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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
3
The Brady Tuesday Club met in KF.M. Richards Memorial Library as Mrs. R. L. Akins revived a Christmas story The White Kid Gloves by Cousins. Members shared nostalgic early 1900s Christmas memories and gifts for their Boys Ranch boy. Visitors included Mrs. Mirhy and Mrs. Carmichael.
Mrs J J Jordan presented the Christmas Story at the FHA Christmas party held Tuesday night in Mrs Granville’s home. Forty members attended with sponsor Miss Tressie Shaver. Pink decorations and treats framed the event as members enjoyed the festive program.
The Melvin PTA met at the high school auditorium on December 11. The program featured a two act play Christine the Christmas Doll staged by grades one through four. Eighth grade girls performed The Moondusters and a student group sang Winter Wonderland. PTA voted to spend 300 for new library books. Awards went to fifth grade spiritual, first grade attendance, and fourth grade average daily attendance.
Mrs. A. W. Brown and son nitty along with Patricia of Pecos visited Brady residents in Pecos week start as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reed and Miss Blanche Awalt. Billy Brown, now a staff sergeant in the Air Force, and his wife and three children recently returned from 40 months in Japan. S/Sgt. Brown will report for duty at Fort Meade Maryland near Washington.
Mickey Love Weaver of Melvin, a Sul Ross State College senior in Alpine, has been elected football sweetheart of the Sul Ross Loboes. She will graduate next May with a B S in physical education and a biology minor and will start practice teaching in February in the Fort Davis school system.
Miss Wanda McBee announced her engagement to Billy Mannings of Cross Plains during a Tuesday shower at Mrs. Ewell Teague’s home. The couple plans to wed Friday December 14 at 4 p.m. in the United Pentecostal Church.
The Standard-Herald invites readers to view a large assortment of new Christmas cards on display. Visitors can browse a wide range of designs suitable for all ages and occasions this holiday season.
Girl Scout Troop 5 held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mr and Mrs Johnny Head on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 30 with 12 year old girls enjoying games gift exchange and a supper of sandwiches chips Christmas cookies and red punch At 6 pm the girls caroled former leaders Mrs Cart Nance Mrs Joe B Gault and Mrs Charles Elliott Then they sang to the tape recorded carols Back at the site leaders Minen E D Lindsay Walter Wilson Jr and O D D McMillan led the event Attending were Juli ana Lindsay Judy Wilson Susie McMillan Cheryl Land Leta Mae Suggs Sharon Wir dell Marsha Williams Jamie Leesa Locklear Blanche Micklethwait Sandra Curren Loura Micklethwait Ta Shrop shire Carole Elliott Cindy Tread Barbara Sttuhlmann Guests were Sherri Head Carla Head and Lynn McMillan
The Melvin FHA and FFA chapters hosted a Christmas party on Monday December 10 in the home economics building. Attendees included many local members and guests, with a toy drive to benefit Texas hospitals and schools, a hunting game, a 20 mile territory, a spaghetti meal, and a volleyball game to close the event.
Mrs. D W Jordan hosted the Christian Women's Fellowship Christmas party at her home. The program featured Mrs Clyde Weingand and Mrs Fred Siller with piano pieces by members' pupils and Beth Rawlings as soloist. Gifts were given to officers and a teen gift drive funded a Kentucky school. A Nativity Scene project was announced for December Nights near the post office.
The Kimble and Menard county singing convention will be held Sunday December 16 at Roosevelt with local choirs performing.
Rochelle Study Club entertained 46 guests at a Christmas dinner in Memorial Community Center on December 16 with turkey dinner and a gift exchange. Hostesses Mines, Neal, Lee, Smith, and Swenson led planning. gifts were given to Kerrville State Hospital patients. January marks the club's first anniversary and the center remains its permanent project.
Friends and relatives invite Miss Joy Frost bride elect of William David Pruitt Jr to a miscellaneous shower on Saturday December 22 at 7 p m at the Lohn Tabernacle. Miss Frost is daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Frost of Lohn.
Members of the Heart of Texas 4-H Club met in the Home Demonstration Agent's office to craft Christmas wreaths. Yearbooks were distributed and filled in. Attendees included Onnie Foster Lucy Munoz Irene Elazneseba Mary Martinez Connie Robles and Jessie Rubio.
Mr and Mrs Luther Smith of Placid return home briefly from Houston on Thursday morning escorted by Mrs Smiths aunt Mrs Maud Pikuritz of New York. Mrs Lowell Smith the mother of Mr Smith was scheduled for surgery at 4 pm Thursday at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston.
Wolf Electric secretary Frenk Schultz slipped on a ladder while decorating Wednesday morning. She broke her left leg in two places at the knee and below the knee and is hospitalized at Peady Hospital.
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