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THE PALMER RUSTLE
her 21, 1967
Miss Norma Gentry Weds Joe Wilson in
Home Ceremony Here Saturday Evening
Miss Normalee Gentry, 1111
N. Gaines, Ennis, became the
bride of Roger Joe Wilson of
- Avalon Saturday in a 7 p.m.
ceremony at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. .
. Gentry, 1111 N. Gaines. Parents
of the bridegroom are Mr. and
" Mrs. James Kenneth Wilson of W
* Avalon.
The bride’s brother, Douglas
41
* Gentry, and her cousin, Miss | > ,Me
/ Margie Edrington, lighted the
white candles in a pair of floor 1
candelabra at the improvised al- tec ' %
tar as a recording of “Because” j» ........
X was played. A recording of Wag- ,/......, -
ner’s "Bridal Chorus" from Loh- 1
engrin was played for the pro- f ■ .......«/
cessional. 1 ' wes •
Miss Mickey Gentry was her * ROGER TOR TIT SON
sister’s maid of honor while the MRS. ROGER JOE WILSON
bridegroom’s best man was his the bride’s colors.
Debate Feature 1
Of Gavel Club's
Monthly Meet
A debate between two teams ,
of club members made up the I
feature speech for the regular
monthly meeting of the Ellis
County 4-E Gavel Club. The de-
bate was between David Bigham
and Troy Looney taking the af-
firmative, and Charlotte Looney
and Karen Hoggard on the side
of the negative. The questions
for the debate was "Resolved:
Pee Wee Football Should be
continued."
The negative viewpoint was
leemed the winner by a pannel
of three 4-H Adult Leader judg-
es. Following the debate, table
topic speeches were given by
Hugh and Bruce Browning and
Nita Bigham. Henry Wither-
spoon presided at the meeting.
Crusaders Class
Christmas Party
At Curry Home
Mrs. Bobby Joe Curry
Mrs. Coy Lynn hosted the Cru-
an'd
r father. The Rev. Harold Burns,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church here, performed the
« double ring ceremony.
Bride’s Gown
> The bride was given in mar-
- riage by her father. She wore
* an A-line styled white bonded
crepe dress, fashioned with roll
' collar and bell sleeves. Her
shoulder length veil of white tul-
, le was held by a crown of pearl
studded fabric roses and she car-
ried a bouquet of white carna-
. tions centered with a white or-
chid.
The maid of honor wore a
‘ modish pink and white A-line
X dress of sheer wool with har-
X monizing accessories.
: Reception
, The reception which followed
the ceremony was also at the
Gentry home.
2 Miss Judy Roark, cousin of the
. bride, presided at the guest
■ book while Mrs. David Helner,
- sister of the bride, and her cou-
sin, Miss Janet Smith of Ava-
- lon, ladled the punch at alter-
- nate periods. Miss Kathleen
Gentry, also a cousin of the
" bride, served the wedding cake,
- an all-white three-tiered crea-
tion, whose top tiers were sep-
arated by white columns and
. which was embossed with confec-
/ tion roses and bells. Atop the
- cake were the traditional minia-
ture bride and bridegroom.
The table, laid with a white
satin cloth, overlaid with a white
, net cloth, was edged with white
- bows and had a centerpiece fea-
C turing moss green, carrying out
When the couple left, the
bride was wearing an avocado
green A-line, long sleeved knit
dress with matching gloves, oth-
er accessories of black and an
orchid corsage. She was graduat-
ed from Ennis High School and
Neilsons Beauty College and is
a beautician at Dorothy’s Beauty
Salon.
The bridegroom, a graduate
of Avalon High School, attended
Navarro Junior College.
After their wedding trip, the
couple will be at home here at
504 W. Linden St.
Tabernacle Bapt.
Willing Workers
Class Yule Dinner
The Heritage Room at Ye Olde |
Inn was the setting for the
Christmas party of the Willing
Workers Sunday School class of |
Tabernacle Baptist Church.
As guests arrived they placed I
their exchange gift under a ]
Christmas tree with twinkling i
lights, placed in the corner of |
the room; then were seated at |
a long table decorated with cen- 1
saiders Class of Tabernacle Bap-
tist Church with a Christmas
party Friday night at the Cur-
ry home, 1302 Red Oak.
The devotional was given by
Ronnie Pollan, who spoke on
"CHRISTMAS," each letter hav-
ing a special significance today
as to 1900 years ago.
Gifts were presented to Mrs.
W. IL. Wells, class teacher, and
also to Lottie Moon offerings.
