Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1946 Page: 4 of 16
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Page Four
Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, Thursday, April 1-8, 1946
Martha Sue Maxwell
To Wed Indiana Man
On Easter Sunday
Announcement is being made this
week of the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of Martha Sue
Maxwell of this city to Hatton
Lowell Walman, of the U. a Army,
now stationed at Camp Bowie. The
couple plan to be married In Cole-
man on Easter Sunday
Miss Maxwell Is the daughter of
Mrs. Mary Maxwell of Coleman. She
SOCIAL CALENDAR
TODAV
V
Mrs. Ned Rush Is entertaining
with a bridge party at her home.
The Rebekah Lodge will have an
Initiation service in the I. O. O. F
Hall at 7:30,
Mrs. Frank Drake is hostess to
the Alathean Class of the First
Baptist church.
Members of the Fire Department
attended the local high school. ! Aux|Uary will meet at the fire sta-
graduatlng with the class of 1943. ,tW:
She later attended Draughons Bus-
iness College In Abilene and has
been employed as receptionist at
the Owl Beauty Shop since
Mr Walman is the son of Col.
Halton Walman, U. 8. Army Air
Forces, stationed In Los Angeles,
Calif, and Mrs Walman fho re-
sides In Indianapolis, Indiana.
He served 33 months in the Pa-
cific area. The couple will visit In
Indianapolis shortly after the wed-
ding.
Miss Frances Stevens and Miss
Marjorie Shore are entertaining for
Miss Winifred Gordon, bride elect
! at the home of Miss Stevens.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Mr*. R, A. Autry, Society Editor Phonos 6901-4561
Mrs. Jim^McCulloch
Is Hostess To
Gouldbusk HDC
The Oouldbusk H D. club met
April 9th with Mrs. Jim McCulloch
as hostess.
An Interesting program on Oood
Grooming was conducted by Miss
. •• >. Oli- _m it
Martha Harwell, Roy Autry, Jr., Exchange
Marriage Vows In Church Ceremony
Gift Tea, Hosted By Five, Honors
Winifred Gordon, Bride To Be
FRIDAY
“WHERE THE BEST
PICTURES PLAY”
HOWELL
A pre-Easter day of prayer will
be held at the First Christian
church, by members of the Wo-
man’s Council. The program will
start at 11 am. A covered dish
luhcheon will be served at noon.
The Self Culture Club will meet
at the library In regular session.
Mrs. Walter Taylor and Mrs
John Saunders willl be hostesses to
the Dorcas Class at the home of |
Mrs. Taylor.
Mrs L. M. Justiee will entertain
from 3 to 5 honoring the eighth
birthday of her son, Pat
Honoring Mrs Rupert Prldemore,
Jewell Hinds, chairman of the com-
mittee*, who stressed the fact that
! health and cleanliness are neces-
sary to good grooming
“The Meaning of Good Groom-
ing'' by Mrs W. D Terry. “Com-
! plexion," Mrs. Jesse Hinds, “The
Ten Commandments of Oood
| Grooming," Mrs. A, E. Fenton. "Well
' Kept Hands." Mrs Edwin Plttard,
| "Shampooing," Mrs. W. C, Norwood
; Mrs. L. H. Eden gave Council re-
| port and Mrs Edwin Plttard di-
rected recreation.
Whipped cream on peaches, iced
drinks and cookies were served 13
members and three visitors, Mrs.
H E McFarland of Gouldbusk and
Mrs. Bob Taylor and Mrs B. L.
Murrell of Doole.
recent bride. Mrs A F Breedlove. I other memb*rs present than the
Friday and Saturday
SONNY
LAKE-TUFTS
Mrs. Alton Reese and Mrs E. L.
; McFadtn is entertaining with a gift
\ tea from 4 to 6 p.m, at tire'home
I of Mrs Breedlove.
Mrs Ray Gilliam Is entertaining
[ with a dinner honoring the Gordon-
' Rohden wedding party and other
guests.
above mentioned were Mrs. E. L.
Slack, Mrs. Tom Crossland, Mrs. J.
E. Adkins, Mrs. Byron Hawthorne
and Mrs. H L. Martin.
SATURDAY
IN THi EXCITING STOUT
Of MIN IN WHITE
I Miss Jewell Hipp, who is leaving
i Coleman, will be honored at a tea
| given at the Garrett Hostess House
HOUSE PARTY AT WALLACE
HOME WILL BE COURTESY
TO COLLEGE GROUP
Honoring their children, Col. and
Mrs, Karl Wallace will entertain
with a house party during the East-
er holidays.
Three of their children, who are
The First Baptist church was the
scene of a pretty wedding Satur-
day evening at 8 45 o’clock, when
Miss Martha Harwell became the
bride of Roy A. Autry, Jr.
