The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1980 Page: 2 of 4
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Club Notes
October date set
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Moore o< Yantis announce the approaching
marriage of their daughter Tammy Gayle to William Alexander
of Sulphur Springs. Alexander is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Evans of
Ohio. The wedding will be held in the Enloe Baptist Church at 8
p.m. on Oct. 4. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the
ceremony.
...the social set
Rev. & Mrs. A. E. Skipper
Celebrate SOth Year
The family of Rev. and Mrs.
A.E. Skipper will hold a
reception from 2 to 4 p.m.,
Sunday, Oct. 5 to honor their
parents’ 50th wedding an-
niversary. The affair will be
held at the Senior Citizens
Center on Taylor Drive in
Winnsboro.
Hostess for the occasion will
be tiie couple’s daughter, Mary
Ruth Ernst of Houston and their
granddaughter Kathy Ernst of
Mansfield, La.
Rev. and Mrs. Skipper were
married Oct. 8, 1930 in the
Baptist Parsonage of Waurika,
Okla. by Rev. W.D. Bowden.
Bro. Skipper has pastored in
Southern Baptist churches for
38 years before retiring, due to
illness about 10 years ago.
The last eight years of the
Skippers ministry was spent in
mission work in Colorado.
Among his pastorates were:
First Baptist Church, Gage,
Okla.; First Baptist Church,
Quapaw, Okla; Walnut Grove
Baptist Church, Oklahoma
City; Pine Grove Baptist
Church, Newton, Tex.; Sulphur
Bluff Baptist Church and Sunset
Baptist in Killeen.
The Skippers were in-
sturmental in starting the
Calvary Baptist Church in
Mount Vernon and the First
Southern Baptis Church in Rye,
Colo. The Rye Church now has a
new building.
Bro. and Mrs. Skipper both
took their seminary training at
Moody Bible Institute. Mrs.
Skipper is an accomplished
musician and has been a con-
stant companion in her
husband’s evangelistic
ministry.
Bro. Skipper baptised over
1,300 about 14 years before his
retirement. After that, no ac-
count was kept.
All friends and relatives are
invited to attend the reception.
They request no gifts.
Woman's Forum
The Woman’s Forum will
open the fall season with a book
review by Mrs. John N. Braddy,
Wednesday, Oct 1 at noon in the
Woman’s Building.
Mrs. Braddy will be
reviewing “The Far Pavillions”
by M. M. Kaye. The story is set
in India and is the life of a boy
brought up as a Hindu and
educated in England.
The Waverly Club is bringing
Mrs. Braddy to the group. She is
a native of Madisonville, Tex.
and a graduate of Texas
Women’s University where she
majored in speech and drama
which she later taught.
It was in Fort Worth that Mrs.
Braddy frist began reviewing
books professionally. She
worked for a leading depart-
ment store for one year brfore
she began free-lance work. She
now reviews for nine clubs
monthly that were organized
for her. The oldest one is in its
30th season and the youngest is
in its 17th year.
Through her work, Mrs.
Braddy has traveled ex-
tensively and reviewed for
churches, schools, women’s
organizations and civic clubs.
She has made several trips to
Sulphur Springs.
She and her husband, John,
have two children. One is an
elementary teacher in Azle and
her son is a student at
Oklahoma Christian College in
Oklahoma City which he is
attending on a full baseball
scholarship. Her husband is an
elder of the Southside Church of
Christ in Fort Worth. Mrs.
Braddy has been a Sunday
School teacher for five years as
well as teaching the Ladies
Bible Class each Tuesday-----
SSASIE
Members of SSASIE, Sulphur
Springs Association
Secretaries-Aides in Education,
met Wednesday afternoon in
the board room of the Ad-
ministration Building for their
first meeting of the school year
with Austin School members
serving as hostesses.
The new slate of officers were
Gilda Landers, president;
Dorothy Phillips, vice
president; Margaret McLarry,
secretary; Mary Ruth Taylor,
treasurer; and Elsie Douglas,
reporter.
