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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1968

Page

4

Baccalaureate Services and Commencement Slated in Estelline

Baccalaureate for Estelline High School graduates begins at 8 p.m. today in the high school auditorium with Rev. Elmer Ward giving the invocation and Supt. Haynie making announcements. Scripture will be read by Rev. L. Huggins. The class, with Mike Hughes on piano for So Send You, processional and recessional, will include ushers Marsha Helm Anne Hughes Joe Jouett and Stanley Altman. Commencement also set for 8 p.m. Friday in the same venue.

Estelline High School David L. Haviie Estelline Elmer Ward Supt Haynie L. Huggins Mike Hughes

Estell Eighth Grade Commencement Exercises Planned

The Estell eighth grade class will hold its commencement exercises at 8 p.m. on ay day featuring students Bert Cruz Don Proffitt Randy Collins and Laddie Fowler in the ceremony.

Bert Cruz Don Proffitt Randy Collins Laddie Fowler

Clarendon College Hosts Summer Registration Periods

Clarendon College opens summer term registration on June 3 with hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 30 p.m. through June 7. Classes run June 4 to July 12 with evening sessions 6 30 to 9 45 p.m. A second term registers July 15 to 19 and runs July 6 to August 3. Contact the Registrar for more information.

Clarendon College

Pushbutton Winery Aims to Replace Traditional Crushing

Davis California reports a new machine that can wash sugar from crushed grapes or extract alcohol from fermented ones, signaling a potential shift away from traditional pushbutton wine production methods. The device promises faster processing and may transform local wine making practices.

Davis, Calif

Proclamation on Soil Conservation and Resource Use

A proclamation urges careful management of soil water pond and wildlife as Texas Soil Conservation Districts oversee most state land. It notes rapid population growth, urban expansion, and the need for farmers and ranchers to intensify land use while districts and landowners collaborate with organizations to stabilize soil conserve water and improve land for better foods and fiber.

Soil Conservation Districts Texas Donald Black

Shrine Circus Comes to Fair Park Wednesday

Shrine Circus is set for two shows at Fair Park Stadium to please all ages. Matinee at 4 pm targets youngsters, 6 pm show appeals to the young at heart. Proceeds aid Shriners' charitable work for crippled and burned children in Texas hospitals.

Shrine Circus Fair Park Stadium Deane Dodge Kazan Shrine Association Karan Shriners Maskat Temple Wichita Falls Carden and Johnson Dodge Pete Kinney Childress Shrine Association Shriners Texas Shrine Hospitals

Tornado Activity in Iowa Drops to January Event

UPI reports Iowa saw tornadoes in January for the first time since 1967, ending a stretch with only January and December tornado-free months. Over the past three years more than 50 tornadoes were reported annually in the state.

Des Moines UPI Iowa

Etta Defoor Rites Held in Paducah at Missionary Baptist

Funeral services for Etta Martha Defoor 81 of Paducah were conducted at 2 p m at the Missionary Baptist Church with Rev Dan Collum and Rev Robert Beck officiating. Burial followed in Garden of Memories Cemetery under Norris Funeral Home direction. Defoor a Erath County native and 44 year Cottle County resident died Friday at Crosbyton Rest Home. Survivors include daughters Lorena Whatley Gibbs Parker and Jewel Defoor of Paducah Fort Worth and Crosbyton. sons H J H L and Adrian of Paducah. sister Effie Akey Kerrville. brother Lee Driskell Stephenville. 11 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren.

Etta Martha Defoor Paducah Missionary Baptist Erath County Cottle County Lorena Defoor Jewel Whatley Lometa Gibbs Fort Worth Ula Parker Crosbyton H. J H. L Adrian Effie Akey Kerrville Lee Driskell Stephenville

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