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BUFFALO CENTER TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, APRIL 19,1945an’a-lineray)Werhehe■lyit-inontiegeieI.ator-s-mreInWn.idIS?rGOSSMAN•SlWlTH)f-1.l-n3’de8(ta7)Among the early spring weddings was that of Miss Evelyn Ann Goss-nan and Mr. Halph Smith, which cook place Tuesday morning^ April 10, at St. Patrick’s Catholic church at Buffalo Center with Rev. Father Thomas Flood performing the double ring ceremony. They were attended! by Miss Ivana Gossman, sister of the bride, and Mr. Raymond Smith, brother of the groom. The little ring-bearer was Jimmie Fitzgerald and the little flower girl was Barbara Tomlonovie, nephew and niece of the groom. Virginia Smith, sister of the groom, sang “Ave Maria” On This Day and Oh Lord I Am Not Worthy during the Mass, accompanied by Miss Ina Kenyon at the organ. She also played the wedding march.The bride was charming in a gown of white satin, tucked bodice trimmed with lace insertions with a sweetheart neckline, buttoned in the back to the hipline with self-covered buttons, entrained- with lace insertions. The long fitted lace capped sleeves came to a point over the wrist. Her knee length double veil of fine net, edged with lace fell in soft folds from a high crown trimmed in lace and pearl lilies. She carried a bouquet of pink and white carnations and sweetpeas tied with a white net bow. Her only ornament was a single strand pearl necklace, a gift from the bridegroom. She carried out the old tradition, Something old^ something new, something borrowed, and something blue.” Her dress was new, she had blue bows in her white pumps, borrowed a rosary from her sister and carried a silk handkerchief that was received from France during World War I by her mother.The bridesmaid was dressed in powder blue taffeta and marquisette formal, fitted bodice, sweetheart neckline and short, puffed, gathered sleeves. She wore a strand of pearls and white elbow length gloves. On her head she wore a shoulder length, powder blue veil caught at the top with white flowers. She carried a bouquet of pink and white snapdragons tied with a white rayon bow. The little flower girl wore a floor length powder blue silk celanese dress with ruffled sleeves over a blue satin slip. She had white satin bows on each corner of the square neckline. She carried a Colonial bouquet of assorted colored sweetpeas and wore sweetpeas on a white ribbon in her hair.The little ring bearer wore a white gabardine suit and a dark bow tie. He carried the rings to the altar in a white cola lily.The bridegroom and his attendant wore brown suits with white carnation boutonnieres. Mr. Goss-mari, father of the bride, wore a white carnation boutonniere.Mrs. Gossman chose a black and white polka dot jersey dress trimmed with a white collar and Mrs. Smith wore a flowered jersey. Both wore corsages of assorted colored sweet peas tied with a white ribbon.Following the ceremony a one o'clock dinner was served at the bride’s home for .forty guests. The table was centered with a three-tiered decorated wedding cake. It was topped with a miniature bride and groom used on the cake of thebride’s mother at her wedding twenty-five years ago. The diniilg room was decorated with white and blue streamers. The groom’s aunt, Mrs. Albert Helin, assisted with the cooking and sisters of the couple served.Xn the evening a wedding dance was given at the Woden Hall with Malek’s Aecordian Band furnishing the music,Mrs. Smith graduated from Kramer High School at Columbus, Nebraska, and for a short time was employed at the J. C. Penney store there. For the past five months she has been secretary at the Walker Mfg. Co., at Forest City, Iowa, a position she resigned. (Mr. Smith graduated from the) Buffalo Center High School and since then has been farming southeast of Buffalo Center. Following a short wedding trip the young couple will make their home on this farm.Among the guests were Mr, and Mrs. Harold Fitzgerald and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Smith from Kellogg; Mr. and Mrs. John Tomlon-ovic and family from Colfax Misses Kathleen and Jeane Smitri from DesMoines, Miss Ivona Gossman of!! Omaha, Nebr.; Mr. Raymond Smith of Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Helin and Mrs. Anna Smith and family of Buffalo Center.VFINANCIAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF BUFFALO CENTER, IOWA, FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1945Receipts:County Tax:General Goverment ......$8 087.451Total ..............$8,087.45Office Receipts:Business Licenses ........$ 70.00Beer Permits ............. 300.00Cigarette Permits ........ 350.00Fines, Fees and Forfeitures 70.10 Sale and Rent ofMunicipal Property ..... 45.00Fire Company ............ 33.001 JSchool House Light19.20XTotal............887.30Street Department:Gravel .............. $51.5051.50Total................$Municipal Enterprises:Cemeteries ...............$ 259.06Total................$9,285.31Grand Total of Receipts forYear Ending March 31, 1945$9,285.31Expenditures;General Government;City Officials—Salaries $1,987.84Legal Publications ........ 100.00Elections ................. HQOCity Hall .'........... 607.49 iMunicipal League ........ 20.00Total................$2,726.33 !Protection of Life and Property:Fire Department..........$ 540,17Tota!...............$ 540.17Sanitation and Waste Removal:Sewers ............. $1,170.34Sewage Disposal Plant ____442.00_ Total................$1,612.34Highways and Streets:Street Lighting ...........$ 637,74Street Grading .......' 1,786.30Total................$2,424.04a
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Buffalo Center Tribune
Buffalo Center, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 19, 1945
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