Standard Club Sets Session On Wednesday
The Standard Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the home of Mrs. A. M. Felts, 2311 Woodlawn, to discuss Foreign Colonization of Texas directed by Mrs. H. C. DeWolfe. Speakers include Mrs. H. G. Chandler on Wends and Poles, Miss Annie Maxwell on Spanish and Irish, Mrs. Marvin Turner on Germans, and Mrs. Albert H. Pollard on Alsatians, with co-hostesses Mesdames Van C. Kelly, Lloyd Davidson and R. C. Granberry.
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Texas
H. C. DeWolfe
Standard Club
A. M. Felts
Woodlawn
H. G. Chandler
Annie Maxwell
Marvin Turner
Albert H. Pollard
Alsatians
Mesdames van C. Kelly
Lloyd Davidson
R. C. Granberry
Immergruen Lodge Holds Friday Meeting and Saturday Installations
Immergruen Lodge Number Eight will convene at 3 p m Friday in Saengerrunde Hall. A joint installation is scheduled for 7 p m Saturday at the same location.
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Immergruen Lodge
Saengerrunde Hall
Austinites Take Tour of Mexico
In Austin again after a visit to Monterrey and Saltillo Mexico are Mr. and Mrs Richard A Bouchard and their niece Miss Jerry Hawk Travel party toured northern Mexico visiting Monterrey and Saltillo during the trip
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Austin
Monterrey
Saltillo
Mexico
Richard A. Bouchard
Jerry Hawk
Miss Miller Honored At Bridal Shower In Taylor
Dorothy Lee Miller, bride elect of Ernest Stiba, was feted at a shower in the T W Holmstrom home with pink and white decor. Hosts were Mrs. Emery Teichelman, Mrs. Clifford McIntire Jr. and Miss Claudine Alexander. Guests included local and area women and many bridesmaids gifts were given.
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Bobbie Jean Johnson
Inez Stiba
Demetra Stasny
Former Austin Girl Weds in Denison
Miss Marjorie Nell Pisanettentes daughter of A Bridgefarmer Denison and a former Austin resident wed Charles R. Brown son of H B Brown Pottsboro in Denison First Baptist Church. Rev Guy Newman officiated. The couple plans home at 1413 West Morton Denison after a wedding trip to Orleans.
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Marjorie Nell Pisanettentes
A. Bridgefarmer
Denison
A Erly
Austin
Charles R. Brown
H. 8. Brown
Pottsboro
First Baptist Church
Guy Newman
J. C. Bridgefarmer
Grand Prairie
Emmett Thompson
Jack Brown
Paris
Orleans
West Morton
Brown
Denison High School
Baylor University
Waco
Texas A&m College
Denison High
E. B. Tyler
Legislative Action Slated by Texas PTA Board
The Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers announced a broad legislative program ahead of its midwinter board meeting at the Driskill Hotel. Proposals include higher teacher salaries, Gilmer Aikin recommendations, juvenile protection measures, a state hospital for spastics, school lunches, and expanded library services, with women to have jury rights.
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Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Board of Managers
Gilmer-Aikin
Driskill Hotel
Congress
Texas
PTA
St. Louis
M. P. Baker
Corpus Christi
Austin
C. N. Austin Jr
W. T. Decherd
F. C. McConnell
Education
J. H. Moore
Deport
H. G. St
Luncheon Honors Two Misses at Scott Home
A luncheon at the John M. Scott residence 3001 a Road honored Misses Epsie and Frances Thorpe, noted as associated with Austin Public schools. Norma Elizabeth and Patricia Scott assisted their mother as hostesses.
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John M. Scott
Epsie
Frances Thorpe
Austin
Norma Elizabeth
Patricia Scott
Junior League To Meet Wednesday Austin Group Sets 10 A.M.
The Austin Junior League will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Calcasieu Auditorium to discuss upcoming activities and community projects.
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Austin Junior League
Calcasieu Auditorium
Bertram Junior Class Presents Christmas Dance Exhibition
Bertram school hosted a square dance exhibition at the lunchroom for a Christmas party with junior class members and the high school faculty. An old-time dance team from Lampasas led learning dances, assisted by numerous students and faculty including Superintendent J. O. McKenzie and Coach Curtis Locke. Decorations featured a Christmas theme.
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Bertram
Bertram School
Lampasas
Messrs
Mesdames
Lauren Baldwin
Romans O’hair
Wallace Briggs
Roger Carpenter
E. Babe Smith Jr
Clyde Dickard
Maxine Bowmer
Kathleen Rodgers
Billy Daniel
Geraldine Carroll
Sylvia Hays
Bertha Nell Dickerson
Nellie Taylor
Lupe Costello
Donella Wat
Clyde Blacklock
Kenneth Handy
Dick Bradshaw
Kenneth Ater
Thomas Raby
Mary Anderson
E. F. Cunningham
W. H. Pittard Jr
J. O. McKenzie
Messrs. and Mesdames B. B. Watson
Boyd Goode
Claude Daniel
Charlie Bowmer
Arthur Hays
Murray Rodgers
Curtis Locke
Kert Goode
Hallis Hair
Leon
Glenn Hinds
Beauford Rowney
Donald Jean Collins
Baptist Fidelis Matrons Entertained in Lexington
In Lexington on January 3 Mrs. Dee Adair hosted the Baptist Fidelis Matrons Class party at her home. Yuletide decorations featured a large Christmas tree and miniature centerpiece trees with red chrysanthemums. Miss Ethel Dismukes read the Scripture, Mrs. I. W. Parker gave the invitation, and Mrs. Alton Peebles sang.
