Miss Patsy Banner Feted At Party And Shower
Bride elect Miss Patsy Banner was guest of honor at a party and lingerie shower hosted by Mrs Joyce Hawkins and Mrs Richard Goodwin. Guests enjoyed sandwiches and sweets as bingo was played. Banner wore a white pique frock with a full skirt. Living room arrangements featured garden flowers and Picardy gladioli with pink carnations in a shoulder bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Banner
Joyce Hawkins
Richard Goodwin
Miss Banner
Haiah
Cake Cutting Honors Miss Stradley and Mr Sturgis
Hostesses Mesdames Claude Rhyne and Jerry Henderson held a cake cutting at Love Memorial Baptist Church recrea tion building after a rehearsal for the evening wedding of Miss Peggy Ann Stradley and Edward Luther Sturgis. Magnolias and foliage decorated the table with a crystal cake stand and epergnes. Mrs. Troy Thomas served punch while Mrs. Fred Rhyne cut the cake. About 30 guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Claude Rhyne
Jerry Henderson
Love Memorial Baptist Church
Peggy Ann Stradley
Edward Luther Sturgis
Troy Thomas
Fred Rhyne
Miss Stradley
Geraldine, Hagan
Manfred Johnston
First Baptist Church
Vanessa Mauney
David Tino
Flint Groves Baptist Church
St Mark's Members Attend Diocesan Auxiliary Meeting
Members of St Mark's Episcopal Church attended the Woman's Auxiliary of the Diocese of Western North Carolina annual meeting held at Kanuga Lake, Hendersonville. Attendees included Mesdames May T. New P L Freeman W P Moore Walter Carroll Ralph Isley Carrie Emmett R L Sanborn and Miss Christine Norris. Mrs New custodian of the united bank offering. Mesdames Carroll and Isley on elections committee. Mrs Freeman and Miss Norris on the offering committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Woman's Auxiliary
Diocese of
Western North Carolina
Kanaga Lake
Hendersonville
Mesdames May T. New
P. L. Freeman
W. P. Moore
Walter Carroll
Ralph Isley
Carrie Emmett
R. L. Sanborn
Christine Norris
Gardner-Lewis Ceremony Held At Belmont Abbey Cathedral
Rebecca Ann Lewis and Daniel James Gardner Jr. wed in a Belmont Abbey Cathedral ceremony led by Rev. Damian Muldowney. Music featured James Chasteen. vows accompanied by Wagner and Mendelssohn pieces. Attendants wore turquoise crystalette gowns. reception details note attire and post ceremony plans. The couple plans to live in Sarasota after September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Ann Lewis
Daniel James Gardner Jr
Damian Muldowney
O.S.B
Belmont Abbey Cathedral
Clyde Cloninger
Mendelssohn
Mr. Chasteen
Barnby
Gounod
Malotte
Carl M. Lewis
Daugher
Chantilly
Jo Ann Foster
Joe Eidsor
Mr. Gardner
Cathy Gardner
Susan Lewis
Mrs Brockman Featured in Tar Heel Writers I Know
Mrs Gee Kincaid Brockman Woman's Page editor of The Gazette is featured in a book Tar Heel Writers I Know by John F Blair Publishers Winston-Salem Compiled by Bernadette Hoyle Smithfield. The book gathers 35 North Carolina writers with biographical notes and advice for beginners including Brockman who wrote Heart on My Sleeve and Unguarded Moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee Kincaid Brockman
the Gazette
John F. Blair
Winston-Salem
Bernadette Hoyle
Smithfield
North Carolina
Raleigh News and Observer
James Street
Sam Byrd
William T. Polk
Hoyle
Gazette
Brockman
Legette Blythe
Manly Wate Wellman
Walter Spearman
Jonathan Daniels
Burke Davis
Marion Brown
Charlotte Hilton
Green
Ruth and Latrobe Carroll
World War I Vets To Meet in Gaston County
Veterans of World War I in Gastonia and nearby communities will convene at the Gaston county courthouse Sunday at 2 30 pm to hear E G Kittles of Charlotte, commander of Mecklenburg Barracks No 467 USA, who will outline the aims of the new aging veterans organization. All World War I veterans are urged to attend this important meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston
