The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1952 Page: 3 of 11
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The double ring ceremony|
m read Wednesday morning, i
DecemberM.by the Rev. Joseph:
Venn, In Bt. Peter Prince of,
the Apostles Church, Ban
Antonio, befqre an altar deco-
rated with white gladioli. The
Marian Choristers furnished
the nuptial music.
Miss Bernice Brand was hot
sister's maid of honor. Othei
attendants were Mrs Tom
McCloskey, of Port Worth, sis-1
ter of the bridegroom, and Miss!
Gladys Henke, of San Antonio I
They wore Identical dresses of!
Ice blur nylon net and satin |
and Juliet headdresses of net j
Edward Moonen, of Ballinger, j
was his cousin's best man and j
groomsmen were Stanley:
Brand, brother of the bride,
and Tom McCloskey, of Fort
Worth.
The bride was given in mar-
riage by her father. She wore
a gown of satin and lace with
Iridescent sequins and seed
pearls outlining the yoke. The
bouffant skirt extended In a
long train. She carried a white
orchid on her prayer book.
A reception was held In the
party house with Misses Sylvia
8telnbrig and Rosemary Mas-
pero In charge of the bride’s
book. Assisting in serving were
Mrs. Dan Traux, Misses Marilyn
Specht and Martha Williams.
BANSHEE DOES A BKODIE . . . This Incident aboard the carrier U.H.8. Esses off tbo Korean const was ss
dramatic ns a dogfight to Lt. (JGl Archie B. Treadwell, who starred la It. Lt. Treadwell was taxiing bis Ft
Ssnsheo down tbo flight deck for reopoltlng when the brskrs failed. Tbo fonr photos shsw what happened.
Number 1 shown tbo plane going over the side. Number i show* Ihe Banshee's tall going up ns the plane
lakes the plunge Into the drink. Number S shows plane In water. Number 4 shows plane being swept past tits
•Ido of the carrier. Lt. Treadwell, In cockpit In Inst photo, was picked op by beUceptcr safely.
; jIN SOCIETY
Wagner-Brand Wedding in
San Antonio
Mr. and Mrs. Hllmar E. Wag-
ner are at home In DeLeon
■ since returning from a wedding
trip In South Texas. Mrs. Wag-
ner is the former Miss Alpha
Louise Brand, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Alfred Brand, of San
Antonio. Mr. Wagner is the son
of Mrs. Hllmar H. Wagner and
the late Hllmar Wagner, of
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December 31, 1931
f RESOURCES
loans and Discounts
•Banking House -------------
| ^furniture and Fixtures
Stock Federal Reserve Bank
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U. 8. Treasury Obligations $3,123,500.00
Bonds and Warrants — 340,730 00
Bills of Exchange ......... 90,530 19
C. C. C. Cotton Loans ........... 4,033.87
CASH and EXCHANOE ------------ 1.986.767.05
LIABILITIES
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Surplus --------------------------
Undivided Profits ........-
Reserved for Contingencies, etc. ...
Dividend Ho. 120 ..................
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88,342,572 29
$ 100,000 00
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Mrs. Wagner Is a graduate of
Alamo Heights High School,
Incarnate Word College and
Trinity University. She has
been teaching In Alamo Heights
Elementary School.
Mr Wagner Is a graduate of
Ballinger High School, Texas
Technological College and Sul
Ross Statp College. He Is now
band director at DeLeon.
4 4 4
Wesleyan Service Guild Meets
at fhurrh
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the First McthodLst Church
met for Its first meeting of
1952 Monday evening In the
Doss Bible Class hoom at the
church on Tenth Street.
Yellow gladioli and acacia
gave floral decoration Mrs
Oertrude Woods presided for
the business period, during
which suggested projects were
discussed, and Mmes. M B.
Webb and Lee Parks were wel-
comed as new members Mrs.
