The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 184, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 1961 Page: 26 of 52
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS AB
Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, December M, 181 F P
TO RESIDE HERE
Burleson-Lane Rites Read
In Double Ring Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lynn Lane
are on a wedding trip to San
Antonio following their marriage
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Southern Hills Baptist Church.
The Rev. A H Williams, uncle
of the bride and pastor of the
Atwell Baptist Church, read the
double ring ceremony
The bride, the former Jan Bur-
leson, to the daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Elmo Burleson of 1289 La-
Salle. The bridegroom is the son
of Mr and Mrs. Roy Lane of
Eastland
Abilene 'City of
College -students are home for Second Baptist Church.
the holidays and Abilene families ---
are entertaining children, grand- Teri Hale, a freshman at the
children and friends as Christmas University of Texas, is spending
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS — Holiday guests and family gatherings are synon-
ymous with Christmastime. Typical of many Abilene mothers welcoming college
students home is Mrs. John A. Hutchison of 1542 N. 17th St. From left are David
Mrs. Bob Hampton and John. David is a student at Stanford University and John
attends the University of Texas. Mrs. Hampton is studying law at Southern
Methodist University. (Staff Photo by Jimmy Parsons)
PRE-CHRISTMAS INVENTORY — Jan Wooten, right, five-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Wooten of Norfolk, Va., and Mike Jennings, 7, son of Mrs.
Carolyn Jennings of Odessa, take inventory of packages under the tree at the
home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gray Wooten, left, with whom they
are spending the Christmas holidays. Other guests in the Wooten home, 1342 N.
4th, are Jan’s parents, Mrs. Jennings and Gray Wooten Jr. of Midland. (Staff
Photo by Henry Wolff Jr.)
Hospitality at Christmastime
Nuptial music was presented by
Mrs. Wesley Groom, organist, and
Richard Adams, soloist.
Given in marriage by her fa-
ther, the bride wore a gown of
white lace over taffeta fashioned
with a wide portrait neckline, long
sleeves and bouffant skirt
A headdress of seed pearls and
tulle flowers held shoulder-length
veil of tulle. She carried trench-
ed mums on a white Bible.
Nancy Burleson was her sister's
maid of honor and best man was
Charles Lane of Lubbock, brother
of the bridegroom.
Miss Burleson wore a gold and
white dress of yellow chiffon over
yellow taffeta. The bodice of the
dress was fashioned with a scoop
neckline. Her headdress was a
yellow net whimsey.
Ushers included James Lane of
Eastland and Truman Lane of
Fort Worth, brothers of the bride-
MRS. BOBBY LYNN LANE
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formerly Jan Burleson
Earnie Mae Lane, sisters of the
bridegroom, served in the house-
party
The bride is a student at Cooper
groom
Flower girl was Ann Lane of . .
Lubbock, niece of the bridegroom. High School and the bridegroom
and Rusty Burleson, brother of *M graduated from Eastland W Eh
the bride, was ring hearer. f - *
The reception was held in the A & P Tea Co.
Fellowship Hall of the church. 1
School in 1958. He is employed by
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Jesse
Harold
Harr
and Mrs. Rocky Clough and Di-
ane of Amarillo.
The latter are former residents
of the Key City.
I wife Janet, and their son, Jeffrey Spending the holidays with Mr.
James, arrived in Abilene Tues- and Mrs. H. V. Chapman, 1041 Or-
day night to spend the Christmas ange, are their children and their
holiday with his parents, Mr. and families. They are Mr and Mrs.
the Christmas holidays with her Mrs. M. E. Mayfield, 333 Santos. Buck Luttrell, Mike and Jan of
Capt Mayfield is stationed at Fort Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Here for the holidays with Mr.
Hill Air Force Base Ogden, Utah. Dilka, Donna and Lance of Pueb-and Mrs. Clyde Brooks, 1901 Elm-
---lo, Colo. Iwood, are their daughter, Mrs._____
Mr and Mrs W. H. Knight. ---Ron Cunningham and her hus-with his parents, Mr and Mrs
Buffalo Gap Rd and Mr and Mr and Mrs. Leland G Kelly, band and daughter, Letitia, of Otey Cannon, 1302 Peach.
