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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1965

Page

10

Beta Sigma Phi Convention Opens With 800 Delegates

Beta Sigma Phi West Texas Area Convention begins with registration from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. and runs through Saturday at Koko Palace. More than 800 delegates from 35 cities are expected to attend with events including a hootenanny, style show, brunch, forums, and a football game buffet.

West Texas Beta Sigma Phi Koko Palace Catton Fields el Paso Odessa San Angelo Pecos Midland South Plains Lubbock General Assembly Tech-Oklahoma State Jones Stadium Walter W. Ross Scotsdale Aviz George McCleskey H. P. Clemons

Hospital Auxiliary Delegates Attend Area Convention

Eighty five delegates from eleven hospitals in eight cities attended the annual meeting of districts I and II of the Texas Auxiliary Hospital Assn. Thursday at Hillcrest Country Club. Registration and coffee began at 9:30 am in the lounge with chairmen Mrs. C. G. Mills Paugh, Mrs Aeron White and Mrs. L. Ho Kirk.

Eigthty Texas Auxiliary Hospital Assn Hillcrest Country Club C. G. Millspauch Aeron White L. Ho Kirk

District Meeting Set For Lorenzo By Organization

The Caprock District of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs holds its sixth annual district board meeting Saturday at the Lorenzo High School auditorium. Theme Treasures within our Reach. Over 150 officers and members will attend. luncheon features Rev. F.C. Bradley of Floodada. Meetings include TAHA president Mrs. Mitchell Langston of Red Barns Hutchins and hospital topics on Medicare nursing home beds and volunteer hospital service.

JS. H. Norton A. N. Gamble Greg Lewis Jr Chamber of Commerce Mitchell Langston TAHA Red Barns Hutchins Parklands Hospital Dallas Langdon Gary Hessel Lubbock Methodist Hospital H. K. Rice L. H. Kirby Hugh Fay Port Artthur Hospital Auxiliaries Unlimited Texas George Brewer Epeh Methodist Hospital Augillary Board Waflawine

Local Calendar Highlights Lubbock Events Today

Novice Duplicate Bridge at 7:45 p m at Bridge Studio 151th Street. Live Vers at 1:30 p m by TWA. Roundtable at noon in Tea Room Lubbock Woman's Club. Coffee at 10 a m Rush Party House. Chapeau Coffee at 10 a m 3222 Tardst Sundbeck. Garden Club 2 p m Municipal Garden-art Center. Modern China Study Group 7:30 pm 3515 3% B Mr a Ro W Bertrand.

Sheritate Study Club Chapeau Rush American Association of University Womer W. Btrandt

Four Day Fur Sale at McGuire Cleaners Monterey Center

McGuire Cleaners offers a four day sale in Lubbock area with new and used furs at low prices. Items include coats jackets scarves and stoles with no federal tax and deposits hold layaways. Limited time only from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at Monterey Center next to Piggly Wiggly.

Vere McCluire Cleaners Lubbock McGuire Cleaners Monterey Center Pigegly Wiggly

Agape Society Hosts Women’s Coffee at Church

Agape Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service hosted a coffee gathering in the Fellowship Hall for church women. Guests greeted by members including Mrs. Tom Strother and Mrs. Virgil Sears. Mrs. Ron Betenbough plans an WSCS meeting October 21 at 10 a.m. with a luncheon salad contribution and nursery provided. In Mt. Sterling, Ky., Ross Melton’s new drugstore opening saw a burglary on the first night with $150 stolen.

Agape Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service Church Fellowship Hall Mmes Tom Strother Gene Cribbs Virgil Sears Tom Welch Ron Betenbough 51Th St WSCS Ross Melton Mt. Sterling Burgslars

Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Honors Decorated Hall

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen met at IOOF Hall with Mrs. R. E. Wright presiding. Twenty two members attended as roses were arranged by Mrs. Clark Zachary and Mrs. T. E. Martin. hostesses were Mrs. W. H. Riley and Mrs. Virgil Brackett. Husbands banquet set for Ming Tree Restaurant at 7 p.m. Monday. next meeting 6 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Hall. Reiss Ross Needle Club sewed sixteen aprons at Buckner Baptist Children’s Home. Mrs. O. D. Peden hosted. next meeting 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28 hosted by Mrs. Boyd Milsap.

Brotherhood of Railroad R. E. Wright Clark Zachary T. E. Martin W. H. Riley Virgil Brackett Husbands Ming Tree Reiss Ross Needle Club Buckner Baptist Childrens Home O. D. Peden Boyd Milsap 38Th St

Edwards Gibson wed in Arnett Benson Church ceremony

Sandra Gail Edwards and Michael Lee Gibson united in a 2 p.m. Oct 7 double ring rite at Arnett Benson Baptist Church with Rev. Windell Taylor officiating. Parents are A D Edwards and Imogene Gibson. Bride wore pale blue sheath with pink rose corsage. reception followed at the bride’s home. Wedding reception planned in Amarillo. Bride a Lab lake High School senior and groom an alumnus of Monterey High School.

