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FOUR MEDFOBD MAIL THIBUNZ Society and Clubs Deborah Tumy Becomes Bride Of Mr. Ashcom One of the season's largest weddings was that of Miss Dob orah Tumy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tumy, 705 Park street, and Richard C. Ashcom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andre Ashcom of Johnstown, Pa., which took plaje Tuesday, June 26, at St. Mark's Episcopal church In Med ford. The Rev. George R. Tur ner read the service at 4 o'clock In the afternoon. Soloist for the service was Miss Barbara Bentley of Klam ath Falls who sang "O Perfect Love." A choir made up of Miss Bentley, Mrs. William McAllis ter, Miss June Williams, Mrs. Roberta Ward Bcbb, Almus Pruitt and Robert Wright sang "The Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin for the processional, which was carried out in the lor- mal English manner and was led by Ward Bebb, acolyte, as cross bearer. Mrs. Nell Taylor was at the organ. Miss Tumy wore a bridal sown of white slipper satin fash ioned princess style and with a full length train over wnicn leu a Ions' tulle veil. A shoulder length veil, edged in heirloom rosepoint and Duchesse lace which had been a part of her 'grandmother s wedding costume was held with wreath of orange blossoms and a length of veil covered her face. She carried a bouquet of white bride's roses and stephanotls and wore pearls, a gift of the groom. Attendants were Mrs. James Keeble, matron-of-honor, Mrs. Walter R. Jones, Mrs. W. Gar land Jonet and Miss Mary Ellen Smith of Oswego, Ore., bridesmaids. The bridesmaids' gowns were identical, being of white taffeta with sashes of American beauty red, and all three carried bouquets of Amer ican Beauty rosebuds. Mrs. Keeble's gown was of white taffeta and delphinium blue and she carried a bouquet of delphl nlum and baby breath. Mr. Tumy gave his daughter In marriage. Best man for Mr. Ashcom was Cleasson Perry of Medford. Mrs. Tumy wore for her daughter's wedding a pale blue crepe afternoon dress, a pink hat, pink and black accessories and an orchid corsage. In attend ance at the wedding were the bride's two grandmothers, Mrs. .William E. Tumy and Mrs. Charles C. Gilbert. . For the service St. Mark's church had been decorated with white gladioli. The reception was held at the Tumy home. The bride's table had been arranged with a cen terpiece of white stock, gladioli and daisies. The cake was first cut by the bride, using a knife loaned for the occasion by Mrs. William Warner, and Mrs. George Roberts completed the cutting. The heirloom knife has been used at scores of weddings held In the valley. Pouring were Mrs. Martin Luther, Mrs. Harold Jordan, Mrs. Gain Robinson, Mrs. Sprague Rlegel, Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Mrs. Donald Clark and Mrs. Westcrlund Sal ade. That evening Mr. and Mrs. Ashcom left for Detroit, Mich., where the groom is a navy V-12 medical student at Wayne Uni versity. The couple will reside at 2280 Cadillac boulevard, Goodrow Apartments 409, The' INC CMir VI1 Sunday July 1. 1948 M 155 Jean Wall Is Married to Naval Officer Announcement was made last week of the wedding of Miss Jean Wall, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Wall of Ashland to Lt. (jg) William Donald Barnes, son of Mrs. Cornelia Barnes, Phoenix, and the late W. D. Barnes. The wedding took place June 15 at the old First Presbyterian church in San Francisco, with Dr. Creighton reading the serv ice. The bride wore a gold col orcd suit with a lace hat and her flowers were an orchid corsage. She also wore a gold and ame thyst bracelet, a gift of the groom. Mrs. Alvie Buckmiller of San Francisco attended the bride. . Following a brief wedding trip the groom returned to duty on the naval troop transport to which he is assigned. Mrs. Barnes, a graduate of Ashland high school and of the Southern Oregon College of Ed ucation, taught physical educa tion in the Medford senior high school last year. The groom