Ward County Opens Oral History Project Seek Interviews
The Ward County Historical Survey Committee starts an oral history project to collect interviews, memorabilia, and memories for the Ward County Library. At the Seventh National Colloquium on Oral History in Austin experts shared how to locate data, transcribe tapes, preserve, catalog, and retrieve information. Local volunteers urge residents to share experiences of early Ward County.
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Ward County Historical Survey Committee
Ward County Historical Room
Ward County Library
Robert Heath
John Ratcliff
Austin
Ward County
Com
Old Timer
Mrs Webb Hosts ESA Chapter in Odessa Meeting
Priscilla E Webb hosted Lambda Alpha chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha at Permian Bank Odessa with Vern Foreman presiding. Officers were nominated for April 3 and plans outlined for a March 31 Odessa horse show. Pledges Mines Lyons McCollum and Barnes received the Ceremony of the Jewels after six months of study.
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Priscilla E. Webb
Lambda Alpha
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Permian Bank and Trust Co
Odessa
Vern Foreman
Mrs. Webb
Donal Barnes
Jewels
Mines
Jerry Lyons
Don McCollum
Johnny Barnes
Kappa Epsilon Plans First Scholarship Recipient
The Kappa Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi forms a scholarship fund committee to pick a local graduating senior for a year end award. A nominating committee was elected to present officer candidates at the next meeting. Two programs were offered, including "Personality and Relationship" by Mrs. Mike Peek with readings from Too Busy Not To Pray.
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Kappa Epsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Wayne Hogue
Raedeen McKee
Mike Peek
Jo Carr
Imogene Sorley
Junior Historians Active In Ward County Historical Work
Fifteen area high school students form the Junior Historians to record Ward County history. They publish The Old Timer, raise funds for a Fort Worth trip, pursue an historical marker for Pyote Air Base, and study local records and genealogies.
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Ward County
Ward County Historical Survey Committee
Fort Worth
Pyote Air Base
Pecos
Paula Prater Named Girl of the Week in AAUW Monahans
Paula Prater daughter of Leo and Mrs Prater of 701 South Kenneth is honored as Girl of the Week by the AAUW Monahans branch. She has a twin sister Patsy and a brother Michael, was born in Anson, and lived in Rankin and Eldorado before moving to Monahans. Paula was class favorite in Rankin, junior class treasurer, and a football homecoming queen nominee, now varsity cheerleader and active in FTA FHA pep squad and drama club. She plans marriage after graduation and possibly secretarial college.
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Leo B. Prater
South
Kenneth
Paula Luanne
Garland
Toad) Nall
J.C. Nall
South Kenneth
First Baptist Church
Miss Prater
Monahans High School
Western Oil Transportation
Monahans
The
American Association of University Women
Paula Prater
Paula
Patsy
Michael
Anson
Rankin
Eldorado
FTA
FHA
AAUW
Wildman Circle Hears Program at First United Methodist Church
The Wildman Circle met at Mrs. Ronald Wrights home for a program on Church Life and Organization presented by Mrs. Earl Harvey and Mrs. Jay Kennedy. Ten members attended. Frozen concentrated orange juice is noted as a substitute for cream or milk in butter frosting with confectioners sugar.
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Wildman
First United Methodist Church
Ronald Wright
Earl Harvey
Jay Kennedy
Mrs Ice Hosts Belle Bennett Circle Evening
Mrs Lanny Ice hosted the Belle Bennett Circle of the Church in her home on March 6. The study Choosing of Disciples Their Diversity of Character was continued by Mrs Jerry Hardisty. There were ten members present.
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Mrs. Ice
Belle Bennett
Lanny Ice
The
First United Methodist Church
Jerry Hardisty
AAUW
Community Schedule Of Meetings And Events
March 12 events include Circuit Riders painting party at Convalescent Center and several gatherings at homes and in rooms. March 15 listings feature Story Hour at Ward County Library and multiple PTA, auxiliary, and club meetings at various locations.
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Convalescent
Ward County Library
Vanilla Coconut Bars Recipe Instructions
An old recipe describes making Vanilla Coconut Bars with flour sugar butter eggs salt vanilla and coconut. It details preparing a pressed base, baking at 350 degrees for 20 minutes then adding a coconut walnut topping and baking 30 minutes longer before cooling and cutting into bars.
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Columbia University
Life Magazine
Margaret Truman
Harry S. Truman
Miss Truman
Truman Library
Mittee
Ward County Commissioner’s Court
J. Conrad Dunagan
Heath
Ratcliff
Edd E. Cox
Harold B. Eudaly
Paul J. Williams
Bob Sickman
Brooks Jenson
Ted Sherrod
F.L. Williams, Jr
Sam Zweiger
Harry A. King
State Historical Association
Ward County Commissioner's Court
Texas Historian
Junior Historians
Steve Martin
Jim Ford
Vickie Nall
Nelda Bond
Phillip Bedrick
Linda Pinter
Jan Mosely
Aauw Presents
G.a.’S
Mrs. Hogue
Dean Walley
Mmes
David Bains
J.B. Erwin
Billy Fine
Elmo Freeman
John Burton
Richard Floyd
Dulyn Huffman
Tom Hurley
Avanel Greenwood
Wildman Circle
T.W
Night Baptist
H.A. Wells
XI Beta Omega
John C. Boase
Reddy Room
Eastern Star
Matai Hall
Sorosis
Grandfalls Community Center
Necchi
Alco Sewing Center
Bill Huntzicker
Charm Fabric Shop
East
Boston
Southwestern Bell
Sandhills Motel & Rest
Mrs
G.H. Scott
W. Hwy
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