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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1964
Page
3
A new line titled Cotton On Our Hands offers shortie gloves priced at $2.00. The collection features embroidery trims and a one button classic model in sizes 6 to 8, suited for birthdays graduations and wardrobe updates.
New York writer Gay Pauley profiles Mayme Ward, 69, Baraboo born couturier to circus animals. She outfits elephants and horses for the July 4 Milwaukee street circus parade, underwritten by Schlitz. Ward began in Ringling shows, married into the Flying Wards act, and returned after a long break to costume duties.
May 23 gathering at the home of Mrs. Robert Custer with Mrs. Irby Teague as co hostesses at 7 30 p m for Anthony Shires shown in the senior calendar entry.
Friday event at Central Christian Fellowship Guild held at Mrs. Jerry Hampton home. Saturday Burlington Clubs hosts pot-luck supper at 7 p m at WDC.
A critical look at next season's TV lineup notes fewer prominent Negro roles unless a turnaround occurs. It cites a shift toward situational comedies and escapes from drama as ratings drive casting, with few bold moves despite past pressure to expand opportunities for Black performers. The Channel Swim scene and TV awards timing are also touched on amid broader schedule trends. The piece closes with a New York report on cigarette tax costs averaging $47.75 yearly for a pack-a-day smoker.
A collection of practical home hacks covers ironing board covers, dusting sugar with a sieve and brush, hanging bibs on a baby chair, mending snags with contrasting thread, cleaning varnished wood with vinegar, pressing cookies using a sugared tumbler, and removing shine from navy blue fabric with undiluted vinegar.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Evans announce the birth of a daughter Julie Annette weighing seven pounds thirteen and a half ounces born May 20 in Denton Grandparents are Wilm er Rutledge and Jarma Evans of Childress.
The Rachel Carson estate will allocate half to family obligations and a quarter each to the Sierra Club of San Francisco and the Nature Conservancy of Washington, D C. Carson, born in Springdale Pennsylvania, authored Silent Spring and The Sea Around Us. The total value of the estate was not disclosed.
Admitted: Mrs Earl Allen and Robert Campbell on Thursday. Discharged: Mrs Herman King Mrs Clyde Adams Leonard Easton O Young and Mrs Ethel Mills.
A guide from the Committee of Stainless Steel Producers with Wear-Ever Aluminum and Corning Glass Works outlines essential pots and pans sizes and materials. It covers practical uses for 1 to 6 quart covered pans, fry pans, and the advantages and care needs of copper, aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, enamel, fired clay, and glass-ceramic cookware.
Rev L L Hill led the ceremony at First Methodist Church as Mrs O W Carlson re elected president and Mrs Lonnie Garrison vice president took charge of the annual installation. New officers received corsages, pledges were placed in a center tray, and candles symbolized lessons of service. Forty years of service honors and life memberships were noted.
Mrs Nippert entertains senior girls at a soft drink party held at her home. Terry Terrell and Darlene Park were honored with a cented table display featuring miniature graduates hats and diplomas. Guests included Linda Holland Linda Rowland Linda Walkup and other classmates along with their mothers.
United Daughters of the Confederacy heard Miss Zila Mae Taylor present as a Confederate hero. Tops Gilreath opened the meeting with historical facts about Jefferson Davis. Refreshments served to Mrs. A. S. Johnson, Mrs. J. E. Begley, and members including Mrs. Annie Smith and Mrs. W. M. Stiner.
A birthday list extends greetings to Mrs Bo Holliman Mrs Dewey Graham Ann Moyer Truman McFarland Bill Rogers Shiry Ann Manuel Jim Decker and Sunday to Johnny Rucker Mrs Johnny Rucker John Forbis Mrs Paul Havens Mrs James Ray Hackler. The notice appears as a community homage published in a local newspaper.
TV guide excerpt lists channel by channel lineups for KVII KFDA KGNC KFDX KAUZ on Friday May 22 1964. Prime time features include Destry Burke's Law The Price is Right Password Bob Hope Show Perry Mason Twilight Zone and Championship Wrestling among others with news weather and sports slots.
A dense listing of TV programs across Channel 7 4 lines, Channel 4 and 10 with times and show names. Show names include long running finales and variety acts such as Lawrence Welk Show Deb Star Ball and News segments, plus cartoons and westerns.
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