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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1954

Page

5

To Wed is La Porte Attendants Chosen By Pair

Miss Carolyn Winston Freeman and Dr. William Vaughn Smith select attendants for their 8 p m wedding at St John s Episcopal Church La Porte The Rev Cabot Stein to officiate Mrs K P Kingdon matron of honor Bridesmaids include Clarice Smith LaNell Bishop and Don L McClure to be best man Groomsmen are Drs Wayne Houser Hein and Warren Ushers Dr William King Parrish reception at Houston Yacht Club Also note Beverly Anne Litton turns six Tuesday with grandparents Fred and Mrs Litton in Houston.

Carolyn Winston Freeman William Vaughn Smith St. John's Episcopal Church la Porte Cabot Stein Frank Baker la Parte Jane Zumwalt Pasadena K. P. Kingdon Grapevine Clarice Smith Abilene LaNell Bishop Don L. McClure Houston Scear Faust Janet Kruger Sugarland Sara Jo Roberts Margaret Elizabeth Bratcher Kenneth Paul Kingdom II Wayne Houser Walter Hein Joseph Warren William King Carl Parrish Houston Yacht Club

Bankrupt Roads Explain Perth Driver’s Financial Collapse

Stanley Melbin told a bankruptcy court that bad Mt Helena district roads ruined his finances. He had tried to earn a living driving a rural school bus but found no second-hand vehicle could withstand the roads, and his mine failed.

Perth Australia Stanley Melbin Melhin Mt. Helena

Twin Sisters 88 Set Teen-Ade Pace in California

Filmore California June 1 Life may not begin until 4 for some folk but Sarah Hampton and Mattie Peale twin sisters have been living it up for 84 years now and show no signs of flagging. They believe you are as young as you feel. They are 84 on the calendar but Filmore is convinced they are not a day over 16. The sisters are famous for their practical jokes. A market manager hung a help wanted sign in his window. The twins were first to answer it not interested in the job just the market man s reaction. Mattie sometimes appears at a function alone prompting questions about Sarah s whereabouts. Mattie explains Sarah is in trouble with the law and is out trying to raise bail. Mattie often appears at the dentist s office filling in for Sarah 95 she puts it. The twins were born in Mount Vernon Indiana. Mattie left home in 1894 and was widowed twice. She homesteaded in North Dakota and lived in a dozen other states before joining her sister in California. An oil company recently leased drilling rights on their land. There s no air yet but the twins are prepared to be philosophical if it comes.

Fillmore Calif Sarah Hampton Mattie Peale Mattie Sarah Filmore Mount Vernon Ind North Dakota California New York Frances Foley Gannon Department of S‘arkets Florence Brobeck

Bathroom Beauty Tops As Home Project

Bayonne New Jersey June 1 survey of builders shows bathroom beautification is booming in the New York New Jersey area. Wives often tour kitchens then bathrooms when viewing prospective homes. National Vanity vice president Jack R Dick says upcoming modernizations focus on adding bathrooms powder rooms stalls showers and vanity laboratories due to storage and color concerns. The drum is the oldest musical instrument and the giant panda is the rarest of the world s larger animals.

Bayonne N. J New York-New Jersey Jack R. Dick National Vanity Sas

Gardners to be Installed as Leaders of Bayou OES

Mrs. Elton Gardner to be installed as worthy matron and Ellis Gardner as worthy patron of Cedar Bayou Order of the Eastern Star on Thursday in Cedar Bayou Masonic Hall. Public ceremony starts at 7 p.m. with officers including Edith Meryl Smith associate matron T. Bishop associate patron Louise Travis secretary Agnes Haynes treasurer Mavis Johnson conductress Madalene Harmon associate conductress Jeanne Coker chaplain Neva Molez marshal Dorothy Harrison organist Aldo Mry Susie Mae Jones Adah Louise Himes Ruth Mary Cunningham Esther Opal Orms Martha Mamie Iford Electa Dorothy Jones warder J.A. Harrison sentinel Installing officers include Cuba Greer Lyda Mae Jennings Callie Terry Maxine Milligan Annie Mac Gardner secretary Opal Milliken registrar.

Elton Gardner Ellis Gardner Cedar Bayou Annie Mac Gardner Opal Milliken

Names and Notes From a Busy Texas Weekend

Mrs Nolan Conway returned from Seattle with Mrs Trenchmann and children Monty and Karen. They were joined by Mrs Crawford from Fort Stockton. the trio traveled via Salt Lake City and Butte. The Trenchmanns sail to Tokyo to rejoin Lt Leon Trenchmann. Conway and Crawford returned through Los Angeles to El Paso. Nina Louise Dunn heads to Colorado for Denver and Estes Park with grandparents. Mrs Kirby J Norriss and Mrs Warner visited Austin to see relatives. Graduation buffet honors Petranell at Cedar Bayou High with family and friends attending. music by Bob McKewen and Mrs Gossett. Numerous local relatives and groups attended and were listed.

