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Wednesday Evening, May 17, 1939
THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
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‘MISS ABILENE' HOSTESS
Miss Wes
Texas’ Presented at Coffee
Hollis Shanks Directs
Announcements
road sign when ap-
Well supplied with
I stops so well that
a musical prodigy.
a
nation of these three
• surgeons of the
Petty Officer E. R.
small model diver
Lis I Wartiraara of
T, Canada.
her father, John
40,000 workers
ebration at San-
' however,
1 labor is watch-
ular Front.”
of Nationalist
w Argentina."
JOYCE WHALEY of Sweetwater,
J who last night was crowned
"Miss West Texas" of the West
Texas chamber of commerce, was
complimented at a coffee this
morning at the Abilene Woman’s
club.
Hostesses were Marjorie Munger,
"Miss Abilene and official hostess
for the city during the convention,
and her mother, Mrs. L. S. Munger.
Miss Monger greeted guests at
the door, wearing a frock of white
crepe with sunburst pleated skirt
and bolero of Roman-stsipedheavy
silk Mrs. Munger wore a frock of
slate blue and white printed silk,
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AT GROCERS
while the honor guest was dressed of the social committee for the
in a monk-style frock of white with
full sleeves, a navy blue belt match-
ing the navy band around the col-
convention, Mrs Ellis Douthit, pres-
ident of the Woman's club, Mrs.
lar. She wore the white ten-gal-
lon hat with which she was crown- __
ed “Miss West Texas” last evening. Sponsors from
Presiding at the silver coffee ser-
vice was Mrs. Davis Scarborough.
A white basket of roses, larkspur,
primroses and cornflowers adorned
the table, while a matching bouquet
was on the mantlepiece in the liv-
ing room. Hydrangeas of a soft
orchid—shade were placed on the
piano.
Assisting Mrs Scarborough-in re-
freshment service were Mrs James
Harold Stowe and Patty Hanks.
GUESTS
Those present were Mrs. Ross
Jennings and Mrs. Erle D Sellers
Hila Weathers, director of enter-
tainment for the convention; Mrs.
Paul Wood.
various towns
who were present were: Virginia
Craighead of Albany, Lore Spur-
ling of Anson, Maxine Williams of
Baird, Della Mae Morgan of Bangs,
Jane Tingle of Big Spring, Eunice
Jones of Breckenridge, Virginia
Snyder of Brownwood, Jane. Mar-
garet Webster of Cleburne, Har-
riette Ann Pritchett of Colorado
City
June Terrill of De Leon, Mar-
gebeth Rucker of Denton, Pauline
Green of Eden, Sappho Ward of
Floydada, Marnie Lee Miller of
Gainesville, Juanita McDonald of
Graham, Dorothy Morgan of Ham-
lin, Frankce Kaigler of Haskell,
Della .Ree Holdridge of John Tarle-
ton college. Elmerine Barron of La-
mesa, Vondell Prideaux of Lubbock
Polly Lou Pettigrew of Menard, Ed-
dye Gene Cole of Midland, Opal
Hill of Mineral Wells
Dorothy Johnson of Odessa, Fay-
dell Edwards of Olney, Jerry Smith
of Pampa, Virginia Hall of Plain-
view, Dorothy Jean Gracey of Ris-
ing Star, Ruth Line of Snyder,
Edith Jackson of Stephenville, Ber-
tha Abbott of Vernon, Peggy Gene
Kimbrough of Wichita Falls, Jer-
rye McClaren of Winters, Ocoee
McCasland of Abilene Christian col-
lege, Jeanelle Green of Hardin-
Simmons university and Barbara
Crissey of Burkburnett who was
“Miss West Texas” of 1938.
Dinner Program at Church
A NNUAL spring dinner for junior Grisham John Owen Murray, Kay
A department of St. Paul Metho-
dist church was held Monday in Hunt. Lynn Perkins,
the church -dining room, with 65 Clark Jr
Johnson, Kathydell McCarty, David
J. Harvey
Nichols Family Attends
Reunion in Oklahoma
MEMBERS of the J. P Nichols
family have returned from El-
dorado, Oklahoma, where Sunday
they attended a reunion of the
families of eight of the nine living
children of the late Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Nichols. Absent was one sis-
ter, Mrs M G Vaughn of Cali-
fornia.
