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Miss Burroughs Is Married Sunday I Ruby Parker Is
IXINE STAYTON, Society Editor
PHURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1944
ephones: Office 6251 Home 7516
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FP-TA
INDAY
fchool member-
be sponsored
he South Ward
^Association, ac
made a meet-
ernoon.
#s to continue
th the room in
|the. largest per-
pts in Sunday
a $10 award.
' be given each
Hemphill's robm
J.00 parents’ at-
»ry presided in
the president,
Sing. The meet-
jrith the group re-
K^Lord’s Prayer.
( whs led by Peggy
Marianne Clark
Bjbiano accompani-
al Father’s
fbe held a.
Feb. 7.
ight
7:30
MRS. DIBRELL ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF
SHAKESPEARE CLUB
Mrs. Carter Dibrell was
elected president of the Shakes-
peare club at a meeting held
Tuesday afternoon at the City
Library.
Other officers elected at the
meeting include Mrs. Joe K.
Taylor, vice-president; Mrs.
Martin Baze, secretary; Mrs.
John W. Saunders, treasurer;
Mrs. H M. Thomson, critic;
Mrs. L. J. Maxwell, parliamen-
tarian and Mrs. Ruth Williams,
club councilor.
The officers will assume their
duties in September, the first
meeting after the summer vaca-
tion. Nominating committee
included Mrs. J. F. Henderson
and Mrs. Jessie Martin.
Present for the meeting were
Mmes Martin Baze, J. F- Hend-
erson, E. M. Jones, Jessie Mar-
tin, L. J. Maxwell, John Saun-
ders, H. M. Thomson, T. J.
White and Rdth Williams.
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Bring us your clocks for re-
pair. Clovis I. Tyson at Earle
| Smith's Jewelry. 2fx
Married Sunday
In Stephenville
Miss Jocille Burroughs of
Stephenville became -the bride
of Lt Charles Martin of North
Carolina in a teremony Sunday
morning at 10 o’clock at the
home of Lt. and Mrs. Jasper in
Stephenville.
The pastor of the First Pres-
byterian church in Stephenville
read the ceremony.
Mrs. Martin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Burroughs, of
Valera, attended the Valera
schools, later attending John
Tarleton college at Stephenville.
She was employed for two years
by the Coleman County Agri-
culture Association office and
has since then been serving as
secretary to the business mana-
ger of John Tarleton.
Immediately after the cere-
mony the couple left for Alex-
andra, La., where Lt. Martin is
begin transferred from Steph-
enville-
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"Take the pfeces to Dr. Jerry
Harbour and he will duplicate
four bfoken lens the same day.
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Married Dec. 29
In Waxahachie
SHOWING AT THE HOWELL
Thursday, “BOMBERS’ MOON”
Texas Almanac now
ble at The Democrat
Office.
DIXIE
Friday
Mrs. Chartes Martin
home in Alexandra, La., follow-
ing her marriage Sunday morn-
ing in Stephenville to Lt. Mar-
tin. 'The former Miss Jocille
Burroughs, she is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Burroughs
of Valera.
Surgical Dressing
Work to Begin
Monday Afternoon
availa-
- Voice
32tfx' ings
will
WELL
FRIDAY
S A T U R DAY
? KISS •••and then^
excitement started!
tpened on a Honey-
Moonlight romance—.
IX dnight mystery! Love-v
-the-run—and murder to •
isicl Get your goose-*
nples ready!-
tip*-
Materials for surgical dress-
thave arrived and work
begin Monday afternoon,
according to Mrs. B. A. Pessels,
supervisor. [The allotment was
[larger than any received so far
and the requisition for Febru-
ary. received at the same time,
is even larger.
Work on the dressings will
begin Monday and many work-
ers are needed badly. Working
hours will be as before, from
1:30 until 5:30 each Monday,
Miss Ruby Parker of this city
became the bride of Sgt. Ray
Brookshire of Nashvilfe,’ Tenn.,
Ion Wednesday evening, Dec. 29,
[1943, at 8:45 at the home-of
lMr. and Mrs. J. C. Weather-
ford in Waxahachie.
Mr. Weatherford, minister of
the Church of Christ in that
city, read the single ring cere-
mony attended by the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Brookshire.
For the ceremony the bride
wore a grey two-piece plaid
wooj suit, with which she wore
a navy blouse and brown acces-
sories. Her shoulder corsage
was fashioned of orchids.
Mrs. Brookshire, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Will W. Parker of
Novice, attended the Novice
schools, later attending Draugh-
on’s Business College at Abi-
lene. She was employed for a
time in Dallas and for the past
year has been employed in the
local office of the Coleman
County Agriculture Conserva-
tion Association.
