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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
6
Mrs Laurence Gee was matron of honor in the Berg Nies wedding with Richard Berg as best man. Ushers included Bernard Berg Lloyd Berg and Donald Nies. The couple plan to live on a ranch near Shawmut after graduating.
Readable lines state that the bridegroom attended Billings Business College and the couple are connected to Sweet Grass County High School. The fragment confirms wedding related context with educational ties.
The ceremony featured Kelly-Valgamore in a beige linen dress with pink carnation corsage and the bride in a white navy design dress with white accessories. A four tier wedding cake topped by a miniature couple framed by pink rosebuds adorned the tea table.
Miss Kay Boe served as organist while Miss Linda Olness and Miss Joan Westre sang selections including O Promise Me. The bride wore a white net satin gown with lace, a pearl necklace, and a white Bible with red roses. Bridesmaids in blue net satin wore bouquets of blue daisies and white carnations. Best man was Donald Knudsen, with attendants Lloyd Knudsen and Stuart Burns. Ushers were Henry and Mervin Hammersmark. Mrs Hammersmark and Mrs Knudsen wore coordinated dresses and pink rose corsages.
A parish hall reception followed the ceremony with blue car nations tall tapers and white mums on the tea table. The wedding cake featured white bells and a miniature bride and groom. Miss June Upland and Miss Lolitha Erickson presided at tea, while Mrs Clarence Erickson cut the cake. The couple will honeymoon at Yellowstone Park and reside in Havre for the summer. Both plan to teach in Glendive next fall. the groom is a Korean War veteran. Out of town guests included numerous Maltan and Montana residents.
Miss Pudwill and Mr Thompson wed with a white net satin gown, full train and lace cap veil. A large group from Minneapolis and out of town attended, with a four tiered cake and decorated tea table at the parish hall reception. The couple plan to live at the Johnson ranch in McLeod after a western Montana honeymoon.
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Ollestad and Baker exchanged vows in a ceremony at the Ollestad ranch with a gold satin bridal gown and pearl accessories. The bride, a CSU/Denver alumna and Continental Airlines employee, will live in Big Timber with the groom, who is a Montana State graduate working at the Ollestad ranch. The wedding included family members as attendants and a four tiered pink and white cake. Honeymoon covered Estes Park Grand Lake and Denver, with a Mauve suit for travel.
The article details wedding party attire and flowers. The bride wore light blue cotton with pearl sequins and carried white lilacs and red tulips. maid of honor and mother of the bride wear navy tones. Harold Kenison served as best man. reception held at the VanderVoort home with a four tier cake and floral centerpiece. other helpers are listed.
In the Sixth Judicial District Court of Montana Sweet Grass County the estate of Catherine Frang deceased is probated. The hearing for the last will and testament and petition for letters testamentary to Ruddell Jay Frang is set for July 6 1955 at 10 00 a m in the Big Timber courthouse. Interested parties may appear and contest the petition or show cause why probate should not be granted. Beulah Patterson Clerk. E O Overland Attorney for petitioner. Pub June 16 23 30 1955.
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