SUNDAY. JANUARY 1, 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
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Miss Nancy Hamilton
Wed to Bruce Samson
An event of the holiday
season was the wedding of
Miss Nancy Ncalon Hamilton
to Bruce Barr Samson on
Tuesday, December 27. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.
and -Mrs. Moore Hamilton, 43
Kose avenue, and the bride
groom's parents are the Rev.
and Mrs. Louis Samson, La
Grande, Ore.
The marriage service was
read at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon at St. Mark's Epis
copal church with the bride
groom's father, pastor. of the
La Grande Presbyterian
and the Rev. George R. V.
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Mrs. Bruce Barr Samion Is the former Nancy Hamilton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moore Hamilton, 43 Ron avenue.
Her marriage to Mr. .Samion, held December 27 at St.
Mark's Episcopal church, was one of the many large wed
dings which marked the holiday season in the Rogue valley
this winter. Mr. Samion ii a law student at the University
of Oregon. (Knackitedt photo)
Mary Jo Batzer Crowned
Queen of Winter Dance
Miss Mary Jo Batzer reign
ed as queen over the Winter
Ball given by the senior class
of St. Mary's High school
Wednesday,' December 28, in
the Crater room of the Mod
ford hotel. Music .was pro
vided by the Bill Hannford
quartet.
The theme was "Winter
Wonderland." Life-sized snow
men, poinscttia table decora
tions, modernistic snowflakes
and a sleigh- scene were all
accented by-blue lighting;
Queen Mary Jo is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bat
zer. Miss Batzer was escorted
and crowned by Michael
Moore, a freshman at Poil
land university.
Members of the queen's
court were Miss Mary Robin
son, senior princess, who was
: escorted by Thomas Tomjack,
a freshman at Notre Dame
university; Miss Dasyl Zapell,
junior princess, escorted by
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Miu Mary Jo Batter (center), relgntd ai quaen of the
annual winter formal dance given lait week by iludenti
ef St. Mary's school. Princeim for the event were (lilt
Bolster, rector of St. Mark's
church, officiating.
About 300 guests attended
the ceremony and the recep
tion which followed at Rogue
Valley Country club.
For the event bouquets of
white chrysanthemums had
been arranged on the church
altar and white chapel bows,
loaned by Mrs. Alan Keaton,
were tied with Christmas balls
in pink and blue to decorate
the ' pew ends. Christmas
greenery was arranged
throughout the church.
Mrs. E. C. Conrad played
traditional music.
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Richard Evans, a senior at St.
Mary's school; Miss Marylee
Lowry, sophomore princess,
escorted by James Calhoun,
a sophomore at St, Mary's,
and Miss Diane Whipple,
freshman princess, who was
escorted by Miachel Read.
Chaperones and guests at
the ball were Dr. and Mrs.
Florian Sliasky, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Von Buskirk, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Evans and the Rev.
John Ilg.
Miss Robinson was general
chairman of the event. Head
ing separate committees were
Douglas Van Dyck, tickets;
Dean Gradwell, decorations;
Miss Virginia Krucger,
queen's assembly; Stephen
Miller, refreshments; Bill
Smith, music; Miss Anne Man
no, programs; Misses Karen
Crevler and Mary Pat Nau-
mcs, publicity; class officers,
clean up.
The bride wore a floor
length gown of bride's dream
taffeta designed on princess
lines with chapel train. The
bodice, made with scoop neck
line and long sleeves, was ac
cented with appliques of re
embroidered Alcncon lace and
pearls and these appliques
were repeated at random on
the billowing skirt and on
the modified bustle back. The
bride's elbow-length veil of
hand-rolled silk illusion was
held by a pillbox of Alencon
lace and tulle embroidered
with pearls and iridescent
sequins. She carried an orchid
and shower of stephanotis on
her prayer book.
Miss Dallas Barnard was
honor attendant and Mir?
Cynthia Rukovina was brides
maid. Their gowns of pink
satin, which repeated the color
theme of the wedding, were
fashioned with stand-up col
lars, pleated back details and
lowered waistlines, and were
worn with little jackets. They
wore queen's tiaras of pearls
and rhinestoncs and carried
pink carnations framed in sil
ver leaves and rhinestones
sprays.
Mr. Hamilton escorted his
daughter and gave her in mar
riage. Arthur Samson, La
Grande, was best man for his
brother and seating the guests
were Jim Lynch, Lakeview,
Ore., John Dahlstrorri. La
Grande and Robert Hamilton,
brother of the bride.
