Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 18, 1955 Page: 4 of 8
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Sweetwater Reporter, Texas, Tuesday, January 18, 1955
Many Relics Of Long-Past Decades In
Limelight As First Baptist Women
Hold Their Diamond Jubilee Tea
Many relics of long-past decades
were in the limelight Monday af-
ternoon as members of First Bap-
tist WMU held their Diamond Ju-
bilee Tea celebrating the 75th year
of the WMU in Texas. The tea
was a feature of WMU Focus
Week.
As women of the church arrived,
they were greeted by Mrs. R. H.
Rogge, WMU president, and Mrs.
P. L. UUom, Diamond Jubilee
chairman. The program was op-
ened by Mrs. Ullom.
Skit
First feature of the evening was
a skit featuring Mrs. Audrey Bal-
lew and Mrs. A1 Densmore who
were seated in the room belonging
to a grandmother whose diary they
were reading.
The diary gave the highpoints of
the history of the state WMU. A
number of old-time pieces were
used in the setting. All came from
the homes of WMU members and
had been handed down through
their families.
Mrs. Rogge and Mrs. H. R. Bovi-
dies came on the scene after the
reading of the diary. Mrs. Rogge
gave the associationai and district
WMU history.
Mrs Bondies then gave the His-
tory of the early days of First
Baptist WMU as recorded by Judge
R. C. Crane.
GOcf IS
After the skit, Mrs. Ullom pre-
sented the goals of the Diamond
Jubilee year.
"Jubilee," a hymn written for the
Diamond Jubilee Year by Mrs. L.
Social Calendar
TUESDAY
Zeta Kappa Chapter, Beta Sig-
ma Phi, to meet at 8 p. m. in
Community Room, National Bank
of Sweetwater.
Duplicate Bridge Club to have
full-point night in St. Stephen's
Mission Hall at 7:30 p. m.
Eastern Star Chapter No. 352 to
meet in Masonic Hall at 7:30 p. m.
Called meeting of Rebekahs in
IOOF Lodge Hall at 7:30 p. m.
D. Ball, wife of a former pastor of
the church, and her daughter, Bon-
nie Ball O'Brien, was sung by Mrs.
Bill May and Mrs. Ed Isaacs, with
accompaniment by Mrs. Geo. R.
Wilson. The singers were in cos-
tumes of several decades ago. one
of them wearing the wedding dress
of the late Mrs. Jess Lambert.
Benediction was said by Mrs. P.
Paddock.
Antiques
At the social hour, punch and
cookies were served from a table
laid with a crocheted cloth and ap-
pointed entirely in the "old" motif.
The antique punch bowl was on
a tall stand, and from it punch was
served by Mrs. Wilson.
A bowl belonging to Mrs. M. L.
Rice's family and known to be
more than 100 years old held the
cookies. At one end of the table
was an oil lamp handed down
through the family of Mrs. C. E.
Lambert.
The centerpiece was a Victorian
bouquet. Also on the table was an
antique spoon holder which spoons
were arranged.
Mints and nuts were served from
: old bowls belonging to WMU mem-
I bers. Sixty-three were present.
Committees for the tea included
j Mrs. Kyle Blackberby. Mrs. Gor-
don Marcum, Mrs. Bob Rasco and
] Mrs. James Parker, who had
charge of the table decorations and
refreshments: Mrs. Travis Clark,
I who had charge of a relic display;
Mmes. V. L. Elliott, Ardis Mur-
phree, and Jimmy Dennis, who as-
sisted with the serving.
WEDNESDAY
Women's Bible Class, Fourth and
Elm Street Church of Christ, to
meet at 9:30 a. m.
Women's Golf at 1:30 p. m.
J. P. Cowen P-TA Study Group
at 2:30 p. m.
Sweetwater Garden Club to meet
| at 3 p. m. at First Methodist
Church. Guest day, Mrs. Wilma
Kendriek Lucas of Abilene to be
j guest speaker.
I Called meeting of Mamie D.
| Crane Eastern Star Chapter at
7:30 p. m. in Masonic Hall. Mrs.
