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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
3
Mr and Mrs G R Brown ing of Lohn will host an open house Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6 o clock in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. Neighbors and friends are invited to attend.
The South Brady Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. John Guice’s home for the first gathering of the year. Plans discussed included a recreation training session in East Sweden on January 6, plus new yearbooks, committee rosters, and tiered tray orders for February. Mrs. K D Lindsay resigned as club reporter and Mrs Aubrey Davee was named in her place. Lindsay spoke on shrubs and landscaping while Vinson covered flowers and bulbs. guests and members enjoyed a refreshment plate afterward.
The text lauds a Chevrolet with Motoramic styling, a longer hood and full-width grille that give it the look of an upper bracket, costly vehicle. It notes Chevrolet’s body by Fisher and suggests the car competes with high priced models.
The Sorosis Club gathered December 3 at Mrs. Herbert Harkrider’s home with co host Mrs. Boyd Commander. Officers for next year were elected including Mrs. Earl Todd president and Miss Dora Ryan treasurer. The meeting featured a program on spiritual values of family living and readings by Federation Counselor Mrs. M J Bean.
The Twentieth Century club met Monday night at Mrs Ceril Striegler home with co host Mrs Raymond Engdahl. Officers for the new year were elected: Mrs Cecil Striegler president Mrs Jim Harkrider vice president Mrs Farr Finlay secretary Mrs Walter J Bryson treasurer Mary Agnes Glober reporter and Mrs Roger George parliamentarian. The group voted to plant a pecan tree at the Buck Richards Memorial Library in memory of Mrs Cathas Miller. The program was directed by Mrs Cecil Striegler and featured Mrs Walter L Bryson.
Mrs Bryson spoke on You and Forest Fires noting forest fires affect all and listing men women and children as main causes. She warned more than 120 of woodland is destroyed yearly and Mrs Berta Sell reviewed the Texas Forestry Lawn for club members.
Truman Long of the United States Army stationed at Fort Hamilton visited relatives at home during the Christmas holidays. He saw his sister in San Angelo and his mother in Round Rock before leaving by plane December 41 to return to his base. He notes about 25,000 enlisted men and their families pass through his office monthly for overseas processing and documentation checks.
Mr and Mrs W H Stindt returned home Tuesday after spending the holidays with daughter Mrs Curtis Oliver and family in Bay City. They were joined by another daughter Mrs R McKee and family of Corpus Christi for Christmas dinner and accompanied the McKee to Corpus Christi for a visit.
Mrs Cheryl of Irving and Mr and Mrs Clay Krames and Cheryl visited the Finlay family in Irving for the holiday season, staying at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Finlay.
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