The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955 Page: 4 of 8
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4rH Club Council
Meets Tuesday,
Elects Officers
Needlecraft News
by Nanc/last®i*
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The Jun:"1 Si!1 "Hil
! « first P'IV-g ij ■
year on Tiir.-H.-.v. i >.
7:30 P. m. at th* .*•* ;
courtnouse.
Elaine Keith, •••■-p-.
the past year,
tn order and n
present club y
Those iiapi< 'I
and Wanda !
vice co-cha
man and <;,>•!
Tommye I-"1'
Cecil Brow:::
parliaments; i,t .
and ad'.ilt 'pad'-:
Tom B. L"i
Next meftitiji .
be held Octob.
T:TiO p. m. A fit, .
presented stating
an income of .fV"
the Junior Kotle...
On a motion I ;•
it was decided '
of the Juni"!' Lead
bers of the County
o'j'n<'i! held
c!uh
•>ber 4. :'
ens ' '• •nn'y
Larry Can
!-• d Ki'tr
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Da
Mi
Keith;
i, nfj+i f-
md Mrs!
-Hip K-,Vl
1-H had
Brownies Have
Meeting Tuesday
At Little House
Brownie Troop ,Sr'-en n< ' W ed
, n'-"dav a? 3 p. in at the «i-rl Scout.
ILPth- Hon;-*' for a repaid! •!>.*. t I
ing with 15 members and t -v o
| traders attending.
Judy Brannon. presided, opened
the meeting bv loading in the -inn- j
intr of "Brownie Smile Song." The |
I t"r«up made plans f««r •' eook-o.ut |
and nibbles of cold drinks were
:j by Judy Brannon and Susan !
; Vick. Th<" meeting closed wi?h the
"Magic Tunnel" ceremony.
T; -iso attending w.'re Ann Hi'ch- i
..■ok, SILm'-i. Melto.i. Susan Virk.
!r-irol M.rst-rs. Barbaia Nichol-, i
Jttdv Bnitra'11, Bcttv Lou t<.t"n.;
| Dora V :i Waglfv. R. ■ Stir K;>g- j
!■!>. Margaret Payne, Judy Kay |
Trai-'iifii, I.inda <"•••• • •. Linda!
M irtcti. Christiana Moblev. Linda!
Pi-hop and lenders. Mr-. J. D.
Nichols and Mrs. Marti n. J
Then* v.rre sixteen members and i
* !"" '-.p'Uisors present.
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The cofree yotTd drink
if you owned ai[ the coffee
in the world!
. . . because; you appreciate ihe finer things.
MARYLAND CLUB is £0ur choice in coffee. Luxurious
far beyond Us cost, MARYLAND CLUB Coffee makes .
every occasion more enjoyable. Truly, here is the best
in coffee . . . the veiy best . . . with 3 flavor
so distinctively rich you can actually use far less . . . gel
10 to 15 more cups from every
pound. Co, to serve the
finest . , . to family and guests
alike . . . serve MARYLAND CLUB.
In all the world, there's no other
coffee quite like it
Since hand-crochetsd and hand-knit clothes are receiving wide accept
ance among women for both day and evening wear, the crocheted
and knitted look in hat.5 and bags is also gaining favor. Both large
and small bats, handmade from cotton or wool yarns are finding their
fashionable place nn many a pretty head. On some of the stylhh
rhapeaux you will see knitted or crocheted trimming;^ The hats which
. ^ are all handmade are some
•times given firm contours by
way of satin or felt skirting.
This is especially true, of ihp
large crocheted or knitted
hats which are being *eeri in
many of the new fashion
collections.
SMART AND SPEED Y
In addition to the fact that
crocheted headgear is attrac-
tive to wear, it is easy to
make . . . and quick. Crochet,
in^ its recent associations
with speed, is taking a cup
frotn jet propulsion. Crochet
cottons and yarns have been
developed to -peed up your
crocheting, and new desitrns
have been created to facili-
tate faster, easier needle-
work. This hat, for instance,
can be crocheted in as little time as 90 minutes! Before you have time
to worry about not having a new hat to match your outfit, you can
crochet a smart model that will put you :,i style
PILL BOX ENSEMBLE
Hat and bag yarn and grosgrain ribbon are used to fashion this,
neat ensemble. Rounds of single crochets are made to form the crown
of the pdl box hat and pouch part of the drawstring bag. Each acre.:
sory features a band of rlij-t r stitches with a row of meshes through
which the gin-gram ribbon is laced. The ribbon is tied in a pert bow'
at the front, of the hat. A drawstring is laced through the beading at.
top of bag. The complete instructions for making this FILL BOX
HAT AND BAG for your wardrobe,may be obtained from the Needle-
work Department of .this paper. To get a copy, simply send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with your request fur Leaflet No, 107.1",
By Sears, Roebuck Under 'Cost Plan
Public schools in Brcrkctii i I;m' enter the college of their ch"n;e in
have tin;; \vi ek reosvi-d booklets 1 tin* fall of t!)ob.
describing a new natonwide four-
THUE3DAY, OCT. S, 1955— -STEPHENS COUNTY TIMES
-gsssse
year college scholarship program
tor outstanding siulents t*> b*
sponsored by the Sears-Roebuck
Foundation,
The riew plan, whuo couple-.- un-
dergraduate scholarships with
of .education" grant I" the ?« all
and medium sized imfcpenib nl col-
leges attended by tit i:ecip:eti'.-
will be known a . theSears Merit
Scholarship program.j
According to VV. ?. McC'.irdy
Southwest Territorial repre.muta-
tive of the Foundation, a total of
100 scholarships with a valuation
,?[' {ijijO.UOO is being Uteied thro-
ughout the nation tln;j year bv t'*,
Sears Foundation. Tin Foundation
anticipates adding HI) additional
four-year scholarship] each year
thereafter.
