Memorial schedule set for Gold Star Mothers May 28
The World War II Memorial will be unveiled May 28 in Austin. The display will include colored lights and an electric fountain in front of the monument on the island at 11th Street near Colorado. Names of Travis County WWII dead will be engraved. Donations fund the memorial are sought via Lois Fugler at the Veterans Service Office in the county courthouse.
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Austin
American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated
11Th Street
Colorado
Travis County
Lois Fugler
Veterans Service Office
Fugler
Driskill Hotel
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Temple Easter Sunday. Mrs. Fugler, Mrs. B. B. Dyess
Johnnie Massey
Recreation Hall
VFW Auxiliary To Sell Lunches At Courthouse
The Ladies Auxiliary to Weaver H. Baker Post 8787 VFW will serve luncheon at the Travis County Courthouse starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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VFW
Weaver H. Baker
Travis County
Arrangment Winners at Spade and Trowel Study Club Tea
The Spade and Trowel Study Club held its annual flower arrangement tea at the Kappa Alpha Theta house on Friday. First place went to Mrs. Ed Olle and Mrs. R. H. Ludwig for a lavender hydrangea centerpiece with spiraling green fronds. Second place to Mrs. Austin Phelps for paired yucca lamp-table pieces, and third to Mrs. Chester McDowell for a coffee table arrangement by the fireplace.
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the Spade and Trowel Study Club
Kappa Alpha Theta House
Ed Olle
R. H. Ludwig
Ireland
Austin Phelps
Chester McDowell
Neil Buckley
Mesdames
S. W. Bohls
T. E. Wiley
Fred C. Morse
Fred Nagle Jr
Olle
John W. Pritchett
Neal Douglass
Chi Omega Sorority Honors Members At Founders Day Banquet
Awards for outstanding members and pledges were presented at the founders day banquet at the Austin Country Club. Teeka Long won best pledge and best active, Charli Laws and Sarah Jane Garrett received pledges and scholarship honors, with several others earning bracelets, cups, and intramural awards.
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Chi Omega Sorority
Austin Country Club
Teeka Long
Austin
Charli Laws
Sarah Jane Garrett
Betty Ann Garrison
Jean Slipscomb
Phyllis Ogden
Mary Pat Dowell
Sarah Puig
Jean McNeill
Marion Echols
Theta Sigma Phi Hosts Authors The Colemans At Meeting
The Austin alumni Theta Sigma Phi will hear Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Coleman of San Antonio, co authors of The Texas Cookbook, at 8 p.m. at Mrs. E L Steck’s home 305 East 34th. Reservations by noon Wednesday with Miss Judy Reynolds. Five new associates to be initiated: Mrs. Roger Busfield Zelda Zinn Casper Mrs. Robert J. Buffler Dr. Leigh Peck and Mrs. Mildred Monk.
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Austin
Theta Sigma Phi
Arthur L. Coleman
San Antonio
Hose sale on three pairs with 15 percent off
Promotion offers 15 percent discount on the third pair when three pairs are bought in a single order. A free pair is awarded after twelve pairs purchased. Hose brands include Roman Stripe Berkshire Van Raalte Picturesque with assortment noted.
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Roman Stripe
Berkshire
van Raalte
Picturesque
Church Women Plan May Luncheon in Austin
The Austin Council of Church Women outlines plans for its May Fellowship luncheon at the Commodore Perry Hotel on May 5. Committee members include Mrs. Bryant Collins and several others. Mrs. Anderson leads the ticket committee with assistants. The council formed in 1940 now lists 20 affiliated churches and is led by President Mrs. W. A. Carter.
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Austin Council of Church Women
Commodore Perry Hotel
Bryant Collins
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Gold Star
Gold Star Mothers
Detroit
Rose McNutt
Tracy Davis
Belle McCullough
Hill Pool
William E. Ferguson
Herman Gaddis
Marvin Hall
Morris Smith
J. H. Keough
Fred Beeman
E. C. Poole
W. R. Glenn
Belle McArthur
George Schwarzer
Lee Caldwell
Gertrude LeMaire
O. W. Roberts
August Stahle
Walter Torbett
John Bartles
Mike Balagia
Ivy Brown
A. W. Snodgrass
John H. Smith
Althea Robbins
Elizabeth Sturdivant
University Baptist Church
DR. Blake Smith
James E. Green
Chi Omegas List Sorority Awards
Yaring
By Kay Dunhill
America
Sans Souci
Fleer
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