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THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH. TEXAS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1952
Euterpean Club Has
Program On Opera
With Recordings
Mrs. Jack Tippen was hostess
to the Euterpean Club November
19, when it met in her home for
a program on “The Opera,” with
14 members present.
A short sketch of Sigmund
Romberg and “The Student
Prince” was given by Mrs. J. T.
Westbrook, who also played the
following recordings:
A1 Goodman’s “Overture,”
“Deep In My Heart” by Allen
Jones, “Serenade,” “Drinking
Song” and “The Students March-
ing Song.”
Preceding the playing of Rise
Stevens’ recording of “My Heart
At Thy Sweet Voice,” with ac-
companiment by the Metropoli-
tan Opera orchestra, Mrs. C. R.
Wood discussed the opera “Sam-
son and Delilah” and its compos-
ers.
Hymn of the month, “Oh, Lord
of Earth and Heaven and Sea”
by Bishop Christopher Words-
worth, was led by Mrs. Boyd
Loar. The story behind the writ-
ing of the hymn was given.
Mrs. T. J. Richards, Jr., Mrs.
C. R. Wood and Mrs. C. A. Phil-
lips were appointed program
committee for the concert to be
given on the high school assem-
bly program December 3.
A report was presented by Mrs.
Richards, chairman of the com-
mittee to sponsor a musical ap-
preciation hour for the Goodwin
school, on the progress made in
that direction.
A dessert plate was served to
the aforementioned and the fol-
lowing:
Mesdames Grady Gill, Ray-
mond Troutman, W. O. Jones,
Jr., Sherrod Williams, Carroll
Robertson, W. S. Heatly, J. F. Fis-
cher and Fred Albright.
Next scheduled meeting is to
be Wednesday, December 17, in
the Sherrod Williams home. For
a program on “Christmas In
Other Lands.”
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SOCIETY
Betty Jo Sturdivant,
Royce W. Powell
Exchange Nuptials
Double-ring rites read at 11:15
a. m., Saturday, November 22, in
the home of his brother, Lowell
Powell of Buck Creek, united in
marriage Miss Betty Jo Sturdi-
vant and Royce Wyman Powell.
Rev. Jerry Speer was' officiant.
The bride is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Sturdivant of
Route One, and Mr. and Mrs.
John Powell, who reside east of
Paducah, are parents of the
bridegroom.
A navy blue suit with
gray and white accessories and
white chrysanthemum corsage
was worn by the bride, while her
maid-of-nonor, Kathryn Nored,
was dressed in a beige suit,
black accessories and a white
carnation corsage.
Jess Dorman of Tahoka was
best man.
After the ceremony, a reception
was held in the home, with Mrs.
Powell being assisted in hostess
duties by Mrs. John Powell and
Mrs. Sturdivant.
From the lace-covered bride’s
table was served punch and a
three-tiered white wedding cake,
adorned with white roses and
bridal couple in miniature.
Mrs. Powell was graduated
from the Paducah High School
and at the time of her marriage
was attending Draughon’s Busi-
ness College in Lubbock.
Mr. Powell, who also attended
PHS. served eight months in the
U. S. Navy in 1951, and is now
employed at A&C Pump Company
of Lubbock, where the young
couple plan to reside.
Christmas Party
Plans Completed
By Chalk HDC
Plans were completed for the
Christmas party to be held in
the home of Mrs. Arch Thornton
at 7 p. m., Friday, December 5,
when Chalk H. D. Club met with
Mrs. Jamie Cate on November 20.
Secret pals are to be revealed at
that time.
Members responded to roll call
with a discussion on “my favor-
ite folk songs and authors.” Af-
ter Mrs. Jewel Fields displayed a
table of homemade Christmas
gifts, she explained how each
was made.
Sandwiches, potato chips, oliv-
es, cookies and drinks were serv-
ed. Others attending were Mes-
dames Sib Sexton, Joe Isbell, Ben
Cowart, M. W. Edwards, Roy
Thacker, J. D. Slape, Buster Dav-
is, Forest Creamer, Cliff Thacker,
Prentiss Fields, Ross Thomas, G.
R. Shavor, Hulen Owens, O. T.
Owens, new member, Mrs.
Shanks Walker, and Mrs. S. M.
Cate, visitor.
First meeting of 1953 will be
Thursday, January 8, in the home
of Mrs. Forest Creamer.
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Delphian Study Club
Has ((Our America ?
Program Tuesday
“Our America” was theme of
Delphian Study Club program
held the evening of November 18
in the home of Mrs. L. V. Ander-
son, with Mrs. Leon Maxey, host-
ess.
Mrs. Vernon Carlisle was direc-
tor and spoke on “The Ameri-
can Way of Life.” “Freedom of
Enterprise” was topic covered by
Mrs. Norwin Garrison.
Club voted to make contribu-
tions to the usual charity funds.
The Christmas dinner and men’s
night to be held Thursday even-
ing, December 18, was discussed.
