The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 178, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 18, 1955 Page: 43 of 86
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PUBlIC SERVICE
SPORTS
HELEN KELLER *
BABE ZAHARIAS
POLITICS
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
ENTERTAINMENT
CLARE BOOTHE LUCE
PRINCESS MARGARET
GRACE KELLY
BUSINESS
EDUCATION
LITERATURE
BERNICE FITZ-GIBBON
OVETA CLUP HOBBY
ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH
IN AP POLL
Princess Margaret Named
'Woman of Year’ by Editors
By DOROTHY BOE
Associated Press Women’s Editor
part: “For a lifetime of serv-
ice to humanity and for her ex-
Proving that all the world loves ample of courage, faith and tri-
a love story. Princess Margaret
Rose of Britain was named Woman
of the Year by the annual vote of
umph over physical obstacles "
Also by almost unanimous vote
the incomparable Babe Zaharias
Press newspapers throughout the again was named women of the
country.
From the standpoint of news
value, there was no doubt that the
women’s editors of
royal romance of the young
princess and the dashing but di-
year in sports Although this year,
for almost the first time in her
star - studded career, she won no
major golf tournaments, she was
the must talked-of and read-about
figure in the feminine world of
sports because of her gallant bat-
.. . te against cancer and her bestsell-
whole would for several weeks ing autobiography, “This Life I've
I this fall, while true love was weigh- Led.” -
■ ed against royal tradition. Anne Morrow Lindbergh receiv.
And when duty to church, state ed the title of woman of the year
I and family won over personal in literature by overwhelming
happiness, headlines around the vote, for her sensitive and thought-
world were just as big and black ful book, “Gift From the Sea.”
I as they were on that other occasion written during a vacation on a trop-
I almost a generation ago when Mar- ical island, in which she viewed
■ facet's uncle. King Edward VII, the tensions and complexities of the
made a different decision and re- 1 life of a modern woman at middle
nounced his Krone for “the woman age, weaving her personal philo-
I I love," sophy around the allegory of a sea
Voting on women news personal- shell
ties outstanding in their various 1 Although she retired to private
fields in 1955. the women's poll life on Aug 1. Oveta Culp Hobby,
, named the following: former secretary of health, wel-
vorced Group Capt. Peter Town-
send fired the imagination of the
of the Eisenhower cabinet she guid-
ed her department through two of
the greatest controversial climaxes
in the nation - the issue of racial
integration in the schools, and the
early confusion over the Salk polio
vaccine.
Bernice Fits - Gibbon, probably
America's best-known advertising
woman, was voted woman of the
year in the field of business, after
she resigned bar post as advertis-
ing manager of one of New York's
biggest department stores to open
her own firm In 1955 nobody but
nobody but NOBODY topped Ber-
nice Fitz-Gibbon in headline value
in her field.
11 C THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
1 1 Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, December 18, UH
Homemakers Class
Has Annual Party
ALBANY, Dec 17 (RNC)-Mrs.
Alice Hill, class teacher, assisted
by Mrs. Olon Goff, Mra. George
Swink and Mra Cecil Weaver, en-
Gifts Donated
BALLINGER, Dec. 17 (RNS) -
Gifts for an adopted family and
toys for the First Baptist Church;
nursery were brought to the an-
I nual Christmas party of the Fidelis
| Claas in the home of Mrs. J. G.
i Tuckey. Co-hosts were Mrs. Louis
Harding, Mrs Melvin Patterson,
Mrs Willis Smith, Mrs. Cam
Blackmon, Mrs. Earl Cope, Mrs.
S. L. Ferguson, Mrs. Clyde Gab-
San Antonio Girl to Wed
Abilene Man in Early Spring
Party in Loraine
I LORAINE, Dec 17 (RNS)—The
■ Gleaner’s Sunday School Class held ;
a Christmas dinner in the home
Mr and Mrs A. E Fleming of
San Antonio announce the engage-
of Mrs. Frank Johnson A program
in the afternoon included the sing-
Miss Fleming attended Jefferson iKnofgarols, led by Mrs. Hugh
; High School in San Antonio, where _____*__:_________:________________
she was a member of Martha Jef-1 . - , 6
Marks Birthday
merit of their daughter, Patricia
Ann, to Gene Raymond Averitt, | ferson Randolph Social Club Stu- I
son of Mr. and Mrs. R H Ave-’
ritt, 1917 Chestnut St.
Mrs. Shelton Will
Present Pupils
MORAN, Dec. 17 (RNS)-Tues-
day night at 7:30 o’clock in the
Moran High School Auditorium
Mrs. Garland Shelton will present
her piano students in a recital.
dent Council. Tri - Hi - Y and cap-
tain of the Jefferson Lassos She
also attended San Antonio College
and Trinity University, where she
. was a member of Chi Beta Epsi-
The entire program will be Christ-
mas music.
Pupils who will play are Gailon
Wagley, Ann and Kay Bends, San-
dra and Sharon Midkiff, Houston
Connally, James Shelton, Danye
Sherman, Billie Jean Tubbs, Jerry
the perfect
gift
for
mother
barbette
tertained members of the Home-
makers Class of the First Baptist
Church with the annual Christmas
dinner party in the Hill home.
After the dinner secret pals were
revealed when gifts were exchange
ed from the lighted Christmas
tree, and new names were drawn.
