The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 191, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1956 Page: 35 of 70
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, January 1, 1956
11-C
A CENTURY OF LIVING
Mrs. Annie Lee Will Celebrate
100th Birthday With Open House
WAITING FOR A BOY — Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cummins, 1110 Burger St., and their
two daughters, Twilla (left), 5, and Drusilla, 3, are hoping for a baby boy who should
arrive most anytime if he hasn’t already. The Cumminses moved to the Key City from
Tulsa, Okla. He is associated with the Walter O’Bannon Oil Co. (Staff Photo by Bob
Gulley)
ABILENE NEWCOMERS
Jack Cummins Family Expects
Baby Boy Newcomer Anytime
By MARTHA HOBGOOD
Reporter-News Staff Writer
When this story was written
there were four members in the
Jack E. Cummins family, but prob-
ably by the time the paper reaches
you there will be a fifth. The fam-
ily has their fingers crossed for
a little boy this time.
Newcomers to Abilene, the Cum-
minses moved to 1110 Burger St
on Nov. 4 from Tulsa, Okla. Cum-
mins is oil field sales representa-
tive with the Walter O'Bannon Oil
Company, headquarters in Tulsa.
Neither of the little girls, Twilla,
5 and Drusilla, 3, are old enough
to attend school yet. Both, how-
ever, have started ballet lessons
since moving to Abilene. Most of
their time this week has been
spent in “breaking-in" their Christ-
mas toys. The family decided to
spend the holidays here in the Key
City. .
Mr. and Mrs. Cummins met and
married in Houston, where she
was associated in the geophysical
division of an oil company and he
was an engineering major at the
University of Houston Both the
little girls were born in Houston.
Cummins, a native of Ladonia
(near Commerce), is the son of
Mrs Leta Mendenhall of Cisco. He
attended Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity. Colorad School of Mines,
East Texas State Teachers College
Cardigan Look, Empire Waist
Combined for Fashion Conscious
and the University of Houston
His wife was born and attended
school in Tulsa Her parents are
Mrs. Dorothy Amber- and James
S. Hobgood, both of Tulsa.
The family belongs to the First
Presbyterian Church. He is a mem-
ber of the Shriners and she belongs
to the Order of the Eastern Star.
Cummins spends most of his
spare time on the golf course but
he also is interested in taking pic-
tures with his movie camera and
has a gun collection. His wife en-
joys sewing, which is certainly ad-
vantageous in a family with little
girls. Member of the household
most special to the girls is “Broth-
er," the pet parakeet that moved
from Oklahoma with them.
Tuscola Folks Have
Holiday Visitors
TUSCOLA, Dec 31 (RNS)-Holi-
day dinner guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Jones were
their three daughters and their
families. They were Mr and Mrs |
Elmer Watson and children, of
Petersburg: Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Newman and daughter of Abilene;
The New Year will mark a cen-
tury of living for Mrs. Annie E.
Lee, 1930 S. 3rd St., who will cele-
brate her 100th birthday on Tues-
day. Open house will be hosted
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday by
her daughter, Mrs. Josie Bacon,
and her granddaughter, Mrs. J.
M. Cook, with whom she lives.
Six of her eight daughters will
be present a for the celebration.
Limas for Salad
You can count on one cup of
large dry limas beans to make 4
servings when cooked and used in
salads, casseroles and such. Sim-
mer the beans slowly so they keep
their shape while cooking
A Different Taste
Thinly shredded cabbage and
chopped salted almonds molded in
an apricot whole fruit nectar gela-
tin base makes a very tasty salad
Add a couple tablespoons vinegar
and a little sugar to give it a good
sweet - sour taste.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allyn and chil-
dren, Pat. Frank Elmo and Becky,
of Tuscola. Others were Mrs.
Jones' brother, Haynie Edw ards of
Fort Worth, and her nieces and
s
David Goodstein believes in fash-
ion-conscious dresses for fashion-
conscious women, keeping them
simple but giving them a special
terp measurements
BUST WAIST HIPS SIZES
something that marks them' as
something special.
All of this is certainly true of
today's model, its bodice cut with
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a cardigan neckline and ending a
few inches short of the waist. The
sleeves are straight and loose, slit,
to show the contrasting fabric used |
to face the cuffs, bind the collar
and bodice break
Right now , make it in* faille,
shantung or lightweight wool, trim
it with complementary texture. To 1
get a head start on spring, do as
the designer planned it, use navy
wool and crisp white pique. As a
summer standby, you’ll find it per-
fect in linen or pique, with an al-
ternate color for detail.
