Bridal showers and wedding plans noted in Lubbock area
Miss Patti Payton and Miss Yolanda Salinas co host guests for a bridal shower with 27 invited including Mrs. Robert Alexander and Karnella Alexander. The couple plans to marry at Woodrow Baptist Church on December 27. Candy Maberry’s shower for Carl Pierce featured pink and cranberry decor at 2217 37th St. and a Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church wedding is planned. Cheryl Baldwin honored as bride elect with gifts at J H Brock home. she teaches in Denver and is a former Lubbock resident. Debut occurred in First Christian Church setting.
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Ae Alexander
Mide
Patti Payton
Yolanda Salinas
Robert Alexander
Karnella Alexander
David Alexander
Woodrow Baptist Church
Candy Maberry
Carl Pierce
Melvin Bur
Yell
37Th St
L. T. Ayler
Melva Maberry
Max Smithey
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
Cheryl Baldwin
Glen. Baughman
J. H. Brock
Mmes
J. G. Withite
Kathryn Middleton
Jesse Rasor
Joe Nislar
Jim Rasor
Bob
Miss Steele Weds Sonny Yeatts In First Methodist Ceremony
Georgiana Steele became the bride of Sonny Dale Yeatts at Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church with Rev. Royce Womack officiating. The couple will live at 2006 32nd Street. she is a nurse at Methodist Hospital and he is a Lubbock Christian College student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgiana Steele
Sonny Dale Yeatts
Bowman Chapel
First Methodist Church
Royce
Bill G. Yeatts
Helen Gutierrez
32Nd St
Fort Stockton
Texas Tech
Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock High
Texas Tech University
Lubbock Christian College
Methodist ‘Hospital
A Lovelier Black in Fashion and Beauty Trends
New York fashion writer Mary Sue Miller surveys black garments from matte crepe to shiny satin and warns how to use black to flatter figures. She notes makeup and accessories that enhance the effect, urging readers to seek beauty guidance via the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sue Miller
New York
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Hawthorne Hastings Exchange Vows In Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Linda Cheryl Hastings and Wylie Walke Hawthorne wed in a 2 PM ceremony at the bride’s parents home. Rev. James McGuire officiated with maid of honor Miss Mary Lou Hawthorne and best man Gerald Hastings. The couple will reside at 908 A 41st St. The bride, a Coronado High graduate and LVN, works at West Texas Clinic. Hawthorne, a 1964 Lubbock High graduate, attended Texas Tech and serves as assistant tax assessor at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Cheryl Hastings
Wylie Walke “Hawthorne
E. H. Hastings
13Th St
Hawthorne
Lora Hawthorn
Canton Ave
James McGuire
Arnett-Benson Baptist Church
Mary Lou Hawthorne
Gerald Hastings
San Antonio
Miss Hawthorne
41St St
Coronado High School
Lubbock School of Vocational Nursing
West Texas Clinic
Ernest Nalle
Lubbock High School
Wearing Chains With Flair Adds Bold Accessory Layering
The text offers styling ideas for chain belts and sashes to create multiple wearable layers. Suggestions include doubling belts at the waist, adding a Gypsy sash, a pendant chain at the neck, and a knotted chain worn over it for varying thickness.
Cardigan's Spell Ends with Skirt Deselection
Fragmentary text notes a change in attire or theme involving a cardigan item and a skirt choice, with unclear context. The snippet suggests a fashion or costume decision, possibly in a style or design feature, but lacks concrete details or a clear event.
