Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 31, 1955, Image 16

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    MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Elvin Sherman
(McMurray photo)
Sherman-Bodemtab Rites
Held at Nazarenc Church
Miss Lilly Marie Bodenstab became the bride of Ronald El
vin Sherman in a ceremony held Saturday, July 23, at Medford
Church of the Nazarene. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred H. Bodenstab, 2020 Sunset drive, and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Sherman, 419 Haven street.
The double-ring ceremony was
read at 8 o'clock in the evening
by the Rev. Raymond W. Hurn,
pastor of the church. About 240
guests attended.
Mrs. Arnold F. Kornstad, or
ganist, played the wedding mu
sic. The bridegroom's aunt, Mrs.
Rex J. Vowell, was soloist, with
violin accompaniment by Ken
r.eth Laurence.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a full-skirted
gown of silk tulle over satin
with chapel-length train. The
long-sleeved bodice was of lace
with Peter Pan collar, and her
finger-tip length illusion veil
was held in place by a pearl
beaded Juliet cap of lace. She
carried a bouquet of pink rose
buds and stephanotis, and as
"something old," a lace hand
kerchief that had once been
owned by the bridegroom's
great-grandmother. Her only
jewelry was a pearl necklace,
a gift of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Bruce Webb of Pasa
dena. Calif., was matron of hon
or. Her, gown was of green ny
lon net over taffeta with match
ing lace jacket. She carried a
fan of carnations, with match
ing flowered head-dress. The
bridesmaid and matrons were
Miss Lenora Albright. Mrs. Loy
al Smith and Mrs. Rex Goble.
They wore gowns matching
that of the matron of honor, in
pastel shades, and carried fans
of carnations. Mrs. Marvin
Smith had charge of the guest
book.
The gown of the flower girl,
Sandra Kay Vowell. cousin of
the bridegroom, was of baller
ina length dotted nylon sheer.
She wore a miniature shoulder
length bridal veil and carried
a nosegay of pink carnations.
Tne bridegroom's cousin, Larry
Vowell, was ring bearer.
A cousin of the bridegroom,
Gerald I. Webber, of Crescent
City. Calif., was best man. Ush
ers were Granville Brittsan and
Marvin Smith, Medford, and
the bridegroom's cousin, David
Arnett, Klamath Falls.
Church decorations were bas
kets of pink gladiolus, and
sprays of gladiolus marked the
ends of the pews. An arch of
gladiolus and ferns formed the
background for the ceremony.
A reception in the church an
nex followed the wedding. Mrs.
Nolan Arnett, aunt of the bride
groom, completed cutting the
wedding cake, assisted by Mrs.
Bill Perkins, cousin of the bride
groom. Mrs. Charles LeScher
sky served the punch. Assisting
with the serving were Mrs. Al
Larson. Mrs. Loren Scheel and
Mrs. Grace Bohl.
For the wedding the bride's
mother wore a two-piece dress
cf lilac dacron with white ac
cessories. The bridegroom's
mother wore a dress of green
sheer dotted swiss with white
accessories. Their corsages
were of pink carnations.
Out of town guests included
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Schroeder
and Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Arnstl
and family. Klamath Falls: Mr. ;
and Mrs. Bill Perkins and Bren- I
da. Pleasanton. Calif., Mr. ana
Mrs. Clifford Webber and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Webber and Melody, Crescent
City. Calif.
The bride, who has lived in
Medford most of her life, was ;
graduated from Medford Senior I
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High school, and later attended
Northwest Nazarene college. She
is employed as a secretary at the
Jackson county courthouse. The
bridegroom graduated from
Canyonville Bible academy, and
attended Southern Oregon col
lege and Bible Institute, Eugene.
He is employed as an equipment
operator at the Trail Creek
Lumber company.
Following a wedding trip to
Yellowstone park, the newly
weds will be at home at 304
North Ivy street.
Family to Leave
For Saudi Arabia
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Mead, Grants
acres, are their daughter and
grandchildren, Mrs. Robert At
tix, Donna and Ricky of Wat
sonville, Calif.
Mrs. Attix and the children
will leave by air August 3 for
New York City on the first part
of a trip to Dhahron, Saudi
Arabia, where they will join
Mr. Attix and make their home
for the next year. From New
York their flight will include
stops in Amsterdam, Rome and
Beirut, Lebanon.
