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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1957

Page

6

Paris First Communion Fashions Spark Quiet Style War

Paris trends show a new simple white aube for girls and monkish gowns for boys, replacing costly traditional dresses. Rental firms surge as the season opens, with priests favoring the demure look while the Paris Syndicate protests job losses. Families parade, gifts flow, and a procession follows solemn rites to bless the children.

Paris First Communion

Paintings by Woody Big Bow On Display At Library

Society Steel hosts an Art exhibit by Oklahom a native Woody Big Bow on the main floor reading room and lobby of the Ector County Library this week. Public invited to view. Wesleyan Service Guild of First Methodist will meet at 8 pm June 19 at Mrs. L A Talley 2112 N Washington. Women invited. Permian Council for Mentally Retarded Children to meet 7:30 pm Monday June 17 at Crippled Children’s Center 3th and

Ector County Woody Big Bow Wesleyan Service Guild First Methodist Church L. A. Talley N. Washington Permian Council For Crippled Children’s Center

McCamey Baptist Church Scene for July Wedding

Mr and Mrs S C Bynum announce the engagement of their granddaughter Patricia Brown to James Szydloski son of Mr and Mrs Frankie Szydloski of Brownfield Texas The wedding is set for July 12 at First Baptist Church McCamey Patricia is from Albuquerque NM but resides in McCamey with her grandparents She is a McCamey High School graduate and a Texas Tech freshman majoring in psychology Szydloski a Brownfield High School graduate is also a Texas Tech freshman majoring in engineering The couple will live in Lubbock after the wedding while Szydloski continues his studies

McCamey S. C. Bynum M Marrriage Patricia Brown James Szydloski Frankie Szydloski Brownfield Texas First Baptist Church Miss Brown Lois Hill Albuquerque McCamey High School Texas Technological College Lubbock Szydloski Brownfield High School Texas Tech Herman Younger Fort Worth Billy Paxton Earl Stewart Frank Myers Jabo Sears Denton Texas Western College el Paso Odessa Texas Western Joe W. Bickley Iraan R. F. Kirby Bob Hays

New Staff Changes at St Luke's Methodist Church

The pastor Rev. David A. Shaw announced three staff changes at St. Luke's Methodist Church in E 42nd and Lyndale. James Gambino becomes choir director, Mrs H C Burnett Jr organist for smoking services, and Mrs H P Vandiver oversees the church nursery. Gambino, a local music teacher and former Odessa First Methodist minister of music, leads multiple groups. Burnett, who teaches organ and piano, recently moved from Lufkin. Jack Haines remains youth choir director and Bill Bentley directs the junior choir. Mrs Sam Malone and Mrs Joe Garland will be the organists for evening services.

St. Luke’s Methodist Church E. 42Nd Lyndale David A. Shaw James Gambino H. C. Burnett Jr H. P. Vandiver Gambino Odessa First

Soft Laundry Care for Babies and Adults

The piece explains storing baby laundry like adults with categories for items needing no wash, gentle, lukewarm, and hot washes. It lists items in hot laundry as cute garments and linens, and warm washables include miracle fabrics, wool, corduroys, plastics, and elasticized fabrics.

Candlelight Vows Repeated in Pecos

Formal candlelight vows united Mise Jeanne Jackson and Ronald Erwin at First Methodist Pecos with Rev. J W Bickley officiating. Out-of-town guests, details of gowns, wedding party, reception, and post ceremony plans highlight a Pecos Odessa connection and a California honeymoon.

Pecos Mise Jeanne, Jackson Ronald Erwin First Methodist Church J. W. Bickley C. J. Erwin Odessa Ellen Jayne Maris Robert Neal Hughes Frank Myers Dennis Tesarek Caroline Myers Jerry Whatley Zane Stewart Kenneth Jett Ann Richburg Mary Kirby San An

Bride Elect Honored In Andrews

Miss Thelma Barns was honored Monday night June 3 with a pre nuptial party in the Community Building parlor. Green and white decor, white carnation corsage, and a display of gifts marked the event. Hostesses listed include Alta Selbey Leona Selbey Ruth Wotham Winnie Reed Hazel Tompkins Lola Fulwider Ethel Collingsworth Johany Harp Juanell Smith Juanus Nieman.

Andrews Thelma Barns J. Smith Mmes Alta Selbey Leona Selbey Ruth Wotham Winnie Reed Hazel Tompkins Lola Fulwider Ethel Collingsworth Johany Harp Juanell Smith Juanus Nieman

Far East Jeep Tour Set By Husband Wife Team

Helen and Frank Schreider, UCLA graduates turned travel duo, plan a Far East jeep tour with their dog Dinah aboard La Tortuga. After a 20,000 mile Pan American journey and a 16,010 foot Peruvian ascent, they catalog memories for a Doubleday book and prepare lectures for the Explorers Club and the National Geographic Society.

van Nuys Calif Helen Frank Schreider Husband and Wife Far East Arctic Circle Sierra del Fuego Doubleday Indonesia Dinah Tierra del Fuego Schreiders UCLA Frank Helen Art College Mexico Frank Jo Alaska Army South America California la Tortuga Pacific Explorers Club National Geographic Society

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