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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
3
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Hollywood UPI notes Beverly Hillbillies remains popular but faces scheduling threats from The Real McCoys and Car 54 Where Are You ABC targets Ben Casey against Hillbillies. The article credits slick production and promotion for Hillbillies success and mentions Benaderet’s future series.
Captain John Mosby and about two dozen horsemen slip through a Union encampment in a snowy dawn raid toward Fairfax Virginia. They surprise Brigadier General Edwin Stoughton in his quarters after a dramatic confrontation, capturing him and prompting Mosby to march toward Confederate lines.
Mrs. Grant Hanna 18th District American Legion Auxiliary president and Mrs. Ira Ott VA Hospital representative visited Childress members briefly on Wednesday en route from Wellington. They dined with Unit President Mrs. Virginia Hassell and discussed membership and the upcoming Amarillo District Convene set for April 27-28.
ABC-TV confirms its new fall circus series The Greatest Show on Earth starring Jack Palance and Stuart Ervin set for 9 to 10 p.m. EST Tuesdays. The Dick Powell Theatre will air its first color show April 23 with June Allyson hosting. An Easter Sunday Vatican program also appears in color. NBC-TV presents a four part history of the Catholic Church on May 5, 12, 19 and 26 dedicated to Pope John XXIII.
Admitted are Mrs. Darwin Anderson Mrs. James Garrett of Kirkland Frank Dakis Mrs. Tom Newberry Robert Needham Mrs. Fred Becker Mrs. Homer Gibson. Discharged are Mrs. C. J. Lyons W. R. Hoover Mrs. L. L. Baker David Simmons.
A Chicago AP summary notes bees maintain time and distance, perform complex tasks, and communicate via a dance language. Dr. Irwin Moon explains scout bees relay nectar, sugar content, distance, and direction, guiding hive work and food sources. Some argue human society mirrors this efficient, ruthless hive.
Federal officials pressed Nielsen for clearer guidance as Rogers expressed amazement at inconsistent information after four weeks of hearings. Henry Rahmel, executive vice president, acknowledged past carelessness but said steps have been taken to improve visibility and accuracy for clients.
An advertising notice promotes BQ-6 tablets claiming cold relief in one hour with three doses taken two hours apart. It guarantees a 68 cent refund at any drug store if not satisfied within the hour, urging quick action today at A. L. Harp Drug.
Local forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Friday with warmer temperatures. At Childress General Hospital a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Darwin Anderson at 7 05 am weighing eight pounds three ounces. A separate birth follows for Mr and Mrs James Garrett at 6 15 am weighing four pounds nine ounces. Two former Childress residents win trips to a Denver tire plant through the White's organization. Jerry McLain of Las Cruces and Horace Henson receive the trips.
WEWS reports patients linked to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. Among those named are Mrs. Dessie Mae Butler of Chilness and Barbara Maxwell of Kirkland. Mrs. W. A. Cates has returned home after surgery at the Amarillo hospital.
Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz gently rebuked House Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman FE C. Gathings D Ark. saying there have been frequent references but we would have difficulty in accepting as definitive the meaning you ascribe to it. The exchange signals a measured US stance in congressional scrutiny.
The House passed a bill imposing stiff penalties on drilling or producing from illegally slanted oil wells. The House State Affairs Committee sent to the floor a UH graduate program proposal enabling the University of Houston to join the state college system in September.
UPI reports USIA told Congress that Soviet overseas radio broadcasts grew significantly in 1962. Broadcast hours to Africa jumped from 73 to 112 per week, to the Far East from 117 to 180 hours, and to Latin America from 45 to about 101 hours.
The item lists numerous weekend visits and superb broad social rounds among families in Lubbock Abi lene Paducah Hereford Slaton Shallowater and Slaton. It notes medical checkups and hospital stays including Susie Timmons and Betty Rose with pneumonia and Carl Seal visiting from McAllen.
Clothing item listing describes a 100 percent cotton jumpsuit available in sizes 10 through 18. Product may be marketed as a jumping athletic garment for casual wear. No additional features or brand names provided.
The Tell school girls volleyball team will join a Turk tournament on Thursday through Saturday. The squad includes Dorthy Timmons Delores Timmons Jo Ann Love Mors Crain Lorene Newman and Frieda Pistole. Recent Tate Timmons guests were Mr and Mrs Benham of Canyon and Mr and Mrs Marvin Crain of Tell.
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