The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1952 Page: 2 of 16
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TMI GRAHAM LEADER. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1952
Loftis-Newsom
Vows Read---
Sunday Afternoon
Mqudc Lenions, Mr. and Mra.
Donald Comforth and Donna Bar,
Mra. W. O. Ashtuy, Mra. Betti Red-
ding, Mra. Ethel McFadden, Mra.
J. C. Beasley, Wanda and J. C.
Jr., Mra. G. E. Standifer, Mra.
Mattw Lowder, Miss Tommie Stan-
difer, Mra Sam Ambum, Mra.
Lynn Fitzgerald
Celebrates Birthday
Y-Teen News
Master Lynn Fitzgerald cele-
brated hi* 6th birthday Sunday
iafternoon when.hj* mother, Mra.
} Hoyle Fitzgerald entertained in
| hi* honor from 2 until 4 p. m.
j Game- were played by the
SOCIAL NEWS
chil-
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Boling Celebrate
Golden Wedding Anniversary Sunday
Jimmy Rogers, Mrs. Bernie Rog- <jm|
«*rM**L-C. E. Bp.aey, -Miaa Dor.,---A Vw1fntin*~motrfr am* carried
othy l.ee Carr, Troy Standifer, ; out jn decrationa and the refreah-
Mfa. Seth DrUr>, Bill, Jeny * ments with Valentines, candy and
Marilyn Newaom, Suzy and Pamela | b.|loon8 eiv,n ,g.favorL Th* white
Burton.
•decorated birthday cake torpid
Oue at town guests wore Mr.-and w,th 6 candles and decorated with
Mrs. Lawrence Fulhriirht of Jean, „ miniature home was served with
Mr. and Mra. Jack Fulbright, Lin- punch! The cake was baked and
da and Darenda. Mr*. John Wilk- presented to the little honoree by
ens, and Mrs. Troy Suitors, all of wr# <" M.- Gibson.
Olney;. Mr. and Mra. Frank Ma- : The honore received many love-
aon and Mrs. Eula Moses of New- little (rifts. Attending were
castle; Mr. and Mrs. William John ! following children with their
\Vilkens Jr., and children of San mothers: Mr. and Mrs. Deland
Amrelo; Mr. and Mrs. James Laftis I Burch and Kenneth, Mra. G. ~A.
of Ft. Worth, and Mrs. Betty Mar- Howard* and Pauline, Mrs. Paul
* n and Mr C. D. Bull of Coleman, Beckham and Johnnie. Alton and
Texas. Paula, Mr. and Mr*. C. M. Gibson,
— Res-. Newsom wiH be remew- j-Mr. "and Mrs. Hoyle Kiereerald
be red- by li'njrtime.iyaid-'nt- oi_this ,mtul Jeanene.and Mike Young,
county as a former Baptist pas-
Mrs. Carrie
and Rev. James
Wesleyan Serv.ee
t
T»
tor.
geltstir
with his brother. Dr. John New-s——T—j—t i m.Y~ _ , l :tj
Oklahoma City were united in mar-! som of Waxahachie. 'Guild M66ting MCfd
Hare at 3 o'clock Sunday after*— Rev. Newaom is also an authar-i_—,—----------.
noon in the home of the it room’s ty on Indian culture and is a one- | MondQV Evening
nephew, Mr. and Mra. T. D. New-1 timc'president of. the national his-
som at 1211 Blewett St. 1 torieal society for Indians apd has The Wesleyan Service Guild
The vow* were read by Pente- written several books on the life ! met at the Teachers Dormitory
costal fhurch of God Minister Rev. and culture of Oklahoma Ihdians. Monday nJgM for its regular
<1. 6. Stanifer of Graham against Some of these brooks are in use in meeting, jyith Misses Norine El-
a mirrored background of green- Oklahoma schools. Hp is well lington and Margaret Lee Teague
ery and before an improvised altar 1 known in schools throughout Okla- j as hostesses. . .... ■ „----------
decorated with potted gr. homa and Texas and is a formerJ^A^sJsirrt business-meeting was
flanked on either side with tall teacher jtn^Avdain»s»t*<fhF*OETa- held with Mr*. Doris Hearne pre-
for
By Loratta Solomon
Tuesday evening the Y-Teen
met in the school auditorium for
their regular meetfcig. Each yaar
th# Y-Teen has lectures dn the
three aide of the triangle. , The
triangle which is bur emblem
stands for the “mind, body and
spirits of a girl.”
