Comfy Homes for Bombs at China Lake
Laura Patton, head of planning for the propellants and explosives department at China Lake, designs storage and work buildings for explosives. She uses architecture training from the University of Texas and WAVES service to ensure safe, strong facilities, shaping every roof and wall to prevent blasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Alexander
China Lake
Calif
Wns
Laura Patton
Miss Patton
T. N
Naval Ordnance ‘Test Station
University of Texas
Patton
Navy
China Lake Station
The
WAVES
Civil Service
Northwest Meet Aid Delegates Attend Seattle Conven tion
Eight members of the San Antonio Business and Professional Women's club will attend the biennial convention in Seattle July 6 to 11. Delegates are Mesdames G. E. Rutledge and Harry H. Meyer with Mrs W. E. Henderson as alternate. They travel by train, return in three to four weeks, and the group may join in Dallas after the convention. Mrs Rutledge is immediate past president. Henderson is newly elected vice president. Meyer was installed as district director at the recent state convention in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Business‘ and Professional Women’s Club
Seattle
Wash
G. E. Rutledge
Harry H. Meyer
W.E. Henderson
Papes Honor Couple Ahead of Lt Retzloff Departure
Lt and Mrs Walter G Retzloff were toasted by their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs John W Pagie at a home barbecue. Guests seated 25 under red check cloths with hurricane lamps. The couple depart July 1 for Ft Bliss, amid many friends hosting farewell events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Retzloff
John W. Pagie
Avith
Shower for Bride Elect at Oak Hills Country Club
Mrs James T McCarty hosts a patio and pottery shower for Mary Helen Dobbins bride elect with yellow and white decor and tiny parasols. Twenty guests attended the luncheon hosted by Mrs Ben T Benheit. Railway moving van centerpiece featured pink and orchid asters and mums. Also notes the Young family moving to Memphis in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. McCarty
Mary Helen Dobbins
Ben T. Benheit
Oak Hills Country
David KK
Young
Dardi
Memphis
Tenn
Gué
Hunnells To Host Dinner For Adcock-Hunnell Wedding
Mr and Mrs Wesley D Hunnell will host a rehearsal dinner honoring Miss Cathryn Lee Adcock and John Wesley Hunnell Friday evening at the Menger hotel Mrs Thomas E McMahan Kelly AFB was hostess at a luncheon Friday in the Bright Shawl for Miss Adcock An arrangement of white ladieli daisies and carnations decorated the table with covers for 12 guests including the bridal party and out of town relatives for the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley D. Hunnell
Cathryn Lee Adcock
John Wesley - Hunnell
Menger Hotel
Thomas E. McMahan
Kelly Afb
Miss Adcock
Telades
Betrothal announced for Miss Johannah Kaspick and Eugene Buie Jr
Miss Johannah Kaspick of Ft Worth and Eugene C Buie Jr of Spartanburg S C are engaged. Miss Kaspick, a senior at Texas Christian University, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Kaspick. Her fiance is a graduate of Texas A and M College and will enter Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. They plan to marry September 5 in Christ Lutheran church Ft Worth with attendants Miss Carol Schrieber and Miss Lucy Herber both of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannah Kaspick
Ft Worth
This City
Eugene C. Buie Jr
E. C. Buie
Spartanburg
S. C
Peter Kaspick
Kaspick
Alamo. Heights High School
Texas Christian University
Texas A. & M. College
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth
Christ Lutheran Church
Carol Schrieber
Lucy Herber
Western Trip Ends for Three Obrietti-Deason Family
Mrs. Joe Obrietti and her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Deason returned Sunday from a motor trip to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. They stayed at the Ambassador in LA visiting Disneyland. at the Sands in Las Vegas for Eddie Fisher’s Tropicana opening night with stars Debbie Reynolds Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. En route they paused in Yuma to see Mr. Deason’s brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sergent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Obrietti
Larry Deason
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Ambassador Hotel
Disneyland
Sands Hotel
Eddie Fisher
The
Tropicana
Eddie
Debbie Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor
Mike Todd Jr
Rock Hudson
West Coast
Yuma
Ariz
Mr. Deason
Bill Sergent
August Wedding Planned at Jefferson Methodist Church
Miss Carol Harrison and Travis M Fleming Jr. will wed August 30 at Jefferson Methodist Church. Harrison, a Jefferson High School graduate, attends the University of Texas School of Nursing in Galveston. Fleming, a Jefferson graduate, is ROTC major, Senate club alumnus and a student at Texas A&M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Methodist Church
Carol Harrison
Travis M. Fleming Jr
Joseph. Walker Harrison
Fleming
Travis M Fleming
Jefferson’ High School
