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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
8
A food editor conference tale from Minneapolis recounts a photo mix up where sausages stood on end under a caption about socialites at a charity event. The mislabelled image drew attention to the sausages beside the concert-bound women, provoking humor and headlines about photo balance.
Patricia McCormack reports on Joyce Avery Elkins, vice president of Avcolabs, a Manhattan firm shaping stereo records electronically. She describes why she wears slacks, her four track mind, pioneering role as a female electronic and sound engineer, and her lab’s dancing lights invention.
The AAUW Child Study Group met at 2521 61st St with 24 members and four guests to discuss how parental manners influence children. Rev. Wiling from St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church spoke on the topic as Sam Handley led the session. Cohostesses were Mrs. John Stalcup and Mrs. Jerry Graves. The next meeting is planned for Nov 28 in the Reddy Room at Monterey Center.
The Spirit Is Lord study session of Agape Methodist Church WSCS was led by Mrs. Lewis Coulter Mrs. Bill Tuley and Mrs. Marvin Sherrod. The Tuesday night meeting met at 4912 28th St hosted by Mrs. Smuth with Mrs. Jack Pickers assisting. Prayer and devotion preceded the group’s prayer and self denial activities slated for Monday in Tuley’s home.
Lambda Iota of Beta Sigma Phi met Tuesday at Plains Ni Hon il Bank. Mrs. Aubrey Connally donated the program as hostesses Mrs. Ted Humphreys and Mrs. Von Gordon assisted. The group voted to send Christmas gifts to Mie Spring State Hospital and planned a meeting at the home of Mrs. Joe Benson, 4797 death Sr.
Deadline for accepting news for the Sunday women s pages is 6 p.m. Friday. The department is closed on Saturday. The church and social calendars deadline is 12 noon Friday. Picture deadline for Sunday is 6 p.m. today. Thursday wedding stories appear in weekday papers. Sunday wedding stories are limited to ceremonies on Friday Saturday or Sunday. Wedding stories older than two days aren t printed in the Sunday paper.
Chi Chi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Tuesday in Monterey Reddy Room for a friendship program led by Mrs. Tommy Lankford. Mrs. Jim Mayer presided over business. Plans were set for a Sunday Preferential Tea from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Lubbock Women’s Club house. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Richard Higgins and Mrs. Buli Kames. Guest Mrs. Richard Cole tree, transfer from Abilene, attended. The group will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Plains National Bank.
Mrs. Verney Towns of Muleshoe was elected president of District Nine Baptist Woman's Missionary Union at the 3rd annual meeting held Tuesday at First Baptist Church. Four hundred attended. officers named for one year and committees appointed. District Nine includes 156 missionary societies in 187 churches across Caprock, Llanos Altos, Lubbock, Staked Plains and South Plains.
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