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Lexington
Dee Adair
Fidelis
The
Baptist Church
Ethel Dismukes
I. W. Parker
Dr. Joekel to Speak at St. David’s Women’s Guild
Members of the women’s Guild of St. David’s Episcopal Church will hear Dr. Sam L. Joekel of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Dr. Joekel, professor of English Bible and home lectics instructor at Austin Seminary, will review his Bible story booklet Fifty Framed Together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Guild of St. David’s Episcopal Church
Sam L. Joekel
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Joekel
Austin Seminary
Teen-Agers Square Dance Wednesday at Metz School
Austin Recreation Department hosts two hours of square and partner dancing for teens at 7 p m in Metz School gym. Miss Helen Hartung and Misses Billie Jean Wier Leela Love teach before an hour of social dancing. The program, begun in October, has grown from about 100 attendees to 385 in early December, with sponsors Mr and Mrs Roland Kaderli and Mrs Velma Johnson.
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Metz
Austin Recreation Department
Helen Hartung
Billie Jean Wier
Leela Love
Roland Kaderli
Velma Johnson
Birthday Party Honors Mrs. Speckels at COUPLAND Home
COUPLAND Jan 3. Mrs. E F Speckels was honoree at a birthday party in her home. Attending were Mesdames Henry Keil Leon Kreidel Roger Turner Glenda A A Marosko O F Ging M M Marosko C W Pfluger Jr Barbara Becky H J Dagerath Virginia Alvin Pfluger Nancy Ervin Polzin O R Speckels and Misses Frances Pfluger Lydia Etzel Joan Speckels.
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Alvin Pfluger
Nancy
Ervin Polzin
O. R. Speckels
Frances Pfluger
Austin
Lydia Etzel
Joan Speckels
Ammonses Visit San Antonio During Weekend
Mr and Mrs D H Ammons of Del Valle visited Mrs Charles Zilker in San Antonio during the weekend.
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D. H. Ammonses
San Antonio
Charles Zilker
D. H. Ammons
del Valle
Georgetown Families Welcome Out-of-Town Holiday Guests
In Georgetown many visitors stayed with local families during the holidays. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tass D. Waterson and son with Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Cooper, plus numerous relatives from Houston, San Antonio, Waco, Austin, and other areas staying with the town’s residents.
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Georgetown
Tass D. Waterson and Son
R. T. Cooper
Waterson
Madge Cooper Quebedeaux
Coopers
Stiles Byroms
Calvin A. Whatley
Commerce
John S. Gillettes
Emma Ross
Houston
Minnie Hill
Mary Hill
Sue Hill
Willis
Annie Scharberg
Martin Ashford
San Antonio
John Martin
Towns
Lillian Towns
Albert J. Towns Jr
Waco
Wilbur Towns
W. B. Hutto
Myrtle Farris
Zack Moore
la Porte
Bennett Allen
C. R. Farris
Andice
Jack Burcham
Harvey Payne
Austin
Dor Brown Jr
Fredericksburg
Dor W. Sun
Hildegarde
Kingsville
Lee Blacks
Earl Winn
Fort Worth
Elgin
Tom Rosenblad
Arnold Caswell
New York
Homer Caswell
John Shaw
Ray Engvalls
Bill Phelpps
Margaret Richey
Lackland Army Base
Wilmer Peterson
Peterson
Edwin Brown
Borger
Florence Peterson
Selma Munson
Harry A. Dolan
Virgil Knudson
Earl Adams
Leo Hearne
E. E. Henderson
Eddie Rogers
H. W. Kilpatricks
Rogers
Dorothy Henderson
Kilpatrick
Mary Henderson
Gordon Noble
Terry
Robert Westbergs Mark Wedding Date in Hutto
Mr and Mrs Robert Westberg celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at their home near Hutto with children Paul Groody Milton Westberg hosting. The receiving line included family members from Round Rock Austin and Hutto. Mr Westberg and Mrs Anderson attended their 25th wedding. A silver and white motif filled the home with lace cloths and chrysanthemum centers and silver candelabra.
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Hutto
Robert Westberg
Paul Groody
Milton Westberg
Westberg
Groody
Round Rock
John Anderson
Austin
Arnold Westberg
Dinner Party Honors Three Austin High Graduates
Miss Lee Childs hosted a dinner bridge party for winter graduates Miss Lee Ann Dixon Miss Jackie Mainer and Miss Sylvia Walker at 3407 Woodmont. Guests enjoyed New Year decorations green color scheme and a high scoring bridge game with Miss Dixon and Mr Shriver leading.
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Lee Ann Dixon
Jackie Mainer
Sylvia Walker
Austin High School
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