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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
3
A glossy catalog blurb touts a stretch summer dress designed for warm weather. It markets versatile wear for travel and daily use with emphasis on comfort, fit, and easy styling. The piece presents the garment as a neat, ready-to-wear option.
The Elks Club hosted a flag ceremony for Cub Pack 61 with architect George Rt. present. Don Carmack awarded pins and patches to scouts including Michael Dowlen Brent Butler and Randy Har rye Lawson. District Commissioner Bill presented the Elks Club with a new charter and the next Pack meeting at Fair Park was announced.
1st Lt Harold B Smith of Edles California and Mr and Mrs Beal C Tell participate in the Desert Strike exercise. The Army and Air Force event in California Arizona and Nevada runs through May 30 with 100000 troops. It tests opposing task forces to refine tactics and readiness. Smith, 25, is assigned to the 46th Infantry Battalion at Fort Hood and previously served in Korea after graduating from Chillicothe High School in 1957 and Texas State University.
Almanac entry for Thursday May 28 1964 notes celestial references with Saturn and Venus, plus historical items including Marie Dressler’s early career, the Robber of the Rhine production in New York, imperial Russia events, Dr. Allen Roy Defoe aiding quintuplets in Ontario, and Albert Whitehouse of United Steel discussing labor policy in Atlantic City.
UPI reports from industry groups show Americans will eat more meals in parks, preserves, on roadsides or in backyards in 1964. Weiner sales and outdoor grill demand have surged since 1952, with paper plates quadrupling, charcoal sales up to over 200000 tons annually, and overall outdoor leisure goods expanding through Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Penny Metropolis, a 16 year old from Arlington, steps from high school to the 9th Floor jazz club in Dallas as featured singer. mentor pianist Dick Harp praises her talent and predicts rapid improvement once she can sing regularly after exams.
Secretary of Commerce Luther H Hodges arrived in Frankfurt to inspect the U S trade center and the American exhibit at the Interstaff Textile fair. He planned tours of the fairgrounds and discussions with exhibitors about trade relations and textile industry prospects.
CBS uses Telstar II for a live one hour Town Meeting of the World featuring Nixon Fulbright Wilson Schumann from New York Washington London Paris. Eric Sevareid moderates with Kennedy family and world leaders joining from Hyannis Dublin London and West Berlin. NBC and ABC schedule related programs in New York Harbor and a boxing bout in Las Vegas.
Admitted this week include Jim Chetham Wednesday, Alex Goodson Wednesday, Jesse May Rose Wednesday, Dee Vee Wednesday, and Alex Goodson Wednesday. Discharged: Anita Shoffner Wednesday, Owen Cox today, Mrs Earl Allen today.
The maximum temperature reached 83 degrees by 4 p.m. on Wednesday and the minimum dropped to 57 degrees during 5 to 7 a.m. today. For May 28, 1963 the high was 89 degrees and the low 62 degrees.
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports 101 degrees at Presidio Texas as the day’s highest temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii. An 32 degree low was recorded at Minot North Dakota and Devils Lake North Dakota.
Treasury data shows deposits 104,911 929,367.37 cash balance 8,431,350,670.58 public debt 310,794,832,739.31 gold 15,462,414,101.20. Total fiscal year figures include tax receipts and government balances.
Cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers tonight and partly cloudy with a chance of thunder showers Friday. Low temperature 58 tonight. high 82 Friday. Mr and Mrs James Adams and Glenn, and Troy Joe Adams visited Amarillo Tuesday for Glenn with a medical check up. Claude Hipps improving today in Childress General Hospital.
Mrs L L Baker and Mr and Mrs Butch Baker were in Amarillo for Michael Ehrle’s Price College graduation. Joan Cheatheam heads to Wayland College Plainview to visit sister Rebecca and attend graduation. Mr and Mrs Jim Patterson travel to Paris and Paulding Ohio to visit relatives. Mrs J Walker Green and Mr and Mrs Ben Jackson return from Bartlesville Okla. Don Howard moves to Pampa. Dana Shepherd visits grandmother in Memphis. W W Carter Olton plans weekend with his mother. Dottie Bettis listed as patient at St Anthony’s Amarillo. Jerry Harmon Austin Norman Naron Canyon Milton Miller Memphis visiting relatives.
The Dow Jones noon and 11 am averages show gains across major sectors. Industrial index rises to 820.11 while rails and utilities edge higher and the overall stock index climbs to 289.77 with heavy trading volume.
The Lao government cites a Souvanna letter to the Soviet envoy asking for ammunition and repair parts for IL22 planes amid ongoing fighting with the Pathet Lao. American sources note limited skirmishing near Muong Kheung while reconnaissance continues. Pathet Lao gains exceed 60 percent of Laos, with Viet Nam support and aims to seize the Plaine de Jarres before the rainy season.
Lucien Paye the first French ambassador to Communist China landed in Peking by train from Hong Kong. New China News Agency announced the arrival in a monitored broadcast.
Acetate knit Chouvelle offers soft texture and easy care for travel. Draped neckline flatters over blouse or dress with wrist length sleeves. Very slim and stylish in beige size 10 priced at 59.95.
Indian crowds line the route to the river for Jawaharlal Nehru's funeral as Prime Minister Nehru's death leaves a leadership void. World's leaders including Dean Rusk and Lord Mountbatten attend from the embassy, while thousands of untouchables faint in the throng.
Dallas UPI reports convicted killer Jack Ruby undergoes medical tests in his jail cell while under a death sentence for killing Lee Harvey Oswald. Defense lawyers argue Ruby has gone insane since the March conviction and a sanity hearing is set for next Monday with Judge Joe B. Brown.
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