Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1946 Page: 5 of 8
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ZAVALA COUNTY 8ZNTINKL. CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS JANUARY II, 1946
Pace S
■SOCIETY
By
. J. U. HARDY
Photi* 76
Mi .and Mrs. W .R. Speer were San
Antonio business visitors Wednes-
Mrs. Ruth Pitts returned last week
from month’s visit in Cocoran, Calif.,
as guest of her sister, Mrs. Johnson.
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Miss Bess Graham of San Antonio
is a patient in Crystal Hospital. She
is Mrs. S. A. Bruner’s sister.
Leonard Feris was a San Antonio
business visitor Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Williams of
Austin spent a part of the holidays
here with her parents, Judge and
Mrs. R. S. Crawford.
Mrs. Luther Croft of Corpus
Christi was the week-end guest of
her mother-in-law, Mrs. R. J. Croft
and other relatves.
Miss Bernice Sparks of Dallas vis-
ited here briefly during the holidays,
with her mother, Mrs. Fred Foster,
Mr. Foster and family.
After several weeks’ confinement
at his home and the local hospital,
due to illness, Bud Williams was able
this week to return to work at the
market at Hidy’s Red & White store.
Mrs. S. B. Miller, who has been
making her home in Cuero, is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. O. Acthley.
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Mrs. J. E. Carraway has returned
to her home in Uvalde after a visit
here with her daughters, Mrs. H R.
McNiel and Mrs. D. H. Monkhouse.
Mrs. Carraway is planning to se)>
her Uvalde home and move to Crys-
tal City.
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Mrs. R. R. Whipple arrived Tues-
day from Fresno, Calif, and will be
here indefinitely with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Butler. Her hus-
band, Lt. Whipple, will be return-
ing to civilian life at an early date,
after which they plan to return to
Pleasanton, their former home.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Mart Coleman of this city
and attended Crystal City high
school. The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. W. Fleming, also of this
city, and was recently discharged
j from the Navy after three years’ ser-
vice.
The couple had as attendants the
groom’s brother and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. S. W. Fleming.
The bride, who was given in mar-
riage by her father, wore a lovely
powder blue suit.
Only the immediate families at-
tended. The couple left immediate-
ly for San Antonio where they will
reside.
Mrs. R. J. Croft left Thursday for
Becville to spend some time with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Custis, and another broth-
er, J. C. Custer, who makes his home
with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Custer. The
brothers are ill and Mrs. Croft went
to help care for them.
Miss Mildred Day returned to Dal-
las New Year’s Day to resume teach-
ing in the schools after spending the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. W. O
Day.
Miss Williemette Andrus returned
Wednesday from visiting in Dallas as
guest of Mr .and Mrs. Chas. Talley,
and at Bastrop as guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Long.
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Miss Gertrude Strickland has
gone to the Alamo City for several
weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. L.
F. Tedford.
Mrs. Erinan Greer, who has been
employed in San Antonio, resigned
her position and has joined Mr. Greer
here. They are at home at the Don
V. Moore apartment, on East Bexar
Street.
Henry Marshall and Annie Custer
cf San Antonio were recent guests
of their sister, Mrs. W. H. Striok-
lad. Guests of the Stricklands Sun-
day were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kin-
ser of Knoxville, Tenn., who are
spending the winter at Fowlerton
and who are old friends of the
Stricklands.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Rodes during the week-end were:
Col. and Mrs. John Knubel, of San
Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Price
came out from the city and spent
Sunday in the Rodes home.
Mrs. Inez Thompson spent the
week-end at San Marcos as guest of
her son, Jerry, who attends San
Marcos Academy.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gregory and
daughter have moved to Crystal City
from Flatonia to make their home.
Mr. Gregory is World War II veter-
an, having recently gotten his dis-
charge. He has employment at the
California Packing Plant. They are
staying with Mrs. Gregory’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Barton, tempor-
arily.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Butler and Mr.
and Mrs. Garland Butler spent Sun-
day in Eagle Pass as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Dent Ingram, son-in-law
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Butler.
C^pt. John Walker, who returned
home the middle of December on a
three-months terminal leave, was
overseas three years instead of thir-
teen months as was stated in the De-
cember 14 issue of the Sentinel.
