The Cameron Herald and Centinel (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1948 Page: 5 of 10
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Society in the News
MRS. CLYDE COPUS
Miss Cherrie Brown
And Clyde Copus, Jr.',
Married In Austin
Miss Cherrie Brown and Clyde Co-
pus, Jr. were married in formal rites
at Rosedale Baptist Church in Aus-
tin. - *
Mrs. Copus is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Selma L. Brown of 504
West 38, Austin. She is a graduate
of Austin High school and Nixon Clay
Commercial College. She was for-
merly employed with Nash Phillips-
Copus Real Estate & Insurance Com-
pany.
Mr. Copus is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Copus, Sr. of Cameron.
He attended Cameron school and
served five years in the Army Air
Corps and was overseas three years.
He was First Sergeant of Hq. Sqdn.
of the 444th. Air Service Group. Mr.
Copus is now co-owner of the Nash
Phillips-Copus Real Estate & Insur-
ance Company.
The Rev. 0. G. Barron read the
double ring rites. Vows arc exchang-
ed before an altar banked with white
stock, Gladioli and fern. A bowl of
white flowers was placed on the Al-
tar and pews were marked with satin
bows .
Miss Patricia Geppert played the
wedding music and accompanied Ray
Wilson who sang, “Because” and “I
Love You Truly”.
Mr. Brown gave his daughter in
marriage. Her white satin gown teas
fashioned with a flared peplum and
full skirt which fell into a train.
The sleeves and chantilly lace yoke
were edged in seed pearls. Her fin-
ger-tip length veil was caught to a
coronet which held one of the or-
ange blossoms from her grand moth-
er’s headdress for something old. She
carried a bouquet of white carnations
and baby orchids.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
Florence Edwards of Dallas as Ma-
tron of honor. Mrs. Edwards wore a
gown of blue organza over satin and
a crownless blue picture hat encir-
J cled with blue for-get-me-nots. She
! carried a Colonial bouquet of pink
daisies. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Mar-
I garet Pemberton and Miss Ann Hel-
ge. Mrs. Pemberton wore pink organ-
za over satin and matching picture
hat encricled writh pink for-get-me-
nots. She carried a colonial bouquet of
blue daisies. Miss Helge wore a sim-
ilar ensemble in yellow.
Little flower girls were Janice Kay
Pemberton of Cameron and Linda
Garvin of Temple, neices of the bride
groom. Both wore orchid organza
dresses over satin slips, and wreathes
of daisies in their hair.
Nash Phillips attended the groom
as best man.
Ushers were:. Lewis Boggan of
Houston, Louis Garvin of Temple
and Bob Dedman of Austin.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the bride’s par-
ents. The center piece of white glad-
ioli and fern was used on the brides
table which held the four tiered wed-
ding cake topped with miniture bride
and groom.
In the house party were: Mrs. Paul
E. Helge, Mrs. 0. C. Woods of Dal-
las, Mrs. Louis Garvin of Temple,
SATURDAY
at PENNEY’S
SEASON-END
CLEARANCE
WOMENS
SHOES
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I Mr* Urnii Hoggani of Houston and
Mr Clyd* < <<pu* Sr. of Cameron.
■Mr-, Brown, the bride's mother
a navy dress with pink neces-
orn and a pink earnution corsage.
Mi l Capua, the groom’s mother was
rJrekM-d in acqua with pink accesories
. and a pink glamelliu corsage.
For their wedding trip to Mont-
I 'Try, Mexico, Mrs. Copus wore u
; -innirnon brown suit with British tan
j ihoo and bag, pink hat and gloves
j and a corsage of baby orchids. On re-
turning the couple are at home at
1107 Wildwood Road, Austin.
Out of town guests for the wedding
included: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bog-
gans and son, Marvin Wayne of
Houaton, Mrs. John Ray Pemberton
and daughter, Kay of Cameron, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Garvin and children,
Linda and Louis of Temple, Mr. and
Mrs. Aubrey Warren, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Warren, Mrs. Walter Byrd,
Mrs. A. E. Cook and Mrs. Henry
Perry all of Waco, Miss Martha
Amos of Mart, Mr. and Mrs. 0. C.
