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Ceremony In Phoenix Weds Pair The marriage of Miss Shirley Jean KeDlinser tr William Havi Swofford was an event of July 3, the ceremony having been read at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the Phoenix Re vival Center church. The bride is a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs Henry M. Keplinger, 107 South Newtown street, formerly of Phoenix, arid the bride's father performed the double ring ceremony. The bridegroom is a son of Mrs. Wilna Stansberry of Ar eata, Calif. The bride wore a waltz-length gown of organdy with Schiffli embroidery. Her shoulder length veil was held in place by orange blossoms and pearls and she carried a bouquet of pink rose buds and white carnations. Miss Mary Ingram was the honor attendant. She wore a peach colored waltz-length dress and carried a bouquet of yellow rosebuds. Ronald Bean served as best man. Linda Sharon Keplinger, a sister of the bride, was flower - Itirl. Baskets of calla lilies with ferns decorated the chuch and wedding songs were furnished by Miss Kay Fisher. Miss Ray dene Chisum was the accompa nist and also played the wed ding marches. For the occasion the bride's mother wore a light blue linen suit with white accessories. Her corsage was of pink carnations After the ceremony a recep tion was held at the Phoenix Community club. Miss Janice Shults registered the guests, and Mrs. W. J. Smith, an aunt of the bride, served the cake. Another aunt of the bride, Mrs. A. M. Keplinger, served the punch. The couple went to San Fran cisco for their wedding trip and will live at Areata where the bridegroom is employed at the Mcintosh Lumber company. Two Visitors Here From Philadelphia Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Wil liams left by plane Thursday for Philadelphia, Pa., after being her for 10 days to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Wil liams, 209 Church street. Phoe nix, and his brother. Tommy Williams, Rogue Villa apart ments. Talent. They also visited his grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Medcalf. Phoenix. Mr. Williams is with Philco Electric company as a television nd radio technician and also at tends Drexel School of Technol ogy in Philadelphia, Pa. The couple was entertained by nu merous friends and relatives while here and also visited Crater Lake. Oregon caves and other points of interest in the a tea. 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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bursing, 2720 Connell avenue, accom panied by Mrs. Bursing's moth er, Mrs. Emma Riggert, and Mrs. Bursing's nephew, Lonnie Rig- :gert, both of Los Angeles left Friday for Walla Walla Wash., to visit a son of Mrs Rieeert. fcShe and Lonnie Riggert have been visiting with the Bursings for the past two weeks. Student Returns From University; Three Visit Here Miss Monte Middlcbusher, daughter of "Mr. and Mrs. Fred Middlebusher, 1517 West Main street, returned this week from a five-week summer session at the University of Colorado, Boul der, Colo. Miss Beverly Carlson, Lebanon, Ore., accompanied Miss Middlebusher on a week's trip preceding school, which took them through the Grand Canyon, to Salt Lake City and several na tional parks. On the return trip they visited Yellowstone Nation al park and Sun Valley before arriving In Medford July 25. Other visitors at the Middle busher home last week were the Misses JoAnn Meyer, Ethel Smith and Carolyn Lindahl, teachers from Illinois who are touring the western states and Canada. Missionary Council Asks For Donations Of Usable Clothing Clean used clothing for adults and children are needed for missionary work of the Wom en's Missionary council of the Assembly of God church, offi cers of the council announced last week. The women will meet Wednesday, August 3 to sew on such articles. The meeting will open at 10:30 a.m., when Mrs. F. Wildon Col baugh, wife of the pastor, will conduct a study of ,the Near East, its peoples and their re ligions. Christian missionary ac tivity there and efforts in the people's behalf will be discussed. A potluck luncheon will be served at noon and the sewing session will be held during the afternoon. WOMEN'S SWIM GLASSES Beginning August 2nd 1 t 4 i ifi". - - Event Announced By Herb Society Rogue Valley Herb society made plans at a meeting Tues day for a picnic to be held in August at Hawthorne park. The event originally was to have been held in Grants Pass but because of illness in the family of- the president, Mrs. Stepen F. Counts, the plans were chang ed. Mrs. Counts has gone to Ven tura, Calif., to care for her hus band's mother. Mrs. Charles Stearns spoke re garding rosemary mentioning that the latin name means "dew of the sea" and that the plant is a native of the Mediterranean area. She explained that there are three types of rosemary, the up right which may be pruned into various decorative shapes; the prostrate and the trailing. The first record of rosemary dates back to the 14th century when it was taken from Hungary to England as a gift to the wife of Kind Edward HI. Rosemary is considered a sym bol of love, fidelity and remem brance and is used