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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1968
Page
3
A short birthday notice extends warm greetings to Mrs Cecil Park Lonnie Egerton tomorrow and to Mrs Marvin Long Bill Edrington Mrs Louise Fletcher Alvin Pearce and Eric Martin with best regards from the community.
The social calendar lists events from Union Flat HDC and WDC meetings to Home Economics luncheon, Good Neighbor Club, and various HDC gatherings. There are bridal showers for Jackie Webb and Sandra Mills, plus registration and study club sessions at the Paducah Community Building and Arts and Crafts Show activities.
A sequence of social events for seniors and church groups lists tea parties breakfasts dinners banquets and picnics with numerous hostesses and locations. Events span May 9 to May 18 including at home gatherings Fair Park Village Inn Ranchouse Restaurant and church venues featuring names such as Gina Butler Rita Evans Sharon Briley Phil Musgrove Jimmy Don Rothwell and Becky Adams.
A sequence of social events and hostesses appears for dates mid month. Includes dinners for Phyllis Preston, Jeff Cordell, Larry Moore, Ronnie Smotherman, Henry Hunter, Cheryl Jones and others with listed hosts and times. Events span from 7 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. at homes, restaurants, and park venues.
Mrs J W Phillips celebrated her 85th birthday with a Sunday basket lunch at home. Relatives and friends attended a buffet that featured a white birthday cake decorated with red and white flowers. Guests included the Sturdivants Roggenstein Meador Phillips Hill McNabb Trent Campbell families and others from Snyder Roswell Wichita Falls Altus Lubbock Carey Childress.
Gina Butler member of the 1968 class was honored with a dinner party Saturday at the home of Mrs. Gene Blackwell with co-hostesses Mrs. John Starkey and Mrs. Warner Stevens. Mrs. Robert Butler gave the farewell gift and Gina received a clock radio. Guests included Sally Coyle Althény Allison Sherry Poling Ronna Mooney Phyllis Preston and others.
television critic hails Tiny Tim of NBC Rowan and Martin Laugh-In as the era’s greatest new star and a future show business blockbuster. his debut album on reprise records is praised as a masterful production with wide vocal range and stylish orchestrations that capture his innocent charm. the piece notes his Tonight Show moment with johnny carson as validation of his realness and enduring appeal.
Mrs Frank Decker hosted the Tuesday morning meeting and opened with prayer guided by Mrs C J Cheatheam. Mrs Ray Cooper reported, Calendar of Prayer read by Mrs Elbert Kelley, and prayers for the mission offered by Mrs Mittie Newberry and Mrs Leonard King Sr.
Miss Janet Israel of Fort Worth, bride elect of St Jimmy Lane, was honored at a shower in the Church of Christ annex. Guests included her parents and fiancé's parents, with pink rose decorations and pottery gifts from hostesses.
Pope Paul VI announced at his weekly audience that he will attend the World Eucharistic Congress in Bogota Colombia next August. The 70 year old pontiff said the trip will be his sixth foreign journey since his election in 1963.
In San Rafael California residents from 1 500 homes north of San Francisco demand the return of Gino Lucchesi owner operator of the West Marin San Geronimo Garbage Disposal after he quit last Monday and his telephone was disconnected.
Mrs G C Slaton hosted a Tuesday morning circle gathering with Mrs H L Couch WMU president giving the opening prayer and Mrs Dan Jones guiding a brief business session. Mrs Bill Wood presented the program By Other Means and Mrs Slaton led a missionary prayer. Refreshments were served by several members.
Clear to partly cloudy with a chance of scattered thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening. Low mid 50s to high 80s Thursday. Visitors include the Sims family of Hereford Childress Amarillo and Dee Vee, Mrs. Chandler Amarillo, and others from Hollis Dallas and Dallas area relatives visiting the J. F. Sims household.
Lydia Shelton and Andrea Rogers visited Amarillo for a weekend dance class taught by Nikita Talin at the Gene Galle Studio of Dance. Talin represents the Rebecca Harkness Foundation and Southern Methodist University and helped Roxanne Bartush win a summer scholarship at SMU. Bartush is a soloist with the Amarillo Civic Ballet Company directed by Galle.
May 8 1968 notes include a historical timeline with Hernando de Soto’s Mississippi discovery in 1541, the first American automobile patent filing in 1879, George Sleden’s Rochester patent grant in 1895, VE Day in 1945, and Nixon’s 1958 Lima incident. A Truman thought concludes.
The 1964 Study Club of Paducah sponsors its third annual Arts and Crafts Show May 11 in the Community Building. The event runs 3 to 6 p.m. and welcomes all area artists to enter works in oils pastels pencils watercolors and more. Registration for exhibits is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and pickup is required after closing. For info contact Mrs. Charles Cleveland, corresponding secretary.
Cheryl Jones Mrs J C and Randel J T Hamner are listed alongside J C Smith in a local civic notice visible in the clipping. The terse item records names connected to a community matter.
About 250 to 300 friends gather in the Hotel Muehlebach grand ballroom to celebrate the child of the nation Harry S. Truman on his birthday. Ancient Egyptians mummified and mourned their favorite cats.
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