Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1975 Page: 4 of 12
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16, 1975
Boren-Meyer
. Miss
Marie M
ever and Randall
Keith Bor
*en were united in
marriage
at 7pm .Saturday,
Jan 4. ir
Church
i the First Baptist
The Hex
Hot) Uc&smgcr of
Seventh a
ind James Baptist
Church of
Waco, along with
Pastor
George M unroe.,
minister
of St Stephen
Lutheran <
Church officiated at
the rererm
any.
Mr and
Mrs E G Meyer
are paren!
ts of the bride The
groom pb
the son of Mr and
Mrs Warren H Boren
The In ide given in marriage
by her parents, wore an empire
gown of lutesong with long
straight sleeves The high
neckline was of sheer ivory
tricot forming the bib to the
bodice of her dress Her veil
formed a hnuffant hood also of
tricot accented with ventce
lace
The bride s table had a white
e\elet embroidery skirt with
silver candle holders holding
green asparagus fern and
white mist candles Fruit
punch, mints and nuts
surrounded the wedding cake
which was trimmed with fresh
flowers edging each tier White
doves trimmed the top tier
Champagne punch in a silver
howl was served from a round
table skirted with a white
organdy and brown underlay
with garland and baby breath
circling the top
The groom 's table, skirted in
white organdy and brown
underlay, held a gold coffee
service and a choc olate cake in
the shape of "UT" for Texas
The big “T" was iced in
Orange, trimmed in white
icing The letter “U” was iced
in while icing, trimmed in
orange Brown baskets of
flower petals used by the
flower girls accented the table
MRS RANDALL kFITM BOREN
the former Becky Marie Meyer
Miss Melanie Migl served as
maid of honor, matron of honor
was Mrs Terri Wright, stslet
of the bride
Bridesmaids were Miss
Loree Watson. Miss Cathy
McFarland, Miss Michelle
Strain. Mrs Danellc An-
derlohr, and Mrs Jamie
Pollock of Huntsville
Flower girts were Rebecca
and Rachel Strain
The bridesmaids wore
polyester single knit "A" line
full dresses in shades of peach
Chocolate velvet capes with
hoods attached, lined in peach
polyester, accented their
dresses They carried velvet
muffs coordinated with their
capes, following the winter
mood
Best man was Hock Woody
Serving as groomsmen were
Leslie Boren, brother of the
groom, of Corpus Christ);
JVnms Cowing of (biddings
Chris Strain. Mark Freeman
•cousin of the groom, of Lub
bock George Jones of Corpus
Christ i and Bruce Wingo of
Pasadena
Ushers, also serving as
candle lighters, were Richard
Schubert of Austin. Buddy
Handlemun of Austin, Dale
Jones of Ingleside and Bonnie
Smith
Treva Morris played the
piano and Cheryl Meyer,
sister of the bride, played a
selection of contemporary
music as the guests were being
seated Kathy Chile oat sang
"Aspenglow" while the can-
delabra were being lighted,
and "The Wedding Prayer"
after the lighting of the unity
candle
Gene Broerman playing
guitar sang "The Twelfth of
Never" after the seating of the
mothers Together they sang
"For All We Know" as the
newly wedded couple recessed
back down the aisle together
Following the ceremony, a
reception given by Ihe bride's
parents, was held at the St
Stephen Lutheran Church
The register was skirted in
white eyelet embroidery with
garlands of baby breath cir-
cling the top It held the bride's
book, a feathered pen and a
white antique candelabra of
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Plan Mexico Trip
The bride chose as traveling
attire, a shirt street dress of
rust color The cuffs and collar
were of field flowers accenting
the tailored dress
After a wedding trip to
Colorado, the couple will
return to Austin where the
groom is a student at The
I niversity of Texas
The bride is a graduate of
Gregory Portland High
School
The groom also was
graduated from Gregory
Portland High School
School Menu
Monday Meat loaf with
sauce pinto beans, seasoned
spinach, cabbage and carrot
slaw1, fruit, hot rolls, butler and
milk
Tuesday Chalupas. buttered
corn, tossed salad, peach
slices, hatter bread and milk
Wednesday Roast and
gravy, whipped potatoes,
green beans jellied cranberry
salad, peanut butler and
honey, hot rolls and milk
Thursday: Char broiled
burgers. French fries, black-
eyed peas, tossed salad, cake
and milk
Fridav Student Holiday
Tanva Chambers and Grace
F\ ans attended the Senior Girl
Scout planning board meeting
in Rockport, Saturday. Jan II.
as representatives of Troop 326
here
Paisa no Council scouts from
Rockport, Portland.