Gaston County
E. G. Kittles
Charlotte
Mecklenburg Barracks No
U.S.A, Inc
Gastonia
Kittles
Saunders Family Visits Grandparents Before Pittsburgh Trip
Mr and Mrs Max Saunders and daughters Nancy and Betty from Chapel Hill arrive today to stay overnight with F hk Saunders and his wife on South York street. They will depart Sunday for Pittsburgh to attend the funeral of H L Sleightholm, the father of Mrs Saunders. The children remain with their grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Saunders
Nancy
Betty
Chapel Hill
F. Hk. Saunders
South York Street
Saunders
Pittsburgh
H. L. Sleightholm
Methodists To Form New Mission In Cherryville
CHERRYVILLE The Rev. Jack H. Cooke pastor of the First Methodist Church announces a new Methodist congregation will be organized in Cherryville on Sunday evening June 10 at 7 30 o clock at the Rhyne Houser Club House. Rev. C W Kirby superintendent of the Gastonia Methodist District will attend. Others officiating will be the pastor Rev Ted White and Rev Mr Cooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryville
Jack H. Cooke
First Methodist Church
Rhyne Houser Club House
C. W. Kirby
Gastonia
Ted White
Mr. Cooke
Social Calendar Highlights Saturday Weddings and Events
Social Calendar presents three Saturday weddings at First Baptist Flint Groves and Love Memorial Baptist, plus receptions and guests. Next week Altrusa meeting at Armington Hotel and diners hosted for Miss Patsy Banner and others. Tuesday garden club luncheon at the Country Club and multiple bridge gatherings. Lincoln bride-elect Ramona Ballard noted with events across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town and Country Garden Club
Country Club
Ben E. Atkins
Phyllis Gad
Dis
Shirley Ellis
Sloan Morrow
Benita Cameron
George Keller
Glenda Gayle
Cleo Cauble
Ray Haygood
Fairfield Drive
Ramona Ballard
Lincoln
Linwood Park
G. D. Taylor
Joyce Taylor
Patsy Banner
Gaston County
American War Mothers
Elks Club
Ann Jenkins
South York Street
Personal Mention in Tenn Guests Attend Local Wedding
Mrs. Tom Ezell of Lawrenceburg Tennessee is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Hagan on Townsend Avenue for the wedding of Geraldine Hagan and Manfred Johnston III this afternoon. Basil Keith Poole, stationed at Goose Bay Labrador, is on a 30 day furlough with Mrs. Poole on North Morris Street. the couple goes on a Kentucky tour and Poole will return to Goose Bay at month end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ezell
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
L. V. Hagan
Townsend Avenue
Geraldine Hagan J
Manfred Johnston III
Basil Keith Poole
Goose Bay
Labrador
Union Service Planned Sunday At ARP Church
A union service will be held Sunday at 6 p m at First Associated Reformed Biccchyteray Church for members of uptown churches. Dr. Wilson O Weldon pastor of Main Street Methodist Church will be the speaker. This is one of a series of union services held at various churches during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Reformed Biccchyteray Church
Uptown
Wilson O. Weldon
Main Street Methodist Church
Vows Exchanged for York Wedding of Arbece Clayton and Heavener
Miss Dorothy Arbece Clayton and Reginald Arnold Heavener exchanged marriage vows Friday evening at 7:30 at Central Baptist Church York S C with Rev Wallace Wilson officiating The bride wore a sheath dress in white waffle pique a small white lace hat and a purple orchid They are offspring of A B Clayton and P F Heavener They will reside in Philadelphia Pa after a trip to Ocean Drive Mr Heavener is under contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Gardner