Sgt. Brookshire, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. K. Brookshire of
Waxahachie, attended the
schools in that city. He was
employed as a mechanic at the
time he enlisted in the Army.
He is now with the Army Air
Transport Command with head-
quarters in Nashville, where
the couple will make their
home.
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David G. Murray
Married in
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.I,
On Thursday nights, beginning! _ . .
Jan 20, hours will be from 7:30] gfirfew/fe, (/Wfl.
until 9:30.
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SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
IN BROWNWOOD
WEDNESDAY
A school of instruction, Dis-
trict Three, Section Five, Order
of *he Eastern Star, will be
held in Brownwood on next
Wednesday, Jan. 12, according
to a report made.
A number of members of-the
(local chapter will attend the
meeting.
Sunday-Monday-Tuesday
DOUBLE FEATURE
GEM
Friday and Saturday
HE’S A KILLER!
Th# Mew
Echoes To
The Bark O
His Guns
fit
VS
AL ST. JOHN
HOWELL
Wednesday and Thursday
January 12-13
-and-
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Onglnal Screen Play by Paul Yawltz • Directed by
Wiliam Castle • Produced by Wallace MacDonald
Wednesday and Thursday
DOUBLE FEATURE
“CITY OF SILENT
MEN”
—and—
“HERE COMES
KELLEY”
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with
LAIRD CREGAR
Una O'Connor
Alan Mowbray
Melville Cooper
Franklin Pangbom
Directed by
MHNSTAHt ,
Mrs. Virginia Johnstone
Barnes, daughter of Mrs. Wil-
liam Johnstone and the late Mr.
Johnstone, pioneer founder of
Bartlesville, Okla., became the
bride of S/Sgt. David G. Mur-
ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
P. Murray of Leaday and a
grandson of the late W. O.
Gann, pioneer cattleman of
Coleman, at a candlelight cere-
mony late Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 16, in chapel of the
First Baptist Church in Bartles
ville. -
The altar was banked with
palms and large baskets of
white garzia mums and pink
snapdragons. •
Rev. N. D. Timmerman read
the service in the presence of
only relatives and close friends
of the couple. They were at-
tended by Mr. and Mrs. Russell
L. Berentz.
The wedding music was
played by Farrell Welsh, vio-
linist, and Miss Mary Cannon,
pianist.
t'he bride wore a street-
length dress of rose lame with
matching hat and gray accesso-
ries. Her colonial boquet was
of pink camellias. Mrs! Berentz,
matron of honor, wore a street
length dress of winter white
crepe with black accessories.
Mrs. Johnstone, mother of the
bride wore a dress of wine crept
with matching hat and corsage
of Talisman roses.
After an extended wedding
trip through the South, the cou-
ple will go to Childress, where
Sgt. Murray is located with the
Army Bombardier School. Mrs.
Murray will return late in Jan-
uary to the Johnstone ranch,
south of Bartlesville.
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UNITED DAUGHTERS
TO MEET SATURDAY
AT HOME MRS. JONES
The Lee-Jackson chapter,
United Daughters of the Con-
federcy will meet Saturday af-
ternoon, January 8, at the home
of Mrs. E. M. Jones.
Mrs. T. W. Martin is to be
leader, of the afternoon’s pro-
gram, to be given as follows:
Lord's Prayer, by chapter;
salute to the Flag; roll call to be
answered with the name of a
Southern State; “Birthday of
Robert E. Lee,’’ Mrs. J' F. Hen-
derson; “Birthday of Stonewall
Jackson,” Mrs. Jones; “The Con-
federate Flag,” Mrs. W. C: Jones;
“Names of Confederate Vet-
rans Buried in Coleman Ceme-
tery, 1943,” Mrs. T. J. White.
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FAREWELL SUPPER FOR
FIRE CHIEF AT CITY
HALL THURSDAY
Honoring Fire Chief M. B.
Casey, who left Tuesday for
Lubbock, where he is to be in-
ducted into the U. S. Navy, the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Fire De-
partment entertained at the City
Hall Thursday night.
Members Of the Fire Depart-
ment present were Chief Casey,
O B. Kitchen, E. W. Parker,
Presley Click, Fred Goss, Norris
Purcell, A. E. Folkner, Earl
Eaton, Elwood Lancaster, Bill
Felty, Monte Gideon, Milton
Comedy, R. A. Gardner, Harry
Collins and M. W. Freeman^
SOCIAL
CALENDAR
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FRIDAY
Girl Scouts Association is
meeting at 2:00 at the City
Library.