“Activi-Tee
COTTON CHECK
1 1 EUIt 1. P CISUBUI, O. WUCTOU
Grace Kelly, the young actress fare and education, was voted the bart, and Anna Belle Hash.
1 from Philadelphia who won film- outstanding woman of 1955 in the-----i
A land's highest award early in the field of education. During her brief
F year, was named tops in entertain- term as the only woman member Dinner in Ranger
ment for 1955 by vote of AP man ;———— RANGER 17 (RNS L h
aging editors as well as women’s A z»i L is 12SThe
B editors. So great has been her Im Quilt Club Meets mascrainnad Carry Tod employe:
pact on the American public thatand retired employes and families
H she has started a whole new trend For Y11 p Party _at the Country Club. Music was
T 10 the standard of film beauty and I VI 1 UIC 1 ally furnished by the Hatfield String
g has influenced many of this year's „..Band
fashion collections, all of which |Mrs R M Fielder and Mrs. S.
A stress the fresh young American : M. Jay were hosts in the Abilene
Tar look Grace Kelly, a nice girl from Woman’s Club for the annual
E - a nice family has made rood taste Christmas party and luncheon of
" > glamorous.met ‘ the Quilt Club Wednesday.
Runner-up in the vote for actress Yuletide motif was used in table
- ' S Runner-up in the votefor actress decorations. The all-white setting
1 1 of the year was Helen Hayes, often was accented with colored Christ-
A called first lady of the American mas balls. Placecards were tiny
4 stage, whose 50th anniversary on boxes of candy wrapped as gifts.
I Broadway was honored by having a Mrs. Lacy Beckham, president,
theater named after her.conducted the short business ses
Almost unanimously, Claire sion
Boothe Luce was voted woman of Gifts were distributed from the
the year in polities. The charm- sver and pink decorated tree bj
ing and controversial U.S. Am- "Santa Claus " Thirteen members
bassador to Italy returned to her
post in Rome after a successful atengee
summer visit to Washington.
In the field of public service,
75-year-old Helen Keller was voted
the outstanding woman. Blind and
deal since birth, she took a five-
month 40,000-mile trip around the
world on behalf of the blind, re-
LoMar’s
I CHILDREN’S SHOP
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SUBTEENS
Can Cans .... 3.50 to 4.89
Blouses
2.98 to 4.98
Skirts......5.98 to 12.50
DRESSES & FORMALS
6.25 to 17.50
f The right gift!
omueAticn
The busiest dress la year
wardrobe lar Sports, Home,
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of guaranteed washable
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Casual Clothes
1934 Hickory Phone 4-5654
ROSCOE, Dec 17 (RNS) — Mrs | turned to receive a special citation |
Grady Long honored her son, from President Eisenhower’s Com-
Glenn with a birthday party and mittee on Employment of the Phy
wiener roast. I sically Handicapped, which read.
lon
Averitt attended Abilene High
School and Southern Methodist Un- |
Diversity. He is now stationed at
Lackland Air Force Base in San
Antonio.
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in
San Antonio will be the scene of
their wedding in the early spring
Will Bring Gifts
RANGER. Dec 17 (RNS)-Rho
Ah
VALUES!
w
sace
Gift Certificate
- c. * - -a en • = **d= •
Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will
— .__, .. | hold its Christmas party Dec 22
Clay Wood. Mary Nell Moore, at the Community Clubhouse AH
• Love-E’ Bras
• Custom Fitted Hats
• Lady Duff Lingerie
• Christian Dior Hose
—02%--=Dellar
Patricia South Sue Murphy, Mar-
jorie Bailey, Oma Dale Shelton,
Janie Midkiff, Patti Pippen Glenda
McLemore and Eddie Read
DON'T SAY "CANT- Use
Want Ads, get things done! Call
2-7841
members are to take one piece of
fruit, one can of food, clothing, a
toy and anything else that a needy
1 family might use. Members should
also take their Phi Pals a gift
and put it in a box at Harrell
■ Cafe
• 729 LEGGETT
• Phone 3-3271
Ladies’ Ready To Wear
274 Cypress
Mr. J. w. Weems
MORE and MORE WEST TEXANS ARE SHOPPING AT WHITEHURST'S EVERY DAY, 1 w. must
pand! In order to get ready for the carpenters on January 1 we must reduce our stock . • • and you get
the savings in time for holiady wear, or for gift giving.
Dresses
One Group Values to $64.95
NOW
2
PRICE
Dresses
One Group Includes Cocktail
Dresses, Crepes and Wools
NOW
OFF
NOW
NOW
ALL FALL & WINTER
Suits
NYLON & COTTON
OFF
> e S
OFF
CLEARANCE OF LONG SLEEVE
uses
cottons, Manhattan shirts and wool jersey
- 1
OFF
WONDERFUL SELECTION
Hats
1 Group
Values to $25, NOW
1 Group
Values to $15, NOW
NOW
$ 5
$2
Just Call
4-6158
and
we'll
to
YOU
it's
that
simple
Costume Jewelry
• Necklaces • Earbobs
NOW
12.
ONE GROUP OF
kirts
Straight and Full
OFF
in postel colors
Shortie Gowns
REGULAR $10.95 to $19.95
NOW
OFF
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 178, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 18, 1955, newspaper, December 18, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1653950/m1/43/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.