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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1989
Page
6
A shift from strict etiquette to stylishly relaxed ceremonies marks modern weddings. Experts note rising formal wear use, with 92 percent of first weddings and over 32 percent of second weddings in 1987 black-tie. Designers confirm brides favor classic, traditional gowns.
Teresa Lynn Bolm and Paul Wendell Glessner exchanged vows on April 15 at Central United Methodist Church Escanaba Michigan in a 3 30 p m ceremony. Officiant Rev Eric S Hammar cousin of the bride led a formal service with music by Judy Hammar and others. The couple reside in Milwaukee and both long list of family members and wedding details follow including gowns bouquets attendants and reception at Mead Lodge. The bride is a 1981 Michigan Technological University graduate and CPA at Accountemps. the groom an agricultural engineering graduate and fire protection engineer with Wisconsin Electric Power. They spent a postnuptial Midwest trip before settling in Milwaukee.
Laura Marie Taft, daughter of Taft of Dixon and Asp of Mount Morris, announces her engagement to Michael W. Sitter, son of Jack and family of Dixon. The couple plans a June 10 wedding at St James Lutheran Church in West Grove and will send invitations.
Karen Marie Dickson and David Edward May are engaged. The bride elect is the daughter of Mrs. Keith Helms of Rock Falls and Frank Dickson of Rockford, while the groom elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin May of Dixon. She is a Amboy High School graduate employed at Allied Locke Industries in Dixon. He is a Dixon High School graduate employed at Wright Tree Service in West Des Moines, Iowa. The couple plans a May 20 outdoor gazebo wedding.
The Telegraph explains how to submit wedding information for print. It notes deadlines for full write ups up to one month after the ceremony and how details are trimmed over time. It encourages visiting the newsroom to pick up a form and allows typed or printed submissions with black and white photos, or color photos if sharp. It offers to print a keepsake for couples and families.
A reader urges replacing the term liaisonnaire with POSSLQ used by the Census for opposite sex partners sharing living quarters. The note includes a poem by Charles Osgood promoting POSSLQ as a lighthearted living arrangement concept and jokes about IRS joint filing.
Orlando reader mails a deceased father’s letter praising moderation after years of crusading against smoking and drinking. The cancer, Parkinson’s and three months to live prompt a blunt plea: enjoy life, stay off the soapbox, and don’t overcontrol others. The column prints the dying man’s advice and confirms the author’s plan to live more freely.
Mr and Mrs Harold Stenzel of Sublette announce the engagement of their daughter Donna Marie to Paul Charles Unrath son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Unrath Sr of Round Lake Beach The bride elect is a 1986 Amboy High School and 1989 Sauk Valley Community College graduate employed at Woodhaven Association in Sublette The fiance is a 1983 Round Lake High School graduate employed at Amboy Family Restaurant They plan a May 20 wedding at St Patrick s Catholic Church in Amboy
Mrs. Mercedes S Valladarez of Savanna announces the engagement of her daughter Mercedes Maria to Robert Eugene Glessner son of Mr and Mrs Robert Emmert of Morrison The bride elect is a Savanna High School graduate and works at Donaldson Company in Dixon Her fiancé a Dixon High School and Sauk Valley Community College graduate and Woods production analyst in Oregon works in Sterling area The couple plans a June 17 wedding at St Marys Catholic Church in Sterling
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