Coffee, Cokes, sandwiches,
dip and cake were served to
class members and their hus-
bands. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Ronnie Pollan, Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Roberts, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Ben Munn, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Doherty, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Martin, Mrs. Henry
Vrana, Mrs. W. L. Wells, Mrs.
Charles Worley and host and
hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe
Curry and Mrs. Coy Lynn.
ELLIS COUNTY-REARED AF RECRUITER LT. EVELYN LIV-
ELY (on letf) sister of Mrs. Wayne Gentry of Ennis, admin-
isters oath to Recruit Miss Elva Stander of Denver, Colo.,
. who entered the Air Force as a nurse.
AF RECRUITER LT. LIVELY, FROM EC
SISTER OF MRS. W. GENTRY OF ENNIS
Chism-Landers
Legion Post
Dinner Set
Chism-Landers Post 361, Am-
erican Legion will hold its an-
nual Christmas family party
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the
American Legion Hall.
Gifts will be exchanged be-
tween children only.
Each parent brings a gift, for
a child.
A turkey dinner, also ham—
will be served and there will be
a Christmas tree.
Attendance last year was re-
ported to have set a record for
this event.
All members and their fami-
lies are urgently invited to at-
tend and join in this seasonal
festivity; by Ronald Dent, com-
mander.-
terpieces of red and green,
with red candles burning.
Mrs. Jimmie Donnell, presi-
dent of the class greeted the
guests and Mrs. S. T. Wright,
teacher, gave the invocation. A
delicious turkey dinner was then
served to all present.
Mrs. Glenn Gerron guidance
director in the public school sys-
tem gave the devotional entitled
“The Richest Gift.” She spoke of
a friend saying that since the
children had grown up and with
taxes and inflation Christmas
wasn’t as much fun as it had
once been and that what she
needed was a substitute for
money. Mrs. Gerron went on to
say that “we do have a substitute
for money at the Christmas sea-
son, ‘ourselves’.
One of the many illustrations
she used, as a substitute for
money, was when some of her
students one year said they
didn’t have the money to buy
gifts for their parents and bro-
MRS. PHILLIP PRING JR.
Sandra Corley, Airline Stewardess and
Former Ennisite, Weds Ensign Pring Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Corley, mint green sheer wool and
carried white carnations. Mike
1533 Glendale Drive, Wichita
Falls, formerly of Ennis, have
announced the Nov. 18 marriage
of their daughter, Sandra Corley
to Ensign Philip Pring Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pring,
Hurst, Texas.
The bride and bridegroom
are graduates of North Texas
State University. She has been
a Stewardess for American Air-
lines, based in Chicago. She was
graduated from Ennis High
School.
Mr. Pring was graduated from
high school in Hyattsville, Mid.
Pring of Hurst was best man.
Ushers were Bill Casswell, Den-
ton, and Ronald Formby, Grand
Prairie.
The bridegroom’s parents
gave a reception in their home
after the ceremony. Mmes.
George Ireland and Bob Rach-
fleisch assisted.
Mrs. Jim Howard of Glade-
water and Mrs. Perry Pring of
Houston, grandmothers of the
couple, were among those at-
tending the wedding and recep-
tion.
Frankie Dlabaj
Welcomed Home
With Dinner
Frankie Dlabaj, who has been
in the US Army stationed in
Germany, was honored with a
welcome home dinner at t h e
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Dlabaj Jr., 509 East
Milam St., Ennis, Sunday, Dec.
17. Those present besides the
honoree were his parents and
his brothers and sisters, Mary
Ann, Billy, Raymond, Helen, Da-
vid and Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Dlabaj, Dennis and Jeffrey; Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Dlabaj, Jerry
Jr., and Ernest; Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hanson and Lori Ann
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ham-
monds and Brenda. Chicken,
ham, klobase and all the trim-
mings were served;.
This petite vivacious young
lady (1 on left) is Lt. Evelyn
Lively, 23, your friendly Air
Force recruiter, from Red Oak,
the AFROTC Auxiliary, which
was the gateway for her decision
to join the Air Force. Another
favorite campus interest was her ,
sorority, Gamma Phi Beta of
which she served as house presi-
Ellis County—sister of Mrs.
Wayne Gentry of Ennis, failing... .
from the heart of Texas, Lt. dent. Other campus activities
Lively finds her new job of re-
cruiting in the four state area
of Colorado, Wyoming, South
Dakota and Nebraska adventure-
some and rewarding.
A position as a junior execu-
tive in one of America’s largest
firms is this young officer’s idea
of a perfect way to begin one’s
career. The immediate position
of authority and supervision af-
fords one excellent opportunity
for experience as a leader.