in Europe in bridal bouquets and Christmas wreaths. In England wreaths of it are placed on graves of ser vice men. It has been used in "Hungary Water," a toilet water popular "because if used reg ularly it made a young face ex ceedingly beautiful and an old face very tolerable," the speaker quoted. Mrs. John D. Hoist showed herbs, sweet cicely, coyote mint and shepherd's purse. Mrs. C. C. Sater taught mem bers how to make lavender sticks for sachets. Fifteen members and two guests, Miss Dee Counts, Grants Pass, and Mrs. H. J. Ticknor, Medford, attended the meeting. Daughters Hold Picnic in Park Elta Deuel Hubbs ten of. the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held the annual picnic July 26 at Hawthorne park. Guests at the picnic were Mrs. Robert Meadows and her son, David. Mrs. Meadows is the daughter of Mrs. C. D. Her shiser and the granddaughter of Mn. O. M. Wendel, both of whom are members of the tent. The Daughters are now on a meeting vacation and the next regular session will be August 23. To Return Miss Janet Dempster, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Demp ster, 1025 'South Holly street, plans to return today from Salem where she attended the wedding Saturday of a former classmate at Marylhurst college, Oswego. She plans to return home today. on Tuesdays & Thursdays Beginners 7:30 p.m. Advanced 8:30 p.m. Register Now at the YMCA For Farther Information Telephone 2-6295 Three Join Club At Last Meeting; Visitors Attend Mrs. William K. Jensen, Mrs. Lawrence McConnell and Mrs. Mote Stram became members of Medford Sojourners club during a meeting Thursday at the Med ford hotel. Decorations for the luncheon tables were arranged from gladiolus and flowering pomegranates. Visitors included Mrs. Ivan Nicholson, Ashland, a guest of Mrs. K. L. Denton, and Mrs. Robert Beaty, Klamath Falls, a guest of Mrs. George Lovenborg. Inactive members present were Mrs. H. A. McCullough, Mrs. D. E. Berg and Mrs. G. J. Adlfinger. Birthday congratulations were extended to Mrs. C. M. Lee and Mrs. H. A. McCullough. Following a business meeting cards were played and prizes for bridge were won by Mrs. G. W. Thaanum and Mrs. Ivan Nichol son. Mrs. Adlfinger and Mrs. A. L. McClure won at canasta and pinochle prizes went to Mrs. Lovenborg and Mrs. Gene Cham berlain. Mrs. Etta Pryor also won a prize during the afternoon. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. J. E. Westlund. Mrs. Marvin Nelson and Mrs. Wilson Bjorge. The next meeting will be Thursday, August 11, at 1 p.m., at the Medford hotel. An invitation is extended to all inactive members to attend. Newcomers to Medford and vicinity who have lived here less than two years are eligible for membership and are invited to attend and to become mem bers. The organization is pure ly social and its main purpose is to help newcomers to become ac quainted in the vicinity. Seven Women Hold Reunion Seven women who have been friends for more than 20 years held a reunion July .19. The group met first at the home of Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson, 522 West Tenth street, and then had luncheon at Rogue Valley Coun try club as guests of Mrs. E. Segessenman. The event marked the 20lh anniversary of a camping trip to Diamond lake which the seven women made, and was the first time all had been together since 1935. All lived at Trail and Prospect at the time. The seven women are Mrs. Alma Mallery, Mrs. Roy Vaugn, Trail; Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker and Mrs. Lyle Tucker, Ashland; Mrs. Violet Ditwsorth,, who now makes her home in Portland, Mrs. Segessenman, Shandy Cove and Mrs. Hutchinson, Medford. At Lake The Sam Prough family left Thursday evening for Lake o' Woods where Mrs. Prough and their daughter Shireen will camp for the week while their older daughter, Devonne, at tends Girl Scout camp at Low Echo. Mr. Prough returned to Medford and will visit his fam ily during the week. JEAN CM mmxsxssm Exclusively Ours Shop at the Pink Store Where You Park ot the 617 East Main Phone Department Picnic Held by Mothers; Meeting Canceled A group of Medford women at tended a department picnic for all Blue Star Mothers of Ore gon held Wednesday, July 27, on the lawn of the home of Mrs.' Stilly Nichols, Riddle. All de partment officers were present. Those attending from here were Mrs. Rex Note, department president; Mrs. Helen Watson, financial secretary; Mrs. F. B. Gleaves, secretary and Mrs. Fred Middlebusher, president of the Medford chapter and Mrs. Olaf Severson. ' There are six chapters in Southern Oregon and four were represented the the meeting. . Members work in the veterans' domiciliary home, Camp White, and the veterans' hospital, Rose burg. Medford chapter members give special attention to wheel chair patients at Camp White. Medford chapter will not hold the monthly business meeting August 2, but will meet instead on August 9 for a picnic in Hawthorne park. Members of the Gold Star chapter will go to Roseburg to day for the annual picnic for patients at the Roseburg Vet erans hospital. Medford Woman Participates in State Convention Six valley women journeyed to Astoria last week end to at tend the 24th annual Oregon