Joyce Benda and Lathol Guy Wedding Declared Saturday
Joyce Benda and Lathol Guy exchanged wedding vows in a double ring ceremony at St Joseph East Pleasant Vhain. Rev Paul C Wetzstein officiated with white gladioli and yellow snapdragons decorating the altar. The bride wore a white satin gown with lace details and a cathedral train, carried white roses and sweet peas, and wore a pearls necklace. Attendants wore orchid and yellow gowns with matching bouquets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Benda
Max Benda
Brichton
Lathol Guy
L. P. Guy
Brighton
St. Joseph's Church of
East Pleasant Vhain
Paul C. Wetzstein
Vada Guy
Wanda Guy
Wales
Barbara Guy
Roberta’ Kientz
Bride and Groom Exchange Vows in Pleasant Plain Ceremony
Gene Benda served as best man and James Walker of Washington as groomsman with Jimmie Benda and Merle Pacha as altar boys. Ushers were Robert Kientz and Richard Supalla, and Larry Kientz carried the rings. The wedding dinner followed at Hotel Turner in Airfield, with the couple planning to reside in Brighton. The bride, a Pleasant Plain graduate and former Woolworth’s bookkeeper in Fairfield, and the groom, Crichton high school alumnus, will start farming near Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Benda
James Walker
Washington
Jimmie Benda
Merle Pacha
Robert Kientz
Brighton
Richard Supalla
Pleasant Plain
Larry Kientz
Turner
Airfield
Guy
the Pleasant Plain High School
Woolworth's
Fairfield
Crichton High School
Farewell Dinner Sunday Honors Robert Havel
Robert Havel, who will leave Tuesday for the armed forces, was honored at a cooperative dinner Sunday at the Charie Vondrasek home. Co-hostess was Mrs. Martin Kron. The Havel family hosted with LeRoy Havel sending pictures from Germany. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Kron, Mr. and Mrs. Havel, Robert, Mero and Mrs. Wes Ramsey, and Mr. and Mrs. Vondrasek. Four hundred billion cigarettes are consumed annually in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Havel
Charie- Vondrasek
Martin
Kron
Robert
Roy Havel
LeRoy
Germany
Martin Kron
Havel
Mero
Wes Ramsey
Vondrasek
United States
Social Calendar entries include multiple meetings and events
A dense list of social and club activities with dates and venues. Items include Applied Art, Handcraft Club, DeMolay events at the Masonic Temple, A P Missionary Society, Garden Club, Harmony Club dinner, Word Weavers, YWCA mixers, Kiwanis hall events, Damascus Shrine, Women's Mission Society, Prairie Flower meeting, Grace Hill Ladies Aid, Bethel Miss Society prayers, First Aid Lesson, Farm Bureau, Red Horsers, Priscilla club dessert night, Homemakers and Rural Women, Navajo club, WRC West Chester, Child Study Club, and a note on primary election statements by Kefauver and MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardelz Santha No
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
UP Church
Tillie Caldwell
Fred Stewart
Emma Cherry
Prairie Flower
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
All Das
Lawrence Miksech
Bethel Miss. Society
Boyd Foster
West Chester Pythian Sisters
Hall
Ira Coon
Homemakers Club
Arthur Wiley
Lloyd Humston
Claude Bain
O. EF. Schmitt
West Chester
Robert Speed
MacArthur Kefauver Withdrawals From Minnesota Primary
St Paul attorney general approves the withdrawal of Gen Douglas MacArthur and Sen Estes Kefauver from the March 18 Minnesota presidential primary. Burnquist ruled a state law requires a candidate to disclaim any presidential candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kefauver
MacArthur
Mike Holm
Minnesota
ST. Paul
J. A. A. Burnquist
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Burnquist
Engagement Notice for Kane and Simerman
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Harter announce the engagement of their niece Virginia Louise Kane to William Eldridge Simerman son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Simerman Sr The couple plans a fall wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Harter
