The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 13, 1947 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ALBANY NEWS
Albany, Texas, Thursday, March IS, H
Miss Kempthorne
Addresses Camp
Fire (Iroup
M
issionary Circle
eet in Home
The Jweph Underwood circle of
Um Firnt Baptist church met in the
of Mrs. A. H. Thurman
ty afternoon. Mrs. L. H.
Jen led the opening prayer.
The circle chairman, Mrs. A. N.
Cfewnover, read .for the scripture
laaaon the first chaper of Second
Tbnothy. She also welcomed the
tWtors, Mrs. Manuel Kinder, Mrs.
Annie Frank Arnolds and Mrs.
Choice Sazama.
• lira. G. R. Kiii(f (fuve the report
•n community missions. Mrs.
Crownover read a letter written to
the circle by Clovis A. Hrantley,
Jhrad of Southern Uaptist relief
center at New Orleans, thanking
the circle for boxes of clothes.
The circle will meet with the
other circles at the church Monday
for the monthly covered dish
loaeheon. Hejrinning Tuesday
night cottage prayer meetings will
be held each evening in prepara-
tion for the week's revival meet-
ing which begins March 23. The
circle will meet Tuesday night
with Mrs. L. H. McAden, Wednes-
day night at the church, Thursday
Bight at M rs. Crownover's and
Friday night at Mrs. C. C. West's.
„The meetings will be held at 7:30
p. m.
Mrs. G. B. King discussed the
first chapter of the missionary
hook, "Shining Like a Star."
Mrs. Thurman, assisted by Mrs.
George Sazama, served a sandwich
plate with coffee to Mines. H. K.
Stafford, A. N. (' rownover, L. H.
McAden, C. II. Mauldin, G. It.
King, Manuel Kinder, Doyle New-
comb and Annie Frank Arnold.
Mothers, Sponsors
Honored at Party
Obesrving Camp Fire Birthday
Week, the Trail Seekers of the
Tawanka Camp Fire group were
hosts for a party at the home of
their guardian, Mrs. Arthur
Adams, from 5 to •'> Wednesday af-
ternoon, March 5, honoring their
mothers and sponsors.
Shirley Moody directed gaine-
and songs. An adult membei -hip
pin was presented to each of the
sponsors, Mrs. A. V. June.-, Mr
Baker Matthew.- and Mr- •' H
Brandenburg, from the Taannha
group.
The trail -eekers, who planned
their gumc.- and .-on jr.-, made theii
favor*, bought, prepared and < r\
Oil their refreshment.-- to fulfill a
rank requirement, were Shirley
Moody, .loe Ann Bond, Mona l.re
Salters, Joanne Sievers, and l.a
Juan Irwin. Sponsors and mother-
present were Mr-. A. V. Jones,
Mrs. Baker Matthews, Mrs. Homer
Clayton, Mrs. Walter I'osey, Mrs.
Tom Rich, Mrs. Kd Dodge, Mrs.
George Sazama, Mrs. Bessie Guest,
grandmother of Joanne Sievers.
Members present were Jean
Jones, Ann Matthew-, Mildred
I'osey, Alice Wylie, Klizabeth
Clayton, Mary l'orter, Patricia
Sazama, Norma Jane Crownover,
Nancy Mary Dodge, Shirley Don-
nell, I.eda Rich, l'eggy. Sazama
and Bettye Adams.
Bible Study Continu-
ed by Circle
The Sallie Matthews M ission-
ary Circle continued the study of
the book, "Introducing the Bible,"
at their meeting Monday afternoon 1
in the Presbyterian Kducational
building.
Members present and taking
part were Mrs. F. M. Booker, Mr 1
Joe B. Matthews, Mrs. G. P.
Crutchfieid, Mrs. J. A. Owen and
Mrs. Ray Wylie. I
Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Purdue, en-,
route from Moran to their home in 1
Sweetwater, stopped in Albany
Sunday for a visit with Mr. and'
Mrs. H. D. Hyde. Mr. Purdue!
operates a wholesale auto part.-'
ctore in Sweetwater.
