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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1956
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR mentions a church and club activities with references to a building and community group names. Readable terms include a church, a girls group, and local club discussions tied to a nearby building. Further specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
A regional workers meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. Representatives Gaines Andrews and Young Counties will attend. H Jackson of Snyder will discuss his mission to Japan on furlough. The program includes song service discussion a Lottie Moon film titled Ass gned and a conference board meeting. A meal will follow at 6:30 p.m. prior to the main business.
At 8:00 P.M. Thursday three girls Jeane Clark Sharla In gram and Patsy Bond were initiated into the Andrews Assembly Order of Rainbow for Girls. Mrs Opie Pope Grand Visitor from Midland attended the event and lectured. Refreshments were served in the banquet hall by Mrs Noma Robertson and Mrs Neill Reeves after the initiation.
A series of birth announcements lists newborns and weights. Steven Lewis born to Mr and Mrs S G Freeman on Thursday weighed seven pounds one half ounce. A son to Mr and Mrs Edward Lankford on Friday weighed nine pounds four ounces. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Leroy Lopez on Friday weighed seven pounds twelve and a quarter ounces. A son to Mr and Mrs W L Henry on Thursday weighed nine pounds one half ounce. Russell Lee Wis born to Mr and Mrs B R Mathis on Tuesday weighed nine pounds one half ounce. Royce Lee and a son to Mr and Mrs L W Huber on Tuesday weighed six pounds six and a half ounces.
Mrs Wendell Autry was guest of honor at a layette party in the home of Mrs Carl Hardaway Menella Production Camp. Hosts Mrs Jame Gregory and Mrs E J Little decorated in Yuletide style with games and conversations. Guests included Bill Pearcy Charles Hickock Wayne Corbell Percy Morrison Sam Dyess and Miss Trud Drake.
Funeral services for Mrs W H Ainsworth mother of Ford Ainsworth of Kerrville were held Monday in Georgetown. She died from burns received over two weeks ago. Mrs Susie Riley Cade stayed in Kerrville with her grandchildren while her daughter and husband, the Ainsworths, were in Georgetown.
Buddy Phillips son of Mr and Mrs W M Phillips returned to Andrews this week after six months in the U S Army stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Mrs Carl Hardaway will travel to Roswell New Mexico to pick up their son John a student at New Mexico Military Institute Wednesday to spend the Christmas holidays here.
Patients admitted to Permian General Hospital from Wednesday through Friday include Joyce McGary Clemmie Irvin Nancy Irvin Mrs Carmen Shousen W M Mayfield Mrs 8 Freeman Linda Springer Allen Colbert Jimmy Savage Mrs W R Win cham Dr H H Tompkins Mrs W D Atkinson Robert Lee Delley Vicky Butler Mrs Edward Lankford Carol Ayres Bobby Gotcher R E Lacey Mrs R E Lecoy Mrs Leroy Lopez Mrs W L Henry Admitted for surgery were Wayne Turley Marion Ballard and Robert Rushing.
Channel two schedule lists films and programs for Sunday December 16 The lineup includes Oral Roberts film This Is The Life Million Dollar Movie Zoo Parade NBC Washington Square Topper Susie Meet the Press Roy Rogers Industry on Parade News Weather Hallmark Hall of Fame Man Called X Highway Patrol Loretta Young NBC Badge 714 714 and News at 10 00
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