The gathering gas held—at—a
pretty creek site near Eldorado,
with more than sixty-five members
of the family present
Mr. and Mrs J P Nichols were
accompanied from Abilene by three
sons, Ernest, Clyde and B M Nich-
ols,
Others present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Kent Davis and children. Dor-
othy and James Dale, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Nichols, Amarillo; Mr.
and Mrs James Lawrence, Sweet-
water; Mr. and Mrs D. H Hollo-
way, Mr. and Mrs. Hershell May-
nard and children of Cordell, Ok-
lahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Turn-I
er, Haskell Turner, Burl Turner,
Mr. and Mrs.-Hershell Turner and
son, and Callie Dacus, Dell City,
mission study, “Go Forward,'* was!
held.---------------------------
MRS. R. D. JORDAN directed a
study from the twelfth chap-
ter of Romans for the May Deter
circle of the Baptist church, Tues-
day. The meeting was held at the
home of- Mrs. J. F Jones, with
eight members present.
guests in. attendance.
Elementary division colors, white
and green, were featured in ap-
pointments for the dinner table
which was given additional color
through the use of mixed garden
flowers.
Hollis Shanks directed the din-
ner program which was presented
by the young hosts. Ed R Yates
gave the invocation; Grady Gor-
don sang “Bells of St. Mary's" (Fur-
ber), and as an encore gave “Oh,
My Darling Clementine” (Mont-
rose). Fred Lee Hughes read "When
Father Played Baseball" and “ ‘Abou t
Boys” (Edgar A. Guest). Caroline
Grisham played “Musical Clock"
(Carl Heins, and Bach’s "Inven-
tion No. 1"___.
“Others present were: Wayne Rea-
gor, Barron Butler, Kenneth
George, Guy Daniel, Hubert Mid-
dlebrooks, Annie Maud Parr, Carl-
ton Hodges, Virginia Wyche, Bet-
ty Pierson, Markley McMahon, Pa-
tricia McMahon, Letha Lee Hoop-
er, Bobby Reily, Andrew Urban,
Evan Duvall, Ted Pitzer, Carolyn
Betty June Brewer, Nell Marie
Neely Barbara Ann Neely, Georgia
Hanks. Mary Jane Threadaway,
Robert Owen, Emilie Long, Judith
Hughes, Anna Dell Harkey, Rus-
sell Womack, Bobby Miller, John
Leeson. Arthur Hall, Billy Ann
Shepard, Bobby Young. J E Law
son, Walter McCabe, Dickey White.
Henry K Bass Jr . James Seale
Bobby Galbraith, members of the
host department.
Dr and Mrs C A Long, C. D
McCabe, Martha McCabe, Knox
Parr, general church school super-
intendant, Opal Gann, chureh-see-
retary, and junto r department
teachers and officers: Mrs Thos. E
Hayden, Mrs W Victor Womack.
Mrs John Crowder- Mrs. C. D Mr-
May meeting of the auxiliary to
the Taylor-Jones Medicalsociety
will be held at a morning coffee
Friday at the Womans club, to
hear reports from the recent state
convention of the Texas auxiliary,
at San Antonio. Mrs C. L. Prich-
ard. Mrs. L F Grubbs, Mrs J.
M Daly and Mrs L. P. High-
tower will be hostesses
FOURTEEN mats representing
A still life, figure drawing, land-
scape and design, from the school
of the Chicago Art Institute, will
be shown at a Friday exhibition and
tea at the Woman's club. Abilene
Art League will entertain guests at
the tea, which is a climax to the
years study of modern art. Tea
hours are from 4 to 5:30.
