The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 305, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1951 Page: 3 of 6
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<»Mrs. C. M_. Swallow. 1304 Al-
den, was hostess to members of
the Friendship Sunday school
class of the First ]■ Methodist
church Wednesday evening for
«e annual Christmas festivities.
A program preceded the'party
in which Mrs. J. T. Simms pre-
•‘dcd a recording, “The Littlest
Angel.”
L. C. Crutchfield was present
to take pictures when the mem-
bers exchanged gifts. Mrs. Swal-
1 ®w presented a gift of memo
* Docks to each member and the
, class gave her a Christmas ar-
; tpngement for the dining table.
Secret pal's were revealed with
gifts and names were re-drawn.
Refreshments of star-shaped
sandwiches, fruit cake and hot
Uinch were served. Each place
•tting featured favors of marsh-
mallows with mints attached to
resemble a miniature cup. The
arrangement was tied with a red
LAST TIMES TODAY
TWO BIG HITS!
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JEFF CHANDLER
EVELYN KEYES
YOUR FAMILY THEATRE
NOW SHOWING
TWO BIG ATTRACTIONS
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Bax Office Opens 6:00 P. M.
Show Starts 6:30 P. M.
—LAST NIGHT HURRY-
m FRANKIE LANE
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“SUNNY SIDE
OF THE STREET”
—THURSDAY NITE ONLY-
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and centered with a red
Mrs. Swallow lit the candles
following the refreshments and
the members blew them out while
the recording of Silent Night was
playing in the background.
Decorations of the home con-
sisted of the candescence Christ-
mas tree with a Nativity scene
placed at the side.
Those attending were Mrs. Jim-
my Turner and son, Jimmy, Mrs.
Stella Holland, Mrs. Harry Tur-
ner. Mrs. Lewis S. Cooper. Mrs.
Cecil Nantz, Mrs. Earle F. Riggs,
Mrs. Jessie Morgan, Mrs. Maude
Diggs, Mrs. Gussie Clayton, Mrs!
L. C. Crutchfield, Mrs Lawrence
Parkhurst. Mrs. Hattie Richards,
Mrs. J. P. Simms and
Brown.
Mrs. Mann Fetes
Ruffle Shuffle Club
A turkey dinner was Included
at the Christmas party for the
Ruffle Shuffle club for which
Mrs. John Mann was hostess at
her home, 2107 Second street Fri-
day evening.
Poinsettia, firethorn, pine cones
and Christmas balls were ar-
ranged about the,rooms. The din-
ing table held a centerpiece ar-
rangement of poinsettia. pine
cones and firethorn.
Following th£ dinner, gifts
Were exchanged and the remain-
der of the evening was spent
playing bridge.
High score was awarded to
Mrs. C. P. Sutton, second high to
Mrs. A. L. Black and bin0j to
Mrs. J. P. Fuller.
Attending the party were Mrs.
H. J. Barnett, Mrs. W. J. Cox,
Mrs. Sutton, Mrs. K. A. Hartley,
Mrs. Black, Mrs. E. C. Painter,
Margaret* Mrs. F. O. Wiland and Mrs. Full-
er. '
The club will not meet again
until Friday, Jan. 11. A time and
place will be announced later.
Mrs. W. A. Black Fetes
St. Paul Junior Guild
• Mrs. W. A. Black, 2410 Pacific
circle, feted members of J the
Junior guild of St. Paul’s Epis-
copal church, Wednesday at a
luncheon.
The home was decorated with
a silver Christmas tree adorned
with artistic curvatures of stereo-
Mrs. Bill Lane was in charre *oam figures and angel faces. Ex-
of the Bible study when the tending above the doorway was
members of the Orangefield an arrangement of holly leaves
WMU met at the church, Tuesday. and Plne be11*- An effective dis-
THE ORANGE LEADER—Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1951-Page 3
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Madge Charming Fetes Red Crou Officials
TOB Members, Guests Head Toward Korea
Madge Channing entertained GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) —
members of the T. O. B. club and Five senior officials of the Inter-
several additional guests Friday national ^etl <~foss c°7Jfn*ttee’ *n*
. , . * _. * eluding a medical officer, have
evening at her home, 80- Fifth ]efj for Korea, the committee an-
street. nounced.
A Christmas tree, greenery and The committee declined to give
arrangements of yaupon and holly r.nv other information,
decorated the home. Staffed and operated exclus-
A variety of party games and ivelv Bv Swiss citizens, the corn-
dancing to recorded music afford- mittec is responsible for prisoners
ed entertainment the first part of 0f war under the Geneva war
the evening after which the group conventions,
went caroling.'
The party returned to the Chan- u. S. Railway passenger cars
ning home to exchange gifts, and - , 1(,nBth
refreshments of punch and cookies ° _* _
were served to Ann Armstrong,
Norma Rollins, Kay Slaton, Pa-
tricia McClurg, Shirley Estes, Ann
Warren, Alice Greeves, Gene Bob
Fuller, Jerry Coker, Jack Smith,
Jack Watson and the hostess.
By
Mrs. Claude Broussard
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The U. S. has 23 railroad tup-
neis over a mile long.
ALWAYS POPS BETTER!
PIANO RECITAI__Mrs. Corine Thrower presented her piano pupils in a recital Friday, Dec.
14 at the Bridge City Baptist church. Pupils, teacher, and three guest artists are shown above.
Left to right they are, first row. Bill Thrower, Ronnie Baker, Edna Cates, Carole Ann Harrington,
Cynthia Jones, Donna Baker and Carolyn Phileri. Second row, Mrs. Thrower, Jimmie Cates, Rus-
sell Allen, Mrs. J. Garcia. Third row, Sylvia Phelps, Mary Hargraves, Katie Phelps and Claud-
ette Plott. (Photo by Plunk Studios) _
Circle 4 Has Party
AtE. Carter Home
evening.