C. R. Chevalier has joined Mrs.
Chevalier here at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Fleming.
Mr. Chevalier received his honorable
discharge from the service recently
and came here from San Francisco.
Miss Shirley Moore of San Antonio
was the guest several days last week
of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Moore. Miss Moore is a member of
the Nurses’ Training Corps at Santa
Rosa Hospital and will graduate in
the next few months.
Mrs. Helen Mae Ingram and Staf-
ford Carr went to San Antonio Fri-
day to meet her husband, Flavil In-
gram, RMl/c, who arrived there
from Detroit on 21 days delay en
route, after which he will be trans-
ferredto Great Lakes.
R. F. Collinsworth, CM 2/c of the
Navy Seabees, son of Mrs. W.E. Don-
nell, received his honorable dis-
charge, December 28, 1945, at Camp
Wallace, Galveston, Texas. Mr. Col-
linsworth served two years over-
seas.
District Clerk J. M. Evans re-
turned last Sunday from Los An-
geles, California, where he spent the
holidays with his daughter, Mrs. Nan
Cargill, and her daughter, Nan Ma-
re Miller, and his sons, Joe and How-
ard Evans and families.
H. R. Lancaster, District Com-
mander of the American Legion, at-
tended a state meeting held last Sat-
urday and Sunday in Austin.
Asa Bookout has received his dis-
charge after three years with the U.
S. Navy, during which time he was
in the Pacific. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otha Bookout and grandson
of Mrs. J. C. Bookout, who has nine
grandsons in the service and says
she is fortunate that every one of
them have either returned home or
are in the states.
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Thursday of last week a reunion of
the C. M. Brown family was held at
their home on East Edwards Street
and the following children were
present: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hill and
daughter, Peggy and Dona Faye,
Victoria; Jinks Hill, Fort Stockton;
Miss Margaret Hill, Fort Worth; Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Rhodes and Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Clark, of Crystal City.
MR. AND MRS. CURTIS
ENTERTAIN CLUB
Members of the Tuesday Night
Bridge Club and added friends en-
joyed a lovely evening Wednesday
at the rural home of Mr, and Mrs.
Leo Curtis.
The personnel included Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. H.
R. Lancaster, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Manifold, Mr. and Mrs. Frank On-
zon, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Monkhouse
and Miss Williemette Andrus.
Winners after the games were Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Miller, Mrs. Monk-
house, Mrs. Lancaster and Mr. On-
zon.
Refreshments were served follow-
ing the games.
DISTRICT PRESIDENT TO
VISIT TWENTY-FOUR CLUB
The Twenty-Four Club met at the
home of Mrs. Lucille Busby, Tues-
day, January 8, in regular session.
After plans were discussed for the
visit next Wednesday of our District I
President Mrs. House, Miss Bessie
Reed presented a film on China,
“The Land of Long Ago,” which Rea-
gan Nesbitt kindly showed. This
gave the contrast between ancient
Nanking which has changed so little
in the last thousand years, and
Shanghai with its Coney Island. Mrs.
Anna Davis then presented a sound
film, “The People of Western China,”
which showed the old and new
methods of farming and irrigation
being used there.
Chinese figures and mats decorat-
ed the table and buffet from which
dainty refreshments were served the
guests for the evening which includ-
ed: Mrs. Ruby Lackey, Mrs. S. S.
Moore, Mrs. Roy Pennycuick, Mrs.
G. W. Reed, and Reagan Nesbitt,
and the thirteen members present.
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VERA COLEMAN BECOMES
BRIDE OF B W FLEMING
The marriage of Miss Vera Cole-
man and Benjamin William Fleming
was solemnized on Tuesday, Janu-
ary B, at 10 a. m. at the Baptist par-
sonage with Rev. B. W. Mantooth of-
feiating.
SOLANSKY-SCHLENKER
First Lt. Helen Lee Schlenker,
daughter of Mrs. J. T. Schlenker,
and Joe F. Solansky, son of Mrs. Joe
Solansky, Sr., were united in mar-
riage in a double ring ceremony by
Father Diehl at the Rectory of the
Sacred Heart Church, Monday eve-
ning at eight o’clock.
The bride wore her dress uniform.
