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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1960

Page

8

Colleges Make Light Of Women’s Education Says Dr Bunting

Dr Mary I Bunting argues women’s colleges may offer day nurseries for married students children. The AP report notes she will be inaugurated May 19 as the fifth president and discusses changing roles in higher education for women.

Mary I. Bunting Radcliffe College Cambridge Mass Dr. Bunting Bunting Douglass College Rutgers University New Brunswick N.J U. S. Department of Labor U. S. Commission On the Education of Harry Bunting Yale School of Medicine Bennington Goucher and Wellesley Yale University Mary Charles William John

Rosemary Party Honors Area Women at First Methodist

The WSCS of First Methodist Church hosted its eighth annual Rosemary Party in Spur honoring women 70 and older. Guests greeted by hostesses, with quilts and portraits on display, prizes awarded for long service in education and farming, and Dr. Bunting urging continued education for girls amid changing times.

WSCS First Methodist Church Dinah Paige Gollihar John Rakestraw Jason Rickles W. S. Campbell Register Spur Duff Green Roaring Springs Cretin Brooks Hattie Turvan Lela Evans Samantha. Smith Safrona J. L. Karr D. L. Vandiver J. N. Patterson Jennie Legg

Rhapsody in Blue Theme Marks LCC Banquet

Lubbock Christian College freshmen and sophomores held a banquet in the campus cafeteria with Chuck Ramsey of Borger as master of ceremonies. Elbert Lee of Molone responded, Bobby Beale gave the invocation, Dr. Herman O. Wilson spoke on Success, Keen Teens provided music, and narrators Ronnie Throneberry and Carroll Hickey presented year highlights. Jim Scott offered the benediction. The piece ends with a host etiquette note about charming a guest you dislike.

Lubbock Christian College Chuck Ramsey Borger Elbert Lee Molone Bobby Beale Sudan Herman O. Wilson Ronnie Throneberry Eunice N.M Carroll Hickey Jim Scott Abernathy

Miss Spaulding Courtesy Coffee Before Bridal

A pre wedding coffee honor for Patricia Spaulding hosted by Group 1 of the Christian Women’s Fellowship at First Christian Church. The event at Mrs. S. E. Cone’s home on 3020 32nd St. welcomed about 30 guests including the honoree and her mother Mrs. J. Spaulding. Gerald Eugene Bradley of Post is the fiancé and plans to wed June 1.

Patricia Spaulding Christian Women’s Fellowship First Christian Church S. E. Cone 32Nd St Gerald Eugene Bradley Post J. Spaulding Cone Nay Hale

Music Appreciation Club hosts National Music Week event

Texas Tech music majors presented a program during a guest coffee at Mrs. L. F. Brown's home on 42nd Street. Assistants Mrs. Lloyd Lanotte and Mrs. Pat Killian organized the event. Performances included piano by Mark Pair, vocal pieces by Don Prahl and Kil Gore, French horn by Ronald Lemon, with Charles Lawrie assisting as accompanist.

Texas Tech L. F. Brown 42Nd St Lloyd Lanotte Pat Killian Mark Pair Wilson Don Prahl Kilgore Ronald Lemon Charles Lawrie

Gift Luncheon Honors Carolyn Mimms Before Wedding

A gift luncheon was given in honor of Miss Carolyn Mimms at the home of Mrs. C. C. Casstevens on 39th Street. The honoree, who will marry Max Macon on June 10, received linen gifts as Spring flowers and a guest list including Mrs. Mead Macon and others.

Carolyn Mimms C. C. Casstevens 39Th St Max Macon Enloe Thomas Mead Macon Minmes Mark Anderson Tom Davis D. F. Eaton Cloyce Knowles R. E. Ross Fred Nix

Mrs. Coffee Speaks To Lutheran League

Mrs. Coffee spoke to the Lutheran Women's Missionary League of Redeemer Church meeting at 2710 40th St. on Thursday night. About 25 attended with Mrs. J. C. Elliott welcomed as a new member and Mrs. C. C. Coffee, a Methodist WLCS conference officer, shared experiences from a missionary tour of Africa stressing the need for doctors and nurses in mission fields.