Virginia Louise Kane
William Eldridge Simerman
Wayne Simerman Sr
Four Guests Attending Merry Mixer Meeting
Mrs. Clarence Witthoft hosted the Merry Mixer with nine members and four guests Molly Tierney Mrs. Herman Schultz Mrs. Leslie Blick and Mrs. Witt hoft. Mrs. Carl Parcell presided as president during a business meeting with roll call on moving day experiences. The group voted to donate 3 to the Red Cross and noted a thank you letter from Ted Griffith in France. Entertainment by Mrs. Parcell and Mrs. Dusenbery accompanied a dime cake decorated with a George Washington cherry branch. The next meeting will feature a 50 cent white elephant exchange at Mrs. Bill Carrs home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Witthoft
Molly Tierney
Herman Schultz
Leslie Blick
Witthoft
Carl Parcell
Red Cross
Ted Griffith
France
Parcell
Harry Dale Dusenbery
Sam Weaver
Carl Phillips
Bill Carr
Mrs. Delong Hosts West Chester Home Art Club
The Home Art club met at Mrs. Milo Delong in West Chester on Fet 22, birthday of George Washington. Members displayed textile painting and weaving works, heard a Washington tour recap, and noted the next meeting March 14 at Mr R. C. Ferguson’s home with St Patrick themed roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Delong
West Chester
George Washington
Washington
H. W. Luers
Ammons
Mt. Vernon
Delong
Homer Porter
C. C. Niffenege
Roy Bauer
R. C. Ferguson
St. Patrick
Chewing Gum Machinery Shipped to Australia
Two large Carrier centrifugalg refrigeration compressors were shipped from the United States to Australia to provide low humidity air for chewing gum production. The gum, popularized among Anzacs by GIs during the war, drives the demand for this equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
The Cigarette Trick Lovers Share A Lesson
Joe and Bess Wilkinson Frazer perform the cigarette trick, each repeating the act until Joe’s ego clashes with repetition. After years of repetition, Bess turns the gag into a surprising counterplay showing wit and control in a domestic twist.
Joe Frazer Drops Cigarette Trick for Wife’s Comfort
Bess Frazer expresses happiness as Joe Frazer stops performing his cigarette trick for entertainment of wife and friends. She hopes he won’t develop more tricks, noting his two months of daily practice totaling two hours each day was too time consuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazer
Joe
Bess
Worcester
Joe Frazer
Tar Paper Roof Coatings Use Aluminum- Asphalt Paints
Tar paper roofs are painted with asphalt based coatings containing asbestos or newer aluminum asphalt paints. The aluminum flakes rise to the surface forming a metallic finish that reflects sunlight and helps keep buildings cooler in warm weather.
Americans Buy 180 Sticks Gum and 18 Pounds Candy Yearly
A historical statistic claims each American purchases 180 sticks of chewing gum and 18 pounds of candy annually, reflecting consumer habits and dietary trends of the period.
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Albert Benda
Father Lollick
Ottumwa
Mrs. Cathol Guy
Grace Walker
Horak Shoes
Florsheim
East Side Square
Rein
Richard Ross
Don Paul
DeMolay
Knights of Pythias
P.m
KP Hall
Masonic
Pempure
A.P. Missionary Society
A. EB. Atchison
Orva Sbeott
Harmony Club
Assoc
W. B. Dupuis
YWCA
Mieur de Lis
E. Ray Bell
Miss Kane
Koje
North Korea
Koje Island
South
Korea
Tom Duncan
Martha Kos
E. 3Rd St
Janet McMullen
Coppock
Iowa
Jon Duncan
Blondie
Sawifes
Mrs. Woodley
Ohic Youn
Dixie Dugan
By Mevoy
Stiicke
Merry Mixer
Mrs. Delong
Richard Hill Wilkinson
Maine
Connelly
Joe Palooka
MR. Aroofi
the Voice OF America
MR Palooka
Sweet Nation
Humm
Casilinv Heath
Oso
Pom
Oo P.M
Washington Chamber OF Commerce
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