Japanese widow preserves kimono craft across borders
A 60s Japanese widow emphasizes keeping kimono traditions while embracing Western fashion. She developed a two piece kimono with wrap skirt and top and a ready tied obi. She has written three books, founded a kimono school in 1954, and trains about 30 teachers and 1,000 students in Tokyo. Her 30 day US Europe tour aimed to share ideas and collect others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetia
West
Tean
Otsuka
Tokyo
Toyo Rayon Co
New York
United States
Europe
Absent minded wife and dating troubles prompt advice
A reader describes a wife who ruins clothes via the wash, leaves windows open, forgets parking, misnames their children, and a lack of car use. The reply urges cutting wallets, checking the basement, and notes such mixups can come from common patterns. do not worry until the wife calls you by the wrong name. The column also features Ann Landers style guidance for a 15 year old dateless girl and a long sweetheart case, advising naturalness and cautious marriage expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Dace Aere
Shirley Price Becomes Bride Of Al Brockopp
The Rev. Bert Homer presided at a double ring ceremony Saturday at 8 p m for Shirley Anne Price and Airman First Class Al A Brockopp. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Preston Price of 2107 24th St, wore white eyelet and carnations in her corsage. Sister Mrs Charles Austin served as matron of honor. best man was Bill Robins of Cannon AFB Clovis. A Price home reception followed and the couple will reside in Clovis where Brockopp is stationed at Cannon AFB.
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Bert Homer
Shirley Anne Price
al A. Brockopp
Preston Price
24Th St
A. D. Brockopp
Parkers Prairie, Inn
Charles Austin
Bill Robins
Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
Price
Brockopp
Cannon Afb
Virginia Negro Girl Is Honor Graduate
Patricia Godbolt 17, first Black honor graduate from a desegregated Virginia high school, Norview High, earned a B to B plus average. She wore a gold tassel on her cap and was one of seven African American students admitted to Norview in February 1959 under a federal court order. She has been accepted by Smith College but has not yet decided where she will attend this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Patricia Godbolt
Virginia
Norview High School
Patricia
Norview
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Wedding Announcement for Ewing Family
A small notice records the upcoming wedding of Ewing family members. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate a ceremony and family involvement at a local venue.
Miss Shepard and Mr Lindsey Wed in Maple Ceremony
In Maple special wedding vows were exchanged in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Mayo Carpenter. The couple’s parents are Mr and Mrs John Shepard and Mr and Mrs Cecil E Lindsey of Maple. The gown featured lace and tulle with French lace train and an illusion veil. After a reception at the bride’s home they will reside in Lubbock where he units Reese Air Force Base and she trains as a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Mayo Carpenter
John Shepard
Cecil E. Lindsey
Maple
Philis Gardner
Janice
Charlotte Shepard
James Shepard
Jerry Hutton
Bobby Kindle
Mmes
Freddie Parkman
Bobby Foley
Yvanda Taylor
New Mexico
Lubbock
Lindsey
Reese Air Force Base
Methodist Hospital
Don’t argue when a friend insists on paying the bill
A friend offers to cover a restaurant check and you should accept graciously. Thank them and offer to repay the courtesy at a later time.
Grandmothers Meet at Burnett Home
The 59ers Grandmothers Club met Friday at Lofton Burnett’s home at 3603 39th St. with co-hostess C. T. Price. Mrs. John Powers presented a flower arranging program. Visitors included Mrs. S. T. Rowling and Tom French of the Jolly Grandmothers Club. Mrs. H. S. Rawlings joined as a new member.
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Grandmothers
59Ers
Grandmothers Club
Lofton Burnett
39Th St
C. T. Price
John Powers
Mmes. S. T. Rowling
Tom French
Jolly Grandmothers Club
C. ‘Rawlings
Paula Krieble Hosts Home Party After Pool Swim
Paula C. Krieble hosted a Friday night backyard party at her home located at 4120 31st Street. Guests arrived after attending a swimming gathering at the Seahorse Swimming Pool.
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Paula C. Krieble
31St St
Seahorse Swimming Pool
Kathy White Is Honoree At Twilight Tea
Milkglass hosted a twilight tea Thursday night honoring Miss Kathy White who will marry Bob Ford July 16 at First Methodist Church. E. C. Hatton home hosted with guest hostesses Mrs. Earl Hobbs Lawrence Evans J W Chism Preston Smith and Monty Staniforth. House party included Miss Mary Helen Hatton Miss Sandra Hendrix Miss Peggy Braselton and Mrs. J R.
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Milkglass
Kathy White
Bob Ford
First Methodist Church
E. C. Hatton
45Th St
Mmes
Earl Hobbs
Lawrence Evans
J. W. Chism
Preston Smith
Monty Staniforth
Mary Helen Hatton
Sandra Hendrix
Peggy Braselton
J. R
Dixon White
District PTA Head Serves As Recorder
Mrs. Marvin Armstrong, president of the 14th District Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, acted as recorder at the council seminar and leadership conference on the University of Texas campus. The event closed at noon Friday and carried the theme Education for Family Living. She will travel to San Antonio to visit her mother for one week after leaving Austin.