I Lela Grogan of Anson, deputy
; grand amtron of District 2, Section
7 ,to be guest.
Mrs. Boothe Shows European Pictures
For Calendar Club's January Meeting
THURSDAY
Women's Bible Class, Lamar
Street Church of Christ, at 9:30 p.
m.
Sorosis Study Club to meet at 3
p. m. with Mmes. Nettie Sullivan
and A. A. Chapman as hostesses in
the Community Room, National
Bank of Sweetwater.
20th Century Club to meet at 3
p. m. with Mrs. Reed Albritton, i
I 1109 Silas.
Atheaeum Club to meet with j
I Mrs. Olaf South, East 12th, at 3 j
p. m.
Self Culture Club to meet at 3
p. m. with Mrs. C. B. Deen, 1200 j
I East 12th.
Benefit 42 party for March of!
Dimes, Cub Scouts of J. P. Cowen
j School sponsoring, at school at 8
i p. m.
Beta Omega to have guest night
card party at 7:30 p. m. in Com-
j munity Room. National Bank of
j Sweetwater, with Mrs. Hugh Cam-
j eron as hostess.
Mrs. Ray Boothe showed 250 col-
ored slides taken on her tour of
Europe last summer to feature the
First Methodist Calendar Club's
delayed January meeting on Mon-
day afternoon in the church Fel-
lowship Room.
Mrs. Paul Cain presided as the
meeting opened. Mrs. H. A. Bur-
ge led the opening prayer.
Family Night
Announcement was made that
the Calendar Club will be co-hos-
tess for the Wednesday evening
family night study and supper, the
14 Paintings
Exhibited At
Art Meeting
Fourteen paintings were brought
for criticism at the meeting of the
Creative Art Club on Thursday af-
ternoon in the home of Mrs. W. P.
Anderson. 519 Locust. Mrs. J. W.
Townsend was co-hostess.
A guest, Mrs. Rov/e, brought
three paintings for criticism.
Mrs. Elmer Shaw presided for
business. Fifteen members answer-
ed roll call.
Library
The program was given by Miss
Haney of the County-City Library.
She gave the club a sketch of the
library's progress and told of its
growth and aims.
She listed some boooks on art in
the library and told of others she
hopes to buy when there is space
for them.
Billy Martin, who was to have
talked to the club on "Commercial
Art," was ill and unable to be pre-
sent.
Turkey sandwiches, fudge squa-
res, and spiced tea were served to
15 members and two guests.
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Wesleyan Service Guild being the
other hostess.
The devotional period was led by
Mrs. F. N. Kennon, who used the
New Year's resolution theme. Her
scripture was taken from John 13.
Mrs. Cain introduced Mrs.
Boothe, who leit last June 27 with
her daughter, Miss Patty Boothe,
to join the Robert Kazmayer lec-
ture party. The party sailed on
the Queen Elizabeth July 1, being
five days enroute. Mrs. Boothe
had pictures of the sight-seeing
done in New York before leaving.
Scenes
There were slides taken on the
Queen Elizabeth, also at all points
of interest in London and nearby
points. The tour proceeded to
Holland, Germany, Switzerland,
Italy, the French Riveria, France,
and in each place Mrs. Boothe had
taken numerous scenes.
She gave comments as the pic-
tures were shown. The series
closed with the return to New York
on the Queen Mary.
Hostesses
Mrs. Mack Fife and her "weeks"
were hostesses, the "weeks" in-
cluding Mmes. J. N. Dulaney,
Tom Hughes, Tom Crutcher, Tom
Kassner, A. J. Wimberly, Glenn
Russell, Frank Murchison, John
Cox Jr., and Beverly Herndon.
The serving table was laid with
a cloth of linen and lace and cen-
tered with a New Year's Doll in
the midst of silvered branches
with candles on either side.
With Mrs. Cain at the silver ser-
vice, coffee, sandwiches, and cook-
ies were served to 43 members and
guests.
