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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1952
Page
2
Dear Mary Haworth letters recount a 29 year old woman who aided a married employer's divorce, only to be discarded. The responder analyzes motives, urges inner self work, and cites Dr. H A Serene's The Mature Mind as guidance. A second reader seeks marital advice on quarreling and learning shared interests to rebuild affection.
Mrs. Elbert Robinson was honored at a post nuptial shower in the home of Mrs. Raymond Sharbutt. Hostesses included Mesdames Adkins, Fente, Woodard Sharbutt, and Misses Doggett White Turner and Adkins. About thirty five guests attended. the report notes Barstow students Edna and Virgie Dean as a junior high and valedictorian respectively.
About 139 attended the all gas cooking school in Community Hall conducted by West Texas District home economist Mrs. Marcella Adams. Prizes included a Marlboro Universal Gas Range won by Mrs. R. V. Melton and various cookware and kitchen tools awarded to attendees.
Spectators will share in the gayety of a toy shop circus in the Groos Parker Dance Studio recital. About 170 pupils under Mrs Delmar Groos and Mrs Maurice Parker perform in clown acts trapeze and sideshows at 8 15 p m Wednesday in the high school auditorium J B King will be featured as toy shop keeper The public is invited to attend the two performances.
A dessert bridge and canasta party was hosted at the ranch home of Mrs. IR J Boardman with Mrs P W Dalmont as co host. Spring flowers decorated the house. Thirty attended.
Airman Norton Dan Taylor home on furlough attended Barstow High School commencement along with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed E. Taylor and sisters. He hurried from Denver City to share the ceremony and prom with his son or sibling during the event.
Members dressed in Western attire for the Seminole Study club program Home on the Range hosted by Mrs. John Parker and Mrs. W. L. Wilson. Refreshments featured burlap and a cactus centerpiece as 21 members attended.
Permian Round Permian reports visitors and moves as Mr. and Mrs. F W Walker travel to Humbolt Tennessee to visit Jane T and son Mike formerly of Col Oakley Odessa City moving to Odessa for Walker to be with Welex Jet Service Inc. Present they are househunting. Mrs Walker is former Odessa Ellie Elliott of Sweetwater. Reese Hayes Olney attends high school grad of Billy McHugh here. Anita Childress and Bobbie Abbott leave for Florence Alabama. Valedictorian Nyra James Odessa Texas Tech Army ROTC cadet Zane C Simms promoted to lieutenant. C E Witte Marleen and Don join Alpine relatives for sister's silver wedding anniversary.
Mrs. John R. Neal of Los Angeles and her daughter Miss Arminta Neal of Denver visited Lubbock for two weeks to work on the Texas Tech Museum project. The visit included a Desk and Derrick Club field trip to Humble’s large automatic drilling rig and a barbecue hosted by local families.
The E. L. Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. E. A. Nichols home for its monthly luncheon and covered a brief business session with attendees Maudie Smith Cora Heath Jim Arnold Sam Dyes and J. W. Chapman among those present.
The unreadable fragment mentions octane and a reference to God. It also includes a partial name Maj. Wil and seems to be an incomplete diary or memo. The context and full meaning are not clear from the preserved text.
Sixteen friends showered Miss Mildred Dunham with gifts at a Normandy Heights Presbyterian Church party honoring her upcoming marriage to Allen Pickett on June 5. Hostesses A E Bean Jack Vincent and H G McDowell led games and presented a starter china set to the honoree.
The Order of Eastern Star will honor retiring worthy matron Mrs. R A Dahl with a tea from 3 to 6 p m Sunday at the home of Mrs E G Rodman 100 Monticello Dr June 6 Mrs G C Hubbard will be installed as worthy matron in a festive social. The Young People class of the First Church at 1325 E 4th will meet at 7 45 p m Tuesday with guest speaker Joe New. Mickey Randolph president invites the public. Odessa Mother's Club meets at 3 15 p m Wednesday May 28 with Mrs Malvern McDonald 801 W 24th for the last session of the year. Mrs Coy Holcomb 2717 Hilltop Dr will be children's hostess. Women asked to bring three topics for programs. Dutch Luncheon Club meets for lunch at 12 30 p m Friday in the Lincoln Hotel
Sloan Paxton of Pecos opened the new school and announced plans to hold it as an annual affair. Ken Spencer attended the school.
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