The Corral Publishes Student Journalists Report
The Corral by Childress High School Journalism Students lists staff reporters editors and columnists including Rhonda Burchett editor Debbie Bird associate editor Tim Wyatt news editor Rita Evans feature editor Don Bailey sports editor David Grimes and others.
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Childress High School
the Corral
Rhonda Burchett
Debbie Bird
Tim Wyatt
Rita Evans
Don Bailey
David Grimes
Ao Eubank
Exchange
Eddecry Barfield
Ck ‘Steith
Local Senior Play Brings News and Notes to CHS
CHS reports a busy week with the senior play a success and new staff notes. Mentions include Miss Van Vu’s election, Sherry Spurlock joining, and Pam welcoming, plus Pep rally chatter and birthday cheers.
Eyes for the Needy project completed by Chapel
The Tuesday Chapel reports completion of the Eyes for the Needy project. Details are sparse but indicate a charity effort supported by the church group and community donors.
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Barbara
Tae
Senior Personality Tommy Eubank Profile
Senior Tommy Eubank son of Vernon and Mrs Eubank born January 26 1950 Chil dress now resides 511 Ave H S E. His color blue pleases him and Darlene Whitten is a favorite. He enjoys The Theme From Summer Place and a 1968 red Corvette Stingray dream car. He lists Speech Spanish Club Science Club and sports at CHS and won third in district pole vault freshman year. He dislikes two faced people and apple polishers and aims to attend Southern State Weatherford Oklahoma after graduation.
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Tommy Eubank
Vernon Eubank
Childress
Ave. H. S. E
Darlene Whitten
Tommy
Arsella Andrews
Ann-Margaret
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
Speech Club
D.E
Philosphy of
Sou- State
Weatherford
Oklahoma
CHS
Volleyball Girls Compete In Levelland Tournament
The Levelland tournament hosted by South Plains College featured 16 teams from 3-A and 2-A divisions. The volleyball girls coached by Ida Blankenship left at 11 30 am and played four matches across Friday and Saturday, winning one of three in the Levelland event and then dropping three straight at Iowa Park on Tuesday.
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Migs Ida Blankenship
Levelland
Cheri Briain
Glenda Webster
Barbara Nichols
Deanna Allison
Patti Thaten
Brenda Moseley
Janice Havins
Janet Gleavep Price
Marth
South Plains College
Childress
Denver City
Muleshoe
Seymour
Littlefield
Seagrave Lorenzo
Morton
Iowa Park
Bobcat Band Receives Clinic From West Texas State Pro
On Monday night March 18 the Bobcat band hosted a six hour clinic led by Dr. Gary Garner, music director at West Texas State University. He demonstrated playing techniques with flute and clarinet, helped individuals solve problems, and praised the band’s progress as they practice three contest pieces. The clarinet section includes Doris Baker through Myra Wakefield. New horns issued: Mary Lou Watkins French Horn John Pleming Bass Horn Sandra Nelson Baritone. Members will continue rotating pieces until all three are mastered, with checks required to qualify for contest.
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Bobcat
Gary Garner
Garner
West Texas State University
Doris Baker
Glenda Webster
Vickie Stevens
Marilyn Robbins
Pat Love
Teresa March
Carol Mills
Pam Mitchell
Susy Smith
Glenda Trent
Mina Musgrove
Claudia Park
Vickie Srader
Judy Thaten
Myra Wakefield
April Fools Day Origins and Folklore
The article explores uncertain origins of April Fool's Day. It notes possible links to a spring festival and a 1564 French calendar reform changing New Year to January 1. It observes continued practice of jokes and pranks on April 1 across history.
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Hull
France
Students Celebrate Award Winning Moxie Movie
Article notes an award winning film titled Moxie with five awards including Best Picture. CHS readers saw the movie and enjoyed it. Stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer lead a romantic adventurous story about the Von Trapp family in Austria with songs like My Favorite Things and Climb Ev'ry Mountain.
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Julie Andrew
Christopher Plummer
von Trapp
Austria
Italy's largest seaports list in historical note
Italy's major seaports Genoa Naples Venice Ancona Bari and Brindisi are named in a concise listing. The fragment notes these hubs as the nation's key maritime gateways with no further context or dates provided.
