The Ennis Weekly Local (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1968 Page: 4 of 4
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THE ENNIS WEEKLY LOCAL Thur.d.3, August 11 1933
Ranae Hartis of Italy, Bride-elect
Of Wayne Harrison, Is Party Honoree
Honoring Miss Ranae Hartis,
bride-elect of Wayne Harrison, a
miscellaneous shower was given
Tuesday night at the home of
Mrs. Cleavy Jenkins, in Italy.
The table was decorated with
a blue flower centerpiece with
blue streamers and candles on
each side .The guests were regi-
stered and served by Miss
Donna Yarbrough.
Twenty-nine guests registered
from Italy, Lancaster and Ennis.
Among those from Ennis were
Mrs. A. A .Harrison, Diann Har-
rison, Rhonda Harrison, Mrs.
Mildred McCluney, Mrs. Mabel
Whitsett and Janice Rickert.
Still Time To
Enroll for Baby
Sitting Course
1 It’s not too late to enroll in the
Baby Sitting Clinic, which is be-
f ing sponsored by the Ellis Coun-
• ty Extension Office for August
19 through 23. The meetings will
be planned for 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
in the Waxahachie Bank and
Evelyn Marie Barto and L. J. Dugger To
Be Wed in Holy Trinity Church, Dallas
Mrs. Marvin Corbin, of 707 W. Church, Dallas.
Main has announced the engage- Miss Barto is a graduate of St.
ment of her granddaughter, John High School here and St.
Evelyn Marie IBarto, to Lawrence Paul School of Nursing, Dallas.
Joseph Dugger, son of Mr. and Her fiance attended Creighton
Mrs. Ned Dugger, 85116 N.W. University, before entering the
Country Club, Des Moines, Iowa, US Army. He is stationed at Fort
An Aug. 31 wedding is plan- Bliss and after their marriage
ned at Holy Trinity Catholic the couple will live in El Paso.
Arts and Crafts Workshop of Interest
To Ennisites; Held, Homemaking Dept.
Of interest to several adults
in the community were the Arts
and Crafts Workshops held re-
Mrs. G. B. Newman
taught the
cently in the Ennis High School
Homemaking Department. These
workshops were sponsored by
the Home Economics Depart-
ment of Ennis High School as
part of their summer program:
Tuesday, August 6, Mrs. John
Percival taught a class on cake
decorating. After demonstrating
techniques involved in decorat-
ing cakes, Mrs. Percival let the
group try their skill in writing
and making flowers with icing.
Thursday afternoon, August
8, Mrs. Olin Bates, a representa-
tive of Sherwin Williams Co.
here in Ennis, lectured and dem-
onstrated the art of decoupage.
As Mrs. Bates discussed various
steps involved in this popular
craft she demonstrated key steps
as preparing the board and pic-
ture, proper placement of pictur-
es on the board and correct
varnishing and sanding.
Thursday night, August 8,
making of feather flowers. As
Mrs. Newman demonstrated this
craft, class members made feath-
er roses, rose buds and line fil-
lers of various colored feathers.
Mrs. Ellis Denney and Mrs.
John Overall, Ennis High School
homemaking teachers, express-
ed their appreciation to those in
the community who participated
and to Mrs. Percival, Mrs. Bates
and Mrs. Newman for their inter-
est in sharing their knowledge
and cooperation with the Ennis
Public Schools.
Barton-Hesser
Red Socks
Picnic Held
The Barton-Hesser Red Socks
were treated to a picnic Saturday
night in the Jaycee Park.
It was a family occasion with
all members of each family in-
vited.
The chickens were barbecued
by Jimmy Garcia, seasoned with
his own special sauce. Other fea-
tures of the meal were potato
salad, pinto beans, chips, relish-
es and cold drinks.
Those attending were Mrs.
Bill Davis and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Hill and children,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lewis and chil-
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Garcia
and children, Mrs. Henry L.
Sheffield and sons, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Featherston and chil-
dren, Joe Vance Lowry, Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Missa and daugh-
ters, Mr. and Mrs. John Rios and
sons, Dee Ann Grammer and
Sharon Wilson.
FOR SALE: Good dfiamily car—
1964 4-door Buick Skylark, air
and power. Terms. Owen March-
banks. 875-2232.
Countian Rises
To Army Sgt.
In Vietnam
Willie R. Henderson, son of
Mrs. Gennie U. Hightower, Mil-
ford, was promoted recently to
Army sergeant in Vietnam,
where he is serving with the I
Field Force, Vietnam.
