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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1945
Page
7
Subset of weekly meetings and social events listed for Lubbock Texas with clubs and groups including Hub Hobby Cine and OES Freedom chapter meeting times. Activities span Monday through Saturday featuring luncheons dances needle clubs bridge groups garden clubs and PTA events across local homes hotels and schools.
Grandpa Nosey visits 1302 Ave N to report Johnny Jack o Lantern reigning at the Decorator's Studio with Halloween themes and new fall arrangements. The piece notes green spade service ware, rust-bordered salad plates, green glassware, ivy accents, and green brick red pictures. It mentions modern Victorian lighting and upcoming ghostly visitors next week.
K Carter PTA will meet Thursday afternoon at the school for a program and business meeting. Miss Grace Padley, guidance teacher, will lead a panel discussion on the pengrate wn. The children's program will be presented by Miss Ouida Busbee and Mrs Wesley B Smith's rooms.
Miss Pierce daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pierce of Ropesville wed John Thomas Blakely MM 1/c USN son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blakely of Bakersfield California at Orange First Baptist Church. Rev W A Cockern officiated double ring ceremony with best man Fred Pringle FC 2/c of Oklahoma City. The couple planned a home in Orange after November 5 with a New Orleans trip already taken. bride is dietitian for Orange Public schools and a Texas Tech graduate. groom enlisted January 1942.
Miss Mildred Harrison will be installed as president of the Ann Hasseltine Young Woman's Auxiliary at Texas Technological College during a Torchlight installation ceremony in the Navajo room of the Hilton hotel this afternoon from 3 to 4 30. Forty college girls are expected to attend.
Mr and Mrs W D Blankenship and their young son Dale Jr visit Mr and Mrs G E Goodloe at 1924 Twenty fifth Street. Mrs Blankenship is the Goodloes daughter. Her husband was recently discharged from the Army Air Force.
North Texas State Teachers College will present The Bohemian Girl in English on November 6 at 8 15 PM in the Senior High School auditorium. A cast of 239 vocalists and 23 instrumentalists will perform under Dr Wilfred C Bain with Miss Mary McCormic producing. Tickets are 180 for adults and 60 cents for students.
A Twenty-four Forty-two club meeting set for Friday at Mrs. J. B. Edwards home 2911 Twenty-first is postponed indefinitely as Mrs. Edwards will be away ten days or more due to her husband’s illness. The item also notes a college audience of 2,200 for a prior showing of The Bohemian Girl.
Miss Helen Jenece Scott daughter of Mr and Mrs M D Scott of Lubbock married Pvt Kenneth L C Bray Friday October 19 at her home The Bray couple reside in Wichita Falls with Pvt Bray stationed at Sheppard Field Also noted Bethenian class Costume Party with guests and members listed at First Baptist church activity center.
A dubious home remedy claims to reduce weight by drinking a mix of grapefruit juice with a concentrate and a drugstore ingredient. The ad promises easy, quiet weight loss and promotes purchasing from Mark Halsey Drug and others.
In a historical ad style note, the piece ponders whether John L. Sullivan wrestled stomach ulcer pains while fighting, linking his voracious appetite to possible digestive discomfort and offering a 25c Uoise Tablets promotion with a double-your-money-back guarantee.
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