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Fiffy years of married M i f e were™ celebrated by W i c tv i t a County pioneers Mr. and Mrs.Rueben Parish at a come and go\ *party at their home in Iowa Park Sunday. : .Mr. arid Mrs. Parish were married, in Wichita Falls. Texas on April 10, 1917. Mrs; Parish is the former Leah Eskridge. They have resided in Wichita County% • • •German Pilot(From Page 1)..cers, among the firfct to reach the scene,' Reported finding the charred remains Of what. apparently, was the single occupant of the jet trainer. Several fragments of the pilot’s clothing were folind in the wreckage.Wichitan Mike Carpenter, who. was at his Lake Kickapoo cabin, said he saw the fireball while uosing the cabin before returning to Wichita Falls. 'The fireball kepkigetting biggei^nd big-ger, then seemed to die down, then flared up once more/’ Carpenter said./The sound of the explosion arrived about 45 seconds later, while I was describing the .fireball to my dad,” Carpenter added.A policeman at Graham, about 40 miles away,, also reported seeing a flash of an explosion. The. crash set off a grass fire on the pastureland surrounding t h e crash site.9for about thirty years where they have been engaged in farming and' dairying until recent years.# # •Present for the celebration were three of their sons with their friiiiies: Mr. and Mrs. Jer-1- ry E. fFred) Parish and their children, Paul, David and Dick of Fort Qjbson,* Mississippi; Mr. land Mrs:3 John R. Parish a nd their daughter, Leah of Andrews, .Texas; and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parish and their children. Russell and Stacey of Dallas, Texas. One son, Russell Parish of Spokane, Washington, was unable to-attend. His daughter, Mrs. JoAnn McLaren of Dallas, Texas, was present. Another son, Leonard L. Parish died on July 2, 1954. His wife, Mrs. Frances P. Riddle of Willela, California, and her two children, Andrea and Jackie, \iere also present. ~Also attending, w^re the Parish’s great - grandchildren. Lee, Michael and Douglas Swafford.An arrangement of white and green flowers centered the table from*, which punch and coffee were served. The floral arrangement was flanked by silver candelabra. The table holding the large three tiered cake topped by a bride and groom was coveredwith a~gold iace tablecloth. Sil-:ver candelabra and other appointments of silver complimentedthe table. .• /Daughter-in-laws of the couple served at the reception tables and guest book.Among thpse who called to honor the couple were Mr. Parish’s brother, Alvin 0. Parish and his family of Hollidayr-Tex-as, ..and Mrs.- Parish’s sister, Mrs. Sterling Price, of Henrietta, Texas. Numerous ; neices and nephews of the couple also were present for the reception.1lt;(
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Wichita Falls Times
Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Wed, Aug 02, 1967
Page 2
Full Page
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