The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 221, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 22, 1954 Page: 4 of 12
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CGOBSB PUT MONDAY
THE CTERO RECORD, Sunday, August *J, 1S54
Jocieftj
Deadline for receiving Social Item* to appear
■•cord la Friday noon.
today*!
Dee Blackwell Celebrates
Thirteenth Birthday Tuesday
Family Reunion Honors Mrs. W. K.
Matthew On Her Nintieth Birthday
The Cuero Country Club was
tht scene of beautifully appointed
party on August 17th when Dee
Blackwell entertained with a dance
celebrating her 13th birthday.
Games and dancing were enjoy-
ed during the evening. The party
table was covered with a green
argandy cloth and held an ar-
rangement of yellow glads and
birthday cake
The guest list Included:
Lew Hartman. Judy Moore, Patsy
Krieger. Ronnie Bohman, Miry
Gail Weber; Rose Morganroth,
Nancy Hesse, Susl* Miller and
Priscilla and Mary Margaret Muel-
ler of Mason, houseguesti of Dee
Robert DeLeon, Bob Patton, Barry
Copenhaver, Bill Dletze, Pat
Laake, Earl John Dietze, Kenneth
It was a happy occasion for Mrs.
W. K. Matthews, when on lunday,
August 15th, the was honored with
a family reunion to celebrate her
•Oth birthday. Th# affair was
given at the Civic Center.
The honor#* was seated near
th* reception table which was
ovtrlald with lace and centered
Letty with an arrangement of lavender
Going Away Party
Honors Alice Halt
'Shower For
Merilyn Weber
mums. The pretty uu-..«.or — — i
was embossed In yellow and held' Coker, Billy Miller, Bill Black-
yellow candles. Punch, cookies,! well, Tully and Lou Burgesa of
cake and nuts were served. i Monticello, IUinoii.
Barbecue For
Employees
» *
Mr*. Fritz Koehler and Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Koehler ware hosts
•t a barbecu# Thursday evening
•ntertaining at the home of the
tetter, 504 East Third Street. Em-
ployee* of Koehler’* Department
ftora, their wivei and husbands
war* guaats.
Fritz aervad aa chat and aerved
barbecued chicken “done to s
turn" with all the trimmings. The
meal was aerved buffet style and
gueats were seated at two long
table* bi the yard under the
lovely oak trees.
There were 22 present.
Illinois Visitors
Feted Tuesday
Mrs. J. C. Woodworth named as
honorees Bill and Frances Burgess
of Monticello, Dllnols when ah* en-
tertained informally Tuesday with
a aupper party in her enclosed
yard.
Hors d oeuvres and eocktails
were eerved prior to the delicious
meal.
Bowls of greenery centered the
plaid covered tablet where the al-
fresco meal wae anjoyed.
There were twelve present.
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CREATED FOR THE
American Style
of Living.
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asters. Miss Fay Morrow of Yoa-
kum, a granddaughter, registered
th# guests numbering 150. They
brought lovely gifts of silver.
A picnic lunch was served at
noon and In the afternoon cake,
tea and coffee were served.
Mr*. Matthew wae bom In 1864
near San Marcos and ha« made
her home In the Stratton commun-
ity for many years. Preeently ihe
is living with her daughter, Mre.
C. C. Baker in Cuero.
She 1* th* mother of thirteen
children, nine of whom are still
living and they were all present
for th# party. They are: Jim
Kirkland of Stratton, L. B Matt-
hew of Lane City; C. T., E. K and
Ela Matthew of Yoakum: Mrs.
Earlle Morrow, Yoakum; Mrs. |
John Alexander, Mrs. J. E
Dunn and Mr*. C. C. Baker, all of
Cuero.
There were three greet-great-
grand-children present. Five gen-
erations were represented by Mrs
Matthew, Mrs. John Alexander.
Mrs. W’elton Cage, Lt. Dan Martin;
and aon, Robby of San Antonio,
who are pictured above.
