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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, August 12. 1958 Church Ceremony JVcds Miss Bragg, Thomas Spatz Among the many early August weddings in Medford was that ef Miss Eleanor Catherine Bragg and Thomas Horan Spatz which took place Saturday. August 4. in Sacred Heart Catholic church. The bride is the younger daughter of Lawrence D. Bragg, Route 1, Medford. and the late Mrs. Bragg, and Mr. Spatz is the son of Mrs. Maurice Spatz, 20 North Groveland avenue, and the late Mr. Spatz. Father Nicholas Deis read the ceremony at three o'clock in the afternoon. About 100 guests at tended the service and the recep tion which followed at Mon Desir inn. The bride's gown was of lace, fashioned with long sleeves and waltz length skirt. Her waist length veil was held by a circlet of lace and pearls and she carried a crescent-shaped bouquet of white Fujii chrysanthemums. Mrs. Paul Ode of PitUfield, Mass., was matronof-honor for her sister and Miss Martha Spatz, Los Angeles, sister of the bride groom, was bridesmaid.' Their frocks of blue lace were fashion ed with full skirts and three-quarter length sleeves. They wore circlets of blossoms on their hair and carried bouquets of light yel low anemone chrysanthemums. Mr. Bragg escorted his daugh ter to the altar, and John Robin son Jr., Los Angeles, was best man for his cousin. Ushers were Hal Todd, E. P. Vilas Jr., and Jack Henselman. For the wedding and recep tion Mrs. Spatz wore a gown of antique gold heavy silk with matching hat and brown and gold accessories. Her corsage was a brown orchid and the Tiffany bracelets she wore were family heirlooms. Bruno Pellegrini played the wedding music. Baskets of white majestic dai sies decorated the altar and church. Pouring and assisting for the reception were Mrs. C. I. Drum mond, Mrs. John Robinson, aunt of the bridegroom from Rose burg; Mrs. Charles Hovey, aunt of the bridegroom from Vancou ver, Wash.; Mrs. Walter Muir head. Mrs. Ward Spatz, aunt of the bridegroom from Medford; Mrs. Ray Bostwick, Mrs. Robert Philips and Mrs. John Boyle. Miss Sue Ann Rutherford took charge of the guest book. Also in Medford for the wed ding were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Elliott, grandparents of the bride groom, and the Harry Elliotts, his uncle and aunt, Klamath Falls; Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Hovey, the bridegroom's uncles. Its from S77i Lhil J 1 Ml WW M m-MW. k 'Medford Medford's Finest Jewelers and Silversmiths fey ' . Pierced y Ketchup Holder, 16.00 A striking selection of useful accessories deftly contoured in fine Webster Wilcox quality by International, Styled with smart contemporary simplicity or magnificent detail for stunning harmony in any home. Sea them soon. 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Maid of honor for her sister was Miss Patricia Lydiard, who wore a dress of beige linen with white accessories. Miss Helen Reed, bridesmaid, wore a pink ensemble with white accessories. Richard Hanson was best man for the groom. Richard Knutsen ushered. A reception was held at the home of the bridegroom's par ents that evening. The newly weds traveled to northern Cali fornia returning by the way of the Oregon coast. The bride, a 1956 graduate of Medford Senior High school, is employed as dental assistant to Dr. Richard Frederick. The bridegroom, who was graduated in 1954 from Lewis and Clark High school, Spokane, is employed by the Medford Branch of the First National Bank of Portland. The couple are now residing at 748 West Fourth street. Medford Couple Travels in Alaska Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McCay, 2617 Howard avenue, recently returned from a trip to Fair banks, Alaska. En route they visited Yoho and Banff National parks and attended the Calgary Stampede. The McCays visited Dawson City and the Klondike, Anchor age, Kenai, Valdez and other points of interest. They returned by way of the Hart highway to Prince George and then traveled the Caribou Trail through the Thompson and Fraser River Canyons to the States. 