The altar was banked with fern,
pink hydrangea, calln lilies and
gladioli, flanked by tall white can-
delbra holding seven cathedral tap-
ers each. The Rev. T. Lynn Stew-
art read the ring ceremony Miss
Flora Doe Daughtry, church organ-
ist, played the wedding music. Miss
Tommie Moulton of San Angelo,
maid of honor, wore an aqua blue
dress, with pink carnation corsage.
Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, the
bride and groom and their par-
ents. Baskets of iris, arrangements
of rases and other spring fldwers
were seen about the home The
table In the dining room was laid In
an Imported embroidered linen
cloth. An arrangement of white rose
buds and orange blossoms on a re-
flector centered the table. The
bride’s cake which was a beautiful
three' tier confection, embossed In
pink roses and topped by the. tra-
ditional miniature bride and groom
was at one end of the table and
a large crystal bpwl of punch was
at the other end. Mrs, Karl Stef-
Her accessories were In black. Glv- | fenS the Kroom's sister, served the
en in marriage by her father, the
bride wore a white wool suit with
black accessories and corsage of
white carnations .and dutch iris.
Milton Autry served his brother
as best man. The bride's mother
wore an aqua blue dress with pink
carnations and blue dutch Iris, while
the groom’s mother wore black with
a corsage of red and white carna-
tions Only relatives and close
friends *of the two families attend-
ed the wedding.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held at, the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W' J. Stevens. Re-
ceiving guests were Miss Frances
take after the bride and groom
cut the first slice. Miss Moulton
poured. Assisting In serving were
Mrs. Frank Stringer, Mrs. C. Mc-
Horse. Mrs. Joe Stevens. Mrs. Joe
Harwell of Lampasas, presided at
the attractive white leather bound
brides book. MLss Gladys Town-
sen conducted guests to the gift
room. Miss Mary Fiances Stevens
played piano selections during the
evening. Others In the house party
were Misses Cleo Dunn, Kate At-
kins, Emma Louise Moore, Mrs.
A. A. Beaty and Mis T. L. Stev-
ens who said goobyes to the guests
as they left
Karl Wallace and Bruce Wallace,
Independent Club
MLss Frances Trammell will en-
tertain at the Taylor Tea Room for
the Round Robin Club
MONDAY
students at A * M College and
Miss Mary Wallace, senior In NTAC,
Arlington.J '§?'
They are also expecting their
daughter. Mrs Jack Wilkins and
two children, who are at High-
land Farms, Fort Worth, with her
parents-in-law. Mr and Mrs H H.
Wilkins, awaiting Jack's arrival
from New York, w’here he landed
the first of the week from Ger-
, many. One of the guests will be
Ten Club at the hone of Mrs Miss Norma Hopson of Hollywood,
Cobb Calif
The Nichols Bible class will meet 1 <$. ,j.
at home of Mrs J B Plrtle Other ■ METHODIST CIRCLES HAVE
hostesses are Mrs T A. Clark and | JOINT MEETING FOR THE
Mrs. Alma Brown. Mrs Sam Dl-
| brelf and Mrs R P. Haun will be
j hostess to the Victory class at
home of Mrs Brown.
Mrs Sam Oobb and Mrs R. A
Gardner will entertain for the Twin
Mrs Ruby Snodgrass
. A gift tea will be held at the
Taylor Tea Room honoring Mar-
tha Sue Maxwell, bride elect.
TUESDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Trank Gillespie are
SPIRITUAL LIFE PROGRAM
Members of the Susanna Wesley.
Lydia Ferguson and Bettle Morris
Circles met at the Methodist
church. Wednesday afternoon for
the regular Spiritual Life pro-
gram
Mrs T. L. Stevens presided Mrs.
entertaining for the Consolidated j Roy McFarland played the call to
Club at 7:30 p.m worship music Mrs. J T. Dlx gave
Mrs. Anna Wells is to be hostess the devotional, followed by the
to the Just A Club at the Garrett hymn, "Sweet Hour of Pray-
SUN. - MON.
TECHNICOLOR!