Rav. E. R. Gordon, pastor of
First Methodist Church gave a
talk on the spiritual ride of oar
triangle. Anna Lee Carroll sang
“I Would Be True,” accompanied
at the piano by Jean Hefner. Mrs.
Louif Pitcock Jr. was selected to
apeak on the mind of a Y-Teen
girl.
We appreciated their coming to
be with ua and am sure we learned
something from their talks. We
dosed our meeting with taps.
A PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tatum and
ton, Gary of El Paso, returned to
their bom# in that city Tuesday
following • visit with Mra. Ta-
tum’s father, J. W. Brumley, who
has boon a patient in a Ft. Worth
hospital . They wege accompanied
to GrahAm and Fort Worth by
Mra. Tatum’s sister, Mra. Robert
Glover and children of
baskets of pink gladiolw*, >-*' “+riMft**"^tate Training School
--WWon ‘.sang "The Boys.
_____Loyp pf God” followed by "Al- Rpv. andMrs. Newtom left Mon
a (JueVsahif by- Mrar C.-- E. -day.UMramg_iaE,a..j|>9!3 virit jsith
ways"
aiding.
The devotional was presented
by Je*n-Kerb--and-- -Hr*- . S. R.
Scott was in charge -of the pr<>-
MR. AND MRS
—Simpson Photo
B. J. BOLING
Loving W.M.U.
Meeting Held
Tuesday at Church
Bussey and her sister, Mias Tom-1 Mr. and Mra. Wilkens in Olney hc*' grarnT'lr,StaiTii’' sr'Whnrr!i.* Mrs.
— '■"* ’---J— ",-J---J— *— ~ Scott gave the alms and func-
ion.a. of women in the Qhurch.
She also gave a short history of
th* Women's organizations in
the Chgreh. —-• > —
Refreshments were served to
the following: Mmes. J. B.‘ Child'
ss, Peggy
Hearne
Harris,
mie Standifer. j fore leaving Wednesday for
"* The bride was'Sttired in a pearl three weeks trip. Upon return big
gray gabardine amt”*. aqua and-v.to --f» r* h a m they will be at hiyne
black accessories. Her costume at 1212*4 Blewett St.
jewelry , was rhinestone and tur- ! --•--
quoise She ware a coi sage M whitej--
Attendants were Mr. and Mra.
Royal Neighbors to
T D Newsom."Mr*. Newsom wore; Meet Thursday Night
A..*
40 we -blue. embosaed MtiP. sttre4
length dress with a cofsagv oF
royal blue flowers.
The ceremony was followed by
» reception in the dining room.
The table was laid with a Quaker
lace cloth and a centerpiece of
white rarnationa and fern. At one
end of the table the tiered cake
was served to guests by Mrs. Mat-
The Woman’s Missionary Union
of the Loving Baptist Church met
Tuesday for an all day meeting.
The president, Mrs. W. K. Mc-
cluer, called the meeting to order.
After the group sang "Send The
Light,” Mra. Charlie Minkley of-
fered prayer. Mra. J. T. Jondan
taught WeThfMTttTr lesson from
the book "Pilgrimage to Spanish
America.” Mra. Earl Wheat offer-
ed prayer at the close pf the
j morning meeting.
I During the noon hour a cover-
J ed dish iuncheon was served. Mrs.
