Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
A dense listing of weekly society events from Monday to Friday includes American Legion Auxiliary and various sororities meeting at venues such as Besilon Sigms Alpha and Hilton hotel. Groups like AAUW International Relations, Needle Club, Twenty-Third Circle, and Parliamentarian Law course share times at schools, halls, and private residences across Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lessen Hall
Alpha Gamme Chapter
Besilon Sigms Alpha Sorority
Milton Hotel
Aauw International Relations Group
Hood Urges Home Hazards Warning In Lubbock
Hood warns natural gas hazards and fire risks in homes, citing that accidents cause the most deaths locally and that 98 percent could be prevented. He met with Mrs. Cochran and Mrs. Spining. fifteen members attended. The note mentions C. E. Wendt Jr and others, with a biographical line about service in the South Pacific near Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Lubbock
C. E. Wendt, Jr
Seean
C. E. Wentt
South Pacific
Iwo Phar
Okinawa
Japan
Decorators Studio invites buyers to new furnishings
Jan 18 1046 notes lively activity at Decorators Studio 1302 Avenue N Lubbock Texas Fredda showcases fabrics carpets and furniture for upcoming jobs colors and quality samples await selection lamps mirrors and tables on display Feb carpet deliveries promised Alma Pete and pringer finish their tasks Mildred moves to 1614 Broadway Lubbock Door mishaps and a prompt to visit Ewens sale for bargains including half price pottery to spruce up yards this summer
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Avenue Scar
Fredda
Aime
Alma Pete
Pringer
Mildred
Lubbock
Broadway
Decorators Studio
Ave. N
Avenue
Texas
P. S
Episcopalians Hold Annual Parish Meeting
The St. Pauls on the Plains Episcopal church held its annual parish meeting in Seaman hall with 106 in attendance. Reports were delivered, elections for vestry terms were made, and a film was shown. Walter G. Clayton and three others were elected to the vestry for three years. Delegates to the Convocation of the Missionary District of North Texas to meet in Abilene in February were Otto Rea J C Allensworth R C Carter P F Prouty and G Granville Johnson. Edgar G. Lewis and Robert H. Allen were named delegates as wardens of the avenue in 1945. More than 283000 pairs of white cotton gloves were purchased last year for the Westsom House Lamp Division plant in Bloomfield New Jersey, known as reversibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s On the Plains Episcopal Church
Seaman Hall
Walter G. Clayton
Charles E. Maedgen, Jr
J. E. Ausburn
Arthur Yonge, Jr
Missionary District of
North Texas
Abilene
Otto Rea
J. C. Allensworth
R. C. Carter
P. F. Prouty
G. Granville Johnson
Edgar G. Lewis
Robert H. Allen
Enue
St. Paul
Minn
Westsom House Lamp Division
Bloomfield
N. J
Bride Winsfield Moore Wed In Methodist Service
January wedding report for Miss Billie Ann Monroe daughter of Mrs J A Monroe 1707 Seventh who wed O W Moore son of Mr and Mrs O W Moore 2308 Seventh Rever end Smith officiated in a double ring ceremony at the Methodist church with attendants Dick Lindley. couple to reside in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield - Moore
Billie Ann
Monroe
J. A. Monroe
Methodist Church
Smith
O. W. Moore
Dick V
Lindley
Lubbock
Bennie Cave and Walter Wilson Jr. Wed in Double Ring Ceremony
Bennie Nelle Cave daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cave of 1620 Avenue G married Walter W. Wilson Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Brady in a Saturday morning double ring ceremony at the bride’s home officiated by Rev. Atz Robinson. The couple was attended by family and friends. after the ceremony a reception was held and they will reside in Brady. Wilson is a Brady High School and Hardin-Simmons College alumnus who served in the Air Corps and is stationed at Amarillo Army Airfield. Cave is a Lub bock High School alumna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississ
Bennie Nelle Cave
B Cave
Avenue G
Walter W. Wilson, Jr
Brady
Dre Atz Robinson
Eleanor
Ames
Acs
P Vengi
Millers Ave
E. Miller
Howard E. Miller
Wilson
Lubbork Hist Schoe Ae Oeenate
On’s Business College
Brady High
Hardin Linenoue
Abilene
Air Corps
Amarillo ‘Army Airfield
Mrs Alford Is Party Hostess To Needlers
Members of the Merry 16 Needle club gathered at Mrs E F Alford’s Levelland highway home to crochet knit and craft. Attendees included Mesdames Cade Dial Lane Shipp Payne Ross Brown and O Neal Findley. The next meeting is scheduled February 15 at 3 pm with Mrs Shipp west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry 16 Needle Club
E. F. Alford
Levelland Highway
W. L. Cade
T. W. Dial
C. C. Lane
E. B. Shipp
N. A. Payne
J. W. Ross
E. W. Brown
G. E. O’neal
P. T. Findley
Tuberculosis Session Sets Regional Meeting at Hilton
Counties from 15 to Plains converge at the Hilton hotel in Lubbock for a regional tuberculosis association meeting hosted by the Lubbock County Tuberculosis Association. State TB leaders Mrs Ethel Peerman Miss Marie Clark and Miss Murphy will speak with Dr Ewell Hunt addressing public relations and year round publicity at the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bantom Alive
Plains Counties
Hilton Hotel
Regional
Tuberculosis Association
Lubbock County Tuberculosis Association
Ethel Peerman
Marie Clark
Murphy
State Tuberculosis Association
Austin
Ewell Hunt
Small US schools graduate sixty naval architects yearly
Three educational institutions in the United States train men as naval architects and marine engineers, yet they collectively graduate only about 60 men per year. The figure reflects limited enrollment in the fields linked to ship design and marine propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Naval Architects
Marine’ Engineers
Books On Child Care Assigned To Group
At a meeting of the Child Development group Unit II I held Friday night in Hub Homes Mrs Clem Boverie Unit I and Mrs Otis Fincher Unit II discussed programs and organization of their units. Miss Frances Urban and Miss Gloria Hobbs both of Texas Technological College attended as guests. Books on child care and guidance including Growing Up and Parents Can Learn were assigned to each member by sponsor Mrs Mary Anne Duke instructor in home and family life education at Tech. Regular meetings for Unit III will be the second Friday of each month at 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mane Child Development Group
Unit Iti
Hub
Clem Boverie
Unit I
Otis Fincher
Unit II
Frances Urban
Gloria Hobbs
Texas Technological College
Mary Anne Duke
Tech
Unit III
Militant Auxiliary Hosts Waffle Supper After Installations
The Militant Auxiliary held a waffle supper at Mrs. O. L. Plyler’s home Friday night after an IOOF hall installation of officers. Mrs. M. E. Stone, state vice president, received a gift. New officers installed were Mrs. Plyler president, Mrs. C. E Woods vice president, Alfred Holman secretary, and C. M. Tomlin treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Plyler
M. E. Stone
Plyler
C. E Woods
Alfred Holman
C. M. Tomlin
T. Porter
Charles Lee Anderson
Borger
Coast Guard dubbed Godfather of Alaska for prewar service
The Coast Guard was the sole established military service in Alaska before World War II and earned the nickname Godfather of Alaska for its outstanding service to the territory.
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The
Coast Guard
Alaska
Pay Your Poll Tax
Fragments urge readers to settle poll tax obligations, promising money back or refunds. The text is garbled with phrases like OUR MONEY BACK and DOUBLE appearing among domestic notices.