Parks was named spiritual life
rhatrman and Miss Ona Parker
going down into City Purk.Thlsj
will be planned and directed by [
the civic c ommittee The rircu- j
latton for the moot h was |
reported at 229 a n d 15 new!
books are now on the shelves (
Mrs. Estes Lynn presented u
discussion of the subject "Plant
Your Garden for a Purpose"
and Mrs Chester Cherry gave i
"Garden Tips" Mrs Shepperd
displayed a lovely miniature!
shadow box arrangement of I
narcissi.
Visitors present were: Mines
Fred Ilurwell, U W Claunch.
and Wayne Swift. Other mem- I
bers present were: Mmes. Bill
Clark, Chester Cherry, F. M
Pearce, J W Barr, J W
Ouynes, R. A Dickinson. Joe
Flynt, Emmett L Williamson, j
A O Bartlett, Oscar Pearson.
L C Adair. W O Irby, Jack
Moore, James Wear. A B Sto
baugh and John Barton
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Presbyterian Women's Council
Installs Officers
The Firs’ Presbvterlan Church.i
and Mrs. Augusta Bethany were! US A. Women’s Council held a
appointed telephone committee regular monthly business m-s-
members. | slon and Installation service
Mrs A M Smith was pro- i Monday afternoon,
gram leader. The 67th Psalm! After the devotional by Mu,
was read responsively after! Eva Lilly, Mrs Paul Petty
"Blessed Assurance" was sung
In discussing potential Indl-
li.stalled the following presl
dent, Mrs E S Malone, vice
vtdual gifts that members! president, Miss Maggie Lilly;
might make to the Guild, Mrs and secretary-treasurer. Mrs
Smith used excerpts from The Rufus Allen Cause secretaries
Upper Room The concluding I are: Reynolds Home, Mrs John
song was "A Charge to Keep" Reese, overseas sewing, Mrs
The meeting closed with the Harper McFarland; social e&m-
Lord's Prayer spoken In uni-| cation In action. Mrs A O Rue.
son. j missionary education. Mrs B
Others present were Mmes. I II Erwin. spiritual life, Miss
M. L Forgey. L. M Bowden, i Eva Lilly, membership. Mrs
Ona Penn, Herman Rountree, j falter Lange, children’s work
John Barton, and Miss Ollle Mlss Maggie Lilly, and lltera-
Chenoweth.
4 4 4
Civic-Garden Club .Meets
The Ballinger Civic-Garden
Club held It* regular monthly
meeting Tuesday afternoon In
the club room at the Curne-
gle Library
Mrs. Elmer Shepperd directed
ture, Mrs Roy Hill
During the business session!
Mrs. Malone made the follow-
ing committee appointments ;
local church activities. Mines |
H F. Deinmcr. J R Mackey, A
W. Sledge, McFarland, Reese.
Allen, B B Stultz. Lange. Jack
Ashton. t e 1 e p h o n e. Mines
the business period during SiedK0 j D Coulter. J W
which It was voted to plant j Black H T Ruaw.1I; s,.rV|c>.
one crepe myrtle and two jjmes. ErWln, c J Jennings,
spreading Junipers us replace- Ieadrr, Miss M Lilly
ments at the HDrary The 19a2 piaujgt, ^rs. A. O Rue. and
beautification project accepted pubIk.lly> Mrs AUen
was the planting of gardens on , MLss M ully rrad thc nam„
the area from the hospital ^ yearbook 0{ prayer and
j gave the prayer for missions
Miss Eva Lilly led a special
prayer service to conclude the
meeting Another of these will
1m- held preceding the Sunday
school hour next Sunday.
4 4 4
Mrs. MrAular Entertains Club
Mrs Lee Roy MrAuluy enter-
tained Know Your Neighbors
Club members Wednesday
afternoon In her home on
Eighth Street
Carnations centered the
dining table where a salad
plate was served with cookies
and coffee after the Informal
sewing hour
Included were Mines. E B
Davidson, BUI Clark. Herman
Rountree. John A Barton, Jack
Nixon. John Castor. Joe Flynt,
L C Adair. Flay Brevard. Dee
Saylors and Malcolm Morgan.