Mr. Duncan's niece and family, Mrs. Keith Knight and daughter, 3349 Rosedale, have as their Fort Worth, and their son and his At New Years the family will
Karen, 1250 S. Jefferson, are en- guests Mr. and Mrs E. A. Spears family, Mr and Mrs. Lon Brooks, have as their guest young Can
tertaining their mother, Mrs and children and Mr. and Mrs. Hayden and Janlyn of Amarillo, non’s fiancee. Judy Tindal, daugh-
George Knight of Lubbock, their Alvin Sloan, all of Garland. Mrs The visitors will return to their ter of Mr and Mrs. M. D. Tindal
sisters. Ivah Knight and Mrs. J. A. Lee of Dallas and Mr and homes Monday. ---of Houston.
Odie Parks, her husband a n d Mrs. H. B. Berryhill of Sudan. ---The couple will be married June
son, Terry, also of Lubbock, Aline ---1 Lynn Storey is spending Christ- 6.
Knight of Dallas, and a brother Holiday guests in the home of mas with his mother, Mrs Bon- ---
and, his wife, Mr. and Mrs Hu Mr. and Mrs. George L Minter nie Storey, 1850 Belmont. Mr. and Mrs Vic Behrens have
bert Knight and son, Ken, of Am Jr., 840 Sayles Blvd., are Mrs. Houng Storey completed basic been joined for the holidays by
Mr. and Mrs. Jones will also vis-tarillo. Minter’s mother and sister, Mrs. training at the U. S. Naval Train-their three sons, Vic Jr Johnny
_ J W Pittman and Ann Pittman ing Center at San Diego and is and William, all of Dallas.
brother, 0 L. Reed and family, Mr and Mrs, J. V Edington, of Corpus Christi. now studying aviation electronics J ohnny will complete his six- *
625 Cypress. 1729 S. 12th St., will entertain Mr Arriving Dec. 26 will be four at Memphis, Tenn. ---4 - —'“— --—— Ten 11
Miss Glenna Woods of Corpus ---and Mrs James Walker of Gal-college friends of their daughter, _
Christi is visiting in the home of Children of Mr and Mrs. Har- veston. their daughter. The cou- Martha, home for Christmas va- ,
Mr. and Mrs Dallas Currier. 410 vey Kesler are guests in the Kes- pte will also visit his mother, cation from Mary Baldwin Col- Hickey,
Portland ler home. 1436 N. 10th. during the Mrs J. D. Walker. 1334 S. Sth St lege at Staunton, Va. They are to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor of ist University Law School.
---Christmas holidays They are ---Stewart Fair of Louisville, Miss., Odessa Mr and Mrs Sentt w -
Mr. and Mrs Joe Chitwood and Wayland Kesler of Austin. Mr . ,__________________. „___
family, 925 Green, have as their and Mrs Roger Enlow of Dallas sen and three -months old son, issippi and Tracy Witchell of Dal-
holiday guests Mrs Chitwood s and Karen Kesler, a student at Don. of Wichita Falls, are guests las, who attends Texas Christian Mrs Eugene Hickey and sons ter Exa Fay of Houston,
parents. Mr and Mrs. V. R Gunn. North Texas State University t" "“ Kame “ Preean’e narante -----1 4 - --1
and Mr. Chit wood’s parents. Mr ---
and Mrs J B Chitwood, all of Holiday guests in the home of Elmwood Dr.
Mrs. A. T. Liner, Wanda and Orange
daughters, Melinda and Sandra, of
Houston The family is also visit-
ing Young's mother, Mrs. A. B.
Chappell, 2973 S. 7th St.
The couple will reside at 1118
Sce
guests------ ----
Willard Brown of Washington, parents Mr and Mrs. Joe R.