Lt. Lively was graduated from
East Texas State University in
that captured her .attention in-
May, 1967, with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Home Econo-
mics Education. While in college,
, she was active in Angel Flight; J other recruits.
cluded Eta Epsilon, Student Sen-
ate, Annual Staff as well as in-
tramural tennis.
Denver is Lt' Lively’s first as-
signment since her commission-
ing from Officer Training School
in San Antonio. Her job is offic-
er training selection officer and
administrative officer.
Fifty young men from Colora-
do, Wyoming, South Dakota and
Nebraska were sworn into the
Air Force en masse in Denver
by attractive Lt. Lively and they
left Thursday for basic training
at Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio. Their swearing-in likely
was more pleasant than for most
thers and sisters. She suggest- stationed in
ed that they give gift certificates.
Each made one or more, giving
He is an ensign in the US Navy
I Corpus Christi.
While in NTSU he was presi-
dent of his fraternity, Pi Kappa
- Miss Gooch, Mrs.
Lawhon Hostesses
Baylor SS Dinner
X Miss Thelma Gooch and Mrs.
- J. V. Lawhon were hostesses to
, the other members of the Bay-
lor Baptist Business and Pro-
- fessional Women’s Sunday
* School Class recently at a
Christmas buffet, held in Fel-
lowship Hall of the church.
. A Yule cloth ana napkins
v were used at the long table
” where the guests were seated
for the meal and the centerpiece
* included Santa, with trailing
: English ivy interspersed by
- lighted red candles,
extending to the ends of the
table.
A centerpiece of red ploin-
* settias and English ivy fronds
was used on the serving tab-
le, which was laid with a white
linen cloth and decked with
turkey spaghetti, asparagus
casserole, tossed salad, blue-
- berry congealed salad, garlic
- toast, olives, pickles, salted
nuts, coffee, tea and banana nut
loaf dessert.
The invocation was by t h e
class teacher, Mrs. Joe
Hawkins. Following the supper,
Mrs. Troy Dungan led the
, group in Christmas songs with
Mrs. Waldo Newcomb at the
T piano.
Mrs. Grady C. French gave
% the Christmas story, "The Lit-
tlest Angel.”
The 25 members present then
exchanged gifts.
1st Methodist
WSCS Annual
Yule Luncheon
The First Methodist Woman’s
Society of Christian Service
members held their Christmas
covered-dish luncheon Monday
in the church fellowship hall.
Mrs. Paul 0. Cardwell gave
the invocation. Two long tables
were decorated with red pyra-
cantha berries and frondage,
decked with white birds, while
the center of the head table was
garlanded with cedar and red
ornaments, interspersed with red
candles. The decorations were
by Mrs. W. C. Fitzgerald and
Mrs. Jane Williams.
After lunch, Mrs. R. I. Mc-
Clendon, president, presented
Mrs. Bill D. Bozek, program
chairman, who introduced the
Rev. Roy Redman, .associate pas-
tor. The Rev. Mr. Redman sang
a solo, "Oh, Holy Night,” and
led the group in singing Christ-
mas Carols, accompanied by Mrs.
W. S. White.
Mrs. McClendon gave the de-
votional, “Light of the World,”
and the closing prayer.
some chore he or she would do
at a certain time without grumb-
ling. They were giving them-
selves. She followed this up later
to see if the families had accept-
ed these gifts and carried
through with them. Mrs. Gerron
pointed out that we need to know
how to receive gifts as well as
give them; but we are reminded
of the richest gift of all at this
time of year—the gift of Jesus
that we might have life everlast-
ing.”
Gifts were then exchanged
from under the tree. Nineteen
Alpha.
The couple recited their nup-
tial vows in the First Methodist
Church in Hurst with the pastor
officiating. Bill Morris was or-
ganist .
The bride wore a street length
white cotton brocade1 sheath
dress and coat, with a mantilla
lace veil and a cluster of roses
and leaves trimmed in seed
pearls. Her bouquet was white
and pink baby carnations. Her
father gave her in marriage.
Miss Susan Kelly of Midland
was maid of honor and w ore
members and guests were pre- —
sent.
CWF Yule Program
Hosted by Mrs.
Harlan Noel
The Christian Women’s Fel-
lowship of First Christian
Church met for an afternoon
Christmas program, hosted by
Mrs. Harlan Noel at her home,
700 N. Dallas St.
Mrs. Joe Henderson gave the
opening prayer and 17 answered
roll call. The Christmas devo-
Teague's Son,
War Wounded,
Home For Yule
WAISHIINIGTON. — James M.
Teague, son of Rep. Olin Teague
of College Station, will arrive
here Sunday on a 30-day leave
from his Agency for Internation-
al Development post in Phuo-
clong, Vietnam.