FINAL meeting for the season of
1 oscaf H. Cooper branch, Amer-
ican Association of University Wom-
en. will be held at a Saturday lunch-
eon at the Hilton hotel. Feature
-----------------------------------— of the program will be a round table
Cabe, Mrs W T Welch, Mrs Otto discussion of “Changes and Experi-
O. Watts, Sunshine Allen, Caroline ments in Liberal Arts Colleges.” Of-
Chambers, Ora Stutts, W. A. Ruh- ficers will be installed
mann. Wilson Long.
Mrs F E. Hodges, Mrs Hester
Boren, chairman of
Mrs. J. F.
the hostess
. ,committee asked announcement
Perkins. Neely, Mrs. O that all members are urged to at-
F. Middlebrooks and Mrs. Poe Rea-
gor assisted with the supper serv-
ing
Bits of News
Mr and Mrs. Clarence Symes and |
MRS. S. T. DOWDA ATTENDS
UDC PROGRAM AT A&M COLLEGE
tend the luncheon, which will get
underway at 12:30. Josephine Hea-
venhill and Mary Pierson are as-
sisting Mrs Boren in making host
arrangements.
Doris Jean Plowman, Wanda Hop-
| kins. Joan Tucker, Mary Len
Okla, Mr. and Mrs Roy Nichols daughters, Dorothy and. Sarahs have
and children, Louise and Billy, and returned from Lubbock, Mrs. Symes' I
who spent a week in Lubbock with ;
Mrs Rupert Gambell, Wichita Falls;
Mr and Mrs., H. R. Wrson, Mrs.
Paul Corbett, Mr and Mrs. J. L. her sons, Clarence Jr. and Albert.
Nichols, Elk City, Okla: Mrs John and Mrs. Albert Symes, was joined
W. Riley, Altus, Okla ; Mr and
HERE’S lovely Dorothy
Lamour in a dinner
-version of the lumberjack
blouse. It’s of heavy white
crepe, embroidered in
criss-cross design with sil-
- ver beads. The belt is of
silver beads.
Mrs. T. J. Nichols, Mr and Mrs
Harold Nichols, Mr. and Mrs Elmo
Nichols, Mr. and Mrs Dan Weddle
and son, Donald, and Daphne Nich-
ols of Eldorado; Mr. and Mrs W
O Nichols, Ross and I’a Beth Nich-
ols, Oklahoma City: Mr and-Mrs.
Marvin Hatchelk and children,
Corn. Okla : Mr and Mrs C R
Maynard, Colony, Okla.; Mr and
Saturday by other Abilene members
of the family.
Elizabeth Huff of Wichita Falls
was the house guest of Emmagene
Hale, attending "festivities, held in
—Mrs. S. T. Dowda, president of
the Texas division, United Daugh-
ters. of the Confederacy, has re-
turned from Bryan where she at-
tended special Mother's Day events,
at A. & M college and a Sunday .
afternoon meeting of district three
of Texas UDC division.
_—_—---=—Smith, Billie Splawn, Norma Tran-
district three UDC division and Mr. Thani Barbara Trantham, Billie
Thomas is a faculty member a Quattlebaum, Lavawn Jackson,
A. & M. college ___Bobbie Ruth Jackson, Hollyee
-——————4 - Trantham
Speech Pupils to
Present Plays
Speech pupils of Mrs. T E Har-
ESTIC
connection with the West Texas
chamber of commerce convention.
Mrs. Harry Hyman has return-
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Mrs Dowda held the Confeder- . .... ..
_____, amber will be presented in tin re ptajs-:
ate Hag as the 6.000 students.--..- .. , .... ..
the college, passing in Sunday
morning review before thetr com-
mander: dipped their banners to
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock at
HURRY- I AST DAY-I —
"WINGS OF THE NAVY"
Mrs Bill Beasley, Quanah: Mr and ed to her ranch home at Hyman
Mrs. W Nichols, Clarence Nich-after a visit in Abilene with her
ols, Canute, Okla: Mr and Mrs. .
