Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 281, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1930 Page: 2 of 4
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ATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1930.
j Misses Ruby and Myrtle Meyer ;.
Become Brides Here Wednesday
In Double Wedding Ceremony
The double wedding ceremony ofl Higgins of Anderson, Ind., sang
BELIEVES IN HIMSELF |
„,.A I
,TT IS INTERESTING to read
1 about the case of that trans-
planted American who lived in In-
dia ns a holy man, who performed
prodigies of “fai’.l. healing” by |
means of a magical pair of spec-:
tacles he possessed and who simp-!
"ly pined away and died when sonic j
! was announced by the It. &
heartless wretch stole his spec-; Queen and Lyric theatres
tacles Rwav from him. Pstarest-j-Sw
It Happened in
SWEETWATER
4 Long Time Ago
(From the files of
The Reporter)
| Misses Ruby and Myrtle Meyer,
j daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
j Meyer of Sweetwater, was solemu-
I red Wednesday afternoon at 5:30
j o'clock m the First Christian
church a-.,i;l a beautiful setting of
j greenery representing an old t'asli-
Lionod garden and in the presence
j*of about 300 friends.
I Meyer was married
Blackwell of Winchester, Ky., ,and
I Miss Myrtle Meyer to Cecil Brown
j of Tulare, Calif. The weddings
| were a culmination of a romance
j which began in Anderson College
j and Theological Seminary at An-
derson. Ind.
Preceding tile impressive cere-
mony which was performed by the
Rev. .Mrs. La Vaughan Hall, pastor j Wjje
of the- Church of Cod of Broken
Arrow, Okla., a short musical pro-
gram was given. Miss (lenoa Cole
“O, Promise Me" and "I Promise
You" as the prenuptial songs. Mrs,
McClure played Mendelssohn's
wedding march and during ttie
ceremony played the safe strains of
“Hearts ami Flowers.”
The ceremony was said beneath
an arch of hanging moss which
I V»I IIill woo r, mm
miss ituh/1 was interspersed with bunches of
to Ceoige j sweet peas. The altar was banked
with ferns and tho rustic bridge
winding path with real stepping
stones, flower beds with blossoms
j of old fashiohed flowers, singing
birds in green cages and trees of
cedar gave a most realistic setting
of an old fashioned garden.
The bride’s attendants were
their sister, Mrs. fi. D. Fenton, who
a beautiful frocn of orchid
crepe chiffon, anil Mrs. Demonic
Larabie of Eastland, who was be-
comingly gowned in a daffodil yel-
played a violin solo, A. Dawning imv Both matrons of honor car-
v. itli .Mrs. ,). C. McClure flaying the
piano accompaniment. Mr. Carey
TEN YEARS AGO
DecemliJi* 26, 1920
N
| mg. not only because it is unusual!iumi ’’1 "''"
• to' see an American going to tho I
! orient and setting up as a fakir, j
but also because it indicates that
'the muu believed in Ids ow n magic
as devoutly as any of his patients.
| I ous defeated .the Cisco Loboes at
I isco in a game to determine which
! c ltd) would meet the Waco Tigers
I in Waco for the state finals. The
Ac interesting movie program i ere was 7 to 0.
H. * *
for | O! t'i , rs of Coke, Nolan and sur-
the j rounding counties, were seeking a,
I man wanted on a statutory charge m;u](,
! in Coke county. A !g:0U reward had
by | been posted for his arrest,
dr-1 * *
igh- Only one “drunk" was reported
bel here rt'-ing the holidays. He was
ray | fined in Jadge 1. W. Brashear’s
court.
■at wul
patrons during
Announcement was made le i
civic L uders interested ill th
vciopn i nl ol the Hankie ad
way. that an organlnatioa to
kuov. a a- the Huukiiead Highway
lieautii. I'airroi<sinn. bad been
The man went to India some 15] lu: •
• yews. ago. armed" with a pair of
. spectacles .through which, lie as-
• sorted, he was able to “see God.'.
1 Ho lived in seclusion, in a squalid I
, cave; and in the course of time, as 1
his^fftme spread, the sick and the
’a plained cam. io him in dri.vcs, to’,
I he cured by the laying on of hands.] •
’ This American holy man gained;
■ great fame and wealth; lie is said:
’ |p have remitted 5900 rupees to'
' America every month for many
. years.