~ m ~
Hoatea* House
TITL' | Mrs Roy Howell will entertain
.at the Taylor Tea Room tor mem-
> ben of the Entre Nous Club
Mrs OpUn Saunders will be host-
ess to her bridge club at the Taylor
Tew Room
! The Shakespeare club will meet
jat the library
At
JuQ^
'CIR»-S
Ha PW PLANS TO HAVE
EMBLEM BREAKFAST AT
j MAT MEETING
Plans were made to have an
j Emblem Breakfast on the first
Sunday in May. by members of the
i Business and Professional Wo-
j men’s club at a meeting held at
Hotel Coleman Tuesday evening
The club was Invited to attend a
tea Saturday at the Garrett Host-
ess House, honoring Mias Jewell
Hipp. who la leaving Coleman
Preceding the business meeting
refreshments of Ice cream topped
with cherries, was served with angel
food cake The table eras centered
with blue Irises In a pink bowl and
the Easter motif was carried out In
er." Scriptural reading, Luke 22
j 41-71 was given by Mrs. Barclay
Martin, with Mrs, Beaulah Taylor
j leading a prayer. Mrs Lucletj
White gave a reading on “Lent,
j followed by the hymn. “The Old
Rugged Cron*.” A reading. "My
Task" was given by Mrs J. B
Hilton. Mrs Stevens gave a read-
ing "On the Road to Emma us " A
j vocal solo. "Take Up Thy Cross"
by Miss Grace Wilhite, concluded
j the program, which was dismissed
by the "Watch Word." There were
36 present. Mrs Hayden Hargett
was usher
d* * 4
MRS. DENNIS GAINS
ENTERTAINS FOR THE
PASTIME RUMMY CLUB
Mr* D Oalnes entertained Tu-
esday afternoon at her home, hon-
oring the Pastime Rummy Club Ar-
rangements of roses, bluebonnets
and irises were seen about, the
home In games of rummy, Mrs.
FOUR ENTERTAIN WITH
WESTERN DANCE HONORING
THE YOUNGER SET
MR. AND MRS. JOE STEVENS
ENTERTAIN FOR
BRIDAL COUPLE
Misses Betty Jo Loveless, Maxine
Burroughs, Patsy Dodson and Patsy
Price entertained with a western
dance at the replica building Fri-
day evening at 8 o’clock.
A rainbow color scheme was feat'
Honoring MLss Martha Harwell
and Roy Autry, Jr., whose marriage
took place Saturday evening. Mr
and Mrs. Joe Stevens entertained
kith, a dinner Thursday evening
at their home. Roses ranging In
ured In decorations of crepe paper j colors of pink to dark red were,
streamers which hung from' the j seen in attractive arrangements
rafters and attached to a large about the home. The dining table
yellow cardboard, forming a canopy ■ where the dinner was served buffet
"hill-billy"
the card-
over the ball room. A
scene was painted on
board.
A Juke box furnished music for
dancing, which varied from string
and sentimental to swing The
guests further carried out the chos-
en thertie by dressing In the tradi-
tional blue jeans and boots. The
dance closed In time for the last
session at the skating rink, where
the entire party assembled to skate
as a climax to the eritertalnment.
This celebration was in honor of
the birthday of Miss Price, who was
also honored at a weiner roast at
the old lake Sunday evening Mr.
and Mrs. D. E Loveless. Mrs Ice-
land Fry and Mrs Collins Price,
were chaperons
Young people from Coleman, Nov-
ice. Oouldbusk. Moselle. Santa An-
na and Rock wood were present for
th.e dance.
style was laid with a lace cloth
and centered with red roses
Quartet tables where guests were
seated after being served from the
dining table were centered with
stiver vases filled with pink sweet
peas.
Guests included the honorees. Mr.
and Mrs. H D. Harwell. MLss Fran-
ces Stevens. MLss Clementine Smith
of Miami. Florida, Mr. and Mrs R.
A Autry, MLss Mary Frances Ste-
vens and Milton Autry. During the
evening MLss Mary Frances Ste-
vens played several piano selections
which were well rendered and en-
joyed thoroughly by the guests.
The Oarrett Hostess House was
the scene of a beautiful gift tea,
Monday afternoon, which was given
to honor, MLss Winifred Gordoh,
bride elect of Lt. Jess R! Rhoden
of San Angelo. Hostesses were Mrs.
Anna Wells, Mis. Ray Gilliland,
Mrs. T, V. „ Talbert, Miss Drucllla
Eberhart and Mrs.
.berhart and Mrs. J. M. Gordon
Mrs. Charles Dibrell, Jr., met tA
uests at the door. In the receiving
guests at. the door. In tne receiving
line were the hostesses, the bride
elect and her mother, Mrs, Walter
Gordon, Mrs. Jess R. Rhoden. Sr.,
and Mrs. W P. Wilson, grand-
mother ol Miss Gordon.
The hostess house was decorated
in spring flowers, with roses, rang-
ing In colors of pale pink to deep
red, being predominant.
Misses Lucile Rucker and Mary
Bell Parks ushered guests to the
first gift room, where Mrs. Rob-
ert Markland and Miss Jeanette
Blatherwick presided. The tea table
was laid in pink damask, with pink
satin ribbon runners extending from
the candelabras, which held pink
and yellow candles, to the edge of
the cloth. Centering the table was
a large punch bowl, In front of
which was placed a large garden
hat filled to running over with
rosebuds In tints of pink and
rose: Mrs. Charles Wilson and Mrs.
