Loyal Workers Class Christmas Party At Lewis Home
Members of the Loyal Workers Class of First Christian Church met at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis home for their annual Christmas party and gift exchange. Co hosts were Mrs. Levi Lyman and Mrs. Mamie Lupier. The group enjoyed carols a Bible game and refreshments.
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First Christian Church
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Levi Lyman
Mamie Lupier
Chester Gleason
Lyman
Gleason
Ben Fleenor
Ruth Rinehart
Edna Tallent
Florence Frix
Thelma Black
J. L. Taylor
Annie Lee Byrd
Ode To Sexy Women By Erma Bombeck
A humorous essay critiques celebrity sex symbol culture and media obsession with female stars. Bombeck humorously contrasts public fantasies with real life pressures, laments intrusive coverage, and ends with a quip about cancer’s etymology from the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Blue Laws Origin in Connecticut Colony
The term blue laws traces to Connecticut's early colony, where strict rules were printed as firm statements on what to do and not to do and bound in a blue paper cover.
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Connecticut Colony
New Books at the Library for the New Year
The Peter Principle by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull offers satirical analysis of incompetence and planning errors. Victoria Holt presents The Shivering Sands set on the Kent coast with a mystery of a sister’s disappearance. The Sound of Summer Voices mirrors To Kill a Mockingbird themes. Them by Joyce Carol Oates follows Loretta Wendall and family through love and hate. Cyclopedia of Literary Characters by Frank Magill indexes 16 000 figures. A Book of Americans in verse profiles famous Americans. Crime on Their Hands by Dell Shannon appeals to mystery readers.
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Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Raymond Hull
Victoria Holt
Shivering Sands
Kent
Caroline Verlaine
Holt
Helen Tucker
Patrick
Joyce Carol Oates
Loretta Wendall
Maureen
Jules
Frank N. Magill
Rosemary
Stephen Vincent Benet
Columbus
Woodrow Wilson
Dell Shanon
Citizens Band Radio Club Christmas Party
The Citizens Band Radio Club held a Christmas party on December 13 at 7:30 with about 50 attendees at the Pritchett Community Center. President Ray Walls received a plaque and gift certificate. Santa visited the youngsters with gifts while adults exchanged presents.
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Citizens Band Radio Club
Pritchett Community Center
Ray Walls
Gladewater C. B. Club
Santa Claus
Baked Oranges Punch With Cider Cinnamon
Mix cider and cinnamon bring to a boil then simmer nine minutes. Add pineapple juice corn syrup lemon juice and nutmeg. Heat well remove cinnamon sticks and pour over baked oranges in a punch bowl. Serve hot makes about two hundred thirty four quarts.
Mrs. Ray Bumpus Hosts Friday Club Luncheon
In her Gladewater home, Mrs. Ray Bumpus welcomed Friday Club members and guest Mrs. Lottie Lou McFarland to a noon luncheon. A three course turkey dinner accompanied a poinsettia centerpiece and wrapped gifts under a decorated tree. Each member received a crocheted cross bookmark. gifts were exchanged during the afternoon.
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Gladewater Mirror
Ray Bumpus
Lacy-Vernon Vows Read December 20
The Union Grove Baptist Church set Saturday December 20 for the wedding of Miss Lora Elaine Lacy and Danny Ray Vernon in a double ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Lacy, wore a peau de soie gown with lace panels and a pearl tiara. The groom is the son of Mrs. Ada Vernon of Marshall. Best man was Roy Vernon of Houston, with groomsman Kenneth Toothman of Marshall and usher Gerald Howard of Marshall. The couple will reside in Marshall after a reception in the church social room.
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Union Grove Baptist Church
Lora Elaine Lacy
Danny Ray Vernon
Herman Reagh
Earl C. Lacy
City
Ada Vernon
Marshall
Fran Brewer
Gail Brewer
Bossier City
Betty Smith
Roy Vernon
Houston
Kenneth Toothman
Gerald Howard
Darla Jan Lacy
Linda Gail Crump
Vernon
Gladewater High School
Marshall High School
Decorating with antiques and miniatures for a stylish room
Old firearms or antique swords make wall decorations for the den or family room. If attic finds fail, try secondhand shops or ask relatives. Teak or oak blocks serve as backgrounds for swords or guns with safety brackets available. Miniatures add personal decor notes.
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By Erma Bombeck
Bunkies
Time Magazine
Abbe Lane
Merv Griffin
Ben
Liz
Ursula
Raquel
Gina
Jane
Jack LaLanne
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Holiday
Gladewater Federal
Christma LI
K. Wolens
Dacron
Gladewater’s Family Store
Aso
McFarland
Mary Kates
Dale Lee
Earnestine McEachern
Dell Nelson
Berthel Shepperd
Margaret Shepperd
Ben Wilson
Lena Wells
Jess Williams
Henry Atkinson
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