Mr. Attix is employed as an
electrical engineer in Arabia
with the Arabian American OilJ
company.
Medford Man
To Be Honored
Friends of F. S. Brandon, 211
North Ivy street, are invited to
call on him today between the
hours of 3 and 5 p.m., in observ
ance of his 90th birthday.
Mr. Brandon has lived in Med
ford since 1908.
Here especially for the oc
casion Is a daughter, Mrs.
George Van Fleet, Austin, Tex .
who is cohostess today with
another daughter Mr. Brandon,
Mrs. Clarence Tingleaf, while
they entertain for their father.
Doctor, Family
Leave for Home
Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Moore and
daughter. Elsie. Eugene, left for
their home Saturday after visit
ing for a week in Medford at
the home of his mother, Mrs.
E. A. Moore, 243 South Holly
street.
Several parties were held In
their honor during their visit.
Dr. Moore is a former longtime
resident.
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Sunday, July 31, I95S
Country Club
Plans Dance
"Tahitian Night" will be the
theme of an informal supper and
dance planned for Saturday, Au
gust 6, at Rogue Valley Coun
try club. Tables will be placed
on the new "Polynesian" ter
race for the event, and club
members and guests are to wear
cottons and sports' dress.
Mrs. Larry Marsh and Mrs.
Don Wood are co-chairmen in
charge of decorations, while Mrs.
Richard Knight and Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Simmons planned
the invitations and menu.
Assisting with the decorations
will be Mr. and Mrs. William
Thorndike, Mr. and Mrs. Kent
Blackhurst. Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Webber, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Frederick, Mr. and Mrs. Norton
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Van Purdy.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Harbert,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herman.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Tumy and
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Hamilton.
Punch and hors d'oeuvres will
be served from 8 to 9 o'clock,
and the buffet supper from 9
until 12 midnight.
The club entertainers will pro
vide music for dancing between
9 o'clock and 2 a.m., and danc
ing will also be on the terrace.
Club members are asked to
make their reservations at the
club no later than Thursday,
August 4.
Littrells Give
Cocktail Party
For Newlyweds
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Littrell
were hosts Wednesday evening
for a cocktail party which hon
ored Glen Fabrick and his
bride, the former Ellen Owen
of Eugene, Ore. The party was
held at the Littrell home, Coun
try club estates, with 55 guests
attending.
The Fabrick-Owen rites took
place June 12 in the Eugene
Congregational church, and the
newlyweds are living in Med
ford at 358 Highland drive. Mrs.
Fabrick is a daughter of Mrs.
Anna Hammericksen of Eugene.
Among the guests at the
party Wednesday were Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Wolcken, Oakland.
Calif., Mrs. Wolcken being the
former Dorothy Nyswerner of
Medford.
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Airman, Fiance
Visit in Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. U. M. Harper,
Spokane, Wash., have announced
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Marilyn, to Darell Edwards,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ed
wards, 414 West Jackson street,
Medford. No date has been set
for the wedding.
Mr. Edwards, an airman sec
ond class in the United States
Air Force, is assigned to duty at
Geiger base, Spokane. The air
man and his fiancee, accompani
ed by Miss Carol Long, Spokane,
recently visited the Edwards
here, leaving Thursday for Spo
kane. Miss Harper, who at
tended Spokane schools, is em
ployed at Weisfield jewelers in
that city.
Airman Edwards, who attend
ed school in Klamath Falls, re
ceived his training at Parks Air
Force base, Oakland, Calif., Kees-
ler field, in Mississippi and Cha
nute base in Illinois. Later he
attended typing school at Mc
Chord field, Tacoma, Wash., and
is now a secretary to the director
of the service club at Geiger
base.
Annual Tea Set
By Presbyterians
Women's association of First
Presbyterian church, Medford,
has set the date of the annual
summer silver tea for Tuesday,
August 16. It will be held at the
home of Mrs. Bert B. Lowry,
Fern Valley road, between the
hours of 2 and 5:30 o'clock.
Each year the funds raised by
the tea are used to purchase mir
acle drugs for home and foreign
mission hospitals.
All women of the church are
invited to attend, and to take
their friends as guests.