The reception decorations
were in pink and white and
wedding bells decorated the
candle sticks and tall cande
labra. Pouring coffee were Mrs. J.
Sanford Richardson, aunt of
the bride, Mrs. Hanley Heffer
nan, Mrs. Edward C. Kelly
and Mrs. Robert Dunn, cousin
of the bride. At the punch
bowls were Mrs. Doris Bu
drow, Los Angeles; Mrs. Julia
Ann Wirkkula, Mrs. Prentice
Petty, Miss Margaret Brooks,
San Francisco, Gamma Phi
Beta sorority sister of the
bride at the University of Ore
gon, Miss Dorothy McGraw,
and 'Michael Hartley and
Duane Culbcrtson.
Cutting the bride's cake
wore Mrs. E. P. Leavitt, aunt
of the bride, and Mrs. Roy
Wheeler, Arcadia, Calif., aunt
of the bridegroom. The cake
knife was loaned by the
Misses Martha, Claire and
Mary Hanley. Serving as host
esses were the attendants'
mothers, Mrs. Robert Ruko
vina and Mrs. James Barnard.
Mrs. Donald Wilkinson and
Mrs. Jack Moad attended the
gues( book and at the gift
table were the Misses Barbara
and Shirley Donahoo. Miss
Lucy Keating and Jo Anne
Hamilton, cousin of the bride,
distributed the bridegroom's
cake and Penelope Sage, and
Diane Richardson, Portland,
cousins of the bride, passed
rice.
The church and reception
decorations were the work of
Mrs. Claude Thompson, Mrs.
Hcffcrnan, Miss Alice Thomp
son and Mrs. Budd Gall.
The mothers of both the
bride and bridegroom wore
silk jacket dresses of Dior
blue with matching acces
sories and pink rosebud cor
sages.
Mr. Samson and his bride
are spending their honeymoon
on the coast and will be at
home in Eugene after Janu
ary 2. For traveling the bride
wore a royal blue suit with
blue and bone accessories and
an orchid. The bride, an Eng
lish teacher, is a graduate of
Mcdford High school and at-
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to right) Mill Mary Robinton, Miti Diryl Ziptll, Mist
Marylt Lowry and Min Diane Whipple,
Miss Susan Day
To Become Bride
Of James Daly
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bcnja
min Day Jr., Gold Rcy, Cen
tral Point, announce the en
gagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter,
Susan Robin, to James Mich
ael Daly, Oakland, Calif. The
couple will be married at
Sacred Heart Catholic church
in Medford January 21.
Miss Day is a junior at San
Francisco College for Women
and will transfer to Holy
Names college in Oakland
after her marriage.
Mr. Daly is the son of Mrs.
Arthur Patrick Daly of Long
Island City, Queens, New
York, and the late Mr. Daly.
He is a graduate of the City
College of New York and did
graduate work at the Uni
versity of California at Berke
ley last year. He is a civil
engineer with Kaiser Engi
neers of the Henry J. Kaiser
Company, Oakland,
The occasion of the' an
nouncement was the first time
the Day family had all been
together for Christmas since
19S6. At the Day home for
the holidays were Mr. and
Mrs. Christopher Day of Mon
terey, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs,
Edward Dierauf Jr., (nee Ver
ity Day), Berkeley; Miss Su
san Day and Mr. Daly,
Family Members
At West Home
With Dr. and Mrs. D. Kirk-
land West for the holidays
were their daughter, Miss El
len West, and their sons, Kirk
Jr. and Bruce.
Miss West, who makes her
home in San Francisco, will
begin a teaching assignment
in February. Kirk West Jr.
is a graduate student in politi
cal science at the University
of California, Berkeley, and
Bruce is studying art and
sculpture at the University of
Oregon.
Last' week Mrs. West and
her daughter made a brief
trip to Seattle to visit the
West's son-in-law and daugh
ter, Dr. and Mrs. Christopher
Williams, and small son, Ben.
Dr. Williams is in his second
year as resident physician in
pediatrics for Children's hos
pital. He Is the son of Mrs.
T. V. Williams, 1975 Houston
road,
tended Southern Oregon col
lege. She received her degree
from the University of Ore
gon. Mr. Samson attended
Eastern Oregon college, and
is now a law school student
at the University of Oregon.
