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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1945

Page

2

Postwar ideals and charity needs from a Texas town

A fragment from a Texas newspaper details volunteer women needed for Lubbock County rationing is a clothing drive under Mrs Pauline Ragland. It mentions an autographed bill found by Posey, and ponders postwar life and women’s aims via a WLAR study. It also offers summer cooling tips for homes, suggesting shade, curtains, and minimising dust.

Lubbock Texas Avenue Pauline Ragland Cher Ragland Women’s Institute of

Farewell Dinner Held For Alton McNeely

Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. McNeely hosted a farewell dinner for their son Alton McNeely who is being inducted into the armed forces. Guests included Riener Rieken Tony Rieken Jiggs Rieken Rich Rieken Lester Obenhouse J W Hamilton Bert Showalter J B Strawn F M Haddock Mrs Artie Greenhill Roy E Cato Pvt Warren Haddock and others.

Roy G. McNeely Alton McNeely Armed Forces Monroe Messrs. and Mesdames Riener Rieken Tony Rieken Jiggs Rieken Rich Rieken Lester Obenhouse J. W. Hamilton Bert Showalter J. B. Strawn F. M. Haddock Artie Greenhill Roy E. Cato Warren Haddock Riener Rieken, Jr Clifton Rieken Donnie Jo Nancy Mae Jimmie Io Rieken Riener Johnnie Wayne Hamilton Sylvia Faye Elizabeth Ann Showalter Robert Doyle Lonnie Gene Virginia Lee Greenhill Dinks Jean Joy McNeely

Pupils To Perform Recital At First Presbyterian Church

A preschool class led by Mrs Grace White will stage a program tonight at 7 45 at the First Presbyterian Church. The program features songs stories toy bands rhymes and monologues with a list of participating children including Mary L art Lynn Hendrix Peveto Lynn Benson Al Richerson Josnna Inn Key Reed Suzanne Mc Cauley and others.

Grace White First Presbyterian Church Mary Lart Lynn Hendrix Peveto Lynn Benson al Richerson Josnna Inn Key Reed Suzanne McCauley Peale Kuykendall Jan Kerr Susan Hobbs Jettie Evans Jane Livermore Patsy

Election Will Feature Service Guild Meet

A Wesleyan Service Guild district meeting at St John's Methodist Church will elect a district secretary tonight at 8. A committee meeting is set 30 minutes before the program on the theme The World Is Ours. Mrs B S McClendon of Amarillo is conference secretary.

Wesleyan Service Guilds St. John’s ‘ Methodist Church B. S. McClendon Amarillo

Dance Tonight at the Corral Hosts Named

Tonight a school dances from 9 to 11 30 at the Corral with hosts A L Coggin Paul Hardwick Marlin Smith and J Ray Dickey assisting as host and hostess in charge.

Corral Messrs. and Mesdames A. L. Ccoggin Paul Hardwick Marlin Smith J. Ray Dickey

Today’s Evening Club Meetings In Lubbock

A roundup of daytime and evening gatherings across Lubbock includes the Corral dance, Jaycee-Ettes at Hilton for a book review and dinner, Opti Mrs club at 2001 Sixteenth, Athenaeum 3 p m, Sunshine Needle 2 30 p m, and multiple circles and district events at various homes and hotels. Notable entries include the Nurses Association at West Texas Nurses home, AAUW at Tech home economics, and church circles at Central Baptist and Asbury Methodist.

Corral Jaycee-Ettes Hilton Opti O. W. McGuire Athenaeum Club W. L Hester Sunshine Needle Club H. L. Handley Needle Club C. C. Chambers Geuth Plains Navy Mothers Club Lesion Hall Twentieth Century Club Tech Central Baptist Wms First Methodist Asbury Methodist Wesleyan Service Guilds Asbury Methodist Church District Conference Real Society Dorcas Work Idalou

Hidden Comfort Secrets for a Cooler Summer Home

A fragmented note suggests practical tips for staying cool with less work. It hints that simple changes can make a home feel cooler without heavy effort, focusing on easy comfort during hot months.

