Homemakers Of Future Off To 56 Head Start
Mary Ellen Richter reports on FHA open house held Friday night July 17 1956 honoring the entering freshmen of the 1956 57 term. About 150 freshmen parents guests and school board members attended as FHA girls hosted and displayed homemaking projects including clothing food preservation child care yard improvement crafts hobbies and leather work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Richter
FHA
Marye Horstmann
Myrna Jackson
Dorothy Kelly
Pat Hertenberger
Evelyn Vybrial
Marie Zarosky
Barbara Hollas
Beverly Schiller
Laura Swift
Anita Trdy
Gloria Harber
Colleen Damron
Beverly Rice
Peggy Hightower
Faye Angell
Peggy Burke
Wanda Kirk
Lorene Conley
Shower Honors Dorothy Hundl At Ed Posival Home
Dorothy Hundl bride elect of Raymond Ezzell was honored with a miscellaneous shower at the home of her great aunt Mrs Ed Posival. Co hosts were Mrs George Sanders Temple and Mrs Mike Wasserman Barclay. Guests registered by Miss Juliana Jones. A pink and white color scheme and Queen's Crown centerpiece featured in decorations and cake and punch service. Out of town guests included Mrs Annie Urla Mrs Urfa Adams Elsa Texas Mrs Mike Wasserman and Mrs George Sanders. A bronze themed barbecue supper followed with memorial notes and floral displays. New baby Jack Dunham Dowling born August 23 at Richards Hospital Rockdale to Captain and Mrs J F Dowling. Captain Dowling serving in Germany will join family in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hundl
Raymond Ezzell
Ed Posival
George Sanders
Temple
Mike Wasserman
Barclay
Charles Hund
Lloyd Ezzell
Juliana Jones
Urfa Adams
Marion Fuchs
Annie Urla
Houston
Elsa Texas
Jack Dunham Dowling
J. F. Dowling
Richards Hospital
Rockdale
J. K. Dunham
Sharp
Freda Dowling
Manhattan
New York
Joe Anne
David
Captain Dowling
Germany
E. C. Weaver
Alvin
Gertrude Jones
Gussie Brown
Taylor
Scott and White Hospital
Alfred Smith
Edna Parker
New Mexico
Arthur Lee Parker
Jimmie Haddox
Hearne
Milano
Ollie Blackmon
Harold Kornegay
Harold Kornegey
Baby
Gause
Willard Pierce
Richard Spinn
Methodist Church
Billie Hazelwond
Houst
TSCW Graduates Two Cameron Girls August 24
Two Cameron girls received degrees at summer commencement at Texas State College for Women on August 24. Mrs. Mary Robinson earned a bachelor of science in home economics and has been a Redbud Festival Princess and Sophomore Class president. Mrs. Richard Wilkinson earned a bachelor of arts in English and served as a Pi Lambda Theta member and Campus League of Women Voters secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Texas State College For Women
Mary Robinson
Roy C. Hensley
Richard Wilkinson
Andrew Esslinger
Robinson
TSCW
Wilkinson
Pi Lambda Theta
Campus League of Women Voters
Mrs. J. L. Barmore Birthday Honor At Gib Terry Home
A birthday party honoring Mrs. J. L. Barmore was held Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gib Terry. Attending were Dr. and Mrs. J. Parker and children, the Terry and Graves families, Ray Terry, and several others unnamed in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Barmore
Gib Terry
J. Parker
Charles Terry
Bob Terry
Ray Terry
Mary Bailey
Harry Davis
A. H. Halberdier
Julian Terry
Paul Graves
Nina Wilkerson
Howard
Edward Zel
Coffee Fetes Recent Bride at Home of J E Flinns
Mrs Dale Paschal of Houston, born Dierdre Denson of Cameron, was honored at a morning coffee hosted by Mrs J Eber Flinn. Twelve of the bride’s school friends attended on Saturday, August 18, with co hosts Mrs Kenneth Weatherford of San Marcos and Mrs Robert Womble of Belton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dierdre Ann Denson
Houston
Thomas Leland Denson
Cameron
Jesse Dale Paschal
Church of the Redeemer
Thomas Harris
Jesse James Paschal
Paschal
University of Houston
Hockaday School
SMU
Dallas
Zeta Tau Alpha
The
Dolphin Club
Dale Paschal
Dierdre Denson
J. Eber Flinn
Kenneth Weatherford
Tomadelle Jenness
San Marcos
Robert H. Womble
Jane Flinn
Belton
Bownds Annual Reunion Held In Rockdale Fair Park
Fifty five Bownds relatives gathered at Fair Park Rockdale on Sunday August 19 for a family reunion picnic. Attendees included B W Bownds Thrall J L Bownds S M Bownds Odem H C Bownds Rockdale Maurice Jones Corpus Christi J P Voyles Rockdale and many others from Tex as City Alvin Prairie Lea Taylor Houston Cameron and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bownds
Fair Park
Rockdale
John C. Bownds
B. W Bownds
