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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1986

Page

7

Local clubs hold May meetings across Odessa area

The Alpha Tau Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha Sorority met May 20 at Mrs. George Boles home with Josephine Fulton installing Joyce Boles Kathryn Hutchins Leona Sears Julianne O Neal and Floy Starr as officers for 1986 87. Nell Manly initiated new member. Fulton named parliamentarian and Woman of the Year. Also May 22 American Association of Retired Persons group met at Northside Senior Citizens Center with members including Bob Hamilton Jewel Dowell Pauline Stanley and Harve Ellison. Gretchen Moravic promoted senior flight discounts and Senior Savers Plan. Petro Plains Council of Camp Fire Inc held May 22 annual meeting at Holiday Inn Centre. Judy Palmer announced award winners including Jerry Woolard Bonnie Drake Cindy Ellis Nancy Barrus Cathy Bonifay Betty Yarbrough Susan Thomason Shelia Leggett and Judy Johnson. new 1986 87 officers were installed. Odessa Women of Moose Lodge No 1456 met May 22 with Shirley Henthorne as senior regent and other officers installed. Coleman named college of regents. Xi Kappa Pi Beta Sigma Phi year end meeting May 27 at Mary Duesler home with signups for next year and fajita social. Odessa Circle 5 American Business Women’s Association met May 27 at Sherwood Community Center with guests including Charleen Roseberry director of Permian Basin Center for Battered Women and Children. perfect attendance awards given. Odessa Newcomers Club May 27 at Holiday Inn Centre held White Elephant auction and card games with bridge winners Jo Price and Kay Veale. Club notes remind reports must include event date and not exceed seven days.

Exas Alpha Tau P'i Sigma Alpha Sorority George Boles Josephine Fulton Joyce Boles Kathryn Hutchins Leona Sears Julianne O’neal Floy Starr Fulton Nell Manly Bonnie Drake Cindy Ellis Nancy Barrus Cathy Bonifay Betty Yarbrough Susan Thomason Shelia Leggett Lesli Barber Midland Daphne Pugh Odessa Judy Johnson Andrews

Mandatory drug testing debate raises concerns

Dear Abby discusses a proposed law forcing universal drug tests. Even if many are clean, innocent people could test positive. Harvard Tufts expert says tests aren’t perfectly accurate, risking job loss and reputational harm for 10 percent wrongly labeled. Proponent says use only when justified.

Abby William H. Anderson Harvard Tufts

Dear Abby fans share odd calls and love surprise

A reader praises a cordless phone and agrees with Abby on long rings while another letter details a youth romance rekindled. Mickey and Minnie in Anaheim report a joyful reunion after a long separation and an engaged couple plans marriage.

Abby Hawaii Mickey California Mickey & Minnie Anaheim P.O Hollywood Calif

Bellybutton fashion trend shakes up the style world

A columnist riffs on how navels return to fashion and how celebrities Cher Madonna and Jim McMahon fueled the trend. The piece jokes about who should bare navels and notes that some people over six months old should never show their midriff.

Marcos Philippines Cher Madonna Jim McMahon Chicago Bears

Fashion Bullets and Bustles: A Satire on Trends

A narrator skewers fashion cycles from skirts to busts and pointy toes, mocking designers and consumer fixation. He recalls trends that inflated hips, narrowed waists, and the perennial quest for the perfect silhouette while admitting he glimpsed a possible navel, ending with a rueful confession about wardrobes.

Signs of Impending Heart Attack Warn Readers

AP reports that about 500000 die yearly from heart attack with many not reaching hospital due to unrecognized signs. Family Circle lists ten indicators including severe chest pain longer than two minutes, pressure or squeezing in chest, dizziness nausea fainting sweating and breathlessness with possible abdominal discomfort and radiating pain to shoulders neck jaw or arms.

New York American Heart Association Family Circle Magazine

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Scrapbook Eric Mae Hansen American Association of Retired Persons Northside Senior Citizens Center Milam Bob Hamilton Jewel Dowell Pauline Stanley Pete Shugla June Bevins Sunshine Lady Harve Ellison Agnes Rosas Edwin Ford C.L. Hail Pat Lauderdale Kenneth Jenkins Joy Jones Bess Wright Edna Smith Margaret Sherrill Grechen Moravic American Airlines Petro-Plains Council of Camp Fire Inc Holiday Inn Centre Judy Palmer Jerry Woolard Gulick Woolard Seaton Bill Mewhorter Collier Janet Hestwood Jeff Hewett Pam Kelly Moose Lodge Mary Dempsey Shirley Henthorne Kathy Ellis Jean Taylor Esther Paschall Judy Coleman Barbara Stanley Stanley Coleman College of Regents The Chicago Lodge Xi Kappa Pi Beta Sigma Phi Mary Duesler Cathy Findley Odessa Circle American Business Women’s Association Sherwood Community Center Terri Norgrass Maudie Martin Gaylean Smith Virgie Sims Minneapolis Jo Price Kay Veale Boles By Bil Keane Dear Abby George L. Harvey Mountain View George Okinawa Erma Wit’s End By Erma Bombeck Massachusetts
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