Mrs White Recalls Arabia Life With Gulf Oil Camp
Mrs. R. B. White of Texas describes two years in Amadi Kuwait Arabia with Gulf Oil Co. She details desert heat, air conditioned camps, diverse expatriates, schooling for children, and local customs. The couple toured holy sites, bought antiques, and endured a May heart attack before returning via Europe to Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. White
N. Alleghaney
Jorden
Holy Land
Dead Sea
Damascus
Syria
Amadi
Kuwait
Arabia
Persian Gulf
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
Amabi
London
England
India
America
North America
United States
Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean Sea
Italy
Marsailles
France
Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
New York City
Azores
Portugal
John White
N. Graham
Christmas Guests Visit in Menard and Dallas
Mr and Mrs JOHN PRIDDY and daughter JANE of 2602 Beaty spend Christmas in Menard with relatives. Arriving Saturday are Mr and Mrs BEN A PEELER Sr of Dallas staying with their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs BEN PEELER Jr at 3114 Blossom Lane. In the home of Mr and Mrs THOMAS H SMITH at 1210 West 25th are Mrs SMITHs mother Mrs M K BLAKE Sr of San Antonio and her sister and husband Mr and Mrs E5 EDWARDS of Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Priddy
Jane
Beaty
Menard
Ben A. Peeler, Sr
Dallas
Ben Peeler, Jr
Blossom Lane
Thomas H. Smith
West 25Th
H. E. Busby
Buzzy
Lyn
Texas Tech
Roswell
Local families travel for Christmas holidays
Mr and Mrs CULLOM MIL BURN and family of 1605 West 25th are spending the Christmas holidays in San Marcos with relatives, leaving Friday. Mr and Mrs LARRY KING and two daughters of Washington DC are spending the holidays in Odessa and Midland. KING, a former staff writer for the Odessa American, is now administrative assistant to Cong J T RUTHERFORD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullom Milburn
1605 West 25Th
San Marcos
Larry King
Washington, D. C
Odessa
Midland
King
The
Odessa American
Cong. J. T. Rutherford
Christmas Travelers Mention Osage County Names.
Miss Beth Hopkins of Longview visits Odessa guest of Baylor graduate student Davis Sikes working on his masters degree. Various Odessa residents and relatives plan Christmas visits including Mrs Tom Conway, Floyd Saddler, H E Busby and family, Lt Dick Folger and family, Cong J T Rutherford party, W H Faris family, and Elsie Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Hopkins
Longview
Odessa
Davis Sikes
Baylor University
Miss Hopkins
Baylor U
Mrs Williams Hosts Open House for W M S Groups
Mrs Williams entertained Friday with an open house at 805 North 6th Street for Baptist Day Circles and the Business Women's Circle of the W M S. Mrs Kenneth Jackson and Mrs Carl Grissom assisted. Yuletide decorations featured a sleigh scene, angel motif, fruit cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Kenneth Jackson
W.M.S
Carl Grissom
Jack Frost
College Dress Is Important For Weekend At College
The piece notes teens plan weekends at colleges with dances games and visits and emphasizes the pressure on girls to choose perfect outfits. It recalls two young men who wrote a book dissecting campus dress rules and what to wear or avoid on campuses.
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Belmont Baptist Church
Don Judd
Kenneth Ward
Leon Randolph
Smitty Abbott
Ronnie Etheredge
Sylvia Hackler
Billy Kina
Gloria Noble
Kyle Beerden
Noma Minyara
Johnny Putty
Marlene DeBerry
David Lipscomb
Margaret Vann
Jay Barbee
Jack Johnson
Clyde
Marjorie Wright
Gene Walters
Mary Schlemeyer
James Ward
Tommy Harris
Weldon
Holly
Barbara Simmons
Betty Jane Doran
Billy Bailey
Elton Cole
Jimmy Horton
Ronnie Stephens
Kenneth Cheairs
Charles Ray Scott
Peggy Adkin
Allanna Ledbetter
Barton Barnes
Travis Livingston
Eugene Kail
Dorothy Ash
Gretta Hill
Walter Weaver
Larry Belcher
Mary Widmeyer
Joe Green
Ed Barham
Charles Martin
Carol Larkin
Betty Dean Allen
Paul West, Jr
John Kissinger
Lon Wells
Loren Henson
Jesse Ward
Mrs. White
Gene Crawford
Cairo
Egypt
Holcomb
Variety Store
Tom Conway
Floyd Saddler
Claude
Tex
Saddler
Odessa High School
Dick Folger
Ricky
Air Force
R. M. Folger
Dootsy
Folger
Cong
J. T. Rutherford
H. B. Armstrong
Karnes City
Mrs. Rutherford
W. H. Faris
B. B. Frankie
Metche
Johanna
Elsie Robinson
J and J Steel
Sweetwater
W. W. Davis
Fort Worth
Bill Cook
Mrs. Williams
Snowhite Bakery
Foodstore
Southside Variety Store
Sita Oneal
Mer
Funeral Homey
N.F.D.A
Texas Ave
Odessa, Texas
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