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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
12
Practical gifts suit a bride best says a guide urging items with lasting use. Kitchen steel goods abound from pots and pans to gadgets while personal items such as hair dryer and clock radio aid daily life. organized closets and entertaining gear complete the set for a well prepared new home.
Teo and Mrs Lonnie Doyle missionaries to Brazil will guide three Baptist youth camps at Leeders Encampment Grounds next week. The Intermediate Girls Auxiliary camp runs June 24 to 27, the Sunbeam camp June 28 to 29, and the YWA Retreat June 28 to 29. The Intermediate Royal Ambassador camp closed June 17 to 20. Ralph Carpenter of Lubbock visited Boedeker family and relatives.
Brides plan practical rituals by visiting stores to register for housewares. A trained consultant helps choose designs, colors, and items while guests rely on the registry to guide gifts and totals. The hostess and bridal consultant coordinate selections and wrapping with a single donor card.
Farmers in New Hope continue planting and fieldwork as oats are baled for hay and weeds are cleared. Many have cotton up while others plant more, with fields being cleaned up and farmers working hard. Local visits include Marvin York and family from Amarillo and various relatives from Texas communities.
Lady Mickler will teach private or class swimming lessons at Stamford municipal pool on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. She is making up classes and asks interested residents to contact her in the mornings. Sady Mickler, daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Mickler, is home from Texas Tech for the summer.
A guest in the 1890s reportedly devised a bridal shower by placing wrapped gifts in a parasol. As the bride opened the parasol she received a shower of presents, giving rise to the modern bridal shower tradition.
Christ Lutheran Church will hold a 7 p.m. special service Sunday at the American Legion Hall. Rev. Elmer Sprecher leads the church with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. at the same venue. Vacation Bible School date to be announced. Neil McAllister of Lubbock visits for Fathers Day with family.
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