The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971 Page: 5 of 8
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Even le the most complex modem
engineering problems there are simple
[Solutions. For the second time in the
ipast year, bridge operators have made
Use of a motor oil supplement made
famous by auto racing, for some of the
slowest-moving projects in engineering
history.
The first time, Penn Central railway
repair crews sent out a rush call for
eight cans of STP to lubricate jammed
gears that had hung up a drawbridge
and jammed traffic for blocks in down-
town Chicago. The gears meshed
smoothly in their coating of the super-
lubricant and the drawbridge swung
into place, Andy Granatelli, president
of STP made the Penn Central fore-
man, N. J. Dal Cerro, an honorary
jmemher of his racing team.
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The second time, engineers in Little
Rock, Arkansas, directed by Webster
E. Hubbell, pondered how to slide a
new bridge span into place over the
Arkansas River after the old turn
bridge span had been moved’ to one
side.
The span of the new bridge, 820 feet
long, was edged onto 16 coated steel
beams designed to guide it across the
river. The 16 beams were generously
lubricated with large quantities of
STP. With pressure applied by 400 tons
of hydraulic jacking force, the new
bridge—all 1,472 tons of it-^slid neatly
into place across the river, ready to
accept its burden of 17 daily railroad
train crossings.
Granatelli promptly sent Hubbell his
credentials as an honorary STP racer
—bridge removal division
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TIMES—Odem, Texas, Thursday, February 18, 1971—Page 5
Tower-Parker Wedding
Held In Odem Sunday
In a sanctuary setting of spiral
and rainbow candelabra entwin-
ed with garlands of greenery
and white mums, Miss Shelley
Dee Parker and Ted Tower, Jr.,
exchanged their marriage vows
at 6 p.m. Sunday in First United
Methodist Church. The Rev. Leo
Ross officiated at the candlelight
service.
Parents of the couple are Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Tower, Sr. of Sin-
ton and Mr. and Mi*. Clyde
Parker of Odem.
Mrs. D. R. Smith was the or-
ganist and the soloist was Miss
Jerry Tower, sister of the groom
who sang “Welcome to My
World” and the traditional wed-
ding marches.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
formal wedding gown of import-
ed polyester crepe, silk organza
and lace. The full sleeves, the
yoke and front panel of the dress
were of the silk organza with
appliqued motifs of lace. A tri-
angular insert of lace accented
the aisle-wide detachable train.
The full length tiered veil of il-
lusion was held by a lace-trim-
med flat head band. The bridal
bouquet was a cascade of white
rosebuds.
Miss Mary Linda Gillespie
served as maid of honor and
the bride’s sister-in-law, Mrs.
Mike Parker, acted as matron
of honor. They wore identical
dresses of blue taffeta and silk
organza. The dresses were de-
signed with Juliette sleeves and
empire waistlines with the waist-
lines trimmed with green and
blue embroidered rosettes.
Paul Tower served as best
man for his brother. Michael De-
vaney was groomsman and Ken-
neth Stein and David West ush-
ered. Heidi Janicke was in
charge of the register in the
church.
A reception was held in the
home of the bride’s parents im-
mediately following the cere-
mony.
The table was laid with a na-
tural cutwork linen cloth and
centered with an arrangement
of hand-tinted blue carnations
and white stock. The three-tier
pedestal cake was an all white
confection topped with a minia-
ture bride and groom. Mrs.
0. A. Tally and Mrs. A. M.
Weatherly served.
For traveling the bride wore
a white bonded knit suit trim-
med with black leather with
which she used white accessor-
ies. Following a wedding trip
to the Hill Country, the couple
will be at home in Sinton where
they are both employed.
The birde is a graduate of Od-
em High School and of Del Mar
Tech where she took a se-
cretarial course. Her husband
is a graduate of Ray High
School of Corpus Christi. He
served four years in the U. S.
Air Froce.
Out of guests present for the
wedding included Misses Laura
Tower, Margaret Kucera, Becky
Sawyer, Linda McClure, Carolyn
Markos, Edna Kelpac, and Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Tower, Mr. nd
Mrs. Mark Graham, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Devaney, John De-
vaney, Jack White, Mr. and
Mrs. P. J. Popeje, Mr. and Mrs.
James Burris, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Sand, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Pope-
je, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Garrison,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Veit, Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Veit, Richard
Devaney and Mr. and Mrs,
Parker of Corpus Christi.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nicho-
las, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hranicky
of Sinton and Mrs. Bertha
Nell Parker and Misty Parker
of Taft.
Maria Cuellar To Marry
In Chicago On March 6
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Cuellar
have announced the engagement
and approaching marriage of
their daughter, Maria Inez, to
Victor Garcia, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raul Garcia of San Luis
Potosi, Mexico.
The wedding is scheduled for
March 6 in the St. Alphonsus
Catholic Church in Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Max Benavidez of Ed-
roy will go to Chicago to serve
as matron of honor in her sis-
ter’s wedding. Mrs. Benavidez,
Mrs. Antonio Cuellar and Mari-
bel Benavidez plan to leave
March 4 for Chicago to attend
the wedding.
Miss Cuellar is a graduate of
Tycer School of Sewing and Re-
weaving in Corpus Christi. She
attended the Odem schools and
Gonzales Warm Springs Hospi-
tal school system. She has been
making her home in Chicago for tosi’s high school and attended
the past several months. University of San Luis Potosi.
The prospective-groom is a He is now attending school in
graduate of the San Luis Po- Chicago. \ji
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Winebrenner, Mary Cornett. The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971, newspaper, February 18, 1971; Odem, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1044777/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Odem Public Library.