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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1957
Page
4
Approximately 100 guests attended the Hospital Board annual dinner for staff at the Primary Cafeteria. The program included a TV Series emceed by Mrs Jo Albright with eight skits, a Western Scene and Dragnet among them. Hospital Board members and wives, county officials, and doctors and wives from Odessa attended.
Members of the Dorcas Class of the First Baptist Church gathered for a Christmas covered dish supper at the home of Mrs. Sadie Weidell. A floral centerpiece highlighted the salad meal and Christmas gifts were exchanged after the feast with Mrs. Margaret Ford leading the devotional.
A citywide Tea honor for Brownie and Girl Scout mothers goes from 4:00 to 5:30 PM Monday in the community building. A short program precedes the girls presenting mothers with handmade Christmas gifts. Mrs. Mary Johnson reports 16 Brownie and Scout troops exist. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Turner and family visited in Kermit Sunday with Mrs. Turner's mother and father.
A planned ride for a coke became a lingerie shower for Betty Thames on a Wednesday afternoon. Kay Grewell invited the bride-elect and ten friends gathered at her home. Red and white decor plus refreshments featured the couple’s chosen colors. The white tablecloth bore the inscription Herman and Betty.
The Delta Kappa Gamma members gathered at Mrs. T. A. Roach’s home for a Tuesday costume party. Guests wore Christmas tree themed outfits such as angels Santa Claus choir boy candles and a chimney. Co hosts Mrs. Robert Montgomery and Mrs. W. T Barnes helped.
In a pre wedding gathering for the late December bride to be, guests included Carla Sue Horton, Carolyn Clinton, Martha Brackeen, Kathleen Noble, Jeanie Brown, Reba Bostick, Dessie Dame, June Ann Kolb, Deanna Lloyd and Glenda Alsobrook. Favors were miniature kettles tied with white ribbons as part of the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lawrence and their son from Odessa visited Andrews on Friday. Mrs. Lawrence spent the day with her sister, Mrs. Harold Burns, while Mr. Lawrence attended to business.
The Andrews Federated Music Club sponsors a Christmas program at Permian General Hospital on Tuesday night. A violin trio Joyce Wilson Joyce Nix and Jack Lemmon will perform carol medleys while Mrs Crown reviews carol history. Music will be piped to rooms and club members will sing through the halls.
Admissions to Permian General Hospital for December 10 through 12 include Mrs Forest Baker, Mrs Merle Rainwater, Billy Lee Tucker, Tommy Bales, Jackie Phillips, S. P. Echols, Mrs Boyce Thompson, Mrs Jessie Hill, Mrs Jimmy Dooley, Mary Askey, Donnie Winn, Mrs E T Stanford, Mrs Viola O Connor, Jill Huddleston, Mrs L R Riley, Mrs C L Hockersmith, Mrs Earl H Meadows and Mrs M G Henderson.
After the hospital program the club proceeds to the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Lemmon for a Christmas party. The event follows the community service and features festive gatherings at a private residence in a local neighborhood.
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