Hub City Duplicate Bridge Club Meets at Precinct 1 Clubhouse
The Hub City Duplicate Bridge Club will meet at 7 45 p m Wednesday in Precinct 1 Clubhouse 50th Street. A business meeting precedes the game for elections of new officers. The annual Christmas party is Dec 10 at 6 30 p m at the Holiday Inn East. Reservations by 10 a m Thursday with Mrs James G Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub City
Duplicate Bridge Club
50Th St
Holiday Inn East
James G. Allen
These States use average 150 gallons of water per person
The report states an average consumption of 150 gallons of water per person daily in these states, covering men women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Abilene Tech Senior Selected for White House Food Conclave
Gail Carter a Texas Tech senior from Abilene has been chosen to join the White House Conference on Food Nutrition and Health in Washington D C. She represents the Texas College Section of the American Home Economics Association at the national conclave convened by President Nixon to address hunger and malnutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Gail Carter
Abilene
White House
Washington, D.C
Carter
West Texas
Texas Dietetic Association
AHEA
Lew Lloyd Carter
Camp Fire Girls Elect Leaders At 12th Annual Meeting
At the Lubbock Council event 32 members were honored for service. Misa Louise Fargher of Region 4 Camp Fire Girls spoke at a 6:30 PM dinner as Rex Webster announced awards including a President's Plaque to retiring president George Morris. Howard Yandel was elected president and officers Coffee Conner Joe T. Smith Mrs Joe Nagy and Bob Dennis were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Lubbock Council of
Camp Fire Girls
Misa Louise Fargher
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Camp Fire
Jess Dickey
Fargher
Fort Worth
Des Moines
Iowa
Blue Bird
Rex Webster
George Morris
Morris
Harmon Jenkins
Cecil Kelsey
Howard Yandel
Coffee Conner
Joe T. Smith
Joe Nagy
Bob Dennis
James Moore
Smith
Egyptian raid on canal fronts Israeli reply and air actions
The report says Egypt launched a cross canal assault on Israeli positions at night, claiming 130 Egyptian commandos and 60 Israeli casualties. Israel says the attack was repulsed with fire, Egyptian losses reported, and no Israeli casualties. Israeli planes conducted early day strikes south of the Sea of Galilee in retaliation for an attack from Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Jordan
Tech Lights Festival Opens With Torchlight Procession
Tech's annual festival of lights begins at 7 p.m. under the Women’s Residence Council with Judy Jenkins welcoming guests. Santa leads a torchlight procession of dormitory carolers as Dr Gene Hemmle conducts a community sing while the lights illuminate the Spanish style buildings. Over 25 000 lights along 7 miles of wiring create the holiday display attracting thousands each December night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Women’s Residence Council
WRC
Judy Jenkins
Hamlin
Santa Claus
Saddle Tramps
Gene Hemmle
Eight injured in Lubbock area traffic crashes
Eight persons were injured in a string of traffic accidents in or near Lubbock Sunday night and Monday. Two Texas Tech students Joel Terrell and Barbara Dix remained in satisfactory condition after a two car crash at 29th Street and Chicago Avenue. Other victims include Darrell Grant Debra Sue Low Patricia Kinman Elmer Scott Hildreth and Delton Lewis Womack who were treated and discharged from local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas Tech
29Th Street
Chicago Avenue
Methodist Hospital
Joel Terrell
Gaston Hall
Barbara Dix
38Th St
Darrell Grant
Levelland
C. J. Reynolds
9Th St
Debra Sue Low
7Th St
Patricia Kinman
Dist St
Elmer. Scott Hildreth
Ave. Q
Delton Lewis Womack
Rt. 6
Southwest Bell Reaches 10 Million Phones Milestone
Southwest Bell Telephone Co. announced the 10 millionth telephone was installed Monday, making it the third Bell System company to reach the mark. The unit could be in any of 6,000 installations across 900 cities in five states. The 5,000 commemorative lines celebrate the milestone for the carrier serving Texas Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and part of Illinois since 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell System
Southwest
Southwestern Bell
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Bicycle popularity stays strong in Holland amid rising car sales
In 1968 Netherlands saw 684,700 new bicycles sold compared with 608,200 in 1964, while bike imports rose from 49,800 to 91,000, showing bicycles remain popular despite more cars on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utrecht
Holland
UPD
Two Texans Die In Vietnam War
Washington AP reports the latest casualty list from Vietnam names 40 soldiers killed in action. Included are two Texans Army Spec 5 Wilton Padier Jr. of San Antonio and Spec 4 Johnny C Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Jones of Di.
