Candy Stripers Dedicate Free Time to Hospital Work
Members of the Future Nurses Club known as Candy Stripers volunteer at General Mexia Hospital each Saturday and after school. They read to patients, amuse children, deliver mail and flowers, help with bed making, and relay patient wishes, with 37 seniors and 53 juniors in the club.
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Mexia High Future Nurses Club
General Mexia Hospital
Mexia Future Nurses Club
Betty Je Seale
Janis Stephens
Betty Rothreck
Camilla Neece
Daily News
Future Nurses Club
Helpmilla Neece
Betty Jo Seale
Ing
Doj Janis Stephens
Betty Rothso
Rock
Camilla
Tors
Rest Haven
Nelson
Wortham Hospital
The
Nightingales
Ad Salesmen Urgently Called To Boost Local Ads
The Black Cat Annual committee met on December 10 to review advertising and sales. Ads must be sold by December 19 with only about $180 raised so far and roughly 40 annuals sold. Annuals cost 4.08 each and are available through several staffers. Editor Mary Kay Wardlaw emphasizes needing advertisements to support the annual. Staff members listed include Johnette McGee Martha Eubanks Laura Rothrock Roy Maddox Sylva Howell Ilene Carrington Molly Wiley Tommy Fain Jan Jackson Doris Samford Candyce Copeland Ernest Cantrill Betty Ingram Kathy Maisen Betty Holt.
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Mary Kay Wardlaw
Johnette McGee
Martha ‘Eubanks
Laura Rothrock
Roy Maddox
Sylva Howell
Ilene Carrington
Molly Wiley
Tommy Fain
Jan Jackson
Doris Samford
Candyce Copeland
Ernest Cantrill
Betty Ingram
Kathy Maisen
Betty Holt
FHA Officers Set Plans For Party
Senior Chapter of the FHA met after school with sponsor Mrs Holt to plan a Christmas party on Thursday December 19 at 7 00 pm in the homemaking cottage. Carols games prizes refreshments and a gift from each member for the State School will be sent.
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F.H.A
Holt
Cake Sale Plan Discussed By Junior High Council
The Junior High Student Council met to discuss a cake sale and assembly programs for the Junior High. They also considered a social during the Christmas holidays. The group meets every other Friday and is sponsored by Mr. Howard Campbell. Paraguay uses Spanish as its official language, but Guarani also is spoken there.
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Howard Campbell
Paraguay
MHS Students Probe Economics and Gum Reuse
MHS students show vast interest in economy with talks on re converted chewing gum uses. The school explores a flood control project for the auditorium area nicknamed The Pit The Place and The Seventh Circle. Holiday break ahead with mid term exams to follow.
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M. H
Washington
al Ten
M.H. S
Dunbar High Drama Schedules Christmas One Act Plays
The Dramatic Club at Dunbar High School presents two Christmas one act plays The Shawl and Peace on Earth on Tuesday December 17 1983 at 7 00 p m in the school auditorium. Cadet division of Girl Scout Troops 348 349 plan December 12 1963 holiday parties at Spirling Residence 404 North Denton Street with 17 and 31 members respectively led by Mrs Lillian Spirling Mrs Lois Williams and Mrs Edna Titus.
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Dramatic Club
Dunbar High School
Junilor
Spirling
North
Denton Street
Lillian Spirling
Lois Williams
Junibr
Migs Mary S. Smith
Shirley Hrewstée
Edna Titus
Gandy Sale Team Honored For Win
The Winkers of the Student Jollneil Candy Sale earned praise after a Friday night gathering at Mrs. L. Stover’s home. They served supper then crafted over 50 hospital tray cards with pictures and Christmas greetings. Attendees included Wally Goodman Kathy Maiseh Mark Wiggins Gail McCullough Chris Carisor and Mary Kay Wardlaw. An oil pipeline in Bolivia climbs above 14 000 feet in the Andes Mountains.
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Jollneil
L. €. Stover
Council
Wally Goodman
Kathy Maiseh
Mark Wiggins
Gail McCullough
Chris Carisor
Mary Kay Wardlaw
Black Cat Staff Credits List Editors and Reporters
The Black Cat publication credits Doris Samford as Editor and Karen Obgiholtdr as Assistant Editor with a large roster of reporters including Sonny Adame Sally Baldree Anthony Barber Bill Brown Jeannie Davis Bob Fain Tammy Fain Patsy Fullerton Clara Gilbert Jimmie Gore Ceralyn Harp Camille Kerr Bill Kidd Mike Kittle Roth Marg Rusty Perkins Rothy Regars Rothrock Swinckl Cathy Tucker Robbie Fishtoes Jimmie Mickey Williams and Bob Wilson.