Sandra Gail Edwards Michael Lee Gibson Arnett Benson Baptist Church Windell Taylor A. D. Edwards Imogene Gibsonson 36Th St Haniel Fof Amarillo Labbock High School Monterey High School

Second Session of Acts Studied at St Luke's Church

Wesleyan Service Guild met at Mrs Harold A Harrison home with 11 members. Reports covered the district coaching conference and a week of prayer. The session focused on Acts New Life in the Spirit with a devotional on the Trinity. Next meeting at Mrs Louder's home. SHALLOWATER notes follow. Danny Kaye to conduct London Philharmonic in benefit at Albert Hall February 15.

St. Luke's Methodist Church Wesleyan Service Guild Harold A. Harrison Ith St Ralph Griffitts Henry Caffey Griffitts Earl Louder Louder 26Th St London UPI Danny Kaye London Philharmonic Orchestra Albert Hall

Music Clubs Hear Plans At Meeting

The Texas Federation of Music Clubs second district held its annual convention in Seminole with a Saturday business session at the Presbyterian Church and a district concert at the High School Auditorium. Solo selections by Henry Sellars of Seminole High School featured songs including Oh What a Beautiful Morning Surrey With the Fringe On Top Land of Degradashun and The Soliloquy, with piano by Mrs. Cecil Douglas. Officers elected were Mrs. Lanne Amberson Snyder president Mrs. L L Barber Seagraves vice president Mrs C L Robertson Seminole treasurer and Miss Laura Lee Jones Levelland historian.

Seminole Texas Federation of Music Clubs, Second District Presbyterian Church Henry Sellars Seminole High School Surrey Rodgers MacGimsey Cecil Douglas Lanne Amberson Snyder L.L. Barber Seagraves C. L. Robertson Laura Lee Jones Levelland

Model Meeting for Beta Sigma Phi Transferees and Rushes

A Lambda Tata chapter meeting at Plains National Bank featured a Self-Estimate program by Mrs. Ronnie Brown with assistance from Mrs. Bruce Gentry for 1 member, 2 rushees, and 2 transferees. A skit introducing Beta Sigma Phi was presented by Mrs. Clay Elkins and Mrs. Buddy George. The Ritual of Jewels and pledge ceremony are planned for 8 p.m. November 3 at Mrs. Gentry’s home, with next meeting set for Oct. 27 at Mrs. Jack Slaton’s residence.

Lambda Tata Beta Sigma Phi Plains National Bank Ronnie Brown Bruce Gentry Jim McCowan W. W. Lundberg Jack Raines Marilyn Miller Beta ‘Sigma Phi Clay Elkins Buddy George Gentry 54Th St Jack Slaton 28Th St

Proclaim His Name Royal Service at First Baptist

The Women’s Missionary Union No. 1 of First Baptist Church held a Royal Service in the tower auditorium Wednesday morning led by Mrs. Earl Sloan. The program featured a song, theme by Mrs. Curtis Sterling, a prayer calendar, a choral arrangement of Proclaim His Name, a devotional by Mrs. Jerome George, and a skit outlining plans for the coming year followed by a solo by Mrs. Sloan.

Women’s Missionary Unon First Baptist Church Tower Women's Missionary Society No. 1 Earl Sloan Curtis Sterling WMA Jerome George Sloan

Why Women Suffer Constipation With Bloating and Fat Indigestion

An old advertisement explains that irregular bowel habits and poor diet cause constipation bloating fullness and fat indigestion in modern women. It promotes Caroid and Bile Salts Tablets as a gentle threefold remedy to improve digestion increase bile flow and stimulate laxation. Available without prescription at drug counters nationwide.

Yes art arrives in New York show

New York's Fitzgerald Gallery hosts the nation's first yes art show coordinated by Robert Cenedella. Works include a 3x4 foot oil on a soup can and a painting signed by an IBM machine. Trading stamps accompany purchases and some items are sold by the pound to emphasize art and commerce. A banana motif appears among other fruits and vegetables to fade with time.

Patricia McCormack New York UPI Robert Cenedella Cenedella Fitzgerald Gallery Superman IBM Pound America Claes Oldenburg Oldenburg

Prague to Build Five Mile Subway in 1967

Prague will begin construction of a five mile subway system in 1967, Czech news sources report. Street cars will operate in underground service initially, with special subway trains planned for later.

Vienna UPI Prague

Grandmother's square poker chips spark patent and production

Nell Moore of Dallas invents plastic square poker chips to prevent rolling off tables. Three factories run 24 hours turning out up to 400,000 chips daily as she advances a patent, forms Square Chip Inc, and drafts a guide for women to improve poker play while a tiger at the Bronx Zoo is recorded as dying at age 20.

Patricia McCormack New York UPI Dallas Nell Moore Bill Felix Square Chip Inc

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