The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1972 Page: 4 of 6
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Page 4, The Bif Lake (Texas) Wildcat, Thursday, December 14, 1972
G'iryaii • Eiiioii Wed
December 9 In Austin
Sards
By Maurine Werst
AcuyMR COtfilly junior riigii CiuSS FuVuriieS
Harrt«on M, Sohmirt of Anollo 17. the first peolopist to makp
a Moon Landing, has been admiring the different colors, the
different rocks he finds on the moon while we ordinary mortals
have been bundled up OpuililSuCally finding beauty in tlic
icicles.
There were three days of utter beauty when even the debris
and piled-up tumbleweeds around town held breathtaking coat-
ings of ice, this being Nature’s way of balancing man's incon-
venience, we tell ourselves.
Funny and unexpected accidents resulted. Mike and I stood
at the doorway watching school traffic at the intersection of
Pennsylvania and 9th St. and we separated the experienced
from the novice in driving on ice.
Getting in and out of driveways proved to be a novel exper-
ience. Fay Noble succeeded once, and landed on the Dwain
Carr's lawn before she could stop. Upon arriving home the
next time, she chickened out in trying. Then remembering
she was about out of gas, she thought she'd make a U-turn on
Ohio and 11th. Having second thoughts about that major task,
she turned left, and the car obligingly turned about for her,
headed back south on Ohio. Much to the amazement of driv-
ers, many experienced this event.
Mike obligingly used hot water on the front porch and steps,
repeatedly warning me about the ice in which he apparently
considered himselj immune. The car started just fine, but the
momentum carried me gently out of the driveway into the
street. Luckily no other cars interfered to check its free flight.
One can't imagine traffic tickets being given in those three
days, unless close observation noted exceptional gleeful ex-
ploration in just where the vehicle might land.
Gleeful sliding to Band class Monday, brought Jill Schnee-
mann, a 7th grader, to the hospital as an accident patient
temporarily, but despite slow, careful, steps at home late
Sunday, Mrs. Henry Settle was also an accident patient, with
both missing school confined at home.
Mrs. Willis (Billie) Short fell in front of Martin's Dept.
Store Tuesday. She doesn't know what happened except that
she had some buttons in her hand as she stepped up on the curb,
and she remains miserably sore. No broken bones determined
Tuesday.
Both Billie and Norman Guess, who slid on his driveway at
home are quite conscious of their backs now.
Deer hunters were arriving for lunch in local cafes and they
shivered for thirty minutes after sitting down, relaxing.
A party of hunters including Bill Glasscock, son Andy, Nor-
man Guess, son-in-law Mike George, Terry Page, all of Glass-
cock Chevrolet came in Sunday.
Their hunting vehicle was a Ford pick-up.
We wonder if it is also warmer than the home-owned mer-
chandise?
marriage, divorce, or death.
To make a report, contact
the Social Security Office at
3000 West Harris Avenue (P.
0. Box 3808) in San Angelo,
Texas, or see the representa-
tive when he is in your area.
Persons who are unable to
meet with him are encour-
aged to call the office in San
Angelo at 949-4608.
Social security beneficiaries
need to report changes affect-
ing their social security status.
Beneficiaries generally need
to report a change of address,
return to work, stopping work,
AUSTIN--After a wedding
trip to New Orleans, La., Mr.
and Mrs. William Marion
Elliott, Jr. will live in Austin.
The rnimlp was married Satur-
day in Austin Presybterian
Theological Seminary Chapel.
Officiating was the Rev. Dr.
William M . Logan, minister
of Union Presbyterian Church
in Brownwood.
The bride, formerly Miss
Sally Ruth O'Bryan, is the
daughter of Mrs. Ralph O'Bryan
and the late Mr. O'Bryan. Her
husband is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Marion Elliott
of Sonora.
Mrs. James Clark, organist,
and James Clark, soloist, pro-
vided wedding music.
Mrs. Cowden Clark Ward,
Jr. of Houston was matron of
honor, and Charles William
Clifton of Cleburne was best
man. Ushers were the bride-
groom's brothers, Albert Cole
Elliott of Austin and James
Taylor Elliott of Sonora.
Presented in marriage by
her brother James Thomas
O’Bryan, the bride wore a
white chiffon gown fashioned
with an A-line skirt, venise
lace bodice and long full chif-
fon sleeves. Lace trimmed
the cuffs and hemline.
The reception was held in
the Heritage House.
The bridegroom's parents
were hosts for the rehearsal
dinner.
Mrs. Elliott holds a bache-
lor of fine arts degree from
the University of Texas and is
an art teacher at St. Ignatius
Martyr School.