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Doris Samford
Karen Obgiholtedr
Cera Robinson
Sonny Adamé
Sally Baldree
Anthony Barber
Bill Brown
Jeannie Davis
Bob Fain
Tammy Fain
Patsy Fullerton
Clara Gilbert
Jimmie Gore
Ceralyn Harp
Camille Kerr
Bill Kidd
Mike Kittle
Neg He Marg
Nty
Rusty Perkins
Rothy Regars
Rothrock
Swinckl
Cathy Tucker
Robbie Fishtoes
Jimmie Nee
Mickey Williams
Bob Wilson
Students Honored At Friday MHS Assembly Program
Seventeen new members were added to the Mexia High School Moral Honor Society during a Friday assembly. Leaders listed include Bob Crider, Martha Bubanke, Mary Kay Wardlaw, and Mark Wiggins. A reception for families and faculty followed in the Hordemaking Cottage.
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MHS
Williamiship
Wallace Masti
Mexia High School
Soelety
Cere
Smaties
Mas
Ata Sbatinan
Exeetlitene Carblaglon
Bob Crider Henge Arid
Mertha Mubanke
Hil Kidd
Gail McCullough
Karen Oberholtzer
Fred Saltsman
Clauding Stephens
Marc Kay Wartlaw
Mark Wiggins
Lyno Adams
Ttl
Norman Archibald
Fred Cartington
Judy Clanty
Bennett Rilis
Dohany Focke
Patsy Fullerton
Wany Goddin
Mary Marth
Johnette McGee
Paty Miler
Lanelle’ Morgan
Bobby Heed
Dimly' Toss
Janis Stephens
Lents Williars
Both Wolford
Howlot Stiely Muftitvets
MHS Dance Band Opens First Rehearsal
The MHS Dance Band began its first rehearsal session in December under director Joe Haney. The ensemble includes 17 performers on brass woodwinds and rhythm, with John Eubank and Welton Cockrell on trumpets and Jimmy Ross on saxophones, plus Don Hancock on bass and Tammy Fain on drums.
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Joe To Haney
John Eubank Welton Cockrell
Junior Fisher
Tim Lakey
Jimmy Ross
Ank Withro
John Wofford
Karen Oberholtzer
Jimmy Woods
Bob Crider
2 Wassett
Mr. Haney
Don Hancock
Boby Reed
Don Jackso
Bob Fain
Tammy Fain
Why Christmas Why We Celebrate The Holiday
A reflective piece asks why Christmas is celebrated and contrasts childish notions with deeper meanings. It cites Santa Claus as a toy laden fantasy, then notes aging, rising costs, debt, and the moral aims of giving, family memory, and the life of Christ as core to the holiday.
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Santa Claus
Christias
Alan
Dutia Bwiticki
Faith and Youth Questions on Church Involvement
A reader letter argues faith is a personal, soulful asset not hostage to parental pressure. The author Cathy Tacker challenges teens to attend services by choice, stressing that only true devotion matters when judged by God.
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Shaft
Manly
Bach Pire
Cathy Tacker
Fragile Youths and Self Reliance in a Competitive World
The piece argues young people must develop a competitive spirit early. It criticizes overprotective parenting and favors criticism and self-reliance. It warns those who expect the world to owe them will face a rude awakening after high school. The speaker cites Sonny Adams.
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Sonny Adams
Letters To Santa From Texas Children Share Wishes
A collection of handwritten Christmas requests from Texas children ages 2 to 10. Recipients ask for dolls, a Barbie Dream House, a sled, a carriage set, a film strip projector, clothing, and toys. One letter notes a local state school and a family mentions travel and a dog.
Sixth Grade Field Trip Explores Geology Sites in Baylor Area
The Ross High School sixth grade science class toured geology sites in McLea Haha and Coryell counties on a November trip. They visited Baylor Stadium, Del Rio clay fossils eighty million years old, and bentonite. Lunch at Mother Neff Park near Moody. Students learned Morse code telegraph operation and toured Mexia Daily News and a railroad office.
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Hiade
Througt McLea
Haha County
Coryell County
Baylor Stadium
OU. T. Hayward
Geology Department
Baylor
Harold Hotlbray
Austin
Texas Water Commission
Wato
del Rio
Mother Neff Park
Moody
Dewey Speights
Amon Cook
Joe Dollar
Dan Edd Hamilton
O. E. Nickels
Claude Garber
L. J. Hendricks
Wilbur Withrow
R. J .Harper
Jack Carruth
Mexia Daily News
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Dear Santa Claus
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