This pattern is cut to designer
measurements, not standard pat- I
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2612
28
30
35 inches
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374
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12
14
16
18
Size 12 requires 3 3-4 yards of
39 inch material for dress and 5-8
yard of 35 inch material for inter-
facing To order "pattern No. 1242,
address Spadea Syndicate, Inc.
P. O. Box 535, G P 0 Dept A-1,
New York 1, NY. State size. Send
$1. Airmail handling 25c extra
New 144 page Pattern Booklet XII
$1. Airmail handling 25c extra.
New 144 page Pattern Booklet XII
available for 50c. If paying by
check, make it payable to Spadea
Syndicate, inc.. and add 4c
handling.
Copyright 1955
for
Spadea Syndicate, Inc
ameucan dejignet palein
1242
nephew. Pearl Crawford of Fort
Worth and Ruth and Quay Craw-
ford of Abilene.
W. C Burleson entertained his
children and grandchildren with a
dinner at his home. The visitors
were Mr. and Mrs. Alton Burleson
and daughter Sue. James Alton ,
Burleson of LaMarque; Dale Bur-
leson of Las Cruces, N. M.; Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Dee Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Tucker and
daughter. Tommy Kay, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Dees and children, ail
of Abilene; Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Carnohan and children, Bettie and
Jeff, of Tye: Mrs. Conley Pruitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burleson, all
of Baird: and Mr. and Mrs Dewey
Williams of Tuscola. Don Vickery,
grandson of Burleson, who makes
his home with him, was home for
the holidays from John Tarleton
College at Stephenville. A visitor
was Barbara Hendrix of Tuscola.
Family Gathers
OLD GLORY. Dec 31 (RNS) -
Mr. and Mrs Rex Flowers of Abi-
lene and Mrs. Lenore Dumas of
Stamford visited their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H.-Flowers
Visits Brothers
OLD GLORY, Det. 31 (RNS) -
Mrs. Joe Hudspeth Sr. of Stam-
Jord visited her three brothers.
• Lynn, Loyd and Will Flowers, and
| their wives during the holidays
THIS ENTIRE
Early American design
7 PIECE
BEVERAGE
CE at an Amazing
OEl LOW PRICE!
CRYSTAL
GLASS
6 TUMBLERS
CHER
JTy David Goodstein
126 Pine
Abilene
They are Mrs. Bacon, Mrs. Nell
Simpson of Dallas, Mrs. W B. (
Teague of Haskell, Mrs F. W. Wil- ’
son of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs.
Elizabeth Lee Garrett of San Fran-
cisco, Calif , Mrs. Johnnie Stovall i
of Dallas The two who will be [
unable to be here are Mrs. T. F.
Thomasson of Waterford, Calif ,
and Mrs. Jewel Ryan of Los Ange-
les, Calif. Mrs. Lee has 30 grand-
children, 75 great-grandchildren
and 38 great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Lee has resided with her
daughter in Abilene since 1928.
She was born Jan. 3, 1856, in Kem- ,
her County, Miss., and moved to *
Bell County, Tex., with her family
ir 1270. She and Mr. Lee were mar-
ried in Bell County in November.
1875. They later owned a fruit and
truck farm in Callahan County. Mr.
Lee was a farmer until the time
of his death here about 27 years
ago.
Because of a fall in 1952 Mrs.
Lee has been bedfast for four
years but her health is considered
to be good, her granddaughter says.
MRS. ANNIE E. LEE
... 100 years old Tuesday
. phote by Bob Gulley
Visitors Make
News af‘Gap
BUFFALO GAP, Dec. 81 (RNS)
—Mi and Mrs F. E. Turner of
Natalia, near San Antonio, visited
with Mrs. Verna Eamison. Tuner
is former superintendent of the
Buffalo Gap school and Mrs. Turd-
er was teacher in the school. They
are now teaching at Natalia.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Reagan and
children of Redondo Beach, Calif.,
spent the holidays with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Varnadore
and other relatives, and relatives
of Reagan in Abilene, including his
sister Mrs. Guy Smith.
James Rushing of the Allen
Military school at Bryan, spent the
holidays with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Shipman and
Mrs. Viro Morgan, Rushing’s par-'
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rushing,
are now living in Venzuela.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Helwig
visited in Wichita Falls with their
daughter, Mrs. Robert Wright and
family. Another daughter, Mrs.
Vernon Slocomb and family, of
Fort Worth, joined them there. .
Roma Neill of Wichita Falls, vis-
ited with her sister, Mrs. Ira Dur-
barn and family. Their brother,
John D. Neill and son of Abilene
joined the family for dinner.
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