Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1954 Page: 10 of 24
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Carolyn Wallace To
Marry Mr. Hahdley
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Wallace, who live north of
Sweetwater, are announcing the engagement and approach-
ing marriage of their daughter, Miss Carolyn Wallace, to
Randall Handley, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Handlev of
Floydada.
June 5
The wedding will take place at the Fourt & Elm Street
Church of Christ on Saturday evening, June 5. The couple
will live in Floydada.
Miss Wallace, who was graduated from Brownwood
High School and who attended Arlingston State College, is
now a junior at Texas Tech, Lubbock. Mr. Handlev was
graduated from Floydada and attended Texas Tech. He was |
in the Marine signal coprs as a radio man for four years.
Coke Party
Is Honor For
Four Seniors
Four senior girls, Kay Alston.
Ann Loch, Patti Couch, and Charl-
sa Bledsoe, were honored Saturday
morning at a Coke party given by
Mmes. J. K. Richardson, Clayton
Williams, and Peter Fox in the
Peter Fox home. 1100 Josephine,
ice Mold
Ice molded around fresh flowers
and fruits and surrounded by tid-
bits of fresh strawberries, fresh
pineapple, and fresh cantaloupe on
toothpicks was a feature of the
serving table. White flowers sur-
rounded the ice mold
Cookies, a sandwich mold, and
relishes were served with the
Cokes and the tid-bits. Margaret
Ttichardson. Boo Fox, and Patty
Miller assisted in serving.
Gifts
The hostess presented graduation
gifts to each of the honored four.
The guest list included Gayle
Meyer. Kay Wells. Marilyn Patter-
son, Sara Wilson, Mickey Fry,
Barbara Buck, Marlene Hale,
Bootsie Cook. Lua June Allen,
Mary Franzas Montgomery Cupp,
Ann Lightfoot, Carolyn Peters,
Carole Allen, Jackie McCreight,
Imogene Walton, Hazel Yarbrough,
Mary Odom. Sandra Hale, Suzanne
Sears, Carol Sealy. Cleoma Steph-
ens, Joy Pace. Nancy Forgerson,
Corolyn Sue Jones, Sara Elliott.
Patsy Wheeler, Gaylon Gee, Mary
Lu Charles, Ruth Ann Jones. Jane
Beall. Jane Loeb, Valentine For-
ester. and the four honorees.
[McCright, Carole Allen. Kay Al-
ston, Carolyn Peters, Coy Berry,
Dickie Amos, Freddie Armstrong,
John Paul Cain, Blake Baugh, Jer
ry Shackelford, Ken Young, and
i Jackie Lawrence.
Hurricane Lamps
Hurricane lamps were hung all
| about the garden, and there were
many arrangements of yucca plants
I in bloom, the yucca being the
! Newman HigTi School flower.
The table on the back porch was
j laid with a red cloth and centered
| with red and white flowers mingled
J with white horseshoes "to bid the
i seniors good luck" and to carry
I out the school colors of red and
| white. Hurricane lamps were also
used on the table.
I Punch, red and white candles,
| and white sandwiches were served,
i some of the sandwiches being
j rolled diploma fashion and tied
J with red ribbons.
MISS GLADYS AUDRINE
BLAKE, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Audry Blake of 540 East
Drive, El Paso, is to be married
at the First Baptist Church of
Tigua, Texas, on June 12 to
Wade Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Johnson of El Paso.
The bride-elect is a grand-
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Blake Sr. of Palava and a great-
granddaughter of Mrs. Julia
Allen, also of Palava. The couple
will live in Tigua, where Mr.
Johnson is employed by the
Montgomery Electric Company.
Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Sunday, May 2), 1954
Betty Jo Lewallen,
Mr. Proctor Marry
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lewallen of 708 West Oklahoma
are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Miss Betty
Jo Lewallen, to C. Edward Proctor, son of Mrs. E. W. Proc-
tor of 1111 Fowler.
May 17
The ceremony was read at 6 o'clock Monday evening,
May 17, at Fundamental Baptist Church with the Rev. A. L.
Patterson officiating.
Mr. ana Mrs. Proctor are at home at 509Vfe Pine after
a short wedding trip. Mr. Proctor is employed here with an
oil company.