The meeting consisted of
welcoming new aides and
secretaries, discussing project
ideas and making future plans.
The next meeting is
scheduled in November with a
program on Christmas ideas
and decorations.
Newcomers Club
The Newcomers Club held
their September meeting in the
community room of the
People’s National Bank with
Sharon Burney as the guest
speaker. She presented a
program on Aerobics.
Following the presentation,
the regular meeting was held.
The Yearbooks were
distributed and upcoming
events were listed. Bonnie
Gilmer will teach “Rubouts” on
Sept. 30 and Lydia Bryant will
present a course in “Ceramics”
on Oct. 7.
The October social will be
held on the 11th at the First
National Bank community
room. The next regular meeting
is Oct. 21.
Guests attending were
Dorothy Sweger, Nancy
Swelling, Mary Ann Bamsch,
Diane Branch and Ann
Spalding. The doorprize was
donated by Lee’s Hallmark and
was won by Faye Day.
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Conley will celebrate their SOth wedding
anniversary Sunday, Oct. S with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at
ttMir home in the old Saltillo community. The couple married in
Hopkins County on Oct. 2,1430. They have three children, seven
grandchilren and three great grandchildren. All friends and
relatives are invited to attend the reception. No formal invitations
will be sent.
Soffit- Poole
Wedding
Mrs. Mary Sue Shoffit
became the bride of Lynn Poole
of Wichita Falls in a candlelight
ceremony Aug. 18,1980 at 7:30
a.m. in the home of the bride.
Dannie Russell, minister of the
Sunset, Texas Church of Christ
officiated at the ceremony.
Attending the couple were her
sister, Mrs. Jade Gafford of
Sulphur Springs and D. Yancey
Dorman Jr. of Wichita Falls.
After a short wedding trip to
Sulphur, Okla. and Sulphur
Springs the couple are making
their home at 2902 Lawrence
Road in Wichita Falls.
Mrs. JohnM. Braddy
Tanti Club
The fall season began for the
Tanti Club members Friday,
Sept. 19, with a covered dish
luncheon at the Woman’s
Building with Melba McKinney,
president presiding.
The yearbooks were
distributed at this meeting and
everyone expressed their
thanks to Joyce Maroney and
Jackie Burney for their work
and time spent producing the
books.
The highlight of the day came
following the luncheon when the
Secret Pals for the past year
were revealed.
Members attending were:
Valera Alexander, Dorothy
Black, Vera Blount, Yvonne
Bronson, Jackie Burney, Ur-
sula Campbell, Mary Jane
Coffey, Gladys Craver, Ger-
trude Davis, Doris Dobson,
Eddie Jo Edge;
Sybil Gafford, Freda Gray,
Ellen Ham, Eva Hargrave,
Allen Hendrix, Lucille Horn,
Lillie Mae Irvin, Era Jones,
Susie Lemon, Pearl Martin,
Joyce Maroney, Zelma Mc-
Cullough, Polly McKay, Estelle
McKee, Melba McKinney, Nina
Phillips, Velma Rawson, Bertie
Lou Smith, Ellie Swindell,
Jessie Faye Waler, Ruth
Whitworth and Oleta Williams.
Also attending were Glee
Hare, a member who resigned
as she was moving to Dallas
and Allene Hulen, the guest of
Estelle McKee.
Hostesses for the meeting
were Jackie Burney, Joyce
Maroney, Polly McKay,
Yvonne Bronson and Ola Dilts.
Dike 4-H
The Dike 4-H Club met
Wednesday night with Brian
Argenbright presiding at the
meeting. The motto and pledge
were led by Amy Brandenburgh
and the roll was called by
secretary Lori Potts. There
were 30 4-H members present
and 15 adult leaders. New
members joining the club were
Tammy Hodge and Katie
Joslin.
