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A A THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
A Abilene, Texas, Monday Evening, October 13, 1952
Dawn of Better Living' Year's
Theme for XXXIII Study Club
Developing the year’s theme of
"Dawn of Better Living," the
1 ’ h 1 d a t pie
for ita Thursday meeting "Better
Living Through Good Mental
Health."
Mra. C E. Barksdale and Mrs.
R R. Lewis were hosts. Present-
ing the program were Mrs. H. J
Matejowsky and Mrs. A. Jenke.
Mrs. C B. Oates heads the club |
as president this year. Working
with her are Mra. Sheila Thorn-
ton and Mrs E L. Wilde, vice-
presidents, Mra. G. A. Bramley,
secretary; Mrs. J. C. Patterson,
treasurer; Mrs Joe Crump, cor-
responding secretary; Mrs. R B
Lawence, federation representa-
Uve. Mrs. Otha Hillyard, alternate
representative; Mrs. John Forman,
press reporter; and Mra Matejow-
sky, parliamentarian
Mrs. Bill Justin and Mrs. Glenn
Mrs Barksdale and Mrs. Bill Jus-
tin. Mrs Forman and Mrs. J. E.
Harvey will be hosts. The club will
observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
The club, also, will omit its
second December meeting because
of the Christmas holiday The
single meeting of the month will
be Dec 11 when Mrs. Dewey Gib-
son and Mrs. Patterson will be
hosts Topic will be "Better living
through Manual Arts" with Mrs.
Oates, Mrs. Hillyard and Mrs. Du-
Mrs. Sam Hill,
Mrs. Harry Holt
Speak at Meet
Mrs. Sam Hill and Mra Harry
Dugan will be hosts at the next
Photo by Camera Craft Studies
MIU CHESLEY YORK
... Weds in Fort Worth
Manning-York
Rites Read
At Fort Worth
FORT WORTH. Oct. # - St.
Mary's Catholic Church to Fort
Worth was the scene of the wed-
ding Saturday morning at 9 O'clock
of Adelene Manning, daughter of
Mr. and Mra. B H Manning of
Fort Worth and Chesley York of
Fort Worth.
gan leading the discussion.
Mrs. Justin, Mrs. Bramley and
Mrs Forman will discuss medical
advances which produce better liv-
ing at the Jan 8 meeting. Mrs.
Cordell and Mrs. Collett will be
hosts.
Religious tolerance will be
studied at the Jan. 22 meeting.
Taking part on the program will
be Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Lawrence,
Mrs Jenke, Mrs Blankenship and
Mra Garner. Hoste will be Mrs.
Wilde and Mrs. Crump.
A party for husbands will be
given Feb. 12 with Mrs Barksdale,
meeting of the club, Oct 23 The
“Better Living" topic will be.
“Through Treatment and Under-
standing of the Handicapped.” Mrs Mra. Turner and Mrs. Blankenship
W. H. Cordell will speak on Child- aa the committee In charge
Mil Who Need Special Help." M' Mrs Wide and Mrs. Barnes will
Thornton will report on Occupa- present the Feb. 28 program on
tional Therapy and Mrs. J. L Co "Better Living through a Stronger
lett will discuss "Treatment Cent- - wrougn a stronger
ers for Crippled Children.”
A family party has been act for
Oct. 30. Committee in charge of
arrangements la composed of Mrs.
Leo Tucker, Mrs. J. A. Garner
and Mrs Bramley.
"Better living through Public At-
titudes Toward the Handicapped"
will be the subject of the Nov. 13
meeting. Taking part on the pro-
gram will be Mra. J. A. Waldrop,
Faith " The meeting will be hosted
by Mra. Matejowsky and Mrs.
Blankenship
Work in Texas Institutions will
Betrothal of Betty Barker to
Dr. Joe B. Caldwell Revealed at Tea
Mr. and Mrs Roy N. Barker of
Crowell announced the engagement
of their daughter, Betty, to Dr.
Joe Buck Caldwell, son of Mra.
Christine Caldwell of Kaufman and
Joe Balley Caldwell of Groveton.
Mlas Barker is a student at Hardin-
Simmons University.
At a tea complimenting the bride-
elect in the home of her parents,
Mrs. Howard K. Belt, Mrs. A. E.