Monday Afternoon Meetings Of Church Groups In Lubbock

Regular meetings of women’s missionary groups in Lubbock featured lessons, devotions, and programs. Highlights include St. John’s Methodist W.S.C.S. with Indian study and songs, Dumbarton Oaks fence discussion, and activities across Chile China Korea Africa and other circles. Fifty-five attended the main gathering. other circles met across Bolivia India Mexico Peru Panama and the Philippines with lecturing devotional and tea segments.

St. John’s Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service W. J. Rother Charlene Jordan Carol Cole A. H. Sutter William G. Dingus Spore Dumbarton Oaks Fence San Francisco First Methodist W.S.C.S Chile China Korea Africa Dan Blair Fa. Westmoreland L. R. Gamble C. M. Kaigler C. H. Smith Kaigler Virginia Gamble L. R. Gamblers Roy Gamble Dingus Bolivia E. T. Kelly G. C. Beard J. L. Hill E Tipton Brownie Hamilton India M. C. Overton Allen T. Stewart Tom Pirtle Mexico H. R. Miller Cecil R. Matthews Jack Ray R. H. McCarty Maxey Green Peru C. D. Doggett J. C. Stansell J. R. Ballard Panama T. B. Smith Mesdames Hoyt Agnew J. S. Roberson E. I. Brown Philippine Islands St. Paul First Christian Woman’s Council Forster Ben Brewer Rat Towne F. C. Stanley Remsky Korsakov Elliott Taylor Ochis Hackney First Baptist Women’s Missionary Society Minnie McElroy Argentina Hereford C. E. Hereford D. R. Hall, Jr Frank McLaughlin J. D. Carroll N. R. Dale I. Blanc F. W M. L. Massingill Ira Martin R. D. Harris Hugh Ross Arnett Wilson C. E. Wilson C. J. McCarty Arnold Weed Hettie Syfert Laura Sanders I. T. Weed L. W. Parker

Friends Entertained In Morton Home

Miss Darlene Weed of Morton hosted a social gathering at her home with guests from Watson, Bula, Enochs and Leham. Attendees included R. D. McCormack, LaNora Mueller, Beverly Jo Smith, Jewel Lee Landtroop, and many others.

Morton Home Darlene Weed Morton Watson Community R. D. McCormack LaNora Mueller Beverly Jo Smith Charles Smith, Jr Joe Smith Jewel Lee Landtroop Landtroop Edwin Neutzler Lloyd Needsham Robert Weed Maurine Weed R. C. Weed Thompson Bula

Slaton High School Piano Recital Tonight

Miss Mary Evelyn Pickle presents Slaton High School pupils in a piano recital at 8 15 this evening in the Slaton auditorium. Performers include Karen Deaver Mary Ann Klatterhoff Donna Pearson James Hayes Janet Pearson Nancy Clifton Faye LaVerne Ely Betty Golding Peggy Jean Ely Patsy Ann Hickman Ethryn Young Linda German Doris Lee Wampler Kay Porter Paula Maxey Jeanette Raymond Martha Louise Mack Maybelle Pember Eugene German Freddie England Frances Ruth Edwards Mary Tom Kirk Beth Brasfield Jo Ann Green Mary Lois Brasfield Joy Gentry Mary Harral Joyce Pember and Jeanette Raymond.

Slaton High School Mary Evelyn Pickle Karen Deaver Mary Ann Klatterhoff Donna Pearson James Hayes Janet Pearson Nancy Clifton Faye LaVerne Ely Betty Golding Peggy Jean Ely Patsy Ann Hickman Ethryn Young Linda German Doris Lee Wampler Kay Porter Paula Maxey Jeanette Raymond Martha Louise Mack Maybelle Pember Eugene German Freddie England Frances

A A U W Meet In Annex Tonight For Speeches

Local A A U W branch convenes tonight at 8 in Annex 6 Tech home economics building to hear scripts of national officers speeches read by Lubbock members. Open discussion to follow. members may bring guests.