Her husband received a
bachelor of business adminis-
tration degree in finance and
accounting from UT and is an
auditor for the comptroller of
public accounts for Texas.
Wedding guests attending
from Big Lake included Mr.
and Mrs. D.K. McMullan,
Mrs. Billy Boyd, Mrs. W.D.
Hudson, Mrs. J.D. Poage and
Mrs. Boyd's daughter, Mrs.
Myrl Chapman of Odessa.
Class favorites for Reagan
County Junior High School
were elected last Friday.
Eighth Grade favorites are
Michelle Woodfin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rrank
Woodfin, and Bill Magruder,
son of Mr. Robert Magruder.
Seventh Grade favorites
named were Jill Schneemann,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Schneemann, Jr., and
Adrian Mendez, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Mendez.
Sixth Grade favorites are
Cindy Morgette, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Morgette
of Midkiff, and Raymond Al-
bred, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Nickols.
Shown in the picture above,
left to right, are Cindy Mor-
gette, Jill Schneemann,
Michelle Woodfin, Bill Ma-
gruder, Adrian Mendez and
Raymond Allred.
Tie For High In Club
Duplicate Tourney
Two pairs, Mrs. J.U. Lusby
and Mrs. Mike Werst, and
Mrs. Lee Andrews and Mrs.
Ray Capehart tied for high,
awarded first and second points
Monday night in the Big Lake
Duplicate Bridge Club Tourna-
ment. Mrs. Jack Slusher and
Mrs. E.O. Nevills were third,
Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty
fourth and J.L. Lusby and Mrs.
George Kidd of San Saba
were fifth.
Mrs. Jack Slusher directed.
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Briends here learned the
news that Mrs. J.D. (Bennie)
Norwood had been a patient
in Hendricks Memorial Hos-
pital for about six weeks. She
had undergone major surgery
about a year and a half ago
while living in Big Lake and
the couple decided to make
their home in Abilene to be
near Mrs. Norwood's sister
after Norwood retired from
Marathon Oil Company.
Mrs. Gordon Thrall returned
from Jacksonville to pack the
family household goods and
got started on the return trip
home last Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Clement have gotten
moved into the new purchase
last week and this week, to
give possession of their home
on Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Yocham who had purchased it
in the recent changes of ad-
dresses.
Mrs. James Carter went to
Houston last week end to house
hunt since the family transfer
to that city by Humble Pipline
Company. The Carters sold
their home to Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Taber, recently appointed..
Reagan County Attorney, and
he has been staying with the
Carters until the move can be
made after Christmas.
The Mason-Dixon Line is
now the boundary line be-
tween Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania .
Pine trees are less likely to
be struck by lightning because
their resin interferes with
their conducting of electircity.
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The people you can talk to One-to-One.
The Gene Cooks Host
Cook Family Reunion
The five Cook Brothers and
their families got together in
Big Lake last week for their
annual reunion, hosted by Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Cook and
family.
They were Ray of Edinburg,
Bernard of Monahans, Wayne
of Holly, Coy of Wilson, Tex-
as and Gene.
Accompanying them were
Mrs. Ray Cook and Dannie,
Mrs. Coy Cook, Butch Cook
of Barstow, Jacky Cook of
Holly and Uncle Albert Cook
of Weatherford. He had lived
in Texon during the early oil
camp days and had worked
for the Big Lake Oil Company.
Other than family visiting the
brothers got in some quail
hunting.
Coy Cook, the youngest
brother to graduate from Rea-
gan County High, is a graduate
of Texas Tech. He now is a
band director at Wilson. His
band has been chosen as one
of two to travel to Vienna,
Austria next summer. It has
been awarded Sweepstakes for
the past four years for its ex-
cellent performances.
Mrs. Eula Loftin,
A. E. Weige Weil Fri.
Major/Ret. A.E. Weige
and Mrs. Weige, the former
Mrs. Eula Loftin, are now at
home in San Antonio. The
couple were married at 8
o ’clock Friday evening in
Kattner Chapel of First United
Methodist Church with the
Rev. Travis McNair officiat-
ing.
A reception at 801 Ohio,
Mrs. Weige’s home, was held
for the small group of wed-
ding guests. %
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Shepard and daugh-
ter Lori, Mr. and Mrs. M.P.
Charlton of San Angelo, and
Mmes. Lois Ray, Ladosky
Hays and Fiances Tolson.
Dee Whitley of Fort Stock-
ton, brother of Franklin Whit-
ley was a visitor in Big Lake
Sunday. He had been riding
on the little Honda with his
nephew Terry when the two
had an accident shaking him
up pretty good, however, he
made the trip home to Fort
Stockton later in the evening.