Roy Howell alternated In pouring,
assisting in the dining room were
Mrs. Billie B, Beach, Misses Frances
Stevens, Hanna Hudson, June Guth-
rie and Marjorie Shore. Mrs. Hunter
Woodruff and Mrs Oscar Ward cut
the carfce, which was served with
punch, ribbon sandwiches and
mints.
Mrs. Waldon Hudleston and Mrs.
Brents, Kenley of San Angelo in-
vited guests Into the second gift
room, where an Easter motif was
emphasized In baskets of colorful
candy and Easter egg?, with trlaea
In pastel shades adding the floral
note. MLss Jean Larson presided
over the register, which was a
beautiful bride's ” book, featuring
pink roses and blue forget-me-nots,
done In water color by Mrs. R. P.
Haun, local artist.
On the regLster table was a vase
of white carnations. Mrs. J. C.
Dunn said goobyes as the guests
left.
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MORE SOCIETY ON
PAGES 1 & 2. THIRD SEC
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Office, Coleman Hotel
CAROLYN SUE CUMMINGS IS
BIRTHDAY PARTY HONOREE
MARY WALLACE IS CHOSEN
DUCHESS TO THE COTTON
napkins and other appointment*
There were Jt present.
BALI, AT A A M COLLEGE
Miss Mary Wallace, senior stu-
Mrs. Fred Cummings entertain-
ed Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6
at her home, 319 N. Nueces, hon--
ortng her daughter, Carolyn Sue
on her sixth’ birthday.
Games and an Easter egg hunt,
provided entertainment. Cake^and
ice cream were served from a lace
dent at NTAC, Arlington, was chos- covered table centered with the
en duchess to the Cotton Ball,
which Is an annual affair at Texas
A. Sc M. College. The ball was held
last Friday evening.
Miss Wallace, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. Karl Wallace of this city,
will receive her degree this spring
birthday cake and two large ar-
rangements of sweet peas and roses
The .large white cake with "happy
birthday" embossed In pint across
the top, held six pink candles
Favors wire Easier baskets filled
with assorted candy. There were
at NTAC. Her two brothers, Karl, 15 guests present for the delight
Jr., and Bruce are students at A. : ful occasion, which included Jerry
Sc M. and the three will spend the
Easter holidays In Coleman.
Major and Mrs. Joe D. Wheeler
of Orlando. Calif., and his mother,
Mrs. Ellen Wheeler of Owen, art'
house guests this week of Mr and
Shorty Allison won the high score t Mrs R g Renfroe
prize., Mr* A1 Olsen second high,
and Mrs Ned Rush won the rum-
hodiak
UNSItW*
WED. & TOURS.
ft lo***;/1
JEANETTE BLATHER Wit K
ENTERTAINS WITH DINNER
HONORING WINIFRED GORDON
Honoring Winifred Gordon, bride
to be, Jeanette Blatherwick enter-
tained with a four course chicken
dinner at the Oarrett Hmtees
House Wednesday evening An ar-
rangement of pink rose buds cen-
tered the table and covers were laid
for 12
The bridal theme was featured
in the gift presented the honor**
by the hastes* and other appoint-
ment* Onests included Mks Gor-
don. Misses Frances Stevens Dors*
Miller, Mary Date Parks. Marjorie
Shore. June Guthrie. Hanna Hud-
son. Eddie Lee. Velma Stewardson,
and Jo Gordon
my prize
At tea time, a salad course was
served to those already mentioned
and Mmas. Dim Sparks. Doyle
Giaason, Snyder and Tillman
p #> 4
MR*. Rt BY WARD IK NEWMAN
CIRCLE HOSTESS
Mrs Ruby Ward was hostess to
the Newman Circle of the First
Baptist church at a meeting held
In her home Wednesday afternoon.
Following the hymn. "Blessed As-
surance." Mr* Thelma Stewart
gave the devotional topic being
Honesty ” A season of prayers
were said for the success of the
coming revival
Others present were Mines Jes-
sie Brewer, Mr*. Neds Caskey. Mr*
Henrietta Metcalf. Miss Flora Dee
Daughtry. Mr* Clyde Vance and
Mr* J C. Conger, a new member
Dlx. Garland Woodard, Lewi*
Howland. Suzanne Randolph: Larry
and Patsy Glider, Nancy Ann Hec-
tor, Mary Ann Jeanes, Eddie Joe
Glover, Margaret Ann Nunley,
Sharon Garrett, Rebecca Ray. Fred-
die Cliett, Mrs Oene Gilder and
the honoree
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Autry, Milton. Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1946, newspaper, April 18, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth732096/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.