John Nichols and son, Billy, Port, cousin, Mrs. C. C Edwards, and
Okla : Mr and Mrs Jim Foster and
‘ son. Tommy Joe, Mrs Deedie Mc-
Kinney and son, Nicky, of Yukon
Okla.
other relatives Mrs. Hyman direct-
Mrs. Nat G. Rollins Gives
Report From Convention
THE MOVE to give women full
— I I clergy rites lacked only thirteen
1 | votes of carrying. Mrs Nat G. Rol-
I lins told St. Paul Methodist women
Z Tuesday as she gave a report from
4 I the uniting Methodist conference
3 | held recently at Kansas City Wom-
K en can be local preachers and it
was being predicted by many con-
P I ventionists that they, soon would
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ed installation of officers for the
John Davis chapter. Daughters of
American Revolution, at a Satur-
day meeting in the home of Mrs.
O. E Baker.
Mr and Mrs A. John had as
their dinner guests Tuesday, A D
Reeves, Church of Christ mission-
ary from Victoria Falls, Africa. Mr.
and Mrs Reeves will leave Abilene
May 24 to return to the African
L’OR the college girl who aims.
T at an AS in chic here’s a
white crepe gypsy dinner gown,
whose pleated skirt is banded
in blue lace and topped with a
cummerbund. Lelong designed
it.
opening of the observatory. He
used pictures and descriptive pam-
phlets to illustrate his talk The
club meeting was held in the
Young Women’s .Christian associa-
tion building.
be given full clergy rites, Mrs Rol- mission field Mr and Mrs. John
lins said. were recent dinner hosts to the Rev
Seventeen conferences will be held and Mrs. E E Burks of Throck-
in this south-central jurisdiction, morton. Mr. Burks, pastor of the
Mrs Rollins said Five of the con- Throckmorton Baptist church; com-
in this south-central
ferences will be in Texas, three in pleted plans with Mrs. John for
painting a River Jordan scene for
Missouri, two in Arkansas, two in
Oklahoma, one in Louisiana, two
in Kansas, one in Nebraska and
one in New Mexico. Bishop Ivan
Lee Holt, who will move from St.
the baptistry of the Throckmorton
church, Mrs John said today.
Mr. and Mrs. G W Cunningham.
1850 South Eighth street, have as
their guests their daughters Mrs C
W. M. W. Splawn
Guest for Dinner at
W. R. Snow Home
that flag.
The Texas division presented a
sword honoring Albert Sidney)
Johnston to B Simmon of Hous-
ton. as the highest ranking stu-
dent in the engmeering department
of A & M college, where he holds
the rank of lieutenant colonel Pre-
sentation was made by Mrs John
M Wilson of Houston, Immediate
past president of the Texas UDC
division The sword presentation is
to be made annually by the state
society.
Mrs, Dowda was a guest at a
Saturday tea at the home of the
college president, Dr. T. O. Walton,
and Mrs Walton at which mothers
of A & M students were guests of ]
honor The Abilenian also attended |
a campus reception that night at
which mothers and fathers of the
students were special guests, a
the city hall auditorium.
"Hello Springtime," “The Brown-
ie’s Tricks and "The Magic Key”
are titles of plays to be given.
In the casts will be Nena Mayne
Brewster, Loretta Loving, Carlos
Wayne Appleton, Delora Jane
Suggs, Loraine Stewart, Mary Jo
Stewart, Rena Bozarth, Dorothy
Jean Henderson, Juanita Staggs.
Billie Jean Orchard, Altie Marie
Moore, Raymond Ford, Mack Bag-
gett, Max Warford. Billie Louise
Smith Joyce Everitt. Annette Wal-
drop Mary Joan Martin, Roger
Hopkins, Katherine Frederickson,
Out
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NOW SHOWING
THUR — FRI.
3,0-amous
RRISIHH
BING
Franciska G
HON
Sunday morning Mother's Day pro-
Visiting in Abilene Tuesday to gram at the college stadium, and
a picnic lunch on the school cam-
speak at the West Texas chamber
of commerce convention. W M W.
