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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1973
Page
7
Abigail Van Buren drafts a column addressing readers’ domestic dilemmas. The letters cover divorce gossip, misdirected wills, chain letters, and dating after widowhood with practical, plainspoken guidance.
The Alpha Omega Study Club met for a 4 p.m. session at the Selena Jane Brown field Clubhouse with Mrs. W. O. Caraway opening. Dale Durham and his daughter Deidra presented a musical program, Durham noted as Brownfield First Baptist Church music education director. Deidra recently earned Word Inc. Young Singer of the Year and a Baylor University four year scholarship. They performed blues, sacred and folk numbers with Fran Fulford. During the business portion, Mrs. Caraway announced a Federated Women's Clubs district convention set for March 21-22 at the Red Raider Inn in Lubbock and noted commemorative bi centennial plates for 1973-76. Refreshments followed for many club members and guests.
Brownfield Grandmothers Club met at 9 30 a m March 13 in the president Mrs F M Corne bise home. Read minutes and treasurer report ahead of messages from Lilly and Boy's Ranch. An invite from Prairie Lea Club for Founders Day lunch April 7 with Easter Hat Parade. Ten members attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Friddell of Cyprus Texas announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Marie Annette to Stephen John Okerson son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley John Okerson of 1618 East Cardwell. They will wed April 14 at St Matthew Lutheran Church in Houston. Marie Annette is a sophomore nursing student at Texas Christian University and member of Zeta Zeta Alpha. Stephen is a junior business major at TCU and a member of the TCU football team.
The second and fourth year Wellman 4 H cooking students toured the Frito Lay Company 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 plant tour the group stopped at Dairy Queen for refreshments before returning home.
The Brownfield AAUW branch elected new officers at an 8 p.m. 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 pair will represent Brownfield at the AAUW state convention April 6 and 7 in San Antonio. A four-member panel portrayed four housewives in a New Orleans hotel lobby discussing a fictitious family budget. The panel, led by Mrs. Sherman Hope, included Mrs. David Pollard, Mrs. Lawrence Brown and Miss Sue Burris. Hostesses were Mrs. Virginia Williams and Mrs. Bill Rieck.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dean of Big Spring visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Billy D. Cline. The Cotton Boosters executive board met at the Farm Bureau room to plan the March 17 style show and install new officers. Grandmother Annie Wesley was honored as outstanding adult member of Union Baptist Church with over 80 attendees. Various families from Union and nearby towns visited homes in Welch Brownfield Plainview Lamar and Abilene for social visits and a fishing trip.
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