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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
2
Before Christmas, clean the fireplace thoroughly. Paint the mantel and fireplace for a fresh backdrop for stockings. For a purely decorative unit, apply a flat black interior to create a warm, used look through next year.
Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi hosted a buffet supper in the National Room at First National Bank on Friday evening December 8. The center table featured yellow mums and after dinner bridge and dominoes were played. Attendees included Tanya Stapp and numerous couples led by Wallace Langley, James Segrest, Ken Mills, Gerald Virden, Jerry Callicoatte, Jackie Browne, Bill Rogers, Earl Miller, Floyd Langford, Mike Peek, John Ratcliff, and Johnny Langford of New Orleans.
Miss Janice Sue Gough and Bobby Earl Shirley married in a 7 30 p m double ring ceremony at the Gough home 1509 South Kenneth Abilene. Officiants were Harlie Woolard and the bridegrooms father. Music by Mrs Kenneth Mills.
Mrs. C E Cullum hosted the Entre Nous Club Christmas gathering with eight players including Mrs Thrasher and Mrs Hogg. High score went to Mrs Thrasher, second to Mrs Hogg, and Mrs Cullum won bingo. Also noting Phi Beta Kappa honors for Richard Stephen Russell, UT student and Monahans High School alumnus.
American Business Womens Association members heard Oliver Wood describe his travels to Bethlehem Nazareth and Jerusalem in a Christmas slide program at Meains Restaurant Monahans. A new member was installed and officers will be elected in January.
The Friendship Class of Immanuel Baptist Church met Tuesday morning December 12 at the home of Mrs. A V Armstrong for their Christmas party. Mrs. R V Broom presided, Mrs. Doyle Eubanks Sr gave the devotion Are We Really Ready for Christmas and Mrs. Elmer Davis led in prayer. Refreshments were served to the group including Mesdames Marvin Wise Tom Oliver Lee Dublin E T Watkins Dewey Lance and C M Capehart.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Crowson and their sons Lance and Bruce left Midland Terminal on December 12 for Lagos Nigeria. He has 12 years with Phillips Petroleum, working in Hobbs NM and Odessa areas. A 1953 Monahans High School graduate, he is son of Mr and Mrs A M Crowson. Relatives from Terminal saw them off and the family halted in London en route.
Mu Iota Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held a dinner dance at Colonial Inn on December 9 and a business meeting at Mrs A L Southworth's home on December 14. A taped program titled Great Men in Our History featured patriotic music and was presented by Mrs A L Brown who spoke on Washington Lincoln and Hancock as Father of Our Country Emancipator and Great American Patriot.
Mr and Mrs Adair Ratliff of Fort Worth announce the birth of a daughter born December 20. Grandparents here are Mr and Mrs Glenn Ratliff. The baby weighed five pounds ten ounces.
County Home Demonstration Agent Pat Crenshaw announces expanded programs moving beyond recipes to include Consumer Competence Family Housing Health and Community Resource Development. Six home management lessons will be shown Thursdays January 4 to February 8 at 5 30 on KVKM TV with public enrollment by calling 943 4112.
Mrs Elmer L Jones of La Mesa California is visiting her daughter Mrs Fred A Ryle this week. On December 27 she will be joined by her husband Rev Elmer Jones and her son Clarke. The family will stay until New Year’s.
The Edgar E Sprinkle Jr family will be together for Christmas. Capt and Mrs Edgar Sprinkle III and little Julia Anne will come from College Station while Johnny Sprinkle will return from Dallas University.
Mrs. William Prater was elected president of the Young Married Couples Class at Immanuel Baptist Church during a Christmas social at Mrs. Ronnie Skaggs home. Judy Mobley was named vice president, Mrs. Marvin Hogan secretary and reporter, Ernest Samples treasurer, with Prater and Willis Wollman as group captains. The event included a Christmas story, Lottie Moon fund offering, prayer, gift exchange, and refreshments.
Composed instruction for making cranberry orange relish. Place one pound cranberries and two quartered naval oranges with seeds removed into a food chopper. Stir in two cups sugar and refrigerate or freeze any remainder after portioning for the recipe.
Practical holiday recipe outlines a cranberry corn bread stuffing with onion celery butter ham and turkey stock. It covers mixing steps packing into the turkey and roasting plus modern guidance on separating stuffing and storing leftovers.
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