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Jewel Marsh .. ..
Editor
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Tuesday, September 16, 1952
Sweetwater Teachers Attend
Delta Kappa Gamma Meeting
Sixteen Sweetwater members of
Gamma Tau Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma, national honorary
sorority tor women teachers, were
in Rotan Monday evening for the
first meeting of this school year.
Miss Earline Bennett of Sweetwa-
ter is chapter president.
Speaker was E. M. McConnell,
supervisor of Jones County schools.
Reports on the state convention
were given by Mrs. E. J. VVood-
. Victory HD Clum
With Mrs. Lee
The Victory Home Demonstra-
tion Club met Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. C. B. Lee.
Roll call was answered with "My
Most Embarrassing Moment."
Mrs. Frank Cleckler, president,
gave some highlights of 'lie THDA
State Convention which was held in
Kingsville, stating that Miss Mau-
rine Hearne, a former Roscoan,
was one of the principal speakers.
Miss Sue Hawthorne. County
Home Demonstration Agent, gave
a demonstration of making peanut
butter bread, which was most deli-
cious.
Guests for the meeting were
Mrs. Jimmy Johnson of Hale ''en-
ter and Mrs. E. C. Schneider.
Members present were Mrnes.
Frank Cleckler, Wendell Cleckler,
Bill Henrichs. Waymon Jacobs,
Gladys Johnson. C. B. Lee, J. L.
Kerby, A. J. Marth, A. L. Odom,
D. S. McGee, Vernon Smith, J. B.
Allison and L. O. Taylor.
ward and Miss Bennett of Sweet-
water.
Two elections filled vacancies.
Mrs. Herman Phillips of Sweetwa-
ter was elected second vice-presi-
dent replacing Mrs. Odis Young of
Roby, who has resigned: Mrs. J.
V. Younger of Sweetwater was
elected recording secretary to re-
place Miss Nona Cobb, who is
teaching in Brownwood instead of
Sweetwater this year.
Miss Louise Cumbie of Sweetwa-
ter was appointed treasurer.
Attending from Sweetwater were
Mmes. Robt. Higgins, Phillips,
Roger Eaton, Ray Crockett, Leon
Kidd, A. D. Gaither, Woodward,
Lillian Brown, V. O. Reagan,
Aleta Pennell, Leo Jones, and
Younger; Misses Bennett, Cumbie,
Jeannette Wade, and Minnie Lee
Coates.
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Hospital Notes
Sweetwater Hospital
Saturday admissions to Sweetwat-
er Hospital included Miss Laura
Sheridan of 1204 Bawcom; Don
Wilson of 108V2 West Broadway;
Mrs. Ralph Shaffer of 1413 Lub-
(bock; Herman Rhoton of Mid-
land; Mrs. Carl Williams of 4310
Crane; Louise Vaughn, daughter of
Edward Vaughn of Little Rock,
Ark.
Saturday dismissals included
Fred Forgay, Jerry Potter, Clau-
dine Walker, Tim Davis, Mrs. Hat-
tie Thornton. Alfred Ohlenbusch,
Chester Barnes.
Sunday admissions included Mrs.
Jerry Maberry of 1705 Sam Hous-
ton; Mrs. Eva Hodges of Route 1,
i Sweetwater; T. N. Minix of 908 Ce-
|dar; W. A. (Lonnie) Davis of 1410
| Josephine; R. M. Hollowell of
Maryneal; Roy Jones of 1015 West
Third; Mrs. R. P. Ware of Snyder;
J. B. Nettleton of Route 2, Sweet-
water.
Monday admissions to Sweetwat-
er Hospital included James T. Kyle
of 1111 Hickory; Mrs. Wayne H.
Tyrone of Nolan.
Sunday dismissals included
Louise Vaughn, Mrs. Archie and
baby, Don Wilson, Mrs. Marshall
Kemp and baby, Rebecca Smith,
Juanita Spradlin, Mrs. Roy Rankin,
Mrs. Don Johnson and baby, Mrs.
Wm. H. Slaughter, G. O. Hill.
Dismissals included V. C. Ball-
ing, Mrs. Cal Montgomery. Mrs. I.
V. Roberts, Mrs. G. E. Clenden-
non and baby, Mrs. J. M. Mat-
thews.
Young Medical Center
Saturday admissions to Young
Medical Center included Mrs. B.
C. Payne of Trent, Mrs. J. C.
George of Hamlin, Mrs. R. E.
Cooksey of Lockney. No dismissals
were reported.