But at last some practical joker
appeared on the scene indicating,
by the way, that emlplotts India
has its scoffers no less than
• America. This joker crept into th*’
pm po
the r
at, Birmingham for the |
■ (,. improving scenery along |
it e.
rs. K< nford Brown was spend-
Pi- Christmas holiday vi.l,
lives in Vernon.
in Milsapnnd
hunting trip r
Employes of the telephone com-
, I'.auy held a Christmas party at
I the r-deplume office here on Wed-
i; elav night, Dee. 23.
| * *
Neither ne ,v ears nor trucks were
]. "ivterod in Sweetwater during
;.■! Laui: i‘v v. on , ,in last week, the county tax eol-
tuih of Fan An- P.h.tor reported.
V,
FIVE YEARS AGO
December 26, 1925
rt (Dallas) high
Mr. and Mrs. Harry I!. Bondies
i worn spending the Christmas holi-
jd.iys with relatives and friends in
cool, Ada. Oklahoma.
ried old fashioned flower baskets
of yellow calendula.-.
Litilo Misses Betty Joy Dennis
and Mary Evelyn Meyer, sister of
tlie brides, dressed in pink chiffon,
preceded the brides and scattered
rose petals.
The brides, who entered with
their father who gave them in mar-
riage, were uttmotive in their wed-
ding gowns of Ivory chiffon velvet
semi-princess. The long
veils were of net and lace and eni
broidered in rhinestones, tile caps
being marked at the sic'ns by Buy
clusters of orange blossoms. Each
were ivory satin slippers and car-
ried bride’s bouquets of pink rose
buds, white sweet peas and valley
lilies.
I,ester Jenson of Tulare, Calif.,
and Demonio Lava bee of Eastland
acted as best men and entered
with the bridegrooms and the min-
| is.ter from the side door. JJshers
were Marshall Morgan, Bill Sheri-
dan, Sam Parker, Jr., Harold Fom-
by. Carlton Nickeson and Eugene
Hardin.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. George Blackwell left
for their new home in Winchester,
Ky. Mrs. Blackwell is a graduate
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So,
ive and made off with j
>: and the holy man;
pov clipping1
m. Ho tried 1.0 pm-
run s, but it was no
c. touch had loft him, >
f being a holy man It
i aged and failing
io was unable to do j
,vns expected of him.
v. ) died—evidently|
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DRESSED POULTRY
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Last
of piano in Anderson College, and
Mr. Blackwell Is an evangelistic
singer. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown
left for their home tn Tulare, Calif.
Next year Mr. Brawn expects to
resume his studies In Anderson
College where he is preparing for
the ministry.
* * ,
Dorcas Class Members
Entertain^ Hnsfinbds
Members of the Dorcas Sunday
school class of the Lamar street
Baptist church are to entertain
their husbands tonight atrthc home
of Mrs. Ruthtie Si 7:30 o’clock.
All members of the class are ur-
ged to be present and bring with
them their husbands.
Here From New Mexico
Mrs. Chas. Kirtley of Clayton,
New Mexico is spending the holi-
day swilh her father, J. H. Snell
and sisters Miss handle Snell,
Mrs. A. J. Wimberly and Mrs. J. N.
Dulaney.
♦ * •
Viciting Aunt
Misses Elizabeth and Virginia
Hodges are spending the week in
Lubbock with then aunt, Mrs. J.
U. Levens.
* * *
Leonard Smith
Returned Here
He Was One of (he Eight
Prisoners Who Broke Jail
In April
Leonard Smith, who with seven |
other prisoners escaped jail lief” j
last April, was back in his old eel] ]
again late Wednesday after being!
brought from Fort Worth by Slier-j
itf Joss Lambert.
Smith was recaptured at Fort
Worth early this week after lie
had attempted to ntcal a ear from!
in front of a deputy sherif’s home.]
He is under indictment here for
iorgery.
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Son Is Born
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Gresham. 5001
Arkansas avenue, are the parents |
of a baby boy weighing (i 3-1
pound: born Wednesday morning.;
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Dr. Roscbrough's Father Here
C. A. Rosebrolfgln Sr., of St.
Louis is here spending the Christ-
ms holidays with his son. Dr. C.
A. Ilorehror.gh. lie expects to re-
main here for several days.
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Sweetwater Daily Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 281, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1930, newspaper, December 26, 1930; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561904/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.