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QoUen Wedding 2“¥Fifty years ago on a brisk autumn day, Martha Martin eloped with Art Pottovff, the two of them riding through the Pennsylvania hills on his motorcycle to Cumberland, Met where they were married.Last Friday night, their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren atid a houseful of friends, joined with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clayton Pottorff to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.And In keeping' with thatL WOMENJOAN MAbyMC GAURANfjjst motorcycle ride, a liei** ed wedding cake was decorated with a mi nature ’cycle a I a surprise parky held al lheir home at 4001 Greenwood Dr.Returning from dinner al the Holiday Ii\i\ with the’.r children, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Byers ol Smyrna, Ga,; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wen It: of Melbourne: and Mr. and Mrs. At Ihur C, PolloiK Jr,oi Coral Go Mrs. \ho PoUorffs wore greeled by friends who hud secretly gollieretl at their home.Relatives came from as far as Waynesboro. Pa. w here the Pottorffs made their homeprior to moving to Orlando to settle in Fortand later Pierce.For many years Mr. Pol* lorff operated Art's Tackle Shop on Second Street. Lfllcr they owned ana' operated a mobile park on the corner of second si met and Seaway Drive, and another rn Nnnh \). K. 1 before retiring a few years ago.There was Ms of laughterand a few leats at the partyFriday ns friends rcminlnsc-%cd about I hat first motorcycle ride and the wedding dross Martha had left behind. Her mother was still sewing 11.Saturday the party continued. A caravan of friends andON A.CYCLE BUILT FOR TWO — hut it wasn't a bicycle and her name wasn't Daisy — il was Marlha. Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Pot lorff Sr, recall their wedding day fifty years ago — and Iheir speedy elopement on Art's motorcycle. Here to help celebrate their parents’ Golden Wedding Day were Ihc Pottorff's three children. Lefi to rigid, you see Mrs. DonaldByers of Smyrna, C-a., the former Belly Pottorff; Art Pottorff Jr., of Coral Gables; Mrs. Pottorff, Mr. Pot-«torff, and Mrs. Wayne Wentz of Melbourne, (he former Frances Pottorff. On the bottom layer of Iheir anniversary cake, o small motorcycle Is an appropriate decoration. (Photo by Arden Baker)family traveled to Fort Lauderdale where they hart chart* ercd a .nverboal and spent 1 he evening dining and dnncv »ng alfcns toe lawtaKtaS* waterways,(jreat dddoohd (LliiivjreaiJdnviteA Participants
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Fort Pierce News Tribune
Fort Pierce, Florida, US
Tue, Oct 21, 1969
Page 8
Full Page
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