The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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Fagt 2 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, July 30, 1964
Four Valley Chapters Attend
Mercedes Eastern Star Meeting
Mrs. Georgia Lee Swear-
engin presided at the Eastern
Starr meeting as Worthy Ma-
tron with Martin Waldron
taking George Bryant’s place
as Worthy Patron to wel-
come visiting chapters of
the Order of the Eastern
Star Monday evening.
Present were Mrs. Mar-
guerite Hooker, Worthy Ma-
Family Flans Trip
To Medina. Ranch
Mrs. John Dunn of Fort
Knox, Ky., accompanied by
her Son, John Rhea, is visit-
ing her mother and daugh-
ter, h .vs. Olive Altenhofi
and M^s Charlotte Dunn, in
Mercedes.
The group plans to spend a
week at Sundown Ranch in
Medina.
, While in Texas Mrs. Dunn
will also visited her sisters,
Mrs. Clarence Jennings of
San Marcos, and Mrs. Mil-
ton Richardson and her
family in Monte Alto.
Major Dunn, Commander
of the 784 Radar Squadron
Snow Mountain Air Force
Base near Fort Knox,
was unable to accompany his
family.
Send the ENTERPRISE to a
friend. $3 in the Valley and
only $4 out of the Valley.
tron, Mission; Mrs. Frances
Dodd, Worthy Matron, Ray- '
mondville; John Ridgway,
Associate Patron, and Mrs.
Kathryn Davis, Worthy Ma-
tron, San Benito; and Mrs.
Mary Johns, Worthy Matron,
Brownsville.
Mrs. Grace Beck and her
husband Herman Beck, past
Grand Patron of Iowa, win-
ter visitors to the Valley
were also welcomed.
After a short business
meeting, a program was
given by the Star Points,
which ended with the Obli-
gation, recited by all.
Hostesses were the Mes-
dames, Mary Murdock,
Freda Erie, and Ethel
Jones, who served cookies
and punch to 47 members
and guests.
Della Roman Circle
Holds Meeting
The Della Roman Circle
of the Methodist Church met
last Tuesday in the home of
Mrs. Francis Pierce.
Mrs. David Jones gave the
program, entitled “Church
Women Active in the Com-
munity Today.”
Present were Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Pierce, and the Mes-
dames Howard Roman, Jim
Kidd and Roger Terry._
BAPTIST WOMEN
ATTEND MEET
IN BROWNSVILLE
Baptist Women’s Mission-
ary Union president, Mrs.
Curtis Reagan, accompanied
by Mrs. W. H. Drawe, Sr.,
and Mrs. A. E. Schwarz
attended the WMU Associa-
tional meeting at Calvary
Baptist Church in Browns-
ville Thursday.
Mrs. E. P. Dosher, a mis-
sionary from Nigeria, car-
ried out the meeting’s theme,
“Our Baptist Hertiage” with
her speech, “Tomorrow’s
Heritage and Today’s Op-
portunity.”
Mrs. John McBain, wife of
the Rev. John McBain of
Harlingen, presented a re-
port from the recent Atlan-
tic City meeting of the group.
Roman Family
Returns From Trip
Mrs. Howard Roman anu
children, Linda, Diana,
David and Paul; recently
visited Mrs. Roman’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Cross in Stroud, Okla., and
her sister, Miss Jean Cross
of Tulsa.
Mr. Roman joined his
family in Okla. On the re-
turn trip the Romans visited
Six Flags Over Texas in
Dallas and the Walter Mc-
Niels in Corpus Christi.
Report news to L05-2425
KNAPP AUXILIARY
SETS QUARTERLY
MEETING TUESDAY
The Knapp Memorial
Methodist Hospital Auxiliary
will hold its quarterly
meeting Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.
in the hospital cafeteria.
“Are We Coming of Age?”
will be the topic of a panel
discussion between three
Auxiliary members and a
moderator.
Auxiliary vice-president,
Mrs. Floyd Langford, urges
all members to be present
to say good-bye to hospital
administrator, Marcus E.
Drewa and assistant admini-
strator, Rupert Cann, both
of whom are leaving.
Mrs. Langford also urges
everyone to bring a stamp
book to continue the drive
to provide the hospital with
silver.
Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Linder
of Beaumont and children,
Karen and Kay, are visiting
Mrs. Linders* parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Ewing. The
Linders will take their son,
Keith, who has been staying
with his grandparents since
their recent return from the
World’s Fair and Jamaica,
home when they return.
Mary Louise McElyea
Mrs. S. H. Collies
Honors Daughter
Mrs. Don Buss, visiting
with her family, from Austin,
was honored Monday after-
noon with a tea in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Collier, Sr.
The tea table was set with
a lavender cloth and decorat-
ed with lavender flowers.
Mrs. Shelley Collier, Jr.,
presided.
About twenty friends of
Mrs. Buss called during the
tea hour.
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Former Residents*
Engagement Told
The engagment and ap-
proaching marriage of Miss
Mary Louise McElyea of
Oklahoma City, Okla. and
Barr Kern Ewing of Hous-
ton has been announced. Miss
McElyea is the daughter of
Mrs. A. E. Henderson of
Oklahoma and the late J. P.
McElyea. The groom-to-be
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Barr Ewing of Mercedes.
The wedding is scheduled
for late August in the chapel
of the Mayfair Church of
Christ in Oklahoma City.
Miss McElyea is a grad-
uate of the Mercedes schools
and now attends Oklahoma
Christian College. Mr.
Ewing is a graduate of the
Mercedes schools and Tex-
'P Technological College.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
PETES CLAY AND
STEPHEN SCHWARZ
Clayton Schwarz, 3, and
Stephen Schwarz, 1, were
honored with a birthday party
Monday afternoon.
The oblong cake, which
was decorated with a carou-
sel, displayed birthday
greetings and held Clay’s
name with three candles at
one end and Steve’s name
with one candle at the other.
Decorations included a red
and white paper train with
colored balloons in the living
room and a red and white
paper clown with colored
balloons in the dining room
around the cake.
Present were Rachel, Ric-
hard and Mary Hensley, and
Elizabeth, James, Roger,
John, Laurie, Kim and Missy
Schwarz.
Out of town guests included
Mrs. S. S. Hensley of Har-
lingen, maternal grand-
mother, and Mrs. Robert S.
Hensley of Fayetville, S. C.,
aunt of the honorees.
Attending from Mercedes
were Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
Schwarz, Mrs. Carroll Lloyd
Schwarz, Mrs. Jack Sch-
warz, Mrs. Leonard Sch-
warz, Mrs. Kirk Schwarz
warz and Miss Cheryl
Adams.
Guests were served cake,
punch, ice cream and cof-
fee.
As party favors the chil-
dren were given Bolo Boun-
cers and balloons.
PASTOR NAMED
FOR SOUTHSIDE
BAPTIST MISSION
The Rev. Lloyd West, pas-
tor for the last three years
of a Latin American Baptist
church in Altus, Okla., has
been called as pastor of the
Southside Baptist Mission in
Mercedes. He will begin his
work here Aug. 16.
The Rev. West is a grad-
uate of Way land Baptist Col-
lege, Plain view, Texas, and
the Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Ft.
Worth, Texas. His training
has been to fit him for this
field of service.
Mrs. West was born in
Monclova,' Coahuila, Mexico.
She is a graduate of Howard
Payne College, Brownwood,
Texas, and has had two years
of training in Religous Edu-
cation work at the Southwes-
tern Baptist Theological Se-
minary in Ft. Worth. Her
father is a Baptist minister
in Monahans, Texas. The
Wests have four children.
Bon Voyage Party
Fetes Jones Family
In Collier Home
Friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John Jones, Jr., and'Mrs.
John Jones, Sr., of La
Feria, were entertained Sun-
day at a bon voyage party
honoring the Jones held in
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Shelley Collier, Jr. The
Jones are leaving soon for
Europe.
The theme was carried out
in the decorations *by a copy
of the lie de France, the ship
on which the Jones will re-
turn to the United States,
which decorated the serving
table.