Shawn Nowlin, Brian
Argenbright, Lori Potts, Randy
Neal, Kelly Joslin, Marty
McKenzie, Tammy Hodge,
Tammy Neal, Susan and Trevor
Allan, Amy Deaton, Tiffany
Harris and Lesa White reported
on the dairy show, steer show
and 4-H project show.
Rhonda Argenbright and
Vicky Allan talked to the
membership about starting a
project of string arts. It was
decided to have the materials
and patterns ready for the next
4-H meeting.
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The club will start their foods
and nutrition project Oct. 4. The
County food show is to be held
on Nov. 8. Randy Neal gave a
report on his 4-H Dairy record
book that won state com-
petition. He will attend the
National 4-H Congress in
Chicago from Nov. 28 through
Dec. 5.
The 4-Hers discussed the
National 4-H Week celebration
which is to be held Oct. 5 - Oct.
11. The 4-H Achievement
Banquet is slated for Oct. 6 at
the Regional Civic Center.
County extension agent,,
Carrie Brazeal gave the
program on new 4-H enrollment
forms that each member will
fill out and return to the county
agent’s office.
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments were served
by Debra Neal, Tammy Neal
and Randy Neal.
Saltillo Extension
Home Economics
Study Group
The Saltillo Extension Home
Economics Study group met at
the Saltillo Community Center
on Sept. 17, 1980. Mrs. Jewel
McAfee presided with 27
members and two visitors
present.
Mrs. Leta York filled in for
the secretary. Roll call was
answered by giving a favorite
television program. Mrs. Ardys
Dennis gave the treasurers’
report.
The meeting preceded to new
business. The group will receive
$250 from the county. The
discussion centered around
whether to purchase a standing
fan, flatware or a piano. A
committee consisting of Mrs.
Dennis, Mrs. Irabelle Barnes,
Mrs. Maye Smith and Mrs. R.D.
McAfee was appointed to look
into the feasibility of pur-
chasing one or more of these
items and report in October.
The hostess list for the new
year are: Oct. 21, Floy Bennett,
Lorene Bedgood and Jewel
McAfee; Nov. 18, Annie Mae
Hatchell, Juanita Home and
Bonnie White; Dec. 16;
Christmas Party; Jan. 20,
Ardys Dennis, Mary Jo Orren
and Leta York; Feb. 17, Dollie
Pearl Armstrong, Pauline
Sparks and Velma Spearman;
March 17, Lila Hart, Maye
Smith and Irabelle Barnes;
April 21, Rhema Arthur, Marie
McAfee and Lillian Broughton;
May, Helen Lee, Velera Loving
and Laurene McGill; June,
picnic.
The members accepted the
offer of R.B. McAfee and Loy
Orren to refinish the floors of
the Saltillo Community Center.
The membership was
reminded that plans would be
made at the October meeting to
serve stew on Nov. 3, election
day.
Pauline Sparks reported the
Saltillo Fire Dept, was in need
of financial assistance. The
group collect $240.
“Happy Birthday” was sung
to six members with birthdays
in August and September. Gifts
were chosen from the gift
boxes.
After the close of the meeting,
refreshments were served by
hostesses Lela Roberts, Alice
King, Mayflower Mays and
Mildred Knapik.
Alpha Tau lota
Alpha Tau Iota chaper of Beta
Sigma Phi held their Sept. 17
meeting at the First National
Bank community room.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Donna Horton and Margie
McCaffrey.
Sharon Helm, president held
a short business meeting, with
discussion concerning money
making projects, service
projects and upcoming socials.
The group enjoyed a game of
bingo and exchanged prizes.
The refreshment table was
decorated with the Beta Sigma
Phi yellow rose theme.
Members attending were
Micki Chapman, Debbie
Booker, Janet Graves, Priscilla
Smith, Sharon Benson, Sandi
Bronson, Kim Weaver, Angie
Blount, Salli McClendon,
Sharon Helm, Donna Horton
and Margie McCaffrey.
Guests for the evening were
Kathy Weaver, Kay Orr and
Nancy Kirkpatrick. The next
event was held in the home of
Micki Chapman on Wednesday,
Sept. 24.
