Birthstones December Turquoise and Zircon Through History
Two birthstones for December are turquoise and zircon with legends linking turquoise to love and money. Zircon is noted for its medieval use as a cure for plague and appears in a spectrum from blue to greenish yellow. Zircons come from grave beds in Ceylon while turquoise mines date back to New Mexican Indians and Persia. Also featured is advice on improving speaking voices for women in homemaker and professional roles.
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Persia
Ceylon
Fruit cakes age to mellow flavor says Miss Pratt
Kitchen tips advise aging fruit cakes for depth of flavor with MBS notes. Laura Pratt demonstrates tape aided tasting and half recipe methods for 10 inch and small pans. She prescribes correct pan prep, water in oven for moisture, and cooling before wrapping for storage with dates for PECAN CAKE and DATE NUT CAKE.
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Uris
Clara Pratt
Is Real Reason For Christmas Forgotten
Phyllis Battelle argues Christmas pressure fuels guilt and stress for women, driven by marketing plays from a cosmetics firm. The piece critiques holiday consumerism, urging readers to resist perfectionist expectations and the urge to overspend while noting the rolling impact on mood and skin.
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Phyllis Battelle
New York
Cosmetician
Joyeux
Christmas season costs and joys frame Huff Turner wedding
The Nov 25 wedding of Miss Oneta Turner and Leon Hutt at Plains First Methodist merges holiday pressures with vows. Bride wore blue wool, corsage pink carnations. maid of honor Mrs. Dale Kirk. best man Eugene Huff. Reception at groom’s mother’s home. The couple plan a farm life near Plains after he graduates.
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Dale Kirk
Eugene Huff
Barbara Masten
Dorothy Tucker
Maple
Linda Taylor
Plains
Morton Land
Muleshoe
Rehearsal dinner honors Miss Breedlove and Mr Covington
A rehearsal dinner for Miss Alice Jane Breedlove and Robert B. Covington is set for 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn following a 6:30 p.m. church rehearsal at First Christian Church. The couple will wed at 7 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with both families in attendance.
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Alice Jane Breedlove
Robert B. Covington
Robert I. Covington
Voice tips suggest regular reading and relaxed posing for clear speech
A voice expert urges regular aloud practice to free the voice with elocution and breathing from the diaphragm. Tips include speaking from behind the teeth, maintaining a natural pitch, relaxing the mouth, and practicing warmth and sincerity in conversation. A stray kitten notice ends with a contact for owners.
Dr Lamb Will Speak At Dallas Nutrition Meet
Dr Mina W Lamb and Mrs Ruby Martin of Texas Tech nutrition depart join the UT Southwestern Medical School seminar in Dallas on December 2 3. Lamb will present on topics including protein malnutrition psychiatric eating problems and nutrition in wasting diseases endocrine disorders liver disease surgery and juvenile diabetes.
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Mina W. Lamb
Ruby Martin
Texas Tech
Food Nutrition Department
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
Lamb
Tea and Sympathy Play Rehearsals Begin at Tech
Rehearsals for the Tech production of Tea and Sympathy by Robert Anderson are underway for the Spring semester. The drama, staged by the speech department, runs January 26 to February 1 and centers on a misunderstood youth ridiculed for artistic leanings and cross gender roles.
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Robert Anderson
Wool Contest Set Saturday at Texas Tech campus
Mrs. J. G. Keyes announces the Lubbock County Make it Yourself Wool Contest to be held on the Texas Tech campus Saturday. Participants must bring garments to Room 259 by Friday or 8 a.m. Saturday, with final judging in Room 165 at 11 a.m. Students are classified by age into Beginners Juniors and Seniors for categories including skirts, jackets, dresses, and ensembles. Winners announced after the contest closes.
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J. G. Keyes
Lubbock County
Texas ‘Tech
Keyes
Richard Heineman
Robert Miller
Newlyweds Koonce to Make Dallas Home
Newly married Mr and Mrs Robert Howard Koonce will reside in Dallas following a Thanksgiving night ceremony at First Baptist Church Arlington The bride Miss Martha Ann Reddell is daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Calvin Reddell of Arlington Parents of the bridegroom are Mr and Mrs Lincoln Howard Koonce of Lubbock The couple were attended by Miss Jo Ann Reddell and William A Hallmark The reception was at the Reddell home The bride attended Texas Woman s University and Arlington State College The groom a Texas Tech graduate works for Texas Instruments in Dallas
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Arlington
Dallas
Robert Howard Koonce
H. E. East
First Baptist Church
Martha Ann Reddell
Robert Calvin Reddell
Lincoln Howard Koonce
30Th St
Lubbock
Jo Ann Reddell
William A. Hallmark
Roy Boyd
Redde
Koonce
Texas ‘Woman’s University
Arlington State College
Texas
Loyalty Club and Hospital Auxiliary Meetings
Readable notes show multiple groups convening at 2:30 am and 10 am plus a hospital auxiliary executive meeting. Mentions include Mrs Banke at 1503 8th Street and Mildred Klein at 3904 STth with unclear organization names and locations.
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Banke
Sl ‘Methodist Mospital
Aim
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Oman
Margaret Turner
Howe
Dorothy Uris
John
Mrs
Leon Huff
Oneta Turner
Huff-Turner
Cookie
Morton
Myrkle Turner
Leon Hutt
Carrie Hutt
R. H. Mixener
Plains First Methodist
Jay
Lavalan
Tex
Silver
White
Cerise
Lubbock Country
Calypso
Mark Anthony
Ray Mann
Grey Lew R
Joe Lynch
Gregg Martin
Bob McKelvy
Ross Mitchell
Jerry Nisler
Garnet Reeves
Joe Reynolds
Lowell Richardson
Gleaners Social and Service Club
Lubbock Women's Clubhouse
Pat McWhorter
32Nd St
Jolly Grandmothers Club
W. C. McManus
19Th St
T. L. Christy
6Th St
Nancy Sue
Bill Wright
Las Cruces
Monterey Center
46Th St
Dr. Lamb
San Diego, Calif
Walker Scott Co
Lubboc
18Th St
Mildred Klein
37Th St
Llano Estacado
Questers Antique Club
W. L. Ivey
New England
Ene
Oque
First Baptist
Calvary Baptist
Trinity Baptist
WAMU
Abastornr
Bante
Lano Estacado Bridge Club
Nobis
F.D.I.C
Idaho
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