He served three years in the
United States Nay as a pilot
and held the rank of lieu
tenant. The bride, whose father is
Medford postmaster, is a mem
ber of well-known Rogue val
ley families. She is a grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.
T. Hamilton, Central Point,
and of the late Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Nealon who came to
Oregon in 1883 and estab
lished a home in the Table
Rock area.
Numerous parties for the
bride and bridegroom preced
ed the wedding. December 23
Mrs. Rodney Keating, Ash
land, was hostess for a small
luncheon at the Colony club
honoring Miss Hamilton and
the bride's mother gave a
luncheon Monday afternoon at
her home In honor of the
bride's attendants. The Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. Samson were
hosts for the rehearsal dinner
given at the Medford hotel
Monday evening.
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Marriage
Announced
Central Point - Mr. and
Mrs. James Hill, route 1, box
306, Central Point, announce
the marriage of their daugh
ter, Lydia F., to Corporal
John E. Sisson, son of Mrs.
Pauline A. Sisson, El Paso,
Texas.
Their wedding took- place
December 20 in the Naval Air
Station chapel at Corpus
Chrlsti, Texas.
The bride, a seaman in the
Navy, was graduated from
Grants Pass High school. Cpl.
Sisson is in the Marine Corps.
He was graduated from high
school in El Paso.
The young couple will re
side in Corpus Christl temporarily.
Ceremony
At Church
Weds Pair
Miss Betty Jane Ernst
Kreischer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jere Kreischer, 2D91
Springbrook road, became the
bride of Grant Dade Hamlin,
1324 Winchester avenue, Fri
day, December 23. The bride
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dade Hamlin, box 356A,
Bend, Oregon.
The Rev. A. L. Craig, Phoe
nix, performed the ceremony
at seven o'clock in the eve
ning at the Southern Baptist
church. A small number of
relatives and friends attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Planken
horn attended the couple.
The bride wore a paisley
print sheath dress of gray and
green shades and her flowers
were green orchids. Mrs.
Plankenhorn wore a red vel
vet sheath dress and a gar
denia and white rose corsage.
A wedding supper was giv
en by the bride's parents at
their home following the serv
ice. The newlyweds will make
their home at 317Vi Willam
ette avenue.
The bride attended Lone
Pine and Medford High
schools. The bridegroom, who
is a former resident of Alaska,
is employed at the Big Y Mar
ket. Installation
Scheduled
Central Point - Installation
of officers of Bethel 38, In
ternational Order of Job's
Daughters, will be held at the
Masonic hall in Central Point
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Janu
ary 3. Miss Helen Goff, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V.
Goff. Medford. will ha install.
ed as honored queen.
Retiring Queen Rebecca
Ferrell will be installing
aucen and the crowning ivrp.
mony will be conducted by
me crater cnapter, Order of
De Molay. The queens and
past honored queens of bethels
in the area who will serve as
installing officers will be the
Misses Carla Burrough, queen
of Bethel 14, Medford; Mar
ian Parsons, junior past
queen, Bethel 14, Medford,
Teresa Six, junior past queen
of Bethel 55, Medford; Jackie
Hume, junior past queen,
Bethel 56, Shady Cove; Jean
ette Purdy, junior past queen
of Bethel 38; Kay Askwith
and Linda Warren, past
queens of Bethel 38.
Miss Charla Meyer will be
musician.
The installation is open to
the public and daughters at
tending are invited to bring
escorts for dancing arid re
freshments which will follow
the ceremony.
Californian Visits
Medford Relatives
In the valley for Christmas
and to attend the Samson
Hamilton wedding was Mrs.
Doris K. Budrow, Los Ange
les. She was a guest in the
homes of her niece and neph
ew, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Myers and Kenneth R. Beebe,
and her brother, M. M. Kin
dle. Tuesday evening Mr. and
Mrs. Marcus Day, Prospect,
gave a dinner for Mrs. Bud
row at their home. She re
turned to Los Angeles Wed
nesday morning.
Daughters Visit
Mrs. Floyd Hart
Holiday visitors at the
home of Mrs. Floyd HBrt,
Grant road. Central Point, are
Mrs. Hart's two daughters and
their families. Here arc Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Bergstrom and
two sons, Jake and Andy, and
Mr. and Mrs. James Kecble,
Miss C'arlotta Keeble and
Hart Keeble. Both families
lives at Newport Beach, Calif.
Christmas day Mrs. Hart ,
was hostess for a family din-j
ner. Other guests were her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Hart
nd Miss Sara Hart, up from
San Francisco to spend Christ
mas with her mother, Mrs.