'V V' ' if 1 u.!. I . H ,,-' -1 i X A , . i in I photo) Mr. and Mrs. Dennis James Whitcher (Landis-Shangle Supper Party A number of "out-of-town guests were present for a Sunday night supper party which Mr. and Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer gave at their home on Spring street last Sun day evening. The supper honored Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reum, here from the Hawaiian islands for the summer months, and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Clements, newcomers to the city who came here from Eugene. Other out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Howell (Gloria Getchell), also here from the islands. Miss Katharine Cass, Elizabeth, N.J., who has been a house guest of the Alfred S. V. Carpenters, and Mrs. Thelma Cluff, Phoenix, Ariz., a guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alley. About 50 guests attended the party. Miss Margaret Jean McKay Married to Dreston Thiel A ceremony at Zion Lutheran church Saturday, August 4, wed ded Miss Margaret Jean Mc Kay to Dreston Dale Thiel. The bride, who has been on the staff of The California Oregon Pow er company for the past six years, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold McKay, Seattle, and the bridegroom is a son of Mrs. Arthur Thiel, Ames, la. The Rev. G. Herbert Hiller man read the double-ring serv ice at 3:30 o'clock in the after noon, and about 150- guests at tended. Mr. McKay gave his daughter in marriage. For the ceremony the bride wore a gown of white organdy, designed waltz length with full skirt and fitted bodice having inserts of white embroidery. Her finger-tip length veil was held by a crown of white embroidery and she carried a cascade bou quet of pink and white rubrum lilies. Miss Ellen Seiffert, Portland, was maid-of-honor for the bride, a college classmate. She wore a pink waltz length frock fash ioned with an off-shoulder bodice and carried pink glad iolus. Alice Kay and Maureen Sue Coffman, nieces of the bride : from Terrebonne, Ore., were flower girls. John Adams Bradish, long time friend of the bridegroom. was best man. Joe Pepin, uncle of the bride from Portland and Joe and Jim McKay, brothers of the bride from Seattle, were ushers. Gerald Major, Portland, sang and Timothy Hillerman was organist. Arrangements of pink and white gladiolus decorated the altar, and these flowers also were used for the reception dee orations. Mrs. Joe Pepin poured punch, Mrs. John Bradish served coffee and Mrs. H. W. Severson cut the wedding "cake. About 150 guests attended the wedding and the reception, held in the church parlors. For the event the bride's mother wore a gown of light. blue taffeta with-pink carnation corsage and the bridegroom's mother was , attired in a navy blue taffeta and lace frock worn with pink carnation corsage. ' The newlywed couple Is spending a honeymoon at Car-mel-by-the-Sea in California and will live in Roseburg, where the bridegroom is assistant manager of J. J. Newberry company. For traveling the bride wore a pink flowered dress with full skirt and cummerbund and a white hat. The bride attended Seattle schools and Linfield college. The bridegroom attended Iowa State college, Ames. Among the wedding guests were the bride's grandmother, Mrs. J. N. Marion, Seattle; her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Coffman, Ter rebonne, Ore.; Mrs. A. W. Seif fert. Portland; Sandra and Alan McKay, sister and brother of the bride from Seattle. Following the wedding re- Church Rites Wed Couple A ceremony held August 3 in Meeker Memorial chapel. First Methodist church, married Miss Katherine Elaine Gott to Den nis James Whitcher. The bride's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Gott, 2283 Buckshot road, and the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitcher, Route 2, Box 219. Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb per formed the ceremony at 7 o'clock in the evening. Miss Neilie Rawlings attended the bride, and Jim Peart was best man for Mr. Whitcher. Clif ford Peart gave the bride in marriage. ' The bride wore a beige linen suit with blue scarf and blue hat. She carried a white Bible top ped with an orchid and stephan otis. Miss Rawlings was attired in a light . blue suit worn with blue and white accessories and her flowers were pink and white baby roses. Mrs. Charles Adamson provid ed the wedding music, and the chapel .was decorated with bas kets of white gladiolus and dais ies. ' , v Twenty guests attended the ceremony and the reception which followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Peart, 913 South Peach street. Serving the wedding refreshments were Mrs. Stanley Forbes, Miss Emily Mast erson and Mrs. Peart. The bride was a member of the 1956 graduating class of Medford High school and is employed at First National bank. Mr. Whitch er, who was graduated from the same school in 1954, is a farmer. The newlywed pair will live at Route 2, Box 219. 1 Porcelain can be cleaned eas ily with salt, sprinkled on s flannel cloth. hearsal, the bridegroom's mother was hostess for a buffet supper served at the Bradish home, 520 Hamilton street. About 20 guests attended. Mrs. Arthur Clarke and Miss Helen Casey, Roseburg. and Mr. and Mrs. Yugve S. Christianson, Oakland, Calif. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon on the Oregon coast and are at home at 238 King street. The bride, a graduate of Medford High school, Pomona college in California and North western University School of Nursing, is on the staff of Sacred Heart hospital. 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The bride's wedding gown was of net embroidery in bow knots and the ballerina length 1 skirt was designed with a back panel of narrow net ruffles. The bodice was outlined with soft folds which formed cap sleeves. She carried a white orchid and steplr anotis on a white Bible. Mr. Wil liams gave his daughter in mar riage. Mrs. Carroll D. Freese came from Council Bluffs, la., to be matron-of-honor for her sister. She wore a ballerina gown of pink nylon chiffon with long shirred bodice and portrait neck line forming cap sleeves.- Her flowers were pink and white gladiolus in a fan-shaped bou quet. Bridesmaids were Miss Ann j Padgham and Miss Joy Adams, Medford, and Mrs. George Lan- i way. Coos Bay, Ore., was brides- j matron. Their frocks were of blue chiffon fashioned like that i of the honor attendant, and they : carried fan bouquets of pink and j white gladiolus. ! Flower girl was Teresa Ten-' ney, niece of the bridegroom j from Springfield, Ore., and Da vid Lisonbee, Grants Pass, neph ew of the bridegroom, was ring bearer. Ted Tenney, Ashland, was his brother's best man and serving as ushers were Ed Tenney, an-1 other brother. Springfield; Loyal Green and Gerald Davis, both of Ashland. The reception was held in the church parlors. Miss Sue Thorpe, Ashland, took charge of the guest book. Miss Pat Rukovina cut the wedding cake and Miss Florence Stacey poured. Miss Rayma Stephens took charge of the gifts. For the wedding and reception the bride's mother wore a prin cess style dress of aquamarine crystalette with pink carnation corsage, and the bridegroom's mother wore a pink two-piece Canadian Visitors Leave for Home Mrs. W. W. Grant and daugh ter, Jacqueline, left last Sunday for their home in Edmonton, Canada, after having been a guest here of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Tennant, 325 East Jackson street. Mrs. Grant and her daughter came to Medford last month with the Tennants who had been traveling in Canada, and the two women then went to San Fran cisco where they visited Mrs. Grant's son, Raymon, former student at Southern Oregon col lege, Ashland. Home Ceremony Marries Couple Mrs. Hazel Marie Starr, Wim er, became the bride of Eugene Hiram Moore, also Wimer, in a ceremony held August 5, Sun day, at 2 o'clock in the home of. the Rev. and Mrs. D. E. Millard, Eagle Point. - r For her wedding the bride chose a lilac silk organza dress with gray accessories. Her flow ers were yellow rosebuds. Matron of honor was Mrs. Frank Hoover who wore a linen dress in aquamarine with navy accessories and pink carnations. Frank Hoover was best man. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Lena Morrill of Aberdeen, S.D., has lived in the valley for 12 years. She had operated the Sweet Shop in Wimer and now runs a small court there. The bridegroom is a farmer near Wi mer. 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