Splawn, chairman of the inter-state
commerce commission, was enter-
pus Sunday for visitors and stu- |
dents. .
Mrs Dowda was a guest tn the |
home of Mr and Mrs F L Thom-
Louis to Dallas, will be in charge
ofthe south-central jurisdiction. 6
— Missionary work of the Methodist-comne" and Mrs. Conine’s son. Dr and Mrs. William R Snow Dr
church will be directed by one Jimmy, of Luling. The Visitors and Mrs. Rupert N. Richardson.
came here because of the illness of | who were students in the University-----------
Mrs. Cunningham of Texas when Dr. splawn was pres-New President of
- I idem of the school, were dinner)
High School Pepsters
great board in five divisions: For-
eign. home and church, extension,
education and cultivation, and worn-
of Houston and Mrs J H Itained at dinner in the home of
as Mrs. Thomas is president of
Dickie Dane Emmons
ten’s, withwomen—to—be in—full
charge of their own financial pro- V. C.uir guests along with members of the
gram.। I oung oroup Snow family.
The conference advocated ade- D , Preceding dinner, Mr. Splawn and
quate sea, land and air forces to 10 fresent - Dr and Mrs Snow called on Dr
properly protect the United States, pi - ] J D Sandefer, president of Har
and included in that social creed Plays 1 oday din-Simmons university, who is ill
a vote that young men of the na- . . lat his home, and on Mrs Snows
tion should be given the privilege Eighteen boys and girls from the parents, the Rev and Mrs T Z
of staying at home if war comes, intermediate department of Mrs W Cagle, Mr Splawn lived in the
Mrs Rollins reported In con- ; J. Young’s school of speech are pre- home of Mr and Mrs Cagle at De-
elusion, she told of the oath of Isenting two plays for the Players catur when he was a student in De-
allegiance taken with the merging club of Hardin-Simmons university catur college. Dr. Snow was a stu-
ofthe three churches- "tonight,—dent in a Fort.Worth high school
FOLLOWING Mrs Rollins’ talk Th' plays will be given in the when Mr Splawn was a teacher in
F members of the Mary Martha fine arts auditorium, beginning at the school_______________________
auxiliary held a program meeting • » oner. . butt code
in the Builders class room Mrs In The Fatal quest a burlesque Birth ate
M A Curtis, a visitor, gave a de. Genelle Woodrum la the bell-ringer birthday 5 Mrs W A French
votional: Mrs R D Green Jr gave Ann McFall and Mary Lucy Hough- Massey retiring president of the ,
Limpressions of the Methodist Mexi- ton, the curtains; Bobby Miller, the | Birthday congratulations today squad directed the program which
I can schools, reading an article from king; Mozelle Bagby the queen: from the Reporter-News to the | was concluded with the singing of
the World Outlook Mrs John Holt Magee Jr, the duke, and Joy following “Dear Old Abilene High.”
Crowder discussed education and Bramblett, the princess | Mrs. Max Bentley
Jade Beads by Tothero is an Herbert J Bradshaw III
Mrs D A. Callaway
Mrs John B Fair
Mrs L F Grubbs
Catherine I atham
Mrs M T Ramsey
Red Smith
Mrs G W Vaughan
Billy Watt
Officers for the Abilene high
school pep squad were installed in
a traditional service at Lytle lake
Inducted into office were Dickie
Dane Emmons president; Mary
Frances Spangler, vice-president;
Ruth Evelyn Foote, secretary: Patsy i
Burrage, treasurer; Myrl Bigger-
staff, checker.
A gift was presented Vivian Ly-
dell, squad sponsor Betty Boucher ,
gave a farewell address for seniors,
with response by Norma Lee Barton
a new member Talks were made by |
Odell Johnson, former sponsor, and
Marjorie Jo
| peace, taking the topic from the
1 book, “Highway to International authentic Chinese play The cast
| Goodwill.” Mrs. W E Jarrett Mrs Gong-ringer, Ann McFal 1, the
chorus Walter Allen Jarrett, prop-
erty man, George. Swinney: Long
Fo (little son of the royal cook
L F Johnson and Mrs
Hodges were hostesses to
Frank
other
Sneezing
Sniffling
t Put just ”2 drops’ in
‘ each nostril for quick
relief from Spring
‘head cold discomf rts
! PENETROL
members and two visitors, Mrs.
