Odessa Area Notes on Graduations and Visits
Permiaker Round U De Jackie Bell and Doris Scott attend a Writers Conference at the University of Arkansas. Howard Bell and family plan a four week Arkansas vacation. Metcalfe and Morris families vacationing in Las Vegas Nevada. Edmond L Gray to receive commission as second lieutenant at University of Oklahoma ceremonies June 9. Ken Burrows earns Kemper Military School honor. Girl Scout Mitre Peak camp opens June 9 for Permian Basin girls. Fort Stockton church dedicates educational building and 50th anniversary. Ruth Ann McAteer to wed L B Ryan June 21. Floydene Couch enrolled in cerebral palsy teachers workshop at UT. Visitors include Virginia Graham of Corpus Christi and Maude Eddins in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Bell
Doris Scott
University of Arkansas
Howard Bell
Points
Arkansas
Floydene Couch
Rogers
Odessa
University of Texas
Luncheon Honors Graduates at Circus Theme Event
Mrs. Bill Tripp hosted a luncheon at her home honoring two Odessa High School graduates, Hazel Mae Tripp and Earlene Tripp, with a circus themed display. Attending classmates included Carol Sandstrom, Donna Roberson, Sandra Vannaman, Janie Norris, Flo Marvin, Jaylyn Whitely, Phyllis Robbins, Anne Cunningham, Jeanna Farnum, Linda Ramsey, Ellen Aubry Rasco, Anne Fields, Martha Rainer, Patricia Fullingim, Ann Taylor, Linda Martin, Carolyn Hollis, Moselle Alden, Jamina Spurgin, Emily Ann Clark, and Nelda Pettit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Sandstrom
Donna Roberson
Sandra Vannaman
Janie Norris
Flo Marvin
Jaylyn Whitely
Phyllis Robbins
Anne Cunningham
Jeanna Farnum
Linda Ramsey
Ellen Aubry Rasco
Anne Fields
Martha Rainer
Patricia Fullingim
Ann Taylor
Linda Martin
Carolyn Hollis
Moselle Alden
Jamina Spurgin
Emily Ann Clark
Nelda Pettit
Delegates Meet for VFW Auxiliary State Encampment Plans
The VFW Post 4372 Auxiliary met in the hall on West 63rd with Mrs. Grace M. Hendricks in charge. They planned the State Encampment for June 20 to 23 in San Angelo. Delegates listed include Serena Brandon Terrell Matthews and Hendricks with several others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 4372
West 63Rd
Grace M. Hendricks
San Angelo
Mmes
Serena Brandon
Terrell Matthews
Hendricks
Winnie Hagler
S. P. Gray
Jack Haden
W. G. Goddard
T. Isaac
Lyle Ragsdale
E. G. Wright
Homes Need Extra Bath and Space Gains in Value
Builders install an extra half or full bathroom as demand grows. Homeowners seek squeeze space for added facilities. Plumbing contractors offer free estimates and financing advice. Fixture makers supply compact, easy to clean designs that fit small areas.