Loving. Doris Jl^T^ttn~wifcad_«^grayer of
Ellison. Marilyn thank*. -- f—
Howard, £. .K. • The study was continued dur-
rtmr
Mr .and Mrs. B. J. Boiing. res-
idents of this city since 1926, cel-
era ted their Golden Wedding An-
niversary Sunday, Feb. 10 at their
home on the Loving highway.
Eighty-six guests registered
from two upjil ' Wl^“
and^MrTTkling received many
lovely gift# from friends and sev-
eral telegrams and telephone mes-
sages were received during the
afternoon from out-of-tpwn fri-
ends. The receiving line tftcltded
Mr. and Mra. Boling and a daugh-
r, Mrs. Tom Smith.
The dining table was covered
with an imported laee cloth over
yellow with crystal candlaholdexa.
A beautiful arrangement,
munis, glads, daffodils and man-
golds formed the centerpiece and
, Doris
. ________ Louise _ _
Rovsf VeiWxvV*' win hbTd Wu. l IMmfsr *■ B. Scott: ICalhei Me iwg-the aftefnson, —d Mnc.-P. F.
lar meeting Thursday night at the j Garvey, Edith Touchstone, Mary Ford gave the closing prayer.
W.O.W hair at 7:M| o'clock wit^
Doris Cook acting at Oracle. Plank
-wltr Re eompletel for the canasta
and 42 barty to he held at the
hall on February 21.
On Friday, February 22, a cov-
ered dish luncheon and quilting
tie Lowder, a longtime friend of i will be held at the home of Lila
the bride! At the other end, the Miller, 1421 Third Street. The quilt
bride’s daughter, Mr*. John Wilk-1 will he sent to the Royal Neighbors
ena of Olney ladled the punch. | Home at Davenport, Iowa- All
from Graham were Mr. members are urged to attend
and children, Mt»i : bring a co vered dish.
Lott Meredith, J: B. Thurmond.
And Misses Buena Harrell,
Christine Joyce, Jesn K'urk. Eula
McCain, Colleen McGee, Eunice
Rubenkoenig, Mary Pickard, Vir-
ginia Derr, Christine Elliott, Ju-
anita Baird, Lucile King, and the
hostesses.
1
Those attending were Mmes.
E. B. Dickaon, J. J. Jordan, Lee
Minkley, Ear) Wheat, D. F. Ford.
Shepard, Roy Burdick, Charlie
I*ee Loftin, W. F. McCluer and
Miss Ruby Burdick.
Our next meeting will be Feb.
18, at which time the society will
,___. . honor Mr*. Smith on her akiety-
U. S. Presidents who have died I third- birthday with a
h office
are Garfield, McKinley, I ous
Lincoln, Harrison, -Taylor, Hard- —_ —-o-
ing and ltooaevelt. ' i I Lidler Want Ada Got Results.
C.R. ANTHONY CO*
Mrs. Spencer Mayes and Mra.
E. B. Harris attended a tea in Rule
Saturday aftrenoon. The tea was
given by Mrs. J. E. Geer to an-
nounce the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage, of her daugh-
ter, Mias Elikabeth Geer, teacher
in the Dallas Public Schools. Mrs.
Floyd Key of Olney was a mem-
ber of the house party and she
and Mr. Key will be members of
the wedding party. The • wedding
will take place in Rule March 1st.
Mra. K. A. Heggie and eons,
Billy Dean and Larry Scott of
Sinton returned to their home
Tuesday! Mm. Haggle attended
the funeral of har grandfather, S.
W. Ratcliff last week and remain-
ed over for a abort visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mr*. W. S. WR-
Wesleyan Service
Guild Members
Enjoy Socioi JHour
Guild
First
- Thu Wesleyan Service
met In the baeement of the
Methodist Church last Thursday
night for a social hour with Mra.
F. E. Iddlngi and Mist Eunice
Rubenkoenig aa hostesses.