Fayetteville
Carl M. Lewis Jr
Garry Herman
Rhodhiss
Keith Gardner
Tommy Baugh
Carl M. Lewis
Gardner
Ashley High School
Lenoir Rhyne College
Hickory
Gaston County Publi Library
Sarasota, Fla
Davis Park Road
Sarasota
Dorothy Arbece Clayton
Reginald Arnold Heavener
Central Baptist Church
York, S. C
Wallace Wilson
A. B. Clayton
Club Has Dinner Meet Hosts Odd Moments Club at New South
Mesdames Bill Powers and J G Tino Jr hosted the Odd Moments Club dinner Friday at New South restaurant with indoor plants as table decor. Mrs Tom Cox presided over a brief business session and devotional was led by Mrs John McKenzie. prize winners included Mesdames Boyce Paysour, Tom Cox, Bob Gardner, and Walter Gardner. BESSEMER CITY invitation announced for Statha Zoe Harmon marriage to Rev Oscar Romo on June 21, 1956 at Iglesia Beautista Buena Voluntad, 310 West Cannon Avenue, Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Powers
J. G. Tino Jr
Odd Moments Club
New South Restaurant
Tom Cox
John McKenzie
Mesdames Boyce Paysour
Bob Gardner
Walter Gardner
Oscar I. Romo
Iglesia Beautista Buena Voluntad
West
Cannon Avenue
Fort Worth
Texas
Wedding Invitation for Jean Carolyn Thomas and Lee Bradley Pearson
Mr and Mrs Mott Archie Thomas announce the marriage of their daughter Jean Carolyn to Lee Bradley Pearson on Saturday June 23 at six o'clock at First Baptist Church Bessemer City NC with a reception at 103 West Alabama Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
Mott
Archie Thomas
Jean Carolyn
Lee Bradley Pearson
Baptist Church
North Carolina
Mathis Johnson
H. L. Mathis
Frances Dolores
Donald Lloyd Johnson
J. B. Johnson
Hydroponic gardening explained without soil
A brief note describes hydroponics as growing plants in water without soil using sawdust or sand and chemicals. The piece emphasizes a scientific approach to gardening and relies on water as the growth medium rather than soil.
Births and historic baseball admission noted in brief
Mr and Mrs Shafik Mohammed Dahir of Paw Creek announce the birth of a son on Wednesday June 6 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Randall Pryor of Mr Holly Rel report a birth on Thursday June 7. A historical fact recalls the first paid admission to a baseball game on July 20 1859 between Brooklyn and New York at the Fashion Race Course Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafik Mohammed Dahir
Paw Creek
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Robert Ranald Pryor
Holly Rel
Brooklyn
New York
Fashion Racecourse
Long Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. Anderson Kiser
Lincolnton
Mary Sue
Charles Herbert Sellers
Mr. Sturgis
Monte Vista Drive-In
Kim Novak
Betty Figto
Susan Strasberg
Curr Robertson and
Stagawa Rosa Ino Russo AS
Rosemary
Cinemascope
Molticdon
Ge Mutual Building Loan
W. Main Ave
Mrs. Gardner
Shelby Studio
Methodists
Aday
Altrusa
Armington Hotel
Joe Tedder
Travelers Restaurant
Charles Ferguson
Vonne Gwaltney
Edna Miller
Myrtle School Road
Lorraine
CES
Masonic Temple
Arp Church
Jack H. Glass
Tampa
Fla
Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
Jeweller
David Ees
Norfolk
David G. Withers
Chapel Road
George Miller
Joan
Independence
Johnny
Thomson
Fresno
Calif
Andj
Reginald Norris
Woodlawn Avenue
And
George Dyens
John
Christine
Evansville
Army
Norris
U. S. Air Force
George A. Langston Jr
Melinda
Statesville
George A. Langston
Neill Street
Mrs. Heavener
Dorothy Arliece- Clayton
Allison H. Harmon
Statha
Zoe
West Alabama Avenue
Caldwell’s Drug Store
E. Franklin Didl
Broad
Funn Fashion Favorite
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