Beene Haugness and Mrs. Curtis.
MEETING Tuesday at the church
A members of the First Presby-
terian Woman’s auxiliary voted to
Sidney Goodloe Jr . his sister, Wing
Lee, Barbara Fulwiler: Hi Tee. the
! honest fisherman, Wendell Wagley;
‘his wife, Li Mo. Carolyn Wooten.]—-—-—.———---------------
Joy, the prince, Fred Gerlach; sol-: A single battery will furnish cur-
be sponsor for a vacation Bible diers, Harold Hushes and Jerry Jar- "* ' for 15 miles of barbed wire
rett; the executioner Mina D Mat- feme
thews: nurse, Jane Lovelace
Genelle Woodrum will introduce DI-IC
Willis directed the program Mrs the players, who are appearing at T E III D
Harold D Austin gave a devotional the university by special invitation Relieve Pain In Few Minutes o see see
from the Players’ club / me tore on
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minutes, get Nt RITO, (be splendid formula,
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school the first week in June and
made plans for holding a luncheon
at the church May 30 Mrs T R
Willis directed the program
and a play was presented by Mrs
Paul Hoppe, Mrs Floyd Bond and
Mrs Simonds. A birthday offer-
in g was made
MacDowell Members
ARS CHARLES KESSLER pre-pt r
N sided for a Tuesday meet- Plan w ooten lea
ing of the woman’s auxiliary to the
Catholic church, at the home of
Mrs .> J Mees. Mrs. Jack Gould- I Tuesday at the home of Helen Ruth |
ing was leader for a study of sacra- - Humphrey and made plans for a
mentals of the home The next
meeting will be held with Mrs J F
McGinley 641 Riverside Drive
MISSIONARY work among Mex-
NI icans of Abilene was discussed
MacDowell club members met
Humphrey and made plans for a
May 23 tea at the Wooten hotel
Monta Middlebrooks gave the only
| program number, a talk on the life
by Mrs Holland Hope at a Tues-
day meeting of the Central Pres-
byterian Woman’s society. Mrs ,
Hope played the piano accompan-
iment for Rebecca Flores, young |
Mexican girl, to sing “Sweet Hour
of Beethoven.
The hostess served refreshments
to Meta Alice Keith, Nancy Wood- |
I ward. Dorothy Helen Chandler A1- ,
ice Williams Frances Sue King
Judith Hughea, Emilie Long, Sherry ,
Pechacek, Monta Middlebrooks and
Mrs Roff w Hardy, sponsor
of Prayer," and for Rebecca and
her sister, Esther, to sing “It Pays
The . werd hammer comes from
the Scandinavian word, hamarr
meaning a rock.”
to Serve Jesus." The meeting was
held in the home of Mrs J W.
Christopher, with Mrs Christo-
pher and her two daughters. Willie
Mae Christopher and Mrs. R M.
Medley, and Mrs. Ward Boyce, host- |
esses Refreshments were served to Described for GA P bt
20 members and six visitors. LesCllDCO KM UAE D.
___RS. E T BRAMBLETT was
TEECAT AITCA9S mouse-inetl. Rostan ale ^
1 EgA A ng 09 membe .....Tuesday
• “— " •* "of Mrs. N A. Moore Mrs. Nell
4th and Oak
"A City Within Itself”
Abilene
Jones Grafft was made circle sec -
retary The circle planned a three-
year Bible study course to be
taught by Mrs. N. A. Moore A
New Observatory
Milton Dessire
The McDonald observatory in the
Fort Davis mountains was described
by Milton Dessire at a Tuesday
evening meeting of the G A P
club Young Dessire, senior and
pre-med student in Hardin-Sim-
mons university, attended the
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