He has been a heart patient
and the family became con-
cerned over the minor shake-
up when it occured.
Jefferson Davis was presi-
dent of the Southern Con-
federacy.
Indians in the United States
were given citizenship on
June 2, 1921.
George Washington laid the
cornerstone of the national
capitol.
February has five Sundays
about three times in every
century.
Spaceagers Hosted
By Mrs. H. B. Edens
The Spaceagers Club,
"Young in Heart" club, were
entertained with an extra
party Wednesday of last week
by Mrs. H.B. Edens. Guests
included Mrs. Lewis Hersey
and Mrs. Prentiss Garrett of
San Angelo and Mrs. Paul Ja-
cobs.
Winners among the four
tables of players that compet-
ed were Mrs. Lacey Low high
and Mrs. H.B. Mann, low in
42; Mrs. Jacobs high and Mrs.
Vera Miller low in dominoes.
Mrs. E.G. Cauble, Sr. won
the 42 traveling prize.
It was announced that Mrs.
Cauble would host the club
this week for the Christmas
Party and they met yesterday,
Wednesday, at Jesse's Sirloin
House. A Christmas tree with
exchange of gifts was an en-
tertainment.
Those attending last week
included Mmes. Mann, Mill-
er, Low, Cauble, J.F. Holt,
Gordon Roach, Charlie Jones,
Tom Owens, a.C. Hinde and
Lucy Hinde of Barnhart, Clay
Wells, and J.B. Pettit.
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December Bride
htal With Shower
A gift coffee last Saturday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
ftank Rutledge honored Miss
Deborah Slusher who is to be
married to Harold Bartlett
December 16 in Lubbock.
Hosting the coffee with
Kirs. Rutlsd^c v/src Klmcs.
Kermit Spiser, Seth Stout, III,
Jack W. Miller, Joe T. John-
ston, E.O. Nevills, Lester
Ratliff, Joe Barnes, Don John-
son, Lacy Way, J.L. Werst,
Jr., J.D. Poage, Tommy
Hayes and John Daugherty.
Receiving guests with Mrs.
Rutledge and Miss Slusher were
Mrs. Jack Slusher, her mother,
Mrs. Jim Gladden of Paris and
Mrs. Harold Slusher of Andrews,
her grandmothers, Mrs. Henry
Bartlett of Lubbock, the pro-
spective bridegroom's mother
and Mrs. J.R. McKinly of
Lubbock, his grandmother.
Mrs. H.T. Cook of Fort
Worth, a sister, registered
guests. Misses Teddia Miller
and Caron Johnson served at
the coffee table centered with
an arrangement featuring the
wedding colors of the bride-
to-be. Deep wine red roses
and pink carnations with pink
milk glass and silver table
appointments displayed con-
fections and coffee.
Miss Slusher is a junior stu-
dent of Texas Tech and has
classes through this week.
She will be married at 7:30
p.m. Saturday in Ford Chapel
of First Baptist Church in Lub-
bock.
Other out-of-town guests
present for the coffee included
a sister-in-law of the prospec-
tive bridegroom, Mrs. Henry
Bartlett, Jr. of Lubbock and
aunts of Miss Slusher, Mrs.
J.P. House of Midland and
Mrs. M.C. Gist of Andrews.
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Annual Xmas Party
For several years Mrs. Joe
Kosel entertains friends in an
annual Christmas luncheon an&s
bridge party in her home in
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Dec. 9.
Mrs. Mike Werst won high
in bridge, Mrs. Bill Mack
Varnadore of Rankin, second
high, Mrs. Don Warriner of &
Texon, the slam prize and
Mrs. Earl Brooks of San Ange-
lo, the duece prize.
Bingo was played for other
prizes for the remaining guests.
Others attending included
Mrs. Raymond Thompson and
Mrs. Paul Crews of San Angelo,
Mrs. Clay Barbee, Mrs. George
Peters, Mrs. Fay Noble of Big
Lake, Mrs. Wayne Scott of
Odessa and Mrs. G.M. Gaston
of Texon.
Jake Carr returns to Dallas
Wednesday for another check-
up and remains on the inactive
list physically from his recent
experiences with a heart con-
dition. His sisters, Mrs. Ther-
on Weatherby and Mrs. Mab
Carnes will take him as busy
office hours keep lus wife, Mrs.
Hazel Carr, Reagan County
Clerk, home at tills time.
Mrs. W.W. Whitehead re-
mains as a patient in Shannon
Hospital, San Angelo. She
underwent major surgery Octo-
ber 18 and has been hospita-
lized since that time.
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Werst, J. L., Jr. & Werst, Mrs. J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1972, newspaper, December 14, 1972; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615359/m1/4/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.