To add to her pleasures she re-1
calved a message during the day
Th* S. G. and the Ruth Reuse
Sunday School Class honored Miss
Alice Halt, who ia leaving Cuero
to enter college, with a “Back to
School Party’’ Friday night.
The Methodist Church lawn was
transformed into a typical achool
room. Ivey Comet, the teacher,
rang the bell and called the class
to order. Joyce Dentler led the
class in singing several old famil-
iar school songs. Several games
and contests were enjoyed and
then each wrote a short farewell
letter to Alica.
Befora refreihmenti were aerv-
Dentler with a life membership
Mrs. Mike Weber, a recent
bride was named honoree Tues-
day, August 17th. when Mrs. Jack
pin from the Guild for her out- Dickc.,son entertained with a
standing work. kitchen shower.
The teacher told the class to put j The tea table was attractive
their books in the satchels and he with ■<* covering of green and
ready to go home when the bell ‘enter arrangement of bron/e
rang. The surprise of .he party mums Dainty sandwiches cooklea
came when Alice found her hook and iced drinks were served,
satchel and lunch basket filled Nancy Ldwarda. and
with many useful school supplies S.aUy,Blackwell assisted the host-
and personal gifts from her
friends.
Everyone voted it a wonderful
party and wished Alice the best of.
css. There were thirty-six guests.
luck and every success in her
ed Emma Schott presented Joyce college careen.
i on her birthday. He is tnc _
?M^u."d Mr‘Eddi*Ax,nor Horror Party
At Ranch
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ENCANTO .....classic whit*
with Platinum Band to mik* tht
most exciting table fashion of th«
day!
5 Piece Place Setting ............... $13.75
18 Piece Set Starter..................$36.55
Victoria
that a new great-grandson was
bom on her birthday. He is the
son
of LaMarque
Gueats from Yoakum were
Messrs, and Meadamas:
Earli# Morrow and daughter
Raymond Cook and children, Joe
Kirkland, Earlle Matthew and
son, Terry Matthew, Sam Morrow
and aon, Bob Matthew and chil-
dren, Pet# Matthew, and Miss
Diana Karl.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wofford
and children, Lt. and Mrs. Dan C.
Martin and aon. Mrs. Newton Koe-
nig and children, were here from
San Antonio.
Other guests were: Edwin G
Cook, of Port Lavaca; Sgt. and
Mr*. John H Alaxander, Harlin-
gen; Mr. and Mr*. Homer Webb,
Mr*. Lee Wofford, of Yorktown;
Mr. and Mre
Mr. and Mre. Robert Smith, Po-
teet;
Mice Louie# Newman, Alice;
! Mr. and Mr*. Jerry Matthew and
, daughter, Corpxla Chrlsti; Ross
Huff. Jr., Memphis, Tenn , Mr.
i and Mrs. L. B. Matthew and eon,
] Lane City; Mr. and Mr* Weldon
' Darst and eon, Austin: Mrs. El-
wim Schorr* end eon, New Road*,
Louisiana; Miss Linda Jean An-
genteln, Meyenville; Mrs. Gene
Carroll and aon, El Campo; Mr.
and Mr* Warren DuBns*, Jr., end
children, Gonialei: Mr. and Mr*.
nob York and aon, of Bryan; Mr.
and Mre. Ted Dunn and daughter
Mr. and Mr*. Bill Hopkins end
daughter*, Mrs. Loye* Matthew
and children, *1 of Vietori*.
five generations are represented by Mrs. Matthew, her daughter,
Mrs. John Alexander, her granddaughter, Mrs. tVeldon Cagp, her
great grandson, Lieut. Dan Martin, and her great great-grandson,
Bobby Martin.
j ,lo Riebschlager, and Joyce Tow-
cry. and Billye and Donald Al-
: hiccht.-.Newton Warzecha, Carol
: Markov sky, Fred Hartman, Buhba
Hubbard, Way ne Atzenhoffer, Rob-
Taking advantage of Friday’s
being the 13th Miss Carly n Lang
entertained with a ghost ranch
party at her home She-
Miss Teen Henson as honoree.
