Holiday trek plans and regional decor features
Mr and Mrs Joe Tillery of 910 Wink plan a month long holiday trip with their sons. An office party prompt suggests simple prep items for festive dress. The piece mentions Natchitoches Louisiana as a decorated site and hints at regional history tied to Nacogdoches and Sabine River with an Indian tale linking towns and a travel route toward Miami Florida.
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Joe Tillery
Wink
Old South
Florida
Natchitoches la
Sabine River
Nacogdoches
Sabine
Natchitoches
Odessa to New Orleans and Beyond
A parade of Odessa alumni and students recount travels and achievements from Emory University in Atlanta to Kemper Military School Booneville and Peacock Academy San Antonio. Notables include Gay Hoskins Hensler, Marilyn Stepp Willis, Red Knowles, Woodrow Echols, John Mitchell, Robert Nutt, E Brettlea, Nelson Minyard, and Dick Dillard with dean’s list and Sigma Delta Chi initiation noted.
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James Hensler
Emory University
Atlanta
Red Knowles
Barstow
Washington State
Knowles
Nelson Minyard
Jimmie Minyard
Windsor
Odessa
Peacock Academy
San Antonio
Pecos Club Brings Speaker On Homemaker and Business Woman
Pecos Twentieth Century Study Club heard guest speaker Mrs. Cecil Cothrun on December 1 in the Federation Parlor. She argued that a working wife risks undermining her husband’s initiative and family stability when she relies on dual roles. The session was led by president Mrs. Wendell Faulkner with reports from project chair Mrs. Ed Armstrong and others. Hostesses were Mrs. W. L. Lewis and Mrs. John R. Dorr. Water plants with an extra tube and bulb baster.
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Pecos
Cecil Cothrun
Twentieth Century Study Club
Federation
Wendell Faulknner
Ed Armstrong
Carlton Williams
Dudley Montgomery
Howard Collier
W. L. Lewis
John R. Dorr
Odessa area events calendar winter 1954 roundup
Local clubs churches and schools announce December events in Odessa. Tour of Homes on Dec 2–5. Odessa College recital with Mary Hayden McEver and Jack Hendricks on Dec 9. Jaycee Ettes playhouse raffle Dec 17. Salvation Army doll tea Dec 17. Christmas gatherings at Masons Hall and various church groups. gift drives for Girlstown U.S.A. and needy families. Christmas dinner dances and parties December 9–17. Community groups invite participation and ticket sales through listed contacts.
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Odessa College
Mary Hayden McEver
Jack Hendricks
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Mississippi
Gia
Miami
Fila
E. Brettlea
Preston J. Lea
Midland
Kemper Military School
Booneville
Richard R
Dick) Dillard
Nancy Dillard
East 31St
Sigma Delta Chi
University of Texas
Permian High School
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Inter-fraternity
University
Lewis Jordan
Sherrie Brack
Beverly Porter
Pam Wharton
Lanae Turner
David Henson
Mark Simpson
James Whitefield
John Dunlap
Pecos Club
Nootill
Permian Study
Marvin Sartgent
East Everglade
Salvation Army
Headlee Citadel
West Ada
Masonic Hall
West Ninth
Lasseter
Mulota
Beta Stome Phi
Reddy
Texas Electric Servics Co
Donald Barnes
Robert Curtis
Eta Sigma Chapter
Zeta Sigma Phi
Girlstown U.S.A
Zeta Kappa Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
First Presbyterian Church
Certified Public Accountants
Midland Country Club
Ous McDonald
Altar Society
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Raymond Cole
Country Club
Estates
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
First State and
Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild
G. W. Goddard
Sunset Country Club
Roman Goltee
W. D. Gray
Women's Association of Odessa Country Club
Aubreyne
Rexall Wives Ch Club
Burnet
WSCS
St. Paul's Methodist Church
West Clements
Ferdinando Sarmi
New York
Connies
Wwau Shop
N. Grant
Eva
Siam
MacGregor
Bancroft Rackets
Pennsylvania Balls Pressers
Schwinn
PPA
Elan Maatey
ODESS
Texas
Jo Ann's
Jo Ann
eEiniger Wool
Forstmann
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