It s ; estimated that the averse
co. t of each Sear* I'Vamdat 1 -n
Merit Scholarship vnitbc ti p; 1 * * ■ ,
niately ;£t,o00 per yp,arar t.M)U tor
ihe tour years. Of the:.'5b,000, it i:-
expected that about .n,.)'io to tu-
dent for tuition and oiil r cxpe\«=e«.
The Sears Foundatbn jn'":ri"i!n
is being administered b[ the re" 11' -
ly .cstalilishi'd National M.*i I
Sclidlarsiiip Corporal ioi. 1'.a an-'on,
Illinois, an indepondeul, non-a'-dit
organization, whose pwpt> <> to
tie vise and administer ii,uationv; 'e
system of sciiolarsliip^:for liigii*:r
education. ;
The Merit Scholar: b^t ''**•; *r'*. •
ti*• > will handle the iH'Shauks i *r
selecting Sears Foundation Merit
scholars through the secondary
schools of the nation. This selec-
tive process is scheduled to begin
this month so that stUients may
A natural arch in Davis Gulch
that empties into southern Utah's
Escalante River now bears the
name of Dr. John Oliver La Gorce,
president of the National Geo-
graphic Society. The window _ of
La Gorce arch measures 10') feet
wide by some 75 feet high.
The planet Mars has two tiny
satellites or moons, Jupiter has
eleven, Saturn nine, Uranus five,
and Neptune two.
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Dusts are usually the most con-
venient forms of insecticides fur
use in the home garden.
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A S E L S QT Rl.C
Is your horns wired for full enjoyment
of electric service?
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HOME WIRING BOOKLET
Offers helpful suggestions
modern "iring for modern living. Shows
you, room by room, the type and number
of electrical outlets needed and where lo
locate them. Gives recommendations re-
garding electrical circuits and placement
of switches. Helps you plan wiring that
will assure full enjoyment of your elec-
tric appliances now and in the future.
Phone, write or come in for your fres
copy!
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RVICi COMPANY
South Ward
Girls 4 H
Club Meets
South \Vard Uirls 4-H Club, met
: Monday f«>r the first meeting of
jt.be new club year and elected offi-
leers to nerve for the present year.
' Bonnie Lee Lenoir was named
| president with Linda Gunlock chos-
en vice president. Dianne Rea.ugh
was selected as secretary and song
1. ...1 — wilt tie ,lun- Ann Stoker
and Donna Sue Kegler. Julia Ann
svrignt >■ :- elected as reporter and
Jiickiw Williamson was chosen as
council delegate.
Mrs. Tom Joyce Cunningham,
county home demonstration agent,
ir.*'t with the group and there were
approximately 30 attending..
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
THURSDAY
Royal Neighbor Lodge to !*av°
in initation seivice beginning at
7:30 p. 111. at the IOOF Hall. All
officers are requested to wear for-
mals.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
f.irele One of the WSCS of the
First Methodist Church is to have
•1 rummage sale in the building on
East Walker next, door to Texas
Electric Service Company from 9-5
p. 111. each day.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11
Woman's Forum to meet at the
forum home at 4 p. 111. for a musi-
cal drama presented by Frank
Self of Fori Worth. The tea hour
is to precede the program begin-
ning at 3:30 p. ni.
SOCIAL NOTICE
All mmebers of the Rebekah
Lodge, who are planning to attend
the Oil Belt Association meeting
ir, Stephenville on Thursday, Oc-
tober 20. have been asked to meet
Friday, October 7. at the IOOF
Hall at 7 p. ni. for practice.
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Tacas^nevTs
Mrs. Ida Raney is staying in
| Ranger with her sister, Mrs. Ruta
j Newnham. who has been ill. T. C.
! Bradford Sr. and T. C. Bradfo*d
I Jr. and their families visit°d i:i
| Ranger with them and with re'a-
tives in this coiiiinunity over the
weekend.
Jim Wells of Breckenridge visit-
ed recently with M. I. Lasiter.
Suzanne and Linda Mitchell of
Hohertz spent Friday with Ann
Raney and attended a Training
Union Social held in the home of
Francis Wale.
Sliellene Montgomery of Bulloik
spent Saturday night in the home
of Peggy Leonard.
Bill Herrington, student at
Hardin Simmons University in O
ilene, was a weekend visitor in His
community.
Curtis Boney "f Abilene spent
several days during the past week
visiting in the home or b;*-
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Stan-
ford.
Ernster Defense
Opens Testimony
GEORGETOWN, Tex. <UE1—The
defense was to begin presentation
of its witnesses Thursday in the
trial of former Cuero land dealer
Clet.ns P. Ernster, charged with
falsely interpreting a written in-
strument under the veterans land
program*
The state rested at mid-after
noon Wednesday, but the defense
gained a delay in opening its pres-
entation after Everett Looney of
Austin, chief defense counsel, be-
came ill.
A doctor examined Looney after
his nose began bleeding and ad-
vised him not to take part in ques-
tioning of witnesses Wednesday
afternoon. However, Looney was
expected to be able to open the
defense cue Thuriday.
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The Stephens County Times (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1955, newspaper, October 6, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130963/m1/4/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.