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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1960
Page
3
Miss Polly Anna Kirkman and Joseph Arthur Smith Jr both of Mount Airy were married Sunday June 2 at Bannertown Baptist Church at 4 pm Pastor Joseph A Crews officiated. Lewi Weedson provided organ music.
Miss Polly Anna Kirkman and Joseph Arthur Smith married in a Salem Baptist Church ceremony officiated by Rev. Clay Macemere. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Nixon of Lobson, wore silk taffeta with lace and carried an orchid shower. Attendants included Miss Sue Kidd and Mrs. Ada Badgett with brothers and cousins in the wedding party. After the ceremony the couple traveled for a honeymoon and will reside at 1993 Shelby Lane, Winston-Salem.
Patsey Dolores Simmons of Mount Airy became the bride of Ray Sutphin at 4 p.m. Sunday June at Reynesda Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. The Rev Sin clair Tebo officiated. Attendants wore blue and pink dresses. The couple will reside in Winston-Salem after a wedding trip.
Miss Anne Clark honored bride elect Linda Cox with a Thursday night party at Clark’s home. Fourteen guests contributed favorite recipes placed in a recipe file box as keepsakes. Roses and magnolia blossoms decorated the home while refreshments included frozen fruit salad wafers crackers and nuts with punch. Linda Cox received gift china in her chosen pattern from Miss Clark and her mother.
Miss Victoria Louise Stanley of Winston-Salem and Jerry Wade Hall of Mount Airy were married Friday June 17 at Burkhead Methodist Church. Rev Aubrey M Smith officiated. After a Smoky Mountains wedding trip, they will reside at 2522 Druid Hill Drive Winston-Salem.
Dohrnie Blue of Automatic Electric Company was transferred from Greenville to Wabasa Indiana. He visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Dan Blue of Spring Street this past week.
Mrs. Gray Fowler was the honoree at a Friday stork shower hosted by Mrs. Russell Smith and Mrs. Jimmy Harbour at the Smith residence. Games followed the theme as pink linen covered the gift table and summer flowers decorated the room. Refreshments were served and gifts were opened by the guest of honor, the former Miss Bonnie Lee Hawks, who received a corsage and a car bed.
Miss Pansy Mae McKinney became the bride of George Lester Arnder at Bannertown Baptist Church on Monday June 20 at 7 36 p m. The Rev John A Crews officiated. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnder. groom is son of Mr and Mrs Johnny Arnder of Bannertown route 1 Mount Airy. They will reside with the groom's parents for the time being.
Mr and Mrs Duke Wall and their daughter and son in law attended a Wall family reunion Sunday at the home of Mrs J W Wall in Oakeale West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Garnett Fawcett and their two sons Bud and Lynn travel this week visiting Asheville Boone and Cherokee. Dock Jackson and Jaspee Falk of Jackson and Falk Men s Wear also tour Columbia and Charleston DC as guests of Oxford Manufacturing Company during their absence.
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