University of Texas School of Nursing
Galveston
Jefferson
Texas A, & M. College
Sun
100 Attend Ford Supper at Willow Way
About 100 guests attended an al fresco supper Thursday evening hosted by Mr. and Mrs. O Neil Ford at Willow Way honoringMiss Molly Calhoun Mary Webb Peggy Pitman Mollie Steves Sallie Schuchard Lynne Collins Clara Jeanne Lodovic and Mrs Roy Johnston the former Teeta Ansley A box party followed at San Jose to view The Drama of the Alamo The grounds in front of the house were arranged like a plaza for the drama Assisting hosts were Miss Mary Green and Mesdames E H DuBose Phil Shook Joseph Kidwell Josephine Henning Nel Clarke and Elizabeth Graham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neil Ford
Willow Way
Molly Calhoun
Mary Webb
Peggy Pitman
Mollie Steves
Sallie Schuchard
Lynne Collins
Clara Jeanne Lodovic
Roy Johnston
Teeta Ansley
Henry Guérrarry
San Jose
Mission To Wea
the Alamo
Helen
James
Webb
Calhoun
Mary Green
Mesdames E. H. DuBose
Phil Shook
Joseph Kidwell
Josephine Henning
Nel Clarke
Elizabeth Graham
Pre-Nuptial Fetes for Doris Ann Frazier and Roy Mid dleton
A string of pre nuptial events marks the approaching August 30 wedding at St Ann s Catholic church for Miss Doris Ann Frazier and Roy Middleton. Hosted dinners and showers include Morris Roberts dinner at Leonardo s, Howard F Winters pottery shower and brunch, and dessert party hosted by Mrs James T Byrom in Waco. Local guests and relatives attended these social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris “Ann Frazier
Roy Middleton
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Morris Roberts
Leonardo's
Aus
Howard F. Winters
Willson Frazier
Waco
Taylor. Chandler
A. E. Schneider
Milton Russell
Houston
Hontesses Tor
Fonday Hasaring G. Te
Social events planned for 1260 wives of lawyers
The Texas Bar association's seventy sixth annual meeting visits San Antonio for four days starting Wednesday. A baby sitting service runs daily in the Bluebonnet Room at the Gunter. An informal card party occurs Wednesday evening in the Assembly room on the mezzanine. A fashion show and luncheon will occur Thursday at the Menger in three rooms. The San Antonio Barassa hosts visiting lawyers and wives with a Mexican supper at La Villita that evening. A garden branch for the women gathers Friday at the Argyle. Bus transport departs 9:30 a.m. from the St Anthony, Hilton, Menger, and Gunter. Mrs. W. Pat Camp chairs the women’s committee. co-chair is Mrs. William C. Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Bar Assay
Bluebonnet Toom
Gunter Hotel
Gunter
Joske’s
Menger
San Antonio Barassa
la Villita
Argyle
St. Anthony
Hilton, Menger
Gimter
W. Pat Camp
William C. Church
Robert R. Murray
George H. Spencer
Grady Barrett
John H. Dittmar
H. Maxwell Parker
Bernard Ladon
Josh H. Grace
J. Burleson Smith
Vacation Trip To Europe Miss Connie Mayes Heads Abroad
Miss Connie Mayes flights to Europe for a two month vacation leaving Saturday night for New York. She will visit England Belgium France Germany and Spain seeing Brussels then Mannheim to visit two former schoolmates and Alpha Phi sisters from the University of Texas. In Madrid she stays with another Texas Alpha Phi and then visits Darien Connecticut and New York City before Washington. She plans to return Sept 1 after earning a BA in geology and serving as Alpha Phi president.
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Connie “Mayes
Europe
New York
London
England
Belgium
France
Germany
Spain
Brussels
Mayes
Mannheim
Alpha Phi Sorority
University of Texas
Madrid
Alpha Phi
Texas U
Susan Mawery
Lubbock
Darien
Conn
Curtiss Mayes
New York City
Washington
Betty
Ann Kilday
Miss Mayes
Judge M A Childers to speak at Big Spring Masonic ceremony
Will Speak Judge M A Childers will be guest speaker at the Ma sonic installation ceremony Friday of the Big Spring lodge A F and A M at Big Spring. Afterwards they will go with Mrs Childers and granddaughter Jeanie Childers to Colorado City for the weekend to visit their daughter Mrs W S Rhode and her family. Anne Rhode will accompany them back to San Antonio Monday to be joined here July 6 by her parents and sister Susan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Childers
Big Spring
A. F
A. M
McMahan Family Relocates After Colonel's Retirement
Col Thomas E McMahan retires Saturday at Kelly AFB and moves with his wife Mrs McMahan and children Midge and Thomas E Jr to Greenville Co Mississippi. Mrs McMahan starts senior year at North Carolina Woman's College Greensboro while Thomas Jr proceeds to United States Military Academy at West Point. A reception will follow the retirement review at Kelly AFB Officers Club honoring the McMahans.
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Thomas E. McMahan
Kelly Afb
Woman's College
Greens Boro
N. C
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Texas
Planne
Robert Murray
Bon D. Davis
Maxwell Parker
Papes
Hunnells
San -Antonio Gully
International
Cascade Room
SE Anthony Hotel
Ford
Will
McMahans
Klee
Sheery
Sik
Liberty
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