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Woman's Angle By Margaret Turner unless she is wearing hosiery. Wonder it those who dislike gray hair are still taking calcium pantothenate to restore hair color? ever stop to wonder DID where you taxpayers get all the money they claim is taken them? Anyone who watches the clock will never be the man af the hour. SCATTERINGS FOOT COMFORT -It's estimated that 90 per cent of the people the United States suffer from fout trouble of one kind or another. For muggy summer day's, when feet are swollen and aching, here is a pick-me-up suggested by Zoat the edge of the tub and hold rina, famous ballet, dancer. your feet under shower.

Turn it on full force as hot as you can stand it, then ice-cold and keep alternating the treatment until your feet tingle with relief. Lie down for a few minutes and rest the feet against the bedpost at about a 75 degree angle. An eighty-year old stocking factory already is planning its stocking of the future, which will be manufactured as soon as nylon is available, and is staging a contest to. name its product. Perfect grooming will be assured because the hose are seam-free.

Women are looking forward to these stockings of the future because no woman feels correctly OFFICER'S PRAYER--The other day at. the Abilene Kiwanis club luncheon Lt. George A. Campbell, a prisoner of the German government for 11 months. was called on to speak.

Instead, he asked permission to ask a prayer for the Americans who are prisoners of the Japanese. He asked God to give them strength and courage to hold on and the hope, the eternal hope that the Yanks are coming. That appears to the writer as a beautiful gesture and one that must have taken quite a bit of courage. Thirteen-year old Alice Qualia made 200 cookies for the Cross canteen at South Plains Army Air field Thursday night. Her mother, Mrs.

C. B. Qualia, is chairman of the canteen corps. Lt. Frank X.

Tolbert, who said on his last visit home that you don't have to travel over the world if you have a knack for writing. is proving his words. He sold a story to a national weekly about some youngsters who live on a wheat farm 'near Amarillo. you F-treatment know what is? It's the Army's famine treatment: pre-digested food-glucose, protein and vitamin solutions administered to starvation victims too weak to eat. A company has come out with a complete.

new line of toiletries for the nursery. set. Included are the essential oils, powders and ointments to "gift sachets and scented Blanched clingstone peaches something new on the market. It's predicted that forty per cent the lighting in new homes built after the war will be provided by fluorescent tubes. There is a "Gold Brick" room in the Whitehorse.

Yukon territory, Army Air Corps PX. GIs who gather there for drinks, vanilla wafers, cheese crackers and fig bars approve of that type gold bricking. HAIR STYLES Shoulder length hair was predominant in modeling at the Texas Asthrough Wednesday, accordsociation of Accredited Beauty in Austin Monday 3 ing to Miss Ella May Butier, who represented Lubbock cosmetologists. The shoulder length is popular because of the variety of styles in which it may be worn, including upswept, knotted high on the head, upswept and tucked under, knotted on the neck and in curls. No particular hair style was featured; rather, the hair was styled to suit the individual.

Short hair was combed loosely. Mrs. Morgan Duval, is disappointville, who is visiting ed that she has seen no longhorn cattle, cowboys or jack rabbits to date. She said she had been told that all were in evidence here. Were you surprised that the men on the Information Please program could not name the Supreme Court justices? And can you do it? Speaking of hair, Leona Gelin is wondering if there is anyone Lubbock who is refrom viving long the art hair? of making switches ing of "Who Wouldn't Love You?" that Trudy Erwin recorded with Kay Kyser's orchestra has sold over 1,000,000 copies to date.

No one sings with more fluid Spanish than Andy Russell, current rave of the younger set and we've an idea the bobby sockers will forget Sinatra when Russell takes over on the famous Saturday night parade of song hits. MILDRED PHILLIPS, of Dan- GREAT KIDDERS Lubbockites who have visited the amputation wards in McCloskey hospital say those young men who have lost arms or legs are taking their injuries in stride. They agree with the claim that the amputee has better morale than any other man in or out of the Army. The amputees are the hospital's biggest kidders, its most inveterate pranksters, its liveliest patients. The Lubbock visitors say you can't make a tour of the corridors without running onto a coupie of crippled men trying to outrun each other on their crutches or a man cutting traffic, capers in his wheel chair.

have been told the men do not want sympathy, nor to be stared at but to be accepted for what they consider themselves: Perfectly normal men with a slight handicap which will be overcome swiftly. MEDICINE WOMEN 3 a DIN-UPS soldier's do more knees than go just make and his hear: go (Turn to Page 2, Column 1, Please) I DA LUBBOCK VA LAN Lubbock, Texas, Sunday, June 24, 1945 Party Series Is Honoring Misses Johnson And Nelson, Brides-Elect Coffee Held In Butler Residence SINCE proaching the engagement marriage of and Miss ap- Willella Nelson and Pvt. Roland R. Nabors were announced, a round of parties has been given for the bride-to-be. Two parties have been planned for this week.