Following the Bible reading a
general discussion was held. The
meeting was closed by Mrs. J. R.
Noble.
Those in attendance were Mrs.
Hutchins. Mrs. Rufus Webb, Mrs.
Donald Goodsell, Mrs. Lawrence
Schlicher, Mrs. Robert Scarbo-
rough, Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Lane.
Mrs. Durwood Dorman, 530
South street, was hostess .to the
members of the Ruth class of thb
McDonald Memorial Baptist
church Tuesday evening for a
Christmas celebration.
Mrs. Dorman’s home carried
out the Christmas theme in the
colors of red and green. An ar-
rangement of Bronze star shaped
leaves and silver balls decorated
the dining table.
Preceding the exchange of gifts
Mrs. Stella Peveto narrated the
story of Christ, while illustrating
it with pictures.
. Refreshments were served to
Mrs.' E. K. Ratcliff, Mrs. Robert in November.
Denman, Mrs. L. A. Foster. Mrs.
Earl N. Gibney, Mrs. Ira Bland,
Mrs. Charlie Hudson, Mrs. J. C.
Headrick, Mrs, T. L. Foreman,
Mrs. Aleen Hubbard and Mrs.
Cleo Bridges.
play was a stereofoam tree atop
a small table, with an assortment
of Christmas cards.
The guest list included the Rev.
John McKee, rector, Mrs. T. J,
Bunn, Mrs. G. C. MOproe Jr.,
Mrs. Robert Van Kirk and daugh-
ter, Ann, Mrs. Charles Dean,
Mrs. James Dyke, Mrs. H. B.
Stevenson, Mrs. John McKee,
Mrs. J. W. Easley, Mrs. H. L.
Hutghinson Jr., Mrs. W. A. Mc-
Grory, Mrs. Marshall Leicht, Mrs.
Gerald Bready, Mrs. E. T. Cook,
Mrs. G. H. Benckenstein and
Mrs. M. R. Jones.
Mrs. Emmet Carter of 904
Eighth street was hostess Thurs-
day morning to members of Circle
4 of the First Baptist church fof
the annual Christmas party.
The home was decorated in
holiday greenery and a Christmas
tree.
The meeting was opened with
a prayer after which Mrs. J. B.
Channing read several verses of
Electric Power Consumption
In Texas Down Second Month
AUSTIN, Dec. 26 (AP)—Elec-
tric power consumption in Texas
declined for the second consecu-
tive month in November, the
University of Business Research
reported.
From the all-time high in Sep-
tember, use dropped 12 per cent
in October and another 8 per cent
A mission program was pre-
sented when the members of the
Ruth Pettigrew circle of the
Bridge City Baptist assembled at
the home of Mrs. G. D. Guthrie,
Bridge City, Wednesday morning.
The invocation was led by Mrs.
Guthrie and Mrs. J. O. Hargraves
dismissed the group with prayer.
Attending were Mrs. Albert Ki
badeau, Mrs. R. E. McCollum
Mrs. O. C. James, Mrs. Hargraves.
Mrs. C. W. Cunningham. Mrs. V.
E. Phelps and Mrs. R. H. Bush.
scripture concerning the birth of
Chist.
Gifts were exchanged and re-
freshments of punch and sand-
wiches were served to Mrs. Welsh
Robinson, a visitor, and Mr. J. F.
Hammers, Mrs. Vivian Judice,
Mrs. Channing, Mrs. Alfred Seig-
mund, Mrs. Joe Wilburn, Mrs.
Arthur Wilson, Mrs. E. E. Moody,
Mrs. A. J. Kulhanek and Mrs. R.
L. Armstrong. _
There are about 300 coopera-
tive cotton gins in Texas.
GAME VALUE SHOOTS UP
SALT LAKE CITY (IP)—With
meat prices high the value of
meat from deer and elk shot in
Utah in 1951 was estimated at
more than $1,500,000. Chairman
Golden G. Sanderson of the state
Fish and Game commission esti-
mated the deer kill at 70,000 head
with a dressed meat value of
$1,400,000 on a basis of 25 cents
a pound. He figured 1600 elk
were killed. At 30 cents a pound,
these were worth $144,000.
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MBU tAlPM WOOO. Ml HOC MV
MOMf OMICI • MlUi
NOW
. . . Instead of January!
class meetings until Jan. 9, when
they met at the church, Wednes- |
day evening.
Preceding the Bible class, the I
prayer meeting was conducted
with the Rev. C. M. Boyd in j
Members of the WUUng Work- charge,
ers’ Bible class of the Drake Me- Mrs- Fred Die tzel presented the
rnorial Presbyterian church voted Bible lesson, Acts 23> assisted by
to disband the weekly prayer and the Rev- BoFd- Kent Franks and |
---- 1 Mrs. John Butler.
A New Year’s eve party was I
scheduled, during the business
period, which will include a pray- j
er service.
Following the closing prayer by I
Mrs. Claude Fuller, the group de-
livered parcels of food to a needy ]
family.
Mrs. Lee Alford, Bridge City, 1
entertained the members of the
Katy Hatton circle of the Bridge
City Baptist church, Wednesday |
morning.
The Christmas decorations for I
the church and the Yuletide bas-
ket was discussed. The Bible
study “Sarah Who Became
Mother of Nations” was presented [
by Mrs. Alford.
The next meeting will be held ]
at the church Friday at 9:30 a. m.,
instead of Wednesday.
Members in attendance were I
Mrs. Dean Hare, Mrs. Henry
Fresswood, Mrs. Alice Guillory, |
Mrs. Lloyd Dartez and Mrs. Ver- [
non Presswood.
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 305, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1951, newspaper, December 26, 1951; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth557722/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.