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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1952
Page
3
Yee, ST Weaver and Mrs H Davis hosted a Friday coffee at Mrs Avers home at 1410 Bast otoe. Yellow roses and spring ranere decorated the living room and porch. About 159 guests visited during morning hours with helpers including Mrs Switt Miller of Temple and Mrs Thad Felton.
A community shower honored James T. Wilson with sweetheart roses and a blue centerpiece. Hostesses included Mrs. Roy Good and Mrs. B. M. Fran Paine. guests and speakers listed reflect a social church gathering with games, singing, and cookies.
Miss Joanne Gautesen, bride elect of Leonard Braswell, was honored at a crystal and china shower Thursday night hosted by Mrs. James M. Haggard at 15 East Cleveland. Guests included Mrs. Haggard, Mrs. W. B. Hooks, and Mrs. R. Vi Pilgrim. decorations featured gladioli and yellow flowers.
Lavada Golden marked her fifth birthday with a celebration hosted by her mother Mrs Jack L Golden at their Highlands home. Attendees included Linda Lamb Janice Bebler Jerry Jo Fry Wande Wingate Brenda Meadows Kathy Terry Wilkerson George and Joseph Golden among others.
Sun Patterns advertises sewing patterns in sizes 12 through 46 with tailored lines and striped styles. Customers are instructed to send 20 cents for pattern style NN, including name and address, to receive the pattern.
Central Press features Shepard Barclay on bridge strategy. The piece explains how reading partner and opponents bids reveals hand strength, aiding decision making. Analyzed bidding sequence shows how inference and sacrifice bids guide the declarer to a diamond slam and a successful result despite complex play.
Mrs. I. M. Haggard and Mrs. Nora Ehrhardt hosted a coffee yesterday honoring Anson Jones teachers. The event at 15 Hast Cleveland featured sixteen guests, with a work-cloth covered serving table and gladioli, carnations, Queen Anne's lace and roses decorating the home.
AL TAYLOR SR visits his parents at 3205 Michigan while Taylor spent two years in Venezuela as a petroleum inspector for Charles and Martin Co. Miss Jo Ann Fisher and Robert Kelley marry at Memorial Baptist Church at 7 PM with reception at 301 West Humble. Girl Scout camp plans shift to Camp Reber for day camp with Troop 1 court of awards noted.
Lynchburg residents will enjoy evenings of games and entertainment from nine to nine thirty. Activities include swinging, seesaw, baseball, volleyball, canna, 42, dominoes, checkers and horseshoes for all ages. About 60 to 70 people attended the first night.
Students and mothers in Lynchburg celebrated the end of the school year with homeroom parties on Thursday. Children shared image cookies cupcakes and ice cream and gave teachers farewell gifts as games entertained the group.
Mrs J B Tyree presents her pupils in a speech recital at 7 30 p m Monday in the Community House. The public is invited to attend this free recital featuring about 40 pupils. Pacnaatal is useful in binding in steel foundry folds.
Sixteen children graduated yesterday at Grace Methodist Kindergarten in a ceremony held in the church fellowship hall. Diplomas were presented by 13.B. Blackburn, followed by a rendition of God Bless America. Teachers Mrs. J. E. Blackburn and Mrs. E. B. Van Zandt led the program for about 70 parents and friends, with a hostess committee chaired by Mrs. W. C. Rogers. The term will end May 29.
The Minerva Study Club held the year’s last meeting at Mrs. Hagley’s home to discuss Texas Fiestas led by Mrs. E R Cunningham. She described San Antonio Battle of the Flowers, Charro Days in Brownsville, Corpus Christi Buccaneer Festival, Galveston Mardi Gras, and Tyler Rose Festival with notes on programs and parades. Gifts of pottery were given to Mrs. Lee Tag and Mrs. Ralph Anderson, Tag distributed a recipe booklet, and Anderson handed out the year’s item.
Miss Macy Lou Buford, soon to graduate from Robert E. Lea, was honored at a breakfast hosted by her grandmother Mrs. Gillie Broussard at the home of Mrs. Mae Jarrett in Dyer. Guests included Charlotte McNulty, Paul Holladay, Meredith Bergeron, Kenneth Tyer, and Richard Tyer, with a lingerie gift and a centerpiece of pink sweetheart roses.
Mrs W P Denman honored her son Wendell Eugene Denman a ninth grade student at Horace Mazin with a dinner party at Moreno s restaurant. Afterward the group attended a show with guests Marvin Lerner Alan Poe and Billy Williams. Cat Lageria Colombia is cited as a rare medieval walled city.
Linda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E Bazzoon of 508 Peggy, celebrates her second birthday today. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. 3. Carlson of Channelview and Mr. and Mrs. E. Bazzoon of Baytown. (Read Photo)
Mrs Katie Lou Ashley of Lamp reports her installation as grand chief of the Pythian Sisters of Texas with officers including Margaret Wofford Brownwood senior Leola Carroll Dallas junior Nacogdoches manager Berthe Sieken Houston secretary Harriett Steinherz Dallas treasurer Inn Marey Pecos protector May Cooper Beaumont guard Frances Bealmear Dallas past grand chief Elizabeth Stroud Bryan press correspondent Goldie Hamilton Dallas musician.
Diana Davis was feted by her mother Mrs H L Davis with a dinner party Friday night at their home 1316 East James. It was a late birthday celebration since Mrs Davis was away on Diana's 11th birthday. Guests included Judy Bryant Virginia Maxey Dolores Derryberry Wandero Jackson Jamnice Williams Merie Bennett Bobby Oliphent Wilfred Hutton Bill Hartman Johnnie Davis Michael Thurman and Bill Franer.
Calendar note shows unclear items in broken text about Jaycedettes and Gonzalez activity at a time near 11 pm. Mentions Bear Fa club and Mrs Bridges with fragmented phrases, suggesting an evening social or club calendar entry with missing dates and locations.
Mrs McHugh was installed as Alamno PTA president at a candlelight ceremony led by installing officer Mrs Carl Ford. New officers include Hecox Loughlin Schulte Haynes Ne Mixon Stolander Herring and Herring will be active in the fall with attendance pins awarded to members present at all meetings.
Mrs. Ramsey was elected president of the Crosby Sorosis club for the coming year, with Mrs. W. C. Card as vice president and Mrs. L. Ta Anderson as secretary. Installation occurred at Riverview Inn led by Mrs. R. B. Reynolds. Members Betty Lanson Gwendolyn Anderson Barbara Peterson and Jane Dil of Highlands entertained attendees. A Baytown AAUW chapter call meeting is set for 3 p.m. Monday at Mrs. W. H. Bridges home.
A fragmentary social page describes linen work and floral corsages at a gathering. Guests included Mrs. Ey Mra and Mr. Scott, with Mrs. Marie Vince and Mrs. A R Padgett among attendees.
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