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CoPaqe 2C Htrhtta 3Falla SEttm'aw JVIj It ur t i- U I -r A 0 A I I A T Ct V 1 IWICHITA PALLS, T 6 X AIIOWA PARK, Tex. (Special) — When agricultural specialist Lester E. Brooks lost a hand In an accident June 23 he vo\ved that he would still be able to take part in the celebration being planned for his golden wedding anniversary.And sure enou^i, he will greet friends with his wife at a reception to be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. today at the Chaparral Baptist Assembly. Hosting the affair will be the couple’s daughter and her husband, and their children, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jeter, Cynthia, Kerry, Andrea and Car-mi of Fort Towson, Okla.Also in the houseparty will be Mrs. Howard Lemond of Bluegrove; Charles Grenew of Vernon, Mmes. J. M. Hollingsworth, I^eonard Lynch and Ralph Moore, all of Gainesville; Mrs. G. M. Tep-fer of Frisco; Mrs. Jimmy Hawkins of Whitesboro; Mrs. James Brooks of Olton; Mrs. William Jones of Slaton and Mrs. Lee Reed of Justiceburg.Mrs. Jantes Deber o fGainesville, who was Mrs. Brook’s bridesmaid at her wedding, will be a special guest and member of the receiving line. Other special guests will Include several of the couple's friends who attended their wedding.Lester Brooks and Edyth Price grew up in the Woodbine Community near Gainesville. They were baptized in a farm pond following a revival meeting at Mt. Lebanon Church when he was 13 and she wras 11. Eight years later he proposed marriage to her and she answered If w6 can be married in June at the church.” She decorated the church for the wedding, and Brooks still says that the decorations were the prettiest he has ever seen.The couple taught school for two years after their marriage and did prep work at what is now North Texas State University during the summers. They moved to Lubbock where Brooks entered Texas Tech and received a B.S. degree in agriculture. He later taught general science at Plain view and Mrs. BrooksReception today to honorMrs. Lester•rMTsaJnou:the!to IofSchiT1dualSoh(tendSchiWinrecefronSanT!AugBrooksMra, AND MRS. LESTER E. BROOKSMl:ClitoMlanntherCliffMr.1603fathiawaTI1.MduatHiglbeai Is ei Coif: grac Mid' emp troll'attended Wayland Baptist College.The couple moved to Iowa Park in 1927 when he became associated with Texas AM University Agricultural Research Station. In 1929 he was promoted to horticulturist and in 1937 he wfas named superintendent of the station, a position he held until his retirement in 1965.Upon retirement, the couple moved to their Trailridge Farm, six miles southwest of Iowa Park. Later that year, he was named agriculture consultant for Stein Hall Go., who process guar. Brooks, a pioneer In guar research, was honored by having a variety named for him in 1964.Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are active In the church, club and civic life of the community. They are members of the First Baptist Church where he is a deacon, a former Sunday School departmentsuperintendent and teacher. She teaches a Sunday Schoolclass and has been active In every phase of the Women's Missionary Union work. He is a member of the Noon Lions Club and past district governor. She is a member of the 23 Study Club and Iowa Park Lioness Club. Both are members of the American Iris Society.Work is lighf, window's brightEven the best window' has to be washed. The trick, says a leading wdndow manufacturer, is to minimize the chore.One firm suggests use of windows with double-pane insulating glass instead of separate storm sash. Insulating glass has two panes of glass per window'; windows with storm sash have four. Use of removable multi-light grilles is another work-saver. The grilles lift off the glass revealing one large easy-to-clean pane instead of many small ones.a itiri CUI7T1
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Wichita Falls Times
Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Sun, Jul 01, 1973
Page 21
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