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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
6
A quirky note discusses a Charleston man who favors Western Oil for mayonnaise and a North Carolina friend bragging about Pine Combs on evergreens. It riffs on mispronunciations and word tinkering and how friends sometimes reveal others’ language slips.
Miss Rose mary Weatherholt and David Michael Day marry at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Jonathan Williams officiating at 2 p.m. on May 19. The bride, daughter of Richard and Mary Weatherholt, wore an angel peau de soie gown with lace and a Juliet cap. Attendants included LINDA WEATHERHOLT and Rita Weatherholt. Best man was Robert P. Friend. ushers Douglas Sappington Don Sappington and J Bracken Becker. The couple will reside in Morgantown after a Florida honeymoon.
Miss Deborah Lynn Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill E Clark of Spring Hill became the bride of Isaac Theodore Withrow son of the Rev. The ceremony joined two families in a formal spring wedding with vows and reception details.
Instant Cape and Mrs. Isaac F. Withrow of Gordon Drive wed on May 14 in the church’s first ceremony on Venable Avenue. Miss Hellen Marrin attended the bride and Bill Saul served as best man. Mrs. Withrow, a South Charleston High School graduate, works at Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital. Her husband works for Warden's, Inc. of Spring Hill.
A colorful column explores linguistic creativity and errors, naming verbicide and portmanteau coinages. It highlights Mrs. Bollinger and Mrs. Karschnik in everyday anecdotes, mentions Uncanny Annie the spelling sleuth, and notes playful word blends like Nutrocious and Sturdilize.
Miss Susan C. Edquist of Reynoldsburg Ohio married John Ford Bowyer of Columbus Ohio at St Josephs Mission Catholic Church Sequim on May 19 with Rev Eugene Kellenbenz and Rev Bruce Groseclose officiating. The ceremony featured Mrs Earlene Peterson as matron of honor and bridesmaids Ann Boren and Dianne Mann. After a Victoria Canada trip the couple will live in Reynoldsburg until September and then move to Melbourne Florida for Bowyers Florida Institute of Technology studies.
Miss Annie Laurie McFarland and Hal Lawrence Turley were married May 19 at Highlawn Presbyterian Church St Albans with Rev Don Weiglein and Rev Russell Ward officiating. The ceremony featured an ivory silk organza gown with lace and a bouquet of white flowers. The couple will reside in Huntington after the wedding.
Garden clubs in Kan-Alban, Edgewood, Mountain Lake and Adena District staged installations. New officers include presidents Frank Meredith and Robert Louderback, with district director Mrs. Donald Robinson leading a workshop at St Albans and announcing the October district meeting date.
Diana Lynn Simmons wed Robert W. Ritenour at Cross Lanes Southern Baptist Church in a May 19 ceremony led by Rev. Francis R. Tallent. Attendants included sister Sandi Keeling as matron of honor and Randy Ritenour as best man. The couple plans university studies and commissions in ROTC with receptions at the Nitro Woman's Club.
The Charleston Gazette and Sunday Gazette Mail will stop using photographs with engagement notices and limit space. Wedding stories submitted within deadlines may still include photographs, while broader engagement items will be reduced to fit capacity.
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