al so attended the Ashlaw' coIleBe where he graduated In 1943 with the first class to receive bachelor of science degrees. He has re cently been on South Pacific dutv with the navy. The Broom's mother traveled to San Francisco to attend the wedding. Trail Resident Is Wed Saturday In Home Service Trail Mr. and Mrs. Walter Oliver of Trail announce the marriage of their daughter, Rob erta, to Virgil Prowell of Grants Fasn. The service took place June 23 at the Oliver home with the Rev. Woods, pastor of the Trail church, performing the ceremony. , ! The bride wore an aqua blue suit with white accessories and a corsage of gardenias. Following the service a wed ding dinner was served. Guests wore Mr. and Mrs. Harl White, Mr. and Mrs. Elic Oliver, Mrs. Ivan Sneed, Mrs. Oscar Mudd and Mr. and Mrs. William Wert of Trail, Mr. and Mrs. Georae Prowell and daughter, Janet, of Jacksonville and Mrs. Keith Johnson and Mrs. L. F.' Parker of Central Point. Mr. and Mrs. Prowell will make their home Ir. Grants Pass. Madford Woman Home j t After Extended Stay Mrs. E. B. PIckel has returned to her home, 1308 West Main street, after an extended stay in Portland. bride's traveling costume was a suit of chartreuse green gabar dine with brown hat and acces sories and she wore a white or chid. Mrs. Ashcom attended the Valley school and Medford sen ior high school and holds a bach elor of arts degree from the Uni versity of Oregon where she was a member of Alpha Delta PI so rority. The groom graduated from the University of Oregon pre-medical course and since has been studying at Wayne univer- Ity. Ho Is a member of the uni versity chapter of Sigma Nu fra ternity. Cloalni time loi S-inriav Ton l.ate lo Cbmiv sii Saturday afternoon Pleaaa remember Rogue River Valley i amiui iiiumi mil credit lor tne excellence oi this grand milk it lt a tribute, too, to the line dairy herds ol the Rogue River Valley and to dairymen here who seek constantly to Improve their herds and the quality of their milk production . . . Our )ob It to tee that you get it In unitary, patteurlted form wit.h all the lus cious goodnett and tatte retained. And don't forger Snider' Cottage Cheese For tasty, nutritious Summer Salads Snider Dairy & Produce Co. 28 North Bartlett Phone 2168 Newly wed Couple Will Make Home In Klamath Falls Dr. and Mrs. Jack E. Hardesty, who were married at the First Presbyterian church here June 16, have taken up residence In Klamath Falls, at 538 Eldorado street. Mrs. Hardesty Is the for mer Jeanette Metternlch, daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. Carl Nelson, Oakland, Calif., while Dr. Har desty's parents are Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hardesty of Spangle, wash. The Hardesty-Metternlch rites were read by the Rev. Harry Hansen at an evening service. The bride's gown was of white satin designed with a train and worn with a short veil held by a Juliet cap of seed pearls. Her flowers were gardenias and ste phanotls and she wore a string of pearls, gift of Dr. Hardesty. Mrs. H. D. Westfall of Merced, Calif., matron-of-honor, wore a pale peach taffeta frock and carried peach colored gladioli, j The bridesmaids, Miss Shirley1 Holland of Medford and Miss Mary Lu Hardesty of Spangle wore pale blue taffeta and car ried white gladioli. Scott Philips was ring-bearer and Pamela Cooksey, dressed In pale peach taffeta, was flower girl. Dr. S. E. Philips gave the bride In marriage and best man for the groom was Dr. Lelghton Wallace of Sunnyside, Wash. Ushers were Dr. Walter Krebs of Grants Pass and Alvln Cheyne of Klamath Falls. Preceding the service Miss Jean Farley sang "O Promise Me" and "I Love You Trulv". with Mrs. H. E. Huenergardt at the organ. Arrangements of Hoover roses decorated the church. The reception was held in the rose garden of the home of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Farley, Jacksonville highway. White blossoms and lighted tapers dec orated the table from which wedding cake and punch were served, with