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Marvin Armstrong
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Council
University of Texas
Armstrong
San Antonio
Austin
J. R. Harper
Wonder, Delight Build Children's Memories
A memory filled piece urges parents to create joyful moments with children beyond routine care. It recalls a three year old’s hospital memory and a father’s playful gift, urging adults to foster such intimate memories with their kids.
Alden's Inc acquires Dillar's two Arkansas stores
Alden's Inc buys the Dillar's Inc department stores in Magnolia and Texarkana Arkansas. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Ferguson Couple Wed In Lockney Ceremony
The couple were married by the bride’s father in a ceremony at Lockney with the bride in an embroidered white gown featuring a modified V neck and heirloom brooch. Ushers were Leslie Wilkes and Billy Earl Race. Reception followed with a house party of Misses Pat Grey Donna Dorman Donna Workman Eleane Baxter and Joan Smith. The bride, Mrs Ferguson, was valedictorian of Lockney High School 1960. groom is a 1959 graduate. They plan a wedding trip to New Lockney.
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Ferguso
Andy
Leslie
Wilkes
Billy Earl Race
Ann Brown
Fritz Schacht
Pat Grey
Donna Dorman
Donna Workman
Eleane Baxter
Joan Smith
Parines
Ray Aston
Ellis Tayor
New Mexico
Hostesses Describe Seating At Event With Gifts
The party featured eighteen guests including the honoree’s mother Mrs. George Spin ing and her sister Sara Spining. Hostesses arranged seating near a salon and white theme and presented a kitchen utensil as a hostess gift.
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George’ Spining
Sara’ Spining
High School Class Honors in Hobbs Engagement News
Hobbs New Mexico reports special notes on Miss Jones an Semin as an honor graduate and her fiancé set to earn a mathematics degree from Texas Tech this summer. The couple’s plans and academic milestones are highlighted in local notices.
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Hobbs
N.M
Clark E. Jones
Methodist
Jones
Texas Tech
Tillie Scott to Wed Don Morrow at Pioneer Methodist
The June 18 wedding of Tillie Burx Scott and Donald Houston Morrow is planned at Pioneer Memorial Methodist Church. The bride-elect is from Lubbock and the groom is a graduate of Ropes High School. The Scott and Morrow families are listed as local residents.
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Pioneer
Memorial Methodist Church
Tillie Burx
Scott
Donald Houston Mortow
L.R. Scott
O. H. ‘Morrow
Ropes
Tom’St.Lubbock
Ropes High School
Frank-Topped Zesty Succotash for Busy Mothers
A no fuss noon meal recipe titled Frank-Topped Zesty Succotash offers corn and lima beans with frankfurters in a sour cream mustard sauce. Bake and broil 3 to 5 minutes to finish, serving with tomato slices rolls and milk for a quick, kid friendly lunch.
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Frank
Publishers' Auxiliary Honors Tulia Editor
H M Baggarly editor of The Tulia Herald is profiled in The Publisher's Auxiliary June 4 issue noting his multiple roles at 3,200 circulation paper and his daily two 15 minute newscasts plus a Sunday program The Country Editor Speaks. He favors hometown weekly papers and is known for clear cut opinions despite conflicts with other editors. Health spending in 1960 is projected to exceed 6 billion dollars per Health Insurance Institute.
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TULIA
H. M. Baggarly
Tulia Herald
Western Newspaper Union
Baggarly
Health Insurance Institute
Dockers Strike Ends Over Private Bus At Newcastle
Twenty four odorous dockers resumed unloading a whaling ship after winning a demand for a private bus to cover about ten miles to the dock. They balked at using public buses due to embarrassment from other passengers reacting to the shipboard smell. Employers agreed to provide a special bus.
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Newcastle ON Tyne
England
Belfast author reflects on last generation as chaotic as today's youth
Miss Janet McNeill, author, told a Belfast audience that the last generation was "just as crazy and mixed up as the kids of today." She warned against judging youth harshly and urged empathy.
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Janet McNeill
Belfast
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Marri
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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al Brockopp
A. A. Brockopp
Ewing
Z Ewing
Dors Bie Allt
Miss. Shepard
Mr. Lindsey
Mrs
Ricky. Lindsey
Donna Shepard
PTA
Muriel Lawrence
Andyland
Indiana Gardens
Tillie Scott
Don Morrow
House
Waggoner Carr
Boy Scouts of America
Carroll
Douglas Warner
Tyler
John C. Black
Houston
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Syria
F.d.1.c
Schtmug AL Ollo AG
College Avenue
Lubbock, Tex
KFYO
Wussock, Texas
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