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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1961
Page
3
Mr and Mrs W L Casey of Archer Road report the birth of a son William Edwin on January 8 at San Jacinto Hospital. He weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents are Nid Mrs W C Canter and Mr and Mrs J F Casey. William Edwin has a brother James Otis and sister Bermew Eva.
A Sunday reception at the Spear home welcomed Mrs. Michael O Rea r formerly Miss June Palmer of La Porte. Pink decorations dominated the event with camellias stock and chrysanthemums and a tree of pink roses at the entrance. Guests included family members of the groom and several out of town relatives from Devers Liberty Dayton Waynesboro and Knippa among others.
Mr and Mrs Temple Guess Ashcraft wed Friday at Grace Methodist Church in Carlsbad N M and will reside at 3704 Audi Jey Houston upon their return from a two week honeymoon. The bride Shirley Kath Green daughter of E L Green 2305 Busch Road and the groom Jack Ashcraft son of Mr and Mrs Hugo Okla were joined in double ring vows. The ceremony featured white mums greenery candelabra and a lace veil. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs Charles Davis Dayton and bridesmaids from Baytown Houston and Liberty. A three tier cake served at the reception in the couple's home county. The bride a nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Houston is a graduate of Robert E Lee High School and Lillie Jolly School of Nursing. The groom a Rogers High School graduate works at Jacobe Pearson Lincoln Mercury in Houston. They will return in two weeks.
Mrs. Bridges presides as Craigmont Garden Club discusses yard planning around family. Meeting at Robert Carr home, officers filled temporarily. Turmage sale planned for late February. Members urged civil defense prep and textbook advocacy to Kilgore Doctor Masters.
Miss Vida Light reviewed Harper Lee’s novel at Highlands Book Review Club’s January gathering. She highlighted the judge’s moral lessons in a Southern town and the tale’s treatment of justice and defense of the vulnerable. Hostess Maude Ford served strawberry short cake with coffee and tea.
Mrs. C. W. Farr led a program on Africa at the Woman's Club meeting hosted by Mrs. T. L. Satterwhite. She said Africa is modernizing beyond tribal life and called it the last frontier while noting ignorance remains the darkest aspect. Nineteen members and one guest, Mrs. J. W. Pierce, attended. Next session Feb. 3 with Mrs. Buck Turner and Mrs. C. J Bailey as co-hostesses.
Rebekahs meet 7 30 p m in Odd Fellows Hall Baytown Music Study Club 7 45 p m with Elaine McDonald 1508 Olive Xi Gamma Chi Beta Sigma Phi 7 30 p m with Mrs Carl Clayton 2277 Burnet Dr VFW 7 30 p m in VFW Hall Dabney Goodwin UDC 1 30 p m with Mrs B T McHinney 802 Rosewood Credit Women 7 30 p m in Credit Bureau Pilot Club 12 moon at Tower Wednesday AAUW Book Review 9 30 a m with Mrs Les Schultz 306 Holly AAUW Hat Making Demonstration 7 30 p m with Opal Barkley Community House Book Review Club 9 50 a m in First National Bank directors room Raytown Duplicate Bridge Club 9 30 a m in the Community House
Master’s Quartet Sunshine Trio and Ambassadors Quartet headline a Fifth Sunday singing convention from 2 to 4 p.m. January 24 at Calvary Baptist Church on Warris Road in Highlands. Singers and others interested in joining may attend.
Ivas Montgomery was elected Choir President at a Saturday church meeting. New officers include E. E. Buchabacher as vice president James Bryan Jr as secretary James Weir social chairman Sue Hargraves and Glenn Standifer as soprano leaders Miss Marie Swor and Pat Gray as section leads Lee LeBouf bass leader and Bobby Montgomery tenor leader They will practice Hallelujah What A Savior by John W Peterson starting Jan 30 J B Wortham named choir director. Richard Hepburn Katharine Hepburns brother has a new off Broadway play at East End Theater in New York.
San Jacinto Music Teachers Association held a silver tea at Mrs. E. A. Milton’s home on Bayshore Drive. Proceeds fund music reference books for the public library. Members’ students performed piano and accordion pieces for about 150 guests, with many named participants.
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