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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
3
Monahans residents celebrate the season with bright home lighting and youth programs. Caroling plans aim to unite nearly all faiths, while local residents share festive crafts and notes from friends in Midland and abroad. English brewers urge pubs to promote moderate drinking during holidays.
A Beta Sigma Phi Kappa Epsilon meeting at Mrs. Roeber’s home featured a Christmas customs program with candle arrangements on the table piano and manger scene. Mrs. Roeber discussed Santa Claus legends and birth dates while readings and carols highlighted holiday traditions.
Rev Francis Wilson spoke at Monahans Country Club describing Christmas trends and pagan influences. He compared the Gantry tree to the traditional Christmas tree, urged returning to Bethlehem, and noted Japan’s secular observances without Christ’s birthday. Malcolm Grainger led carols as Mrs. Neidhardt presided and reminded the group of the Special Education Class event.
The Nu Gamma Study Club received a citation for its participation in the Community Improvement Program sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the Sears Roebuck Foundation. The project moved to build rest rooms in city parks and was completed last summer under former president Mrs. James Manley and committee members Mrs. Frank Anthony and Mrs. Don Thresher.
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Miss Nancy Bevill had an emergency appendectomy at Seton Hospital in Austin on December 16 in the afternoon. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bevill and a sophomore at the University of Texas.
The Kum Double Class of the First Methodist Church held a Christmas dinner Thursday evening in the church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Jack Forga organized arrangements and Bill Whitfield served as program chairman. About 150 people attended.
Mrs Alberta Allen a Brockman School homaking teacher leaves Monahans on Solar Airlines at 8 30 Wednesday on the first leg of a Hawaii trip. She arrives Honolulu 4 45 p m the same day and will spend holidays with her nephew Albert Hurd with the Military Police and a University of Honolulu student. She returns to Monahans shortly after January 1.
A family affair featured turkey and trimmings. Mr. Whitfield led carols while Mrs. David Shaw played piano. Mrs. Ken Welch read the Christmas story. Austin Newton, class president, presented a class gift to their teacher Mrs. J. T. Moseley.
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