Thrall
Jesse L. Bownds
S. M. Bownds
Odem
Texas
H. C. Bownds
Maurice Jones
Corpus Christi
J. P. Voyles
Jimmy
Elaine Voyles
W. J. Franklin
Dempsey
Texas City
Wesley L. White
Johnny Cooke
Avrett Campbell
Lowry, Allen and Monte
Ralph Avrett
Thorndale
Bert Poe
Rufus Bownds
Mary
W. D. Bownds
Prairie Lea
George Voyles
Rusty
Gary
Sandra
W. G. Talley
Alvin
Ann
Francis Talley
Cecil Drachenber
Timothy Mike
Patricia
N. E. Youngblood
Roger
Johnny
Taylor
Babe Younts
Lexington
FE. C. Gunn
Beverly
June
San Marcos
W. A. Bownds
Houston
E. A. Bownds
Ed Gunn
Cameron
Schroeder Wins Distinguished Service Award in Vocational Agriculture
Herbert Schroeder of Sharp receives the Distinguished Publication Service award for Vocational Agriculture in Texas at the State Teacher's Convention in San Antonio. He is honored with a plaque, gold cuff links from the Thorp family, and $75 from W. W. Simpson of Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Schroed
Wyant
George .L . Schroeder
J. M. Mitehan
Cameron
Texas
F. A. Thorp
Southern Jewelry Manufacturing Co
Houston
Merit System Council Fills Public Health Jobs
The Merit System Council invites applications for competitive examinations to create eligible lists for filling public health vacancies at the Texas State Department of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merit System Council
Texas State Department of Health
Brownsfield visit with McLendon family and relatives
Mr and Mrs Gib Terry took grandchildren Anne Terry and Donna McLendon home and visited Mr and Mrs C L McLendon in Brownfield. They also visited in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gib Terry
Anne
Terry
Donna McLendon
C. L. McLendon
Brownfield
Lubbock
Reunion Brings Family Together After Decades Apart
Charley Reynolds a 36 year old watch repairman meets his sister Mrs H H Dyson of Fort Worth and brother Woodroe in Fort Worth on his 708 North Jefferson porch. Fire Inspector Yarborough and former Army man Johnny Yarborough appear in the background as the family re joins after years apart. Their father David Tobe Yarborough died in 1938 and Charley’s early life with foster parents is noted. A Cameron woman named Minnie Smith helps locate Woodroe via phone book leading to the reunion. The gathering ends with the entire clan reuniting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley L. Reynolds
North Jefferson
H. H. Dyson
Forth Worth
Woodroe
Yarborough
Fort Worth
Johnny Yarborough
San Antonio
Charels
David Tobe Yarborough
Minnie Smith
Cameron
Milano Community Notes Full of Visits and Local Events
Visitors fill Milano last week with Mrs. J Davis and Ile Barnhill from Ballinger and the Bullocks from El Paso. Local movements include Hilliards returning from Englewood and Parker relatives visiting in New Mexico. Community reports cover church events, school staff changes, a telephone company sale, and multiple family visits across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webbees
J. Davis
Ile Barnhill
Ballinger
Joe Holabeck
Thorndale
Yarrellton News Roundup Highlights Farm Families and Travel
Mrs. Lena Ed Note reports fishing trip delays. Ten day Colorado River trip near Buchanan Dam with Lock and Yan cy families plus Gallatin and Patsy from Austin. Cameron visits, Galveston trip for Russell family, and hospital injury near Bryan. Local social news includes Ed Boecker relatives, Canada-bound Griffin family, and visitors from Waco and Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentley House
Cameron
A. J. Jungmann
L. R. Russell
Charles Ray
Carrol Lee
Orangefield
Galveston
Ella Clark
Frank Griffin
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Finis Thweatt
Goodhue Rogers
John Lawdon
Tommie of
Harry Jones
Earl Jones
Swendell
Dierdre
Dale
Cameron Girls
Cyoeoun
Superior Dairies
J. Eber
Rockdale Fair Park
Herbert Schroeder
G. W. Hilliard
Mrs. Worthy Hilliard
Engleside
Char! Pratt
Williard Pierce
Wilma
Wilson
Pierce
James Brewer
Waco
Elbert Westbrook
Kathy Vinton
Gerald Vinton
June Blackman
Summerville
Asa McGregor
Bryan
Lock McNeely
William Russell
Fort
Baptist Brotherhood
American Legion
Legionairres
Milano Telephone Co
Mid-State Telephone Co
Ed Baggett
Jack Blackmon
Baytown
Ruby
Weldon Parker
Lewis Haddox
Clarence Hayman
Austin
Yarrellton
Jesse Gibbs
W. C. McDonald
John Foster
Myrtlevans
Leona Griswold
Bob Morman
Chrisman
Pearl Chapman
Rosebud
Mary Chapman
W. M. Veal
RCA Whirlpool Freezer
RCA
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