The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1931 Page: 3 of 8
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Bobby Northcutt, and Jackie Walton.
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party after which the guests wished
the honoree many happy returns of
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Wedding At Dallas
A wedding of unusual interest'to I
Electra people Was that of Miss
Ayra Aycock and George A. Me-1
Gann of Wichita Falls which was i
solemnized at tire Sacred Heart par- j
ish house at Dallas, Monday after-
noon. Charles McGann of this city,
brother of the groom,, and Miss
Bera Aycock of Dallas, twin sister
of the bride, were the attendants
and only close friends and members
of both families from Electra, Far-
mersville and Dallas witnessed the
ceremony. The groom spent more -
than fifteen years in Electra andl Mrs. Hall was honor guest- at_a
bridge club party Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. S. B. Marchant and
both were feted at a chicken barb-
ecue Wednesday night.
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his A. B. degree there on Wednes-
day night, May 20, four days pre-
vious to his marriage to Miss Moore,
who was also a member of the grad-
uating class at Howard Payne.
They arrived in Electra last week
am*"are at home to their friends ac
410 West Harrison avenue, where
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their husbands
delightful party
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raitely after the ceremony, the
lyweds left for a honeymoon
which will include a visit to jLi
and other South Texas points and
to Monterey, Mexico. Those from,
this city attending the wedding were
Mrs. G. T. McGann, Charles Mc-
Gann; Misses Mary, Peggy and Eli-
zabeth McGann and Mr. and Mrs.’
w i R. A. McGann and daughter, Mary
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T7UWIT fritters, .served with pow-
•X1 dered sugar or-a fruit sauco,
always add a distinctive touch to
the main course. .Apples, banauas,
oranges, peaches’ and pineapple all
make delicious fritters. Their
lightness a n d -..
note of sweet? ‘ /
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freshing \ con-Z
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other,* heavier
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lemon Juice. Thicken with ona
teaspoon cornstarch, cool slightly
and serve with the fritters.
Apple Fritters—Peel the apples
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HALF-PRICE
Remnant Sale! B
During our Anniversary Sale we accumulated desirable ,
remnants in good lengths.
SILKS—PRINTS—DOMESTICS—SHEETING
VOILE—SHEER FLAXON—DIMITIES
PLACED ON SALE FRIDAY
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Joi de Vie Club
Mrs. Terry Preston was hostess
last Wednesday afternoon at her
home on the North pavement to
Mrs. S. B. Marchant were supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Slaugh-
ter at their holne on North Wichita
street, Sunday evening^, after , the
baseball game which the party had
enjoyed together. • - 7
groom spent
years in Electra and
I enjoys the esteem of a host of
friends, here. He is manager of an
oil field supply house at Wichita
Falls. The bride is a member of
i one of the most prominent pioneei*
j families ofs Collin county where
■ she was reared. She is a daughter
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Howard Hafhilton won the
score prize for members in
> | j Halls Gpmplirriented;-
I j Social. .. Affairs^
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I pv.U leave shortly for Nacogdoches r Delphian chapter.
I to make their home, have been thq ’
I recipients of a number of lovely *a-_ {• r
vors in the way cf social
II our ng thy pas*1 week. They were 5, '-hick was the first of r
named as honorees ut a buftet din-'®l?£ei ,n a i,ew book on "Music, its
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was answered with’ current topics
pertaining to music, and the chap-
ter voted to contribute $100 toward
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clubs building being erected at * Aus-
tin.--Mrs. Fisher was 'elected par?
liamentarian; Mrs. W; C. Riker, re
porter, and Mrs. J. *‘T; Wofford,
Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mr? and. ^r^ic-
Topics reported were as follows;
"Three Great Modern Musicians,”
Mrs* , C. R. .Conyers; "Primitive
Music” and "Rythm in * Primitive
Music,” Mrs. Dannie Dale; 4‘Achieve-
ments and Limitations of Primitive
Music,” Mrs. J. C. Shaw; "Egyption
Music,” Mrs. H. M. Tarlton. The
lesson was concluded with questions
from the Delphian quarterly. Nine
members were present.
NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1931
Delphian
Begins New Book
j ~ , 3?,Mrs. A. Fisher was hostess Fri-J.,
} Mr, and Mrs.* Robert P. Hall, who I afternoon, May 22, to the Art-I*
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to make their home, have been, thq «cwly installed president,«
* ‘ ? a number of lovely fa.- f over business session,!
affairs 'Fisher was leader of the i
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ner party at the home of Mr. and.j’.^l**^111 anc^ development.” Roll -call
Mrs. Walter Skinner, Frid.ay' night,
in which covers- were laid for Messrs
I and Mesdames L. B. Slaughter, .
I Frank. Doores, S. B. Marchant, John J“e. TZxas. Federation . of. Women's
Brownlee, J<-.W. Gookin, John * Mar? ~
riott, Jr., G. R. Davidson, Hall and
I Skinner and Mr. U. G. ’White. t '
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scheme was adopted for Kirkland, guests. where Mr. Gilger will assume duties
I Sc sR j as teacher and coach in the Rule
tNellene Walton Has ihlgAh sch°o1- .
i t-a . i , 0, Among guests at the
f-Birthday Farty (were Mrs. II. L. Gilger, Mrs. W. D.
I Mrs. F. L. Walton of 40R East Baker, and Misses Jamie Dave, Onio
meal, music was enjoyed and the Brvan avenue entertained Sunday Jean and Lila Loe Bawer of tins
party attended the midnight show | afternoon in honor of her daughter, city,
at a downtown theatre, then re-, Neiknef on tho occasion of her
paired to the home of Miss On* birthday. Games were enjovod Mrs.
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Flavor to taste with non-alcoholic^- •
brandy flavoring. Melt four table- ■'
spoons butter In frying pan. Put.A-’
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Flynn Cheancy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Cheaney, will receive
a B. S. degree at Texas A. & M.,
College this week and following t
his graduation will be employed by r
the Sinclair Oil company in Hous-
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Fancy Patterns; Sizes 14 jto.,.
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Miss Rivers and
H. V. Williams To Be
Married On June 9
’’.‘•Announcement of the approaching
marriage of Miss Ruth Rivers, of
y this city, to H. -V. Williams, super-
intendent of .Clara schools, was made
Thursday at one o’clock at one of
the, most brilliant luncheon parties
-of the season. Miss Ava Shaw, who-
is to be a member of the bridal
paidy, was hostess at her home on
West Glisson avenue. She was as- *
sisted by ‘her mother, Mrs. T. E.
:Shaw. The suite was trasformed in-1
to a bower of roses’ and other color-
ful and fragrant spring flowers. I
Pink and blue of delicate shades
predominated in the color motif and ■
the luncheon was served on small j
tables arranged in the dining room.
Place cards featured cupid carrying
■a scroll on which was written "Ruth'
•and H. B. June 0.” Each table was of M d Mrs A -
Jard m wh,te and was centered with She has ] d for ysonle
■a vase of p,nk roses and a dehght-. tim(? fn thc t ; , d tment of
•ful program followed the serving -• x
of the luncheon from dai.ntly ar- { Z — - - - *
ranged trays. The program "eluded j husiMSS flnd so(_.al , '
readings by Miss Eloise Wofford
and song numbers by Misses Mar-
garet and Doris Owens. Covers were
laid for Misses Norma Andrews,
Lucia and Bina Magee, Fern Tubb,!
Virginia McDannald, Verna and (
Ann Forbes, Helen Slaughter., Lois
Rivers, Mary Dean Reneau, Eloise
Wofford, tbe honoree; Mesdames
* Y. B. Akin, Spurgeon Jennings, ]
Ray B. Dickey and Mrs. W. W. J
Rivers, mother of the bride-elect.
