Local Clubwomen Attend Convention in Monahans
Three Pecos federated clubs attended the Western District of Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs thirty-fifth annual convention in Monahans. Twentieth Century, Merry Wives, and Modern Study Club members attended with officers elected and Pioneer Club honors bestowed. The event opened Friday with a district board meeting at the First Methodist Church fellowship hall and continued Saturday with business, reports, presentations, and an Awards Dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Western District of Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Monahans
Frank Haughton
Tommy Mayfield
Twentieth Century Club
Haughton
Mayfield
Merry Wives Club
Charles Manuel
Charles A. Young
Ted Johnston
N. A. Waldrop
C.C. Reagan
John Cearley
Mines
Johnston
Waldrop
Cearley
Merry Wives
Twentieth Century
TFWC
Young
O. G. Rudy
Pioneer Club
First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Philip Robbins
Fort Stockton
Philip A. Carpenter
Burkburnett
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Carpenter
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
North Vietnam
National Red Cross
Dearley
Pyote
John Sullivan
J. A. Mays
Jesse Bush
J. E. Ferguson
H.L. Holloway
Golden Girl
Wedding Date Is Announced for Gwendolyn Wassom and Walton Phillips
Gwendolyn Joyce Wassom of Dallas to wed Walton Gene Phillips of Midwest City on Saturday April 24 at Highland Baptist Church Dallas. Miss Wassom, a former Pecos resident, is an executive secretary in Dallas. Groom is OSU graduate with a Purdue Masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pervis Wesley Wassom
Dallas
Texas
Pecos
Gwendolyn Joyce
Walton Gene Phillips
James Pete Phillips
Midwest City
Oklahoma
Highland Baptist Church
Miss Wassom
Pecos High School
Lubbock High School
Lubbock
Wayland College
Plainview
Cullum Companies, Inc
Groom
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Purdue University
South Lafayette
Indiana
Citation Art Show Set By Sands and Sorosis Clubs
The Citation Art Show of Texas Fine Arts Association Region 19 will be held April 24–25 at the Art Center in Monahans. Amelia Henderson oversees Region 19 with Jackie Zweiger as exhibit chair and a regional committee listed. Entries proceed in three divisions with awards for multiple media and open regional entries in divisions two and three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sands Art Association of
Monahans
Sorosis Club of
Grandfalls
Texas Fine Arts Association
Amelia Henderson
Royalty
TFAA
Jackie Zweiger
Joan Hoyer
Bettye Hatcher
Fyrne Estes
Edith Grissom
Linda Jordan
Leola Phillips
Gladys Powers
Austin
Culberson
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Winkler
Ward
Pecos
Presidio
Reeves, Terrell
Loving
Sands Art
Wilhelmina Phillips
Guest Soloist Delights Modern Study Club Program
The Modern Study Club hosted a World Affairs program led by International Affairs Chair Mrs. Oscar Hallmark with guest Jane Erskine performing on guitar. Jane sang Let There Be Peace on Earth and Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, concluding with an original Life's Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Erskine
Modern Study Club
Jane
Tom Erskine
Pecos High School
Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse
John Dearley
Oscar Hallmark
Dispel Confusion and Pain About Divorce for Children
A pediatric psychiatrist reviews The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce by Dr. Richard A. Gardner. The book urges truthful, age appropriate discussion between separated or divorced parents and children to ease loneliness and fear while avoiding sugar coating. It emphasizes that parental love failing does not reflect on the child’s worth and urges adult guidance after reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Gardner
Gardner
Awards Presented At Scout Banquet
The annual Father-Daughter Banquet for Girl Scouts and Brownies was hosted in the Bessie Haynes Cafeteria with Mrs. Dick Slack as mistress of ceremonies Laura Teal introduced leaders and Bessie Osborn handed out 1st class scout pins. Special honors went to Betty Ivy cookie chairwoman and Mrs. E R Fuentes for Troop 124 top cookie sales with 229 cartons. Rhonda Sandell led selling with 276 boxes followed by Mary Clark with 264. eight girls sold 240 or more and many over 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Haynes
Dick Slack
Laura Teal
Bessie Osborn
Betty Ivy
E.R. Fuentes
Rhonda Sandell
Mary Clark
Club portrait service by appointment with Bonnie Dearley
Residents are urged to call Bonnie Dearley at 445-5475 to schedule a club or social photo session. Advance notice helps avoid conflicts with other engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Dearley
Israelis Explained In Book by Harry Golden
Author and humorist Harry Golden presents an anecdotal, personal travelogue of Israel drawn from four trips between 1959 and 1970. The book surveys themes like kibbutz life, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Israeli military, the Negev, and Arab relations through rapid, fragmented impressions and interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Golden
Putnam
America
Carolina
Golden
Israel
Kibbutz
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Negev Desert
Miles A. Smith
Richard Roundtree Cast as Shaft in New Film
New York reports Richard Roundtree will play John Shaft, a black private detective in New York City, in a film produced by Joel Freeman. The project centers on a clash between Mafia and Harlem mob interests as Shaft tests his skills. Roundtree has prior stage credits with the Negro Ensemble Company including Kongi's Harvest and Mau Mau Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Richard Roundtree
Ttle
Shaft
Joel Freeman
John Shaft
New York City
Harlem
Roundtree
Negro Ensemble Company
Kongi
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Donna McCreery
Becky Woods
Tommy Wilkerson
Melanie Smith
Irene Hernandez
Cindy Scott
Sally Hardeman
Sonja Jenkins
Vicki Hurley
Margaret Jurado
Becky Salyer
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Oleeta Lewis
Joni Ferguson
Kelly Glenn
Jan Holley
Tammy Marshal
Charles Gann
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