Kingsville Corpus Christi.
Alice and Victoria were
present
Plans were made for a bus
trip lo Nuevo lairedo Saturday.
Feb R The trip is open to all
Senior Scouts and their fnends
and will start at 7 30 a m at
the Girls Scout office in Corpus
Christi
Plans are for shopping,
visiting a glass factory and
visiting a flower shop
Coal of the trip is 17 per
person for bus fare
There also was discussion of
plans for Ihe spring conference
to be held in San Antonio in
April Officers for nexl year
are presented, graduating
seniors and acknowledged, and
incoming Cadettes are
welcomed
The next Senior planning
board meeting will be Feb 15
Fisk
A rood rule to remember The
smaller the fish, the hotter the
grill should be Also, grease the
grill prior to rooking If that Ash
breaks or sticks to the grill when
you turn or take it up—The grill
wasn't hot enough
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Mm William K Berg,
chairman of Slate Arbor Day
obaervance of the Portland
Garden Club, announces the
planting of an eight foot
yaupon holly tree at Bay side
Park, Friday, Jan 17 at 1 p m
The public is invited to at
tend
The need for observing Arbor
Day in Texas was first
recognized by the citizens of
Temple In 1889. they held a
Shower
Honors
Bride-Elect
Lynn Melton was honored
with a bridal showet Wed
nesday, Jan 8, at the home of
Mrs J O Hedrick Jr
Co hostesses were Mrs
Robert Boehner. Mrs James
Ellis. Mrs R A F Hill, Mrs
Bob Howell, Mrs James
Kenyon. Mrs Frank Marek
and Mrs Joe Bob Taylor
A complete set of aluminum
cookwear was presented to the
bride-elect by the hostesses
The honoree and her mother.
Mrs Ear) Mellon, were
presented with yellow cor-
sages
A color scheme of yellow and
blue, the bride-elect's chosen
colors, was used for
decorations
Cakes, cookies, nuts, coffee
and spiced tea was served to
approximately 40 guests
mass meeting on a street
corner and passed a resolution
advocalmg the designation of
Feb 22 as Arbor Day In
traduced in the legislature
that same year, by Senator
Tyler of Belton, the Arbor Day
resolution became a law
The original Arbor Day law
expired in 1825 During the
succeeding 24 years, the
custom of observing Arbor Day
on George Washington's bir
Ihday, Feb 22. was continued
by the governor's
proclamation each year
In 1949, the following
resolution was adopted and
made law, by the Texas State
legislature It reads
Wherras, Citizens of this
Slate who are interested in its
wellare have requested the
designation of an appropriate
day as "Arbor Day" for Texas,
and
Whereas, it is desirable to
encourage the planting of trees
throughout our great State both
for pleasure and for use; and
Whereas, the month of
January is generally a proper
one for planting of trees in
Texas, now. therefore, be if
Resolved, by the House of
Representatives of the State of
Texas, the Senate concurring,
That Ihe third Friday in
January of each year be
designated as “Arbor Day", to
be devoted to the planting and
cultivation of forest, shade and
ornamental trees throughout
the Slate and to be observed for
that purpose in such manner as
may seem best to Ihe people of _
each community and be it
further
Resolved. That the Governor
of Texas tie requested to issue *
an appropriate proclamation
annually to encourage the
proper observance of such
"Arbor Day".
Anrwersflrys
Jan 17 Mr and Mrs Tom
Cass, Mr and Mrs Clifford
Sloan
Jan 19 Mr and Mrs H P
Cummins
Jan 21 Mr and Mrs R L
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1975, newspaper, January 16, 1975; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864230/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.