Party compliments Mary Prewit on bridal gift event
A bridal shower for Mary Jay Prewit, bride elect of Frank Bradley, was hosted at Jann Adams’s La Casita Apartments. Gwendy Kelton Jane Hamilton and Shirley Hodge organized the party with a life size mannequin “Zemmer” modeling a pink silk gown set as the gift. lingerie was opened and viewed, and a August 28 wedding date was set with several more honor events planned.
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Mary Jay Prewit
Frank Bradley
Gwendy Kelton
Jann Adams
Miss Prewit
Jane Hamilton
Shirley Hodge
Mrs. Adams
la Casita
la Casita Apartments
Zemmer
Bilingual four year olds program set in Texas
AUSTIN based Southwest Educational Development Laboratory wins an 887,500 Texas Education Agency contract to run the Texas Migrant Educational Development Center. The four year old Spanish speaking program will be developed in 1971 72 and field tested 72 73 with ten specialists and 100 students in McAllen and Hereford alongside ongoing bilingual projects in 12 schools.
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Austin
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Texas Education Agency
State Board of Education
Texas Migrant Educational Development Center
McAllen
Hereford
Young Homemakers Hold Annual Awards Banquet
The Reeves County Chapter of Young Homemakers held its annual awards banquet on Thursday July 15 at 8 pm at the Holiday Inn with a Hawaiian luau theme. Barbara Helberg welcomed guests as president and new officers were installed by Daraliene Smith, with Helen Hickman named Outstanding Young Homemaker. Special guests and members attended, and Mary Smith announced a Dallas move for her family.
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Reeves County Chapter of
Young Homemakers
Holiday Inn
S. B. Hunt
Barbara Helberg
Daraliene Smith
Hunt
Mary Smith
Helen Hickman
Yvonne Jackson
Lucy Crisler
Linda Hamilton
Jimmy Smith
Ray Helberg
Margaret McCreery
Martha Carr
E. L. Teal
Ray Kilsby
Wayne Jeffries
Tommy Williamson
Robert Stephen
Betty Calhoun
Clinton Glenn
Robert Cowan
Reeves County
Polly's Pointers Renovates Edge of Stair Carpet
Mini advice column items cover dyeing worn carpet edges, lightening knotty pine walls without painting, price display annoyances, whitening white jewelry with nail polish, hanging a sawhorse for storage, and heat protecting camera gear in cars. Includes tips from Polly Cramer and Mildred of NEA.
Big Spring Opposes HEW School Directive
The Big Spring school board voted to oppose a Department of Health Education and Welfare directive affecting two district elementary schools. HEW says the schools lack racial balance as they serve only Negro and Mexican American students. The board sent Supt. Sam Anderson and attorney Guilford Jones to meet HEW officials in Dallas.
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Big Spring, Tex
Big Spring
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Sam Anderson
Guilford Jones
Dallas
Old Way Returns Houston Truancy System
Houston public schools reinstate traditional truancy enforcement this fall with police street pickups. The department will transport truants to two new truancy centers as part of the Model Cities project in Houston.
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OLD Way
Houston
Houston Public School System
Thunderstorms allegedly triggered by human actions
A lighthearted column suggests storms can be caused by everyday deeds like drying laundry, car washes, or picnics. The piece riffs on meteorology theories while playfully blaming common neighborly activities for rain and thunder.
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Mary Prewit
New York
Julie Christie
Alan Bates
Margaret Leighton
Michael Redgrave
L.P. Hartley
England
East Anglia
Ning Nay
Pecos Enterprise
Polly
By Polly Cramer
R. B
D. B
Barbara
Mary
Mildred
Newspaper Enterprise Association
NEA
Betty Canary
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Drs. Johnson
Sechrist
Ron
Mother Nature
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