Returns
Talent Senor Pastor Vaca
has returned to his home in
Nicaragua after visiting his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert R. Carter,
Talent
Phone 3-1011
Mr. and Mrs. Loyal John Smith
(McMurray photo)
Arlene Arnold, Loyal Smith
Married in Church Ceremony
Miss Arlene A. Arnold became the bride of Loyal John Smith
July 15 in 8 o'clock evening rites at the Church of the Nazarene.
The Rev. R. G. Keller, a Free Methodist minister from Portland,
read the ceremony which was attended by about 200 guests.
Ihe bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Arnold,
1915 Stewart avenue, and the
bridegroom's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton Smith, 300 Oregon
street, Jacksonville.
Miss Ruby Beal of Portland
was the honor attendant. Mrs.
Ira W. McDonald was brides
matron and Miss Joanne Root
was bridesmaid. Linda Calkins
and Cheryl Houston were the
flower girls.
Serving as best man was Rich
ard Merriman, Ashland, and
ushers were Ira W. McDonald
Jr., and Lynn D. Bernston of
Jacksonville.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Her gown,
first worn by her sister, was of
satin over net and was designed
with long train. A headpiece
with pearl trim held her nylon
tulle veil.
Miss Beal wore a gown of
soft coral shade and carried a
bouquet of aqua blue daisies,
while the bride's other attend
ants wore gowns of aqua blue
and carried daisies of a coral
shade. Their headpieces also
were of matching colors.
The four candlelighters were
Miss Mary Elliot, Ashland, the
Misses Sylvia and Sharon Smith,
nieces of the bridegroom, and
Miss Tamra Johnson. Miss Elliot
and Miss Sylvia Smith wore
orchid colored gowns, and Miss
Johnson and Miss Sharon Smith
were dressed in yellow.
The church was decorated with
gladiolus of various shades and
candelabra holding tapers, and
small bouquets marked the pew
ends.
Miss Grace Stewart, Portland,
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furnished the wedding songs and
Mrs. Jerry Sherman was orean-
ist.
The reception, held in the
church annex, was attended by
about 175 persons. The rooms
were decorated with sweetpeas
and gladiolus. Cake was served
by Miss Alice Calkins and Miss
Maixel Sharp while Miss
Lois Kiplinger, a cousin of the
bride, presided at the punch
bowl. Miss Lilly Bodenstab had
charge of the guest book. Piano
music was furnished by Miss
Loretta Kelley.
Sisters of the bride, Mrs. Bill
Williams, Salem, and Mrs. Paul
Dole, Prospect, assisted with the
wedding gifts.
The couple is living at 811
West 13th street.
The bride, a dental assistant,
attended Medford High and
Los Angeles Pacific college. The
bridegroom received his educa
tion in Jacksonville schools and
attended Prairie Bible institute.
He drives for Evergreen Bus
lines.
From out of town for the
wedding were Mr. Williams and
their son and daughter, Salem,
and Mr. Dole, Prospect.
Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rinard,
1708 Thomas road, and their
daughter, Mrs. Stanley Smith
and her son, Sidney, 801 Beek
man street, returned the end of
the week from a 10-day vacation
trip. They visited friends and
relatives in Baker and also at
Portland and Oswego.
Invited To Attend The
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of . . .
Adri
nenne
Travelers Plan
Extended Tour;
Leave for East
Miss Noreen Kelly and Miss
Catherine Clabby will sail from
New York City on the S. S.
Liberte August 3 to spend the
next several weeks in Europe.
After arriving in England the
two will fly at once to Ireland
for a tour of that country and
later will travel in England and
Scotland. Their itinerary also
calls for time in Germay, Aus
tria, Switzerland, France, Italy
and Spain.
In Germany the two young
women will take delivery of
Volkswagon which they will use
for the remainder of -their stay
in Europe. They plan to reg
ister at youth hostels as often
as possible in order to meet
other young people living and
traveling in Europe. They will
return December 10.
Miss Kelly, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Kelly, was grad
uated from the University of
Oregon law school this spring
and later took the Oregon bar
examinations. She plans to ent
er practice here with her fath
er. Miss Kelly left last week
and will visit in Detroit en
route.
Miss Clabby, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Clabby, attended
Oregon State college and South
ern Oregon college and taught
last year in Portland. She left
several days ago for Richmond,
Va., flying from the coast to
Washington, D. C, where she
was met by her brother, James
M. Clabby. After a stay with
Mr. and Mrs. Clabby and small
daughter, Martha Ann, in Rich
mond, she will continue to New
York.
