The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 184, Ed. 2 Monday, December 24, 1951 Page: 26 of 48
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS ...
Abilene, Texas, Monday Evening, Dec. 24, 1951
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GEORGIANA, ALMOST TWO, is center of interest on Georgiana fondly held by her grandfather, J. A. Millerman.
Christmas Eve in J. Morey Millerman Home Pictured above. (House picture by Don Hutcheson; intenor photo by Jones-
from left: Mr. Millerman, Mrs Millerman, John, Jim, and Kenny Studio).
ABILENE BUILDS
J. Morey Millermans Spend First Christmas ■
In New Home on Clairmont Dr. in Elmwood West
By Mary Katharine MacDougall 1 and fireplace wall in adjoining play
Spending the first Christmas in room. The early American influ-
their new Elmwood West home----e e " tan in th------/ hameh
are the J Morey Millermans.
The native brick home is located
at 4089 Clairmont St
The home was designed to "fit”
the needs end desires of the six
members of the family: Mr. and
Mrs Millerman their sona. Jim.
14. and John. 11, and daughter,
Georgiana who will be 2 in March,
and Mr Millerman’s father, J. A.
Millerman.
A- The play room pictured above
to center of Christmas Eve festiv-
ities and the living center for the
family on regular days It is pine
paneled with s rubbed finish. De-
cor hss been kept in Early Ameri-
can and furnishings are largely in
maple Ratan fireside chairs have
been used. Book shelves frame the
wide windows that will look out on
• garden come spring This sum-
mers the Millermans plan s garden
wall in brick like the house Match-
stick bamboo curtains are used.
A marble topped chest that has
been a family piece adds an au-
thentic American touch A brown
nubby cotton has been chosen for
the divan that will make twin beds
— selected for the boys' over
eight guests. Top Is in brown snd
green striped material.
Flooring for this room snd the
adjoining kitchen is in grease-proof
asphalt tile. A snack bar with lou-
vered doors that can be closed to
abut off kitchen is in kitchen end of
play room Cookies and milk or
“coke" get served often after
school hours when friends come
home with John and Jim
Below bar ia a cupboard that also
opens Into the kitchen so that
dishes stored may be reached from
either side U has touch latch
doors.
The same plate walls were used
for the kitchen
The whole house has been co-
erdinated Is colors used as well
as in liveability of design Wood-
colors were chosen. Mrs Miller
man hoped that the colors could
“flow” through the house from
front entrance to ends of wings.
She chose coral for work top
surfacing In the kitchen to pick up
foe terra cotta of brick of exterior
ence is felt too in the use of bench-
es for maple breakfast table.
Deepfreeze and laundry equipment
are out of the way of kitchen
traffic at end of kitchen. Above
is a “hasta manana” cupboard
where Mrs. Millerman can tuck
ironing that doesn’t get done! Iron-
ing-board-in-the wall swivels for
convenience.
Kitchen opens to car port which
is to be closed with louvered doors:
Two large storage rooms and en-
trance to garage are off the car
port
Driveway is bricked. Exterior of
house has some wood and wooden
shutters that have been painted a
putty shade that blends with the
mortar of the pricks.
Bricks continue Into bouse for
foyer is brick floored The putty
color is repeated also in an Amer-
ican homespun fabric used for wall
paper The same putty shade was
used for wood work
Carpeting in living room is des-
ert sand cotton shag Double hing-
ed louvered doors open Into side
and into play room. On one side
of fireplace that has a wooden
mantle is a built in book case
and secretary wood box below
The room opens to the terrace as
does the adjoining playroom. Pull
curtains will go from wall to wall
over the south windows.
Hallway opening from foyer and
leading to bedroom wing can be
closed off providing quiet and pri-
vacy. The same soft putty tone is
used on walls and woodwork
here. On the unbroken wall will
be bung a series of bird paintings
done for the home by Mrs Cross
D. Payton, local artist Utility
room, boys' bath done in nutmeg
tile and wood work, linen closet
and boys' room open from the hall
Bathroom has a glass-doored show-
Boys’ room is pine panelled with
bamboo curtains with brown cell-
ing and walls Asphalt tile like
that in play room and kitchen is
used here but here It has not been
made grease proof Beds have sofa
type covers and bolsters with
bright pillows for lounging Jim
is making a table in shop at North
Junior to use beside a large lounge
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Merry Christmas...
and Thanks!