Breakfast Importance
Stressed In Talk Given
For Capitols HD Club
"Breakfast is the most important
meal of the day," stated Miss S. C.
Kinsey, Fisher County HD agent,
to members of the Capitola Club
at the home of Mrs. Elmer Jones
on Jan, 18.
Miss Kinsey said, "You can eat
a hearty breakfast without fear of
gaining weight. One should get
one-third to one-fourth of the day's
caolories at breakfast, which
should consist of protein (meat or
eggs), milk, fruit or fruit juice,
whole wheat cereal, toast or hot
biscuits." She demonstrated the
making of cream ham and eggs on
toast.
Refreshments were served to
Mmes. Clay Bunn, Leo Jones, C. E.
McCain, A. Driver, Rufe Ballenger
and H. F. Schlueter, a visitor; Miss
Kinsey.
The next meeting will be held in
the home of Mrs. Rufe Ballenger,
and the making of copper planters
will be taught. Each one is request-
ed to bring a dish of food for lunch,
and to be present and ready Ij
start work at 10 a.m., Jan. 27.
Buy 'Different'
Cuts Of Meat, HD
Club Is Advised
"Don't be afraiC to buy different
cuts of meat," members of the
Cottonwood HD Club were urged
by Miss Sue Hawthorn, county HD
agent, at the club's first 1955 meet-
ing in the home of Mrs. J. F. Hen-
drix. Mrs. Robert Sylvest was co-
hostess.
The women were advised to keep
in mind how to cook the various
cuts of meat.
Mrs. Fred Penton received the
Handy Andy gift. Names were
drawn for secret pals. Mrs. E. O.
Evans led recreation.
Present were Mmes. R. H. Scog-
gin, P. F. English, Louis Burns,
Wayne Stiles, I. H. Holdridge, H.
C. Houston, O. W. Curb, Fred Pen-
ton, R. L. Summers, E. O. Evans,
Willis Evans, Homer Stevenson,
G. T. Webb, R. H. Taylor, G. C.
Lambert, N. C. Davison, S. K. Da-
vison, Jim Hedrick, and R. Syl-
vest: Miss Leila Webb and Miss
Hawthorn.
Officers Are Elected
The home room of M,-s. J. f
Overton of Reagan Junior High
School elected the following offi-
cers for the spring semester: Way-
ne True, president; Nedra Han-
kins, vice president; Betty Gallo-
way, secretary; Don Cowan, re-
porter; Lowell Brooks, assistant
reporter; Bob Atkinson, program
chairman; Jerry Franklin, Anny
Scobey, Donna Lindsey and Ro-
bert Munselle, program commit-
tee.
Sweetwater Garden
Club Meeting Place
Changed To Church
Meeting place of the Sweetwater
Garden Club at 3 p. m. Wciliicojay
has been changed to the Fellowship
Room of First Methodist Church.
The club was to have had guest
day in the home of Mrs. C. K.
Griggs, but the guest speaker, Mrs.
Wilba Kendriek Lucas of Abilene,
will need more space than a home
affords to give her demonstration
on table setting, it was explained.
NEWS
BRIEFS
Mrs. O. O. Harris left Saturday
to visit her daughter and family in
Houston. 0
Mrs. Wilson Barton is in Scott
and White Hospital, Temple, where
she is due to undergo surgery.
Hospital Notes
Sweetwater Hospital
Monday admissions to Sweet-
water Hospital included Jean Stat-
ser daughter of B. R. Statser of
1006 Lou; J. D. McKeown of 9(W
Broadway; Mrs. Fiona Curtisw
Reeves of 411 Poplar; Gaylon Hop-
per, son of Hugh Hopper, Snyder;
Mrs. J. W. Rogers of 413 Lamar;
Carl Wendell Boley of 507 East
12th; Mrs. Mabel Merrifield of 612
Pecan.
Dismissed were Del Cox, Suzanne
Goforth, Dorothy Gwendolyn Long,
Mrs. Paul Espinoza and baby, Mis
Joe Rousseau, t:.e Rev. C. F. Pow-
ell, Mrs. Carl Nunn, Mrs. W. VV.