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Italy
Genoa
Naples
Venice
Haren Ancona
Bari
Brindisi
Pal Tu
UH Play Performance Slated Friday
The 1968 Interscholastic League One-Act Play will be performed Friday March 29. The play The Great Choice presents a Next War scenario with a cast led by Vicki Lee Anne Goodman and Phyllis Isabel Goodman among others, meeting daily at 8 am and an assembly planned for Wednesday March 27 with sponsor Miss Nellie Agnes Kennedy.
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Paula
Vicki Lee
Anne Goodman
Phyllis Isabel Goodman
Anne
Kay Campbell Thomas Kruger
Larry Knight
Mrs. Lee
Debbie Bird
Thomas Kruger
Bryan Garrison
Robert Thompson
Phil Campbell
Jack Smith
Nellie Agnes Kennedy
Church Banquet Honors Seniors
The First Baptist Church held a senior banquet on Thursday March 28 at 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. All seniors were invited and the speaker was Dr Neil Record of Wayland Baptist College Plainview. The theme was With a Bit of luck.
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The
First Baptist Church
Neil Record
Wayland Bapist College
Plainview
March Birthdays Celebrated By 36 CHS Students
A list of 36 CHS students celebrating birthdays in March is shared. Names include Donna Conner Parmaya Reynolds Janette Hal Delmer Jackson Le March Ott Johnston Albert Head Car Rober Proffitt Gloria Garcia ol Garre Darlene Nickerson Eugen Brandon Felton Cameron Todd Nelson Robert Kuhn Jeff Cordell Cheryl Jones Sherry Poling Debbie Carter Ken Lambert Sherrie Tucker Bryan Garrison Pam Mitchell Kathryn Dodgen Nancy Baker Gary Ffazus Randy Mullins Lou Ann Sumrall Martha Young Billy Session Mina Musgrove Danny Lane Jim Wakefield Shawn Merrell Sharon Briey Ches Stephens Mike Evans.
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Donna Conner
Parmaya Reynolds
Janette Hal
Delmer Jackson
le- March
Ott Johnston
Albert Head
Car- Rober Proffitt
Gloria Garcia
Ol. Garre
Darlene Nickerson
Eugen Brandon
Felton Cameron
Todd Nelson
Robert Kuhn
Jeff Cordell
Cheryl Jones
Sherry Poling
Debbie Carter
Ken Lambert
Sherrie Tucker
Bryan Garrison
Pam Mitchell
Katheryn Dodgen
Nancy Baker
Gary Ffazus
Randy Mullins
Lou Ann Sumrall
Martha Young
Billy Session
Mina Musgrove
Danny Lane
Jim Wakefield
Shawn Merrell
Sharon Briey
Ches Stephens
Mike Evans
Basketball Boys Feted With Barbecue
Mr and Mrs Charle Evans hosted a Sunday March 17 barbecue at 601 Sun’s End to honor local basketball players. About twenty guests attended including Dr and Mrs Burginaers and Mr and Mrs Kenneth West.
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Charle
Evans
Sun’s Se
Burgin Aers
Kenneth West
Gene Tunney a Shakespeare admirer in 1927 bout
Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champion, admired Shakespeare and spoke of keeping Jack Dempsey from recapturing the heavyweight title in 1927. The UPI report notes Tunney’s literary interest during the era.
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Bard New York
UPI
Gene Tunney
Shakespeare
Bak
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
James Wesley Johnson senior personality profile
James Wesley Johnson born October 6 1950 in Childress lives north of town with his mother. He is six feet tall 210 pounds brown eyes black hair and enjoys water skiing hunting Hereford cattle and reading Gone With the Wind. Tarleton State College is his choice to become a veterinarian with graduation as his goal. He values living each day and would choose Debbie Carter as his ideal girl.
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Oour
James Wesley Johnson
Childress
James
J. B. Johnson
Clint Eastwood
Lynn Seagraves
Tarleton State College
Veterinary
Debbie Carter
Cats Corner Bobcats Compete At Iowa Park Track Meet
Childress Bobcats traveled to Iowa Park for a division track event with surrounding teams. Field events began at 9 30 a m and running events at 10 00 a m. Finals started at 1 30 p m with final races at 2 00 p m and medals awarded immediately after each race.