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Six o’Clock Dinner
and Slumber Party
Complimenting their schoolmates,
Barbara Scott, who leaves shortly the Joi de Vie Club and guestsf College at Brownwood, and received
for her home at Yowell, ’and Mar- Mrs.
jorie Beasley, who will spend the high
summer in Tyler, Misses Barbara. bridge and Mrs. C. Y. Gorman the
Hatfield and Margaret and Doris < guest trophy. Dainty refreshments
Owens were joint hostesses at a I were served after the games to
beautifully appointed six o’clock Mesdames Roy LeBus, Theo Youree,
dinner at the Hatfield home. Sat- A. H. Smith, Jim Scheurer, A. C.
urday evening. A color motif ot Hill,
pink and green was used in the; Lincoln, members and Mesdames | they will possibly reside until Sep-
decorations for the dining room and, Gorman, Tevis Bickley and M. R.) tember, when they will go to Rule,
the same ..w^. —,—-
the place cards and favors. Covers I
were laid for the honorees, and
Misses Veta Catherine Hopkins I
OJeta Bowling and Frances Orr -I
After the serving of the delicious i
“Toots” Gilger Weds
Richland Springs Girl '
On May 24th
La Verne "Toots” Gilgei* of this
city was married on Sunday, May
24, to Miss Lucille Moore, at thc
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Moore of Rich]and Springs.
The wedding ceremony tppk place
before an improvised altar of flow-
ers, the Baptist minister of .that
community officiating in the cere-
mony, which was witnessed only by
members of the families and close
friends. *’•*
Mr. Gilger is a grandson of Mrs.
H. L. Gilger, and was reared here.
He graduated from -Electra' high
school after distinguishing himself
as a star member of the Tiger foot-
ball team as well as in literary
work. He attended Howard Payne
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party, which terminated. anfj Mesdames T. W. Fry ancTvir- daughter, Esther Rose, returned
ginia Singleton assisted the hostess Friday from Fort Worth where they
in serving delightful refreshments visited with relatives,
to the following: Altha Lee Pitt,
Helen Marrs, Bobby Holcomb, Betty
Milhollon, Lucille Milhollon, Edith
Hubbard, Letha Ward, Juanita Mar-
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paired to the home of Miss Orr for i tenth birthday. Games were enjoyed
a slumber i
with a late Sunday breakfast.
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Faithful Workers
Entertain Husbands
Members of the-. Faithful Workers
Class of the First Baptist/Sunday ’ shal, Virginia McKinnis, J. T. Fry,
school entertained
and guests at a
held at the T. E. L. classroom at
the church Thursday evening. Tho
■room was beautifully decorated with
streamers in thc class colors, white
and gold, and had been transfoimed
into a fragrant bower of flowers.
Mrs. Ida Lloyd was in charge of
the program, which included musical
numbers, readings, and stunts. Th^
honor guests came in for a share
■of the fun by being victims in some
-of the stunts and contests. Re-
freshments were served to Messrs,
and Mesdames H. B. Landruni, O.
B. Southers, J. P. Garner, F. A.
Minderman, G. C. Harrison, W. C.
Davis, H. F. Hill, W. S. Stanley;
Mesdames W. E. Reneau, J. F. Rob-
ertson, George Music, Ida Lloyd;
Misses Dorothy Landrum, Ira Nell
Brown, Mina Cobb, Katherine Min-
derman, Letrice Wofford, Lillie Par-
.sons, and Master Billy Harrison.
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members
apple-slices one at a time into cup \ -.' -a
the., batter. ,..Pour ^content* o£ cup-
into-frying pan and, fry to a ri«m
brown.- Drain fritter* on brown
paper. ‘ /
Orange Frittera—Tor ortin** trtfc-
ten, peel ortntss, cZ A x ’
section!!, remove; membrane*---
seeds without breaking up eectiow^
and . drahi before ? placing tn tie* .
.batter. Other trait fritter* can ka? .
prepared In the same 'manner, at-1
waya dtainta* the superfrn— (
juice before' com'binier ’ with -Um>-
batter. For ; banana fritter*,., a ,-
lejnou sauca.is especially rood. W-
one cup, of lemon juice add three-
fonrthi cup eurar and an inch4oe<’ -
etick of cinnamon, and cook elowiy h
tor about ten minutes.
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The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1931, newspaper, June 4, 1931; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1221480/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.