Mrs. Leroy Denton, Mrs. Dave
Richards and Mrs. Afton Willing-
ham will be hostesses for the en-
tertainment.
Several members volunteered
as workers for the Red Cross
bloodmobile to be here Decem-
ber 2, and received blood donor
pledge cards.
Cheese sandwiches, jellc ~alad,
olives and Coffee were ser 'od by
the hostess to Mesdames Ander-
son, Carlisle, Garrison, Richards,
Willingham, Donald Elliott,
Clyde Harrison, Way ion Piper,
Jimmie Sandlin, James Sweeney.
“Religion” is program to be
presented Thursday, December 4,
in the William Beene home. With
Mrs. E. E. Puckett, directing, a
movie is> to be shown by Miss
Eudora Hawkins of Abilene.
Luncheon Marlas 25th
Wedding Anniversary
For A. T. Cookseys
Friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Cooksey, Chalk,
honored them with a luncheon
on their silver wedding anniver-
sary Sunday.
The luncheon of chicken and
dressing with all the trimmings
was carried into their home as
a big surprise for the occasion.
A wedding cake was presented
by Mrs. Cliff Thacker.
After lunch was served, gifts
were opened and displayed by
the honored couple. Games of
parcheesi and “42” furnished en-
tertainment for the afternoon.
Pictures were taken and
movies were shown.
Married at Chalk, November 23,
1927, Mr. and Mrs. Cooksey have
resided there since that date.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Thacker, Mr. and Mrs.
G. R. Shavor and Gerald, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Canon, Mr. and Mrs.
Del win Shavor, Johny, Harve Bra-
dy and Bobby; Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
lard Shavor, Sidney and Merford.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thacker and
Jeanette, Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss
Fields, Jo Frances Cooksey, Mrs.
Ran Roy and Mrs. B. O. Shavor of
Amherst, mother of Mrs. Cooksey.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ryan and
children visited in the evening.
Pre-Christmas
Shower Honors Mrs.
/. B. Tannahill
The Ogden Home Demonstra-
tion Club met Friday, November
21, with Mrs. C. S. Gilliland, with
the president, Miss Myrtle Fish,
presiding. Mrs. Earl Mayo served
in the capacity of secretary.
Due to conflict in dates, the
Christmas party was changed
from December 16 to December
9. Mrs. G. R. Wilson will be hos-
tess.
A pre-Christmas shower was
given Mrs. J. B. Tannahill, who
leaves this week for Oxford,
Miss, for eye surgery.
Refreshments were served to
Mesdames Elroe Buckley, Allen
Holley, G. R. Wilson, J. B. Tan-
nahill, Elizabeth Sivells, T. C. Si-
veils, Earl Mayo, W. W. Evans,
B. L. Mayo, J. C. McCollum, Miss
Myrtle Fish and the hostess.
Music Clubs To
Present Assembly
Program Dec. 3
The Euterpean Club and Melo-
dy Club will present Christmas
hymns and anthems on the high
school assembly program Wed-
nesday, December 3, from 10:30
to 11:15 a. m.
Directed by Mrs. W. O. Jones,
Jr., accompaniment by Mrs. W. S.
Heatiy and narrated by Mrs.
T. J. Richards, Jr., the following
program will be presented:
“Birthday of A King” by Neid-
linger, Pietro Yon’s “Gesu Bam-
bino,” “Holy Night! Peace-
ful Night” by C. B. Hawley,
“Meditation” by Massenet,
Adam’s “Christmas Song,” “Ave
Maria” by Bach-Gounod, Arran-
gement by Sister Elaine—“Holy
Child” and “O, Come All Ye
Faithful” as arranged by Walter
O’Connell.
Everyone is invited to attend.
DAUGHTER BORN TO MR.
AND MRS. JAMES LEE
Mr. and Mrs. James Lee an-
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Karen Joyce. Monday, November
24, at 7:45 p. m., at the Rich-
"rds Memorial Hospital. She
weighed six pounds, 12 ounces.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
-:nd Mrs. S. J. Perkins of Carey
^nd G. I. Lee of this city and
Mrs.' Olga Lee of Amarillo are
paternal grandparents.
the Red Cross bloodmobile.
Mrs. C. A. Phillips, chairman of
the international relations, re-
ported $10 had been donated to
aid Austria through CARE. She
stated that the ambassador to
Austria had come to Dallas j to
thank the Texas Federation (for
the aid they had given.
Other members attending were
Mesdames W. V. Bigham, P. E.
Godfrey, W. S. Heatly,
B. F. Hobson, Ray Loftis,
Charles Pearson, T. J. Richards,
Jr., Wilmer Wilson and C. R.
Wood.
Eight Are Winners
On Senior Talent
Show Mon. Night
Because of the inclement wea-
ther the Senior Home Talent
show played to a small audience
Monday evening at the high
school auditorium.
This was not the case, however,
in the number of winners declar-
ed by the judges. With two tied
for first place and six for second
and third place, eight performers
were awarded prize money.
