The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1961 Page: 2 of 13
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f age 2 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, August 31, 1961
&ta SifmaTpiu Molds jCunck
Card Party in jCanyford J/<
ton
The home of Mrs. Floyd
Langford was the scene for
the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
luncheon-card party Aug. 26.
A Japanese Prayer Tree
centered the serving table.
The tree was a branch ac-
cented with yellow flowers
and at the foot of the tree
was a white ceramic
figurine. Silver service was
used on the serving table.
The menu included chicken
party salad, sunshine gelatin
salad, deviled eggs, assorted
pickles, assorted finger
sandwiches and crackers,
fresh peach pie and ice
cream and tea and coffee.
Each quartet table was
centered with an arrange-
ment of yellow roses, the
sorority’s flower.
Each member brought a
white elephant, gift wrapped,
for use as prizes for bridge
and canasta. Each guest drew
a gift from the gift table.
Members and guest pres-
ent included Mesdames Jim-
my Kidd, J. B. Winston,vJ.L.
Brewer, Elmo Wade, R. P.
Edgemon, Curtis Reagan,
Kent Worley, Michael Mur-
ray, Walker Sanders, Ned
Swarner, Erwin Twenhafel
and Ralph Jones._
Mr. and Mrs. Martin W.
Waldron returned Monday
after visiting friends and re-
latives in Corpus Christi,
Tennessee and other points
in Texas. They visited their
grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs.
C. V. Jones and their great
grandchildren, Karen arid
Eddy. They were house
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
T. Campbell while in Free-
port,
omf
Also attending were Mes-
dames Milton Hild, E. E.
Marchant, Lucile Parrish,
Bob Duncan, Jack Drawe,
John Bowe, Chester Cotter,
A. H. Downing, Jr., Richard
Terry, Lester Powers, Bill
Basinger, R. E. Lieck and
P. N. Bazar.
Society Editor
Mrs. J. Edwin Harvey
§
George Irby Home
Scene Of Coffee
Mr. and Mrs. George Iru,
held a coffee honoring his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
Irby of Mt. Vernon, Missouri
and his sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Maxwell and son,
Jimmy, on Aug. 16. Also
honored was Mrs. George
Irby’s sister, Mrs. R. K.
Steer of Baytown.
The serving table was
centered with an antique
brass bucket holding fruit
and flanked with white tapers
held in antique brass
holders. Coffee was served
with assorted tea cookies
and assorted nuts.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Irby
were house guests of the
George Irbys and were in the
Valley about two weeks. The
Maxwell’s were also house
guests of the Irbys.
While here the Maxwells
visited friends in Pharr and
Brownsville. Mr. and Mrs.
George Irby accompanied by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bazar took the visit-
ors sightseeing in Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ray,
El Paso, were house guests
over the week end in the
home of Dr. and Mrs. R. H.
Cintron.
MISS JANET MORGAN
Miss Janet Morgan
To Teach School
In South America
Miss Janet Morgan left
last week for Maracaibo,
Venezuela, South America
where she will teach the
second grade in the Bella
Vista school there. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Morgan of Mercedes.
Miss Morgan went to
Dallas for an interview for
the teaching job which is an
American colony sponsored
by a group of American oil
companies.
She reported that the trip
jyia jet plane from Miami
took her over Cuba enroute
to Maracaibo. The plane had
only one stop over at Jamai-
ca.
Miss Morgan said the
BACK TO SCHOOL
PARTY IS HELD
IN BOWE HOME
An informal back to school
party was held by Miss J anie
Bowe at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bowe. She was assisted in
hostess duties by her
mother.
Assorted party sand-
wiches, dips and chips were
served with soft drinks.
Two new Mercedes High
School students were intro-
duced at the party. They were
Miss Jane Wallace formerly
of Houston, who will be a
freshman; and MissMerikay
Hermanutz formerly of Ne-
braska, who will be a sopho-
more.