D C. is spending the holidays Hale, 4073 Richmond
with his mother. Mrs Elmer ---
Brown. 1636 N 4th. and with his Mr and Mrs. Travis Duncan.
brother Joe Elmer Brown, and 2449 Russell, have as their guests
Mr. and Mrs W H. Knight,
Cadet Will P. Cannon, senior at
U. S. Military Academy at West
Point, is here for the holidays
family of 602 Glenhaven.
Mr and Mrs. Jack Prater and
Relatives from Fort Worth, three children of Fort Worth, and
Austin and Houston are holiday his sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
guests in the home of Mr and and Mrs E. F Bender of Cisco.
Mrs Walter E Burch and family. ---
534 EN 22nd Guests of Mrs. C W Logsdon
Guests are Mrs. W. J. Still of Sr of the Windsor Hotel are her
Fort Worth mother of Mrs. sister, Mrs. W. G. Jones of Dal-
Burch. Olivia Crouch of Austin, las. and Mr Jones
faculty member of the University
of Texas, and David 0. Crouch it in the home of Mrs. Jones'
of Houston
months military training Jan. 11
at Hensley Air Force Base
The Rev and Mrs. Scott W William wiD be graduated inl
1742 S 7th St., are hosts January from Southern Method -
---Stewart Fair of Louisville, Miss., Odessa Mr -and Mrs Scott W. --------.....
Mr and Mrs Timothy D. Eys student at the University of Miss- Hickey Jr and daughters Diane Mrs Maude Hooten, 1118 Ama-
- and three *anthe ald enn - -----------------n and Phyllis of Crane, Dr. and rillo, has as he, guest her daugh-
in the home of Eyssen’s parents. University, both of whom were Eugene Jr., David S cott and ’ —
Mr and Mrs. W. H Eyssen, 915 Mary Baldwin students last year; Mark of San Antonio, and Maj. Mr and Mrs. J. T. Carter, 1665
FImwand Dr. , Miss Minter's roommate Paula and Mrs. T. L. Donahoo Jr. and S 16th, have as their guests Mrs
S an Ange lo -----------Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morgan, 1901 ..------— . Greenleaf of I abbock. and Paula son Tommy III of Sweetwater. Carter’s daughter and son-in-law,
---Beechwood Ln . are Mrs Mor and Mrs. Henry Orsini, 3342 Stephens of Fort Worth
Ens and Mrs Donald Coonrod gan’s sister and family, Capt and Rosedale Dr. • have as their guests They will attend the German Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pope arrived and children, Stephanie and Ther-
and daughter Ronda Lynn of Mrs. Homer Gonzalez and their their daughter, Mrs. Marshal following the Cotillion Christmas Friday night by train from El esa of Fort Worth.
Corpus Christi are visiting with children. Debbie Horner Jr and Doke Jr and Doke "ash-Ball when Miss Minter will be Paso for a holiday visit with Mr. ---_
his parents Mr and Mrs V J David Markos inston. D. Crwhere Lt. Doke presented as one of the 1961 Co-and Mrs. Johnny Warlick, 2902 Mrs. John Lane of Hollywood,
Coonrod of 3110 Buffalo Gap Rd The visitors originally from stationed at the Pentagon, and tillion Belles and the Bachelors Simmons, and R. M. Pope and Calif., is visiting Mrs. Will W =
their son: Dick, student in George- Club Ball Wednesday evening. Rhama Pope at Caps. Hair of 1418 Mulberry.
town University Dental School in I ___
-------— Hampton, Va., are residing in
Mrs James H Wilson of 1157 Lake Charles, La., where Capt
Poplar is entertaining her daush- Gonzalez is stationed
ter and family. Mr and Mrs. Dil- ___
Washington
_ mus James of El Paso—
Mrs. €. S. Wood, Denison, and
Mr
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brown
To wish you
May yours be filled with the happiness of an 4
old fashioned Merry Christmed
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Mr. and Mrs Claude V. Scott
Holiday guests in the Stewart Jr of Memphis, Tenn., their chil-
Noland home, 1710 Elmwood, are dren, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scott
the Nolands’ son and his wife. Mr and daughter of Dallas are visi-
and Mrs. Don Noland of Austin, ting in the home of Mr. and Mrs
. ---C. V. Scott 602 Briarwood.
