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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1960
Page
6
The columnist argues for empathy as a core skill and courtesy as its driver. They urge practical workplace manners from prompt appointments to polite conversation, plus lessons for hiring students and the value of timely, focused work. A local notice mentions giving away touch me not plants at 711 Ave M.
Mrs Louis B Davis named most valuable member of the Lamesa Junior Women's Study Club as the group honors its retiring president Mrs Bobby Woodrum. New officers installed by Mrs Vernon Flenniken include President Mrs Morris Denson Vice President Mrs Thomas Bennett Treasurer Mrs Louis Davis Secretary Mrs John Foster Parliamentarian Mrs W E Aiken. Eleven members attended.
Club hostess Mrs. Jim Adams of Idalou Road welcomed seven members to a Tuesday meeting. The group will meet again at 2 30 p.m. on June 7 at Mrs. Henry Smiths home 310 Bist Street.
Lubbock Country Club hosts a rehearsal dinner for Electre Blair and George Mellett with blue coral and white milkglass centerpieces. The couple will wed at 8 p.m. Saturday in Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church. Hosts include the Couch and McCarty families of Abilene.
Summer beach fashion offers a harvest of artificial flowers and fruit for hats, sunglasses, and bikinis. Flowermode presents flower trimmed caps and a rose-like straw hat, while William J. introduces wild millinery finery including wig hats and parasol fans.
Marjorie Dane and Charles McClure wed in a Sunday ceremony at the Baptist Church of Pleasant Hill New Mexico. The Rev. Charles Jones officiated with a double ring ceremony. The couple will reside in San Diego California where he is stationed with the Navy.
Mrs. Norman A. Monk of Lubbock shares kitchen recipes and life notes. The piece mentions her lemon filled cake and punch, her children Chip Melissa Julie Boyd, and her roles as a Brownie Scout leader and Bible School teacher.
Lima reports Peru earned 40 million dollars from fish products in 1959, doubling 1958 results. The year shows strong growth in Peru's fisheries sector and export performance.
Mrs. C. W. Scott fifth grade teacher at Wheelock School was elected president of Alpha Conclave of Kappa Kappa Iota at a backyard supper hosted by Mrs. H. A. Allen. She succeeds Mrs. Allen who resigned. Assistant hostesses included Mrs. H. B. Standlee Mrs. Bob H. Baker Mrs. A. L. Pace and Mrs. Paul V. Keen Jr.
Miss Clara Pratt prepared foreign foods for the Woodrow Home Demonstration Club meeting held Wednesday at Mrs. Allen Hagens home. Miss Joyce Rucbush attended as a guest. The group plans a June 1 outdoor cookery demonstration by Mrs. Bennie Hagens.
Mrs. Cecil R. Matthews led a training session for officers of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church. Twenty seven members attended learning their office responsibilities. Arrangements for the meeting and salad luncheon were handled by Mrs. Clarence Whiteside, C. V. Hatch and Harmon Scales.
In Hong Kong's crowded native quarter a Chinese snake charmer was nearly choked by a 10 foot python during a film shoot. Actor William Holden grabbed the snake's head and unwound it, saving the charmer who was left dazed but unharmed.
An exhibit of peonies will be on display from noon to 12 30 p m Friday at the Lubbock Women’s Club house. Mrs Jesse Gist of Amarillo grew the flowers. She will speak to the Lubbock Garden Club on peonies after the display. The exhibit is open to the public.
Mrs Clebern Shofner of Sparenberg announces the marriage of Judy Shofner to Ronnie Haney of Lamesa. They wed May 13 in the Church of Christ at Lovington New Mexico. The bride wore a pastel blue dress and hat with white accessories. The bridal bouquet rested on a white Bible with a linen handkerchief from Mrs Loy Matthews of Klondike. Marsha Brown of Patricia was bridesmaid and Walton Haney was best man.
The Heritage Study Club held a luncheon and installation service at the Lubbock Women's Clubhouse on Tuesday. Mrs Hess was installed as president with officers Wallace Hess Robert Carr Corrance Crawford Collin Lockfield Wendell Coffee Joe Jenkins Norman Monk and James Moss. Thirty six attendees included forty members and sixteen guests.
Lub bock Public Schools official Miss Dorothy Lomax spoke on Reading as Therapy as AAUW Child Study Unit 2 closed the season at Mrs. Harold Russell home. Excerpts from Parents' Guide to Children's Reading and other works were read for parents teachers and counselors handling physically handicapped or emotionally upset children. Twenty members and a guest attended.
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