Tuesday morning Mrs. R. T. Bucy and her daughter, Miss Martha Jane Bucy, will entertain at 10 o'clock with a coke party in their home at 2219 Seventeenth. A buffet luncheon will be given the early part of the week by Misses Dorothy Daniel, Jean Goodloe, Betty McDonald, Barbara Bedford and Mrs.

C. C. Schmidt, At Butler Residence Mrs. C. Butler and her Miss Panze Butler, entertained Saturday morning with a coffee and miscellaneous shower in their home at 2405 Broadway.

The table at which Miss Ann Crenshaw poured was centered with a bouquet of roses, gladioli and baby's breath. Guests were Misses Corinne Payne, Dolores Bizzell, Betty Haynes, Dorothy A McGinnis, Jean Newman, Virginia Pitts, Maryjo Turner, Ava Stangel, Reuby Tom Rhodes, Dorothy Daniel, Ruth Anthony, Jean Goodloe, Barbara Bedford, Chappelle, Betty and Conny. McDonald, Lou Deane Blair, Carlyne York; June Haney, Jean Elliott, John-Anna Williams, and Mesdames G. H. Nelson, Rafe Nabors, Lou Lawson, Jean Rist, Hubert' Allen, and Jim Crim.

Tea-Shower Is Given A formal gift-tea was given for Miss Nelson when Mesdames J. Langford, R. C. Young, A. T.

Cocanougher and G. R. Kennedy entertained Thursday from 8 until 10 p.m. at the Langford home, 2203 Twentieth. Guests were.

greeted by. a line made up of Mrs. G. H. Nelson, mother of the Miss.

Nelson; Nabors, mother of the bridegroom Mrs. Hackney, Miss Nelson's aunt. In the house party were Mesdames Hubert Allen, Jack Conley, Misses Dorothy Daniel, Jean Goodloe, Ruth: Anthony, Jean Chappelle, Judy McGinnis and Betty McDonald. Mesdames C. E.

Hereford and Kennedy presided at the refresh(Turn to Page 3, Column 5, Please) Earl Christys To Live Here Announcement is being made here of the marriage of Miss Hallie Crum, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Hal E. Crum of Dallas, and Earl Christy, of a Lubbock, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Eari B. Christy of Fremont, Ohio, which took place in the home of the bride's parents June 20. Fern, gladioli and candles decorated the dining living rooms The bride wore a white street length dress and carried a bouquet centered with an orchid. Her attendant, Miss Jeanne of Houston was dressed in.

blue, Bill Kennedy of served as best man. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the Crum home. After a wedding trip to New Orleans, the couple will be at home at 2306 Fourteenth. The bride attended Texas Technological college where she was 2 member of Las Vivarachas social club. The bridegroom will continue his studies at Tech.

He is a member of Wrangler social club. Mr. Crum, father of the bride, entertained with a rehearsal dinner at the Baker hotel Mural room the night before the wedding. Program On Cross Is Given By YWA Girls The Marie Hancock Business girls' Y. W.

A. of the First Baptist church met Thursday night at 1501-A Fourteenth. The program sponsored by the program chairman, Miss Ruth Zeh, was titled "Looking Toward the Cross." This was carried out. with a shining red cross as the only light in the room and each girl presented her talk while holding a white lighted candle. Joy Wassum gave the devotional.

Those on the program were Mrs. Helena Lee McCravey, Miss Standfield, Mrs. Alene Spurgeon, Rowena Miss Grisham. Fern Kelley and Miss Miss Mae Davis, Miss Eula Bea McMahan and Miss Lavenia Grisham sang "Near the Cross." Refreshments were served by Miss Doris Godwin. The next meeting will be held Thursday night, June 28.

at the home Miss Rowena Grisham, 1711 Thirteenth. 1ST. LT. KIMMEL HERE First Lt. Lewis C.