Robert Hart's mother. Mrs.
E. N. Vilm; and Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Walther. brother and
sister-in-law of Ihe hostess,
and their son Lyle Wal
ther Jr.
Mrs. Benjamin James Trowbridge Jr., wai Misi Janeih
Rae Elliott before her marriage December 27. The Trowbridge-Elliott
marriage ceremony took place in the chapel
of Firit Congregational church, Eugene, and the couple will
live in Medford. (Landis photo)
Trowbridge-Elliott
W adding Takes Place
A wedding of interest to
valley residents was held De
cember 27 in Eugene when
Miss Janeth Rae Elliott, Oak
ridge and Medford, became
the bride of Benjamin James
Trowbridge Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs., Benjamin J. Trow
bridge; 1625 East Main street.
The bride's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Paul S. Elliott, Oak
ridge. Dr. Wesley Nicholson offi
ciated at the three o'clock aft
ernoon rites held at the First
Congregational church
chapel.
Ivory tapers in brass can
delabra, cedar boughs and
baskets of miniature ivory
chrysanthemums and green
ery decorated the church for
the ceremony. Ward Sybouts
was soloist.
The bride wore a floor
length gown of candlelight
peau de soie fashioned with
long sleeves, scoop neckline
and bell skirt. A self bow at
the waist accented the back
pleats which formed a short
train. Her fingertip length
veil was held by a crown of
pcarlized orange blossoms and
she carried a crescent bouquet
of cedar boughs and ivory
roses which matched her wed
ding gown. Mr. Elliott escort
ed his daughter to the altar
and gave her in marriage.
Mrs. James Denny, Red
ding, Calif., was honor at
tendant for her sister, and
Miss Christine Denny, Red
ding, was junior bridesmaid
for her aunt. They wore after
noon length frocks of yellow
taffeta with matching acces
sories and carried nosegay
bouquets of bronze chrysan
themums and ivory rosebuds.
Miss Pamela Trowbridge,
Medford, sister of the bride
groom, was candlclightcr.
She wore a candlelight and
yellow gold brocade frock.
Robert Lathrop Bosworth,
Medford, served as best man.
Seating the guests were Rob
ert Walker, Central Point,
and Robert Casebeer, Riddle,
Ore.
For the wedding Mrs. El
liott chose a brown brocade
dress. Mrs. Trowbridge wore
a green brocade froch and
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their corsages , were brown
orchids.
The reception held at the
church was attended by 75
relatives and friends. Mrs.
Robert Walker, Central Point,
cut and served the wedding
cake and Mrs. James Shoe
maker, Medford, presided at
the punch bowl. Mrs. William
Farrell, aunt of the bride
groom, Medford, poured cof
fee. Assisting were Miss San
dra Lien, Medford, Mrs. Rich
ard Endsley, Berkeley, Calif.,
and Mrs'. Robert Schmidt,
Oakridge.
The ncwlywed couple tra
veled to Carmel on their wed
ding trip and will make their
home at 1509V4 East Main
street, Medford, after January
7. For traveling the bride
wore a juniper green wool
suit.
The bride is a graduate of
San Jose State college and is
a teacher in the Medford Pub
lic schools. Mr. Trowbridge is
a graduate of the University
of Oregon and is with Trow
bridge and Flynn Electric
company.
Following the wedding re
hearsal a dinner was held by
the bridegroom's parents at
the Vilage Green.
Miss Bates To
Return to College
Miss Ursula Mary Bates,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Bates. 1174 Oak Grove
road, wil leave for Colorado
today after spending the holi
days with her parents. Miss
Bates is a freshman at the
University of Colorado,
Boulder, in the college of
business administration.
She will be a guest of Miss
Linda Collins, a classmate at
the university, at Alta Ski
lodge. Utah, before returing
to college. She plans to spend
spring vacation with Miss
Jan Johnson, Wilmington,
Del., and return to the valley
next slimmer.
While she was home last
month, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Stewart, Vancouver, B. C,
her aunt and uncle, were
visitors. Also Miss Julie Ma
they, Eugene. -
Parents Leave
After Wedding;
Couple Honored
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leath
and son, Michael, left for
their home in Camden, Ark.,
Thursday morning after hav
ing been In Medford for the
wedding of the Leath's daugh
ter, Miss Christopher Leath,
to David Myers Bosworth.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harlan P. Bosworth Jr., of
Medford and the Applegate.