DAR Distribution Of Citizenship
Manual Reaches 9,Mt,t00 Copies
Mrs. Ted Akin, Regent of
Lt. Thomas Barlow Chapter,
Daughters of the American
Revolution, announced today
that this organization has
given more than nine million
copies of their “DAR
MANUAL FOR CITIZEN-
SHIP” to foreign students
and persons seeking Ameri-
can Citizenship, since the
first printing in 1921. A
handbook on American his-
tory, government, princi-
ples, customs and patriotic
heritage, it has been placed
in many local libraries,
schools and other institu-
tions as well as private
homes, and provides a ready
reference to documen-
tary and patriotic literature.
The Manual, a newly-
revised edition of which has
been made last year, is used
often as a textbook in
naturalization classrooms
or group discussions, and
devotes extensive coverage
to the Immigration and
Naturalization Laws of the
United States Government.
It is written in simple, easily
understood language to
facilitate its use.
The 108-page soft cover
issue reviews the history of
early America and the found-
ing of the new Republic and
carries the full text of the
Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the
United States of America
with Amendments. There
are discussions of National,
State and local governments;
a list of Presidents of the
United States; and of Ameri-
can Holidays; a double page
map of the U.S.A., and a 1960
Census Chart of the Fifty
States. The Pledge of Alle-
giance, The American’s
Creed, National Motto, Nat-
ional Anthem, Oath of Citi-
zenship and the Flag Code;
illustrations include the U.S.
Capitol, White House, Great
Seal, Independence Hall,
Liberty Bell and a portrait
of George Washington.
Interested persons who
might desire to obtain one
of these manuals may contact
Mrs. Akin at La Feria, Tex-
as for information.
The Chapter announces the
change of leader June 15,
1964. Mrs. Gerald McKenna,
elected regent for 1963-64
formally resigned on account
of a broken hip received in
a fall. Mrs. Ted Akin,
vice-regent, has assumed
the position of regent as pre-
scribed by the By-laws of the
Natlonal Society.
SHOWER HONORS
RECENT BRIDE
Mrs. Linda Kay Bearden,
recent bride of Don Bearden
of Mercedes, was honored
Saturday with a miscella-
neous shower at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jack
Nolen. Co-hostesses were
Mrs. Nolen, Mrs. James
Pemelton and Judy Sparrow.
Abqut 25 guests attended
the shower which was held
outside on the lawn. Decora-
tions were in pink and white.
Grant and Gary Haralson,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Haralson of Corpus Christi,
are spending the week with
their grandmother, Mrs. C.
C. Haralson.
FAST
Home Permanent
Speaker Named
For Presbyterians
For Sunday Service
The Rev. William R. Jar-
vis, dean of boys, supervisor
of the chapel, and teacher of
Bible at the Presbyterian
Pan American school in
Kingsville, will be guest
speaker at the First Presby-
terian Church in Mercedes
this Sunday in the absence
of the minister, Lie Rev.
Mike Murray.
The Rev. Jarvis was born
May 28, 1922, in Petrolia,
Texas. He was a member
of the First Presbyterian
Church in Dallas for fifteen
years. During his senior
year in high school he was
taken under care of Dallas
Presbytery as a candidate
for the ministry. He served
sixteen months as chaplain’s
assistant in France.
Graduated from Austin
College in 1947, he served
as Bible Instructor and Re-
creational Director at Tex-
Mex from 1947 to 1955,
where he did outstanding
work. He finished his studies
at Austin Presbyterian
Theological Seminary in
1957, was ordained, and be-
came pastor of Trinity Pres-
byterian Church, Palestine.
In 1960 he moved to Overton
and Troup First Presby-
terian churches.
The Rev. and Mrs. Jarvis
have two sons, Bob, 12,
Chuck, 10, and a daughter,
Robin Kay, 5. Mrs. Jarvis
is a registered nurse.
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Christian Church
Guest Pastor Told
John Jarvis, pastor of
the First Christian Church of
Raymondville, will serve as
guest minister for the month
of August in the Mercedes
First Christian Church,
Glenn Jones, chairman of
the pulpit supply committee
announced.
The Raymondville church
is joining with other Chris-
tian Churches in the Val-
ley to fill this pulpit while
the congregation is look-
ing for a full-time minister.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Galla-
way of Overton and children,
Patsy and Dickie, are visit-
ing in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Gallaway.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1964, newspaper, July 30, 1964; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091742/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.