The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1952 Page: 3 of 6
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Safe Drivers
In recognition of having worked
over a quarter of a million man
hours without a disabling acciden-
tal injury, a group of employes of
the Producing department of the
Texas Company was honored with
a safety award banquet Friday
night at the Methodist Church in
Electra.
The Texaco green safety award
pennant was achieved by South
, Electra safety group No. 15, Wich-
ita Falls district, West Texas di-
vision of the Producing^ depart-
ment. Approximately 35 employes
shared in the honor. Presentation
| of the award was made by J. F.
| Neill, Fort Worth, general superin-
tendent of drilling and production,
j to Lonnie E. White, foreman of the
group, at the dinner for which
covers were laid for 80 employes
and guests including wives of the
employes, retired employes and
special guests. High tribute was
paid in presenting the trophy to J.
J. Hagan, who had served as pro-
duction foreman during a greater
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A program on' “Scholarships”
' was featured at the Texas Centen-
nial Club Wednesday at the home
1 of Mrs. Jake W. Tinnin. Mrs.. J.
B. Minton was the program chair-
man, and speakers were Mrs. J.
F. Ford and Mrs. Paul }3urns.
- Mrs. W. G. Black,, president,
was in charge of the business ses-
sion. Tickets were on sale for the
seated tea^.to be held Friday,
April-' 18, at the Woman's Forum
in Wichita Falls for affiliated
clubs. It was announced that the
Bowie Thursday Study Club would
present a skit, “Echoes from the
Gay Nineties.” Fourteen ^members
of the local club announced that
they planned to attend.
Mrs. Ford discussed ./“Dust in
the Lungs of Miners in’ Peru.”
Mrs. Burns spoke on “Scholar-
ships.” She cited that 50,000 young
meri and women, are attending
school in the- United States on
scholarships.^ A number of these
students are from foreign coun-
tries. She mentioned that this pro-
motes international understanding
as well as promotes mutual de-
fense.
The Electra club received a cer-
tificate for being 100 per cent in
its contribution to the Texas Fed-
eration of Women’s Clubs scholar-
ship fund which is being used this
year for Latin-American students.
Delicious refreshments were ser-
ved to Mesdames J. B. Minton, J.
F. Ford, Paul Burns, O. M. Stid-
ham, W. G. Black, E. A. Ostrom,
W. M. McLaughlin, C. T. Hines, E.
L. Boone, L. M. Manning, and W.
C. Martin, guest, and the hostess.
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lations,' West ’Texas, division, was
? master of ceremonies. A. E. Rod-
• E. E. Calloway, Fort Worth, di- gers ofElectfa^gave.the invocation,
vision superyisor of Industrie Re-' Each woman guest was presented
The Artcele Studyv Club met
Friday in1 the home "of Mrs. H. A.
.Decker.- The meeting was opened
by reading the club collect; Mrs’
C. J. Adams presided over the bus-
iness session..
Mrs. W. P. Slaton announced the
Spring Luncheon and Guest Day
would J be at the First .Methodist
Church.
f,;Mrs. Adams introduced Mrs. R.
>A. McGann who {gave a talk on
3 /American Glass.” She in turn in-
^j/ trqduced Mrs. Henry King who
spoke on “The $Idking of Ameri-
can Glass.” After Mrs. King’s talk,
Mrs, A. C. Rippy spoke on “Mold-
ing Glass.”
A display.? of [ glass was on. the
dinning room table. The glass wa?'
from the Early; Americans to the
present day glass. , .
Refreshments' in the Florida
Style were served to the following,
Mesdames C. J. Adams, W. M.
Austin, T. B. Gilbert, J. J. Hagan,
C. F. Hudson, C. C. McKelvey, W.
W. Oliver, Carol Thompson, J. F.
Warren, W. P. Slaton, R. A. Mc-
Gann, Henry King, A. C. Rippy,
and the hostess.
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van left Wednesday-for .Oklahoma?^
City. They will ride with the Boom
Town Quadrille at Capitol Hill.'' ‘
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cunning-4
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Holidays with his mother, Mrs. ;
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a carnation, corsage. Barbecued
chicken with the "usual accessories
were served by the Methodist
women,
Mrs. Lonnie E. White, Electra,
presented the program' which in-
cluded Mesdames Paul Burns, pian-
ist; Willie Jennings, flutist; C. T.
Murphy, vocalist; T. H. Eckei-
kamp, accordianist. Speakers in-
cluded Q. V. Tuma, Houston, safety
engineer; B. O. Smith, Houston,
assistant director of Industrial Ref-
lations of the Producing depart-
ment; E. E. Merkt, district super-
intendent, Wichita Falls; W, C.
Linz and Paul M. Peters, assistant
district superintendents, Wichita
Falls district. Mayor T. E. Shaw,
retired superintendent of the Texas
Company gasoline department,
Electra district, was a special
guest and spoke briefly.
Mr. Tuma pointed out the fact
that the South Electra group es-
tablished the safety record from
September 9, 1948, to March 4,
1952, and the clean slate record
is being continued. “Credit is due
the women, safety engineers of the
homes of these men, for the splen-
did record,” Tuma stated.
Mesdames E. E. Merkt, W. C.
Linz and Paul M. Peters of Wich-
ita Falls accompanied their hus-
bands as guests for the occasion.
Other special guests were Mrs.
C. E. Houser, widow of a retired
Texaco employe; Messrs, and Mes-
dames F. P. Parsons and G. H.
Morris, Mr. Joe Bessent, retired
employes and wives of retired em-
ployes.
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Stewart, W. C. The Electra Star (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1952, newspaper, April 24, 1952; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1219205/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.