The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949 Page: 5 of 12
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THE NAVASOTA EXAMINER-REVIEW
Thursday, December 29, 1949
GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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Mr. and Mrs Robert A. Harris .
and Dr. and Mrs. Roy Stanley during the evening.
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orations throughout. The din-
ing room table which was cov-
ered with a lace cloth, held the
three-tiered cake topped with a
miniature bride and groom on
one end and crystal punch bowl
at the other, with an arrange-
ment of gladioli in the center.
Mesdames Melton Storrs and
R. Lyons were in the house par-
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tiny reindeer floated on
gel hair clouds pasted on
mirror. Reindeer pranced in the
snow on the mantle top.
Happy New Year to each of our friends of ihis
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In the dining tpom a mirror
reflector edged with angel hair
and snow traversed the red cov-
ered board. This was centered
with ,a little church scene with
white tapers as the pipes for the
organ and small choir' bags of
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On the refreshment table an
working on his Masters degree
at Baylor University. nations.
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our Gulf States friends
and neighbors wish you .
covered with angel hair
gown of
The arrival of the New Year prompts us to ex-
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press our sincere appreciation for the pleasant
associations we have enjoyed within the past
twelve months.
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SCHERBEL MOTOR CO.
About ninety
Rev. Dick Gwyn read the dou-
blearing rites before an altar
with ferns, baskets of white gla-
dioli, candytuft and stock, and
two parts of candlelabra with
cathedral tapers. Mrs. Raymond
Bost was pianist and Rev. Gwyn
soloist.
The bride, given in marriage
by Mr. Foster, was attired in a
gown of candlelight slipper sa-
tin, fashioned with a long fitted
bodice, gathered skirt, bustle
back falling Into a long train,
and long fitted sleeves button-
ing at the wrist. Its yoke of il-
lusion outlined by a lace bertha
encrusted with tiny-seed pearls
and iridescent sequins like those
ornamenting a small peplin of
the full skirt. Her fingertip veil
of illusion fell from a Mary
Queen of Scots headdress em-
broidered with seed pearls and
iridescent beads. She carried a
white prayer book topped with
an orchid, white satin streamers
and stephanotis.
Miss Callie Mae Trussell of
Blum, sister of the groom, was
maid-of-honor, and wore a gown
of dusty pink brocaded taffeta
bodice and full net skirt. Her
Mary Queen of Scots headdress .
completed the ensemble and she
carried a cascade bouquet of :
blue carnations.
The best man to the groom 1
was Jack Bcath Jackson of Wu ,
co, and the ushers were R. E. <
Lyons and Max Phelps of Riesel. -
The reception was held in the >
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. ।
'TO MATCH THE INCOMPARABLE
SM.OOTHN.ESS, Of THE JOtKEI’. . .
pink feathers tipped with os
room was a huge Christmas
tree with all the lovely- gifts
around it;
After the luncheon Mrs W. E.
Moody introduced the guest
speaker, Mrs. Jim Quinn of
Navasota, who told in a most in-
teresting manner the Christmas
story Dorothy Thompson told to
her little seven-year-old boy of
her childhood Christmas days.
This story was so thoroughly en-
joyed as it brought such pleas-
ant memories of the real candle
lighted trees of our childhood
days,
Santa Claus arrived and left
all those present a lovely gift.
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MRS. LEE DENENA
HONORS FOREIGN
STUDENT WITH TEA
A tea honoring Miss Sylva
Macrides of the Isle of Cyprus
located off the coast of Greece,
was given last Friday by Mrs.
. Lee L. Denena at her home from
3 to 5 p.m.
Miss Macrides, a British sub-
ject, is spending the holidays
with Miss Mary Lee Denena.
They arrived here December 21
and will remain until January 3.
Both are attending the Univer-
sity of Texas.
Among the guests were Patsy
Ayres, Theresa Keelan, Jane Ella
Brooks, Mary Joyce Maxwell,
Elizabeth Bryant, Jo Ann Stone-
ham, Carol Sullivan, Mary Ann
Sullivan, Louise Pearson and
Willie Mae Greer.
This is the first Christmas
that Miss Macrides has spent
away from home. She arrived
in America early last summer to
enter and entered the Univer-
sity at the beginning of the fall
term. She is a drama major and
Seasonal decorat ions, w ere used ■
throughout the reception rooms,1
including a brightly decorated :
Christmas tree, reindeer and
Ichoir boy figurines and candles - ‘ ;
Christmas candles, 'The buffet
held a small Christmas tree
trimmed in candies, cookies, and
red candles. The house was in
fact, a house of a thousand oan-
dies everywhere soft glow trans-
formed the rooms into a Christ-
mas fairyland. Individual ta-
bles for the guests were centered
with a red candle in a setting
of green leaves and red berries.
As we watch the departure of
the old year, we wish to express
our profound appreciation for
your thoughtfulness and pat.
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Thursday, December 15, with a
lovely buffet luncheon. The en- The chief decoration in the sun
tire reception ' suite was festive
Miss Billie Williams, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Franklin Foster of Navasota, be-
came the bride of Hugh E. Trus-
sell of Blum in a candlelight
ceremony performed December
19, in the First Baptist Church of
Riesel.
The bride is a graduate of
Navasota High School, attended
Sam Houston State College,
Huntsville, and was graduated
from Texas University.
Mr. Trussell graduated from
Blum High School, Daniel Baker
College, Brownwood, and is
doctors. Miss Macrides plans to
remain in this country until she
obtains her masters degree She
feels that she must remain in
this country until she has com
pleted her education because of
the fact that she might not be
able to obtain another visa.
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OPEN HOUSE
HIGHLIGHTS BULLOCK
FAMILY REUNION
An open house complimenting
their three sons and their fam-
ilies was given by Mr. and Mrs
J. R. Bullock Monday afternoon,
December 26. from 4 to 7 p.m.
at’ their home. ,601 Manley
street.
Receiving with Mr. and Mrs
Bullock were Mrs. Bullock’s
mother, Mrs. C. J. Haydon, and
Dr. and Mrs. James Bullock and
children, Mary Randolph, Jim
and Betty, of Houston, Rev. and A
Mrs. Robert Bullock and chil-i
of the groom, wore a slate blue
crepe and a corsage of white
carnations.
. When Mr. and Mrs. Trussell
left for a Monterrey, Mexico
honeymoon, the bride was at-
tired in an original sand faille
crepe suit with matching hat
and gloves, brown lizard acces-
sories, and she wore an orchid
corsage.
After January 1, the couple
wil be at home in Riesel where
both are teachers in the Riesel
High School.
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MRS. J. A. MOODY
ENTERTAINS PIEDMONT*
ERWIN H. D. CLUB
Mrs. J. A. Moody, the retiring
president of the Piedmont-Erwin
Home Demonstration Club, en-
tertained members’ of the club
and five guests at her home
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het scholastic record thus far
has been outstanding.
Her parents are both of Greek
nationality. Both are British
JI subjects and both are medical
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and yours health and
happiness and good cheer,
and the best of everything
for the coming year.
dren, Robert and Emily, of Sher-
man, and Rev. and Mrs. Leslie
Bullock of Red Springs, North
Carolina. All three sons are
Presbyterian ministers. Dr. Bull
ock is pastor of the Second Pres-
byterian Church in * Houston;
Dr. Robert Bullock is a member
of the Austin College faculty at
Sherman; Rev. Leslie Bullock is
a member of the faculty of the
! Flora McDonald Presbyterian
College at Red Springs, North
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open house.
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Whitten, Bob. The Navasota Examiner and Grimes County Review (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949, newspaper, December 29, 1949; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1445645/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.