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Newspaper
Bronte Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
5
In a holiday note the writer shares a calorie rich recipe called Christmas Squares. Ingredients include oatmeal brown sugar pecans flour soda melted margarine and a date filling cooked to mush then layered in a pyrex dish baked at 350 degrees until brown. The piece ends with warm wishes for readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Sorosis Study Club held its annual Christmas party Friday night at Mrs. Royce Fancher’s home. Mrs. Joe Rawlings led the program with a selection including An Old Fashioned Christmas and How to Keep Christmas. Gifts were exchanged and Mrs. Grady Baker and Mrs. Rawlings directed carols. Refreshments were served to members including Garland Black Grady Baker M G Caperton Edward Cumbie E F Glenn Clark Glenn Clyde Lee Royce Lee J B Morrow W D McDonald Bill McKown Ben Oglesby Jessie Parker Joe Rawlings Roy Robinson Robert Hubb Sims Bob Wilson and the hostess.
Mrs. O. H. Willoughby entertained the Progressive Club at her home on December 15 with a Christmas Time theme. Members shared desired Christmas stocking items, with readings by Mrs. Higginbotham and a discussion led by Mrs. Evans. Refreshments featured a Yale-inspired menu and holiday treats as gifts were exchanged from a lit tree. Attending were Edna Butner, Joe Carter, Evans, Claude Gentry, Mattie Glenn, Higginbotham, Charles and Frank Keeney, J. D. Leonard, L. E. Smith, Annie Wilkins, L. T. Youngblood, and the hostess.
After the Eastern Star meeting Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sweet hosted the group. Mrs. B. R. McCarley led Christmas carols, Mrs. Charles Ragsdale spoke on customs, and Mr. and Mrs. P. Smith shared a Christmas story. Refreshments served for 19 attendees including guest Mrs. Nolan Cave. gifts exchanged and decorations carried a Christmas theme.
Freshman class Christmas party was held in the Vocational Agriculture Building on Monday night with room mothers as hostesses. The evening featured a treasure hunt and gift exchange under the Christmas tree. Refreshments were provided by several ladies and sponsors. Family visitors from Hobbs New Mexico planned to spend Christmas with local relatives.
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