Mrs. Walter Krebs and Miss Vera Humphrey pre- ciaing over the table. Among the guests at the wed ding were Mrs. D. C. Holland and Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Jewett, Central Point. Also here for the wedding were the groom's par ents, who came from Washing ton -to attend the service. Mrs. Hardesty wore a blue two-piece aitcrnoon dress with a white rosebud corsage for the wedding. ur. ana Mrs. Hardesty made a wedding trip, the bride wear ing for traveling a Dink wool Jersey suit with black accessor ies and a corsage of pink orchids. The bride, who attended Cen tral Point schools and St, Mary's Academy, has been employed on the staff of Dr. Philips for the past tnreo years. Dr. Hardestv who will be with the Bureau cf Animal Husbandry, Department of Agriculture, is a graduate of tne Washington State college in veterinary medicine and resided in Medford for part of 1944 while assigned here by the de partment. California Girl Marries Soldier Miss Louisa Evelyn Thomas oi san Bernardino, Calif., be came the bride of Pfc. Orvle G. Thorheim, Camp White, at a ceremony neici Monday at the nome of the Rev. D. E. Millard 104 South Oakdale avenue. Attendants were Miss Nancy Lee Huff, hostess at the River side USO and Cpl. James E. Jones, Camp White, and Miss Virginia Sandlln, Ylc, was also present. Pfc. and Mrs. Thorsheim will reside In Medford. From the Dairy Herds of the Grade A Pasteurized ILK - ! Jj ' ! ' I " " i , , t ' , j K 1 -s'f ys i '': ' I i - Sv,f i ', Hi1 ' v. - ' 1 lit :,"l itf. , fj Bar ei Pfc. James Fayette Harrell and Mrs. Harrell were married re cently at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Frost. Mrs. Harrell Is the former Alta Elaine Baldwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Baldwin, 708 Narregan street Virginia Loomis Engaged To Wed Navy Storekeeper Mrs. Steve Whipple of 503 King street, announces the en gagement of her daughter, Miss Virginia Rose Loomis, to Rich ard H. Westerfield, storekeeper first class of the United States Navy. He is the son of Mrs. M. A. Hicks of Myers Lane. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Loomis has taught band. orchestra and chorus in the Rogue River high school for the past three years and has played In the Ashland city band during tne summer months. Mr. West erfield was recently home on leave after having served 34 months aboard an ammunition ship. At present he is stationed at Treasure Island awaiting fur thir assignment to duty. Women's Society Program Meeting Is Held Tuesday "Juvenile Protection," pre sented by Mrs. Albert Frank, was the program subject of the montniy meeting of the Wom an's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon. Numerous ways were suggested in which women of the church could helD in this work. During the business meeting Mrs. Harry Meyers, president, opp'ointed Mrs. Edna Pursell chairman of the mercy and help aepartment and Mrs. Ben Schmidt secretary of missionary education. Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Lewis Gilliland were elect ed to attend the second annual summer school of the church which will be held on the cam pus of the university at Forest Grove in August. Mrs. Albert Frank and Mrs. D Henderson are alternates. Mary and Martha circle serv ed at the close of the meeting. Diamond lllni with Carved matching C ii .i ... Kin i I ' f FORESTER JEWELERS , Qrf WMC f&tftfm WHEN IT COMES TO DIAMONDS Whai'j in a nmrt" aiketl Shakejptire. Th answer ii "PLENTY when you rhoow a diamond. Prectwly brume this u a held in which rxftm judgment is esvenlial to sound appraisals of value . it is vitally important that ynu deal only with jeweler who (I) qualifies at a diamond expert and who (2) will tell you all the larts about amy diamond you may consider buying Our reputation on both scores makes our name one that you can WreaW on. Ktor It (i it r t Monday Ihrnnith Friday. jl m. to 1:04 p. m, jtftUtrrfur M ft. m. to lt 0 ii 9 t- Nadine Walters, Alfred Coffman Married Friday