(Clark) Kimmel. U.S. Army Air corps. is spending several days visiting his parents. Mr.

and Mrs. James H. Kimmel. 2115 Broadway. He has been stationed in San Francisco is being transferred to a Dallas field.

Bud Enochs, ART USN, is spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Enochs the Levelland road.

He has been stationed at Corpus Christi land is to report to San Diego, Dinner Is To End Series Events THE second week of parties for Miss Nell Arnett Johnson, who will marry Lt. John Carter Byers Friday will include suppers, a luncheon and parties. Miss Ruth Ford will enteriain with a supper Monday night al 8:30 o'clock. Tuesday a 1 o'clock luncheon will be given at Hilton hotel by Mesdames Frank Hudgins, J. T.

Hutchinson and A. V. Weaver. Misses Jean Renner, Virzinia Belle Gamble and Mrs. Jesse George will give a supper Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the home of Miss Gamble.

2402 Twentieth. The rehearsal dinner for the wedding party will be given Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock by the Cadet Mesdames lounge T. of W. Hilton Stone Floyd Beall and Miss Ophelia Beall. Coffee At Green Horse When Mesdames Marva burn and Carden Green tained with coffee Friday ing in the Green home, 2409 Broadway, for Miss Johnson, fifty guents called, Daisies and blue bells decorated the coffee table and receiving rooms.

The honoree received a hostess gift of crystal. In the house party were Mesdames Floyd Beall, J. T. Hutchinson, W. F.

Eisenberg. T. W. Stoneroad, John A. Winslow, Misses Ophelia May Beall and Jean Renner.

An informal tea and pottery shower were Saturday. afternoon by Misses Mary Ellis Maedgen and Julia Jones honoring Miss Johnson. The table was covered with yellow organdy cloth and center? ed with a mirror surrounded with an arrangement of daisies and a floating swan. Guests were Mesdames Granville Johnson, T. W.

Stoneroad, Floyd Beall, Paul Jones, Maxey, Britt S. May, George, H. J. Avery, Betty Watt, Dean Redus, Asher Thi son, Dub Green, Vernon Tu Lewis Ellis, and Ophelia May- Beall, Jean. Si Betty Rhea Caldy-ell, Jean ner, Mamie Elis, Yvonne: moreland, Marion.

Sarabeth Kimmel and Ava Stangel. June Date Is Set By Pair V. McGowen Is Married Miss Virginia McGowen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T.

McGowen of Anton, and Lt. George W. Moore, son of Mr. George W. Moore, of Levelland, were married in a candlelight service conducted at 8:30 o'clock Saturday night at the First Methodist church in McAllen.

Rev. Kenneth R. Hemphill read the double ring ceremony. Mrs. E.

F. Thomas played the traditional wedding marches and presented organ selections during the ceremony. The bride wore a white crepe dress with white accessories, and carried a nosegay of white carnations. Miss Mary McGowen of Lubbock, who attended her twin sister as maid of honor, wore a pale blue crepe dress with black accessories and carried a nosegay of pink carnations. Lt.

Harry T. Watson of Fort Worth was best man. The bride attended West Texas State Teachers college at Canyon and Texas Technological college and was a member of the Texas Alpha Gamma chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. Lt. Moore attended West Texas State Teachers college and has served as navigator with the 15th Air force overseas.

At present he is in pilot training at Mission. The couple will live in McAllen. Phyllis Stalcup Will Give Voice Recital Miss Phyllis Stalcup, soprano. will be presented in a senior level voice recital Friday night at 8:30 o'clock at 2013 Fourteenth by Mrs. Myrtle Dunn Short.

She will assisted by Miss Rose Mary Dawkins, pianist. The program will be as follows: Rose Softly Blooming (Spohr), I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Love Has Eves (Bishop), Sonata No. '3 (Schumann), Allegro Marziale. Andante, Gypsy Dance, Recitative-Oh, Worse Than Death Indeed, AirAt.gels Ever Bright and Fair (Handel), Shadow Dance (Mac Dowell), Cradle Song (Brahms), Thou Art So Like a Flower (Schumann), Faith in Spring (Schubert), Indian Love Lyrics (WoodfordeThan The Kashmiri Song Finden), The Temples Beils, Less and Till 1 Wake. JUNE per Moore, ard wood, read where Jean June at McGowen BRIDES -Before her wedding which took place in McAllen, Mrs.

George W. Moore. upleft, was Miss Virginia McGowen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T.

