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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1970
Page
5
Mrs Sid Hecker longtime Gladewater resident was honored with a farewell party Friday morning at the home of Mrs John Osteen. Co hostesses included Mrs Gordon Mayer and other friends who gave good wishes for her move.
White Oak residents share weekend trips to Corpus Christi Fort Worth and Lake O the Pines. Edits note hospital tests for Floyd Bowling and Edith Thomas home from hospital. Family visits include Dymke Meissner Mason and Frazier Burk relations with details on illness and bereavement.
Mrs. Raymond Addington shares a corn freezing method including blanching 6 to 8 minutes and cooling in ice water before packing in bags or foil. Marcella Formby’s Hot Tomato Relish appears via Mary Prince as a relay from the kitchen column.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Blisset entertained as their overnight guests Friday their sister in law Mrs. Ed Blansett of Athens and Mrs. Blansett's son Dr. Ed Blanset Jr. and Mrs. Blansett and their two daughters of El Paso. Dr. Blansett teaches linguistics at Western University in El Paso Marcella.
Local residents Mrs Marie Jones and Mrs Larry Smith spent the holiday weekend in Waco visiting Mrs Jones son Eddie and his wife Kay. Concordia Kansas couple Mr and Mrs Jerry Kates joined relatives including Mrs Mary Kates and their children for a family gathering then traveled via Oklahoma to Broken Arrow overnight. The Kates children Harry Matthew Jack and Sherrell Ann joined them for the trip home. Mr and Mrs Mike Ivy Mary Ann and Sandra Gail began a two week vacation exploring Colorado and Utah.
Evidence suggests certain forms of insurance may have existed among Babylonians as early as 2000 BC, indicating ancient risk management practices.
Frances Ann Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs J Leslie Moore received the 1969 Three Arts Club Scholarship a 100 dollar award given to a Gladewater High School senior planning further study at Kilgore The honor notes her scholastic achievement and character she ranked in the upper two percent nationally and is an outstanding school leader with plans to attend Lon Morris College in Jacksonville in September
The column lists community events on July 13 and 14 including American Legion Auxiliary and Presbyterian WOC meetings, a Caleth Study Club called meeting on July 14, and a co church gathering on July 20 with a covered dish supper. It profiles Miss Moore, a Gladewater student active in 4-H church youth work and school activities, noting her honors, roles, and family ties, and mentions the Three Arts Club scholarship fund established in 1953 with annual dues and fundraising.
Mr and Mrs Frank Lenhart welcomed guests for a holiday weekend at their Union Grove home. Highlights included a barbecue in the yard with daughters Anna Jean Anderson and Janice Lenhart and Emilie Loftis, son Linder with wife Muriel and granddaughter Lori, plus friends Kathy Gibbs Vera Gail Coleman and Hall Summer from Houston Gilmer and Longview.
A one pound portion of beef short ribs is suggested for one to two servings. The guidance emphasizes compact meal sizing and convenient planning for small households.
Mary Lou Meissner of the Evening Pilot Club of Longview is the official delegate to Pilot Club International’s 49th annual convention at the Americana Hotel in Miami Beach Florida in July 1924. Principal speakers include Ralph F. Salerno Helen Pearson and Frank J Bulgarella.
Miss Tina Ann Summersville will wed Clyde Lee Whitlock in a ceremony at the groom’s parents home in Winona. The Rev. Irby D. Bates will officiate at 8 p.m. The couple plan to live in Gladewater after the wedding.
Mr and Mrs Richard Vaughn of Terrell announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, born at 10 p m Friday in a Terrell hospital. She weighed 113 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Mackay and Mr and Mrs W A Vaughn of Mr Vaughn teaches and coaches in the Scurry Texas school system.
Spruce up summer storage by sprinkling clean wool garments and blankets with mothballs or crystals to deter moth damage. The tip emphasizes preventive measures for stored textiles.
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