing a vegetable grater, cleaning lint traps, and removing crayon marks from enamel with detergent solution.
Dr. Ralph Phelps of Ouachita Baptist College leads a Baptist meeting on liquor by the drink and the challenge of salacious magazines. The event, held in Philadelphia, Ark., also discusses a Baylor University production of Long Day's Journey Into Night.
Admission notes show multiple patients listed with days including Saturday Sunday and today. Names include Wilmer Rutledge Mrs L D Cartile Mrs Dick Mitchell Kenneth Cox Russell Jones Weldon Keel Ivester White L H Barley Weldon Keel Hene ary Williams Charlie Lane D Anderson and others with varying days.
A Wisconsin family narrowly avoided disaster when a Milwaukee Road Dakota 400 passenger train struck a car at a rail crossing near Tunnel City. Three people were thrown clear. the car dragged under the train for a distance before stopping. Engineer Al G. Harnisch, 63, Baraboo, said he slowed to about 50 mph as the impact occurred. Mrs. Sherwood and her three children were in the vehicle. Warren Sherwood and other family members were elsewhere.
Public records list several city court fines for alcohol related offenses. Bill Bari Gritel and Floyd Edward Lewis each fined $15 for drunkenness. An unnamed party fined $15 for passing on the wrong side of the street and $25 for disorderly conduct. Additional fines include $15 for being under the influence of alcohol and $15 for disturbing the peace. Herman Foley also cited with a fine.
A series of birthday greetings appear for Mrs Clyde Perkins Mrs Lee Nagoch Mrs Obert McFarland Mrs Neta Hudson Mrs Reynolds and Mrs A H Jones along with advice on home study areas noting to keep desks light colored to improve reading light.
Fines were issued for drunkenness speeding and excessive noise with amounts up to 100 dollars. Building permits were issued for new bedrooms and houses at addresses including 910 Avenue D Sr and 601 Avenue J Se with costs ranging from 300 to 10000 dollars. The report also notes a late entry about Ruben Franklin Le Roy and other names.
Last week saw several property deeds filed including transfers from P. tied to M. J. Earp and Zerl Harwell to Claude Dowis, Veterans Land Board to L. D. Meriwether, and A.M. Woods to Alton W. Ryan. Six new cars were registered including a Cadillac and a Ford. Two divorces were filed Betty Jordan versus Joe Jordan and Leonard R. Phillips versus Lula Phillips. AAW meeting date changed to March 12 with a program by Mrs. Ile Holleman and Mrs. Jessie Thomas of Paducah.
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