Barker and Mrs. Grady Graves
were co-hosts. Mrs. G. M. Canup,
grandmother of the bride-elect, as-
sisted in receiving guests.
in the candlelighted dining room
guests were served from a table
covered with a white Madeira cloth.
Centering the table was a large
The bridegroom is the son of Lee
R. York, former Abilene mayor,
and Mrs. York.
Doris Manning, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. Best
man was J. Harold Manning, broth-
or of the bride. Kathleen Powell,
cousin of the bridegroom, was flow-
er girl and Jack Powell, the bride-
■room’s cousin, was ring bearer.
Ushers were B. Herbert Man-
ning, Bill M Jones and W. K.
Evatt. Altar boya were Don Man-
ning. Bob Whitfiil and David Bass.
Raymond Stewart was soloist, ac-
companied by Marie Lydon.
The reception followed at the________________
home of the bride’s parents, 3108 cratic world and be able to get
Eighth Ave., Fort Worth. The
houseparty included Mra 0. H.
Jones, Mra. M. L. Walden and Dor-
othy Schneider.
After a wedding trip to New Mex-
leo, the couple will live at 3458
Frasier St., Fort Worth.
Teach Your Child
To Get Along With
Others, P-TA Told
LUEDERS, Oct. 13 (RNS)—Chil-
dren must learn to live la • demo-
The bride la a graduate of Our
Lady of Victory Academy and St
Joseph’s Reboot of Nursing Mr.
York attended Louisiana State Uni-
versity and Hardin-Simmons Uni-
versity.
2764
SIZES
18 - 20
along with other children— "that la
as important aa book learning.’’
Lola Mae Daniel told the Lueders
Parent - Teachers Association
Tuesday night.
Speaking on "Faith to Our
Schools,” she said faith in our chil-
dren means more accomplish-
meats for the child “We also must
have faith in our community, and
if we are to expect the child to do
his best we must have faith in our
teachers." Mlas Daniel said
Mrs Bruce Taylor presided at
the business meeting, and the as-
sociation voted to operate the pie
and coffee concession at the school
Halloween carnival this year. The
members also voted to have a
bookshelf made to hold P-TA ina-
Tweedy Casual With
Unusual Inset Yoke
We see it coming — and stay-
ing. The new tweedy casual with
unusual inset yoke idea Note that
the flaps are decorative, not pock-
ets. Your choice of short or tnree-
quarter cuffed sleeves.
No. 2764 is cat in sizes 10. 12. 14,
16 18 and 20 Size 16 3% yds. 54-in
Send 30 cents for PATTERN
with Name, Address, Style Num-
ber and Size. Address PATTERN
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Patterns ready to fill orders im-
mediately. For special handling of
order via first class mail include
an extra 3 cents per pattern.
The FALL-WINTER FASHION
BOOK, just out and beautifully
illustrated in COLOR Presenting
fall fashions at their smartest
over one hundred practical, easy-
to make pattern designs, for every
age and type of figure. Be an early
bird, order your copy now. Pries
just 25 cents.
terials, to award books as room
count prises, and to sow grass
around ths new school building
The Rev. Carter Lambert gave
the Invocation and Judy Smart,
accompanied by Mrs. Reuben
Nance, sang "Without a Song."
Mrs. Taylor read the poem. "Uni-
ty." and the Lueders senior class
gave a play. ""Welcome Scholars"
In the cast were Everett R Smyth,
Rayleen King, John Miller, Robbie
Garvin, Carol Felts, Lou Wills,
Max Dillard, Ernestine Segerstrom
Homer Swenson, and Kenneth
Stanford
The fourth grade won the room
count, and the association voted to
meet the first Tuesday night of
each month
Gift Tea Fetes
Mrs. Floyd Bryant
Mra. Floyd E. Bryant waa feted
at a gift tea by Mra W O. But-
ler, Sr., at her home, 335 Riverside
Blvd.
Mrs. Bryant is ths former Billie
Frances Palm
Table was centered with fuchsia
chrysanthemums Garden flowers
were used in other decorations.
Included in the houseparty were
Mrs. J W Bryant, mother of the
bridegroom, Mrs W P. Palm,
mother of the bride, Mrs C. W.
Presswood, Mrs. Ed Terbush. Mar-
gie Edmonds and Mary Edmonds
of Anson. Hetty Bryant, Mrs. M.