Adding marmne paper at the New
Legionnaires to
Observe Birthday
The American Legion Auxiliary
will observe the 2Nth birthday of
the American Legion Friday,
March 1-1, with the annual birth-
day party at the American l egion
hall, honoring member- of Taylor
Miller Post No. til.
Governor Beauford Je.-ter, in
honor .>f the ob.-ervance, ha- pro-
claimed March 10-HI as American
l.egion Member hip and Birthday
Week in Texa .
A special program has been pre
pared. Charles Cofcr of Ci^eo,
candidate foi- 17th District com
mander, will be the principal
speaker. M r-. II. X. I. le of (' i co,
17th Di-trict Auxiliary pre-ident,
will also speak. Tla-tc will be
special music.
All member- of the post, and
all Auxiliary membei*, are invited
and urged to be present.
0
Mr and Mi Bill Couger and
Flizaheth Fllen attended the Fat
Stock show in Fort Worth la i 1
week.
"Tempered Blade" is
Reviewed for Club
Mrs. John H. McGaughey was
ho-tess for the regular meeting of
the Bluebonnet Study club Wed-
nesday afternoon, at her home,
which wa- decorated with pan ic-
from her garden.
The president, Hallie Vick
La ter, read communications and
announced that the Fir t District
convention would be held in Fort
Worth March 24 and 2D, and the
Texas Federation of Women'-
dub convention would be held in
iloll t<>|| May CI, I t and 1...
Fron .«• Clau.-ell wa elected del
ejrate to the Fir.-t District conven
tion.
Program feature was a review
ot Monte Barrett.-' "Tempered
Blade" by Mi Ka.-ter. The book
i.- a ,-tory of Jim Bowie and his
exploits in fighting for Texas In-
dependence.
The hostess, assisted by Mi -
Faster and Mi Clause]] ,-erved a
sandw .cn plate with spiced tea.
Members present were Mine
Louis Green, R. J. Moberley, S. II
lime
Margaret Wylie, J. W.
(ieorge, Gi 1 more Smith, R. li. Tin-
ner; Mi.-s Faster, Mi.-.- <" 1 au-elI and
Mr-. McGaughey. Mi Kate P.
White was a gue.-t.
WS('S Meets in
President's Home
FOR SALE
10 head of .U'ood youn^ Registered . . .
HEREFORD BULLS
READY FOR SERVICE
They are linebred Beau Gwen 50th
blood . . . good individuals, nursed
by their dams.
Day Phone 6981, Night Phone 3912
A. B. Robertson
901 N. 2nd St.
ABILENE
Mrs. T. M llowle was hostess
for a guest tea at her home Tue-
day afternoon honoring member-
and prospective members of the
Woman'- Society ot Christian
Service of the Methodi-t church
Tommy Howie opened the door
and Mrs Howie directed gue t. to
seat.- in the living room.
The lirograni featured a movie,
"In the Beginning," which wa
how ii li\ Dr. Howie.
\ li ai rangenieiit of blue ir and
acacia in ilver bowl on reflector
bet ween w lute taper centered t la-
lea table o\erlaid with cut work
linen cloth brought from Belgium
by I >r. How ie.
M i .III Fhoi, p-on pre ded at
the ilver c ot fee . er\ ice at one
end of the t able and andw iehe
and -and tart were ervei| l.u'Tet
tylo from the other
Helen How le invited ie t t >>
the dining room.
Pre -en t were Mr (I \l \c!'!.
\11 ' leu. Sw allow , Mi < , 1;
Ilowning, Mr Ted Dmliey, Mi
('ceil D\ e, Dr I M Howie, Ke\.
J. Ii. Thomp on, rommie and
Helen Howie, gue.-l ; Belie Free
man, Mi < i C Is tig, Mr--. (' (.
Vaster, Mr-. J. T. Fowery, Mr-. F.
.1, M cCorm ick, Mi B. I ! Tun > i.
'Mrs. I.oui- Shoffit, Mr.-. 3 C.
I 'arnell, Mr I >. i;. i Taylor. Mi
C. R. Fieli, Mr- R J. Moberley,
Mr .1 B. T omp -on, Mi .1 \
Tucker, Jr., M i I \ I teal .
Mr- S. IF I n ne.-, Mr- J 1..
Douglan, Mr- R. E. Grounds and
Fi on ie i'Ian ell.
f.
