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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1960

Page

6

Community club events and fundraisers around Odessa

A schedule of local activities includes a Beta Sigma Phi Pro Am dessert fashion bridge and canasta event to raise funds for an Odessa College scholarship, ABWA Howdy Pardner meeting with a barbecue dinner, a rummage sale for the Council for Retarded Children, a First Presbyterian Sunday School social, Odessa Country Club Duplicate Newcomers Club luncheon with bridge and canasta, a BASBA patio party at The Holiday Inn, a Garden Council house open invitation at Lubbock Arts and Garden Center, and a De Molay Mothers club swimming party and picnic at West County Park.

Gamma Beta Beta Sigma Phi Ann Odessa College Odessa de Molay Mothers Club de Molays West County Park

Choosing Colors Is Science Art

The color choice for homes blends science and art, with pale hues expanding rooms while bold tones can shorten spaces in older homes. A single dominant color guides the palette, with complementary shades used as accents.

Chicago UPI Sears Roebuck and Co

Athenas Return From Mountain Week End Trip

The Athena Chapter of Tri-Hi-Y returned from Prude Ranch in the Davis Mountains. En route they stopped in Monahans for breakfast and Balmorhea for a swim, arriving at the ranch at 2 p.m. Activities included swimming horseback riding and hiking. The Hitchcock senior class joined for a dance and Sunday featured a mountain devotional.

Athena Chapter Tri-Hi-Y Prude Ranch Davis Mountains Monahans Balmorhea Hitchcock Athenas McDonald Observatory Indian Lodge Fort Davis J.A. Bunch Homer F. England Howard Young Mary Kay -England Kaye Williams Jean Tiner Jane Brinker Sharon Collins Kathy Bunch Donna Haynes Pam Forbus Charlotte Willard Terry Hughes Susan, Ormand Pat O'Neal Jo Sylak Teresa Young Barbara Howell Dixie Ramsey Robbie Eakin

Newlyweds Return From New Mexico Trip

Virginia Dale Rice and Terry Emi Test wed at Seminole First Methodist Church on June 5. Officiant Rev P A Mitchum led a ceremony marked by family ties from Lake Thomas Abilene and Odessa. Bride wore chantilly lace gown with pearl accents. reception followed with a four tier cake and pink décor. The couple, both Abilene residents, plan a New Mexico honeymoon before settling in Abilene.

Seminole Miss Virginia Dale Rice Terry Emi Test Seminole First Methodist Church P. A. Mitchum Fred Rice, Jr Lake Thomas Emil Test Abilene Constant Hood Merlin Black Douglas. McGuire Gary Coppenzar Connie Golden Suzan Smith Odessa Jay Test LaRa Pett Mineral Wells Celesta Golden Jay Fav Rice Durwood Shirley Victor Conner Bill Allen Rod Test New Mexico Hardin- Simmons University Texas Consumer Finance Empire Auto Supply Texas A&m College

Odessan Attends AHEA Meeting In Denver

Miss Virginia Tompkins, Odessa School System supervisor, will join about 3000 home economists at the American Home Economics Association annual meeting in Denver. Sessions aim to develop fundamentals for better living, with talks by an authority on management on long range goals, plus dietetics and family topics. White House Conference on Children and Youth will be reviewed. Exhibits will be viewed.

White House

Sakari Tri-Hi-Y Picnic Trip at Fort Stockton

Sakari's Have Picnic Swim members explored Fort Stockton for an end-of-school trip featuring swimming and a picnic. Miss Pat Hewitt presided over a Sakari officers meeting on June 1 naming committee chairs for social, finance, community, telephone, and representatives.

Sakari Fort Stockton Pat Hewitt Glenda Brewer Lynette Williams Charolette Cooper Linda Gilliam Joan Dillard Jan Rice Judy McCain

Couple Pledge June Vows At Carlsbad

Miss Ladonna Jo Anderson and Lowell Thomas Rhodes exchanged vows at Hillcrest Methodist Church Carlsbad on June 11 at p.m. with Rev. Charles Michell officiating. Attendants were Jack Perry and Darrel Graves. The bride is a 1955 McCamey High School graduate. The groom, a Navy veteran, works for Holmes Well Servicing Co. of McCamey.

Mccamey Ladonna Jo Anderson Harry Anderson Lowell Thomas Rhodes Mart Rhodes At & P.m Hillcrest Methodist Church Carlsbad Mal Charles Michell Jack Perry McCamer Darrel Graves

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ABWA Eastside Council For Retarded Children C. E. Standefer Martha Evans First Presbyterian Odessa Country Club Black Gold American Business Women's Association Holiday Inn EL AT Ag MK Goetz Brewing Company ST. Joseph, IQ Alan John N. Bryan Texas Joyce Schuller Lairsen’s Miller Martinique Mademoiselle Valentine Joyce Sandler Delmonico Ted Laval Sobel Hill and Dale Josef DU Val With And North Grant Johnson LJB UAIAY Washington Congressional Lyndon. Johnson Club J.T. Rutherford West Texas Sih Joe Kilgore Herlingen-McAllen John Connelly Lyndon Johnson Terry Emil Test Odessan AHEA Frigidaire Davie Field Sakari’s Drs Leach & Smith Optometrists North Lee Ridgecrest Beaury Salon North Whitaker
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