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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1956
Page
3
The article offers simple, daily steps to balance calories during the holidays and avoid weight gain by maintaining regular meals and mindful eating. It also notes a reader misplacing a light brown three skin fur Baummarten neckpiece and provides a contact number for information.
Twenty eight members and guests of the Lubbock Woman's Study Club met Tuesday at the Lubbock Women's Clubhouse for a Christmas party with a short business session led by Mrs. James Samson and a program on Spirit of Christmas in Literature. Carols were sung as Mrs. Parsley accompanied, gifts were exchanged, and a ten hour following. Other club gatherings included Shallowater Study Club Christmas gifts and poetry program, Beta Conclave Kappa Kappa Tata Christmas party, and Friendly Menders and Welcome Luncheon clubs hosting dinners with gifts and games.
Vivian Brown argues for practical baby gifts over frilly items. Plastic dishware and melamine tableware with playful designs, stainless steel flatware, and washable toys are recommended for durability and easy cleaning, easing busy moms during the festive season.
The West Texas Cerebral Palsy Club held a Christmas gathering in the Recre Room of the Plains Co-Op Mill Company. Richard Williams provided music as a Santa distributed toys to twenty five parents and children attending the event. A festive Christmas mood and seasonal decorations accompanied the program.
A small neighborhood on Country Club Drive near Plainview Highway decorates an outdoor tree, hosts a wiener roast, and shares carols after decorating on Dec. 9. Forty four parents and children attend a later gift exchange.
Mrs Virgil Goodwin hosted Group II of the Plainview CWF at 3808 20th St for a 7 pm dinner on December 18. The double ring ceremony by Tulia pastor was followed by gifts and a reception in the church hall. The couple, Miss Bernita Measles and Mr. Dale Obermueller, will reside at Earth New Mexico after their wedding in Tulia Olton area.
Plainview guests attended a linen shower at Mrs. S. L. Asbill Jr.'s home for Nina Smith bride elect to Edward Glenn. Kappa Kappa Gamma members attended, with family and friends present. The article details the wedding setting, attire, attendants, and reception, noting the couple's parents and guests.
Read as a list of local group events including Alpha Chi Alumnae activities, Church of Christ ladies Bible groups at Vandella and Broadway, WMU at Unt Ave, Hillcrest Country Club Ladies, and PTA meetings, with varied 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. times and locations such as party houses, chapels, and school cafeterias.
Master point play was hosted by the Lubbock Duplicate Bridge Club on Monday at Caprock. Winners were first place Mr. and Mrs. Jack Boone, second Mrs. Jack Kendrick and Fred Pryor, third Warner Wilson, and fifth Mrs. Carl Slate and Mrs. A. F. Holt. The club will not meet until January 7 1957 when the winter series starts.
Miss Sylvia Dietering was honored as a brides elect at a 1941 Needle Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Oliver Cates at 3901 3Ath St. The event featured a white linen refreshment table with a candle arrangement of white carnations and holly and a hostess clock gift.
The Blue Goose Auxiliary to the West Texas Pond held its annual yuletide dinner and dance Saturday night in the Party Room of the Western Ways Motel. Twenty six members attended with their husbands and two guest couples from Midland, Mr and Mrs Hugh Harbert and Mr and Mrs L A Daniel.
Dr. Per Stensland of Texas Tech joins the executive board of the new Texas Gerontological Society a group forming to study aging. The society aims to unify efforts promote aging programs publish papers and coordinate local and statewide aging initiatives. It plans a newsletter and a large membership drive led by Dr. Hiram Friedsam.
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