G reat-G ra nd mothe r
Here for Wedding
Mrs. Mary E. Greaves, former
ly of Medford and now of Port
land, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl H.
Bjorquist, Portland, are in Med
ford this weekend for the wed
ding of Miss Nancy Greaves to
Edward Demmer.
Mrs. Greaves, who observed
her 88th birthday anniversary
yesterday, is the bride's great
grandmother. The Demmer-Greaves wedding
took place Saturday night at
First Methodist church. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Greaves, 716 West
Thirteenth street, and the bride
groom's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Demmer, 719 West
Thirteenth street.
Wilma Sundahl,
Philip Sanders
Set Wedding Day
Among mid-August weddings
will be that of Miss Wilma Sun
dahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Arrendale, Forbestown,
Calif., to Philip Lloyd Sanders,
a son of Dr. and Mrs. L. L. San
ders, 6 Groveland avenue,
Medford.
The ceremony has been set for
August 14 at 7:30 o'clock in the
evening at Fairmount Presbyter
ian church, Eugene.
Both Miss Sundahl and Mr.
Sanders are graduates of the
University of Oregon in drama
and speech and studied the past
year towards master's degrees
Miss Sundahl is now in Medford
as a guest of the Sanders.
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PHONE 2-7169
Medford Woman
Is Director of
National Group
Mrs. G. A. Dierdorff, 2631
Hillcrest road, has been named
to the board of directors of the
auxiliary to the American Osteo
pathic association. Mrs. Dier
dorff, elected for a three-year
term, was given the office dur
ing the annual meeting at the
Biltmore hote lin Los Anseles
which concluded July 21.
ihe national auxiliary carries
an on extensive program of
scholarships and student loans
and the treasurer's report re
vealed that $22,980 had been
contributed by about 150 affili
ated auxiliaries during the past
year.
This amount was distributed
over the four main projects of
the national group, the scholar
ship fund, student loan and re
search fund, osteopathic prog
ress fund and the Still memorial
cabin fund, which honors Dr.
Andrew Taylor Still.
The auxiliary awards 10 schol
arships annually of $500 each.
Mrs. George Cozma, Cleve
land, Ohio, is the new national
president, and Mrs. W. H. Be
thune, Grand Rapids, Mich., is
president-elect. A Californian,
Mrs. Henry L. McDowell of
Norwalk is the recording secre
tary. Dance Planned
To Raise Funds
For Resuscitator
Phoenix A "hard time"
dance will be sponsored August
27 at the Phoenix Community
hall by the Phoenix Fire depart
ment and auxiliary for the pur
pose of purchasing a portable
resuscitator.
The apparatus, now on dis
play at Giers Drug store in Phoe
nix, can be used in cases of near
drownings, gas poisoning, suffo
cation, electrical shocks and
heart attacks, those in charge
point out. Donations are being
accepted and tickets for the
dance will soon be on sale.
A prize will be given for the
costume judged best.
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Former Residents
Guest of Family
Mrs. Grant Hutchins and
daughters, Candace and Alison,
Ketchikan, Alaska, were dinner
guests Thursday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E
Kruggel Jr. 525 Boardman
street.
Mrs. Hutchins and the girls
are visiting for a short time with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A
Daugherty, Kings highway. She
is the former Miss Betty Daugh
erty. They will leaVe soon to re
join Mr. Hutchins at Ketchikan
where he is employed as chief
storekeeper for the Ketchikan
Pulp company.
The family lived here until
about a year ago.
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Women Golfers
Plan Luncheon
Women's Golf association of
Rogue Valley Country club will
hold their monthly luncheon
Thursday, August 4. The lunch
eon will be held in the main
dining room of the club at 1 p.m.
Anv member not contacted for
reservations may call Mrs. J- W.
Barnard, 2-9294..
After the luncheon and busi
ness meeting, Al Williams, club
professional, will review goii
rules and etiquette for the bene
fit of the beginning golf mem
bers.
A team match will be Dlayed
before luncheon with the win
ning team guests at the luncheon
of the losing team.
Rome Vallev "Women Golfers
are invited to Grants Pass August
10 for the second play oil for tne
Grants Pass trophy.
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