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Music Club in Bruce llumr
Mr> Robert Bruce was host-
ess to the Ballinger Music Club
Tuesday evening in her home
on Murrell Avenue
Mrs Frank Pear: < presided
for the routine business period
Mi Arthur c; < -“eke program
chairman, reported on guest
artt.-t program plan and Mrs
Troy 8 1 m p s o n, membership
chairman, announced a vac-
ancy on the active li t It was
voted to change the February
meeting to the 12th
Mr.-. Oleseeke presented Mr.'
E H Crawford, who discussed
“Orchestras and Conductors”
from the book. Music Right
and Left, by Virgil Thomson
Miss Maggie Underwood
reviewed the article Modern
German Music" by Nicholas
Nabokov from the Atlantic
Monthly
Others present were Mines
W R Bogle. James Williamson,
Eugene Lolka. L R Tigner. A
B stobaugh. Joel Bates, Wylie
Hearne. Charles Hambnek, J
F Cunie, Elmer Shepperd, Joe
Forman, John Uulon, J D
lteneaji Miss Olga Bchawe, and
Miss Pearl Currie, of Paint
Rock
4 4 4
Officers Elected at Meeting
of Girl Seoul Troop No. 5
Troop No 5 Oirl Scouts met
Tuesday afternoon at the Scout
House with the leader.. Mr
Alton Seidel and Mrs Harold
Mueller
P 1 u n s were made for lh<
year's activities and the fol-
lowing were elected officers
president, Linda Lou Saylors,
IR the urly days tff
Amorioa, coamiBieatiM
was by tasks sigaals. R
tssk a 1st iff firs Hi a
1st sf tasks to talk to
ysar surest seigkber.
THAT yesr stwspaptr
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Public Announcement Soon aa to Location of Business
vice-president, Dorothy Smith;
secretary, Maudie Lee Brook-
shier: treasurer, Margaret Lou
Campbell; reporter, Jane Nixon;
song leader, Pauline James;
game leader, Linda Wright;
patrol leaders, Linda Kay
Crockett and Nelda Jo Barnett;
assistant patrol leaders, Lucia
Clark and Rosalie Jones Others
present were: Jim Beth Flynt,
Glenda Cook, and Dorothy
Smith
4 4 4
Mrneille-Barnrlf Vows Spoken
in Single King Kites
A single ring ceremony united
in marriage Miss Lucille Bar-
nett and John Paul Meneille.
of Robert Lee, at the home of
the bride's parent*. Mr and
Mrs. L E H. Barnett, on
January 5 The Rev Ray Lee,
pastor of the Robert Lee
Methodist Church, officiated
The bride was given In mar-
riage by her father She wore
an ankle-length frock of orchid
with black accessories and
carried a white orchid on her
prayer book. Mr and Mrs
Douglas Barnett, of San Angelo,
were the only attendants
Mrs. Ray Lee was at the
piano for the nuptial music.
A reception followed the
ceremony. TT»e table was laid
In lace with an arrangement of
gladioli for the centerpiece.
The two-tiered wedding cake,
Iced in white, was served with
coflee to relatives and friends.
The couple will make home
on a ranch near Robert Lee.
4 4 4
Miss Ke/zlle, Ernest Davidson
Wed In Idaho
Miss Bernice Rezzlle and Pfe.
Ernest L. Davidson were united
In marriage In Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho, on December 28. The
bride Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mr*. O H. Rezzlle, of this
city, and the groom Is the son
of Mrs H R Pieffer, of Hous-
ton.
Mr.- Davidson Is a graduate
of Ballinger High School and
attended Draughon’s Business
College, Abilene.
The couple are at home In
Spokane, Washington, where
Pfe Davidson Is In a radar
srhuol.
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1952, newspaper, January 10, 1952; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162360/m1/3/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.