Woods and Mrs. Florence Edwards
and son Michael of Dallas, the Rev.
and Mrs. Bradford Ramsey and sons,
H. B. and Tom of Freer, Mrs. John
Davis and Mrs. John Young of Tay-
lor.
In the receiving line were the
bride and bridegroom, Mrs. Wilson,
mother of the bride, and Mrs. Reiger
of Houston, mother of the bride-
groom.
The bride graduated from Yoe high
school in 1944 and attended the Uni-
versity of Texas. She received her
BS degree from the University in
January of this year. She is a mem-
ber of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority
and taught at Thorndale high school.
The bridegroom is a student in the
University of Texas and will re-
ceive his degree in June of 1948.
Following a wedding trip the couple
will live in Austin.
Christian Society
Plans Installation
Service Monday
Mrs. L. L. McMurty of Temple,
district secretary of the United
Christian Missionary Society will be
guest speaker and installing officer
here Monday night when the officers
for the coming year of the mission-
ary society of the First Christian
church, hold their installation ser-
vice at the church at 8 p. m.
Mrs. W. G. Harsha is program
leader for the evening with Mrs.
Frank Reid, hostess. Members to be
installed are: Mrs. A. L. Witcher,
president; Mrs. Dwight Hughes, vice
president; Mrs. Dow Eplen, treas-
urer, Mrs. Clark Kelly, secretary;
Mrs. Jake Townley, program chair-
man; Mrs. W. B. Denson, world call
secretary.
Sitz Family Holds
Reunion May 23rd
At Ben Arnold
Relatives of the Sitz family gath-
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Sitz for an all day reunion,
Sunday, May 23, 1948. At noon. Rev.
F. C. Anderson of the St. James
Church, Bon Arnold, gave a fitting
prayer for the occasion after which
lunch with cold drinks was served oi,
;08 guests.
Those who attended were: Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph Sitz, Mr. and Mrs.
Lionel Childs and Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Sitz all of Marlin, Mr. and Mrs.
Gus Pimpler, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hoff and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Fabinke and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Becker, Mrs. Henry Boe-
hme and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Sitz and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Sitz and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Bakemeyer and family,
Mrs. Anna Johns and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Sitz, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Sell and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Sitz and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sitz all of Rose-
bud; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Klaus and
family of Lott; Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Bakemeyer, Mr. and Mrs.
George Bakemeyer and family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harvin Hoff and
daughter all of Burlington, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Elbel and son, Roy from
Spring Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
mond Pmipler and sons Cameron,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pimpler and
family and Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Boeeker and family, all of Ben Ar-
nold, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lemke
and family of Seguin, Monroe Johns,
College Station, Mr. and Mrs. Er-
vin Pimpler and family of Rockdale,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hadler, West
Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Talasek,
Temple, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boe-
cker and family from Yarrellton.
Friends who attended were: Misses
Elsie and Edna Kelm, Rev. and Mrs.
F. C. Anderson and Edwin Kelm
and son all of Ben Arnold.
Miss Ferrel Kirk and
Wix Currie Thorpe
Married Here June 5
Miss Ferret Kirk, daughter of Mrs.
Bob Kirk, became the bride of Wix
Currie Thorpe, son of Mr. and I
Mrs. Delnmr Thorpe, Beaumont in
a single ring ceremony Saturday
June 6, 1948, at five o’clock in the
afternoon, at First Presbyterian
Church. Rev. E. O. Harrell, Jr., of
Livingston, assisted by Dr. W. K.
Hall performed the wedding.
The church was decorated with tall
baskets of multi-colored gladioli and
blue ribbons. White daises'were used
on the organ.
The bride entered on the arm of
her mother and was dressed in a
white pique dress fashioned with u
net yoke and full skirt which fell
into a short train. She wore elbow
length not mitts and her finger-tip
length veil of illusion fell from n
oandeux of sturched pique. She car-
ried a showered bouquet of indivi-
dual glud. blossoms and silk French
net.