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Washington
Vietnam
Army
Wilton Padier Jr
Edna M. Padier
San Antonio
Jonio
Johnny Co. Jones
Marcellus
Marcellus Jones
Mitchum Anti Perspirant Promotes Dry Partywear
An odd ad style copy touts Mitchum Anti Perspirant for luxurious dryness during parties. It claims strong underarm protection, mentions a dry wear guarantee, and references a Good Morning style guarantee within a garbled promotional text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchum
Assault on Slaton Officer Pleas of Innocence Entered
Two Slaton men Robert Earl Lang 24 and Leroy Dobbins 19 pleaded innocent to aggravated assault on Slaton Officer Jeff Creager during a Sunday arrest. Lang argued he was struck first. Judge Bevers set bonds at 750 each as Creager and Inspector Glenn Farmer faced a crowd and recovered a seized weapon amid a chaotic confrontation.
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Slaton
Robert Earl Lang
Leroy Dobbins
Denzil Bevers
County Court-at-Law No. 2
Set
Jeff Creager
Crager
Tony Chavez
X Man Oon
Creager
Chavez
Glenn Farmer
Monnday
Bevers
Lang
Teddy John Herndon
Idalou
Dorothy Wilson
Auburn St
Nicanor Villaneda
Augusta Officials Propose Renaming Tobacco Road Over Image
Augusta planners say the Getty rural road name from Caldwell’s Tobacco Road hurts property values and wants a new image. Some residents oppose change citing historical significance while planning officials consider relocating the address for future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Pollard
Augusta-Richmond County
Augusta
Caldwell
Pollard
Tobacco Road
Jeter Lester
Venue Change Sought in Dillard Pistol Slaying Trial
Dist. Judge Dan Walton was asked to move the trial of David R. Dillard 17 to a venue outside Houston news coverage. Dillard faces murder charges in the May 25 1968 shotgun slaying of Wanda Martin 19 and of Marie Mitchell 23. Louis Adrian Teal 18 is charged in Martin slaying. all are free on bond.
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Houston
Dan Walton
David R. Dillard
Dillard
Wanda Martin
Marie Mitch
Ell
Louis Adrian Teal
Martin
Houston Jobless Total 14 700 in October
The Texas Employment Commission reported Houston's civilian workforce at 834,300 with 14,700 unemployed in October. Among the jobless, 6,200 were women, equating to 1.7 percent of the total labor force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas Employment Commission
Oldtimer Still Active on Plains After Fires and Storms
The recount tells of Charlie Saigling and his plains ranching era. He built a headquarters from the old dugout, survived the 1918 blizzard that wrecked fences and cattle, and later tried mule raising trading mules for land. Saigling praises the hardy pioneer community and mentions a banker from Abernathy helping feed cattle.
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Orado City
Canyon
Saigling
Abernathy
Lubbock
Bill Elwood
Charges Against Two Dropped in Chicago Confrontation
U.S. marshals arrested James W Singer and Thomas Fitzpatrick connected to the Chicago Sun-Times reporters. U.S. Commissioner James Balog discharged the reporters on a government motion after a confrontation outside the court room following a riot conspiracy trial tied to the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
U.S
Federal Building
James T. Balog
James.w
Singer
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Navy
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Miss Steele
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Sonny Yeatts
Mr. Hawthorne
Miss Hastings
Mary Johnson
Mideast
Southwest Bell
Vietnam War
Meer
Edinburg
Tiodoro Flores
Lockmey
Edwin H. Boedeker
County Court-at-Law No. 1
John Wesley Brown
Ared Sneey Janssen
Route 6
Box NA
Clark’s Discount Department Store
Alma Green
Levélland
Odell Mesxander
Santos Gonzalez
Mercedes Perez
Ave. M
Josie Delgado
Olga Longoria
E. 4Th
Pedro Covarrubio
Bates St
Roberto Rivera
Daugherty
Thomas White
8Th St
Robert Lott
Ave. H
Roger Johnson
Felix Franklin
29Th St
Leonard Dennis
Midwest City
Okla
Gilberto Cardona
San Jose Drive
Raul Ramirez
Rice
Carre! Grant
Jon Kenney
6Th St
John Martinez
Clovis Road
William S. Willis
Dude
Bessie
Erskine Caldwell
Tobac Co
Army Corps. of Engineers
Savannah River
Oldtimer
Cotton
Plains
Charlie Saigling
Julia
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