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Childress Bobcat
Iowa Park
Garver Transitions From Star Pitcher to Meat Company Director
Ned Garver once a stalwart pitcher for the St. Louis Browns has moved into a personnel director role at a meat packing company in Defiance Ohio. The former American League standout known for his pitching prowess is transitioning from baseball fame to industry management.
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Defiance
Ohio
UPI
Ned Garver
T Here
Garver
W Read
St. Louis Browns
Top Three In Popularity Contest Declared
Votes concluded on Tuesday naming winners in CHS polls. Winners span categories for boys and girls including Most Athletic Most Likely to Succeed Best Natured and more with many named individuals across both genders. Results to be tallied and published soon.
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Ben Walker
Jeff Cordell
Charles Stephens
Nikkie Murphy
Sandra Nelson
Brenda Rogers
Bruce Morey
Randy Barber
Johnny Hughes
Barbara Nichols
Marilyn Robbins
Cher Britain
Idae Pay Betts
Larry Browning
Derson
Cara Donde Oyee Bie Henderson
van Bearden
Verlin McKeever
Gina Butler Morey
Brenda’ Mokeey
Senior Personality Robert Kuhn Profile
Robert Kuhn, born March 28 1950 in Colorado City, is 5 11 with blue eyes and 145 pounds. He lives at 406 H N with his parents and Mrs James L Kuhn and plans to attend Texas Tech after graduation. He enjoys steak reading You Only Live Twice blue color and a 1968 Volkswagen, and he cites Kay Camels records as a favorite. He was student council and band president in high school and hopes to study in college while pursuing social activities and a world of smiles.
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Robert Kuhn
Colorado City
Robet
H. N
James L. Kuhn
Robert
Julie Andrews
Bry
Bryan Highland
Blue Ideal Girl
Kay Camels Records
Roberts
Mcgee
Texas Tech
Snoop Peeks In CHS Lockers
A fragmented report describes a CHS locker search revealing items such as a sweat shirt, ants, a horse, a suit, shoes, paper, rulers, a note, a drawing, and books. only two rulers and a drawing are clearly identified among the mixed contents.
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Snoop
Chs
Senior English Classes Begin Hamlet Study
Mrs. Nellie Kennedy's senior English classes have started reading Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Students have begun memorizing portions of the play. The first memory selection is in the first scene where Polonius advises his son Laertes. Classes are also doing critical analysis this six weeks.
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Nellie Kennedy
William Shakespeare
Polonius
Laertes
Sophomore Class Chooses Books and Notes Illness
Sophomores in Mrs. Helen Johnsons English classes are reading The Merchant of Venice and Julius Caesar. The group voted Vikki Gloar and Van Bearden as favorites, and Van Bearden is in Quanah Hospital with students wishing him a speedy recovery. Vicki Dill and Pam Michel have returned to school.
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Helen Johnson
Vikki Gloar
van Bearden
An Bearden
Quanah Hospital
Vicki Dill
Pam Michel
Almanac highlights from March 28 1968 events
Almanac notes UPI entry for Thursday March 28 1968. Historical items include Nathaniel Briggs receiving a washing machine patent in 1707 New Hampshire and beach wear forecasts in 1821. Also Madrid fell to Franco forces in 1939 and 1965 Chile earthquake tragedy with 400 drowned. Emerson quote on manners.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Nathaniel Briggs
New Hampshire
Madrid
Franco
Chile
Ralph Waldo’ ‘Emerson
Ohio's Ohio University Football Team tops Big Ten in 1950
The Columbus report notes Ohio University's football squad achieved a 12 to 1 mark in the Big Ten during the 1950 season. The piece highlights the team as the era's standout within the conference.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Ohio University
Towa
New Era of Educational TV Captivates Audiences
Review notes a new family friendly wave of educational documentaries on TV led by ABC and National Geographic. How Life Begins and Amazon top ratings, with Wolper Productions behind several series including The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and explorations hosted by John Glenn and William Holden.
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Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
UPD
Newwer
ABC
New York
Daktari
Jeannie
National Geographic
Amazon
Wolper Productions
National Geograhic Society
Jacques Cousteau
Firstrogram
John Glenn
William Holden
Frica
Iron Man Lou Gehrig Faces End of Yankee Run
The Iron Man of Baseball Lou Gehrig ended his 15 season stretch with the Yankees in 1939 as a rare analysis ended his streak of 2130 consecutive games. He then left the lineup.
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Iron Man
New York
UPD
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
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