Monday admissions to Young
Medical Center included Joe Ry-
lander Sr. of Snyder; Mary Rodri-
quez of Sweetwater.
On Sunday, 110 admissions were
reported. Dismissals included Mrs.
Blande Hope and Mrs. C. E.
Westbrook.
Dismissals included Mrs. J. C.
George. Mrs. R. E. Cooksey, Mrs.
C. E. Moore, and Virgil Kichburg.
The huge wings of a B-47 Stra-
tojet bomber "wiggle" as much as
13 feet in flight.
IKWS BRIEFS
One Colorado City group attend-
ing the funeral of Mrs. J. P. Ma-
jors here Monday afternoon includ-
ed Mrs. J. L. Pidgeon, Mrs. Lu-
cian Maddin, Mrs. Frank Ranis-
dell, Mrs. O. L. Simpson, and Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Crosthwaite.
Miss Anne Boyd returned Sun-
day after having visited since
June with a n'ecs, Mrs. Sherman
Glass, and Mr. Glass at La Grange
Park, III. Mr. and Mrs. Glass for-
merly lived here.
Alva Hickman of Colorado City
was among out-of-town people at-
tending Mrs. J. P. Majors' funeral
Monday afternoon.
Miss Anne Anderson, who was
listed recently as returning to Tex-
as Tech, Lubbock, tor her sopho-
more year, has transferred to Mc-
Murry College, Abilene.
Bobby Lewis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Lewis, has returned
to duty on his ship after a visit
with his parents. With him was a
friend. Max Mays of West Virginia,
who was a Sunday guest in the
Lewis home. Bobby has served two
tours of duty in Korean waters.
Mrs. Frank Sparks of F" ";MarH
was here for Mrs. J. I\ Majors'
funeral Monday afternoon and
sang, by request, "In The Gar-
den," at the service. She was an
overnight guest in the home of her
sister, Mrs. Raymond Bishop, and
Mr. Bishop.
Marriage licenses issued by the
Nolan County clerk's office recent-
ly include the following: Albert
Richard Moser and Anna Louise
Bauman; Don Wayne Salyer and
Jesica Irby Holden; Clarence Tru-
man Rowell and Miss Joyce Mor-
ris.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Jolley and
daughters and M. C. Green spent
last weekend in San Antonio visit-
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Jolley's son,
Duane Jolley. who is stationed at
Lackland Air Base.
T. N. Minix, who became ill at
Sunday School in First Methodist
Church Sunday morning and who
was later admitted to Sweetwater
Hospital, was reported Tuesday
morning to be much improved. He
is the father of Mrs. Olaf South,
Mrs. Lloyd McBeth, and Miss Nel-
lon Minix.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Craddock left
this week t>n their, vacation trip to
Dallas and other points. Mr. Crad-
jdock is with Stanolind Oil Com-
| pany and Mrs. Cradock is nurses'
| administrator at Sweetwater Hos-
,'pital. They live at 1643 Woodruff
Lane.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Richards
(have moved from 1111 Crane to
3007 McLean Street in Fort Worth.
Mr. Richards was with Shaw's
Food Store here and is now asso-
ciated with Worth Food Stores in
Fort Worth. Mrs. Richards was
employed at Tansil's.
Guest this week of C. A. Clayton
is her long-time friends, Mrs. J.
M. Smith of Tyler formerly of Ro-
tan.
Before Justice of the Peace M. C.
Manroe, two defendants entered
entered pleas of guilty to speeding
charges filed by Highway Patrol
Officers Scale and Dyson. The
drivers were fined $18 and $14 re-
i speetively, costs included.
S-Sgt. Max Feagan, son of Mr.
j and Mrs. E. D. Feagan of Sweet-
water, returned Sunday to Bar-
stow, Calif., where he is stationed
with the Marines. Feagan. an ar-
J tillery inspector was here in Sweet-
water for 30 days.
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TUESDAY
Eastern Star's regular meeting
in Masonic Hall at 7:30 p. m.
Federation Workshop committee
to meet with Mrs. W. B. Wetsel
Jr. at her home, 1109 East 13th, at
8 p. m.
Zeta Kappa Chapter, Beta Sigma
Phi, to to meet in Rose Room at 8
p. m.
Xi Alpha Lambda Exemplar
Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi to meet
with Mrs. A1 Brandt, 1500 Jose-
phine.
WEDNESDAY
Women's Golf at 9 a. m.
Bible Class, Fourth and Elm
Street Church of Christ, at 10 a.
m.
Bible Class, Lamar Street
Church of Christ, at 9:30 a. m.