McGowen of Anton. Lt. who served as a navigator with the 15th Air Force, is in pilot training at Mission. Mrs. RichLee Chambers, center, was Miss Dorothy Underwood, daughter of Mr.

and Arch S. Under3107 Nineteenth, before her marriage to Lt. Chambers which took place in a formal ceremony at First Presbyterian church Wednesday evening. The couple will be at home in San Antonio, Lt. Chambers is stationed at Randolph field.

Mrs. James Neal Thompson, right, was Miss Young, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Young Lubbock, before her wedding read Saturday, in Sedalia, Mo. Lt. Thompson, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Thompson of Nocona, is stationed I ENGAGED Col. and Mrs.

John R. Morgan of Harlingen are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Jean Marie. above, to W. Bruce Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Bruce Spencer of Rails. Miss Morgan was graduated from Harlingen High school in May 1944 and entered Cadet Nurse training at John Sealy College Nursing, Galveston. in June of that year. Air. Spencer attended Texas Technological college and the University of Texas and is now a senior student at the Universite of Texas Medical school, Galveston, where he is a member of Phi Chi fraternity.

Baptist Classes Are Planning Programs When First Baptist Rebekah class meets Tuesday at the Activities center for a 1 o'clock lunchcon, Mrs. Temple Ellis will speak. Two returned prisoners of war will speak for First Baptist Bethenian riass members and families Thursday at 8 p. m. at the Activities center.

TO DISCUSS CONFERENCE A round table discussion on the San Francisco conference will be led at. a meeting of Colonel John Elder chapter of Colonial Dames society 'Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock: in the home of Mrs. WilJiam G. Dingus, 2502 Twentyfirst. Plans for next year be made also, Flora Lee Williams Is Bride Of Captain Anderson, Farwell MAYOR of and San Mrs.

Gus Antonio B. Mauer-9 were attendants at the wedding of Miss. Flora Lee (Bill) Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S.

Williams. Capt. G. D. Anderson, United States Army, son of Mr.

and Mrs. G. D. Anderson, all of Farwell, which was solemnized at 9 o'clock in the evening June 9 at the First Presbyterian church in San Antonio. Dr.

Patrick B. Miller, pastor, officiated with a double ring ceremony. The bride wore an aqua suit with white accessories and a white orchid shoulder corsage. Mrs. Mauermann wore a navy suit with navy accessories and a corsage of white rosebuds.

Mrs. Anderson received her B. degree from Texas Technological college in 1943 and was receptionist for the Democratic National committee in New York and Washington, D. for two years. At Tech college she was cheer leader in 1942-43 and was queen of the Junior Prom.

Capt. Anderson received bachelor of science degree from Texas A. and M. college in 1941.1 has just returned from 37 months in the European theater of operations where he served with the First Armored division of the Fifth Army. He wears six campaign stars and the Silver Siar medal which was awarded during the Tunisian campaign, The couple will leave the middie of July for Miami, where Capt.

Anderson will receive his reassignment orders. Sue Watkins Honored At Backyard Picnic Sue Watkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfieid Watkins of Littlefield, was named honoree when her grandmother, Mrs. R.

D. Moxley, whom she is visiting, gave a picnic in her backyard, 1805 Fourteenth, Friday night. Guests were Sue Evans, Marion Hampton of Clarkesville. Susan Kay Thornham of Abilene, Kay Moxley, Sue Burleson. Vonseth Bertram and Mrs.

J. Mason Moxley. Jean Young Is Church Bride Mrs. Elizabeth Young 'is announcing the marriage of her daughter, Jean Young, to Lt. James Neal Thompson, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Thompson of Nocona. The candlelight service was read at 9 o'clock Saturday, June 16, at the Federated tional Presbyterian church in Sedalia, by Rev.

R. C. Williamson, who officiated with a double ring ceremony. The altar was decorated with tall candelabra and baskets of gladioli, snapdragons and baby's breath. Miss Frances Meyers sang "Because" and "Ah, Sweet Mystery Life" preceding the ceremony, accompanied the organ by Miss Mabel Dewitt.

Traditional wedding marches were used and "Through the Years" was played during the ceremony. Miss Weiss Is Attendant The bride wore an original rose pink gabardine suit with white accessories, a corsage of gardenias and stephanotis and a string of pearls, a gift from the bridegroom. Her attendant. Miss Dorothy Weiss, wore an apple green suit with brown and white accessories and a corsage of pink carnations. Lt.

