Muriel Briggs Austin Weds Charles Pitrat in Waterville
Muriel Briggs Austin daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon P Briggs of Norridgewock Maine married Charles William Pitrat associate professor of geology at Kansas University in a Waterville Maine ceremony Rev Leslie Howland officiated at Pleasant Street Methodist Church The couple will reside in Lawrence after summer at Mes salonskee Lake Their wedding party included Joan Coleman matron of honor and George Coleman best man The bride and groom share strong academic ties with Colby College Kansas University and the University of Wisconsin Madison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Briggs Austin
Leon P. Briggs
Norridgewock
Maine
Charles William Pitrat
Kansas University
Waterville
Mr. Pitrat
Charles S. Pitrat
Shawnee Mission
Leslie Howland
Pleasant Street Methodist Church
Joan Coleman
George Coleman
Atlantic City
N.J
Lawrence
Messalonskee Lake
Waterville High School
Colby College
Southwest
Filbrun Flory Vows In Ohio Lawn Ceremony
Miss Eileen Filbrun daughter of Mr and Mrs David Lee Filbrun Covington Ohio and Delbert Eugene Flory son of Mr and Mrs William Flory Baldwin were married recently on the bride family lawn. The ceremony featured a white trellis backdrop pink roses and fern. The bride wore white brocaded nylon. attendant Miss Mary Cable Camden Ind. Best man Robert Filbrun Covington. Ushers Dwayne Filbrun Verl Brubaker Garnett cousins. The three tier cake with pink roses and white bells was served by Harriet Landes Englewood. The couple honeymooned in Washington DC and will live near Baldwin on the farm with Florys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Filbrun
David Lee Filbrun
Covington
Ohio
Delbert Eugene Flory
William Flory
Baldwin
Mary Cable
Camden
Ind
Robert Filbrun
Dwayne Filbrun
Verl Brubaker
Garnett
Harriet Landes
Englewood
Karen Filbrun
Joan Oyler
Modesto
Calif
Carol Barnhart
Donna Sue Wagoner
Ruth Cable
Community Social Events Calendar Highlights Local Groups
Mrs. Glen Freeman and Mrs. Carol Owen hosted a bridal shower for Doris Evans with Miss Judy Gray and Miss Susan Rowlands among guests from Kansas City Olathe and Topeka. Helianthus Club hosts bridge luncheon at Virginia Inn with Mrs. Chamberlin, Hudson and Wells assisting. Lawrence Colony of the National Society of New England Women held a 1 pm luncheon with Mrs. W. A. Brown hosting. Family picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Edmonds with relatives from New Hampshire and Kansas. Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star to initiate at 8 pm in Masonic Temple. Mount Oread Ladies Encampment meets at IOOF Hall at 8 pm last meeting before fall. Fairview and Blue Mound reunion at 4-H Fairgrounds with basket dinner at 7:30 pm. Mrs. Clyde V. Bell hosts American War Mothers at 10 am to sew carpet strips for Wadsworth VA Center followed by luncheon. Washington Women’s Relief Corps No. 9 meets at 2 pm with Mrs. Tillie Hardtafer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Freeman
Okla. St
Carol Owen
Doris Evans
Jackson F. Fields
Miss Evans
Judy Gray
Susan Rowlands
Jimmie Brooks
Clyde V. Bell
W. 9Th St
Wadsworth VA Center
Oil-Gas Tax Proposal Criticized by API President
Frank M. Ikard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, denounced a House Ways and Means Committee plan to raise oil and gas taxes by 50 million dollars yearly as out of step with moves to spur the economy. He urged restraint and warned the measure could hinder economic momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Frank M. Ikard
American Petroleum Institute
Ikard
Wsa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Family Reunion at Cedar Crest
DeSoto residents joined Dr and Mrs Virgil M Auchard of Lawrence and other relatives for the Solomon Coker family reunion held Sunday at Cedar Crest in Topeka. Gov and Mrs John Anderson Jr hosted, with DeSoto attendees including Lloyd Coker and several Coker family members. Solomon Coker, great grandfather of Mrs Anderson, led as wagon train master between Independence Missouri and Santa Fe New Mexico when Kansas was a territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSoto
Virgil M. Auchard
Lawrence
Solomon Coker
Topeka
John Anderson Jr
Cedar Crest
Lloyd Coker
Loya Lou
Gayla Sue
Sandy Perlman
Wesley Coker
Leon Coker
Steve
Roy
James
Mary
Anderson
Independence
Santa Fe
N. M
Kansas
Dixie Workman Married Recently in Tucson
In Tucson Arizona Mr and Mrs Alfred Michael Rargiala wed at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Saturday June 8 The bride Dixie Louise Workman daughter of Mrs Melva V Weber wore a white eyelet dress blue silk liner carried a blue orchid and was attended by matron of honor Mrs Raymond Outen Jr of Baltimore Best man was Mr Outen Usher Capt Jerry Jessee and Douglas Smith Lancer retired from Ramona High School and the groom is stationed at Davis Monthan Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Alfred Michael Rargiala
SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Dixie Louise Workman
Melva V. Weber
Raymond Outen Jr
Baltimore
Leonard F. Trapp
Haney-Durr Engagement Promising West Coast Match
Linda Suzanne Haney of Fullerton Calif., engaged to Charles Clayton Durr of Long Beach Calif. Durr, son of Charles J. Durr of Eudora, works at North American Space and Research Division Downey after Kansas University and Pi Kappa Alpha membership. Engagement announced by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Haney with wedding planned for next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Haney
Fullerton
Calif
Linda Suzanne
Charles Clayton Durr
Long Beach, Calif
Charles J. Durr
Eudora
North American Space and Research Division
Downey
Kansas University
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Pioneer Club Covered Dish Lunch and Bridge Luncheon
A social calendar item notes a covered dish lunch at noon at the Community Building hosted by the Pioneer Club and a bridge luncheon at Lawrence Country Club scheduled for 12 45 p.m. in the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Club
Lawrence Country Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Pitrat
Kansas City
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Washington, D. C
Mr. Flory
By Viner
Sandler
Air Step
Shoe Dept
San
Miss Gray
Rowlands
Pat Edwards
Jack Richards
George Langworthy
Kay Boydston
Olathe
Sue Cross
Helianthus Club
Virginia Inn
Ralph Chamberlin
Merlin Hudson
Cecil Wells
W. A. Brown
N. H. St
Lawrence Colony
National Society of New England Women
Ray Roberts
J. R. Edmonds
R. I. St
Bernard Chapman
Bill
Sue
Lebanon
N. H
Kenneth Rankin
Gary Rankin
K. L. Peterson
Bruce
Chris
Missy
Prairie Village
W. L. Shaffer
Burlington
Norman Edmonds
Mark and
Joe
Philip Rankin
Adah Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mount Oread
IOOF
Fairview
Blue Mound
Fairgrounds
Washington Women’s Relief Corps No. 9
Tillie Hardtarfer
Dixie Workman
Haney
Chapman College
la Fontanelle School of Language
Vevey
Switzerland
Durr
University of Southern California
Linda Suzanne Haney
Ava
Indiana
EAD
Tex
Merks
Elizabeth Arden
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