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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, July 20, 1952 Jones-Cannon Rites Take Place July 3 In Methodist Church - Miss Nola L. Cannon became the bride of Aaron W. Jones in an afternoon wedding July 3 at "First Methodist church, Reno, Nev. The bride is the daughter of Air. and Mrs. G. M. Cannon, 204 Hamilton street, Medford, and 'the bridegroom's father C. V. Jones lives at 2198 Buckshot road, Medford. The Rev. Stephen Thomas offi ciated at the double ring cere mony, .- The bride was dressed in a suit of navy' .blue and white ac cessories for the wedding. The couple are making their home at 2198 Buckshot road. An employee of the Mail Trib une, the bride attended Medford high school. The bridegroom is employed by Red-E-Cut log in dustries and also attended Medford-: high school. The newlyweds were honored at a shower July 7 at the home of C. V. Jones. Mrs. A. V. Jones, sister-in-law of the bridegroom was hostess for the party, and about 15 guests attended. Another shower was given by Mrs. Roliin Jones and Mrs. Fred Lyon at the home of Mrs. Jones, 2lJ Hamilton street, on Tuesday, July 11. The party was an outdoor- affair, and wedding bells decorated, the Jones' yard. Gifts were hung on the clothesline, and the bridegroom went through the ceremony of gather ing them from the line. About 25 guests attended the shower. - Plan Picnic Oak Grove Neighborhood club will hold a picnic at 6 p.m. Sun day, July 20 at TouVelle park A potluck dinner will be served. it's later than you think Last Week Jean Hart's Se mi Annual Sale... All Su mmer Clothes ON SALE NOW! ' Mr. and Mrs. Harold Delwin McKay Jr., are shown following their wedding July 12 in St. George's Episcopal church, Roseburg. Before the wedding the bride was Virginia Colbourn Gibbons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Gibbons, formerly of this city and now of Roseburg. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Delwin McKay, Roseburg. About 40 Medford friends were in Roseburg for the ceremony. (Master photo Roseburg) Honor Ralph Throp With Farewell Party Mr. and Mrs. James Van Der Steen and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brantley, gave a farewell party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Throp, Thursday evening at the Van Der Steen home, 126 Clover lane. The Throps are moving from their home in Medford to Los Angeles, Calif. They were pre sented with gifts from those at tending the party. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. El- roy Cordova, Mr. and Mrs. John Kime, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cator, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whiteside, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, Mr. and Mrs. L. Meeker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knoeble, Mrs. Harry Priem, Mrs. Bertha Nelson, Miss Caro lyn Van Der Steen, and Mrs. Floyd Williams, Tulsa, Okla. Temple To Honor National Officer Zuleima temple, Daughters of the Nile, will give a tea Thurs day, July 24, at the home of Mrs. Frank Vannice, 404 N.W. A Street, Grants Pass, between the hours of two-thirty and five o'clock. The tea is being held in honor of Mrs. C L. Ogle of Grants Pass, a past queen of Zuleima temple who was appointed su preme chaplain of the supreme temple, Daughters of the Nile, at the June national session held in Portland, Ore. All members are cordially in vited to attend and any member desiring transportation is asked to call Mrs. George Barnum 3-1901. McKay -Gibbons Wedding Of Interest in Medford Of wide interest in Medford is news of the wedding of Miss Virginia Colbourn Gibbons to Harold Delwin McKay Jr., held Sat urday, July 12, in St. George's Episcopal church, Roseburg. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Gibbons, formerly of Medford, and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Delwin McKay, Del Rio road, Roseburg. The service was read by the This Opportunity Knocks But Once A Year at Swem's PRICES SLASHED! (THERE ARE TERRIFIC PRICE CUTS) Join the Fun at Swem's ANNUAL HOUSECLEANING SALE Sale Merchandise Includes Pictures Lamps Stationery Books Pottery Glassware ' And Many Other Items' SEE the SALE TABLES Merchandise ADDED to Sale Daily Come Everyday for New Bargains Sale Lasts From Monday, July 21st To Saturday, July 26th Use Your Charge Account 93D? mE0F0R0,DREuDFl 'The Store of a Thousand Thoughtful Gifts'' Rev. Alfred Tyson at four o'clock in the afternoon, with Mr. Gibbons giving his daugfr ter in marriage. The altar bou quets were of white gladiolus and other flower arrangements were of deep red gladiolus in baskets. The pew ends were dec orated with white bows with sprays of red gladiolus. Miss D u a n e Maddox, Med ford, was s o 1 o is t and Mrs. Herschleb was organist. For her wedding the bride wore a gown of net and lace with a lace panel extending into the train. She carried a cascade of small white