Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 22, 1948 Page: 3 of 8
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Society News
SWEETWATER REPORTER
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1948.
V l^ouise Flake Editor
SWEETWATER, TEXAS
PAGE THREE
Homemaking Classes Have
Election Of FHA Officers
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Social Calendar
Wednesday
OES Instruction Class will
meet Wednesday at 7::10 p.m. at
the Masonic Hall.
Thursday
Circle Two, Business and Pro-
fessional Circle of the First
Christian Church, will meet
ti Thursday at 7:30 p. m. in the
" Youth Chanel of the church.
Philip Nolan P.-T. A. will have
a reception Thursday from 7:30
to !) i). m. at the schol in honor
of the faculty of the school.
Mrs. E. C. Brand will enter-
tain the Priscila Club at 3 p. m.
Thursday at tbj home of her
daughter, Mrs. Dent Beail, 100
West Texas street.
Anthenaeum Study Club will
have its opening luncheon of the
season at 1 p.m. Thursday in the
Rose Room of the Blue Bonnet
Hotel.
Donalson .Junior Circle, Fun-
damental Baptist Church, will
meet Thursday ;ii 1:30 p.m. with
Mrs. .lack Nankins, XIo West
Tenth street.
Ida Berry Circle, Fundamental
Baptist Church, will meet Thurs-
day at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Ellis
McJunkiii, 701 Fast Avenue C.
Alathean Class of the First
Baptist Church will meet Thurs-
day at 7:30 p. m. with Mrs. H.
CI. Pitts, 1100 Silas street. All
members and service members
are urged to attend.
Katherine Howell .Circle, First
f Baptist Church, will meet Thurs-
day at 7:30 p. m. with Tom Mil-
ler on Fast Oklahoma street.
Saturday
Perkins Friendship Class of
the'First Christian Church will
have a tacky party on Satur-
day at. 7:30 p.m. in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guy, 305
West Third street.
Zeta Kappa Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi will sponsor its an
nual bride tournament on Satur-
day at 3 p. m., in hte Legion Hut
Officers Elected
At First Meeting
Of Christian Circle
Mrs. Dick Penick was named
chairman of Circle One, First
Christian Church, when the
group met for an organization
meeting Tuesday afternoon in
the home of Mrs. William H.
Shropshire, 000 Silas street.
Other officers named were
Mrs. Thomas Sadler, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. W. li. Collins, secre-
tary-treasurer: Mrs. Arnold Ford,
reporter, and Mrs. Shropshire,
teacher.
Following the election, the
group voted to study the Life of
Christ. The circle will meet next
time with Mrs. Penick.
The hostess served frosted
cokes and cookies to those pres-
ent.
Class Reunion Held
At Lake Sweetwater
ROSCOE, Sept. 22. (Spl.) —
The Class of '43 of the Roscoe
High School were reunited
briefly Saturday afternoon for
a picnic held at the Wade Ray-
burn cabin at Sweetwater Lake.
"Do you remember's flew back
and forth as one-time school-
mates laughed over incidences in
i he past.
Out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Festus El rod of Lub-
bock, and Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan
of Abernatny. Elrod was the
president of the class during
i heir senior year.
Other members present am'
their guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Althof, Mr. and Mrs.
■\ Billy Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Raybttrn, Miss Bettv •!<> Mot-
man, Miss Lora Mae Broadwell,
and Ross Stewart. Nearly three-
fourths of the class attended.
* * *
Methodist Society
Has Mission Study
ROSCOE, Sept. 22, (Spl.) —
• f The Woman's Society of Christ-
ian Service of the First Metho-
dist Church met at the church
Monday afternoon. Mrs. A. 10.
Wood, leader, continued the
study of "On Our Own Door-
step!" which is a discussion of
the United States possessions
who are desirious of entry into
statehood. Mrs. W. E. Perry
gave the devotional. The next
meeting will take place Mon-
day, October 4th, the location
f to be announced later.
Each homemaking class at
Newman High School elected
officers Monday for their divis-
ions of the Future Homemakers
of America Chapter.
The second period class nam-
ed Doris Welch, chairman; Peg-
gy Walker, vice-chairman; Rin-
kie Boyd, secretary, Jo Ann Rog-
ers, parliamentarian; .leanna
Coleman, reporter, and Clydelle
Talley, historian.
Ltivene Clanton is chairman
of the third period class. Other
officers for this group are Joan
Jar vis, vice-chairman; Rose-
mary Byrd, secretary; Martha
Books, parliamentarian; Caro-
lyn Davis, reporter, and Evonne
Rogers, historian.