E. Carothers of Anson. Ruth Craw-
ford. Dorothy Haynes, Mrs. Psul
Frost, Mrs. Robert Stone, and
Mrs. O. B. Pace.
Guests included Mmea. R. M
Ills. Frank Coalson, Gray Wooten,
Florine Miller, R. G Roberta, Ar-
chie Zickler, Clara Leo Ball, M.
J Scott. Mary E Day. D Starr.
Tom Newman, D. Bond, Ethel
Younge, Oliver Cunningham, Dal-
las Perkins, N. E. McKinney, Mar-
shall Mullins, W W Haynes, Theo
Muir, George Hooker S 8. Stubbs,
E R. Blackley, and W W Hender-
aon.
Mmea Elbert Phillips, Roy Phil-
lips. W. L. Kincsid. Granvili Long,
J. C Perry, Ed Powell Psul Rob-
Inson, E. R Randel, R. R. Strick-
land. Davis Strickland. R W. Do-
mann, J. G. Bowden J L Dellis.
Hollis Bennett. Myrtle Cate. G. W
Poer, H. 0 Norman, and Jackson
Morris
Frances Davis, Nona Burgess,
Bobbye Langham, Vera McKay,
Ethel White, Mae White, Mary
Pierce, Gladys Casner, and Tom-
mis Nell Winston.
Holt spoke on "Why You Should
Vote" at the regular meeting of
the Twentieth Century Study Club
Thursday afternoon in the Wom-
ans Club.
Mrs. R B. Tanner presided. Pro-
gram theme was “American Club
Women." Mrs. George Kaerwer
presented the club project Texas
Federation project waa given by
Mrs Ira Lambert.
Mra Tanner resigned her office
as president and Mra. Jay Jameson
waa elected to fill the vacancy.
New first vice president elected
was Mrs Fred Higginbotham. Al-
ternate delegate to the federation
meeting will be Mrs. Ed Stewart,
Jr.
white styrofoam Bible surrounded
by golden - sprayed huckleberry
leaves and white gardenias. Sug-
gesting a book marker, long du
bonnet ribbon streammers lettered
"Betty-Joe" extended from the Bi-
ble. Floral arrangements of dubon-
net and white were used throughout
the entertaining rooms.
Judy Barker, sister of the bride-
elect, presented guests with minia-
ture parchment scrolls which an-
nounced the engagement. Marcia
Kincaid played piano .select.o.s
throughout the tea hour.
Other members of the bouse-
party were Mra. C. N. Barker, Mra.
C. V. Barker, Mrs. John Rader
and Mrs J. H. Gillespie.
Miss Barker attended North Tex-
aa State College before ealering
H-SU. Dr. Caldwell la a graduate
of NTSC and Southwestern Medical
School and la now interning at
Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
be discussed at the March 12 meet-
ing. Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Law-
rence will be hosts. Mrs. Patter-
son will report on penal institu-
tions, Mra. Crump on mental insti-
tutions and Mrs. Barnes on child-
ren’s homes.
Mrs. Waldrop, Mrs Gibson and
Mrs. Hillyard will bring the March
28 program on "Better Living
through Happier Families.” Mrs.
Barnes and Mrs. Tucker will be
boots.
Mra. Bramley and Mrs. Garner
will host the April 8 program on
"Better Living t Through Better
Homes.’ Speakers will be Mrs.
Tucker and Mrs. Thornton.
Annual spring luncheon of the
club will be April 23 with Mrs.
Forman, Mrs Justin and Mra. Law-
rence aa committee in charge.
Final meeting of the club year
will be May 14 with a program
on "Better Living Through a Better
World Community ’ Speakers will
be Mrs Tucker, Mrs. Cordell and
Mrs Lewis.
Mrs. Smith
Leads WMU
WEINERT, Oct. * (NS)—Mrs.
Hobbs Smith waa elected president
of the Haskell - Knox W. M. U.
Association at the (roup’s annual
meeting in Rule.
“Arise Therefore and Be Do-
ing" was the theme of the day’s
program.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Temple Lewis, recording secre-
tary; and Mrs. M H Hicks, treas-
urer. Named to a Committee for
Methods and Mission Finance
were Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Jack Wes-
ter, snd Mrs. J. E. Geer. Mrs.
