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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1973
Page
1
A reader recounts a painful divorce after a decade and two children. Friends offer unsolicited, salting remarks, prompting Abby to advise polite dismissal. The column then presents multiple letters on divorce, wills, chain letters, and dating after widowhood, with Abby responses guiding each situation.
Alpha Omega Study Club met at 4 p.m. last Tuesday in the Selena Jane Brown field Clubhouse with Mrs. W. O. Caraway opening. Dale Durham and his daughter Deidra provided musical entertainment. Deidra recently won a Word Inc. Young Singer of the Year award and earned a Baylor University four year scholarship.
The Brownfield Grandmothers Club met at 9 30 a m March 13 at Mrs F M Cornee bis e s home. Members approved minutes and heard a treasurer report. Cards from Mrs Dennis Lilly and Boy s Ranch thanked the club for a book and gifts in memory of a husband and for jellies and jams. A national federation report thanked the club for its convention role. Prairie Lea Grandmothers Club invited them to a Dutch treat Founders Day luncheon April 7 with an Easter Hat Parade. The club plans hosting in June and reviewed the Club Scrapbook kept since its founding. Ten members attended.
Mrs Grover C Friddell of Cyprus Texas announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of Marie Annette Friddell to Stephen John Okerson son of Mr and Mrs Stanley John Okerson The couple plan to wed April 14 at St Matthew Lutheran Church in Houston Marie Annette a sophomore nursing student at Texas Christian University is in Zeta Zeta Alpha and Stephen John is a junior business major and TCU football player.
The Wellman 4 H cooking class visited the Frito Lay plant in Lubbock on March 8. Attendees included Beverly Dill Joanna Jowers Shelli Baldwin Bobbi Whitfield Anita Dill Carla Sims and Cheryl Carey. Sponsors were Mrs Linda Carey and Mrs Joy Baldwin. After the tour the group stopped at Dairy Queen before returning home.
The Brownfield AAUW branch elected new officers at an evening meeting in the Selena Jane Brownfield Clubhouse. Mrs. Bernice Fulgham was named president and Mrs. Alice Fagen secretary, with Mrs. Irene Paddock as past president presiding. Gail Chapman was honored as outstanding senior girl of the month. The two new officers will attend the AAUW state convention in San Antonio April 6 and 7.
News from Union community reports visits by Elmer and Lavita Booth plus Calvin Booth and Kermitt Shults at various homes. Cotton Boosters executive board met at Farm Bureau to finalize March 17 style show plans and install new officers. Grandmother Annie Westley honored as outstanding adult member of Union Baptist Church. over 80 attendees. Others visiting included Webb, Emry couples from Welch and Brownfield, and Shults family visits to Plainview. Cole Richardson Sr and others visited Abilene for fishing with cousins Curly and Erline Brooks.
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