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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1963
Page
3
The outfit features a two part ensemble with sheer grey wool flannel and an underlayer of rayon crepe in butternut. The dress, identified as an ANN MURRAY design in size 10, blends fashion forward shapes with lightweight comfort.
Labor Day note on Walter Cronkite expanding CBS News to 30 minutes while ABC and NBC drop similar war reporter heroes. The Gallant Men and Saints and Sinners failures reflect TV’s risky move away from journalist protagonists. CBS-TV aims to profit from newsroom myth again this fall.
The piece notes CBS loaned George C Scott to East Side West Side as a prize winning columnist but moved him to a social worker role. It argues video news shows deglamorize reporters, urging newspapers to hire handsome voices trained to present without writing news stories, citing radio as proof.
Admissions include Ear the Cook of Kirkland Linday Elliott of Northfield Sunday Larry Browning of Tell Mrs Eva Needham of Wellington Sunday Mrs Paul Pyles Sunday Dismissals cover Allan W Kimbrough J B Kelley Craig Rowland R L Yardley C A Toward Saturday Mrs jie Weatherbee Ban Backstrom Betty Jo Douty Bobby Anthony Mrs Alton Bruce and baby Bill Cook Saturday.
Frank Williams of Bilston England said he solved the problem of motorists following too closely by painting a large warning sign on the back of his small truck reading high explosives keep clear. The sign aims to prompt drivers to maintain a safe distance.
Mrs Tom Goff, special correspondent, reports Vernon and College Station visitors visiting Rev and Mrs L M Hearn and Mr and Mrs J D Hudlow. Wichita Falls, Dallas and Paris guests, road trip to Austin for a wedding, extended visits by several families including the Voyles, Phillips, Wygal, and Keel households. Birthday wishes go to George Tipps and Mary Jane Heath from Mrs David Poling.
Long time resident Wilson Hardin aged 78 was honored Sunday with an informal family party at the Hardin home. Callers delivered birthday wishes, coffee was served, and a three tier cake baked by Mrs. Hardin was shared. Immediate family attended.
The 24 hour period from Sunday noon to Monday 11 am recorded a high of 89 degrees at 5 pm Sunday and a low of 69 degrees at 5:30 am Monday. Other readings show temperatures around the 78 to 86 degree range throughout the day.
Mr and Mrs G A Walker attended the funeral of Mrs Lillie Walker in Lubbock. Jimmy Lane will work two weeks at Texas Tech College Book Store before school. Mr and Mrs Donald Kaplan vacationed in Wichita Falls with Ms Kaplan acting as matron of honor for Linda Loggie’s wedding to Lt Wiley Arford. River Howard Smith and Herb Strasser of Dallas visit. Leon Smith spent Labor Day weekend in Ponca City. Mr and Mrs Louis Lynn Gutrey Connie Sue and Mr and Mrs Jacky Davis with children also featured in local visits.
Ex queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia lies in a Venice hospital in a coma after an apparent suicide attempt with 16 sleeping pills. Doctors describe her condition as very serious as her son Alexander and ex‑king Peter rush to her side amid a troubled royal life.
In Holt England a physician reports John Cowan a mile from the scene of his overturned car suffered a fractured pelvis a broken arm and a bruised spine. His mother Mrs Lydia Cowan called him a tough lad.
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