It has indeed been a pleasure to have enjoyed your
patronage since we have opened our own shop. We
realize it haa been your kindness that has presented
such a success to us, and we hope you continue to
appreciate the quality work we produce!
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Phone 3-1313
Taylor County Chiropractors H
Annual Christmas Dinner Party
Cedar wreaths centered with
eiety in the Drake Hotel ballroom.
At the speaker's table was a cen-
terpiece of Santa Claus with his
Christmas tree candles and stud-
ded with sparkling-v ari - colored —.-----
balls were dinner table decorations reindeer and sleigh encircled with
for the annual Christmas party of nader “nA*
the Taylor County Chiropractic So-
cedar spray:
Emcee was Dr. Joe Busby. Each
member
story. Be
songs ac
Wood. Tit
carol - si
uted from
Cuesta
C. Allan,
Herman
L. Hobbs
Smith, J
Wiggins.
Dr. and
and Mrs.
S. Kinale;
Evelyn S
Harold C
Mrs Don
BUI Wood
tristmas
ristmas
s. Bill
also in
distrib-
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nd Mrs.
Mrs. IL
Tholbert
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od. Dr.
Dr. M.
an. Dr.
Mrs.
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STILL
J. H. Robinsons
Celebrate
room has a nubby brown cotton
sofa top with bolsters and throw
pillows in nasturtian and chartreuse
This is center for the chil-
dren and the room has been fur-
nished with that in mind. It has
a private entrance opening dl-
rectly on the bricked driveway.
Walls and wood work are in a
chair Wall-long closet has three
sliding doors for convenience in
locating elusive garments.
In bath foyer and Grandfather
Millerman s room indoor shutters
have been used and sprayed to
match woodwork They provide
easy adjustment for light and pri-
vacy.
At end of ballway is a general
storage room.
The single bed in Grandfather’s
deeper brown in this room - a
tone deeper than in the hall.
A grey green is used in the mas-
ter bedroom and bamboo blinds
are used at windows. Coral spreads
are on mahogany twin beds. Ad-
joining bath is in oatmeal tile with
white fixtures. Rubber tile flooring
50th Anniversary
WYLIE, Dec. 24—After a five
day train trip from Georgia, the
J. H. Robinsons and baby daugh-
ter. Bessie, arrived in Abilene.
That was in 1903, just three years
after an elopement In Dawsonville,
Ga
"I didn’t like West Texas then
and I’m not a fool about it, yet,”
Mrs. Robinson said.
They'll be celebrating their gol-
den wedding anniversary Christ-
mas day with an open house from
2 to 5 p. m. at the home of their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs W. L. Robinson. The younger
Robinsons live “down the road”
from his parents whose mailing
address in Abilene, route three.
The baby on that train trip is
now Mrs. Ted Shelton of Abilene.
She is completing 28 years at the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
The couple has three grandchil-
dren. Joanne, 17, LelandDoyle,, 14,
and Mary Lou Robinson, 13.
A big party was given at the Ce-
dar Gap Baptist Church when the
couple moved to Wylie about eight
years ago. She had been Sunday
School superintendent and he, song
lesder for the church.
On Dec. 25. 1901 Mrs. Robinson
was Mary Ella Bailey. ”Mr. Robin-
son and I were married in the
minister’s home.” she said. The
elopement was no surprise to Daw-
sonville because when the couple
drove back from the minister’s
home to her parents’ house, every-
one seemed to know all about it,
she smiled.
She was born and lived in the
same house until her marriage. Her
father was a farmer. Her husband
was reared in Dawsonville, also.
His mother, Mrs. W. T. Robinson,
97, lives at Shep.
Mrs. Robinson has been back
to Georgia several times since
coming to Texas. She is still par-
tial to her home It’s the scenery
that got her—a river and woods.
Mr Robinson was 75 in June and
she, 69 in March. He is retired from
farming, but still takes an in-
terest in his son’s farm. Hunting
is his bobby and he says his rec-
ord is over 100 coons and foxes
since they moved to Wylie. She
likes to fish.
They will be expecting friends
from their old home. Cedar Gap, as
well as Wylie Christmas day.
has a blending neutral tone. The
dutch print wall paper above
wainscoting features green with
coral, accenting the use of that
color in the bedroom, ord.
Steel production in the first four
months of 1951 in the United States
was 34.5 million tons, a new rec-
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