Sgt. Henderson, a section
chief in Service Battery, 3rd
Battalion of the I Field Force,
Vietnam’s 6th Artillery near
Pleiku, entered the Army in No-
vember, 1966 and completed
basic training at Ft. Hood, Tex.
He arrived in Vietnam last No-
vember.
The 21-year-old sergeant at-
tended Kelley Miller High
School.
UNDERGOES
SURGERY
Miss Tammy Johnson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean John-
son, underwent surgery Tues-
day in Baylor Medical Center,
Dallas. She is getting along fine.
Her room number is 7012.
VACATIONISTS HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Keele
have returned from vacationing
in Colorado. Points they visited
included Denver and surround-
ing areas.
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show canuse why his out-of-state
campaigning does not consti-
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THE ENNIS WEEKLY LOCAL
Entered at the post office at Ennis, Texas, as second class mail
matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Published weekly by the United Publishing Co., Inc., also pub-
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ing brought to the publisher’s attention.
MRS. THOMAS SPRADLEY JETER
Miss Mary Montgomery Weds Thomas S. Jeter Saturday
Night in St. Luke's Methodist Church in Houston
Epting, Athens, Ga., cousin of
the bridegroom; Tom H. Rich-
andson, Dallas; C. Serpell Ed-
wards, Bryan; Gene Seth Ter-
New Orleans and Puerto Rico
will be the honeymoon destina-
tions of Mr. and Mirs. Thomas
Spradley Jeter following their
wedding Saturday in St. Luke’s
Methodist Church in Houston.
The bride is the former Miss
Mary Austin Montgomery,
daughter of Mrs. Charles Francis
Montgomery, 2225 Quenby, in
Houston, and the late Dr. Mont-
gomery.
James
Dr. and Mrs.
Rolater Jeter,
Country Club Road, Ennis, are
parents of the bridegroom who
is a grandson of Dr. A. L. Tho-
mas of Ennis and the late Mrs.
Thomas.
Of much interest to their
friends here, in Dallas, in
Georgetown, in Houston and oth-
er areas was their 8 o’clock dou-
ble ring ceremony, performed
by Dr. J .Kenneth Shamblin,
minister of St. Luke’s Methodist
Church, and Dr. Durwood Flem-
ing, president of Southwestern
University, Georgetown.
The bride was the first baby
christened by Dr. Fleming while
he was the minister of St.
Luke’s Methodist Church in
Houston, and she later was
graduated from Southwestern
University with a B.S. degree
in elementary education. Before
that she was graduated from La-
mar High School in Houston and
attended the University of the
Americas in Mexico City. She
had a scholarship while at
Southwestern where she was re-
cipient of The National Educa-
tion Association Award. The
bride was a member of D e lt a
Delta Delta sorority and was the
Delta Delta Delta Beauty for
1967-68. She will teach in the
Richardson Elementary Schools
this year.
The bridegroom was also
graduated from Southwestern
University, and he, too, had a
scholarship while a student
there. He received the B.A. de-
gree. His fraternity was Phi Del-
ta Theta. Before entering South-
western he was graduated from
St. Mark’s of Texas in Dallas. He
is now a student at Baylor Uni-
versity College of Dentistry,
Dallas.
For the ceremony, large can-
dle trees, illuminated by votive
candles and festooned with mag-
nolia leaves, were placed at the
chancel and a large arrangement
of varied white flowers adorned
the altar.
Robert Bennett,church organ-
ist and choirmaster, played the
prelude; “Trumpet Voluntary”
by Purcell for the processional
and “Trumpet Tune” by 'Pur-
cell for the recessional. Mrs.
Donald Buckner and Samuel
E. Enfield, both of Houston, sang
a duet, "Prayer" by Ignatius de
Loyola.
Bride’s Gown
The bride was given in mar-
riage by her uncle, H. Grant
Barnum of Los Angeles, Calif.
A Designer gown of light
ivory Petit Point silk, combined
with Belgian lace, in Princess
pattern, was chosen by the bride
for her wedding. In Princess sil-
houette, t h e sculptured bodice
was fashioned with a yoke and
circlet decolletage of the fine
lace. The sleeves were long and
tapered, and edged with the
lace. From a row of tiny b u t-
tons at the back the silk drap-
ed softly to form a circular train
of court length.
Her veil of Brussels lace, an
heirloom belonging to the Jeter
family, was worn Madonna sty-
le and draped softly over the
shoulders to fingertip length.
She carried a nosegay of
white roses, lilies-of-the-valley
and stephanotis.
Attendants
The bride’s maid of honor
was her sister, Miss Bonnie
Montgomery, while her matron
of honor was Mrs. Arnold B.
Hebert Jr. also of Houston.