Yvonne Anderson, singing “Over
the Rainbow,” and Joe Powell,
playing “Boogie Woogie Coaster,”
tied for first place.
The other six winners were
Pat Williams, with a novelty
number, “Po-Po, the Puppett”;
Julia Riley, song, “Begin the Be-
guine”; Tommie Anne Kerr and
Yvonne Anderson, tapped and
danced to “Jada”; Cynthia
Welch, “Hey, Good Looking!”;
Billie Hutchison, piano, “Meet
Mr. Callaghan”; George Weaver,
Dunbar, “You Belong To Me.”
Due. to the unfavorable wea-
ther, several of the scheduled
acts didn’t appear.
Kenneth Tippen was master of
ceremonies. Following the pro-
gram Mrs. Jack Webb was pre-
sented the 53-piece set of Rogers
silverware.
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Nichols
and son, Rusty, Oklahoma City,
will arrive today for Thanksgiv-
ing Day with his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Dink Woods.
Sunbeam Band Has
Stewardship Study
Monday A fternoon
Meeting in the First Baptist
Church Monday afternoon with
their leader, Mrs. Charles Wright,
dhe Lottie Moon Sunbeam Band
heard “The Sunbeam Band
Learns A New Song,” on their
stewardship study.
Each child answered roll call
with something each was thank-
ful for. Prayer, offering and sing-
ing was followed with the watch-
word led by Dell White and Har-
vey Jones.
Prayer was preceded by rally
cry. Mrs. John H. Davis, Jr., told
of the organization of the Sun-
beam Band of the Latin-Ameri-
can Mission. Dell read the Bible
verse, 107 Psalms 1.
The filled Thanksgiving basket
was presented to Rev. and Mrs.
H. S. Morris. ‘
“Happy Birthday” was sung to
two members, Donna Wood and
Kathy Boon. Dismissal was by
song, “Into My Heart” and the
ford’s Prayer repeated in uni-
son. Dell and Beverly Jones serv-
ed refreshments of brownies.
Others attending were David
Risinger, Carol Higdon, J. Wood,
Shirley Beauchamp, Sharon Al-
exander, Dwight Read, Sally Tuc-
ker, Charlene Wright, Sharon
Bayne and June Marie Biddy,
pianist.
Fine A rts Display Is
Feature Of 1923-51
Study Club Meeting
The fine arts display of the
1923-51 Study Club demonstrat-
ed unmistakably Keat’s “A thing
of beauty is a joy forever; its
loveliness increases; it can never
pass into nothingness,” when the
club met in the home of Mrs. T.
E. Long last Friday.
Preceding the inspection in the
Den of the artistic display of
antique picture frames, hand-
painted pictures, portraits, woven
baskets, quilts, bedspreads, knit-
ted and crocheted articles, con-
tributed by the members, the
program was led by Mrs. Thomas
Smith.
Roll call was answered as usu-
al by each member and their
selected subjects. Mrs. Hawley
Graves discussed “Fundamentals
In Painting,” “Cultivating Music
Appreciation In The Home” was
topic spoken-^ on by Mrs. Fred
Albright.
Musical art was displayed
by Mrs. W. S. Heatly and Mrs.
Jack Tippen, with a violin and
piano duet, “Meditation” from
the opera, Thais, by Jules Mas-
senet. i
Assisting Mrs. Long with hos- Call on this agency today for
tess duties were Mrs. Joe" . . . , .
Schaded and Mrs. J. J. Gibson, Jr. comPetent insurance advice.
The entertaining rooms were/ or- i
namented with autumn leaves
and flowers.
A dessert plate was served to
those on the program and the
following:
Mesdames Richard Archer, Har-
ral Bigham, John Cornell, Claude
Campbell, Bernie Davis, Suttle
Majors, Oran Mowrey, Paul New-
som, Dwight Richards.
Next meeting will be the
Christmas party on December 19,
when Mrs. Jack Tippen will be
program leader, and Mrs. W. S.
Heatly, Mrs. Berniex Davis and
Mrs. John Norris, Jr., hostesses.
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A Coffee, Fine Arts
Program Is Held By
1923 Study Club
A coffee, given in the home of
Mrs. Homer Hood Tuesday morn-
ing for members of the 1923
Study Club, was followed with a
“Fine ^.rts” program, postponed
from November 20.
The lace-covered table was
centered with autumn foliage
and potted plants graced the re-
ceiving rooms. Mrs. Byron Shotts
presided at the coffee service.
Mrs. Sherrod Williams, pro-
gram leader, read description
and explained features as she
showed slides of the famous
cathedrals of Europe—Pisa, Sien-
na, Rome, Notre Dame, Chartres.
Asked the question: “What is a
Church?” group reflected that it
is indeed “a tall building with
a tower, bells and spire, whose
silent finger points to heaven.”
During business meeting, Mrs.
D. A. Richards reported on the
recent meeting of the workers for
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Hinds, Alfred. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1952, newspaper, November 27, 1952; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017577/m1/6/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.