Lutheran Women’s Missionary League of Redeemer Church Emil Timian 40Th St J. C. Elliott C. C. Coffee Methodist WLCS Africa

Teen-Age Workshop Expands Four Plays At LLT

Members of the Teen-Age Workshop at Lubbock Little Theatre stage four one act plays at 8 p.m. in LLT Playhouse. The program caps 16 weeks of training with acting courses and rehearsals. Casts include Carol Cobb, Elaine Whitcomb, Ricky Carmick, Dwayne Cox in The Sweetheart Game. Carol Wood, Jo Carol Pierce, Adriane Smith, Charles Kerr in What Never Dies. Barry Simmons, Kathy Graw, Darline Hunter, Rusty Burris in Overtone. Pam Kallas, Sammye Boyles, Cynthia Niell, Roger Settler, Dwayne Cox in A Cup of Tea. Art Evans directs and coordinates, with Cox as stage manager.

Lubbock Little Theatre LLT Playhouse Ave. P Carol Cobb Elaine Whitcomb Ricky Carmick Dwayne Cox Vera Simpson What Never Dies Carol Wood Jo Carol Pierce Adriane Smith Charles Kerr Bob Nelms Overtone Barry Simmons Kathy Graw Darline Hunter Rusty Burris Diane Benham Pam Kallas Sammye Boyles Cynthia Niell Roger Settler Art Evans

Mrs Sanders Named Honoree At Shower Theme

Mrs Duwane Sanders honored at a layette shower hosted by Mrs William A Seth at 2008 63rd St. The event used the green and yellow theme from The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. Fifteen guests attended Thursday night.

William A. Seth 63Rd St Duwane Sanders

Ambassador Sees Ike Before Leaving for Cameroon Post

Leland Barrows, first U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, conferred with President Eisenhower before leaving for his new post. Barrows, ICA regional director for the Near East and South Asia, said he hoped to arrive in Cameroon June 6.

Ike Washington UPI Leland Barrows U.S Republic of Cameroon Eisenhower Barrows International Cooperation Administration Near East South Asia

Report on Dispersal of Clothing by Lubbock Volunteers

Lubbock volunteers report annual activity at the Salvation Army Community Clothing Center. 30,280 garments and 1,590 pairs of shoes were collected through drives in 27 schools. 122 women contributed 1,080 hours staffing the center to distribute apparel to the needy.

Lubbock Salvation Army College Ave Mack J. Wilson C. A. Tubbs Groves Denman Bill Collins Paul Frances Brown Nonie Glasson Carter Clarence Wood Dupre Aurora Luna Guadalupe Joe Green Harwell Rudolph Nitsch Hodges M. O. Marshall Jackson Gale Holder Maedgen Earl Coleman McWhorter L.A. Storrs Overton Elmer Hunt Posey A.V. Sturgeon Rush Billie Griffin Stubbs Orval Farmer Wheelock Jack Price Roscoe Wilson Norman Peek Wolffarth Lennis Baker Tom. S. Lubbock J. D.° Donaldson Atkins Loyd Chapman Hutchinson G. W. Gibson O. L. Slaton Duane Tilson Matthews Dorothy . Kratzer Thompson Mack Wilson Smylie Wilson

Bridal Party Honors Mrs. Gray in Courtesy Gathering

Mrs. Roger Gray formerly Sharon Breece was feted at a bridal gift party hosted by Miss Hazel Putman and others at 4621 37th St. on Thursday night. Attending were Mrs. L. J. Breece and Mrs. DeWitt Gray. The couple wed April 30 in Clovis New Mexico and reside at 2123 21st St.

Roger Gray Sharon Breece Hazel Putman 37Th St Gale Gregg Viola King Olene Davis L. J. Breece DeWitt Gray Gene Breece Clovis N.M 21St St

Courtesy Given For High School Senior

Monterey High School senior Janelle Minton was honored at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Leo Healer. Ten classmates joined the honoree, along with her mother Mrs. John Minton and her sister Linda on the guest list. The hostess gift was a leather manicure set in Columbia blue and crimson.

Janelle Minton Monterey High School Leo Healer 45Th St John Minton Linda Columbia

Today's Calendar Lubbock community group notices

The American Association of University Hiei hosts a 12 noon event. The Lubbock Women's Club holds activities at the Monterey Plainsmen Mothers Club. The 59ers Grandmothers Club meets at 1 30 p.m. in the Fandeey Room of the Lubbock Women's Club. A 7 p.m. session occurs in the school cafeteria.