Husband's Night Dinner
Closes Athenaeum Year
PARTIES-
SENIORS-
(Continued from Page 1)
The house party included the
host couples, members of the
school board and their wives, Supt.
and Mrs, Olaf South, Dean and
Mrs. E. Edwin Young of Hardin-
Sirwnoris University: Mrs. Maude
Driver, grandmother of Carolyn;
Ann Lightfoot, Sandra Hale. Mick-
ey Fry. Cleoma Stephens. Jackie
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RECITALS
'Continued from Page 1)
j Harp Player: Sandra Dill playing
j Happy Farmer, Chorale, and Mu-
jsette; Frank Potter playing South
■ Of The Border. Invitation To A
] Waltz, and Watchmaker's Clock,
j Also Zelma Simmons playing
j Plantation Song, Chorale, and
1 Waltz; Brace Tobey playing Sol-
diers' March, Solfiegietto, Waltz,
and Swallows; Janet Heflin playing
j Minuet. Jack And Jill, Fly Pale
I Luna Moth, and March; Barbara
! Jones playing Dance Of The Candy
Fairy and Gypsy Rondo; Nedra
Gay Jenkins playing Winter Song
and Minuet In G.
Also Carla Choate playing Flut-
! tering Leaves and Serenade; Shir-
ley Jones playing Moon Mist and
1 The Wild Horseman; Jearl W
i Seale playing Whirling Dervish,
I Aria, and Waltz In A; Judy Jones
| playing The Princes' March, Horn-!
i pipe, Waltz, and Peasant Dance; i
| Zelma Simmons and Sandra Dill I
| playing Marine Hymn; Greta Hen-i
| derson playing Sonata No. 1, Min-
| uet No. 2. and Sonatina.
Should you discover that a hem
j has come down while you are
| away from home, make an emer-
gency repair with transparent
! tape.
(Continued from Page 1)
and John Lee were honored by
their mothers, Mmes. J. L. Moore,
Paul Cain, and W. P. Lee. at a pro-
gressive dinner Monday evening.
After Concert
After the band concert 011 Tues-
day evening, Hrs. M. L. Cain enter-
tained a group of seniors with a
Coke party at her home, 1610 San
Carlos Drive.
On Wednesday evening there
was a dinner given at Starr's by
Mrs. E. H. McCright and Xrs. O.
C. Hale for their daughters, Jackie
McCright and Sandra Hale, and a
group of their close high school
friends.
Slumber Party
On Friday evening Mrs. J. C.
Pace entertained with a barbecue
supper honoring Kay Alston, and
this was followed with a slumber
party for the girls at the Pace
home, 1603 Santa Fe.
Saturday morning Mmes. Peter
Fox, Clayton Williams, and J. K.
Richardson had a Coke party at
the Fox home, 1100 Josephine, to
honor Charlsa Bledsoe, Patti
Couch, Ann Loeb. and Kay Alston.
The Peters-Lawrence reception
came Saturday evening.
Pre-Graduation
Slated for just before graduation
time Monday evening is a dinner
which Mrs. M. B. Templeton and
Mrs. Ray Boothe will give to hon-
or John Paul Cain and Kay Alston.
Tile-glazing paint will neatly
cover chips in porcelain enamel.
All you need do is apply a thin lay-
er with an artist's brush.
PLAIN OR PRINTED
The traditional "Husband's
Night" dinner of the Athenaeum
Club was held Thursday evening
at the Town and Country Room to
close the club year. In charge of
arrangements for the affair were
Mmes. H. W. Melntyre and Olaf
South.
A barbecued chicken dinner was
served with assorted salads and
vegetables and home-made ice
cream and cake. Then the women
entertained their husbands by giv-
ing skits based on the year's study,
the skits being in humorous vein.
Russian Duel
Mrs. P. E. Ponder and Mrs. K.
M. Anderson gave a "Russian
duel," after which Mrs. Roland
Allard sang "Darktown Strut-
ters Ball."
Mrs. Allen Baker stressed the
"economy and efficiency" of the
Athenaeum members by telling
about the "Poor Little Conductor."
Mrs. Hoyt Byrd read a story (with
a "moral") about husbands, and
Mrs. Dan Burkard gave "Horace
And His Sad Experiences."
Mrs. Kay McKinney gave a skit
in which all took part, dealing
with the life history of (his coun-
try and including "many new facts
about George." Mrs. South gave
a "tall Texas tale" for Texas
Day.
Climax
Climax of the evening came
when Mrs. Hal Etz, program chair-
man, had the men take the chair
and conduct a woman's club meet-
ing as they imagined their wives
do it. Mr. Allard. husband of the
president, acted in that capacity.
Mr. Byrd, secretary, Mr. Burkar
treasurer. Mr. Etz program chair-
man, and C. B. Whorton as cor-
responding secretary. Other men
filled in as "committee chairmen,"
giving detailed reports which were
"both revealing and entertaining."
A white elephant gift exchange
followed the program Mrs. May-
nard Williams was present as a
new member, along with Mr. Wil-
liams.
Award
Announcement was made that the
citizenship award of the club was
made at the final high school chap-
el meeting, the presentation being
made by Mrs. Etz to the winner,
Jerry Shackelford.
Present were Messrs. and Mmes.
Allard, Anderson. E. If. Atkinson,
Baker. Burkard. Byrd, Etz, A. R
Norred, John Pepper Sr.. Ponder.
