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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
3
Miss Linda Sue Gresham of Louise and Gary Dolph Reese of Palacios exchanged vows at 6 p.m. Saturday in El Campo First United Methodist Church. The ceremony featured frosted lace gown, pearl and iridescent appliques, cathedral train, and a pearlized orange blossom crown. Attendants wore jonquil and mint gowns. bridesmaids carried colonial bouquets. flower girls wore jonquil gowns. mother and stepmother wore powder blue and apricot chiffon.
In Columbus Georgia Amsey Sheffield 94 and Nannie Gurley 73 married at a probate judge in Phenix City Alabama to bypass Georgia’s three day wait. Nursing home staff believed they were driving when they planned the ceremony. They will move into Gurley’s Columbus home and plan a shared life despite their 21 year age gap.
The Point Comfort Home Demonstration Club installed officers at a Wednesday ceremony in the city park. Incoming president is Mrs Louis Hick with outgoing president Mrs Garza as vice president. Other officers include Mrs James Wagner secretary reporter Mrs Robert Smith treasurer and Mrs Carroll Kneupper county delegate. The club plans to run a coke stand for the Point Comfort bicentennial on July 23.
A Seadrift Home Demonstration Club meeting was held at Mrs. W F Law’s home with sixteen attendees after a prior business session at the First Methodist Church Seadrift. Mrs Walter Wooldridge presided. pledges led by Mrs Gilbert Jones and a prayer by Mrs Richard Carter. A door prize went to Mrs Carter. The next meeting is set for July 8 at 10 am at the First United Methodist Church Seadrift with officer installation planned. Guests included Mr and Mrs J D Hatfield of Waco visiting sisters Ruth and Louise Gaines. Mayor and Mrs Billy Wilson and families also attended, along with Syunee McCallay at Magnolia Beach.
Quick tips across household odds and ends from readers. Ideas include washing air filled pools in a machine with towels and bleach, trimming radish roots and stems together, filling nail holes in paneling with matching plaster, drying a scrubber for reuse, threading a sewing machine with the foot down, leaving dentures during cleanup, using pipe cleaners for pony tails, and substituting cottage cheese and carrots in tuna salads to cut calories.
A double ring ceremony united Miss Estella Perez of Victoria and Ruben Lee of Tivoli in marriage at Our Lady of Sorrows Church Victoria at 2 p.m. Saturday. Vows were officiated by Rev. William Kelly. Parents are Mr and Mrs. Paul L. Perez of Port Lavaca and Mr. and Mrs. Willie P. Lee of Tivoli. Bride wore a floor length empire gown with lace and veil. bouquet three red roses. Maid of honor Miss Mary Alice Sandoval. bridesmaids Mrs. Elias Perez Miss Sally Lopez Mrs. David Delgado Mrs. Ruben Sendejo Miss Cecilia Garcia Miss Diane Guerra Mrs. James Gonzales. Best man Charles Farias. groomsmen Elias Perez Armando Garcia David Delgado Ruben Sendejo Homer Aparicio Jerry Sandoval James Gonzales. Reception at Holiday Inn. Couple to reside at 2003 B Kern Drive Victoria after a rehearsal dinner hosted by groom’s parents. The bride attended DeWitt Ark high school and works as credit manager. groom attended Austwell Tivoli High School and works for Brown & Root.
Fourteen girls were judged this morning in three divisions for tonight's county dress review. Preliminary judging covered pre-teen, sub-deb, and senior hand-fashioned garments with winners to be announced at the 7:30 p.m. style show in the Agricultural Building auditorium. Judges were Mrs. Don Montier, Mrs. Maxine Smajstrala, and Mrs. A. H. Bonarden.
Readers write to Ann Landers critiquing $192000 in NIAAA and UC research on drunken fish and rats while praising or rebuking responses to other personal tales. A dog catcher appeals for appreciation amid harsh public notice. The column ends with thanks for support.
Diane Christine Luzynski and Damon Casey Scevers were married June 19 in the Laughlin Air Force Base Chapel Del Rio. The bride, a St Hubert's High School and Philadelphia Community College nursing graduate, serves at Laughlin AFB Hospital. The groom, Calhoun High School graduate, attended Tyler Junior College and also serves at Laughlin.
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