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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1960
Page
6
A collection of light items from Lubbock society pages invites families to visit the Panhandle South Plains Fair with exhibits, midway fun, and Ice Capades. It also shares light notes on a cat phobia remedy, hair coloring trends, Toastmistress Club news, a school joke, and a found pair of plastic rimmed reading glasses with a contact for retrieval.
Winners in youth divisions at the Panhandle South Plains Fair are announced by co superintendents Mrs Joyce Rue bush and Mrs Patsy Umphres. The list includes Jane McCord Earth and Exa Goode Sundown for 4 H clubs honors and multiple senior textile prizes with Miss Stubblefield Hale Center leading in several categories.
The Catholic Hall hosts a PTA social at St Elizabeth's Catholic Church drawing about fifty members for a "Getting To Know You" night. Recreation officers arrange refreshments as plans emerge for a bake sale fundraiser to be held Sunday morning October 2 with items by Miss Goode and Harold Dean Peat.
Silverton couple Miss Starkey Ann Fitzgerald and James Durham wed Friday in the Fitzgerald home. The ceremony featured a Tift Service, with music by Mrs Gaann Fitzgerald. The bride wore a champagne dress. cor sage of yellow mums. Best man was Gordon Durham. A short reception followed before a wedding tour to Carlsbad Caverns. The couple will reside in Silverton. both are connected to Silverton High School and West Texas State College.
A practical tip suggests welting scissors by dipping them in water before cutting latex foams. This technique aims to reduce sticking and ease clean cuts for foam materials.
Mrs. Wallace Bohannon and Mr. Bohannon attended the 60th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Bohannon’s parents, the Moores of Kansas City. Guests included three in the 1900 wedding party. Mrs. Hicks and son James visited friends in Lubbock, visiting Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Burch. Regular visitors Madelle Cowan of Galveston and Evelyn Keith hosted. Dale and Mrs. Allen plan a Honolulu trip with a Dallas to San Francisco leg and return to Lubbock by October 5.
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Mrs Lorna S Baker of Texas City and Leo S Hay of Lubbock were married Saturday in Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev David L Zacharias officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs J E B Maisen. The bride is sister to Mrs Leo M Weaver and Mrs Bruce O Shaffer. She has worked as a secretary in the Republic Oil and Refining Company Texas City. They will reside at 3418 22nd St.
Local calendar lists events at the Lubbock Women's Clubhouse YWCA YMCA and churches including study clubs, bridge groups, golf associations and church classes. mentions Shallowater Woman’s Society meeting and names several organizers and hosts with times and places.
Pi Beta Phi alumnae chapter gathers at 9 30 a m in Mrs James Spears home 5005 21st St for a coffee honoring new alumnae Mrs Dexy Sudduth rush advisor reports recent rush week at Texas Tech while Mrs Spears alumnae president and Mrs Hall Sullenberger report on the canal convention at Hot Springs Ark held this summer
The First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Bowman Memorial Chapel. Mrs C Vo Hateh outlined the year's programs under The Word in Our Midst. The new study One World One Mission was announced. A panel discussion on The Chart and the Compass guided re evaluation of WSCS purpose.
The Sunset Chapter of the Associates of Lubbock Christian College met with Rigdas af moen and Mrs Walter Bostus to discuss services the association can render to the college. Mrs Vergil Troat was appointed membership chairman for the coming year. She was Stevens Mrs Lawrence Smivet.
Mrs. Matthews directed a study session for 65 Asbury Methodist members in the church fellowship hall on Monday. The theme was In All the World Together with World Ecumenicity as the subject. Assisting were Miss Barbara Somerville and Miss Rachel Drivers.
W. C. Davis was honored on his 90th birthday with an open house Sunday at his daughter Mrs. Melvin Davis home on 26th Street. Daughters Mrs. Aubrey McAuley Abilene Mrs. W. O. Wagnon Odessa and Mrs. C I D Puckett hosted the event with about fifty guests.
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