Pettie Wedding in Richmond at Doric Church on Monument Ave
A wedding notice from Richmond reports the Brooks-Garret ceremony last Saturday at a Baptist church on Monument Avenue. Guests Mary and Howard Pruden recall the hunt for the church amid many on the street, then describe the simple, lovely ceremony. Bill Brooks’s orchestra will broadcast from New York after the honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Brooks-Garret
Bill Allsbrook
Frances Garret
Mary
Howard Pruden
Monument Avenue
Byrd
Alice Davenport
Bill
New York
Fran
Guernsey Bull Sold to Everetts Man
A registered Guernsey bull named Chockoyette Bonny Maxim 250018 was sold by W. L. Manning to W. G. Taylor of Everetts North Carolina. The transfer is recorded by the American Guernsey Cattle Club in Peterborough New Hampshire.
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Guernsey
Everetts Man
Rvanoke Rapids
N. C
W. L. Manning
W. G. Taylor
Everetts, N. C
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
Joan Crawford Stars At Pitts In Diverse Weekend Lineup
Joan Crawford headlines two shows at the Pitts Theatre in Emporia with The Shining Hour on Sunday and Monday Jan 15 and 16 alongside Margaret Sullavan Robert Young Melvyn Douglas and Fay Bainter. The week continues with Touchdown Army on Tuesday, Just Around the Corner Wednesday and Thursday, and Gene Autry in Springtime in the Rockies Friday and Saturday January 21 22 followed by a serial and comedy act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
Emporia
Joan Crawford
Margaret Sullavan
Robert Young
Melvyn Douglas
Fay Bainter
John Howard
Mary Carlisle
Robert Cummings
Shirley Temple
Charles Farrell
Joan Davis
Bert Lahr
Bill Robin
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Polly Bowles
Silver Wedding Anniversary Of The I A Crawleys
Mr and Mrs I A Crawley of Hollister celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at home. Guests received in a line including Rev J F Roach, their sons Jack Randolph and J P Crawley. Out of town guests listed and gifts praised in a formal family gathering with silver and white decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Crawley
Hollister
Anna Clark
Louise Brown
W. D. Smith
C. A. Mabry
Allsbrook Garrett Wedding in Richmond
Miss Frances Virginia Garrett of Roanoke and William Allsbrook of Roanoke Rapids were united in marriage at the 1st Baptist Church Richmond on January 7 1939 at 530 pm. Dr Adams officiated with a ring ceremony as Bill Loring sang At Dawning and other organ selections accompanied by church organist.
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1St Baptist Church
Richmond
Frances Virginia Garrett
Roanoke
Virginia
William Allsbrook
Roanoke Rapids
Adams
Bill Loring
Cadman
Cane Straum
Ava Maria
Mr. Tillman
Julian R. Alls
Allsbrook Wedding Highlights Billy Brooks Orchestra Link
A detailed account of the Allsbrook wedding with the bride in Persian Purple and orchid corsage, Mendelssohn March recessional, and a reception at John Marshall Hotel. Out of town guests from the region attended and the couple departed for Cavalier Hotel then New York. The groom, son of W. C. and Mrs. Allsbrook, leads a nationally known orchestra known as The Billy Brooks Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook
Mendelssohn
John Marshall
R. A. Daniel
J. R. Manning
W. B. Alston
Olive Gilbert
Grace Coppedge
Mary Ellen Ross
W. C. Allsbrook
Billy Brooks
United States
Local visitors from Brunswick and Lawrence county spend weekend
Mrs J B Edmonds and relatives from Brunswick and Lawrenceville visited Mr and Mrs S J Lynch last Tuesday. Mrs J A Durant of Bishopville South Carolina stayed with Mrs Tom McLendon Friday. Mr and Mrs H J Finch and others spent the weekend in Grantsboro and Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Edmonds
Henrietta
Cora Edmonds
Eva Clary
Herbert Bowen
Frankie
Brunswick
Lawrence Edmonds
Lawrenceville
S. J. Lynch
J.A. Durant
Bishopville
S. C
Tom McLendon
H. J. Finch
E. J. Bryant
J. M. Creech
Grantsboro
Bridgeport
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Aceee Pettie
Main Business Street
Reading
Swatty
Miller and Rhoads
Orson Welles
Mars
Miller and Heads
Bounee Np
Berry-Burke
Methodist
Gene
Buck
Harris
Bill Harris
I. A. Crawleys
Imogene Overby
J. F. Roach
B. G. Hecht
Norlina
Edwin Branch
Fletcher Hayes
Enfield
S. G. Wilson
Kitty Wilson
James Wilson
Stephen Hamlet
Warrenton
Vance Robertson
Macon
Ethel Harrison
Horace Mitchell
Brinkleyville
E. Leslie Crawley
N. W. Warren
J. A. Craney
Paul A. Johnston
G. E. Crawley
Littleton
A. L. Hux
Halifax
Julian R. Allsbrook
D. L. Wheeler
Ona Patterson
Sheriff
Joe
L. Riddick
Scotland Neck
Lee Lambert
Frank Irvin
Knoxville
Tennessee
Yasser Dalton
Asheville
Inez
Allsbrook
Garrett
Master DE Luxe
Threequarter. Stake
Heavy Duty Stake Express
Chevrolet
the Thrift Carriers For
the Nation
Tri-City Motor.co.n
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids,n. Cc
NEW Pitts
Emporia, Virginia
Sun
Robt. Young In the Shining Hour
Shirley Tempe
Rockies
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