Girl Scout leaders training ses-
sion in St. Stephen's Mission Hall
at 9:30 a. m.
Sweetwater Garden Club's open-
ing luncheon at the home of Mrs.
C. B. Whorton, 811 James.
WMS of Calvary Lutheran
Church to meet with Mrs. H. D.
Ohlenbusch, 1211 Beall, at 3 p. m.
J. P. Cowen P-TA listed for reg-
ular meeting at 3 p. m.
Mrs. Don Robert Roden
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Don Robert Roden, Former Resident,
Married to Miss Edwards of Odessa
THURSDAY
Sorosis Study Club to open with
brunch in Rose Room at 9:30 a. jn.
Mrs. Davis Clark, president, host-
ess.
Self Culture Club to open with
luncheon at Starr's Drive-In at 1
p. m.
Athenaeum Club to open with
luncheon in Rose Room at 1 p. m.
20th Century to meet at 3 p. m.
with Mrs. W. B. Wetsel Jr. at 1109
East 13th.
Cro-Knit-Em Club to meet at 3
p. m. with Mrs. George Wilson, 211
East Third.
FRIDAY
Girl Scout Leaders Training
Course at 9:30 a. m. in St. Steph-
en's Mission Hall.
ODESSA—Special—Miss Patsy
Sue Edwards, of Odessa, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Edwards of
Ranger, became the bride of Don
Robert Roden, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie L. Roden of 517 West 25th
Street. Odessa, in Hobbs, N. M.
Mr. Roden and his parents for-
merly lived in Sweetwater, moving
to Odessa in 1935. He is the
grandson of Mrs. W. F. Roden of
903 West Third and of Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Adams of 208 West Oklahoma,
Sweetwater.
In Hobbs
The couple, accompanied by
members of the bridegroom's fam-
ily, traveled to New Mexico io
recite vows in the Hobbs First Me-
thodist Church. The Rec. C. E.
Jameson, former Odessa pastor,
and now of Hobbs, was officiant for
the double-ring vows read at 1 p.
m., Sept. 2.
The bride wore a rose gabardine
suit with navy blue accessories and
I a corsage of white carnations. Her
| suit harmonized with the interior
I decoration of the church where
rose carpeting reflected the ar-
| rangement of white altar gladioli.
Live In Odessa
The couple left for a honeymoon
trin. spending a week in El Paso
and New Mexico points. They are
at home in Odessa.
Mrs. Roden is a 1951 graduate of
Ranger High School. Prior to her
marriage she had been employed
for a year in Odessa with General
Adjustment Bureau. lioden, a 1952
graduate of Odessa High School
was a member of the Broncho foot-
hall team and the golf team.
He is enrolling this week in
Odessa College to major in petro-
leum engineering.
19 Young People
At Fellowship
Nineteen young people attended
the Monday evening meeting of
the Young People's Fellowship
Club on Monday evening at 7
o'clock in the Orient Depot. This is
an inter-denominational organiza-
tion with all young Christians in-
vited to attend, according to Dickie
Amos, president.
A special speaker, the Rev. Bill
Gillam, field director for the Ori-
ental Missiory Society's work in
Colombia. South America, talked
to the club on his work.
Civic Music Workers,
Drive Leaders Meet
.•
Lining up definite plans for the annual Sweetwater Civic _
Music membership drive was the order of the evening at a
meeting of drive leaders Monday evening with the national
headquaters worker, Russell Rokahr, who arrived Monday
and who will remain here this wek and throughout the drive
week, Sept. 22-27.
Workers
Mrs. Manse Wood, membership chairman, is working
with Mr. Rokahr and Larry Hubbard, Civic Music presi-
dent, to set up divisional chairmen and captains for the
drive. *
Kick-off dinner for all workers is set for 6:30 next Mon-
day evening, Sept. 22, in the Blue Bonnet Hotel.
Bennett Reunion
Held Here Sept. 7
Assembling at the home of the
late Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bennett
at 700 East Avenue A, children,
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren of the couple held their an-
nual reunion on Sunday, Sept. 7.
The reunion was instituted a
number of years ago to honor Mrs.
Bennett on her birthday, Sept. 6.
Attending
Attending the reunion this year
were the following:
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Meadow and
children, Kyle, Evette and Le-
vonne, of Baird: Mr. and Mrs.
Audrey Frazier and children, Lar-
ry and Ruth Ann. of Abilene; Mr.
and Mrs. S. A. Driggers and sons,
Sherman Jr. and Markile, of
Trent; Wesley Lynch of Fort
Worth; Mrs. J. W. Lynch of Lake
Sweetwater.