Jacksonville In a cerernony Friday night at the I.O.O.F. hall in Jacksonville Miss Nadine Wal ters, niece of Ernest Boyd, be came the bride of Alfred Coff man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac L. Coffman. The Rev. D. E. Mil lard of Medford officiated. Miss Walters, given in mar riage by her uncle, wore a white satin bride's gown with a finger tip length veil. She carried a bouquet of gardenias and ste- phanotis. Her attendants were Mrs. Rob ert Helm, Portland, sister of the bride, who was matron of honor, and Mrs. Robert Lamb, Mrs. Har old Lee, Mrs. Albert Hackert, Mrs. John McDaniel and Mrs. G. A. Kimbrell bridesmaids. Alfred Barnum of Hamberg, Calif., was best man and Howard Lewis, Albert Hackert, G. A. Kimbrell and Hubert Hudson were ushers. Mrs. Lee Kitchen played the wedding marches and the Rev. and Mrs. Millard sang "Moon light and Roses" and "I Love You Truly." The reception was held In the banquet hall, with members of the Rebekah lodge assisting. M-s. George Brownlee and Mrs. Ida Wilson cut the wedding cake. Among the wedding guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Walter, Mrs. Roy Walters and Mr. and Mrs. John Walters of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bar num and Clifford Barnum Hamburg, Calif. Special guests were members from the Rebekah and I. O. O. F. lodges of both Jacksonville and Medford. Both the bride and groom are well known in the valley and the groom is head of the Jack sonville Odd Fellows lodge They will make their home In Jacksonville. CliMinic lime tot sunaay Too Lata to i-iHstviiy a ju aaiuraay ariernoon rieana rvmtmMf Doth rlngi 49 .50 Including Federal Tax Yonr rhare arrftnnt In vited. Rude term at no xua coil , v Y A; 7 J 4 j& I Zavive Lester, Donald Minear Wed At Church Medford's First Baptist church was the scene last Sunday after noon of the wedding of Miss Zavive Lester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lester, New Crater Lake highway, and Don ald M. Minear, son of Mrs. Jes sie Minear, Route 1. The double-ring service was read by the Rev. W. A. Dawes In a setting of greenery, large bouquets of white gladioli, pink ana wnite larkspur and tall white tapers. About 350 guests attended. ' Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Verle Failing played traditional wedding music, concluding with Berlin's "Always," a request of the bride and groom, before the Lohengrin wedding march. Helen Judy Hardy, Cottage Grove, cousin of the groom and life-long friend of the bride, sang "The Day of Golden Pro mise" and "O Perfect Love" lust before the vows were said and at the close of the ceremony sang a prayer. Mrs. Failing ac companied and played "The Wedding March" from "Midsum mer Night's Dream" as the reces sional. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of Ivory satin fashioned basque style and with a long train. Her tulle veil was train-length and held in place by waxed orange blossoms which had been worn by her grandmother, Mrs. Ef fie Pruett, on her wedding day 50 years ago. She carried a show er bouquet of gardenias, bou- vardia, stephanotis and sweet peas and wore a strand of pearls, gift of the groom. Attendants were Miss Jean Lydiard, cousin of the bride, who was maid-of-honor, and Miss Muriel Piatt, Mrs. Patricia Har bour and Miss Winona Varner. bridesmaids. They wore Identical gowns of chiffonese over taffeta. Miss Lydiard and Miss Piatt wearing pink and Mrs. Harbour and Miss Varner, aqua blue. Their hats were of matching colors. Miss Lydiard carried a bouquet of white blossoms and the bridesmaids carried shower bouquets of delphinium, pink carnations and snapdragons. Little Randl Peterson, flower girl, wore a floor-length dress of green net over satin with a hat to match. The bride's mother chose a blue two-piece suit with pink accessories for the wedding and Mrs. Minear wore a blue and white print dress with white accessories. Both wore corsages of gardenias and pink rosebuds. Best man for Mr. Minear was his