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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1969
Page
4
Readers share heartbreak over Dear John and Dear Mary letters from loved ones in service abroad. Tales include delayed return, divorces, and mothers urging restraint while in Vietnam.
Elyria Junior Woman's Club meeting features Professor Roy M. Berko of Lorain County Community College with readings titled What is a Woman. Hostesses include Mrs Edward Broucker and others. previous event included a style show and sewing contest with junior participants.
Saundra Susan Metera and Michael E. Duling plan a June 28 wedding in St. Jude Church Bowling Green. Miss Metera is a Bowling Green State University alumna and educator with ties to Elyria Sheffield Lake Perrysburg and Maumee. Mr. Duling, Ottawa Glendorf High School graduate, earned a BGSU bachelor’s and is pursuing a master’s degree there.
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Harold Enyeart of Vermilion Ohio states engagement of their daughter Penelope Kay Enyeart of Chicago to Russell William Bell of Chicago. Penelope Kay is a Miami University graduate and Lyons and Carnahan editor. Russell Bell, a Juniata College graduate, works as a sales engineer at Universal Refractories. The wedding is set for May 24 at 2 30 PM in First Congregational Church.
Barbara Cordy and James Edwin Thompson exchanged vows February 1 at Nativity BVM Church in Lorain. The couple included maid of honor Cheryl Cordy and bridesmaids Wyllie Lugo Debbie Thompson and Myrta Mislinski. Best man William Gehring and ushers Thomas Williams Joseph Wolfe and Ron Cordy participated. The couple plans to reside at 351 Ninth after a Pennsylvania wedding trip.
Jaipur India's Rajasthan Governor Hukum Singh toured famine hit districts and announced a voluntary 250 rupee (about $33) monthly salary cut until relief improves. He earns 5,000 rupees monthly plus allowances and privileges.
Amy Vanderbilt explains Lebanese wedding practice for a Protestant marriage in Beirut. The consul general notes all ceremonies are religious. In Lebanon Protestants often use a double-ring ceremony and the groom may not wear his ring later. Financial arrangements are typically prearranged between the couple and the bride’s parents.
Avon announced the engagement of Shirley Piazza to Specialist Willie F. Doss. Shirley, graduate of Avon High School and Cleveland Board of Education secretary, hails from Avon. Willie Doss, Lakewood High School graduate, serves in the U S Army and will return to Vietnam after a three day leave. Wedding plans are indefinite. In Budapest, statistics show women outnumber men by 144 per 1000.
The Holy Name Society of St. Jude Church hosts a monthly dance for members and friends in the parish school auditorium this Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. A casual social event follows the business meeting. Et al.
Bowling Green State University student Beverly Deisher plans to marry Gary Surratt in July at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Sandusky. Deisher, a 1967 Norwalk High School graduate, attends Lorain County Community College and is employed at Norwalk Furniture. Surratt, a Perkins High School graduate, is a junior at BGSU and works at Mark's Pick-N-Pay.
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