Roy McDermott, organist played,
“Indian Love Call” and “My Devo-
tion”. He accompanied Robert Kalk-
brenner who sang, “Because”.
Miss Anna Lee Kirk attended her
sister as maid of honor and wore a
olue pique dress with matching pic-
ture hat and short white gloves. She
carried a blue pique basket filled with
white daisies. Bridesmaids were
Miss Ina Jean Kirk, sister of the
bride who was dressed in pink pique,
and Miss Jenny Akers who wore a
similar ensemble in yellow pique.
Jack Thorpe, brother of the groom
served as best man, and the ushers
were Joe Taylor and Ed Looney,
students of A&M College.
Mrs. Kirk, the brides mother was
dressed in a grey shambray cock-
tail dress with white accessories. She
wore a white carnation corsage. The
groom’s mother, Mrs. Thorpe wore a
blue printed silk dress with white
accessories and a corsage of white
carnations.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a reception was held at the
home of the bride’s mother. The
bride’s table was laid with a white
mederia cloth and centered with white
gladioli resting on a large reflector.
The three-tiered wedding cake was
at one end of the table and the punch
service at the other. Tall tapers in
silver candelbra completed the table
decorations. Daisies were placed on
the buffet and throughout the recep-
tion rooms. Mrs. Neal Wynkoop, sis-
ter of the groom was at the punch
service and Miss Gladys Jewel Mar-
tin of Cameron cut the cake. Mr. Bob
Curtis of Houston, sister of the bride
presided at the bride’s book.
For traveling the bride wore a
rust colored linen suit with white ac-
cessories and an orchid corsage.
After a wedding trip the couple
will be at home at College Station,
where the groom is a senior student
at A&M. The bride, prior to her mar-
riage was employed in the office of
County Judge, Dan Tyson.
Out-of-town guests for the wed-
ding included: Mr. ami Mrs. Delmar
Thorpe and Mr. and Mrs. Wynkoop
of Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cur-
tis and Miss Leslie Tarno of Houston,
Mi-, and Mrs. Paul Matocha and
James Michalka of Austin, and Miss
Anne Michalka of Temple.
Farewell Dinner For
Rev. Joe Wicks Here
Following the morning service Sun-
day, at First Christian Church, a
farewell dinner was served in the
basement for Rev. and Mrs. Joe Wick.
Magnolia in low bowls were used
on the tables as decorations, and on
the paper napkins were the names
“Connie and Joe”. Mrs. Wick’s place
was marked with a gift, as she re-
ceived her bachelor of science de-
gree from TCU this week. The men
of the church presented Rev. Wick
with a gift of money and a letter
commending his work and the in-
spiration he has been to this con-
gregation.
Nancy Jane Lawrence gave a read-
ing “The Master’s Touch” and Hugh
Jones sang, “Thanks be to God”.
Mrs. W. G. Harsha and Mrs. Alvin
Witcher served on the food com-
mittee, Mrs. Frank Reid and Mrs. J.
L. Calloway on table decorations.
The dinner was served buffet style.
The Wicks will leave next week for
their home state, Indiana.
In the fall Rev. Wick will continue
work on his B. D. Degree in the the-
ological school in Lexington, Ken-
tucky.
The Wicks have endeared them-
selves to the community in their year
of service in the First Christian
church here.
A letter from Marriette Urbanec,
formerly of Jones Prairie, enclosing
remittance for The Herald for an-
other year. She says that Billy and
Joy Fontaine, her children, are mak-
ing their Home with their mother at
Oceanside, California, and that both
have good jobs. This information will
be of interest to their friend.* in
Cameron and in the Jones Prairie
country.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Ermis of Robs-
town visited in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. M. Zarosky of Marak last
Monday. Also rodent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Zarosky were Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Zarosky of Cameron.
Mr. and Mrs. Watt Sktnner are |
leaving this week for Panama, Fla.. |
and other attractive points on the i
coast.
