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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1956

Page

10

Newlyweds At Home In Waco

Fort Stockton special reports the marriage of Miss Joan Elizabeth Whitman and J. B. Mitchell at First Baptist Church Fort Stockton on November 2. Rev George Bastian officiated. Bride is daughter of Wesley H Whitman and Mrs. Whitman. groom’s parents are B E Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell of Fort Stockton. Ceremony featured greenery and baskets of white gladioli and stock. Bride wore a white nylon gown with lace bodice and tulle skirt, carried a white orchid on a white Bible. Maid of honor Beverly Cleveland. bridesmaids Nancy and Vera Ann Mitchell.

Fort Stockton First Baptist Church Joan Elizabeth Whitman J. B. Mitchell George Bastian B. E. Mitchell Beverly Cleveland Nancy Vera Anne Mitchell

Odessans Set Vows Dec 22

The engagement of Wanda Wyrick and Alfred J. Purswell was announced by the bride elects parents. Date for the wedding is tentatively set for December 22. The bride elect is a 1956 Odessa High School graduate employed at M&B Tool Company. Fiancee is employed with Humble Oil and Refining Company. They plan to live in Odessa after the vows.

Wanda Wyrick Alfred J. Purswell Bert Wyrick North Kelley Myrtle Purswell Houston Odessa High School M&b Tool Company Humble Oil and Refining Company Odessa

Gay Yuletide Decoration Brings Gaiety to Home

Kay Sherwood outlines festive Christmas decorating ideas reflecting traditional colors and motifs. From wreaths and pine cones to Santas, yard decorations, European touches, and a DIY candy carousel centerpiece, the piece offers affordable, home crafted and store bought adornments for a warm holiday display.

Kay Sherwood

Luxurious Gift Of Beauty For Christmas Delights Women

The piece urges gifting luxury in beauty items for women at Christmas. It notes that a lavish fragrance or a gemlike bottle from a French house can be budget-priced yet feel special. Emphasizes perfumes, bath salts, and coordinated gift sets as desirable luxury presents.

France

Yule Party Planned For Negroes

The Odessa Jaycee-Ettes meet to plan their annual Negro Christmas party on Dec. 21. They will give 500 stockings of candy nuts and fruit and two decorated trees to children. They vote to send 25 to Salvation Army and donate to the Tuberculosis Association for Christmas seals.

Odessa Jaycee-Ettes J. D. Pinner Chester Walker Salvation Army The Tuberculosis Association Robert Voss Mental Hospital Development Association Jaycee-Ettes East County Road

Fraternity Pledges Aid Children in Lubbock Renovation

Pi Kappa Alpha pledges from Texas Tech helped renovate a building donated to the Children's Training Center in Lubbock. Fifteen pledges leveled and cleaned the yard at 1806 Main and cleaned the interior. Mrs. C. H. Schrader praised their hard work, with supervision by pledge trainers Ralph Yarbrough, Dick Alexander, and W. Foxworth.

Lubbock Texas Tech Pi Kappa Alpha Main C. H. Schrader Ralph Yarbrough Odessa Dick Alexander Dumas W. Foxworth Houston

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