Self Culture Club is meet-
ing at the City Library.
Instalfation services are be-
ing held at the Rebekah
Lodge at the IOOF Hall.
Live at Home Club is meet-
ing at the home of Mrs.
Frank Drake.
Mrs. Theo Griffis is hos-
tess to the Coleman Indepen-
dent Home Demonstration
Club.
SATURDAY
County Council P-TA is
meeting at 3:00 at the High
School.
Lee-Jackson Chapter, Unit-
ed Daughters of Ihe Confed-
eracy, is meeting with Mrs.
E. M. Jones.
MONDAY
Captain William Buckner
Chapter, DAR, is meeting at
the home of Mrs. W. J. CJou 1 -
son with Mrs. W. D. Allen
and Mrs. R. G. Hollingsworth
co-hostesses.
TUESDAY
The Victory Club is meet-
ing with Mrs. B. L. Bryan.
The Shakespeare Club is
meeting at the City Library.
Mrs. R. C. Miller is hostess
to the WBA.
The Wesleyan, Guild of the
First Methodist Church is
meeting with Miss Bernice
Johnson at the home of Mrs.
Anna Spath.
The Letha Saunders Circle
of the First Baptist Church
is meeting at the educational
building.
Recent Bride
pH I Rites Said
In Stephenville
Miss Pitts and
Mr. Moore to
Marry Jan. 20
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pitts of
Coleman arc this week announc-
ing the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their
daughter, Margaret, to Mr.
Mrs. Jack Kennedy is at home
at Apartment 220, Camp Bowie,
following her marriage at Post
Chapel. Camp Bowie, on Christ-
mas Eve. The former Miss
Mary Virgini^Marrs, she is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Marrs of Coleman. Pfc. Kenne-
dy is a son of Mrs. Lucille Ken-
nedy of Pontiac, Mich.
Davis-W esthrook
Vows Said at
Baptist Church
Miss Helen Davis and Mr.
Nolan Westbrook were married
Saturday evening, Dec. 22, at
the First Baptist Church with
the pastor, Rev. T. Lynn Ste-
wart reading the double ring
ceremony-
Gladioli and fern banked the
altar, with the white tapers
lighted by S. G. Nesbitt. The
pre-nuptial solo, “I Love You;
Truly ” was sung by H. L. Wil-,.
cox, with Miss Flora D. Daugh-jas his brothers best man.
try playing the organ accomp-j The bride entered with her
wniment. father, by whom she was given
Mrs. Douglas Taylor of Cole-;in marriage. She wore a white
man was matron of honor and • satin bridal gown, styled with
Bonnie B. Westbrook of Cole-{basque bodice with sweetheart
man served as best man. Mrs.
Taylor wore a light green frock
with which she wore brown acr
cessories and a corsage of rose
carnations.
The bride entered with her
father, Malcom M. Davis, by
whom she was given in mar-
riage She wore a frock of
aqua blue, with brown accessor-
ies. Her corsage was fashioned
of peach colored roses centered
on a white Bible.
Mrs.
Coleman
neckline, studded with seed
pearls, long pointed sleeves and
full skirt that fell into a train.
The train length veil was bor-
dered in lace and was caught
at the head to a Dutch cap of
seed oearls. Her bouquet was
fashioned of calla lilies, lilies
of the valley and stephonotis.
Her only ornament was a string
of seed pearls. k
The bride’s ‘mother was
Westbrook attended [dressed in black crepe and the
High School, gradua-1 groom's mother wore blue
ting with the class of 1942. She[crepe. Each wore corsages
has been employed at the Cole- Talisman roses. V
man Flying School since March’ ^ reception wasNrel
1943, and will continue working. Ihome of the bride?"
Willis R. Moore, son of Mr- and j She is a daughter of Mr. andif ,|o in(? the ceremony, with
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Mrs. U. P. Moore of Coleman, j Mrs. Malcom M. Davis.
The wedding is scheduled for Mr. Westbrook, son of Mr.
January 20, at the home of the A. F Westbrook of
bride’s parents. (^[Ennis, attWided the high school
Miss Pitts is a graduate of; at Ennis aM was graduated in
Mozelle High School and is cm- 1939. He attended Baylor Uni-
ployed as book keeper by thej versity at. Waco, and enlisted as
Humble Oil and Refining Com-: a Naval Cadet at Corpus Christi,
pany. : serving in that branch of the
Mr. Moore graduated from service until coming to Coleman
Coleman High School and is now j as an instructor at Coleman
employed as clerk and
keeper by Hotel Coleman.