Nolan Conway Seattle Wesh Leon Trencemann Monty Karen Fort Stockton Crawford Los Angeles San Diego Tucson

Career Focused Wife: Cecelia Kelly Tops Flooring Firm

Cecelia Kelly, 40s and happily married, is vice president of the world’s largest resilient tile flooring maker and the first woman to reach top management in the industry. She advocates career advancement for women, warns against marrying the boss, and explains balancing home life with executive duties.

Pertinent Advice To Brides Teach Hubby KP

New York June 3 A food authority duo says brides know basics like boiling water yet err in markets and kitchens. They urge gradual husband training, simple menus, and avoiding squeezing produce to test ripeness while stressing proper meat cuts, weights, and using cookbooks for guidance.

Rebekahs Host State President On Official Visit

Maude Bussard president of the Rebekah Assembly of Texas will make her official visit to Goose Creek Liberty and Mont Belvieu assemblies at 7 30 p m Tuesday Members of Goose Creek assembly will be hostesses in the Oddfellows hall at Fourth and Humble Streets Police have numbered meters in Chackmata to prevent free loading and protect against tickets placed on other cars John Payne begins his 12th film Hell s Tyland in Technicolor with Mary Murphy as leading lady

Maude Bussard Rebekah Assembly of Texas Goose Creek Liberty Mont Belvieu Oddfellows Hall Fourth Humble Chackmata Macon John Payne William Fine William Thomas Paramount Hell's Tyland Mary Murphy

Cow Belles Publish Beef Recipe Cookbook With Notable Members

Porterville California report on the American National Cow Belles 1400 members in 21 states compiling beef recipes for a forthcoming cookbook. Recipe includes beef shank dish with horseradish cream. organizational activities span meat demos scholarships and 4-H awards across states.

John M. Bernier Porterville Calif American National Cow Belles American National Cattlemen's Association Fort Worth Tex Marian Guthrie Bettes Idaho Wyoming California Guthrie Truateca Les Lou Ann John Sierra Foothills

WSCS Officers Installed At St. John's Methodist

Grace Monroe of St Mark's Methodist church installed new officers of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at St John's Methodist church. The Bible sermon by Rev. Leon C Matthis referenced the theme A Sower Went Forth. Durwood Crowder offered the vocal meditation and prayer. Officers installed include Mrs George Ellender president Mrs James F Mathis vice president Mrs C L Finley recording secretary Mrs Bob Purvis treasurer Mrs W H Watson secretary of promotion Mrs E M Goodson secretary of missionary education Mrs C L Woods Christian social relations chairman Mrs A J Jordan student secretary Mrs B J Arcenqux youth Mrs EB Richmond children Mrs J D Bays literature and publications Mrs S F Presswood supply Mrs Florence Fresham supply and Mrs Ruby Griffin status of women.

Grace Monroe St. Mark's Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service St. John’s Methodist Church Leon C. Matthis Durwood Crowder George

Reunion Honors 76 Year Old Mrs Atchison

Mrs. Alice Atchison aged 76 was toasted at a Memorial Day reunion at 3127 Wisconsin. Her daughter Mrs. Gertie Ruth White helped host with Mrs Glen Hollingshead and many Atchison relatives attended from Oklahoma Ohio and Texas. Joe L. Atchison missed the gathering due to his son's graduation in Austin.

Alice Atchison Mra Gertie Ruth White Wisconsin Glen Hollingshead White Taylor Atchison Okemah Ohis John Garland Atchison Beaumont J. R. Hunnicut

Wednesday Social Clubs Morning Music and Home Demo

Wednesday morning events include the Morning Music club at 7:30 AM in the Community house and Bayou Home Demonstration club at 9:30 AM in Smith club house. A Busy and Treble club gathering occurs in the Community house lounge at 3:30 PM. An unrelated note mentions about five percent of transatlantic travel by air.

Community House Smith Club

Hearty Breakfasts Linked to Fewer Farm Accidents

University of Thinola analysis led by Gordon McCleary of the Rural Safety Council finds morning meals influence farm safety. The report notes a bad breakfast can trigger risky acts before field work, while a solid meal may prevent accidents and keep breadwinners productive. Akron patrolman Joseph Kiba chased 80 escapees at Golat Packinghouse yards, slipped, and injured knee and hip.

University of University Bulletin Akron Joseph Kiba Golat Kiba

Waco Man Loses 50 Pounds With Barcentrate

Mr. S. B. Wilson of 1901 Clay, Waco, Texas, reports starting Barcentrate at 230 pounds and now 180 pounds, a 50 pound loss at age 77 while working. Mrs. Cummings Cannon of Route 2 Box 171 Austin also lost 8 pounds with Barcentrate and received a money back guarantee.

S. B. Wilson Clay Waco Texas Tam Cummings Cannon Route 2 Box 171 Austin

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