Also Mr. and Mis. W. 11. Bennett
and Miss Earline Bennett; Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Bennett and daughter,
Ann: and the hostess, Miss Clara
Bennett, all of Sweetwater.
Meal
The noon meal was served buf-
fet style. Barbecued chicken, ice
cream, salads and pastries were
on the menu.
Those unable to attend includ-
ed Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Bennett of
Cisco, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Ben-
nett of Fort Worth; Mr. ind Mrs.
J. C. Barnes, Graeie and Dall, of
Corsicana: Virginia Barnes of Aus-
tin. Alfred Barnes of Eldorado,
Calif., Mr. and Mrs. J. G. MeCart
of Manilla, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Underwood and Missy of New Wa-
verly, Mrs. J. W. Lynch Jr. and
children. Bob and Shelley.
Ruth Circle In
!. S. Clay Home
Ruth Circle of Highland Heights
Methodist Church met Monday
with Mrs. L. S. Clay. Mrs. Austin
Visor presided, and prayers wer^
said by Mrs. J. A. Mitchell aniw
W. C. George.
Mrs. J. R. Williams gave the de-
votional from Matthew 27, ant.
Mrs. J. O. Steele taught the "Afri-
can Heritage" lesson.
Refreshments were served to
Mmes. W. O. Miller, O. L. Dodson,
W. A. Steele, R. L. Kerr, Visor,
W. N. Baucum, Mitchell, E. O.
Evans, Williams, George, J. O.
Steele, and Clay.
Mrs. Rowlett Is
Circle Hostess
Mrs. B. H. Rowlett was hostess
Monday to Belle Bennett Circle, of
which Mrs. J. W. Welch is chair-
man.
Following prayer by Mrs. A. B.
Coekrell and the devotional from
Matthew 27 by Mrs. B. D. Whit-
field, the lesson "African Heri-P
tage" was taught by Mrs. Lee
Adams.
Refreshments were served to a
guest, Mrs. E. M. Lawrence, and
these members: Mmes. Adams, W.
P. Brooks, Leon Nunn, Whitfield,
Coekrell, W. F. Hollowell. C. A
Clayton, Welch, M. C. Slater. J. L.
Shepherd, and Rowlett.
Three times as many schools
buses were made in 1949 than any
other type of bus.
DIAL
Girl Scout Leaders Training
Class in 2nd Session Wednesday
TOM ASHLEY
Representative
United American Insurance Co.,
of Dallas.
Life — Hospitalization — Polio
Off: Across Highway 80 (ram
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P O. Box 708—Sweetwater
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Wottled Fresh
Dally In
Sweetwater
Get The New
Blue & Orange
Carton Today
Lions Leaders Meet
President Lester Turner and Sec-
retary Marshall Willis of the Sweet-
water Lions Club attended a zone
conference of Lions club leaders in
Abilene Monday night.
Representatives of 13 clubs at-
tended.
Ireland's great Home Festival
"An Tostal" to welcome exiles and
friends from all over the world will
be formally opened with an elab-
orate religious ceremony in Dublin
Cathedral on Easter Monday, 1953.
West Side Baptist
Church Revival To
Open Friday Night
A revival meeting will be held
jhere at West Side Baptist Church,
i opening Friday night and continu-
j ing through Sunday, Sept. 28, the
| pastor, the Rev. L. B. Moss, an-
nounced Tuesday.
Evangelist for the meeting will
j be the Rev. W. C. Ashford of Abi-
j lene, former pastor of Abilene
| South Side Baptist Church. "The
| Rev. Mr. Ashford was former pas-
tor at Colorado City and is well-
known in this territory, one of our
strongest men," the pastor said.
Music will be led by Roy David-
son.
Services will be held each eve-
ning at 7:30 with morning services
from 9:30 to 10:30 o'clock.
I Second session of the three-ses-
Ision training course being held
this week for leaders and prospec-
tive leaders of Sweetwater Girl
Scout and Brownie troops is to be
|held at St. Stephen's Mission Hall
jon Wednesday morning, starting at
9:30 a. m.
I The third session is salted for
Friday morning at the same time.
jThe first session was held Monday,
i Miss Margaret McAdams and Miss
| Jean Cates of the West Texas Area
Girl Scout Office are in charge.
Mrs. Hez Hawley Jr., training
j chairman of the Sweetwater Girl
j Scout Association, arranged the
I course.
Leaders are urgently needed for
I local troops, according to Mrs. L.
T. Nelson, president of the associa-
tion.
More than 3.000,000 farm trac-
tors are now in use in the United
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