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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1961
Page
7
A fragment lists a New holiday Elvis cocktail on the West Coast and reflects on a State Bar of Texas news feature urging tidy record keeping. It contrasts past forefathers who relied on family Bible notations with modern life filled by taxes, contracts, receipts, and insurance policies.
A courtesy tea for Mrs R C Short was held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs Dan AW Harrell 3515 36th St with assistants Mrs Mary A Ware Mrs DeAlva Roberts and Miss Lamovane Hartel. Honoree Mrs Ethel Terrell was introduced before her marriage read in Lubbock on Dec 23. Dorothy Lomax and Harrell sisters served at a floral table. The house party included Judy and Betty Lawson, Mrs Clarence Whiteside, and others. Guests included Mrs R M Lilly and family of Oklahoma City visiting two weeks. Others visiting from California and Oklahoma were seen at gatherings with Mrs Lilly Mrs Summerville Mr and Mrs Merrill and Mr and Mrs Dawson among others.
A fashion feature describes rising trends in growing diamond jewelry sold in installments. Manufacturers push diamond linked bracelets and pendant necklaces that can be expanded group by group. Tips include organizing records, filing birth certificates and wills, tracking taxes, and saving keepsakes for gifts. Details cover pricing from $30 for white gold chains to $150-$300 for growing jewelry sets, with guidance on stacking rings and maintaining keepsake files.
The American hospital ship HOPE has been invited to visit Vietnam Cambodia Thailand and Korea this year. The ship is currently in Indonesia and Project HOPE founder Dr William B Walsh said Congress public support is needed as the ship relies on voluntary contributions.
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