New Husbands Advice for June Brides and More
Ruth Millett counsels new husbands focusing on four supports for marriage: love expressed daily, appreciation, shared adventure, and security. She contrasts male notions of love with a wife’s need for constant affirmation, nuance of adventure, and strength as backbone of the family. The piece ends with practical lettuce storage tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Pyragms
Girl Scout Mitre Peak Camp Opens at Davis Mountains
Fourteen Odessa Girl Scouts joined the first opening group at Mitre Peak camp in the Davis Mountains. The two week season features three natural pools, permanent tents and a new infirmary run by nurse Mae Cisco of Dallas under camp director Mrs. Bishop of Midland with two assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Girl Scouts
Mitre Peak
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
Alpine
Rocky Mountains
Mae Cisco
Dallas
Bishop
Midland
Troop 71 Fly-Up Ceremony at Lamar Elementary
Fourth grade girls of Lamar Elementary's Girl Scout Troop 71 completed tenderfoot requirements and April May 23 took part in a fly-up ceremony. They earned Brownie Wing pins and a World Pin. Leader Mrs Warren S Gray and assistant Mrs Worth Wilhite led the group. advancing members include Geraldine Freeman Lynn Gray Joyce Nell Gray Sandy Jarvis Karen McCafferty Judy Thacker Cindy Bradley Karen Gustafson Mona Price Barbara Wilhite Georgia Crosby Charlotte Rudd and Diane Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Elementary
Warren S. Gray
Worth Wilhite
Asssistant
Geraldine Freeman
Lynn Gray
Joyce Nell Gray
Sandy Jarvis
Karen McCafferty
Judy Thacker
Cindy Bradley
Karen Gustafson
Mona Price
Barbara ‘Wilhite
Georgia Crosby
Charlotte Rudd
Diane Hutchinson
H S U Enrols Area Pupils
Seven area students have enrolled for summer school at Hardin-Simmons University Abi ne. The list includes Barbara Virginia Ferguson daughter of A A Ferguson a sophomore Sara Willis daughter of J J Willis a junior and A Cappella Choir member Rita Ann Stewart daughter of Earl Stewart a senior all of Odessa Garland Profitt son of D H Profitt a graduate student Mary DeBerry daughter of R G DeBerry a senior and mission worker Mrs Nancy L Dickson daughter of T W Novak a junior from Odessa Grenabel Eugene Ferguson a sophomore of Denver City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin - Simmons University
Abilene
Barbara Virginia
Ferguson
A. A. Ferguson
Sara Willis
J. J. Willis
Rita Ann Stewart
Earl Stewart
Odessa
Garland Profitt
D. H. Profitt
Mary DeBerry
R. G. DeBerry
Nancy L. Dickson
T. W. Novak
Grenabel Eugene Ferguson
Denver City
Care of Handbags and Baby Car-Bed Innovations
Care tips advise cleaning winter handbags before storage and using clean cardboard boxes with tissue. note a new car bed that converts into a chair with designed legs for safe front or back seat use. Mattress is waterproof and sap proof. simple maintenance: wash occasionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Patricia Knight Honoree At Pre-Nuptial Luncheon
Miss Patricia Anne Knight of Odessa was honored at a pre nuptial luncheon on June 1 at Midland Country Club hosted by her aunt Mrs W P Knight and daughter Mrs D A Bliven. The wedding to John Steward Hufford is planned for June 19 at First Presbyterian Church Odessa. The table featured blue and white decor with a bride figurine, music staff decor and miniature chapel, corsages of gardenias and blue musical accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troth
Tom Roberts
21St St
Janice
Jimmie Williams
Travis L. Williams
Orchard Drive
Normandy Heights Presbyterian Church
Lem Tittsworth, Jr
Joyce Martin
Doris Tippit
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wilbur Roberts
Patricia Anne Knight
Odessa
Midland Country Club
W. P. Knight
D. A. Bliven
George Albert Knight
John Steward Hufford
First Presbyterian Church
Lenderssohn
Clue
Georges Briard
Allan Hays
Kay Knight
Midland
Patricia Aene Knight
Si John Steward Butler
Ces Bowes de Dinggel Shursey
Kncht
DL AL Bliven
Knight
Wlp. Knight
Polio Chapter Reports Five Cases in 1957
The Odessa Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis met at 7 am in Hotel Lincoln. Chairman H. E. Hoback announced five polio cases in Odessa this year and discussed Salk vaccine shots in Ector County. The meeting included installation of officers and a post-ceremony reception in the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