THE CAMERON HERALD_JUNE 10, 1948
Laureta Wilson And
Laniere Adams Of
Houston Are Married
Miss Laureta Wilson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Wilson, became
the bride of Laniere Adams of Hous-
ton, Sunday afternoon at tin* First
Baptist church here. Rev. I,. L, Mor-
ris*, pastor of the church, performed
the double ring ceremony before an
altar decorated with pink and white j
gladioli and fern. Pink satin ribbons
marked the sections reserved for
relatives.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Lil-
ian Hornak of Bryan sang "If 1
Could Tell You How Much I lx>ve
You”, and Roy McDermott played
the wedding marches.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a white crepe dress
with white accessories. She carried
a white prayer book and a bouquet
of orchids.
Mrs. Nadine Ricks of Bryan, sister
of the bride, was matron-of-honor.
She was dressed in pastel green and
carried a- bouquet of pink gladioli.
Miss Geneva Wilson, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and was
dressed in pink. Her bouquet was of
purple gladioli.
Attending the bridegroom were:
Jimmy Beavers, Tom Aderholdt, Don
Kirk and Roger Chapman.
Immediately following the wed-
ding, a reception was held at the
home of the bride’s parents. The
dining table was centered with an
arrangement of white gladioli en-
twined with pink maline. Presiding at
the punch service was Miss Wynona
Rieger of Houston, cousin of the
bridegroom. Miss Mary Jane Reiger
of Houston served the cake.
Miss Irma Pilling
Gets Nurse Degree
At Temple Hospital
Miss Irma Pilling, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Pilling, received her
R. N. degree from King’s Daughter
School of Nursing, Temple, and her
A. A. degree from Temple Junior
College, in graduation exercises held
at the First Baptist church in Tem-
ple, on Friday, May 28.
During her tenure of student nurs-
ing, Miss Pilling affiliated with Tex-
as Children’s Hospital, Bradford
Memorial Hospital and Buylor liny
pltal in Dallas. Miss Pilling is at
present on the staff of McGInskryi
Veterans Hospital, Temple.
Among those attending the grad-
uation exercises were Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Pilling, Mrs. 0. Pilling,
Misses Doris, Mary Ann and Aile> n
Pilling of Cameron, Misses Hilda and
Adelo Pilling, Miss Gladys M’ehnor,
and Mrs. Forrest Welmaker of Aus-
tin.
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27 Cameron Girls
Attend Baylor College
House Party Ir* Belton
* l
27 Cameron girls, all members of
the Y. W. A. and Q. Ori:ftni7.ation
of the First Baptist Church atttcmfcd
the annual Mary Hardin Baylor
House party at Belton, June I, 2,
and 3 sponsored hy the W. M. 8.
Others who attenedd were: Mrs. L. L.
Morris, local Y. W. A. counselor,
Mrs. J. R. Young, local G. A. coun-
selor and Mrs. Earl Moseley, Secre-
tary of District 15 and who was in
charge of the days conference. Mm.
John A. Smith Sr., Miss Alcene Gris-
wold and M**s. A. H. Halberdier at-
tended tin closing session on Thurs-
day.
Registration started at 5:00 p. in.
Tuesday at Ruth Stribiing residence
Hall.
The program featured Lloyd Cor-
der, superintendent of the RapMst
Spanish Mission work in Texas.
Girls from 10 central Texas tonn-
ties making up District 15 of the
Baptist General Convention attend-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gabion < t' Bur-
lington had as their guests all of
their children at their home last Sun-
day. They are as follows: Mr. and
Mrs. F- J- Cabron and family of
Rosebud, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fisher
and family of Briary, Mr. arul Mrs.
Johnnie Cabron and daughter of
Robstown, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Zar-
osky and son of Marak, Mr. and Mm,
V. A. Ermis and family of Robstown
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Cabron and son
of Burlington and Louis E. Cabron
of Dallas.
Beatrice Koladejcak of Cameron js
a patient in Newton Memorial liospi-
tal.
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White, Jefferson B. The Cameron Herald and Centinel (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1948, newspaper, June 10, 1948; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth576693/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.