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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1960
Page
3
The 1961 convention notes that San Antonio will host the 1962 convention, signaling a forthcoming gathering location confirmation and regional planning implications for attendees and organizers.
Multi County Bookmobile of the Texas Rural Library Service visits Ward County this week with Miss Frances Knight making get acquainted stops. Exhibition dates include Wickett June 16 Pyote June 17 Barstow June 17 Monahans June 18 and Grandfalls June 18. Regular stops begin June 21 with two week intervals and seven county sites announced later.
The Guys and Dolls Club opens membership to young unmarried adults with open eligibility. Meetings every Monday start with a brief program followed by a social hour. Tonight at 8 in the Community Center speaker Mrs. C. W. Blanks, formerly of England, will address the group.
Ward County Library drew many readers as 130 people registered for Reading for Recreation, sponsored by Wednesday Study Club, with more registrations expected. Librarian Selma Rae Henry noted a surge in loans, 1796 books in the first ten days of June compared with 781 last year, and urged continued participation through late August.
Registration for Mona hans students at Ward County Library runs Thursday 4 to 8 p.m. and Friday plus Saturday 2 to 6 p.m. June 13 Past Matron's Club meets with Mrs Claude Whitefield and Mrs Leroy Moore. Vacation School at First Methodist Church June 13 to 24 Mondays through Fridays 2 to 4 p.m. Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m. Community Center. June 14 American Legion Auxiliary business meeting. June 18 Guys and Dolls outing at Reservoir south of Grandfalls.
Nolan Timmons of Pyote High School joins 62 teachers at a Texas Tech summer institute on biology. The program aims to improve high school science teaching and boost student interest in science.
Seven First Methodist Church youths and director Miss Wilma Smiley attended the MYF Officers' Training Assembly at Camp Sacramento New Mexico June 3 9 Tommy Dan Howard Ben nie Sue Lee Sandra Pillans Nell Valentine Marilyn Woods David Currie and Miss Smiley led the camp paper staff with Sandra Pillans in charge of Devotions and Tom my Dan as platform reviewer Rev Don Forsman of Cherokee Oklahoma spoke on the theme And Tomorrow Nell Valentine wrote a camp poem Whispering Winds expressing the group’s reflections on the week
Mrs. Doyle Allen was honored with a pink and blue shower June 4 at Mrs. J. M. Allen home. Guests signed a handmade register by Mrs. Daniel Lawson, with a white satin keepsake made by Mrs. Billy Stone. Favors included stork pins in coconut pompoms. Hostesses: Colwell, Woods, Stone, C A Stone, Miller, Holsomback, Lawson. Attendees included Miss Judy Whitley and several area ladies. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hale hosted recent visitors from Bay City and Houston.
Mrs. J. M. Garrett of Waco was elected president for the next biennium at the Texas District LWML convention in Dallas. Delegates approved a $14,000 project fund split between the University of Texas Student Center and Chapel and the Mission Board for other Centers. Pittsburgh, Penn, will host the next gathering.
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