TheB. A. Dodsons
Honor 3 With Dec.
Birthdays at Party
Mr. and Mrs. Billy A. Dodson
honored Mr. Dodson’s father, A.
J. Dodson, and Mrs. Dodson’s
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ocie
Gibson of Waxahachie, with a
birthday party Friday night at
their home, Route 2, Ennis. All
have December birthdays.
The refreshment table was
centered with a horn of plenty
filled with holly and Christmas
balls. The three layer birthday
cake was topped with miniature
Santas and encircled with red
candles. Coffee and hot choco-
late were also served.
Christmas music was played
throughout the evening and the
living room decorations includ-
ed a beautifully - ornamented
Christmas tree. Holly, miniature
Santas, candles and mistletoe
were other adornments through-
out the home.
Guests included mostly relativ-
es.
The H. T. Lesters
Host S. S. Class
With Yule Party
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Lester host-
ed the annual Christmas party
of the Willing Workers Sunday
School Class of Baylor Baptist
Church Tuesday at 7 p.m. The
husbands and teacher-members
were special guests.
The Lesters home was festive-
ly decorated in the Christmas
theme. Mrs. C .S. McCormick
read the scripture lesson from
Luke 2:1-20. Mrs. Earl Muirhead
gave the Christmas story, “The
Littlest Shepherd” by Dorothy
Boulware, Mrs. Bud Poe direct-
ed some humorous Christmas
games.
Mrs. W. I Rabe asked the in-
vocation, after which refresh-
ments were served from a table,
laid with a festive Christmas
cloth.
After the gift exchange, the
class presented their associate
teacher, Mrs. Beetrice Chalmers
with a lovely gift. They also
showered their teacher with
numerous gifts. Mrs. Lester pre-
sented each of the women
of her class with an apron that
she had made.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
Farmer, Mr and Mrs. Errol Mor-
gan, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barn-
es, Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead,
Mrs. Rabe, Mrs Poe, Mrs. Bill
Jones, Mrs. J. D. Hudson, Mrs.
Mardis Brasher, Mrs. Sallie
Hefner, Mrs. Chalmers and the
host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester.
Central Hi Home Demonstration Club
Annual Christmas Party, Black Home
Following the gift exchange,
members went into the dining
The Central Hi Home (Demon-
ctration Club members h eld
their annual Christmas party re-
cently at the attracitve home of
Mrs. James Black Jr.
Mrs. Black’s home was beau-
tifully decorated in the Yule
theme, which included a floor-
to-ceiling green tree, with orna-
ments, lights, artificial snow
and icicles in the living room.
Before the beginning of the
party, a short, business session
Was held. Christmas carols were
played softly from the . stereo
throughout the afternoon, as
members sang carols. Mrs. M.
room where refreshments of
green and red salads, crackers,
decorated cookies, nuts and red
punch were served from the
gaily-decorated table.
Before members departed for
their homes, the group joined in
singing, "May the Good Lord
Bless and Keep You.”
Present besides members was
a guest, Mrs. Jim Brazier.
Jim recently received a su-
penficial leg wound when his
tional was given by Mrs. L. R. Vietnamese village was attack-
T. Brewer read appropriate
poems. Mrs. Black had charge of
games, after which she distribut-
ed the gifts members had
NO CONFERENCE PLAN
WASHINGTON. (AP). — The
White House says there1 are no
plans for a multi-lateral sum-
mit conference on Vietnam
brought, for which names had
been drawn previously. The when President
club president, Mrs. Brewer,
was presented a gift from the
club members.
Johnson visits
Australia this week for a me-,
morial service for Prime Min-
ister 'Harold Holt.
COLD FRONT STALLS
A major cold front, that has
been expected to invade the
state, has stalled north of Texas
-and fine weather is shaping up
for another day of Christmas
shopping.
The Jerry J. Laznovsky’s Observe
Their 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Laznov- with a white linen cloth and
bore a large centerpiece of white
sky observed their 25th wedding
anniversary Sunday, Dec. 10, at
their home, south of Bardwell.
Their weekend guests were:
her mother, Mrs. Christoph; sis-
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Martin; nephew and
niece-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Blaha.
About eighty-five relatives and
close friends attended, being
present from Houston, Bellville,
Sealy, Ennis and Bardwell.
" Lunch was served buffet at 1
7 p.m. The invovation was given
by the Rev. C. Douglas White,
pastor, Tabernacle Baptist Chur-
- ch, Ennis.
The dining table was covered
mums and silvered leaves. The
cake was three-tiered, with
white bells and silver "25" deco-
ration; the punch bowl and nut
dishes were silver.