Party Is Courtesy To Miss Williams
Miss Juanita Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Williams of Tohoka and bride elect of Cpl Johnny Bueermann was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Gertrude Mel cher at 2011 Broadway Friday night. Hosts were Miss Ann Casner Henry and Margaret Mel cher. Guests included Mrs Sally T Fite and many friends. Williams will graduate from Texas Technological College this month and then move to Dallas to work as a dietitian at Southern Methodist University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Williams
Carl Williams
Tohoka
Johnny Bueermann
Gertrude Melcher
Broadway
Ann Casner
Ee Henry
Margaret Melcher
Sally T. Fite
Bobbie Jean Rhodes
LaVerne Williams
Latrell Anderson
Mary Louise Capps
Bobbie Bachman
Joy Carter
Ann Nabors
Lone Star Club Study Debates Price Control
The Lone Star Newcomers club study group met Friday at Mrs. F. O. Rudy’s home to discuss price control. Mrs. Robert Buzzard chaired and urged women to check ceiling prices and contact Chester Bowles at the OPA for extensions. Mary Anne Duke reviewed Pearl S. Buck’s Of Men and Women. future meeting set for February 1 at Mrs. Sam H. Allred’s home with roll call on women’s topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Newcomers Club
F.O. Rudy
Ave. R
Robert Buzzard
Price Control
Chester Bowles
OPA
Pearl S. Buck
Mary "Anne Duke
Texas Technological College
Sam H. Allred
Main
Mrs Stockbridge Celebrates 79th Birthday at Home
Ella Stockbridge of Lubbock marked her 79th birthday at 1912 Fifth Avenue with family and friends including S E Melton Mattie Kile E Adams M L Aycock Melvin Aycock C N Price and daughters Linda Nell Ruthie Fay Julia Cane and sons Bernard Andrew A long time resident she previously attended First Baptist church and has lived in Lubbock 28 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Stockbridge
Lubbock
S. E. Melton
Mattie Kile
E. Adams
M. L. Aycock
Melvin Aycock
C. N. Price
Linda Nell
Ruthie Fay
Julia Cane
Bernard
Andrew
Stockbridge
First Baptist Church
Mangum-Smith Vows Read In City Wedding
Miss Edna Mae Smith and Oscar James Mangum wed at Lubbock First Methodist church in a double ring ceremony officiated by Dr. H. L. Robinson. The bride wore light blue gabardine. maid of honor Burlene Mangum. best man George N. Atkinson Jr. They will reside at 2316 Tenth after a San Antonio honeymoon. Miss Smith is Floydada High School alumna. Mangum was a bank employee and later Walton's credit manager. Also noted: Ross W. Hester discharged from the Army Air Corps returns home and plans to enroll at Texas Technological College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
Floydada
Edna Mae Smith
Oscar James Mangum
Emma Mangum
Lubbock First Methodist Church
H. L Robinson
A. L. Mangum
Ray Horn
Burlene Mangum
George N. Atkinson, Jr
San Antonio
Floydada High School
Texas Technological College
Lubbock Army Airfield
Mangum
Citizens’ National Bank
Armed Service
Walton’s Store
Russia Sustains Heaviest Casualties in World War I
The nation suffered the largest toll during the conflict with massive military losses and civilian suffering. The war's vast human cost shaped Russia's postwar trajectory and contributed to upheavals that followed.
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Russia
Mrs Andrews Visits Friends in Lubbock
Mrs J F Andrews of New York makes her first visit to Lubbock since her husband’s death, staying with Mrs Roscoe Wilson at the Hilton hotel. She is remembered as Ruth Horn, daughter of Paul W Horn, first president of Texas Technological College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Lubbock
J. F. Andrews
New York
Bocken
Roscoe Wilson
Hilton Hotel
Ruth Horn
Paul W. Horn
Texas Technological College
Horn
Normandy invasion boats largely built in New Orleans
A historical note states that about seventy percent of the boats used in the Normandy invasion were manufactured in New Orleans, highlighting the city’s crucial wartime shipbuilding role.
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Normandy
New Orleans
Founders Day Tea By PEO Chapters AA AK
Founders Day tea set for Friday after 3 o clock with joint meetings of PEO Sisterhood Chapters AA and AK at 2701 Nineteenth in the home of Mrs Retha Martin. Chapter AA will present a program with Mrs C J Wagner hosting the AA business meeting and Mrs Martin hosting the tea. An unrelated note mentions fans in China dating to about 3000 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Pettey
Rebekah
Ledge
Hall
Betay Roses
Kl. Rabun
Ave. M
Pete Bynum
Zeta ‘Delta
Beta Sigma
Tel Lubbeck
Lee 'C. O'Rei
W. Twitty
C. 2. Wagner
Retha Martin
Martin
Ww. J. Rether
Peos
Chapters AA
PEO
Chapter AA
C. J Wagner
Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bar Burnett
Sunshine Needle Club
Rose Kirk
Clement Sororasis
Dwain Reegers
Ave
Hilton
Beath Plains Navy Mathers Club
American Legion Hall
Twentieth Century Club
Athenseum Club
Davis
Newton
Lutky
J. L. Saosin
Eis
Jet Jet
Ouiyin
J. Ll. Ratliff
G. W. Cochran
George Spining
Walter Wilson, Jr
Mrs. Alford
Militant Auxiliary
Alice M. Dyer
Martha Morgan
Miss Williams
Lone Star Club
Ed Greer
Loyalty Club
Aoa
Ross W. Hester
Army Air Corps
W. L. Hester
China
India
Mr. Hester
0. J. Mangum
J.C. Davis
Didest Floral Nursery
Siad
Vane A Yne
Grollmans
Cole Son
Tailor Maid
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