Johnny Russell, sophomore at ___-______.
North Texas University will be First class Corpsman Linn B
visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Meyerdirk and family, recently
Curtis Harber Jr of 1718 Me- returned from French Morocco.
Cracken, are visiting Mrs Meyerdirk’s par
—— -----ents. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Jefferies.
Visiting Mr and Mrs. Frank Dr. and Mrs. C. A McFadden
, 1 . University, Waco, is spending Murphy, 517 Riverside Blvd. are 942 Santos, have as their guests,
and Mrs. Jack Crumpler Christmas vacation with his par- their daughter and her family,
ta are snonding Christ. . ... * *-— Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Young and See ABILENE, Pg. 5-B
Fred Alle, student at Baylor
SU
Tommye Ann Hawkins, sopho 1426 N. 19th St
more at Texas Woman’s- Univer-
sity, will be visiting in the home
of Odessa are spending Christ- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Adrjan Allen,
mas with his parents Mr and 3366 Green Acres. -------
Mrs. Adrian Crum pler. 2925 S. ___
12th St
Mr. and Mrs. Rud Swan of
Jack Crumpler is wire editor Clyde are hosts to Capt and
for the Odessa American. Mrs William R Swan and Helen
---Bowers of Hopkinsville. Ky , and
Mr and Mrs. Edmund R Yates Jack R. Swan of Lubbock.
and sons. David and Robert, of -
Dallas are holiday visitors in the Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pfeifer,
home of his parents, Mr and 2410 Campus Ct., and children
Mrs. Edmund Yates. 1042 Amaril- are hosts to Mr. and Mrs. W.
1C (Clough of Brownwood and Mr.
Guests in the J. M Hamilton
of her mother, Mrs Mary Jo home Rt. 5. are their daughter
Hawkins of 1258 Portland and family. Mr. and Mrs Richard
A. White and sons, Richard Al-
Thirteen grandchildren ages six len Jr and John Steven of Fort
months to eight years, along with Worth; another daughter and her
their parents, are spending the family. Mr and Mrs George S
holidays with the Rev and Mrs. Faulkner and daughters, Jackie
C. D. McEntire of 917 Victoria, Lynn and Georgann, of San An
Guests are Mr. and Mrs 0 L Angelo. A niece, Mrs Roger D.
Dorsey, Gordon, Dee Anna and
Eve, all of San Angelo Mr and
Mrs Bill Spence, Billy. Karen
and Steven, all of Midland. Mr
and Mrs Garland Cates. Bobby,
Joe and twins Debbie and Larry
of Los Cruces, N.M.. and Mr
and Mrs. Steve McEntire Sidney
Kay e Ann and Teri 5349 S 7th
Other guests were Mrs McEn-
tires parents. Mr and Mrs. C. O
Welch of Sweetwater.
The Rev McEntire is pastor of
Selle, and her daughters. Bettye
Jane and Mary Sue of Irving,
will be other guests.
Mr and Mrs Walter Ford. 1434
Elmwood, are entertaining their
daughter, Sarah, home from Jul
liard School of Music, New York
City; Mrs Ford’s mother, Mrs
Otto Carter, and her sister, Miss
Velma Carter, of Sweetwater
( apt Marvin C. Mayfield and
ton
SEASONS
The Abilene
Printing & Stationery Company
extends
Best Wishes for a
Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year
282 PINE
DOWNTOWN
3392 N. 1ST
Oakweed Village
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unrestrained
Let bells ring out their
message of joy! Let
laughing children and
lull - throated organs
sound the keyl Let hills
and woodland echo it!
Its • Merry. MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
5489 N 3RD
CENTRAL
ROOFING & MATERIALS CO.
OW 2-1287
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How very many happy recollections come to
our mind at this season of the year.... May
your day be as merry as your heart is light....
May we, too, recall with sincere appreciation
the important part you have played in our own
business growth. For your friendship, we are
truly grateful.
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 184, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 1961, newspaper, December 24, 1961; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1672170/m1/26/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.