The wedding took place
December 28 at 4 o'clock at
St. Mark's Episcopal church,
with a reception following at
the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Bosworth
were hosts later that evening
for a dinner at the Rogue Val
ley Country club in honor of
the newlyweds. family mem
bers and close freinds attend
ed. The honored couple, their
attendants and college friends
were seated at the window
table in the Crest room, and
other family members and
guests at tables on the lower
floor.
Fraternity and sorority
sweetheart songs were sung
and Y. S. Christianson, uncle
of the bridegroom, sang a
group of love ballads during
the dinner hour. The newly
married couple danced the
traditional "first dance" to
gether and afterwards others
joined them on the dance
floor.
About 45 attended.
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Families Visit
In" Eagle Point .
Eagle Point - Mrs. Betty
Claus and daughter Patsy,
have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Loyd Lindsay and Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Hufstader and
family in Bend, Ore. They
will return tms week end.
Mr. and Mrs. David Kahl,
South B street, Eagle Point,
motored to Kerby, Ore. to
spend the holidays with rela
tives of Mrs. Kahl.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Bruner
and children Becky, Roberta,
and Joe came from Bend to
spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Bruner at their home near
Little Butte market. Mrs.
Bruner was hostess for a fam
ily Christmas dinner with her
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Jossy and children.Kareh and
Andy; Mr. and Mrs. James
Kornutt and children, Linda,
Dennis, Susan, and Teddy,
and Mr. and Mrs.- Jack Bar
ton and children, Diane,
Danny, Donna, Darlene, and
Jean all of the Rogue valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wolga
mott and daughters, South B
street, motored to Mineral,
Calif, in Mt. Lassen National
Park, to visit Mr. Wolgamott's
mother, Mrs. Forrest Parks,
and Mr. Parks, for the holi
days. 1
Open House Held
Friday Evening
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baker,
1917 East Main street, held
open house Friday, December
30, in honor of their daughter,
Miss Susan Baker and her fi
ance, Monty Penwell. The
couple's engagement was an
nounced in November.
Miss Baker will return to
the University of Oregon this
week end where she is a stu
dent. She is a member of
Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Mr.
Penwell is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Penwell of this
city.
TO OLD and
We extend this greeting of good cheer and
happiness to you, our friends and patrons . ., .
not just because it s the thing to do, but be
cause of the genuine sentiment we feel, of
thankfulness for countless, cherished friendships.
Lawfen
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Miu Loreita Ayres
Ayres Announce
Betrothal News
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer V.
Ayres, 26 South Orange street,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Loretta Elva,
to William Lewis TurnerKson
of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd L. Tur
ner, 1525 Jasper street.
The bride-to-be is a gradu.
ate of Medford High school
and attended Southern Ore
gon college. Her fiance was
graduated from Eagle Point
High school and attended the
University of Oregon. He is
now a student at Southern
Oregon college. .
No date has been set for
their wedding. .
Cousin Serves
As Attendant ; ;
Miss Gwen Morden, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Beh
Morden, 172 Greenway circle,
was one of the bridesmaids
December 21 at the wedding
in Piedmont, Calif., of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Bell of that
city and William Sharp Floyd
Jr., Scarsdale, New York. Miss
Morden is a cousin of tha
bridegroom.
The attendants wore emer
ald green taffeta frocks with
matching velvet headbands
and carried arrangements of.
red carnations and long nee
dled pine.
Mr. and Mrs. Morden wera
among the out-of-town wed
ding guests.
Two Students
Are Engaged
Portland - Announcement
was made Christinas eve o
the engagement of Miss Mary
Elizabeth Knippel, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.
Knippel, 3202 Northeast 53rd
street, Portland, to Ralph S.
Todd, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. Angus Todd, 12 Ashland
avenue, Medford.
Miss Knippel is a student at
Simpson Bible college and her
fiance is attending the City
College of San Francisco.
They plan an early summer
wedding. , o
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Chapter To Meet
At Haupert Home
Chapter CG of the PEO
sisterhood will meet Wednes
day, January 4, at the home
of Mrs. G. T. Haupert, 222
Valley View drive for a 12:30
o'clock luncheon.
Mrs. Fred L. Chez and Mrs.
Stephen R. Mosher will ba
assistant hostess.
Mrs. Robert Beatty, Mrs.
William H. Caldwell and Mrs.
L. E. Legas will be in charga
of the program.
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