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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
2
Past Matrons Club members enjoyed a salad supper at the home of Mrs. B. D. Martin with co hosts Mrs. J. C. Hogg Mrs. George Maley of Pecos and Mrs. O. T. Gatlin. The program featured pantomimes and songs while gifts and poinsettias were exchanged and a basket of donations prepared for a needy family.
A Christmas dance at Tatum School brought together Ward County DeMolays and Monahans Rainbow Girls with The Knights band from Monahans High School. Grand march was led by Don Cartwright and Miss Sandra Pillans as guests from Kermit joined the event.
HD Club members from across the county met at the Monahans Community Center for their Christmas party. Selma Rae Henry read a humorous Roark Bradford tale while district H. D. Agent Miss Hart Johnson installed 1962 officers for Barstow Monahans Wickett and council posts and led a color themed talk. Members donated gifts for the Big Spring Mental Hospital and enjoyed carols and decorated rooms during the gathering.
The First Baptist WMS met in multiple circles Tuesday for Royal Service magazine programs. Circle leaders opened with prayers, devotions, and calendar readings while Miss Lucille Hayes read missionary letters. Members prepared bags for Mount Zion Baptist Church’s Christmas tree and other circles hosted brunches and prayers, with several named hostesses and attendees.
George E. Ross presents Library Notebook KNOW YOUR PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES tracing each chief executive from Washington onward and pairing his career with his First Lady. The text highlights diverse presidents from farmers to lawyers and notes how the nation’s growth shaped leadership while guiding readers to essential facts about each presidency and its accompanying First Lady.
Mrs. G. R. Rhodes hosted the Friendship Sunday School Class of South side Baptist Church at her home for a Christmas party. The evening featured seasonal decorations and gift exchanges with devotional by Mrs. B. L. Simmers from St. John and an inspirational message about a foreign missionary. Prayer was led by Mrs. L. A. Pattillo with program directed by Mrs. A. C. Lear and Mrs. Rhodes. Participants included dames Charles Young M. E. Boatman C. L. Minor and P. L. Ragan.
Mrs L E Peters will spend Christmas in Stephenville with her granddaughter Adele Fronabarger and children Karen and Mary Ann. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Layne Turner and their children Lana and Layne Ross. A cooking tip advises slashing frankfurters in barbecue sauce to one inch before frying.
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