South, Wade Forester, and Wil-
lams; Mrs. Joe Bowen, Mrs. R. K.
McKinney, Mrs. Mabel Ward of
Dallas (guest of the Etzes), and C
B. Whorton, a guest; Dr. and Mrs.
R. L. Price and Dr. and Mrs. Me-
lntyre.
Mrs. Pace Has
Supper Party
For Graduate
To honor Kay Alston, Mrs. J. C.
Pace Jr. 1603 Santa Fe entertain-
ed with a barbecue supper Friday
evening, followed by a slumber
party for the girl guests.
Hurricane lamps were used on
the serving table and around the
terrace.
Guests for dinner and the even-
ing were Kay Alston, Sandra Hale,
Carolyn Peters, Ann Lightfoot,
Jackie McCright. Mickey Fry, Cle-
oma Stephens, Carole Allen, Joy
Pace, Gayle Meyer, Ann Loeb,
Charlsa Bledsoe, Suzanne Sears,
Carol Sealy, Charlotte Cook. Fred-
die Armstrong, Coy Berry, David
I Fomby, Ken Young, Jackie Law-
i rence, Glenn Parish, Dicky Amos,
I John Paul Cain. Don Whorton, John
i Lee, Watson Moore, Jack Leon-
! ard, Tommy Wideman, Edwin
: Peeples, Clay Jack Reeves, Jim-
my Jay. Connie Rudd, Buddy Spil-
lers and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
' (Mary Frances Montgomery) Cupp
Social Calendar
MONDAY
Girl Scout Day Camp opens at
Camp Boothe Oaks at 3 p. m.
First Methodist WSCS luncheon
to honor church newcomers at
12;30 noon.
Women of the First Presbyter-
Ian Church to meet at 3 p. m. in
the home of Mrs. Leland Glass,
1011 East 12th.
TUESDAY
Evangelical Methodist Women
to meet at 9:30 a. m.
First Christian Women's Fellow-
ship to have meeting at the church
at 9:30 a. m. Executive committee
to be hostesses.
BH Chapter, P.E.O., to meet at
2 p. m. with Mrs. Pat Crawford
as hostess at the home of Mrs.
Willis Davis. 1000 James.
Duplicate Bridge Club to play in
Sky Room at 7:30 p. m. Open to
public, each player to come with
partner.
Rebekahs to meet at 7:30 p. m.
VFW Auxiliary to meet at 8
p. m.
WEDNESDAY
Fundamental Baptist Women to
meet at 9 a. m.
Women's Golf at 8 a. m.
Fourth and Elm Street Church
of Christ Women's Bible Class at
9:30 a. m.
Lamar Street Church of Christ
Women's Bible Class at 9:30 a. m.
Book Review Club to meet in the
Peacock Room at 3 p. m.
Final Book Review
Meeting To Be Held
At 3 p.m., Thursday
Final meeting of the Book Re-
i view Club for the current season
! will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday in
| the Peacock Room.
! Mrs. Lloyd Huff, head of the
| speech department of McMurry
College, Abilene, will review Vio-
let Wood's book. "So Sure of Life,"
for the club. Mrs. Huff appeared
before the Calendar Club here early
this year, reviewing "Esther."
"So Sure of Life" is the story
of Dr. Robert Thomas and is laid
I in the Great Smokey Mountains.
I When making a tossed salad,
don't overlook the possibilities of
shredded cabbage, dandelions, spin
| ach leaves, and beet tops. Any of
'these will add an intriguing flavor
I to the usual greens and all are
ihigh in nutritional value.
Dale Announced
For Marriage Of
Miss Goettsche
Date for the wedding of Miss
Helen Jenelie Goettsche to Bill R.
Ellis has been announced for Tues-
day evening. May 25, at 6:30
o'clock.
The ceremony will take place in
the garden of the Jimmie Maddox
home, 1213 East 13th. Minister
Paul Foutz, formerly of Lamar
Street Church of Christ and now
minister of an Arlington Church of
Christ, will be here to perform the
wedding ceremony.
Miss Goettsche. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Goettsche of 1302
Bell, is receiving her diploma Mon-
day from Newman High School.
Mr. Ellis, son of Mr, and Mrs. J.
B. Ellis of Route 2, attended New-
man High School and is employed
by U. S. Gypsuin Company.
Open House To Mark SOth
Anniversary Of Davisons
Mr. and Mrs. King S. Davison, who live on the Lake
Trammel 1 Road, are inviting all of their friends to call atf:
their home this afternoon between 3 and o o clock for a re-
ception marking their Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Wed In Buggy
King S Davison and Miss Lucy Haynes were married
at Menard on May 23, 1904, sitting in their buggy at the
home of the officiating minister. They lived near Brady be-
fore they moved to Nolan County in the fall of 191j. Mr.
