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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1952
Page
2
Patsy Mitchell, Society Reporter, covered a meeting where a prayer opened the gathering. After a brief business session, Mrs. Bryan Russ led an informative lesson from the Bible Study Book Women of Destiny in the Old Testament. The group ended with a closing prayer and hostess served refreshments.
Mary Kathryn Spiller, bride-elect of Charles P. Briegill of Calvert, was feted at a Monday morning lawn shower hosted by Mrs. M. E. Jones and Mrs. Linda Stephens. Guests included family and friends from Hearne and Culvert, with a buffet meal and a devotional on “Comparing Us to Flowers With God as Gardener.”
The Church Young People's Society held a social at the parsonage on Tuesday night. The party featured a gay flower scheme and festive atmosphere. Guests enjoyed games themed to the event, punch, and cookies, with records noted as attendees arrived.
The Women’s Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church met Monday at four pm for Royal Services. Edith Chaney Circle led a program on Consider Europe with Mrs Walter Cole guiding. Participants included Mesdames Emma Stephens J G Fix R N McGuire Louis Par ado Neha. An extract from Foreign Missionaries that Spoke in Ridgecrest was shared. Mrs M M McNeel gave the closing prayer. Eunice Fenderson Circle served lemon chiffon pie to the twenty seven members present.
The Eunice Fenderson Circle of the First Baptist Church met Thursday August 21 at eight o'clock in the home of Mrs L T Hughes with eight members and one visitor present Mrs Hughes gave the devotion and Mrs A H Pate opened the meeting.
Miss Billie Marie Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Elliott, was celebrated on her sixth birthday Saturday August 28 with a party at Municipal Park. Refreshments included cake ice cream and cold drinks as gifts were opened. Attending children included Bubba and Frances Becker Dianne and Dinah Hoyt John Mathis Carolyn Neal James Paul Baker Sheila Baldwin Janie and Peggy Dyer Carol Ann Altimore Dinah Sue Thomas Lyndia Couch Mary Holtsclaw and Patsy Thomas. Also present were Mrs. Oscar Becker Mrs. Thelma Hoyt and Mrs. Billie Baker.
Rev and Mrs R L Brown return home after a vacation in North Carolina and Virginia. In Ridgecrest they attended the Women's Missionary Union Conference Home Mission and Brotherhood meetings. They joined the Billy Graham revival in Montreal and saw the play Unto These Hills at Cherokee. They visited Mrs Brown's brother at Oteen Veterans Hospital and relatives in Bowl Point and Richmond Virginia.
The Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church met Monday evening at eight in the church educational building. Rev. Craig Ratliff spoke on The Man and His Church, with a quartet singing When the Roll is Called Up Yonder and Jericho Road, and Rev. Bill Crook giving the opening prayer. Twenty-six members attended with ice cream and cookies afterward.
Charlie Howard son of Mr and Mrs W K Howard was honored on his tenth birthday August 26 with a party at home. The group played games and opened gifts. Miss Elizabeth Howard helped serve cake and ice cream to guests including Billy Hall Sue Marie Buddy Tisue Jerry A Judy Ann Sowma Roy Kelly Nita Sue Dorsey Tommy Dotson Billy Howard Theia Daniel and others.
James Burland Coker and Miss Rowena Markley of near Franklin were married by Justice of the Peace J. E. Mooney in his home Monday evening.
Sunday evening ceremony at Grace Methodist Church united Claudia Ann McCollum and Jack Kenneth Ramsay in marriage. Miss McCollum, daughter of O H McCollum of Hearne, is a Texas Christian University senior and former Hearne High School senior sweetheart. Ramsay, son of Warren Ramsay of Fordyce Arkansas, is also a TCU senior and Henderson High School graduate.
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