The fourth neriod class elect-
ed Ann Whorton, chairman;
Sara Beth Marsh, vice-chair-
man; Margie Dyar, secretary;
Billie Bert Scott, parliamentar-
ian; Merle Wright, reporter; and
Imogene Lamm, historian.
The members of the fifth
period chose Bonnie McCriglit as
their chairman: Shirley Patter-
son, vice-chairman; Frances
Scott, secretary: Anna Nell
King, parliamentarian; Jean
Dean, reporter, and Nelda Davi-
son. historian.
The sixth period class selected
Delores Edwards, chairman; Ver-
nelle Stephenson, vice-chairman;
Edna Nash, secretary; Pal Ely,
parliamentarian: Doris Ellis,
reporter, and Dale Wood, histor-
ian.
Miss Fairy Breeding, instruc-
tor of Homemaking is sponsor
of the local chanter of Future
Homemakers of America.
Christian Circle
Opens Year With
Luncheon Tuesday
Mrs. A. A. ( lack) Bradford
was hostess to members of Cir-
cle Four, First Christian Church,
at a covered dish luncheon on
Tuesday in her home, SI I Jose-
phine street.
The luncheon menu included
turkey, dressing, gravy, aspara-
gus, peas, mashed potatoes, fruit
salad, cranberry sauce, olives,
pickles, celery, hot biscuits, cher-
ry pie topped by whipped cream,
coffee and iced tea.
Mrs. Bradford presided over
the business meeting at which
time $00 was collected on the
missionary pledge of the circle.
The study this winter will be
on the Life of Christ.
Those attending were Mmes.
Ney Sheridan, Doyle Fraley,
Clyde Boose, G. Ed Bradford, Ii.
O. Simpson. W. (i. Davis, Charles
Pax ton, Seth Johnston, Pat El-
der, Charles Guy, the Rev. and
Mrs. William H. Shropshire and
the hostess.
* +
Officers Elected
By Classes At
Sylvester High
SYLVESTER, Sept. 22— (Spe-
cial )—Robert Montgomery was
chosen to head the Sylvester
Senior Class for this school year.
Other officers include Jean Wal-
drop, vice-president; and Meddie
Grace I-lerron, secretary-treasur-
er. Superintendent McHaney
will be class sponsor.
Tn the Junior Class elections
Juanell Biake, newcomer from
Bronte, was elected president;
Betty Ruth Parsons, vice-presi-
dent; and Bern it1;' Cox, secretary-
treasurer.
Wanda Leigh Smith heads the
Sophomore Class, with Alton
Mauldin vice-president and Win-
nie Lou Harris, secretary-treas-
urer.
The Freshman Class chose
Roy Herron as president; and
named Mary Evelyn Montgom-
ery, vice-president; Betty Jo
King, secretary-treasurer, and
Rosa Ann Newhouse, reporter.
in the Pep Squad organization,
Patsy Josey was elected presi-
dent: Meddie Grace Herron,
Juanell Blake, and Wanda Leigh
Smith were chosen yell leaders,
with Vonnell Thompson as sub-
stitute.
* ♦ *
Eootball Boys Are
Honored At Party
SYLVESTER. Sept. 22—(Spe-
cial)—Quiz game.-, and string
music highlighted a party for
the Sylvester football boys, giv-
en by the Pep Squad Friday
night, in the home of Betty Jo!
King.
Music was furnished by Tom-
my Earle, Charlie Ross McCain,;
and Luther MeCollum. Refresh-
ments of punch and cookies were
served to Winnie Lou Harris, |
Minnie Mae Comhest, Rosa Ann
Newhouse, Juanell Blake, Wanda ,
L. Smith, Dorothy Smith. Bernice
Cox, Charlie R. McCain, Paul Me-
Collum, Robert Montgomery, Bil-
ly Wayne Reed, Glenn Harold
King, Billy Brown, Tommy Ear-
ly, Joyce McCain, Luther McCol
lutii, and Betty Jo King.
fee Cream Social
Given Tuesday For
Dorcas Class
Dorcas Class of the First Bap-
tist Church was entertained
Tuesday evening with an ice
cream social at the country home
of Mrs. R. C. George on the
Lake Trammel Road.
Mrs. George gave the opening
prayer, ard Mrs. Bob Williams
presided over the business ses-
sion. The devotional was pre-
sented by Mrs. Tom Miller.