Others attending the affair
included the Misses Janice
Eberle, Renee Sumerlin,
Jann Whitlock, Mary Brow-
er, Elizabeth Morgan, Gloria
Bandemer, Dixie Harrell,
Betsy Kennedy, Cynthia
Hoverson, Joan Wilt, Janie
Farris and Sylvia Basinger.
Also attending were Claire
Adam, Terry Harvey, Eliza-
beth Bramer, Rosa Mae
Wheeler, Nancy Hoffman,
Layne Atteberry, Lillian
Billings, Ruth Ann
Kieschnick, Nan Hix, Kath-
leen Jones, Darleen Coats
and Dolores Hunter.
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MERCEDES EASTERN
STAR HOSTS FOUR
VALLEY CHAPTERS
Members of four Valley
Miss Joanna Frix was
honored at a seated luncheon _____,
given by Mrs. Gilson Knapp Chapters of the Order of the
and her daughter, Miss Joan Eastern Star were enter-
Knapp. tained on Monday evening by
The main table wasUe Mercedes Chapter,
centered with a large pink Mr. and Mrs. Dave
wedding bell surrounded by Waldron, worthy patron and
arrangements of pink roses, worthy matron, presided and
accented with white lilies of welcomed Mr. and Mrs.
the valley and flanked by pink Glenn Frankhauser of Mis-
tapers. Arrangements of Si0n, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby
pink roses were placed 1 Crosby of Pharr, Mrs.
throughout the home. I Catherine Vondera of San
Special guests were the I Benito, and Mrs. SelataWil-
mother of the honoree, Mrs. SOn of La Feria.
Bob Frix and the grand- a Rob Morris program
mother of the honoree, Mrs. Was given under the direc-
C. B. Scott of Corpus Christi. tion of the Associate Matron,
Those attending from I assisted by the Star points
Mercedes included the | and the Worthy Patron.
Misses Margie Collier, Ann ! Special guests introduced
Watson, Charlene Traylor, ' Were Mrs. Ruth Hughs, Past
Donnie Vollmer, Mildred Deputy Grand Matron, Dis-
Lawler, Gladys Rae Traylor, | trict 5, Section lO^and Glenn
Frankhauser, District
Deputy of the Grande Lodge
of Texas, Masonic Lodge,
District 40.
apartment which was ar-
ranged for her by the school
was nice and arranged in
three levels, with one bed-
room and a bath on the first
level. The second level held
the dining room, kitchen and
living room and on the third
level are two bedrooms and
another bath. The floors are
terrazo tile.
Miss Morgan attended Pan
American College in Edin-
burg and has been teaching
in Carlsbad, New Mexico for
the past two years.
and Pamela and Gilsie
Knapp. Also attending from
Mercedes was Mrs. Bud
Terry.
Others attending included
Mrs. David Wiekel, Los I ret rUAHTEDC
Fresnos; Miss Marianna [ j ft LmAiICKJ
Hook, Weslaco; Miss Carrie t irrr
Anna Crockett and Mrs. Jim- U(j| I) iniMT MJ-fT
my Kirksey of Harlingen; IIV/LI/ JV/IMI I ILL l
Mrs. Jerry McGilvary, Me- The combined chapters of
Allen; and the Misses Jane U u Psi and Gamma
and Ann Jenkins of Mission. I - p . .
Thehonoreewas presented
with a gift from the
hostesses.
Miss Frix is the bride-
elect of William E. Lokey of
ballas. The wedding date has
been set for Oct. 7 in the
First Presbyterian Church,
Mercedes. Miss Frix attend-
ed Del Mar College in Cor-
pus Christi and the Univer-
sity of Texas in Austin.
Sterling Prince Photo
MRS. OSCAR GARCIA
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JL Our jCady of Y!%rcy Ckurck
Guests in the home of
Miss Alma P. Whatley during
the week were her cousins,
Mrs. Wilma Beard of Damon,
Texas, and Mrs. Ruby Belle
Vick of West Columbia.
Other relatives to visit are
Mrs. and Mrs. Herbert Pruit
of Dallas who will honor their
aunt, Mrs. Emma Cunning-
ham, on her birthday.