State Moose association conven tion. The Medford chapter is one of the honor chapters in the state and Medford officers exemplified the initiation ritual at the meet ing. Attending were Mrs. Clara Eldridge, Mrs. R. L. Winn, of Ashland; Mrs. John Keener, Mrs. Richard Pruitt, Mrs. Harry Finley, Medford, and Mrs. John Summerfield, Central Point. A complete report of the trip was given to the chapter at a business meeting held Wednes day. Many new ideas were were brought from the conven tion. The next scheduled meeting of the chapter is Wednesday, August 10. Initiation of new members is planned. Mrs. Enid Rankin Speaks for Club Mrs. Enid Rankin spoke re carding Java during a meeting of the Medford Business and Professional Women's club last week. The meeting was held at her home and was preceded by a picnic. Mrs. Harriet Watson, presi dent, conducted a business meet ing and committees for the year were named. Guests were Mrs. Maude Cod ding, president of the Altrusa club of Medford, and also at the meeting was Dr. Mabel Hardenbrook of Oregon City. Mrs. Rankin had spoken re garding the subject at another meeting and completed the talk, which concerned her visit to Java. HART I Door 2-8992 Sunday. July 31, I9SS Accident Preven tion Film Available To Groups Here P o r 1 1 a n d "Mrs. Hazard's House", dramatic film on child accident prevention, iskavailable to parent-teacher associations, service clubs, church groups and other community organizations for showings at their meetings during the coming year, accord ing to an announcement by Miss Janice Westaby, home safety consultant for the Ore gon State Board of Health. Miss Westaby said the depart ment has - obtained several prints of the 16 mm sound film on permanent loan from the Prudential Insurance company of America, but that demand for the film makes it advisable for groups to book it as far in advance as possible. The safety film is made avail able by the health department, along with literature, posters and speakers, if requested, as a part of its year-round "child safety crusade", aimed, at reduc ing the tremendous toll of child ren who are killed and crippled by accidents in the home area. Featuring both live action and animation, the film was created by one of the country's leading documentary film producers and has won several awards for merit. It features Reed Hadley, star of television's "Racket Squad" and "Public Defender" as narrator. The film was produced under the supervision of Harry F. Die trich, M.D., of the department of pediatrics of the University of California at Los Angeles, who also appears in the film. It is designed to explain to parents how they may prevent child ac cidents in the home which each year kill more than 12,000 child ren and cripple 50,000 more. Organizations interested in seeing the film may obtain it by 'It's from o OMEGA Sapphettes the watches with jewel-like Sapphette crystals in fascinating pastel tints. 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Miss Over has been retired a decade and half, but this year was moved suddenly into the national spotlight when she was chosen as the "teacher to be remembered." The "teacher to be remem bered" is selected by the Na tional Education association, National Congress of Parent Teacher associations, National Retired Teachers association, and the National Citizens Com mittee of Public Schools. She was guest of honor at a remembrance day tea. Guests Leave Mrs. Dan Colwell, Klamath Falls, and Mrs. H. C. Cole, San Francisco have left for their home after visiting with Mrs. Cole's sister, Mrs. George R. Carter, 821 East Jackson street. Medford's Finest Jewelers end Seaworthy omega the automatic choice for a watch that will be subjected to rigorous use. Resistant to the paralyzing effects of water, dust and shock of high altitudes and temperature changes - this Omega Seamaster has a fourteen karat gold bezel and stainless steel back. ;lers MEDFORD, OREGON Quality Diamonds Honestly Priced for Over a Quarter of a Century You'll Give with Pride ... let Brophy's Be Your Guide Lions Auxiliary Names Committees Eagle Point Mrs. Vernon Bonebrake. newly installed presi dent of the Eagle Point lions club auxiliary announced stand ing committee members during a meeting Monday evening. Tho meeting was held at the Com munity Youth center and a pot luck dinner was served. Mrs. Ray Tresham, Mrs. Wil lard Cave and Mrs. Elvin Wol gamott are members of the ways and means committee; Mrs. W. W. Jackson, Mrs. Glenn Clymer and Mrs. John Croskell, consti tution and bylaws; Mrs. Ed Gray. Mrs. Sandy Clave and Mrs. James Clarke, membership; Mrs. Don Geren, attendance. Mrs. J. E. Olson, publicity; Mrs. Lee Hayes, welfare; Mrs. Jo Holmes, sunshine; Mrs. Don McGowen, reservations; Mrs. Don Geren, historian; Mrs. Clarence Davies, chaplain. Mrs. Don Hinson, kitchen; Mrs. Mark Hoefft, Mrs. Holmes, and Mrs. W. W. Jackson, telephone; and Mrs. Hoyl Jordan and Mrs. Willard Cave, youth. The next meeting will be held August 22. A potluck will be served at the youth center. HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Station Sunday KWIN 0:1S 1400 K.C. A.M. Medford Silversmiths SIM $150 $H3 ? J J . Prices Include