During the election of officers,
all officers were named except
that of president. This will be de-
cided upon later. The other of-
ficers are Mrs. Bob Nuckols, en-
listment vice-president; Mrs.
Herman Whitworth, ministerial
vice-president; Mrs. F. D. Smith,
fellowship vice-president; Mrs.
Leslie McBeth, stewardship vice-
president ; and Mrs. Louis Smith,
secretary.
Mrs. George was presented
with a gift by the class. Games
were played, and ice cream, cake
and cookies were served.
Those attending were Mmes.
Thomas Spencer, Louis Smith,
T. P. Porter, F. L. Yates, Harl
Pinkard, Sam Jones, Waylun
Cleckler, Lowell Burleson, Doyle
Fitts, Roger Eaton, Tom Mi'ter,
Herman Whitworth, J. B. Ed-
wards, Ivan Scott, Bob Williams
and the hostess.
* * *
New Officers Named
By Gleaners Class
At First Methodist
Officers of the Gleaners Class
of the First Methodist Church
were elected Sunday at the regu-
lar meeting of the class.
Mrs. J. W. Butler was named
president; Mrs. John Aycock
and Mrs. Otto Carter, vice-presi-
dents; Mrs. .1. F. Gilbert and
Mrs. G. B. Richards, secretar-
ies: Mrs. S. E. Hale and Mrs. N.
L. Norman, treasurers; Mrs. 1).
B. Brown, Mrs. R. O. Caldwell,
Mrs. Elsie Robinson. Mrs. Ben
Roberts and Mrs. P. T. Quast,
teachers; Mrs. Delas Reeves and
Mrs. Alvin Gray, pianists; and
Mrs. Albert Brann and Mrs. H.
A Hurge, sone leaders.
The nominating committee
was headed by Mrs. R. I.. Dalby,
assisted by Mrs. B. L. Clayton
and Mrs. II A. Burge.
* * *
Presbyterian Circle
Has Third Lesson
In New Study Book
Circle Two, First Presbyter-
ian Church, met in the home of
Mrs. C. A. Rosebrough, 703 East
Third street, on Monday after-
noon. Mrs. .1. W. Tipton pre-
sided over the business session
and gave the opening prayer.
Plans-were discussed for the
district meeting to be held here
Tuesday, September 2X, at the
church.
Mrs. R. K. McAdams led the
lesson from the third study in
the book, "Fitly Framed To-
gether," which told of the Pen-
tateuch in its relation to the
Bible as a whole.
The hostess served refresh-
ments of fruit punch and devil's
food cake to Mrs. Ben W. Mc-
Corkle, auxiliary chairman;
Mmes. R. K. McAdams, E. L.
Faulkner. .1. W. Tipton, John
Pinson, Arnold Dressier, Mike
Trammel, Phil Taylor, Edwin
MacQueen, and Ed Patterson;
Miss Mary Davis, and the hos-
tess.
* * ife
Luncheon Meeting
Held Tuesday By
Christian Circle
Circle Five, First Christian
Church, met Tuesday at the
church for a covered dish lunch-
eon. Orchid dahlias accented the
luncheon table.
Mrs. S. N. Leach offered pray-
er, and the business meeting was
presided over by Mrs. John Hub-
bard, chairman. Mrs. Leach dis-
cussed the new study for the
coming year. "Interwoven Gos-
pels."
The circle will meet next Tues-
day at 0:45 a. in. in the Youth
Chapel of the church.
Those attending Tuesday were
one guest, Mrs. Hubbard's moth-
er, Mrs. A. J. McCarty of Tay-
lor, and members. Mmes. C. W.
Breeding, Fred Williams, John
Hubbard, Leach, Nothern, C. S.
Perkins, R. B. Peterson and
Lance Thompson.
* * +
Mrs. W. P. Anderson
Hostess To Circle
Mrs. W. P. Anderson was host-
ess Monday afternoon at her
home, 510 Locust street, to mem-
bers of Circle Three, First Chris-
tian Church.
During the business meeting
presided over by Mrs. Anderson,
Mrs. G. O. Walker was elected
secretary. Mrs. C II. Dammann
taught the lesson. The circle will
meet next Monday with Mrs.
Homer Bradford.
Those attending were Mines.
Dammann, Bertie Pope, Brad-
ford, Betty Can. Foster Miller,
W. A. George, Elsie Ji>hii--nn, J.
C. Stribling, Boyce Lynn, C. R.
Deen, G. O. Walker, Charles Guy,
and the hostess.
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 22, 1948, newspaper, September 22, 1948; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283556/m1/3/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.