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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1964
Page
3
A fashion note highlights a white stag collection featuring four dress lengths and coordinated tops and skirts. Designers emphasize versatile silhouettes and complete outfits for varied occasions.
May 15 soft drink party for Darling Park and Terry Terrell in the home of Mrs Derrill Nippertt at 4 p.m. May 16 dinner for Paul Eubanks hosted by Mrs Luke Sims with co-hostess Mrs Williams. A ranch gathering for Linda DeArmond hosted by Mrs Bob Wilson with co-hosts Mrs Sam Lewellen and Mrs Arvile Coyle at Lake Kemp. Ice cream and cake party for Dease Stevens Terry Terrell and Rose Ann Hamilton hosted by Mrs Warner Stevens on John Starkey. May 23 party for Anthony Shires at Mrs Robert Custer with co-host Mrs Irby Teague at 7:30 p.m.
Friday social calendar lists a gathering at North Childress HDC at 2 p m. Event appears as a community notice with no further details on attendees or activities.
The US Weather Bureau tallied the day’s extremes with Presidio Texas reporting 103 degrees as the highest temperature and Redmond Oregon registering 26 degrees as the morning low, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
NBC will be the sole network recognizing the Emmy awards after CBS and ABC boycotted over nomination and voting procedures. CBS-TV joins the protest, with James Aubrey saying a committee will review procedures. NBC faces balancing act to air the May 25 ceremony while avoiding excess controversy.
A soft-drink party in honor of Linda Holland, senior, was held at the home of Mrs. Morris Davis with Mrs. Jimmy Turner assisting. Attendees included Linda Rowland, Judy Wilson, Nelwyn Bohannon, Darlene Park, and others, with a purse gift for the honoree and miniature graduate dolls as table decor.
Admitted this Thursday were Mrs. Louis Eaton, Mrs. W. H. Griffin, and Black Key from Kirkland. Discharges include Mrs. J. G. Gilley, Mrs. Ronald Slover and baby, and M. C. Carrick.
Jones O Brien Circles met at Mrs. Carl Hudson home with Mrs. Roy Swain leading prayer. Mrs. Frank Decker directed from Spiritual Life Development while WSCS at First Methodist Church finished current study and discussed memorial contributions for Carol Hudson. Camp Butlerman session set for June 8 12 for two Negro girls.
Mrs. Mary Scott led a marketing program for the Union Flat HD Club at Mrs. L. H. Holman’s home on Wednesday. Mrs. Ruth West presided, roll call offered safe driving tips, and reports on the Crowell district meeting were given by Mrs. West and Mrs. Teague. Mrs. R. O. Law was elected THA delegate. new member Mineola Purcell joined along with other listed members and speakers.
Spring graduate Laura Treat was honored at the home of Mrs Frank Motes with co hosts Mmes Wade Bradford Roy King John Shaw Joe Bryant and Cricket Cargill. A floral blue centerpiece white linen and miniature owl placecards framed the brunch themed gathering. Gifts included a brunch coat and lingerie. Attendees included Linda Moore Judy Shaw Glenda Holtzclaw Donna Bradford and Lila Holman.
Partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with a high of 94 in Childress. Northwest Texas will run 5 to 10 degrees above normal with minimal precipitation. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stephens visited Amarillo and he will undergo surgery Saturday morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. Mrs. Stephens and Alfred plan to return Saturday morning.
Capt and Mrs Don Jordan of Lincoln Neb arrive to visit the Floyd Gilliland home for several days. John Mullen of Fort Worth former local minister visited this week. James Laningham in fine condition will return May 20 to Veterans Hospital Amarillo for a routine monthly checkup. Mrs W W Jewell of Arcadia Kan returns home after a week with friends. Paul Rogers of Childress listed as patient at St Anthony's Amarillo.
In High Point Special, Spensing Mothers Day was celebrated at the V. C. McKinney home. Guests included Donald and Cecil McKinney and Norman Craig family members from Farmington New Mexico and Iran Texas, plus Roy Huckaby and E. Craig, mother of W. C. McKinney. The group shared foods and visiting.
Weather data shows 24 hour period ending 11 am with a 91 degree high and 63 degree low. A May 15 1963 comparison notes a 89 degree high and 65 degree low. In London, Foreign Secretary Butler nearly prepared for TV when his wife urged him to discard a sweet, he swallowed it and moved on.
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