Annex 6 Tech Home Economics Lubbock

Reed and Noble to Host Next At Mrs Weed Home

W. A. Reed and Charles Noble are announced as hosts with Mrs. Weed at 2715 Locust for the next gathering.

W. A. Reed Charles Noble Weed

Wilson High to Hold Friday Commencement

Commencement exercises for the Wilson High School graduating class are set for 9 oclock Friday night in the high school auditorium. C O Head superintendent said Monday night. Dean J M Gordon of Texas Tech will be the featured speaker with Wanda Lee Rice valedictory and Harold Lee Joplin salutatory. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday night with Rev H D Seago delivering the principal address. Other graduates include Gladys Taylor Troy Bruster Claudia Chambless Elaine Dunlap Emner Shamrock Jarrell Thurman Hartman Coursey Robert Ray Pair David Stell Bettye Jean Nieman Lois Snodgrass Addie Jane Gryder Bessie Rose Gumm Flois Willburn Bernice Neugebauer.

Wilson High School C. O. Head Dean J. M. Gordon Texas Tech Wanda Lee Rice Harold Lee Joplin H. D. Seago Wilson Methodist Church

Ensign Wini fred Woods Visits Parents During Leave

Wave Ensign Wini fred Woods on leave from Washington D C with the Office of Chief Naval Operations visits her parents. Mr and Mrs Miles Roger Clapp and two daughters of Cleveland Heights Ohio left after two weeks with her mother Mrs J Wilkie Talbert at 1902 Fifteenth Street. Mr Clapp formerly taught at Tech.

WAVE Winifred Woods Washington, D. C Office of Chief Naval Operations Miles Roger Clapp Cleveland Heights Ohio J. Wilkie Talbert Clapp Tech

Slim Down Tonic Promise Quick, Easy Weight Loss

In inexpensive home recipe form the ad pitches a grapefruit juice and liquid concentrate mix to shed pounds of fat without exercise or dieting. It claims rapid results and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails, with distributors Mars Gilsey or other traders.

Piles Relief Ointment Promises Quick Comfort

The Thornton & Minor Rectal Ointment offers fast relief from piles with a money back guarantee. It softens and reduces symptoms day and night using a soothing formula, distributed with an applicator nozzle. Available in tubes of 1 dollar or suppositories at 12 for 1.10 with refund if not satisfied.

Thornton & Minor

Primary Recitals for Georgia Nell Brieger and Nelma Bugh

Georgia Nell Brieger and Nelma Bugh will perform a two level piano recital at 4 pm under Mrs. Carl Scoggin at 2003 Twentieth Street. The program includes Sonatina Op. 49 No. 1 Lichner Nelma Sonatina Op. 38 No. 3 Clementi and works by Bach Haydn Beethoven Schumann Masgetts Lake Wright MacLachlan and others.

Georgia Nell Brieger Nelma Bugh Carl Scoggin Lichner Nelma Clementi Georgia Nell Bach Beethoven Haydn Happy Farmer Schumann Masgetts Rebe Krogman Lake Wright MacLachlan

Rome Receives Painting Art via Etruria Legend

A legend places the introduction of painting in Rome through Etruria by Quintus Fabius 291 years before Christ. The tale links early Italian art to a Roman official and a distant cultural influx.

Rome Etruria Quintus Fabius Christ

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dy Margaret Turner Posey J. A. “Huddleston Ofa Oan Service Guild Lubbock Morning Avalanche T Tex Slaton A.A.U.W Annex Wilson A. H. Rogers Broadway Schoo Rocks Ade E Godwin Chrieties Texas Railroad Commission Inter-State Commerce Commission Luther Transfer & Storage CO 10Th Street Allied van Line Inol Appearan Mufti Lennard Harry J. Smith Optometrist Lester's Credit Jewelers Lubbock, Texas Lubbock Medical Clinic DR. E. M. Whitacre Myrick F. W. Zachary Butcher Bayon Viontiocass
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