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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1981

Page

5

Dear Abby Advice Column Fragment Selections

Dear Abby letters reveal love conflicts, including a 22 year old entangled with her friend’s boyfriend, and a 60 year old seeking better tipping manners. The column offers blunt guidance while the reader voices discomfort about loyalty, finances, and social expectations.

Auxiliary Plans Annual Luau by Odessa Fraternal Group

The Odessa Broncho Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles met Aug 13 in the lodge ballroom at 519 E 7th St with Maetta Black presiding. Ruby Fieseler announced the Sept 19 luau, tickets and prize chances including a color TV or video recorder, and reported on the Chicago Grand Auxiliary convention and local honors such as Century Club rib bons for surpassing 100 members.

Order of Eagles E. 7Th St Maetta Black Ruby Fieseler Fieseler Chicago Pick Congress Hotel Odessa Mildred Johnson Dallas Helen Orren Century Club Paula Wilson California Odessa Aerie Jean Threet

Fresh Out Of Oven Prune Plum Pudding Cake Recipe

A quick streusel topped pudding cake made with prune plums and vanilla fed by a four minute electric mixer blend. Baked at 350 degrees in a 9 by 9 pan until browned with a creamy layer beneath the fruit. Serves nine.

Community group meetings planned this week in Odessa

The Permian Basin Zoological Society meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Ector County Library Rotary Room. Le Leche League gathers tonight 8 to 10 p m at the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord for nutrition and weaning. Newcomer's Club hosts Couples Bowling tonight 6 to 8 p m at Busby’s Lanes, with Couples Bridge set for Sept 19 at St Mary’s Church. Odessa AAUW meets Sept 19 at 9 30 a m in the Jack Rodgers Building with Suzuki children and Dr Lynette Solomon as guests. Volunteers for Vision seek help screening kindergarteners for visual defects on select Tuesday mornings October through April. An orientation coffee is Sept 22. Sound-Off board and council meet Wednesday at noon at the Parker House with lunch, plus Womens Auxiliary Medical Center Hospital Executive Board gathers Thursday at 10 a m in the hospital dining area.

Permian Basin Zoological Society Rotary Ector County Library Busby’s St. Mary's Church 18Th St Phyllis Sparks Liz Robertson Trula Palmer Parker House Maple Ave Womens Auxiliary of Medical Center Hospital

Birth control pill boosts plant growth say South African botanists

South African botanists report that placing a birth control pill near a plant stem accelerates fertilization and development, yielding dramatic growth and improved foliage due to hormones in the pill enhancing plant development.

Champagne sets hair in a novel beauty tip

Dorsey Connors shares a playful beauty brief from 1981 noting Greer Garson used champagne as a hair setting aid. Mix two cups water with a quarter cup champagne, spray, comb through, and set as usual. Also advertises a DIY teddy bear project with instructions available for $1 from Hinsdale, Illinois.

Greer Garson Dorsey Dorsey Connors P.O Hinsdale

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