The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 33, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1969 Page: 4 of 6
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Following the business of the
club a film. Goals and Dreams
featuring Marilyn Vanderver’s
address at the State FH A Con
vention. was shown The meet
ing was then adjourned and re
freshments were served by Mil-
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Mrs. Juanita O'Connor show-
ed of the new "Creative Art"
the ladies will be during much
of since they will make such
wonderful gifts and are still
economical
Miss
Miss
Weldon
Harvey
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Balfinge
Winter
The week
his year's
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Taking part
Joe Stok
rris Stoke:
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Icher. son
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The progi
iction in a
rom high set
Students ;
s each day
y at their
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rk done, an
or the work.
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left, is t;
at Ballin
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just in “oth<
peak, potent)
Ic the lives'
the special w
on the prob
Air pollution
Ant rc'irq cc tains some 6’j
nll'on cruc miles of ice and
ow. according to latest esti-
mates — which, if melted,
etild raise level of all seas by
pme 150 feet, coverjng most
f world s major cities. n *
Mrs. Weldon Buxkemper told
of a very interesting State Home
Demonstration Club Convention
that she, Mrs John Morgan
and Mrs. Jerry Hoile attended
They brought back the slate of
work Runnels County Commit-
tees will work with during
coming year. She said the
was long but enjoyable
very informative and when
had finished her lecture each
club member felt that she had
done an excellent job of return-
ing this information to us.
were served to
Helm. D’Ann
One of the most accurate
calendars ever developed was
produced and used by the Maya
Indians, of Yucatan, centuries
before Columbus.
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The meeting wat designed to
inform ruShees of the purposes,
goals, strut" til re and activities
oi thb sorority
The president, Mrs Joe Ed
Bumint, introduced officers
and committee chairmen They
described the various positions,
tHe duties and chapter activi-
ties involved in each.
Carren are Senators CriSs Cole of
Houston and Charles Herring of
Austin, who led in legislative ef-
fdrts against air pollution. Clean
Air Week in Texas is jointly spon-
sored by the Texas Tuberculosis
and Respiratory Disease Associa-
tion, the Texas Medical Association,
The Texas Air Control Hoard’, and
the Air Pollution Control Associa-
tion.
Also at the meeting, two of-
ficers were elected. Lois Half
mann was elected 1st Vice
President and Joan Rohmfeld
was elected Sergeant at Arms.
—ogram was given
irklen, who asked
“How Popular
several reveal-
tests and de-
But this
ould have
igmficance
reathes. TI
>any, does i
Four stu
Mrs Ben J Halfmanh, presi-
dent of the Olfen club, opened
the meeting with the National
Hbme Demonstration Club
Player and then all member^
answer 'd Roll Call Mrs! Tom
Egan acted as secretary' and
rdad the minutes. Mrs. Harvey
Schroeder and Mrs Edward
Hoelscher presented the Coun-
cil Relet’artAi reports
Air pollutin
ifficult pr
bveryboriy <
ir pollution
triggers i
roduce pre
ou sands of
exas State
Health.
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it
to
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Half
Judy
Lana
Duarte,
Brenda
An-
Mrs Tom Egan held the re
creational period and conducted
a game — Right or Wrong —
pbint in the game was to show
u*> how just one or two words
can change the whole wording
of a sentence It was enjoyed
by all, and then Mrs Crockett
served a sandwich plate and
punch to all present; Mrs. O’-
Connor. Mrs. W J. Eggemeyer,
Mrs Edward Hoelscher, Mrs.
Ben J Halfmann. Mrs. Paul
Halfmann. Mrs W J Half-
mann, Miss Lydia Halfmann,
Mrs. Joe T Haethteb. Mrs
Erwin J Halfmann. Mrs. Wil-
liam Urbanek, Mrs.
Buxkemper. MTT.
Schroder. Mrs. Pauline
and Mrs. Tom Egan.
The Homemaking cottage was
the sotting (or the October
meeting of the Ballinger Chap-
ter of Future Homemakers of
America.
The meeting was opened by
Lois Halfmann, 2nd Vice Pres-
ident, at 6 p m. The main ob-
ject of the meeting was
initiate the new members,
are as follows Glenda
mann, Gay Ann Spreen
Graves, Princy DuBois,
McQueen, Delphine
Marilyn Herridge,
Voelkel, Susan Kitchens,
nette Shelburne, Glenda Green,
Vicki Lewis. Twila Davis, Tan-
na Rogers, Malisia Knight,
Shelia King, Belinda Hoelscher,
Donna Ix*wis, Debra Andrews.
Peggy Mueller, and Cindy Fer-
nandes.
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Description of the sorority
w>as highlighted by "The Story
of Beta Sigma Phi,"
by Mrs. Grider Hays in a
delight ritual.
Chapter candidate for
Merry Christmas will be
Hrenda Multer
Cultural pr,
by M>s Kir
the
are
ing
scriptions.
Refreshments
Mmes. Melba
Hearn, Shirley Eoff, Ann Hays?
Mary Etta KvapO, Glenda
Meredity, Beth Miller, Ernes
tine Moore, Lertft Moonen,
Larlene Stokes, Helen Swarti,
Willine Traweek, Barbara Wil-
son, Burnam and the sponsor,
Alia Miller.
£, 3
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Some ol lhe links of chain
stretched across the Hudson
River in 1778 are now on dis-
play at West Point.
Omicron Psis
model meeting
presented group
TTie "model meeting” of Om-
icron Psi chapter of Beta Sig-
ma Phi was held recently in
the home of Mr Edwin Kirk-
len.
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stration Club had as their
giests the members of the O I
fen Home demonstration Club
i til Mrs. Juanita O’Connor,
when they met Thursday in the
Little girls are people who
just can’t wait to grow up and
wear the kind of clothes and
shoes that are killing Mommie.
Monday, October 20, 1969
The Ballinger Ledger, Ballinger, Texas
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FHA initiation
meeting held
ASSOCIATION OFFICER — Billy C. Sykes Has
been named vice president and branch manager
of First Savings and Loan Association, an-
nouncement was made recently. Sykes, a Ballin-
ger native, will serve as manager of the Bal-
ling)- branch of the financial institution.
In extren
such as
crippled
Cales as
London,
come quickb
4.000 in four
don in 1952.
During
Is are
jects, as
■lass They
ction fro
ure teachers
s.
The Chapter Parents, who as-
sist the sponsors and help with
projects, etc, are Mrs. Marie
Cowlishaw, Seniors, Mr and
Mrs. Erwin Halfmann. Jun-
iors; Mr. and Mrs Alfred Mut-
ter. Sophomores; and Mr. and
Mrs. Marlin Davis Freshmen.
S AND CLEAN
AIR — Governor Preston Smith
displays a butterfly perched on his
finger to tw curious young
| friends, Karen Lynn Cole, center,
and Carren Weir. The butterfly has
been chosen as a symbol of Clean
Ah*, and Governor Smith brought
the importance of Clean Air to the
attention of all Texans by proclaim-
ing Clean Air Week October 19-25.
Grandfathers of Karen Lynn and
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Perry, Richard H. The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 33, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1969, newspaper, October 20, 1969; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184335/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.