The attendants were Miss Anne So-
lansky, sister of the groom, and
James Rab, close friend of the fam-
ily. Others present at the wedding
were Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kirchner,
sister and brother-in-law of the
bride.
Mrs. Solansky is on terminal leave
having recently obtained her release
from the U. S. Army Nurses Corps,
at Fort Sam Houston. Mr. Solansky
was discharged from the U. S. Navy
recently and is employed us guard
at the local Alien Camp.
The couple plan to make their
home in Crystal City.
SGT. DALE WALKER
WEDS RUTH POWELL
Mr. and Mrs. William Powell an-
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Ruth, to Sgt. Dale R Walker,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Walker, all
of Crystal City.
The young couple were married
January 1st at 11 o’clock a. m. in
Jourdanton, Rev. George Burnside,
pastor of the Jourdanton Baptist
Church, officiating.
After graduating from Crystal |
City High School, the bride attended !
Texas University for one and one- j
half terms. Late in the fall of 1945,
she transferred to Scott and White 1
Hospital where she is training for j
medical technician.
Sgt. Walker is a graduate of Crys-1
ta! City High School. He has been in
the service two years and is in the |
Airways Communication system. Be- j
fore entering the service he was as-1
sociated with his father in operating
their farm northeast of town.
Following Sgt. Walker’s 30-day
furlough he will report for further
duty and Mrs. Walker will re-enter
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AUDREY SHANK*
H. E. D( FORD TAKE VOWS
(Austin Daily Tribune)
Two graduates of the University of
Texas, Miss Audrey Ruth Shane,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivory Al-
bert Shane, 1006 Riverside Drive,
and Harvey Edmond DeFord, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nolan DeFord
of Gordon, were married Saturday
in a double ring ceremony, Dr. S. L.
Joekel, officiating.
The bride is a graduate of Austin
high school, also. In the university
'she was a member of Beta Beta Al-
pha, business club, and WICA, the
Women's Independent Campus or-
ganization. Shi* has been employed
by the state department of public
welfare since March, 1945.
DeFord was recently discharged
from the army, having served in the
European theatre of operations for
two years with the field artillery ob- i
servation. i
Phil Granath was soloist and Miss j
Ruth Ann Douglas, organist, at the
ceremony. The bride’s father gave j
the bride away. Matron of honor was {
Mrs. Robert C. Iannell. sister of the |
bride, who wore fuschia eyelet. The j
bridesmaids, Miss Frances Neiman,1
Mrs. Ashley Jordan and Miss Helen;
Munroe. wore green velvet. The at-
tendants wore matching velvet coro-
nets. Their dresses were made with
long bodices and flanges at the waist,
buttons down1 the front and long
sleeves that buttoed at the wrist, and
they carried bouquets of small yel-
low chrysanthemums.
The bride wore white velvet with
a long bodice, a flange at the waist,
and long sleeves that came to a point
at the hands. The collar and cap over
the sleeves was white lace. There
was a large bow in the back at the
flange, and the skirt lengthened into
a train. The fingertip length veil of
illusion fell from a heart-shaped
halo. She carried a bouquet of white
carnations.
Best man was Lt. Wane Adams of
Gordon, and ushers, A. B. Segars of
Gordon, Eddie Ratliff of Strawn, and
Lt. Clayton Trotter of Eldorado.
At the reception that followed the
wedding at the home of the bride’s
parents, the wedding party at the
mothers’ of the bridegroom stood in
the receiving line. White chrysan-
themums and greens were used in
the decorations and the two-tiered
wedding cake was decorated with
orange blossoms. Miss Eleanor
Schartck, cousin of the bride, served
punch. Miss Anne DeFord, the bride-
groom’s sister, served cake and Miss
Mary Schanck, the bride’s cousin,
presided at the bride’s book.
For the two-week wedding trip to _
Mexico the bride wore a brown gab-! i . ■ _
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cessories and a white gardenia cor- I s
sage.
The- couple will be at home in Aus-
tin.
The- bride is the granddaughter of
Mrs. R. A. Nash of Crystal City and
is well known here.
Mrs. Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Col-
ley, Chula and Mary Schanck and i
Peggy Ruth Hooks were out-of-town
guests at the wedding.
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BEN WARD AWARDED B. A.
DEGREE AT TEXAS I’NVERSITY j
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