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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1945
Page
2
The article discusses U S Army ration candy development from hard chocolate to fudge and jelly sweets, then notes Allied aviation influenced wrappers. It also reports on women in labor postwar aims, equal pay goals, and rising female announcers in Britain, highlighting women’s expanding roles in industry and broadcasting.
Miss Mary Evelyn Pickle presents pupils in an eight fifteen recital at First Methodist Church chapel titled Fairies in the Moonlight. The program lists numerous student performances including Karen Wood Nancy Wilson Echo McGuire and others with dances folk songs and instrumental pieces. The concert continues with additional entries across two segments featuring many named students and pieces.
The annual Senior High summer homemaking project begins with 36 students, supervised in classroom work by Mrs. Emma May Hastings. Projects include clothing construction, linens, bags, toys, canning, baking, recipes, clothing repair, curtains, and rugs, with home ingredients for cooking tasks. Students complete 40 hours of homework and gain skills in yard work, gardening, poultry, child care, and household management.
Primary pupils of Mrs B H Meskimen perform a piano recital in the First Baptist chapel at 8 30 pm. The program features pieces by Blake Richter Weybright Vandevere Schubert Ketterer McIlhaney Hufstedler and others with students including Tim Daly Kathleen Cain Charles Flowers Doris Dudley Patsy Hufstedler Jo Ann Lawson Leonard Cain Jerry Blackburn and Wa neee Bownds.
Several Junior Red Cross groups reported contributions in the county Red Cross office. Lub bock High School made two afghans while Junior High School produced 80 tray covers. Slaton members contributed 25 hot water bottle covers. Mrs. E. E. Louthan serves as county chairman.
Graduating seniors of Texas Technological College and their parents will be guests of honor at the annual president's reception tonight at 8 o'clock in Women's Residence Hall No. 2. Other activities for the seniors are planned this weekend and Monday.
A list of today events in Lubbock includes the Dancing club at 9 30 p m at Hotel Lubbock the Chapter AA PEO meetings at 1 p m and 3 p m with hostesses Mrs A B Cunningham and Misa Bonnie K Dysart at addresses 2601 Bee and 2705 Twentieth the Bee Needle club at 3 p m with Mrs L Eddins 2914 Twenty first a president s reception for Tech seniors at 12 30 p m in the Women s Residence Hall a Ruth class luncheon at the Activities Center and the Fidelis class at First Methodist led by Mrs Howard Hunt 1904 Seventeenth.
Mrs. Carden L. Green announces Army yarn for sleeveless sweaters may be checked out today. Knitting rooms will be open next week Tuesday through Friday from 1 30 to 4 30 p m. Navy sweaters completed should be turned in before May 29 the shipment date.
After a farewell dance at Hotel Lubbock, Las Chaparritas club members and pledges held an overnight party at Mrs. Virginia Lewis's home. Readings list numerous attendees and escorts including Mary Frances Barnard James Johnson Billie Webb Pfc C E Hines and others with special guests Mr and Mrs Langford Senning White and Miss Burkholder.
At the closing meeting Thursday afternoon Mrs. C F Gallimore hosted at 2120 Ninth with Mesdames Millsap Haass Torrance Rodgers McKinnon Hudman Rabin and Rodgers attending. Next Friday at 8 PM members will host husbands at the Hudman home 1713 Ave K.
The Rev. William Blakeman Lampe of St. Louis was chosen moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America at the opening session of its 157th general assembly in Minneapolis on May 24.
The Sublime Society of Beef Steaks was established in London in 1735 by an actor. Its members dined on steaks in a theater as part of the group's distinctive dining ritual.
Woman's auxiliary of First Presbyterian church honored high school and Tech seniors, members of the church, with a dinner in Chimayo room at the Hilton hotel Wednesday night. Mrs. W. O. Daniels led arrangements. Miss Elizabeth Akers presided. Program featured "Snoop and Scoop an' Senior Celebrities" by Weiss and Sherrod, "Tech Technicians" by Sherrod and Hester, and "To Our Eldest" by Dr. Jack M. Lewis.
Rev Fr Wawler of St Keths Catholic church led a discussion on Russia Our Friend or Neighbor during a Lub bock Business and Professional Women's club dinner at Hotel Lubbock. Mrs Allie M Dyer chaired with Mesdames Kate Davis and Bernice Carnahan assisting, Georgia Clifton read the club collect, Barbara Leonard played three accordion numbers, and guest Dickey Barsh, niece of Mrs Jimmy Cunningham, attended.
This afternoon at o'clock at St Johns Methodist church Mrs Carl Scoggin of the Tech music department presents Tech students in a program including Mozart Beethoven Reichardt Roseth Rubinstein Sibelius Cadman Tchaikovsky Brazleton Chopin andothers led by Lenora Lowe Virginia Blackburn Natalie Reynolds Maurine Hunt and others in a varied piano recital at St Johns.
Lubbock dancing club schedules a 9 30 pm dance tonight at Hotel Lubbock. Baile eee and his orchestra will perform.
Mrs John A Winslow hosted a Wednesday tea for grandmothers in her congregation. Guests displayed pictures of their grandchildren and corsages were given to Mrs Robert J Allen for youngest grandchild, Mrs Cynthia Killin for oldest, and Mrs Clarence Mast for most grandchildren. Mrs Allen led the tea table.
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