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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1960
Page
3
A collection of reader questions and Ann Landers responses on weight loss mental health hamster ownership and teen smoking. The openings address a mother in law’s dangerous dieting behavior and possible self harm while other letters cover pet hamsters custody copycat relatives and a teenager seeking guidance on smoking and confidentiality.
A Lubbock jeweler notes brides favor white gold wedding sets and bridegrooms prefer yellow gold. Traditional rings remain popular though tailored sets rise, including engagement rings moved to the right hand, with prices from eight dollars fifty cents to under forty dollars.
Special from Childress reports Rubye Carolyn McFarland married Marvin Gayle Churchwell at First Methodist Church in Childress. The couple, with plans for a wedding trip to New Mexico and Colorado, will reside at 2708 B 46th St in Lubbock. The bride, a 1956 graduate of Childress High School and 1960 Texas Tech alumna, will teach at Smylie Wilson Junior High. The groom, a Plainview High School graduate and Texas Tech civil engineering student, recently completed military service. A detailed house party and reception followed the double ring ceremony. The couple’s families and guests from Lubbock, Plainview, Denton, Fort Worth and beyond attended.
Mrs. Muriel Lawrence argues that permissive parenting yields morally flabby children. She cites Nancy W and other cases where teens overrun hosts, indulge excess, and ignore others' needs. Parents must resist undue demands to build character and resilience.
A New York beauty column notes one in five neighborhood salon customers is a girl under 19 with many as young as 18 months. Salons offer body permanents after careful cutting to shape hair, aiding school prep and daily grooming while boosting self image through praise and style.
The wedding took place at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Tahoka with Rev. S F Hernandez officiating. Mary Benavidez and Isaac Castro, joined by families from Tahoka and Wilson, planned a reception in Fellowship Hall and will reside in Wilson.
Miss Carlene Hobbs wed Ronald Charles Mulberry at Southcrest Baptist Church in a 2 pm ceremony read by Rev J Wayland Edwards. The bride, given by her father, wore a white embroidered eyelet bodice dress with a cotton satin skirt. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mitchell and stationed with the U S Army at Fort Sam Houston. They will reside in San Antonio.
In Kalamazoo Michigan Mrs Mable Lorentz pleaded that gusts pushed her off the curb four times and swept her across the street during a jaywalking case Judge Clark M Olmstead fined her seven dollars Lorentz spent seven hours in jail to avoid the payment.
Seagraves announces October wedding plans for Miss Joyce Smith and Sam Estes. The ceremony is set for Sunday October 9 at First Presbyterian Church with officiant William O. Hall.
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