Later the traditional cake and
pineapple sherbet punch and
coffee were served, from a side-
table.
A smaller centerpiece, a gift,
adorned a smaller dinette table
on a white cloth. And a large
pot plant, also a gift, had been
placed on a table in the living
room.
Mrs. Bessie Laznovsky served
the cake; Mrs. Faye Earles, the
punch, and Mrs. Beth Burris, the
coffee.
Hooker who quoted from Luke.
Cards were signed to be sent
to Mrs. Fulton Deavers, who was
reported ill in Ennis Municipal
Hospital and to Mrs. D. M.
Greenstreet of Dallas, a former
member, who is ill.
Mrs. Hooker also gave the pro-
gram a Christmas story, titled
“How the Littlest Sherrie was
Late for Christmas."
The meetting closed with the
Missionary Benediction.
Hot spiced tea and fruit cake
were served by Mrs. Noel whose
home was decorated in seasonal
motif, featuring a beautiful
Christmas tree.
ed.
He will join his wife, Molly,
and his brother, Capt. John 0.
Teague and his wife, his moth-
er, father and sister, Jill, for the
holidays. The Teagues will
spend Christmas in Washington
but will be in Texas for the New
Year’s Cotton Bowl game.
DEATH COUNT TO 5
The death toll rose to five at
Houston this morning from an
accident at the Armco Steel Mill
in which 30 tons of molten metal
were spilled. Dying of burns in
a Houston hospital before dawn
was 39-year-old Willy Miller.
WSG’s Annual
Christmas Party
At Overall Home
The annual Christmas party
of the Wesleyan Service Guild
of First Methodist Church was
held in the beautiful decorated
home of Mrs. John Overall.
The meeting was opened with
prayer and a brief business ses-
sion followed.
Mrs. Overall presented the
program, giving the story be-
hind the writing of many favo-
rite carols, while the Christmas
carols were played as back-
ground music.
Mrs. T. N. Scallorn and Mrs.
K. C. Titsworth, co-hostesses,
served coffee, decorated Christ-
mas cookies, mints and nuts
Annual Sheriff
Posse Dinner for
Families Slated
The annual Sheriff Posse’s
Christmas dinner will be held at
7 p.m. Friday in the Community
Center at Reagor Springs.
All members and their famili-
es are urged to attend. Members
are to bring gifts for their chil-
dren to be distrinbuted from the
tree, following dinner.
About 50 are expected to at-
tend.
The Hawkins Host Med. Staff, Hospital
Board, Yule Dinner, at Their Telico Home
Mr. and Mrs Harold Borland,
First Baptist
Sunbeams Hold
Christmas Social
The Sunbeams of the First
Baptist Church met at their
regular meeting time Monday
afternoon in the church bunge-
low for alChristmas social. They
sang Christmas carols and play-
ed games. Then they sang “Hap-
py Birthday” to Camille Em-
mert, who will be six on Thurs-
day. Mrs. Cecil Holt then
brought a lesson entitled.
“Heaven’s Greatest Gift.” Mrs.
Rogers and Mrs. Holt then pre-
sented gifts to the children, and
and soft drinks to the fourteen
present. Mrs. Wesley Jackson
led the closing prayer. The
Sunbeams will not meet again
until January 8.
The people of Texas Power &
Light Company extend best
wishes to all for health and
‘ happiness during the Holiday
Season and throughout the
an New Year.
The annual Christmas dinner
for the medical staff and hos-
pital board of Ennis Municipal
Hospital was held Monday eve-
ning at the attractive Telico
country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Hawkins.
Present were Dr. and Mrs. E.
J. Skrivanek, Dr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter McCall, Dr. and Mrs. W. B.
Kinzie, Dr and Mrs Dan
Skrivanek, Dr. and Mrs. C. J.
Gossett, Mrs. James R. Jeter,
Mr. and Mrs. Jaimes Joly, Mr.
and Mrs. H. T. Lester, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Rickert, Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Lawhon, Mrs. Aline
Prestidge, Dr. and Mrs.
Bernard Rosen of Corsicana and
the host and hostess.
After dinner the group toured
the lovely home viewing the
many trophies collected through-
out the world by Mr. and Mrs.
Hawkins.
MRS. ALEXANDER’S
CONDITION BETTER
Mrs. A. D. Alexander, Sr. who
was stricken with a severe heart
attack last Thursday, is improv-
ing satisfactorily. She has been
moved from intensive care to a
private room. She can now have
cards and letters, but cannot
have company, as yet.
Her address is: Mrs. A. D.
Alexander Sr., Room 330, Pres-
byterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
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