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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1948
Page
17
Miss Elizabeth Dell Maxwell daughter of Raleigh residents married James Sidney Hunt son of High Point in a formal 8:30 PM ceremony at First Baptist church Raleigh. The couple hosted a reception at the Maxwell home and will reside in High Point after November 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kirkland Young announce the engagement of their daughter Susan Wilson to Arthur Gilbert Marsh Jr son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gilbert Marsh of Ferndale Drive. The wedding is planned for mid December. The bride elect is a Fairfar Hall graduate and has attended High Point College. Mr. Marsh is a UNC Chapel Hill senior in Alpha Tau Omega and served two years in the Army Air Force during World War II.
Mr and Mrs E E Younts of 206 Thurston announce the engagement of their daughter Grace Eleanor to Robert D McCall son of Mr and Mrs J H McCall Colonial Drive The couple both attended local schools Grace earned a BA in sociology from UNC Greensboro and works with Family and Child Service in Winston Salem McCall studied at High Point College two years and is finishing his education at the University of Miami The wedding is planned for late November.
Miss Ruth Katharina Lutz of Weisbaden Germany wed Sgt Allen C Seward son of Mr and Mrs Gray S Seward Route 1 High Point on August 7 in Weisbaden Kostheim Germany The couple recently arrived in the United States and are visiting the groom's parents The bride is the daughter of Karl and ?Lutz The groom served in Germany twenty eight months and will be discharged in January
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs William J Hill of Council for Miss Gladys Hill and Wallace E Briles son of Willard R Briles and the late Mrs Ollie Ward Briles. Wedding planned for November 20 at Bladen Springs Methodist church in Council.
Miss Gladys Hil and Miss Susan Wilson Young announce engagements to Arthur Gilbert Marsh Jr. and plans for December weddings. Grace Eleanor Younts will marry Robert D. McCall in late November. Mary Bertha Ferree announces engagement to Ray Charles Fisher of Knoxville with a private ceremony set for November 14. Gladys Hill of Council is engaged to Wallace E. Briles.
Mrs. James Sidney Hunt was Miss Elizabeth Dell Maxwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Craft Maxwell of Raleigh, wed at First Baptist Raleigh. Mrs. Don Wesley Smith was Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Vestal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Vestal, married October 9 in Lexington. Mr. Hunt and Mr. Smith are sons of local families.
Mrs. F. R. Taylor hosted a formal tea at 1113 Johnson Street to honor three brides, Mesdames Parsons Thigpen and Maness, with about 150 guests attending. The receiving line included Mrs. Taylor and the honorees, a hostess’s daughter, and other local newcomers. The tea table with yellow damask and pink chrysanthemum centerpiece complemented fall flowers throughout the home.
Mrs. B Nichols announces the engagement of her sister Miss Esther Mae Dillon to William C Newsom son of Mr and Mrs E T Newsom of Kernersville Route 1 The couple is from Allen Jay and Kernersville with the engagement positioned for early December.
The marriage of Mrs Cleo Maness Dickens and Roy Barnard took place at Ramseur Christian Church on Friday October 15 with Rev F C Lester officiating. Music was provided by Mrs Joseph Vestal and Hilda West with Paul Craven singing. The couple will reside in Asheboro where Barnard works for Randolph Plumbing and Heating.
After the wedding at First Baptist Church Raleigh, a reception was held at the bride’s parents’ Harvey Street home. Guests circulated through multiple receiving lines with extended family and friends from Charlotte Asheboro Washington DC Goldsboro and State College. The couple Mr and Mrs Maxwell and the Hunt family presided over guests and gift rooms while hosting staff poured punch and assisted in service.
Mrs. James Vaden of Charlotte announces the marriage of her sister Miss Pauline Picklesimer of High Point to Olin M. Davis of High Point. The ceremony occurred October 14 at 9:30 am at South Main Street Methodist parsonage with Rev. Don Payne officiating. The couple now resides on the Greensboro Road after a brief honeymoon in western North Carolina.
The Priscilla club will meet Friday at 3 o clock in the afternoon at the home of Mrs C A Ring on Wellington Street.
Mrs Charles Brickhouse and Miss Betty Anne Hunt of High Point attend a social gathering with Miss Amelia Barbour Miss Katharine Faucette Miss Jane Coggin and Miss Hazel Herring. Goodbyes extend to Mr and Mrs J K Coggin as part of the scene.
Miss Diane Snyder hosted a Friday night buffet at her Chestnut street home to honor Curtis Whicker of Kernersville and Joan Warner of Winston-Salem as brides elect. Guests enjoyed decorations, games, and contests with prizes awarded to Joan Warner and Nancy Royals. Other attendees included Miss Icker, Kemp Whicker, and James Davidson among close friends and dingties.
The Cardinal bridge club will be entertained by Mrs Clyde Va at her home on the Thomas one Monday evening at eight o clock.
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