American Association of University Hiei Lubbock Monterey Plainsmen Mothers Club 59Ers Grandmothers Club Women's

Ann Landers Columns on Family and Romance

Reader queries cover a father urging his son to focus on his child, a Navy man advised to avoid a married woman, and a mother urging her daughter to date wisely. Ann Landers counsels prioritizing the boy, warning the sailor, and advising Enid to make her own dating choices while offering a book order.

Ann Landers Battle Creekers Navy Blues BLUES Ann Enid

Architects Auxiliary elects McMurtry as president

Mrs. House E. McMurtry was elected president of the American Institute of Architects Auxiliary at a Thursday night meeting hosted by Mrs. Turner Kimmel. Other officers include Mrs. M. L. Stiles as vice president, Mrs. E. E. Roberts as corresponding secretary, Mrs. R. C. Messersmith as recording secretary, Mrs. Bill Burns as treasurer, and Mrs. Calvin Craig Jr. as historian. Meetings are in the evening, six times a year, and any woman eligible for membership is invited.

House E. McMurtry American Institute of Architects Turner Kimmel 15Th St M. L. Stiles E. E. Roberts R. C. Messersmith Bill Burns Calvin Craig Jr

Garden Tour Slated Sunday by South Plains Rose Society

The South Plains Rose Society sponsors a public garden tour Sunday from 4 to 4 30 p m. The route begins at Mrs Lillian Slay's home at 2422 25th Street and includes yards of Mrs W O Fortenberry 1724 31st Street Mrs Ray McDaniel and Mrs Otis Felty at 2214 31st Street Mrs John Spikes 3305 40th Street and Mrs Joe Arrington 3518 41st Street.

South Plains Rose Society Lillian Slay 25Th St W. O. Fortenberry 31St St Ray McDaniel Otis Felty John Spikes 40Th St Joe Arrington 41St St

Sixth Graders Attend Picnic at Forrest Ranch

Sixth grade students in Mrs. W. H. McKelvy’s room at Roscoe Wilson attended a picnic at Forrest Ranch near Slat on Tuesday afternoon. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. John Harding and Mines. Attendees included Paul Hedrick, Warren Kerr, M. R. Stringer, Jerry Mc Gehee, Alene Green, J. W. Hawkins, Ray McWilliams and Baxter Flemmons.

W. H. McKelvy Roscoe Wilson Forrest Ranch Slat S. S. Forrest John Harding Mines Paul Hedrick Warren Kerr M. R. Stringer Jerry McGehee Alene Green J. W. Hawkins Ray McWilliams Baxter Flemmons

Hospital bed growth outpaces population rise 1948 to 1959

Between 1948 and 1959 civilian hospital beds increased by 30 percent while the population grew by 20 percent, according to the Health Insurance Institute.

Health Insurance Institute

Terpsichorean Club Dance At Lubbock Hotel

Spring flowers and colored tapers will decorate the ballroom for a Terpsichorean Club breakfast dance at the Lubbock Hotel from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight Saturday. Breakfast will be served at midnight. Hosts include Mr and Mrs Bill Gillespie as chairs and a list of partners and guests such as Leon David son Gene Cobb Myron Vann Jack Coats Hugh Hubert Roy Thompson and John Chauncey.

Lubbock Hotel Terpsichorean Club Bill Gillespie Leon Davidson Gene Cobb Myron Vann Jack Coats Hugh Hubert Roy Thompson John Chauncey

P T A year ends with installations and awards

PTA meetings at Lou Stubbs School close the year with a tea honoring retiring and new officers. Cub Scouts presented a plaque to Mrs. Don Austin. Installations were led by district presidents and city council leaders. Room counts MVPs and gifts marked the season’s end.

Lou Stubbs Curtin Womack Cumberland Presbyterian Church Wayne Mahaffey Cub Scouts Don Austin la Britta Gilbert Marvin Armstrong A .Ames B. H. Hicks J. W. Brillon Tom Aran N. L. Fagan Hugh Shady Shady J. T. Martin Richard Parchman Bean P-Ta Emmett Kerr George R. Bean P-Ta Gerald Shantz L. J. Walker J. D. Kennington Joe Dillard Spears

Pi Conclave to Close Season With Backyard Supper

SET PARTY Pi Conclave of Kappa Kappa Iota closes its season with a 6 30 p m backyard supper at the home of Miss Lois Neill 1923 28th St.

Kappa Kappa Iota Lois Neill 28Th St

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