National Foundation For
Jefferson Room
Lincoln
H. E. Hoback
Ector County
National Foundation
Elvie Turney
Comado
Marshall
W. T. Mills
Gordon Roach
Mae Sullivan
McCamey
O. I. Courtney
Odessa Edwards
Rankin
Billy Boyd
J. B. Ballard
C. B. Reece
Gay Walker
Coates
T. M. Bennett
Big Lake Baptist Church
Sheffield Man Tours Europe Summer Visit From Kerrville
Charles Davis of Kerrville finishes Schreiner Institute courses and plans summer work in West Texas while staying with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davis. Morris Monroe leaves for a 30 day Europe tour. Mrs. Wade Stubbs of George West visits with sister Mrs. Monroe. Gerald Greer enters San Marcos Academy for the summer with parents Mr. and Mrs. John Greer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Charles Davis
Kerrville
Leonard Davis
Schreiner Institute
West Texas
Morris Monroe
Europe
Wade Stubbs
George West
Monroe
Gerald Greer
San Marcos Academy
John Greer
Speely Schedule For June Meetings And Events
Speely Schedule notes a Pythian Sisters meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday June 13 in Castle Hall Odessa Temple No 58 reports on the Minera convention. Shell Wives Bridge Club gathers 7 30 p.m. Tuesday June 11 at Lincoln Hotel with reservations. Midland Permian Basin bridge championship begins 7 30 p.m. June 13 at Sharborough Hotel with two sections daily through June 16. Odessa Country Club hosts mother daughter luncheon at 12 30 p.m. Friday June 14 hosted by Mrs John Kiser and Mr J N Minyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythians of Texas
Baker Hotel
Mmes
Fred Howard
Temple
Harold Simpson
John Boyle
Jerry Webb
Omar DeMars
Howard
DeMars
Rand Lodge
Kinkade
Castle Hall
W. 21St St
Odessa Temple No. 58
Minera; Wells
Shell Wives Bridge Club
Lincoln Hotel
R. C. Lindley
R. L. Warden
Sharborough Hotel
Midland
Odessa
Women's Association of Odessa Country Club
John Kiser
J. N. Minyard
Cleaning Light Fixtures and Bulbs
Household guide advises keeping lighting fixtures and bulbs clean. Wipe with a soap or detergent saturated sponge, rinse with a damp cloth, and turn off the light during cleaning.
Palestine Tour Described By Mrs. Conally Evans
Mrs J Conally Evans led a Palestine travelogue for the Child Study Club using color slides from her Holy Land trip. New officers for 1937 58 were named and Brownie Troop sponsorships, a Boy Scout campership, camping equipment funds, and a grant for Mentally Retarded Children were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conally Evans
J. Conally Evans
Child Study Club
Palestine
Evans
Holy Land
W.E. Butler
P. M. Moss
Bobby Williamson
J.D. McCall
John Kiser
Winton Rochelle
Butler
L. R. Parks
Dobbs
Parks
Cecil C. Wolf
W. T. Henderson, Jr
Rochelle, Moss
Tilden A. Sones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Permiaker
A. G. Metcalfe
Monticello
O. E. Morris
Las Vegas
Nevada
Strip
Liberace
Riviera
Len Horne
Sands
Metcalfe
Reed Roller
Morris
W. P. Masters
West Fourth
Edmond L. Gray
B. F. Gray
Edison
U. S
Army
University of Oklahoma
Tis
University
Owen Field
Ken Burrows
K. E. Burrows
Kermit
Kemper Military School
Boonville
Kemper
Permian Basin
Davis Mountain Country
Fort Stockton
First Christian Church
Chester Crow
Fort Worth
D. C. McAteer
Ruth Ann
L. B. Ryan
W. T. Williams
W. 15Th St
Virginia Graham
Corpus Christi
Graham
Maude Eddins
N. Alleghaney
Bill Tripp
North Allerhaney
Odessa High School
Hazel Mae ‘Tripp
Earlene Tripp
Elase
Holcomb
Eesy
Pete Pugh
Necchi
W. F. Fowler
E. J. Tschauner
Mgr
Ridgecrest Drug Store
Russell
Ridgecrest Beauty Shop
Ruth Millett
Troop 7
Wen Tens Folgers Coffee
Patricia Knight
J. E. Bauman
Ted Roby
Jim Smoot
H. R. Bethel
Susan Sandstrom
Jackson Parker
L. E. Snell
Elmer Shortes
Gordon Herrsher
Robert Joyce
Dyar Oakley
R. O. Sandstrom
James A. Fowler
Vance J. Elliott
Celia Kisey
AIBA
Nora Lee
Big Lake
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Janice Coates
Steve Wayne Coates
Mark Ballard
Grady Peters
R. W. Ward
Leonard, Hough
Olin Luspy
R. W. Magruder
Grace Hendricks
Mirs. Bruce Frankum
C. C. Michel
Jack Logan
Marion H. Logan
Louis E. Gray
C. E. Faulkner
Hotel Lincoln
Myrna Holman
District 5
Section 2
OES
Sheffield Man
Speely Schedule
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!