Business Women's
('irele Meets
MISS F.MTH M. KEMPTHORNE
National Field Advisor
CAMP FIRE GIRLS, Inc.
"To really get anywhere in life
you have to work," Mi Fdith M.
Kempt home, national field adviser
of New York City, told the Camp
i File Girl . Blue Bird , member, ot
'the Horizon club . ami board iiicm-
I her Saturday morning at a coffoe
given m her honor at the Prest.j
tei an Fducalional building. Mi
Kempthorne introduced her talk
with true storie- of her trip, relat
ing that in one town a I'ttle girl
told lie) .-he had enjoyed her talk
and hoped -he would do a well in
other place- he visited.
M Kempthorne talked on
Camp Fire and the importance of
taking rank n Camp Fire, giving
highlights of her life as a guar-
dian, executive and adviser. Miss
Keinpthoi lie displayed .-platter
paintings, block paintings, crap-
book- and hand painted maps. The
I road to happines- was a hand
painted map depicting the ad
vancement and fun along the
Camp Fire trail.
She also exhibited a jacket dec-
orated with emblems and insignia
sent or given to her by various pen
pal- among whom were member
of the crew of the Kempthorne, a
Fend Fea.-e destroyer named mi
honor of her family during World
War IF
Mi Kempthorne clo.-ed her talk
with thing- that Camp Fire Girls
are doing for the gift service to
Fngland. Fach girl gave her a
hair ribbon to be sent to the girls
in Fngland and each Camp lire
group and also a few individual-
adopted an old couple or a tamiU
n Fngland to end food or . loth
n g.
M Kempthorne pr. cute,I .- i. h
mil her .ignature with her emblem
of a mountain.
Tla coffee, ho-ted by < i tip 1 1 e
tin of AI baiiy nut. i the dir.
l ull of Ml I i 1 > K I 1 .' in.
. hun maii, marked the clo.-< ot a.
tivit •- of the Week ill oil i 1\ anci-
of t In ce'ebrat ion of : -.■ ■ ■ ''111
birthday of ('amp Fire work.
Receiving gue t. were I'eggj
Sa/aii i. Man 1- \ a liodrig ne/.
M ;i 1 \ I .. I \\ \ .e, .1 e.l II .1' '' < , .i.ltl)
Mulie) i- \, K \ \\ > 11io: <i I'
Jean Hanks.
Fach Camp Fire membei
brought a penn> foi each w.ai ot
her age to give a a gift to -pivad
the Camp F re program
Robert I Sail, .1 r , chairman ot
11.. ( amp Fil e board, pre - ulcd foi
t In i - eet 111 g and pre -eiited Mi
F1 eil Stockdale, Wit I e\ .t area
exei ilivc, w ho lit rod1 Iced M
K I II i pt hol'lle.
\ ii a m a nt of p 1 --., ye! 1 -iw
a lid orchid napdragon centered
the coffee table o\ ei laid with cut
work nen < 1 nth Man:aret W > ' • |
pr. deiI at the Iver er\ ici to
poll I e.ll'fe. \ l-t . Mi.' with t '
le'l. iltilent el \ ice Were membei I
of tin Stardust and Gyp-\ chap I
I el of t he 111. | i/oll .lull and the l I
111 el-. Ml Mai 1 I \ o- I: .
I-I t. . Dor Owen a' d Ml |
I.. Moberlev.
Mtendinc i be .of!,-,, w.-r. .le m
lor . Betty Vd.ai- Mai > I'orte |
Mi 1'i.aj. .lie. S \ I'..' . an , V. M
on, in pan . d b.\ II . \ Do. I: • . 1 ,.l . ■ I r • . \ .• W>! j
i I a tor at III.- p I HO I . da Rich. M l<|i. i Po,. \ i |
M Mm . II".. lid . ■ Ma't ■ - , I bet li ( I •
Itudy Ol ••Shining lake ' t , v. . .•> n a. Ma' I. \N Ml
by Rev. Ilaro'd I Dy. \ \.la . I Mi G.
to Mr Buck Black, Juan ta Dm- Mar. ! ... Rodr i. . B.ettj d
lia i., Mi Mini. How ird, Ml tie I: . . . , II. en l!.-, I or ■ • :
1 ank < odington, Mi c M j D\ . i ,11 , 11,, , St, ,lo .
i '.i pb, I, i 'Ii.ii , n. \ \\ . M . id Mi
Jo l uck.-I, Ri,b> M tc . , II.,! . To M.I ' . ird . .