Mother's Culture Club
Mother’s Culture Club met
with Mrs. Rebecca Roper on
Thursday, Sept. 18, 1980. Mrs.
Joyce Birchfield was co-
hostess.
Dana Wilhite, president in-
troduced Mrs. Rosalyn
Massingill of Rosalyn’s Gift
Box. She brought several items
from her shop with some
special Christmas ideas.
After refreshments were
served final plans were made
for the .Fall Festival.
Members present were
Brenda Bell, Shirley Benson,
^oyce Birchfield, Janie Cald-
well, Patti Froneburger, Jane
Glover, Linda Harrison, Lasca
Harry, Jana Icenhower, Teresa
Kurkjian, Phyliss Loyd, Leta
Mahand, Cathy Nordin, Jackie
O’Quinn, Becky Roper, Linda
Stewart, Dana Wilhite, Jeanna
Lockhart and Mary Lee Fisher.
Medical Auxiliary
The Hopkins-Franklin
Medical Auxiliary met in the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Don
O’Neal on Wednesday, Sept. 17,
for its first meeting of the new
club year.
Following a coffee featuring
an assortment of cakes, the
auxiliary president, Mrs.
O’Neal, introduced the program
speaker, Dale Smith. Smith, the
minister of Shannon Oaks
Church of Christ and a noted
public speaker, presented a
program on how to positively
communicate with others.
Pointing out that words are the
primary symbols for com-
munication, Smith said that
understanding the background
and values of the listener, as
well as being sensitive to the
listener and genuinely caring
that he is receiving the symbols
correctly, help the speaker
more effectively communicate.
The program perfectly in-
troduced the theme for the
year, “Accentuate the
Positive,” with emphasis
directed at telling medicine’s
story and promoting good
health.
In begining the business
meeting, Mrs. O’Neal
distributed the yearbooks, then
read a quote from Dr. Hoyt
Gardner, recent AMA
president, which said,
“Physicians must do more to
show and tell the public how we
care. Each of us must see
himself or herself as the prime
communicator of our profession
in the one-to-one relationship
with patients.”
During the business session,
Mrs. William Dietze reported
on the success of the Taste Tea,
which was held last June, and
the sale of the auxiliary’s cook-
book, “Treasured Recipes.”
Five hundred of the cookbooks
have been sold, with proceeds
going to the local scholarship
fund, and it was decided to
order 200 more and to consider
having another Taste Tea.
Mrs. Steve Longino collected
contributions to the American
Medical Association
Educational and Research
Foundation by selling orders for
Christmas cards and chances
on a trip to auxiliary members.
Mrs. Jerry Jennings, treasurer,
collected dues.
The following members were
present: Mmes. William Dietze,
Lester Hodges, Jerry Jennings,
Tom Korn, Joseph Longino,
Mrs. Steve Longino, Don
O’Neal, Dhawal Ram, Claude
Reynolds, Sam Swindell, Philip
White, Paul Bennett, Robert
Parker, Jack Ramey, Grady
Sellers, Hodge Sellers and
Bennett Vaculik.
The next meeting, on Oct. 6,
will be a special, joint dinner
meeting with the Medical
Society at Memorial Hospital.
The program will be given by
Kim Ross, legislative
representative from TMAA in
Austin, who will speak about the
Medical Practice Act.
Alpha Alpha Kappa
Members of Alpha Alpha
Kappa chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi met recently in the home of
Sharolyn Poe. The meeting was
called to order by president,
Phyllis Rogers and members
repeated the Opening Ritual.
Eight members were present
and two transferees, Mrs. Gail
Johnson and Mrs. Billie
Copeland.
The discussion during the
business meeting concerned the
annual Valentine Ball and the
“Yellow Rose Project.”
Correspondence from the
International Office concerning
Beta Sigma Phi cookbooks was
read. The upcoming East Texas
Area Beta Sigma Phi con-
vention was discussed and
plans were made for several
who will attend.