Leslie. q
Young Medical Center
Monday admissions to Young
Medical Center included B. M.
Williford of Roscoe; Mrs. M. F.
Foster of 1001 West Louisiana;
Mrs. D. R Butler of Route 2,
Trent; Patricia Herring, daughter
of ,T. M. Herring, Roscoe.
No dismissals were reported.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Imhoff of 304
Beall are parents of a son born at
12:58 p. m. Monday in Sweetwater
Hospital. The father is employed
by Lone Star Cement Company.
Travel Program
Given For BSP
Exemplar Croup
A program on "Travel Through
; Books" was given by Miss Marie i
| Haney for Xi Alpha Lambda Exem- j
plar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
| last week. The chapter met Thurs- ■
day evening in the Community |
Room, National Bank -of Sweet- I
water.
Miss Haney, who is County-City I
I librarian, listed the best magazines I
j on travel, and also gave the titles!
of some of the best travel books.
Trulys Leaving
Mrs. Jeff Truly resigned from j
1 the chapter, since she is moving
j to Sherman with her husband, who
j is a Stanolind Company employe.
A Christmas basket of food and
i gifts delivered to a needy family j
was reported by Mrs. Iloyt Bvrd.
Spaghetti Supper
Plans were discussed for the
chicken spaghetti benefit supper
which the three Beta Sigma Phi
chapters will serve in Newman
High School cafeteria from 5:30 to
8 p.m.. on Friday, Jan. 28.
Misses Earlene Bennett and Lau-
; ra Sheridan, hostesses, served j
cake and coffee to Misses Cumbie !
and Haney; Mmes. Ralph Walker, |
Byrd, Richard McAfee, Truly, Pete
Duncan, and Beefy Williams.
Year's Projects
For HD Clubs Are
Talked At Meeting
Projects for the Nolan County
Home Demonstration Council for
this year were discussed and re-
commendations to council were out-
lined by a committee of club mem-
bers at a meeting Friday morning
in the West Sweetwater Housing
' Unit auditorium.
Miss Sue Hawthorn, county HD
agent, presided. Mrs. C. C. Lee,
chairman of the county HD coun-
! cil. sat in on the meeting.
Recommendations will be pre-
] sented to the council at its Febru- ;
J ary meeting.
Present were Mmes. Max Stur-
j divant, Ellis McJunkins, Morris '
; Guelker. Bob Potter, Ernest Jones, i
! Earl Wallis, J. C. Morris, E. A. .
Cornelius, R. H. Marth, E. W. Wi-
i man, I. L. Holdridge, J. T. Mc-
1 Reynolds. M. H. Heine, C. C. Lee.
Alvin Smith, K. M, Stewart, Doyle
O. Moore; Misses Leila Webb and
Sue Hawthorn.
In
Couples Class
T. H. Taylor Home
The Couples Class of the Evan-
gelical Methodist Church met in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. i
Taylor, 412 Hiawatha, for a social, j
Games were played and hymns |
sung. Prayers were said by Rich-
ard Matthew and Mrs. Geo. Go-1
forth.
Refreshments were served to the
teacher, Mrs. J. C. Morris; to!
Mmes. D. L. Leary, Goforth, and [
Bobby Clark; and to Messrs. and |
Mmes. Wayne Walton, Charles Mc-1
Donald, D. L. McDonald, Matthew, |
and Taylor.
Lost 20 Pounds
With Barcentrote
H. L. McDonald, Route 1, Box 218,
Burkburnett, Texas, writes as follows;
"I lost 20 pounds taking Barcentrate,
which left mc about the right weight."
Barcentrate is the original grape-
fruit juice recipe for taking oft ugly
fat. If the very first bottle doesn't
■how you the way to reduce easily
and tafely, return the empty bottle
for your money back. Oet Barcen-
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MONEY - SAVERS
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BEEF BRISKET AND
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Ground Meat
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 18, 1955, newspaper, January 18, 1955; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth284339/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.