Trust Community Room. The
Clinic is open to all girls and
boys 13 years of age and over.
The 50c tuition is to be used
for bulletins and supplies, and
should be mailed to Terry Reese,
County Extension Office, Court-
house, Waxahachie, by Friday,
August 16.
The program for the week’s
activities is as follows:
Monday, August 19: Getting
Along with Children, Stages of
Growth, Guidance and Discip-
line, Development of Play. Ac-
tivity Session: Toys for Chil-
dren.
Tuesday, August 20: Getting
Along with Children, continued;
Toys for Children, Books, Games,
Finger Plays. Activity Session:
Story-telling and Music for Chil-
dren, presented by Mrs. David
Williams. Junior Service League.
- Wednesday, August 21: Sitting
Safety, Childrens Books. Acti-
vity Sessions: Visit Children’s
Library.
Thursday, August 22: What
Makes a Good Baby Sitter, Dis-
cussion by Panel of Young Mo-
thers, including Mrs. W. L.
Green, Mrs. Roy Worthington,
and Mrs. Ray Ashcraft. Activity
Session: Visit licensed Day Care
Center.
Friday, August 23: Award Cer-
tificates, Exhibit Baby Sitting
Kit, Story Telling.
“If you plan to attend and be-
come a certified Baby Sitter, clip
and mail this coupon today along
with 50c to Terry Reese, Assis-
tant County Home Demonstra-
tion Agent, Courthouse, Waxaha-
chie 75165. Yes, I would like to
enroll in the Baby-Sitting Clinic,
August 19-23.1 am enclosing my
registration fee of 50c.
ry, Georgetown, and Millard F.
Zeagler, Lufkin.
Serving as ushers were Wil-
liam B. Edwards and the bride-
groom’s cousins, James and
Kelly Froelich, all of Houston.
The mother of the bride wore
a long gown of bright pink Alas-
kine twill, styled A-line, with a
jacket accented with rhinestone
buttons. Her hat was fresh flow-
ers in varied hues of pink. .
A long dress of carrillion
green crepe was worn by the
bridegroom’s mother. Her coif
was of small loops of green peau
de soie and her corsage, a car-
rillion green Japhet orchid.
Reception
'Immediately following the cer-
emony, the reception was held
in St. Luke’s. Methodist Church
Green Room where background
music was played at the grand
piano on the stage by Mrs. Walt
Christensen of Houston. The
spacious room was arranged
with glass-top garden tables,
adorned with greenery and fresh
flowers. The bride’s-cake was
Bridesmaids were Miss Ellen flowers. The bride’s cake was
Jeter of Ennis, sister of the a large tiered confection deco-
bridegroom; Mrs. Billy H. Pol- ratted with multi-colored fresh
lard, Miss Wendie Bettcher flowers, while the bridegroom’s
both of Houston; Mrs. James R. chocolate cake was iced white
with chocolate dripped over it.
There was a pink and white
striped cake on the children’s
Jeter Jr. of Greenville, Miss
Sarah Sutton of Beaumont and
Miss Hanna Hannan, Taylor.
Gowns of hydrangea blue
table.
- The houseparty included Miss
Lynn Sailors, Houston; Miss Me-
linen shantung were chosen
by the bride for her attendants.
In Empire silhouette, the bodic- lissa Northern, Midland; Miss
Janet Summers, Lake Jackson;
es were fashioned with a por-
trait decolletage and were ac-
cented by soft bows at t h e
shoulder. The A line skirts
were worn slipper length, and
from the yoke at the back soft
gathers gave added loveliness to
the gowns.
They wore lace mantillas that
fell softly over their hair to their
shoulders and carried multi-col-
ored nosegays in shades of blues
lavenders and pinks.
Laura Lynn Atwood, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael At-
wood of Ennis, served as flow-
er girl. She wore a white organ-
dy dress over a hydrangea blue
underdress, in empire style. A
white picot-edged ribbon trim-
med with small appliques form-
ed the sash. She wore a small
lace mantilla and carried a min-
iature of the bridsemaids’ bou-
quets.
James Rolater Jeter Jr. of
Greenville was his brother’s best
man while Mark Atwood, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Atwood of
Ennis, served as ring bearer.
Groomsmen were John Mi-
chael Holt ,Austin; Bruce M.
Swenson, Dallas; Albert T.
Miss Jane Park, Houston; Miss
Cindy Ayres, San Antonio; Mrs.
Millard F. Zeagler, Lufkin; Mrs.
Steve Curtis, Dallas; Mrs. J.
Michael Holt, Austin; Miss Lyn-
da Swartwood, Houston; Miss
Linda Holcomb, Dallas.