O. B. Woodrum of Abilene was in-
stalling officer.
Mrs. E. V. Becker gave the de-
votional and Mrs. C. A Jackson
delivered the welcome address.
Yearly reports were made by
Mrs. C. C. Childress, Weinert;
Mrs. Roy Self, Sweet Home; Mrs.
C. A. Jackson, Rule; Mrs. Hicks,
Rochester; Mrs. Raymond Saffel,
Pinkerton; Mrs H. L. Force,
O’Brien; Mrs. Huron Polnac, Mun-
day; Mrs. Arlie Williams, Knox
Cly; Mrs Emery Anderson and
Mrs. James L Winter, Haskell;
Mrs. Jsck Beatty, Goree; and
Mrs. Jerry Nix, Gillespie.
Luncheon wss served in the
church dining room by the Rule
W.M.U.
t‘A"e"ense
CLYDE MCCOY FANS — Committee* chairmen for the Thursday night dance planned
by three local oil organizations look over some records by Clyde McCoy. McCoy’s or-
chestra, now on a nation-wide tour, will play for the dance in the ballroom of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars building. Above, from left, are L. A. Gilles, representing the Abilene
Geological Society, John Reeder, West Cen tral Texas Oil Scouts Association, and Jack
Stovall, Abilene Landmen’s Association. (Sta ff photo) ,
Kil Kare Klub
Meeting Friday
Kil Kare Klub met Friday after-
noon in the home of Mrs. R. E.
Willoughby, 4026 Monticello Dr.
Hosta were Mrs. E. B. Free, and
Mrs. J. T. McCarty, mother of Mrs.
Willoughby.
Others in the houseparty were
Mrs. T. J. McCarty and Mrs.
Robert K. Bein, daughter of Mrs.
Willoughby.
Queens wreath, azuradum, and
winter daisies were used to enter-
tairung rooms. Centerpiece on each
table was an arrangement of snap-
dragons and adelia in low silver
baskets.
Mrs. J. C. Terry presided for a
business session. Mrs. E. B. Free
was elected vice president
Games of 84 were played. Other
guests included Mrs. L. J. Ackers
and Mrs. Otto O. Watts.
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JOAN HOWK, WILLIAM H. SHELBY
MARRIED IN DOUBLE RING RITES
Joan Howk, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer F. Howk, 1401 Austin
St. was married to William Henry
Shelby Oct 7 at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Bradley, Searcy,
Ark.
The bridegroom’s uncle. Lucian
M. Farrar, minister of the Church
of Christ, Russellville, Ark., offi-
ciated at the double ring cere-
mony.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. snd Mrs. Elliott Shelby, 1338
Austin St
The bride wore a white lace
dress and corsage of red rosebuds.
The bridegroom’s parents and
sister, Ruth Shelby, accompanied
the couple to Searcy.
The new Mrs. Shelby was grad-
uated from Harding High School in
Searcy, and the bridegroom was
graduated from Abilene Christian
High School.
The couple is living in Abilene.
BUILDERS CLASS
BANQUET OCT 21
Annual homecoming banquet
of the Builders Class of St. Paul
Methodist Church will be Tues-
day evening at 1 o’clock in Fel-
lowship Hall Reservations may
be made with class members.
Birth Announced
Mr. and Mra. Tobert Smith, 173
Rosa Ave., received announcement
of the birth of a girl last Friday
to their son and his wife, Mr. snd
Mrs. Scott Smith in Dickinson, N.
D. Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mra. A. C. Coston of Albany
Scott Smith was graduated from
Abilene High School in 1840
Abilenians Visit
Mr. and Mra. David Hiner, Ft.
Phantom Hill Lake, and T. L. Hin-
er. 1133 Elm St., spent the week
end to Dallas and Fort Worth T. L
Hiner visited his mother, Mrs Tom
Hiner, in Fort Worth.
it.
TWO WAVS ABOUT THIS—Mrs K. V Northington, above,
secretary for Lester and Duffield, and her husband, a geo-
logist with Abilene Sample Log Service, keep the business
in the family with an interest in the oil industry. They live
at 1102 Amarillo St. (Staff photo by Don Hutcheson) *
Visits From Arkansas
Wesley Howk of Searcy, Ark., la
visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Homer F. Howk, 1401 Austin St.
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