Blackwell Week in Review Highlights Birthday and Local Elections
The community notes G. K. Corley's 97th birthday and family visits from Bay City and other areas. An upcoming City Alderman election at City Hall lists candidates Wee Gene Conradt and Delos Alsup, with other incumbents named. Local visits, WSCS meeting at the Methodist Church, and thanks to attendees are recorded in the week’s brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Jodie van Zandt
Wee Gene Conradt
Delos Alsup
Marshall
Herman Craft
Carlos Kinard
Emmett Ware
Karen Kay King to Wed Paul Kelso in June
Mrs. Walter King of Blackwell announces the engagement of Karen Kay King to Larry Paul Kelso of Star. The couple plans a June wedding with details to be announced later. Both are Abilene bound for ACC this fall. she a 1959 Blackwell grad and former basketball player. he a 1958 Star grad and ACC student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Davis
Kay Corley
Blackwell
Babe McLendon
Douglas, Ariz
Nora Belle Corley
Washington, D. C
Olin Corley
Abilene
Karen Kay King
Paul Kelso
Walter King
Larry Paul Kelso
Star
Blackwell High School
Abilene Christian College
Star High School
University of Texas
Mrs. Clark Glenn Hosts Sorosis Club Meeting
The Sorosis Study Club met Friday night at the home of Mrs. Mattie Glenn with Mrs. Clark Glenn as hostess. Ruth Clampitt of West Texas Utilities demonstrated cake decoration. Guests and members enjoyed sandwiches chips cake and coffee. several relatives and visitors noted, including Richard Wayne Rees a Texas Tech student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis Study Club
Mattie Glenn
Clark Glenn
Ruth Clampitt
West Texas Utilities
Bailinger
Mmes
Edward Cumbie
Royce Sancher
E. F. Glenn
Clyde Lee
Royce Lee
W. D. McDonald
Jacob Morrow
Joel Rawlings
Roy Robinson
Bob Grimes
Vernon Glenn
R. W. Rees
Marla
Lubbock
Richard Wayne Rees
Texas Tech
Carters Visit Soth State Hawaii Travel Memoir Notes
The piece describes cemetery rituals with flag placing and a monument in the Punch Bowl, then shifts to a Hawaii visit detailing Salvation Army homes, Waioa Tea Room, and a lively Waikiki scene. It covers Honolulu hotels, Kaiser investments, the International Market, and a vivid luau with Kalau pig, poi, and a formal farewell as ships depart with ticker tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Waioa
Hawaii
Bora Bora
Tahiti
Honolulu
Kau
U. S
Denver City Couple Visited Kenneth and John Clark Homes
Mr and Mrs Tommy Hackersmith of Denver City visited the Kenneth and John Clark homes last weekend, sharing time with the families and viewing the properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Hackersmith
Denver City
Kenneth and
John Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Ragsdale
S. P. Smith
Clarence Smith
Bay City
G. K. Corley
Bell County
Merlin Wilson
Gons
Colorado City
Joe Smith
Odessa
Bob Ragsdale
Willis Weber
San Angelo
George Russell
C.” ‘Clark
el Paso
Amd
Mark Hanna
Ralph Hanna
Jack Vaughn
Sweetwater
Fred Gaston
Maryneal
WSCS
Methodist Church
Africa
Jerrell Sharp
Austin Jordan
R. Q. Spence
H. C. Raney
Eddie Garvin
T. A. Carlisle
Sorosis Club
Carters
Soth State
Henry Kaiser
Kaiser Dome
Waikiki Beach
Kalakau Ave
Kala
Omae Uta
Polaroid
Central Drug
Ally
Lone Star
Porcelain
Amazing
Lowe Star Gas Company
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