Davison, a stock farmer, retired five years ago due to ill
health.
Children
Their children are Mrs. J. F. (Nanelle) Hendrix of 30-%
East Arkansas, Sweetwater; Mrs. J. D. (Velma) Lambert
Jr., of Mayersville, Miss.; Mrs. E. T. (Emma) Daniel Jr., of
Carlsbad, N.M.; Mrs. Boyce (Sue) Lynn, of Abilene; Mrs.
Julius (Lucille) Kubent of Abilene.
(See pictures on Page One)
CAMP
(Continued from Page 1)
er, Vivian Boyd, Elmer Payne, F.
W. Fox, B. B. Hawley, Claude Led-
better, Herman Seale, F. W. Mur-
ray, Hez Hawley Jr., Oscar Skel-
ton, John Taylor, Cecil Voss, Paul
Henderson, I. A. ll.-.rp, Thos. Whit-
tenburg.
Registration
Girls who had turned in registra-
tion slips up until mid-week in-
cluded :
Shirley Davis, Beekey Norman,
Barbara Meehan, Carolyn Clift,
Jennifer Jones, Susan Douglas,
Nelda Payne, Helen Dyer, Clovis
June Davis, Becky Harp, Angela
Blewett, Helen Ray Reeves, Ida
Sue Leonard, Sue Raymond, Kathy
Wanelle Phelps, Morna Lee Knox,
Julia Ann York.
j Also Ouida Jewell McCorn, Caro-
j lyn Skelton, Gwendolyn Ann Os-
burn, Jo Ann DeShazo, Bonnie At
len Ledbetter, Linda Lee Pevey,
Mattie Phemister, Beulah Mae El-
lis, Karen Joy Toler, Mary Ann
Mannering, Carolyn Ann Critz,
Linda Kay Wood, Karen Hender-
son, Karen Williamson, Jerry Ann
Voss, Sue Ann Scott, Pat Daniels,
Bertie Lou Buchanan, Lovetta Gay
Kinney, Judy Ann Hartgraves, Ja-
nene Headstream, Linda Jo Mar-
tin, Peggy Sue Benson. Mary Jane
Jones. Verna Jo Benson, Barbara
Jean Weller, Ellen Douglas, Kay
Lou Roy. Georgana Thompson, Kay
Smith.
Also Betty Jean Nayfa, Mary
Kay Montgomery, Sally Murchison,
Sharon Campbell, Brenda Slaton,
Judy Briee, Cassie Tilley, Carol
Foust. Leta Reyna, Glenda Jean
DeShazo, Beverly Brooks, Penny
York. Sandra Mason, Pat Baker,
Joyce Ann Blackwell, Sherry Fox,
Sandra MacQueen, Linda Jean
Wingo, Bonnie Panzer.
Also Barbara Burton, Frannie
McCherry, Polly Wilson, Juntw
Gardner, Brenda Kay Corley, Don™
na Beth Lane, Lanna Lee Pursley
Ruth Ann Mitchell, Louise Creech
Sharon Edwards, Shirley Boyd, Lin
da Walker, Barbara Whittenburg,
Peggy Pittman. Nancy Price, Bai
bara Boothe, Gayle Martin, Janice
Wilson, Wanda Rae Kennamer,
Dorothy Ann Scott, Peggy Creech
Jane Purrington, Vivian Ann Boyd.
Pat Crockett, Greta Henderson,
Elizabeth Ann Scoby, Betty Lee
Walker.
Also Carolee Hawley, Sandra Ed
wards, Carolyn Taylor, Kay Wy
rick, Jeanne Michael, Betty
Boothe, Sydney Edwards, Kay
Nance, Marilyn Kinsey, Almaz
Nayfa. Barbara Nell Staton, Ida
Faye Goodman, Barbara Ann Nel-
son, Bitlie Sue Nelson.
Also Cora Roberson, Lily Rub-
erson, Melba Bell, Ella Mae Wil
liams, Clarice Wilson. Cherame
Lemons, Ruby L. Jennings, Isa-
belle Carrington, Shirley Ann GarA
rett, Mary Helen Gorsky, Helen.
Davis Jones, Martha Faulk, Bar
bara Greer, Connie Weems, Betty
Corley, Sharon Henley, Bonnie Ann
Robertson, Peggy Sue Landers,
Dawn Gould, Jackie Mae Wright
PUPILS
(Continued from Page 1)
Thine Eyes and The Old Oaken
Bucket; Winnie Phemister playing
The Spinning Song: Bonnie Dun^
can playing Minuet In G; Sheila^
Barnett playing Dorothy; Diana
Edgar playing Theme Frob Tschai-
kowsky's Concerto.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 121, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 23, 1954, newspaper, May 23, 1954; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth284138/m1/10/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.