Sylvia Young presented th* pro-
pram assisted by the Y-Teen
Girie who sang the Lord’s Pray-
were served
Cookies and Cokes
to twonty-two Guild
and three guests, Mrs. Coy Dow-
dle, Mra. R. G. Miller and Miss
Evelyn Boone. •
BIEHPEP
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WHITE
SWAN
Coffee
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JOHN’S
GROCERY 1 MARKET
rm cuupiw i
•ckool fcooM \m
Mississippi in 1.
weft anwmu i
ANNOUNCES
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IT WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
BEGINNING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
large three-tkred cake was the
center attraction. It was decorat-
ed in yellow and white with Jon-
Jonquils, oaffodlls, snapdragdh*
and marigolds formed* ItliotlW*'
arrangements on the library table
and in the bedrooms.
Two granddaughters. Mis* Jo
Ann Boling of Lubbock. »nd Mr*.
Kathleen Standefer of Ft Worth,
presided at the register. Mrs.
Jim Boling, Mra. Shelby Boling
and Mrs. Wallace Boling, “dauglr-
ter-in-lawa, served the cake with
coffee and mints to the guests.
Tha mgii met at TtahkUl
Ceamty.
IMS where koth
school. Mr. BoBne
said he didn’t begin to “Spark”
her until the last yaar she was
in school, and they married a
year and half later at the bride’s
home in Lorena, MissiMtopL
Their ahrthUdfen were bom in
Mississippi, and they reiided there
until 1915 when they moved to
Loqistaqa where they, were reaid-
{r-.-i Tor * nnrider'o. before|
moving to Arizona for Mrs. Bol-
ing’s health. While in Arizona,
they met the J. R. Wataon family
of Graham, who were responsible
for the Bolirtgs moving to this
city in DeCen>bpT 1926. Mr. and
Mr*. BolW have been member*
of the Baptist <*hurch for a num-
ber of years. Mr. Boling was ac-
tive in oilfield work and conatruc-
tion before, his retirement.
All of the children vfere pres-
ent for the,. GoMen Wedding—Aj)-
n’verssry. They were Shelby Bol-
ing of Lubbock, Wallace Boling
of Fort Worth, Jhn and Clayton
W« Giya B Gr B Discount Stamps
PRICES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
No. 2 Cm
0 0*0
Hunt's
No. 2* Coo
PEACHES
CooMtuck Pumpkin
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No. 2 Coo
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3a.
Grand Opening
Friday, Feb. 22
WATCH NEXT WEEK'S LEADER FOR OUR
GRAND OPENING SPECIALS
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HIMTHOIMY’S
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Boling of Graham, and Mra. Tom
Smith of Graham.
Mr. and Mr*. Boling have *lev-
en grandchildren of which six
were present for the anniversary,
and one great grandchild..
Bungar H.D. Club
Bogin* Work On
Bod Room Decora ton
The Boneer HDC met at the
Community Center Feb. T arlth tbe
president, Mrs. Kelley Jones, in
charge. The meeting was opened
by reading the club prayer 111 uni
son. Mr*. Boh Askew led the re-
creation—* game of Red Letter
daysblrthday*. Mrs. Ross Roark
seted as secretary In the abfene*
of Mrs. Whlttenburg. Roll call
was answered with “an lmoroye-
ment I can make in my bedroom"
Mtai’-Kelly Jones read a poem
and gaee the Counell reoort.
Name, were drawn for Sun-
shine Friends, after which Mrs.
Ross Roark gare an interesting
discussion and oresented picture
example* of background colors
for bedroom#.
Our next meeting will he in the
horn* of MRoark whpn we will
reepyer *n old lamp shade, Feb.
21. Mrs. W. F. Whittenhurg, .re-
porter.
Eyes set too close together may
mean a mean disposition, but
act too far apart are sure to
ydu fnto trouble.
try when the national debt got
three-quarter* of Ha present slue?
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