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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1950

Page

8

Mahan-Moore Wedding Read In Baptist Rites at San Saba

Miss Rita Virginia Moore became the bride of Weldon Gene Mahan in a First Baptist Church ceremony read by Rev. Don Hendricks. The couple will reside on the Mahan ranch near Brownwood. both families are linked to San Saba and Mullin.

San Saba Rita Virginia Moore Weldon Gene Mahan First Baptist Church Don Hendricks W. W. Mitchell John J. Moore San Saba High School Howard Payne College Rex Mahan Mullin High School Jean Moore Anne Holliday Austin J. B. Harper B. F. Andersond Bend Rex Mahan Jr Jack McKneeley Charles M. Oliver Jr Alamoa Clements Hazel Woods Marjory Lancaster Janet Soules Goldthwaite Mitchell Mahan Brownwood

Hospital Trip By VFW Auxiliary To Temple Facility

Four boxes of magazines forty pocket editions of books and a set of pictures showing Texas points of interest were donated for McCloskey Hospital in Temple. The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 856 guided a hospital tour with president Mrs Lillie Skrabanek and hospital chairman Mrs Otto Eilers among the hosts.

Texas McCloskey Hospital Temple Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post Lillie Skrabanek Otto Eilers Mesdames G. L. Huckay Ben Hendrickson Jerome A. Wilson Lou Cox C. W. Schubber

Creedmoor Community Night Presents Creedmoor Gossip

Creedmoor Home Demonstration Club sponsors a Friday 7 30 p m community night at Creedmoor School with a free admission. Ten members perform the play Creedmoor Gossip plus a cake walk country store and sale of homemade ice cream pies coffee and cold drinks.

Creedmoor Home Demonstration Club Creedmoor School Creedmoor

Take Off Ugly Fat With This Home Recipe

An inexpensive home remedy promises rapid weight loss using four ounces of liquid parcentrate mixed with grapefruit juice to a pint. Take two tablespoons twice daily for easy slimming without strenuous exercise or starvation. Money back guarantee offered.

John Edens Family Reunion Planned at Kerrville State Park

Kerrville August 22 ANS Four great grandsons organize a reunion of John Edens descendants at Kerrville State Park for a weekend. Grandsons include R A Sproul Lester Edens Frank Edens and Rev T B Anderson with a Sunday worship led by four ministers from Grace Presbyterian Methodist Mormon and Church of Christ. Last gathering in 1941 drew about 150 relatives.

Kerrville ANS John Edens Texas Kerrville State Park R. A. Sproul Mountain Home T. B. Anderson Houston Lester Edens Frank Edens Cottonwood Ariz Harvard Anderson Grace Presbyterian Church San Antonio Davis Edens Anson W. B. Edens Mormon Church Lee Hyler Church of Christ Frio Sproul Ranch Here Rocksprings

Centexans Attend Baptist Girls Camp

Twenty three people from the First Baptist Church of Taylor attended the Williamson Baptist Association Girls Camp at Boys Ranch near Barnet last week. Joan Lee served as camp pianist with Bible teachers including Mrs J S Barnes and Mrs Clyde Majors. Reverends Pond Majors and Mays led daily sermons and the starlight service each evening.

Clara Beth Smith Feted at Luncheon

Mrs. Homer L. Leonard hosted a luncheon and personal shower at the Austin Club Saturday honoring Miss Clara Beth Smith bride elect of Millard H. Alexander. The couple will wed Thursday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. Harry Moffett officiating. Guests included Mesdames Arm strong Smith Wheeler Dunlavey and others and Misses Sue Alexander Barbara Leonard.

Homer L. Leonard Austin Club Clara Beth Smith Millard H. Alexander Miss Smith Mr. Alexander Harry Moffett Westminster Presbyterian Church Mesdames Bob Armstrong Jack Smith Wells Fainter M. S. Wheeler Bess Dunlavey Bol Smith Bill King Emmet Morse Ted Read Leonard Carlton

Central Methodist Circle To ConveneThursday Gathering

Three of the Central Methodist WSCS will convene Thursday at 3 p.m. with Mrs George Swenson at 3110 Lafayette.

Central Methodist Circle Central Methodist Wscs George Swenson Lafayette

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Propper Denier Allure Peter Pan Mrs. Weldon Gene Mahan US Army Signal Corps VFW Vanity Fair Akki Health Spot Shoe Store East Ver
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