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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
2
In a North Sides vulnerable hand Lucille Hisel analyzes a duel where an opening lead combined with a clever signal flushes South from a four spade contract. East uses a top heart underlead to provoke a riff in defense and West seeks a diamond ruff, hoping partner holds the Queen.
The Monday Duplicate Club now welcomes all duplicate bridge players meeting at 7:30 PM in the Sandhills Restaurant. Master Points are awarded on the second Monday each month, with the next date December 14, featuring a Christmas party that night. In this week's play, high scores went to Mrs. Ed Keve and Mrs. fr Q Griffin, followed by second to Mrs. Raymond Lawrimore and Layne Ross Turner, and Mr. and Mrs. John Bates in third.
Mrs Cleo Speight and Arthur Lee Turner Jr were married Nov 26 at 5 pm in her home at 900 South Dwight Rev C C Gober officiated Attendants included Mrs Delores Cohrs and D S Sharp The reception followed with Lyndell Gray serving cake and Ray Burke pouring punch Morris Snelson registered guests
In a bridge hand East used the ten of spades on a diamond continuation to seal declarer's advantage. South overruff with the queen, fixing West as the setting trick.
Paintings by Mrs. Bill Parks open for December at Sandhills State Park Museum marking her second solo show after a prior Texas Savings and Loan Gallery showing. A versatile artist with 40 to 45 works, she works in oil, watercolor, pen and ink and draftsman style. She studied at Stephens College and the Art Institute of Chicago and has exhibited in Grandfalls Odessa and Sands Museum. The Parks family resides in Monahanns with husband Bill R. Parks owner of Parks Produce. The public is invited to visit Saturdays or Sundays this month.
The Monte Circle of the WSCS met at Mrs. Kenneth Mills home Tuesday morning. Devotional by Mrs. J. D. Vaughan. Program by Mrs. H. S. Lewis on We Would See Jesus. Christmas carols sung. Chili supper plans discussed for Friday night. Mrs. Mills to lead music for the Pleasant Haven Rest Home party. Members present included John R. Dorsett Bobby Winans B C Sanders James D Vaughn H S Lewis David A Shaw Ray Bevill O G Rudy J B Trees Jerry Detterick R W Reynolds Fern Tatum Clarence Peters J A Masters and Kenneth Mills.
Activities include a 3 pm PTA meeting in the school cafeteria with FBI mention, a 4 junior play The Adorable Imp at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with ticket prices: adults 1.00 and students 0.50, plus numerous meetings: Women’s Fellowship December 8 at 9:30 am at Mrs. Bill Dixon’s home, Tau Lambda Club Christmas party for husbands, AAUW December 8 at 8 pm at Mrs. Max Hammond’s home, Wednesday Club Christmas tea December 9 at 2:30 pm with Golden Age Club guest in the Dunagan home, DAR Chapter December 9 at 2 pm at Mrs. Gordon Walker’s home, and B&PW Club Christmas party on December 10.
The How-Wel Club met Tuesday evening at the Sandhills Restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. After a brief business session, bingo was played. Hostesses were Mesdames Jackie McDaniel, Walter McDaniel and M. L. Mermis. Members present included Mesdames H. W. Holmes, Curtis H. Watkins, R. E. Griffith, H. D. Foster, Dan Stone, Joe Norton, P. O. Richey, John L. Henderson, J. T. Glasgow, Dusty Rhodes, William Prater, Gaylen Winkler, C. G. Hancock, J. C. Nall, plus visitor Mrs. Ray Dean Blair. The next regular meeting will be in January.
A local group led by A. D. Scott designed a plastic table gadget that holds two glasses, an ash tray, a candy dish, and tally space. Adams Store features the set this week as shoppers enjoy a festive treasure hunt atmosphere and college and TV band coverage.
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