\ ck 1 1. t. -1 .Mi I! i I!., Il ... :i:i li .')> V I iptei ol f • Ho:
Maxim Palm, .le . Ci.ibtre, . I < lub.
Mi llarv. S xon : Dor - Ow. M... I , \\ . AI ,
I . e Don an . It.. . Rich. I'..: i
|l .w -on, Jo\ Rolii ti, e.... • , . , |
Circle Moots iM Nl
first Christian
Church
D. F. Aden, minister.
Walter Crow, Bible school su-
perintendent.
Bible school begins promptly at
!>:lf and i- followed by the com-
munion service and preaching by
the minister.
Subject for the morning mes-
sage will be, "The Divine Name
for the Church."
Sunday night services begin
promptly at -even o'clock with the
minister discussing the subject of
"The Foolishness of Preaching"'
1 We have about fifteen or twenty
minute- of good singing, so if you
like good singing come and be with
us in these night service*.
Tue.-day afternoon of each week
the Woman's Bible class meets at
the church at .3 o'clock. All wom-
t en why love to study the Bible are
in\ ited to meet with them.
A group of ladlo* from the
t'hi'i-l ait church attended tlie area
meeting of the M. -Hillary Society
held at the Graham church la.-t
Wedne day. Tho-e attending were
Mine Ra> Spurgin, C. F. Bigg.-,
Walter Crow, A. V. Jone-, Lola
Burle-on, Arthur I .-bell, D. I
Aden, Mi Myrtle Smalley, and
Rev. D F Aden.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held at the ( ity
Hall on the 1st day of April,
1« 47, for the purpose of electing a
mayor and three councilmen, each
to serve for two years.
J. R. Webb has been appointed
by the City Council a.s presiding
judge of said election, which shall
be held a- nearly as possible to
conform to the General Laws of
the State of Texas regulating
general elections, when not in con-
flict with provisions of the Statute
relating thereto.
Said election was ordered by the
City Council of the City of Al-
bany, Texas, by order pa.ssed at a
regular session on the 11th day of
February, PUT, and notice is here,
by made pursuant to that order.
Dated this the 11th day of Feb-
ruarv, l!U7.
A. V, JOKES, Mayor,
City of Albany, Tex.
24c
Birthday Party
Honors Two
Honoring their mother, Mr-
'Full Sewconib, on her f.f.th birth
day and uncle, Art Xewcomb, on
his 7*th birthday, Mrs. Leo Mr
Keever and Mrs. R. W. Watt-
w.-re ho.-te.- >•- Sunday for a birth
day dinner at the ranch home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tull
N'ewcomb, in the Rockdale com-
munity north of Lueders.
The dinner was erved buffet
-tyle from a table with centerpiece
of pink carnations, a birthday gift
wired to Mr \ ewcomb from hei
daughter, Mrs Milo Cauthren, of
Rafford, Arizona. There were two
birthday cakes decorated ill pink
n.-ebud- with "Happy Birthday.
Mother," on one and "Happy
Birthday" on the other. The honor
gue.-t- reci' v.'.l many lovely gift
and birthday greeting-
Pro-. ml for the celebration wen-
Mr and Mi Tull Sewconib, Ml
ml Mi. \ i t mill Sew . onib, Hani
lin ; Mi. and Mr- Derrell Pi e.
.ml I■ i nda. M i nil.I Mr I eo M. j
Ke.M'i .ii.il Maxilie, \\ IF I law |
-on, Mr. ami Mr-. R. W. Watt.-, |
Frank Daydq and Jay I.., Mr. ami |
Mi M. M. Cobb. Fiieder.-; M r. j
and Mr-. Art Newcomh, Mr. and I
M li..';:' Sew .mil., Mr and Mi j
\ . V, \\ i iiaih. J..\ t arti-, Buck I
.Mil \\.. '• Mr .ml Mi Doyh -
Sew. on 1 >, Kenn. ' and Sam
M r. and M r l alw in New comb, 1
I- dw i i K i\ and ■! niniy, Mr and
Mi. . I'i.11 . |>y. nai l in and Bom .- i
F.-e, Mr. and Mr-. Frank Coding
ton, Mr. and Mr-. Har\ey Ruck |
ner. Albany ; Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Y. 0.