House guest in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam L.
Johnston is her mother, Mrs.
J. H. Tison of Miami, Flori-
da.
Miss Joan Knapp, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Gilson
Knapp, left Monday for Texas
University, Austin, for the
pre-rush season at the Uni-
versity. She is a junior,
transferring from Texas
Christian University and is
a member of Pi Beta Phi
Lambda of Mercedes and
Epsilon Alpha and Lambda
Iota of Weslaco met at the
REA building to hear Mrs.
Berniece Nelson of Harlin-
gen, chairman of the
Muscular Dystrophy Clinic,
give a program and show a
film on problems confronting
afflicted children.
Mrs. Nelson has just re-
turned from attending a
clinic in Austin on Muscular
Dystrophy.
The Gamma Lambda
Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Al-
pha International Sorority
held its first business meet-
ing of the year Aug. 23 at
the home of Mrs. Glenn
Henderson.
Program dates were set
and hostesses were appoint-
ed by Mrs. Helen Ferguson.
Mrs. Henderson, district
Miss Esperanza Arredon-
do, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rafael Arredondo of Mata-
moros, was married to Oscar
Garcia, son of Mrs. Juanita
Garcia of Edinburg, in a
double ring ceremony at Our
Lady of Mercy Catholic
Sorority. She was ac-
companied to Austin by Miss **----------- —
Donnie Vollmer, daughter of m president and Mrs. L. M.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Vollmer, | McDonald, state chaplain,
who is also a junior at the
University and is a member
of Delta Delta Delta Sorority.
Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Walker
of Pattonville, Tex., visited
recently in the home of her
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Smith.
gave reports on the state
board meeting they attended
in Brownwood on AUg. 19 and
20.
The next meeting of the
Gamma Lambda Chapter will
be Sept. 11 at the home of
Mrs. L. M. McDonald.
WOMEN'S GOLF
ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEET
The Llano Grande
Women’s Golf Association
held its monthly business
meeting, luncheon and
tournament Aug. 22, at the
Llano Grande Municipal Golf
Course.
In the nine hole tourna-
ment, Mrs. Jay Hawkins of
La Feria won low putt and
Mrs. Ed Mcllheron won low
net.
In the 18 hole tournament
Mrs. Jack Cowden of Mer- i
cedes won low net and Mrs.
Jimmy Morrow of Weslaco
won low putt.
Mrs, Jenkines, president,
announced that the Scotch
tournament scheduled for
Sept. 3 had been postponed
until Sunday Sept. 10 and
tee-off time would be 12:30
Church, Mercedes. Fatner
Edward Kennedy officiated.
The bride chose a gown of
princess style silk peau de
soie accented with Alecon
lace on the bodice. Her
Bridal bouquet was of white
carnations and her only
jewelry was a pearl pendant,
a gift of the groom’s mother.
Celia Lopez served as
maid of honor and brides-
maids were Maria Isabel
Lopez, Maria Esther Pinon
Cordoba, all of Matamoros.
Also bridesmaids were Ana
Maria Alamia, and Olivia
Alamia of Brownsville; and
Minerva Sanchez of McAllen.
Francisco Margo, Rio
Grande City, served as best
man and ushers were Albert
A. Besteiro of Brownsville;
and Joe Fernandez and Oscar
Hinojosa of Mercedes.
Primeros padrinos were
Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Arre-
dondo, Mercedes and Padri-
nos de laza were Manuel
Arredondo, Mercedes; and
Mrs. Lucilla Garcia. Padri-
nos de arras were Mr. and
Mrs. Cecilio Garcia.
The reception was held
at Arturo’s in Nuevo Pro-
greso. Dinner was served to
125 guests. After the dinner
the guests danced to the
music of the orchestra.
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Altogether, the ’61 Ford is so good that
its dealers tripled the duration of the reg-
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are double-wrapped and aluminized to last three times
as long as ordinary mufflers.
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the doors.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1961, newspaper, August 31, 1961; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1090677/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.