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GARDEN CLUB GUEST
AT MORNING COFFEE
AT HOME MRS. MILLER
Coleman Garden club mem-
bers were guests Tuesday morn-
ing at a morning coffee, given
at the home of Mrs. J. A. B.
Miller.
The refreshment table was
laid with a lace cloth and cen-
tered with an arrangement of
tiny blue candles in crystal
holders on a mirror reflector,
which was surrounded by ber-
ries. nuts, and ornamental
gourds. Mrs- John Will Vance,
president of the club, poured
coffee and was assisted in ser-
ving doughnuts by Mrs. R.
Bailey and Mrs. Theo Griffis.
Floral arrangements for the
day was made by Mrs. Vance. J
Mrs. W. W. Gober and Mrs. M. j
W, Weatherred, and included
arrangements of various kinds |
berries and used as home dec-j
orations.
A brief business session was!
held after which the program;
was given, led by Mrs- Theo
Griffis. “Plant Trees and
Shrubs” was discussed by Mrs. {
R. H. Cochran and This Month |
in My Vegetable Garden led by
Mrs. Mark Brannon and This
Month in My Flower Garden by
Mrs. J. M. Martin.
Present for the meeting were
Mmes W. D. Allen, R. Bailey, J.
K Baker, Mark Brannon, R. H.
Cochran, W. J. Coulson, W. W.
Gober, Theo Griffis, Robert
Horne, J. M. Martin, J. A. B.
Miller, D. P. Rockmaker, J. W.
Vance, C- W. Woodruff, E. W.
Scott, Miss Jewell Hipp, Miss
Cleo Thompson and an associate
member, Mrs. Frank Rogers. *
The meeting next month, the
first Tuesday morning in Feb-
ruary’, will be at the home of
Mrs. D. P. Rockmaker with Mrs.
Rockmaker, Mrs. W. M. Weath-
erred and Mrs. Sam Cobb
hostesses.
book Flying School.
MRS. KNOX HOSTESS
TO THURSDAY CLUB
1 AT BRIDGE-LUNCHEON
Mrs. E. L. Knox was hostess
Thursday afternoon when she
entertained with two tables of
contract at the home of Mrs.
O. E. Beck. Luncheon was serv-
ed at the Manhattan Cafe, pre-
ceding games of contract.
Azaleas, sweetpeas and snap-
dragons formed floral decora-
tions for the home.
In games Mrs. W. P. Sto-
baugh received high score i
award with second high going
to Mrs. B. A. Pessels.
members of the wedding party
receiving guests. Miss Juanita
Turner of Dallas presided at
the hand painted bride’s book.
The twin wedding cakes, cut
by the bride and groom, were
wedding bell shaoe tied with
white saUn ribbon and lilies.
Coffee and mints were served
with the cake.
The couole left for Miami.
Fla., where Ensign Gideon is
to be stationed for the present.
For traveling the bride wore a
blue gabardine suit, black Ches-
terfield coa* and black accesso-
ries. She wore a corsage of
orchids.
Mrs. Gideon, graduate of the
Stephenville schools and John
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11 Miss Frances Taylor, daugh-
® | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fount Tay-
lor of Stephenville, became the
bride of Ensign Roger M. Gid-
§ | eon. son of Mrs. W. E. Gideon
and the late Mr. Gideon, in a
pretty double ring ceremony at
the Tarleton Avenue Christian
Church in Stephenville at 5:30
Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. E. L. Miley read the
service before an altar of white
gladioli and plams, lighted by
tall white taDers in cathedral •
candelabra.
An organ prelude was playd-
ed by the groom’s sister, Miss
Will Gideon of this city, who
also played the organ accor.t
paniment for Mrs. William
IShamburger of Fort Worth, who
sang “I Love You” a$d “Be-
cause.” During the ceremony
Miss Gideon played “My Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice.” Both Miss
Gideon and Mrs. Shamburger
wore white creoe dresses and
their corsages were of Talisman
roses.
Mrs. Homer Bailey of Cole-
man, sister of the groom, was
matron of honor. Miss Mary
George Howard of Stephenville
was maid of honor. Bride’s
maids were Miss Jackie McKay
of Madisonville and Miss Bess
Neblett. They wore dresses
fashioned alike of white taffeta
and net. with basque bodice and
full gathered skirt, tiny puffed
sleeves and net yoke. They
carried bo’que's of peanh col-
ored gladioli.
Sim Gideon of Austin servec
Id at the
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Pouns, Joe B. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1944, newspaper, January 6, 1944; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth748277/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.