Si t Ii, ll.ii .1 • > : M B t 'ol.h and
I '.it- \ Bate, Ha kel
ON DF.AN'S HONOR LIST
DKS'TON. Owen T wayne
Shipp of l.ueder- has been listed
among C,o0 gradutes and upper-
cla -men at North Texa- State col-
lege who are on the dean's honor
list for the fall semester.
The list showed an increase of
F".2 name- over the 19-Hi semester
li.-t of P'H -tudent.-.
John Henry Palm of tlz.one,
Ark., arrived Sunday to visit his
mother, Mrs. Mae Palm, and -is-
ter, Maxme Palm, and other rel-
atives.
PLEDGED BY SOROltltlr
DENTON—Jonnie Beth
daughter of Mr. and Itra.
Kinder of Albany, begtn
duties in the Phi Sigma Al|
rority at North Texai 3
lege this week when the
10 future members were
ed and a four week pie
period began. Newest «# _
rority at NT, the Phi Sigma
is pledging more coeds
other campus sorority.
Miss Kinder is a sophomor
dent majoring in business
istration.
J. L.
Douglas and !. R. ttcfcty j
were in Fort Worth the inT*!
the week.
Jack Douglas, on the staff
the Fort Worth Star-Tel
spent Sunday here with hi*
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dot
Buie's - Stamford
Bu-
tt .
met in I
Tue da>
ml Mi
h
lien i ii i ;e
Don Owen
1 M Owen
I . a
I URRINFRS" I I ACH
A I I I X AS c HRISTI AN
FORT WitRTH. The foreign
bon 1 i.l.'lit at TCI have noth
i :■ in 111 ' e:e her at the I 'liiver
;t\ who were born out of the
States.
Canada head- the "furriner"
l.-t, with four profe-.-or.- claiming
it a t' ei- tn -t lumping ground
. mi of I >i John Ford, dean of
the l'I iduat<e . - i i oo I ; Brot. loin
I'r, phv :cal education inline
. Ill M e M \\ 1 .
... ate proftv or of mil- . oloi:\ ;
■ d Prof. \ i" l ur Facuy Cute.
co . . teacher.
Mi charlotte B.-nard Comb !
• . ■ boi • Bui indy. Fran. j
.lid low -..el,..- Flench at,
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Mr
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Bob F
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\1 K.-mpt
Hotel
Coffee
1\
Shop
Hi st ni Short Orda's and K< /pilar Pinners
Turkey or Chicken Dinners
Each Sunday
II'( Specialize iii Good Steaks
and Fried Chicken
MR. and MRS. CLINT ANDERSON
NOTICE
My Beauty Shop will be moved Saturday
to my new home, block east of school.
Will be closed Saturday through Tues-
day, March 18.
WILL BE OPEN WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 19
< Mil and new customers are invited to
visit us at our new location.
CO ED BEAUTY SHOP
\iil'i la Mnfi't'l
l!arl>ara Tabor
JUST RECEIVED
•"' baljii .I.-wt'h-y, a nice -clt'ctinn of Di.tmond
I'iiiv- priced from 22.."id and up.
■ t nii'i1 uroup <if Men's and Ladies'
'."Id, I! rail led and 1 -eat lier \\ atcli Straps.
Have also rec< ivi'd a few Men's Watches,
N'.'w is the lime tn surprise vnur jnan witli a tie
^ •' "iall\ ■ I\ ert i>. ;| |u-and<. Come ill and
visit w ith us.
V I. :■ -I' >vi r. ilie repairs <••. your watch or
jeuelr\ are UtistirpasSed. Prompt scn'ioe. Free
ixaminatioii.
Ralph's .ilrmrlrg
< iperatefl b\ Halph Scudieri
At Porter Pharmacy
Albany. T<,ras
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