Don N. Swenson of Spanish Fork, Utah, served Lt. Thompson as best man. Jack Lloyd of Lubbock lighted the candles. The bride's mother blue with white accessories and a corsage of pink carnations.

The bride is a graduate of bock High school and of Texas State College for Women where she was active in Athenaeum club. Francois and was member served as president of Le Circle Alpha Lambda Delta. She has been employed by Texas New Mexico coaches in Lubbock for the past winter. Lt. Thompson was graduated from Nocona High school and Hardin Junior college.

Wichita Falls. He received his pilot's wings in Class 44-D, at Pecos Army Air field. The couple will be at home in Sedalia, where Lt. Thompson is stationed at the Army Air field. POLICEWOMAN TO SPEAK Juvenile delinquency will be discussed by Mrs.

Nancy Green. Lubbock policewoman, for St. John's Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service in the home of Mrs. A. J.

Malouf, 2317 Thirteenth, Monday afternoon at 3 A'clock. There, will be special music. Mr. and Mrs. B.

B. of Phillips ate announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jerry, and Bill son of Mrs. Laura K. Kennedy, 1512 Ninth. The wedding will be read by Rev.

J. H. Crawford, pastor of the First Methodist church of Phillips, June 29 in the home of the bride's parents. The couple will live in Lubbock. Miss Shaw is graduate of Bartlesville, High school and is a senior student at Texas Technological college where.

she is president of DFD social club and president of Women's Inter-. Club council. Mr. Kennedy, a Tech. student and an employe of Southwestern' Life Insurance from com-: the pany, was discharged Navy after serving 13 months overseas.

He is a member of Wrangler social club. A miscellaneous shower was given for the bride-to-be recently in Phillips by Mesdames Belton Chappell, Joe Bunn and H. W. Dick and daughter, Miss Shirley Dick. Miss Shaw will be honored with a number of parties here.

Layette Shower Given For Mrs. E. Glass Mrs. Earl E. Glass was honored with a pink and blue shower Friday night in the home of Mrs.

Alpha Hubbard, 2220 Broadway, Wilson. with Mesdames Watson A. H. Prewitt and John C. Peterson as assisting hostesses.

Pink and white carnations were arranged in the receiving rooms and the dining table, covered with a white damask cloth, was centered with pink and white. Guests were Mesdames Bill Gamblin. A. A. Bratcher, H.

E. Tippit, Paul Bush, J. A. Nunley, G. Brown, and Misses Billie Lewis, Ann Griffith and Arabelle Stahl.

Thirteen others sent gifts. MRS. G. D. ANDERSON, JR.

Miss Johnson, Fiance Are Guests At Club When Friday Needle club met in the home of Mrs. Lora Tucker. 1506. Ave. with Mrs.

Minnie Fickas as hosiess, those attending worked on an afghan for the Red Cross. Tea guests were Lt. J. C. Byers, his fiancee, Miss Nell Arnett Johnson, her mother, Mrs.

Granville Johnson, and Mesdames Carl Jackson and R. E. Bennett. Miss Johnson was presented a gift by the Members present were Mesdames A. T.

Cocanougher. W. B. Sides, J. T.

O'Neal. J. C. Stansell, w. C.

Barnett, I. A. Goodwin, C. C. Bunrs.

J. W. N. Eddins. A.

L. F. K. Mitchell, R. R.

Holmes and J. M. Wells. MRS, WILSON IS LEADER Mrs. Smylie C.

Wilson will be program leader at a meeting of First Presbyterian Wornan's suxiliary Monday, afternoon, at 3:30 wwship hall. Dr. Clifford Thorne Is Visiting Parents' Dr. Clifford Thorne is visiting his parents. Mr.

and Mrs. S. Thorne, 2620 Twenty-fourth. He will go to Duke University hos. pital to intern.

class A at graduate of the December Southwestern Medical center, Dallas, Dr Thorne has been doing research work and assisting at Parkland and Children's hospital, Dallas. for the six months. twin brother. last. Lansing Thorne, who also was graduated in the December class, is interuing at Wisconsin General hospital, Madison, Wis.

Their younger brother. Milner, is freshman student at Baylor Medical school in Houston. Miss Mary Lou Meicalf ct Hous, ton has arrived in Lubbock for a two weeks visit with her rents, Mr. and Mrs. L.

G. Metcalf, 1508 A.ve. W..

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