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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1964
Page
4
The former Miss Rita Jan Bennett daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Bennett Anson married Vernon Doyle Boy kin of Weinert Saturday June 27 at the Anson Church of Christ. Groom is son of Mr and Mrs M R Boykin Weinert.
Minister Don Browning officiated at a double ring wedding for the couple in La Marque. The bride wore a Moon Mist silk organza gown with Alencon lace appliques and a chapel train. Attendants included Mrs. Barth, Miss Ash, Miss Roberson, and Miss Barth as flower girls. Best man Raymon Boykin and groomsmen Bill Boykin and Hugh Phemister. ushers Glendale Barth and Lowell Maxey. The couple will reside in La Marque. the bride teaches at Highlands Elementary. The groom serves in the U S Army in North Carolina after 13 months in Korea and will be discharged in September.
Col John E Unverferth will become District Engineer of the Army Corps Galveston District next month. He reported for duty as Col James S Maxwell departs July 8 for Germany. Maxwell with Elam Rettiger will tour Texas Gulf Coast civil works from Sabine River to the Mexican border.
Mrs Paulyne Wern of the Galveston County Chapter National Secretaries Association will join more than 1 500 NSA members at the 19th annual NSA convention at the Sheraton Park Hotel Washington D C July 8 11 She will register present voting credentials as delegate for Galveston County. pre convention activities begin July 7 with exhibit area openings and a Royal McBee Corp sponsored gala open house featuring NSA exhibits and highlights from the Hall of Free Enterprise at the New York Worlds Fair
Bride elect Miss Phyllis Ramzy, fiancée of James E. Murrhee Jr., was honored at a New Orleans reception hosted by Mrs. J. E. Murrhee and Mrs. Werner Blattmann. More than 70 guests attended as baskets of roses conveyed best wishes. the Ramzy Murrhee wedding is set for July 25 at Heights Baptist Church in Texas City.
Miss Linda Faye Haymon and Larry Raines wed in a candle light ceremony June 20 at First Baptist Church La Marque. The bride, a La Marque High School and Sam Houston State alumna, was given in marriage by her father. The groom, also a La Marque High graduate, serves in the U S Army at Fort Hood. The gown featured cotton brocade with a fitted bodice.
Mrs. Wm. Murphy was honored on Birthday Night by La Marque Rebekah Lodge No. 32 in the IOOF Hall with 18 members attending. A July 3 cake sale and July 6 lodge meeting were announced. the couple plans a brief honeymoon and home in Killeen Texas.
A surprise farewell party was held Saturday for Debbie i Green daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Green at the Bruce home 1901 Carter Lane. About 30 guests attended a patio supper with swimming dancing and refreshments as Debbie prepares to move from La Marque with her family this summer. She was slated to be an eighth grade cheerleader next year and fellow cheerleaders planned to present her a bracelet.
Bob McGuffin 16, of Stephens Arkansas, rode the Missouri Pacific Texas Eagle to Houston with his grandmother Mrs. J A Boswell. He visited his Texas relatives, planned trips to the beach NASA and a Colt game, then returned to Stephens for summer work and teen baseball in Magnolia.
Homemade cakes like mother used to bake will be sold Thursday July 2 at Bank of the Mainland by La Marque Jayceettes. Mrs Robert Brown chair man says sale runs from bank opening at 9 a.m. until cakes sell. Proceeds fund a gift for Galveston County Memorial Hospital.
The Disabled American Veterans mail Idento-Tags to 1 165 000 Texas motorists. The replicas of 1964 plates carry personal license numbers for key rings and are distributed free, with optional DAV contributions. Mailings run through August in license-number order.
Joe W. Vickers 25 and wife Barbara live at 1119 Second St. He was promoted to specialist fire on June 10 while with Battery C in the 562d Artillery 4th Missile Battalion based in Alvarado Texas. A 1957 La Marque High School graduate, he attended the University of Houston and worked for the U S Post Office in La Marque before entering the Army in September 1961. His parents Mr and Mrs Edward K. Vickers reside at 323 Poplar.
Airman First Class Marcus G. Sullivan arrives at Travis AFB California after a Turkey tour. He is an inventory specialist with a Military Air Transport Service unit supporting global airlift. Son of Mr and Mrs J S Sullivan of Texas City he is a Texas City High School graduate.
Union Carbide Corporation renames its Visking Division to Food Products Division effective July 1. Binny Mason Jr president states the change reflects growing interest in food industry products and processes. The Food Products Division leads in cellulose and plastic food casings production.
Den 3 of Pack 245 sponsored by Queen of Peace Church visited Hermann Park Zoo with Mrs. G R Chauvin. They saw a green dotted reptile in the snake house and a baby hippo diving in the hippo enclosure. They ended with cotton candy refreshments. Father of the Bride noted.
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