orchids and steph anotis. Miss Sherry Antony, Medford, honor attendant, wore a frock of yellow eyelet em broidery and organdy and car ried a spray of deep red gladi olus. Bridesmaids were Misses Nancy Lageson, Medford, Miss Jean Gibbons, sister oi the bride, and Mrs. Max Hiatt, sister of the bridegroom whose wedding was held earlier in the summer. Their gowns matched that worn by the honor attendant, and they carried gladiolus. Caroline and Lee Wimberly, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wimberly Jr., Med ford, were flower girl and ring bearer. L 1 o.y d Anderson, Oakland, Ore., was best man for the bride groom and ushers were Jack Luoma, Robert Sullivan, James Helliwell and Max Hiatt. The reception which followed was in the parish house. Mrs. Fitzhugh Brewer and Mrs. Dwight Findley, both Medford, cut the wedding cake and Mrs. Bayard Getchell and Mrs. B. L. Lageson, also Medford, poured. Miss Janny Lou Houghton, Med ford took charge of the guest book. About 200 guests attended. For the wedding and recep tion the bride s mother wore a beige lace gown with nylon net skirt' and matching accessories. Her flowers were green orchids. The bridegroom's mother was attired in powder blue crepe and lace worn with pink hat and gloves and a corsage of pink carnations. Following the reception the bride's parents were hosts for a champagne supper for guests from out of the city and the bri dal party, the supper being at the Gibbons home on Cherry lane. About 50 attended. Medford guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Bender, Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Lageson, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Brewer, Dr and Mrs. Dwight Findley, Mrs. Robert Hart, Mrs. Charles W. Lemery, Mrs. Edwin R. Durno, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bates, and Sandra and Richard, Dr. and Mrs. A. Erin Merkel and Sharon Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wimberly Jr.. Lee and Caroline, Mrs. A. G. McMillin, Miss Donna Sherwood. Mrs. William Singler, Mrs. Bay ard Getchell, Miss Lovelle Da vies, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Dwyer and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Britton The newlyweds made a wed ding trip to San Francisco and will live at 110 South Flint street In Roseburg. Sorority Members Hold Pin Service Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority I members met in the gardens of Mrs. Eloise Winklebleck Mon day evening for a jewel pin ceremony. Pledges taken into membership were Miss Dolores Lee, Miss Beverly Lyman, Miss Barbara Niedermeyer and Mrs. W. H. Fischer. Three past presidents were honored and given pins signifi cant of their service to the sor ority. These were Mrs. Chester Peterson, Mrs. Dorthea Gustaf son, and Mrs. Roy Howe. The gardens were beautifully decorated with Japanese lan terns, and ; tables were set in blue and yellow. During the latter part of the fvening Miss Doris Drost, presi dent, gave a report of her trip to San Antonio, Tex., for the na tional Epsilon Sigma Alpha convention. Miss Laural Jewett Honor Guest at Party; August Rites Planned . Miss Laural Jewett was hon or guest at a lawn party given by her sisters-in-law, Mrs. Alan Jewett and Mrs. Richard Jew ett at the Alan Jewett home, Queen Anne street, Tuesday evening, July 15. Miss Jewett is the bride-elect of Gene Snook, Central Point, and their wedding is set for August 16. Gifts were presented to the honor guest in a laundry cart which was decorated with a par asol and rainbow colored rib bons. Table decorations consist ed of story book dolls arranged as a wedding party. Guests present were Mrs. Ralph Shook, Mrs. Wallace Jewett, Miss Mabel Jewett, Mrs. J. Sanford Richardson, Mrs. Ann Wilson, Mrs. William Mat ejka, Mrs. Les Findley, Mrs. John Davis Jr., Mrs. Everett Faber, Mrs. C. A. Meyer, Mrs. H. P. Jewett, Miss Sally Coon ey, Miss Fidelia Boone, Miss Chloe Stevens, Miss Kay Dud ley, Miss Suzi Culbertson, Miss Donna Nealon, Miss Nancy Mil hoan, and Miss Venice Moon. Heyday Important Event of Weekend Important on the calendar to day is the third annual Bard's Heyday, to be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Berthold Bar num, South Pacific highway. The event calls attention to the opening of the 12th annual Ore gon Shakespearean festival in Ashland August 1, and is spon sored by Tudor guild. Mrs. Charles T. Ely, ticket chairman, announced Saturday that no tickets will be sold at the gate today, since only a few reservations remain. However, these will be filled by telephone and persons wishing to attend are asked to call Mrs. Ely, 2-2647 this morning. The Heyday will open at 5 p.m. with serving of supper on the lawn, and a program of mu sic, dancing and informal talks will follow. The day's events will close with swimming and a social hour. Sir (r)S I ; '; J . o'clock in the evening before the Rev. Shelvy Anglemyer, minister of the church. The date was chosen because it was the 20th wedding anniversary of the bride's parents. Before the ceremony Miss Beverly Lyman sang two solos, and she closed the service with "Wedding Prayer." Mrs. Ernest Conrad was at the organ. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of white brocaded taffeta and a band of pearls held her finger tip length veil. She carried white carnations on a white Bible, and wore lace mitts. Miss Alverna Gillispie, sister of the bridegroom, was honor at tendant. Her gown was of em broidered pink taffeta and she carried a colonial bouquet of pink and white carnations and also wore a headpiece of these flowers. Misses Alice White and J o e 1 1 Oldham, bridesmaids, j wore pale green taffeta dresses with headpieces of carnations and carried colonial bouquets of pink and white carnations. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Gillispie art thown following thalr wed ding at First Christian church, July 9. The bride is the former Miss Claudia Mae Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude V. Ceoper, 528 Hamilton street. The bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Gillispie, Route 1. Box 369A, Medford. (Watson photo) Gillispie-Cooper Wedding Held at Christian Church An event of July 9 was the wedding of Miss Claudia Mae Cooper and Edwin B. Gillispie which took place at First Chris tian church. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude V. Cooper, 528 Hamilton street, and Mr. Gillispie is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Gillispie, route 1, box 369A, Medford. The vows were said at nine Ray Glass was best man for the bridegroom, and ushers were Dale Cooper, brother of the bride, and Roland Glass. Arrangements of pink and white gladiolus with palms and ferns formed a setting for the bridal party and the reception rooms were decorated with bas kets of white daisies and hy drangea. Sweetpeas and pink candles were placed on the mantle. Miss Carole King, Eugene, took charge of the guest book and Miss Leora Gillispie, sister of the bridegroom, the gifts. Mrs. Bernice Merrill, Roseburg, poured and Mrs. Eloise Winkle bleck cut the wedding cake. About 125 guests attended. Here for the wedding were Mrs. Bessie J. Rowe, Portland, the bride's grandmother; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murray, Carlin, Nev., uncle and aunt of the bridegroom; Mrs. Bernard Van derzanden, aunt of the bride, and Mrs. Josephine De Martini, Portland. 1060 Crater Like Av More and Greater Values During A J 9 July rdpienne s 8 SUITS AND TWO-PIECE DRESSES Faille, Shantung and Linen Regular and half sizes. Values to $39.98 . . . $14.98 . $19.98 DRESSES Group for Quick Clearance Sun-back, sheers, ginghams, in cotton and rayons. DISCOUNT SWIM SUITS Cole of California, Mabs, Caltex, Catalina and Lees. DISCOUNT 10 10 HANDBAGS Crocheted raffia, linen, glazed kid. Values to $10.98 $6.75 plus tax SHORTS Checked Gingham Perma-pleated by Koret $6.98 value Now $2 Adrienne's 214 EAST MAIN PHONE 2-7169 Couple Married Sunday Afternoon In Home Service Mrs. Ebba E. Schlegel and the Rev. William L. Deming were married Sunday, July 13, in a quiet ceremony held at 4 o'clock at 216 Portland avenue were the Rev. Mr. Deming has lived for the past eight years. The Rev. R. W. Mathewson, pastor of Four Square Gospel church, officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Chapman attended the couple, and a small group of stu dents of the Deming Bible insti tute was also present. A recep tion followed the ceremony. The Rev. Mr. Deming has been a minister and teacher of the Bible for many years. The for n.er Mrs. Schlegel. who recently came here from Portland, served as a missionary to Alaska for 14 years. Mrs. Deming will assist her husband at the Bible insti tute, and the couple will live at 216 Portland avenue. Cearley-Bourne Marriage Rites Held in Nevada Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bourne, 510 Haven street, announce the marriage of their daughter. Miss Carolyn Bourne, to Donald Gene Cearley, airman thirl class in the United States air force, which took place July 11 at Reno, Nevada. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cearley, Medford. Mrs. Cearley accom panied the couple. The bride will remain here with her parents since the bridegroom will report at Camp Stoneman, Calif., in the near fu ture for overseas duty. Rector, Family Visitors in City The Rev. John Hancock, form er curate of St. Mark's Episcopal church here, Mrs. Hancock and children, Dorian and David, vis ited friends in Medford on Wed nesday and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Royal E. Bebb, 528 South Grape street, Thurs day. The Hancocks now live in Til lamook, Ore., where the Rev. Mr. Hancock is rector of St. Al ban's church. The Bebbs also entertained guests from Los Angeles this week. They were Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. 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