The guests rode horses, enjoyed
a weiner roast and were entertain-
ed with western music by Katy
Doehl, Weldon Roby, John Noun
helm, Violet and Dale Harryman
The climax of the fun was the
treasure hunt covering the ranch
with the losing team having to
meet the owner of Ghost Ranch in
Jasper Newman, tht. Horror. Cham bpj\_
The ranch was decorated wiih
luminous skulls, black cats, a step
ladder to walk under. and the
skeleton of a cattle rustler, hang-
ing in tattered clothes from an oak
tree
Enjoying the “horrible’’ parly
with Carlyn and Teen were
Misses Kay Holloway. Martha
Shower For
Bride-Elect
The Charles Riebschlager home
on Second Street was the scene of!
a beautifully appointed tea shower;
on Thursday, August 20th when a
group of friends entertained to |
honor Miss Georgia Ellinger j
bride-elect of September 4th.
Hostesses with Mrs. Riebschla
ger were Mesdames W. A. Laake
Bill Carnes, Brandon Brantley. A
J. Phillips, E. J. Papacek, E. N
Adams, F. J. Katzmark and Ray
Markowsky.
A yellow and w’hite color scheme
was noted In the flowers and the
appointments of the party. The
tea table was covered with white
linen and lact over yellow and
centered with giant and dwarf yel-
low mums. Angel cake squares
and punch were served.
The honoree wore a white cor-
sage with touch of yellow. Mrs.
Jack Ellinger and Mrs. Herman
Garbe wore white corsages while j
other members of the houseparty
Misses Carolyn Ellinger, Joyce I
Towery, Kay Holloway, Bette Jo
Riebschlager and Teen Henson
and Mrs. W. VV. VVendtland. i
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Harvey hi iedel. Raymond Reese, I wore yellow pom-pom corsages.
Included in the houseparty were
Boh Hill, Dan White, Fred Fischer
and Allen Cornett. Out of town
named guests were Miss Jan Batot of
New Orleans, Miss Sharon Rogers
of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Bailer of Victoria and Bob Cubina
of Hailetisville.
Party For
Mrs. Hall, Sr.
Mis F B Koehler entertained
Thursday with an informal party
honoring Mrs. O E. Hall. Sr., of
Little Rock, Arkansas who is
visiting in the home of her son,
In O i: ll.dl, Jr.,
Hrohze mums were arranged on
the refreshment (able.
There were approximately
Lynn Dodd. Peggy McLaren. Belly fifteen guests present.
Supper For
Helen Moore
On Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Howerton entertained with
supper party in their yard to honor
Mrs. Helen Moore who is visting
here from Germany.
Champagne cocktails and hors
d’oeuvres were served before the
supper hour.
The refreshment board was cov-
ered with a colorful Mexican cloth
and centered with a pottery bowl
of mixed zinnias. Here the meal
was served buffet style.
There were twenty guests pres-
ent.
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Entertains
Two Groups
Mr* lam Hill was hostess to two
groups of friends during the past
week entertaining with morning
parties on Tuesday and Wednesday
honoring har mother, Mra. T. J
Ewart, who I* visiting har* from
Topeka, Kansas.
The breakfast board was center-
ed with an/arrangement of luscious
fruit, anff her# breakfast dainties
were aetved with coffee
Mrs J. C. Woodworth and Mis
Ernest Meynard aerven the guest-,
on Tuesday and Wednesday Mis
Jim McCurdy, Mrs. Frank Bum-
*nd Miss Bertha Harris assisted
the hostess
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The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 221, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 22, 1954, newspaper, August 22, 1954; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth697888/m1/4/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.