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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
3
A collage of remarks on American life from observant readers. Quotes range from office signage mix ups at the IRS to lighthearted takes on weight, youth, and social mores. A dormitory anecdote ends with a cheeky exit kiss under the director's watch.
Television critic Rick Du Brow assigns mixed praise to the Emmys airing on CBS with many lightweight prizes. Notable moments include Millard Lampell’s blacklist disclosure and Bob Hope’s Viet Nam Christmas show award.
Mrs F E Biddy index special correspondent reports on Sunday sermons and visits by Homer Kelley and family from Texico New Mexico. Lila Ruth Holman earns an Associate of Arts from Clarendon College while Grace Holman prepares for Marine Corps service at Quantico Virginia.
The forecast calls for temperatures 3 to 7 degrees above normal with a normal high of 89 and low of 63. Expect cooler conditions Tuesday and Wednesday then warmer again by week’s end. Rain totals around .25 inch with scattered showers midweek. Tonight remains fair and much cooler, with Tuesday fair and slightly cooler. Low tonight about 47 and high Tuesday near 74.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bradford announce a daughter born at 5 49 PM in Childress General Hospital weighing five pounds. R W Howard and wife announce son Weldon Todd born at St Anthony's Amarillo weighing seven pounds 13 ounces. Timothy Neal Rice born May 9 at Richards Memorial Paducah. grandparents named. Also lists visitors and graduations including 418 graduates at WTSU with related family names.
Mr and Mrs Jack Preston attended their son Joe Don Preston and daughter in law Linda in receiving West Texas State University Most Outstanding Secretarial Student at a banquet. Mrs Hal Price and Mrs Dora Diggs joined the Prestons in Canyon for Nancy Price Myers graduation.
A dated guide promotes a masculine role in home cooking with a covered barbecue kettle. It details a standing rib beef roast of at least two ribs, preconditioning, peanut oil rub, precise temperature readings, charcoal setup, and an hourly briquette schedule. It also explains pan juices sauce and rest time before carving.
Admitted: Rev A L Heath Sundays. Mrs Carrie Stewart Sundays. W E Davis Sundays. Stacy Imhof Sundays. Mrs Tom Huggins Sundays. Mrs David Bradford Sundays. Dismissed: A A Whitlock Saturdays. Mrs R G Pratt Jr transferred to St Anthony's in Amarillo. Stella Rangel of Memphis today.
A list of Tuesday to Friday activities includes DeMolays in Mansion Hall at 7 pm and IOOF Lodge at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, Women's Prayer Group at 9 am at First Methodist, Tell HDC and Calvary Baptist WMU at 2:30 pm, and Sarah Hunt's art-time job at Wittenberg University aiding a world concert tour in June with the 75 voice choir. Additional meetings include Andrews Circle, Brewer Circle, Cates Circle at 3 pm, Rebekah Lodge at 7:30 pm, and school auditorium events. Wednesday features Union Flat HDC all day, Kirkland HDC at 2 pm. Thursday includes CWY HDC at 9 am and Senior Adult Fellowship luncheon at 10 am, followed by Good Neighbor Club at 2:30 pm and Wesleyan Guild supper at First Methodist at 7 pm, with High Point HDC at 2:30 pm on Friday.
The Weather Bureau reported the highest Sunday temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 107 at Presidio Texas. The morning's lowest reading was 22 at Baker Oregon.
The note wishes happy birthday tomorrow to Johnny Rucker Mrs. Johnny Rucker John Forbis Mrs. Paul Havens Mrs. James Ray Hackler Tony Glen King and Richard Trent. It also extends happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Buckley and Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Martin.
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