Mrs. Poe was selected to
represent the chapter as
Chapter Sweetheart for the
coming year.
Secret Sisters were revealed
with a gift exchange, and new
secret sisters were chosen for
the coming year.
The meeting was adjourned.
Refreshments were served to
all who attended. Others at-
tending, not mentioned
previously were Mary Beth
Hulen, Deanna Boggs, Wyvonne
Bronson, Joan Garrett and
Judy Glenn.
The next meeting will be held
on Oct. 13.
Couple to wed
Sharon Suzanne Narramore and Glen Richard Mead will be
married Oct. 24 in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in
Arlington. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
D. Narramore, of Arlington. Mead is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
C. Mead of Arlington. The grandparents of the bridegroom elect
are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mead of Sulphur Springs.
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Engagement announced
Mr. and Mrs. John Archer Fagin of Snyder announce the
engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Ruth
Ann. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Snow of
Sulphur Springs. Miss Fagin will wed Joe David Brower, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Brower of Fort Worth at the Snyder First
United Methodist Church at 4 p.m. on Nov. 24.
iReunions'
Beckham Homecoming
The Beckham Homecoming is
scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5.
This will be an all day affair
held on the church yard, 16
miles north of Sulphur Springs
off Highway 19.
The annual business meeting
will begin at 10 a.m. with Earl
Clapp, president elect
presiding.
Former pastor of the church,
Brother Noble Franklin
Beadles of Sulphur Springs will
be the morning speaker. Bro.
Beadles was born in Peerless to
Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Beadles. He
married Ludie Kizer in 1935 at
Rockdale Church with Bro.
E.N. Bain officiating. He was
ordained as a minister in 1952 at
Beckham. He has served other
churches in Tarrent and
Johnson Counties.
The Beadles have one son,
Dudley who lives in Fort Worth
with his wife and two children.
After services a family dinner
will be spread. Hopkins County
stew experts, Goodie Clapp,
Rostus McIntosh, Wickie Neal,
Wayne and Tim Roper, Jeff and
Tad Weston will have stew
prepared for the lunch hour.
The meal will be served at noon.
Brother Gary Gage is the
present pastor of the church. It
will be the first time, Bro. Gage
and his family have par-
ticipated in the event.
The officers wish to invite
friends and neighbors to the
event, making the first Sunday
in October as the annual
meeting date. For more in-
formation contact, Mrs. Robert
Estes, secretary at 885-3960 or
214-945-2450.
Stephenson Reunion
The Stephenson decendents
and friends gathered at the Ag
Building in Sulphur Springs
City Park, Sunday, Sept. 21,
1980 for their annual reunion.
They began converging on the
area at 10 a.m. with large
baskets of food. The tables were
heavily laden. The invocation
was given by Mrs. Erma Dell
Nelon. The afternoon was spent
taking pictures and visiting
with one another. Books were
autographed and plans were
made to meet again next year.
Those attending from Sulphur
Springs were Richard Jones,
Sarah and Buddy Morehead,
Tony Murray, Elzada
Morehead, Corina Jones,
Jennifer and Ricky Murray,
Audra Fay Jones, Pansy
Murray, Vella Scarborough,
Odessa Wright, Paul Ray
Murray, Roby Ledford, Aaron
Morehead, Lonnie Scar-
borough, Gayle, Anita, Rachel
and John Scarborough.
Attending from Greenville
were Nell and Lonnie Kelly;
from Yantis, Wilma and Marlin
Scarborough; from Dallas,
Clovis Stephenson; from
Abiline, Erma Dell Nelon;
Attending from Waco were
Myrtle Green, Steven C.
Sawyer, Dorothy Sawyer, Lillie
Schrader, Chester and Sue
Jones; from Mount Vernon
.were Benny, Kay and Becky
Scarborough and Sue and Carl
Newsom.
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Keys, Clarke & Woosley, Joe. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1980, newspaper, October 3, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth779898/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.