When the couple left for their
wedding trip, the bride was
wearing a red, white and blue
striped dress and coat in an A-
line design. The coat was ac-
cented with gold buttons and
she wore navy blue accessories.
They will be at home in Dallas
August 20, following their
wedding trip.
Pre-Nuptial Parties
A series of pre-nuptial parties
for the pride included several
luncheons that the bride-
groom’s mother, Mrs. Jeter, went
to Houston to attend.
Then the bridemaids luncheon
was held Friday at Maxim’s
in Houston and the bride-
groom’s parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Jeter, hosted the rehearsal din-
ner Friday night in the Pavil-
lion Room of River Oaks Coun-
try Club. About 65 attended
Name
age......
Address....
CARL RAY THEDFORD
Expects Soon to
Enter Duty Tour
in Vietnam Area
Carl Ray Thedford, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thedford, has
oeen spending the past two
weeks here from San Diego,
where he has been in training.
He is now stationed .at Lack-
land AFB, San Antonio for ad-
ditional training before going to
Vietnam.
Sgt. and Mrs.
Walker Arrive
From Japan
AF Sgt. and Mrs. Tommy E.
Walker arrived yesterday at
Love Field after a flight from
Japan, where he has been sta-
tioned. He has received his dis-
charge after 8 years service. At
present they are residing with
his mother, Mrs. Viola Walker
at 806% S. McKinney.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hobbs. 1010
N. Gaines have announced the
arrival of a baby son, James Eric,
born at 12:53 p.m. 8-12-68 at En-
nis Municipal Hospital, weighing
9 pounds 1 ounce. The baby has
a brother David Lee and a de-
ceased brother, Steven Ray
Hobbs: Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Hobbs of Wilmer
and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gilley of
Hutchins.
and were seated at tables for
eight, each table being adorned
by arrangements of vari - color-
ed flowers. Saturday morning
there was a brunch at Houston
Country Club for all out-of-
town guests, hosted by Dr. and
Mrs. John Wall, Houston.
- MRS. MONTE JAMES HUTCHINS
Linda Jean Ellison and M. J. Hutchins
Wed, Tabernacle Baptist Prayer Chapel
Miss Linda Jean Ellison and'
Monte James Hutchins were mar-
ried Friday in the Prayer Chap-
el of Tabernacle Baptist Church.
The pastor, the Rev. C. Doug-
las White, performed the double
ring ceremony at 7p.m., in the
presence of the Ellison and Hut-
chins families and a few close
friends:
Parents of the bride are Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Ellison of Rt. 1,
Ennis, while the bridegroom’s
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Glynn
Hutchins of Rt. 1, Rice.
The bride wore a white lace
Hospital Auxil.
Tues. Program
is Announced
EInnis Municipal Hospital Aux-
iliary’s program Tuesday morn-
ing will feature a report from its
junior group, The Candy Strip-
ers, on their recent attendance
at the Junior Convention in Fort
Worth.
The Auxiliary also plans
a “capping" ceremony for two
members who have put in 100
hours of volunteer service at
the hospital, said Mrs. Vera To-
lar, auxiliary president.
’Auxiliary meetings are al-
ways open to all interested.
HOME AFTER VISIT
Mrs. Mae Roach has returned
home from a visit with her son-
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil A. Keith, in Fort
Worth.
skimmer
with matching acces-
sories and a corsage of white
roses.
The new Mrs. Hutchins is a
student at Ennis High School and
the bridegroom is employed at
Ennis Business Forms, Inc., here.
After their wedding trip to
Galveston they will be at home
in Ennis.
SPJST Lodge 25
Back From
Youth Camp
Many Ennis young people re- ,
turned Thursday night from
Camp Val Verde, southwest of
Waco, after attending four days
summer camp for the youth of
District IIl, SPJST.
Varied activities, including
swimming, horseback riding, ar-
chery, cook-outs, camp-outs,
skits, nature hikes and several
craft projects were features.
Those attending from Lodge
No. 25 were Rita, Marlene, Allis
and Laurie Krajca, Linda Mar-
tinek, Mary Frances, Monica and
John Trojajcek, Karen Honza,
Michael, Gregory and Becky
Kudrna, Cynthia and Ronnie
Haskovec, Michael, Cathy and
Stephen Prachyl, Mark Strunc,
Jeanne Trojacek and Kim Dole-
zalik.
Adult leaders attending were
Mrs. Johnnie Krajca, Mrs. Wes-
ley Honza Jr., Mrs. Edwin Tro-
jacek and Mrs. Wesley Prachyl.
Mrs. Alvin Nesuda is District III
Youth Director.
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