brother-in-law, C. H. Thomp son, USN, of Washington, D. C, and stationed at San Bruno, Calif. Ushers were the Messrs. Homer Blum, Doyle Franklin, Ted Graham and Harry Lydiard, cousin of the bride who came where - - BL.nl from Pullman, Wash., for the wedding. Also in the wedding party were Alton Anaeiouii, F.vnn Alborn. Coquille, and Ralnh Evans. Portland. The reception was held in the church parlors, which had been decorated with garden flowers and white blossoms and crystal decorated the bride's table from which the wedding cake was served. First slice of the wed ding cake was cut by the bride and groom using a knife which had been a wedding gift to the bride's parents, and the cutting was completed by Mrs. J. o Lydiard, assisted by' Mrs. G. O. Pruett. Both are aunts of the bride. Also assisting at the re-, ception were the Mesdames Donn V, Piatt, Elmer E. Wilson, Alfred J. Anderson, Ted R. Graham and Homer Blum and the Misses Carlin Piatt, Marine Yorton and Margaret Merriman. Miss Muriel Piatt caught the bride's bouquet. For traveling the bride wore, a chartreuse toned suit with black accessories and a corsage of two Catleya orchids. Mr. and Mrs. Minear are making a wedding trip to Yosemite Park and will be at home on the Minear orchard and farm, man aged by the groom, after July 10. Out-of-town guests at the wed ding were Mrs. Ralph Evans, Portland; Mrs. J. E. Judy and Mr. and Mrs. Emory Begg of Eueene: George Teatsworth of Vancouver, Wash., great uncle of the groom; Mrs. Evan Alborn, Coquille; Miss Pauline Robin son and Mr. and Mrs. K. Robin son and children of Kerby; Wayne Smith, Coquille, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Owings and son of Junction City. Mrs. Fairweather Named President Of Phoenix Club Phoenix Mrs. Frank Fair weather, Dark Hollow Road, Was elected president of the Phoenix Thursday club at the last meeting of the club held at the home of Mrs. Andrew Ste vens. Mrs. Vaughn Quacken bush was named vice-president, Mrs. Robert Furry, treasurer and Mrs. Bert Stancliffe, secretary. Next meeting of the club will be June 28 at the home of Mrs. Ralph Wilcox with Mrs. Jess Wilson as assistant hostess, j Members will discuss plans for j summer and fall. Eugene Family Makes Brief Visit in City Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Witham and two sons of Eugene will leave today for their home, after spending a brief time in Med ford, where they visited Mrs. Witham's sister, Mrs. Clarice Scott, and at Williams' Creek, where they were guests of Mrs. Witham's mother, Mrs. A. M. Bunch. : . AUGUST SALE PRICES nova ' , . ,errn.i . . fc I viusing lima iui iiaNiiuca nai s'-iu 1 1 ' a m Too Lata to Claaaif? U:15 D m II. T1TTT1 T?T OAT)P .Ew. a faWv rnnveni"- "a Wat Russian aq- Ru89ianPM 8W Backs Hollander Muscat Russian Squirrel Russian Ermine Eastern RancHMmk - .ill aV Shower Is Given For Miss Blanton At Scripter Home Honoring'Mlss Paula Blanton, bride-elect of Sgt. Ray Casebeer, Miss Anne Scripter entertained Thursday evening at the Scrip ter home, 60 Rose avenue, with a shower. Miss Blanton, daught er of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Blan ton, Route 1, will be married to Sgt. Casebeer July 8 at the First Presbyteiran church. The ser geant is the son of Mrs. Effle Casebeer, Central Point. Games were played during the evening and Miss Blanton presented with a quantity of gifts. Guests were Mrs. J. W. Mack, Miss Betty Mack, Miss Jean Probst and Miss Joy How ard of Grants Pass, Miss Jeanne Valaire of Cave Junction, Mrs. Don Ross, Mrs. Casebeer, Mrs. V. E. Rose, Miss Betty Rose and Mrs. E. D. Scripter. Miss Rose was assistant hostess. For All Who Love Democracy Herbert Marshall In The Srtow Goose by Paul Gallico , . The story of Dunkerque Drama with Sound Effects and Music Deeca Album DA No. 386 An album which is a MUST for your record Library Pruift's Music Center 111 West Main Street Radio Service Annex 19 North Fir St. values . f Z '1 E 1 1 l8 - 360.00 Q() ..... MVjUvi p- V"1 'i if
