Odessa society schedule highlights various meetings and programs
Odessa groups announce a board meeting at 11 30 a m at Mrs Eual Bryans home 2724 Perryville a covered dish lunch at 11 30 a m Palmer Drug Abuse Program marks its first year sobriety banquet at 8 p m at the Ector County Sheriffs Posse admission 10 appears public information call 332 5011 sewing classes begin Sept 14 at Interfaith Sewing Center volunteers sought WASP pistol class Aug 29 deputy lectures Aug 31 and Sept 1 meetings at Commissioners courtroom Ellen Taylor home Jo Ball home gun show Aug 22 23 at American Legion Hall AARP meets Sept 1 energy conservation program by Texas Electric Service Co all events open to the public
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Odessa
Eual Bryan
Perryville
Palmer Drug Abuse Program
Ector County Sheriff's Posse
Interfaith Sewing Center
Truman McCreeless
Gayland Hurst
Commissioners Court Room
Ellen Taylor
Wasp’s
Jo Ball
American Legion Hall
American Association of Retired Persons
Ector County
Texas Electric Service Company
Dear Abby Needlework Debate in Church Sparks Letters
Readers debate knitting in church during sermons with clergy voices supporting mindful tolerance and others calling for focus on services. Acknowledgment letters from Rev C W Kirkpatrick and others note knitting can aid concentration, therapy, or charity, while some find it distracting.
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Abby
Yakima
Emily Inomaha
Children’s Hospital
Activities to aid sick children development in illness
A Boston Floating Hospital doctor outlines practical activities for children facing long illnesses to match their development, stressing normalcy, stimulation, and ongoing social contact. Reading aloud, telephone calls, careful TV choices, arts and crafts, pets, plants, diaries, and collecting offer structured, engaging tasks to support growth and future time.
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Boston Floating Hospital
Shera Samaraweera
Tufts University
Samaraweera
Judy Riley
Pediatric Social Services
Riley
Legion installs new officers at Odessa unit meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 430 installed Junior Auxiliary officers led by Helen Holcomb. New officers include Jana Windham president and Melissa Smith historian with Dorothy Scaggs as installing sergeant at arms. Attendees from Odessa include Holcomb and Scaggs.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Earl S. Bailey
Helen Holcomb
Jana Windham
Melissa Smith
Stephanie Burnett
Helen Batts
Dorothy Scaggs
Sargeant-At-Arms
American Legion
Hawaii
Odessa
Texas
Lee Rheingans
Dorothy Billingsley
Americanism
Four Seasons Nursing Home
Florrie Wade
Nina Barber
Barbara Hufner
Elizabeth Francis
Westover Extension Homemakers Meet at Kellys Turner Park
The Westover County Extension Homemakers Club, with president Dimple Ramsey presiding, hosted guests from Odessa 4-H and Carol Ramsey. Members announced a Christmas Craft Fair for November 28 and a state meeting in Austin on September 8. They voted to assist with Meals on Wheels and plan a field trip for the September 9 meeting at Kellys Turner Park.
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Westover County Extension Homemakers Club
Kellys Turner Park
Dimple Ramsey
Odessa
Correction identifies Inter-Faith sewing center photo subject
The Life Style section correction states a Sunday photo from Inter-Faith sewing center was misidentified as Dorothy Wilson. The image actually depicts Mrs. Paulethia Newsome and the error is acknowledged with an apology for any inconvenience.
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Odessa American
Inter-Faith Sewing Center
Dorothy Wilson
Paulethia Newsome
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