Jo Nell Newby and Tom M Holmes Wed in Twilight Ceremony
Miss Jo Nell Newby and Tom McClure Holmes married July 1 1960 in a home twilight double ring ceremony in Trenton. Attended by family, the couple planned to reside in Fort Knox Kentucky.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1960
Page
3
Miss Jo Nell Newby and Tom McClure Holmes married July 1 1960 in a home twilight double ring ceremony in Trenton. Attended by family, the couple planned to reside in Fort Knox Kentucky.
Miss Mary Ann Lipford, a junior art major and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lipford, is named to the dean's list at Texas Woman's University Demon for the fourth time. She earned a GPA of at least 2.3 per hour and passed all courses, earning special honors.
In Dodd City First Baptist Church a personal services week runs July 1 through July 15 under Rev. Dan Davis Jr. The Summer for Christ program focuses on personal soul winning and prepares members for the August revival. Adults and youth study courses are led by the pastor and Lois Kennedy. juniors by Mrs Dan Davis.
Lydia Schumpert, bride elect of Mike McDowell, was honored with a kitchen shower hosted by Mrs. Eugene Risser Jr and co hosted by Mrs. Reid Spivy Jr The party featured yellow and white daisies lemonade and light fare. The couple plans to wed July 29 1960 at the First Baptist Church.
Miss Jo Nell Newby and her fiancé Tom M Holmes were feted at a miscellaneous shower hosted in Mrs. James M Butler’s home. About 90 guests attended as Mrs. Jimmie Reed Butler and several others served refreshments plus a netted white satin table display with daisies bearing the couple’s names. Laura Beth Beazley kept the guest book.
Texanna Latimer and Jack Norman exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony at First Baptist Church Leonard. The couple, both continuing studies at East Texas State College Commerce, planned a Hot Springs Ark. wedding trip and will reside in Commerce. The bride wore white silk organza with lace bodice, veil, and a Bible bouquet. the groom wore formal dark attire. Relatives and attendants included Jer ry West, Jeannie Leggett, Nell Thomas, Sara Garvin, and Alton Norman. Reception followed at the bride’s home.
Mr and Mrs Chester A Herring announce the engagement of their daughter Nelda LaVonne Herring to James E Cone son of Mr and Mrs T R Cone of Jacksonville. The couple plan a Sept 3 1960 wedding at Risinger Hall First Methodist church He is a Jacksonville High School 1956 graduate and senior at Texas Wesleyan College Fort Worth while she is a Bonham High School 1957 graduate and senior at Texas Wesleyan.
Tommy Taylor returns to Lubbock to work and study at Texas Tech after spending a week attending funeral services for his father Grady Taylor. Kathleen Gooffarth Ronnie Rhody and Jerry Sewell are noted in today’s birthday list.
NBC reporter Lee Hall joins a 350 member NBC convention task force led by Huntley and Brinkley to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions. She notes women voters may sway the outcome as 3 million more women than men are registered. The Halles form the network’s only husband wife news team, splitting duties with Wilson in New York. Lee recalls past overseas reporting and her menus for summer entertaining.
Members of the Singing Blue Birds were entertained with a wiener roast at Bonham State Park Friday night by their leader Mrs. Bob Cantrell and Mr. Cantrell. Afterward the group played games and enjoyed cold drinks as mothers and siblings observed. Charlie McCurdy rests comfortably after surgery in Sherman Hospital earlier this week.
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