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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
6
A child’s water jug becomes a symbol of status as neighborhood boys share sly sips from a self served bottle. The narrator remembers immunizations and cleaning rituals while watching the owner guard the jug and boast it’s his to drink anytime.
The wedding of Miss Jeanne Frances Varrasse and Johnidelphia Divinity School student Colin Obenchain took place at the Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. The bride wore an ivory peau de soie gown with Alencon lace and gardenia bouquet. Attendants included Theresa Varrasse and Mrs. Williams, with Geoffrey Varrasse as ring bearer. The couple will reside in Philadelphia. groom’s parents are Colins Obenchain Sr. and Mrs. Obenchain.
A cluster of society wedding notices from Ridley Township and Pensacola details multiple ceremonies. Miss Rose Loretta Cafra and Richard Lawrence wed in Our Lady of Peace and Chester area churches, with officiants and family ties listed. The Pensacola Naval base wedding of Miss Sandra Lee Leitenberger to Naval Reserve Bns. Lawrence Vanderveer Graves is described with gown details, attendants, and reception. The article notes later showers, engagements, and the graduates’ backgrounds, concluding with home plans.
Miss Sue Ann Richmond and Richard Melvin Shipley wed at First Methodist Church Salt Lake City. Rev. Dr. Warren Bainbridge officiated. Bride from Salt Lake City. groom from Saratoga California. Bride studied sociology at University of Utah. groom engineering student at Utah. Wedding trip to Jackson Hole Wyoming.
The Danville Loyal Baptist Church ceremony united Hortense Marie Jones and Edgar Rudolph McDuffey with Jones’s brother and relatives present. The bride, a Central Dauphin East graduate, studied at Morristown College and was attending the University of Delaware. the groom, Chester High and Temple University alum, taught in Chester Schools. A reception followed.
Miss Virginia Curley wed Barry Norwood in a blue sash satin gown with Chantilly lace. The Rev. Robert Linthicum presided at Norwood Methodist Church as guests from Prospect Park and Lynnwood attended. A reception followed at Fireside Hearth in Springfield and the couple will reside at 924 Chester Pike Prospect Park.
Friday 8 p m at Darby Fire Patrol No 2 Chestnut and Moore Streets hosted by auxiliary. Saturday noon to 7 p m Jun e Fair at South Chester Methodist Church Duttons Mill Road Middletown funds Program of Progress. Saturday Eddie N Hunter VFW Post 7949 Eddystone bake sale bazaar post auxiliary gifts for overseas servicemen. Saturday 4 to 7 p m Spaghetti Dinner Glenwood School cafeteria 121 St Pennell Road Middletown by Riddlewood Recreation Board supporting athletic and special programs.
Chester residents who worked on the Sacred Heart Hospital Lawn Fair are invited to a covered dish supper at 6 30 p m in the hospital cafeteria. The hospital auxiliary will meet in the lecture room after the meal.
A businesswoman recounts transforming from Mrs. Grumpface to a listener who asks pointed questions to draw others out. She notes the power of listening to hear others share their troubles, easing her own burden and sparking thoughts of a listening service. She asks readers when they last listened to someone else's troubles so they felt lighter.
Judith Lynne Walker, daughter of Mrs. Harry E Walker and Ronald Howard Shive of Ferndale, wed in Claymont Baptist Tabernacle Saturday evening. The Rev Raymond Van Der Veer officiated. Best man was William Shive, with cousins Dennis Crouse and Joseph Schmidt as attendants. Bride wore nylon organza with Alencon lace and a chapel train, carried white roses carnations and lilies. Groom, Palisades High School grad, is in the Air Force at McGuire. Reception followed at Claymont Womens Clubhouse, couple to Florida honeymoon, then home at Mt Holly NJ.
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