Site and style be overprepared for area backpacking
Elizabeth Simpson guides hikers to Texas mountain areas Big Bend Guadalupe Mountains and Davis Mountains with trails for all levels. She urges preparedness for snakes water and weather, lists gear like sleeping bags foam pads food rope and stoves, and compares backpack types internal versus external packs with practical tips from shop owner Sallie Knight.
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Fort Davis
Big Bend Park
Guadalupe Mountains
Davis Mountains
Big Bend
McKittrick Canyon
Guadalupe Mountain National Park
Guadalupe Peak
Texas
Sallie Knight
High Country Sports Shop
Ice Capades set Odessa attendance record in 1981 run
Ice Capades closed in Odessa with a record 30 524 attendees for eight performances. Lynn Riggs of the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang praised the show’s opening night and word of mouth. Bill Martin noted a gross box office of 197 841 across six evenings and two matinees. The Gang plans next year and continues community outreach with free Saturday matinee admissions for nursing homes and disadvantaged groups.
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Mid-West
Bill Martin
Ector County Coliseum
Odessa
Dallas
Houston
Riggs
Weight loss tips urge shopping and yoga guidance
A Chicago Sun Times Homemakers tip sheet advises using shopping for a new garment as motivation to lose weight and incorporating exercise. Designer Pauline Trigere notes, yoga is a long standing practice, while Lilias Folan's book offers tailored at home routines. An neck tension exercise is described with step by step breathing and resistance.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Pauline Trigere
Women’s Athletic Club
Chicago
Trigere
Lilias
Lilias Folan
Macmillan
Elizabeth Crowned With Crowns At Coronation
Queen Elizabeth II wore three crowns during the 1953 coronation. She began with Queen Victoria's diamond circlet, used St. Edward's crown for the ceremony, and finished with the Imperial Crown of State featuring a silver and emerald fringe.
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Queen Elizabeth II of
England
Queen Victoria
Waldorf Astoria marks 50th anniversary with gala
New York celebrates the Waldorf Astoria's 50th anniversary with a grand ballroom gala. Guests including Ginger Rogers and Jean MacArthur toured a gold decorated venue while Peter Duchin Orchestra played 1930s tunes. Barron Hilton helped cut a 21 foot cake as President Reagan’s telegram was read.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Cole Porter
Ira
George Gershwin
Peter Duchin
Miss Rogers
Barron Hilton
Ginger Rogers
Jean MacArthur
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Ray Bolger
Hilton
Reagan
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Odessa society notices announced for early October meetings
The Women’s Auxiliary of Medical Center Hospital will hold an orientation for Odessa women on October 7 at 10 a.m. in the small dining room near the cafeteria. A newcomer coffee, hosted by the Odessa Newcomers Club, is on October 6 at 10 a.m. at 1760 Buffalo, Mrs. Charles Price’s home. The Odessa Christian Women’s Club meets October 6 at noon at the Odessa Country Club with guest vocalist Charlotte Wilson. reservations through Mrs. Rex Clayton.
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Women’s Auxiliary of
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Odessa Newcomers Club
Charles Price
Buffalo
Odessa Country Club
Charlotte Wilson
Rex Clayton
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Knight
Homemakers
Elizabeth
Jerry V. Roach
DDS
Lynda L. Harbin
R.N
Midland -Odessa
Symphony & Chorale
SEARS
Permian Mall
Gandy’s Dairies, Inc
Quality Chekd
Gandy
Quality Cheket
Dept. OD
San Angelo
Gandys
Apt
By Judie Glave
Carol Channing
Park Avenue
Peter
Society
The
Odessa Christian Women's Club
West Texas
Gandy’s
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