The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964 Page: 3 of 16
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La Grange Journal-Thurs. AUgOft6, 1964
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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Mr. Burgess Gives
Monument Hill Report
Jo Ann Wessels Weds Anthony Truchard
In Double Ring Rites Here Saturday
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fore you buy.
LA GRANGE FEED & EGG CO.
Miss Jo Ann Wessels became
the bride of Anthony M. Truchard
• in a double ring ceremony perf-
ormed in the Sacred Heart Cath-
olic Church here Saturday after-
noon. July 25. The bride is the da-
ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Wessels and the groom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Truchard of
Cat Springs.
Assisting at the reception were
Misses Leonlta and MarilynCit-
zler, sisters of the bride, who
registered guests and gifts, Mrs.
Milton Bage, also a sister of the
tollowing rehearsal. The bride
and groom exchanged gifts and
presented gifts to their atten-
dants.
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Citzler-Loehr Marriage Susan Robertson
Honored With Tea
V. o. Burgess, manager of
Monument Hill State Park, re-
ported that a total of 11, 730 pe-
ople visited there during the mo-
nth of July.
Visitors came in 2,930 statt
cars and 146 out of state cars.
Fourteen of the visitors were
from foreign countries Four vis-
itors were from Eng and, three
from Germany, one tromCanada,
two from Argentina, one from
Libia, two from Scotland, and one
from Sicily.
groom.
Mrs. Wessels wore a blue linen
sheath with white hat and black
shoes for her daughter’s wedding
and the groom’s mother wore a
green linen dress with white hat
and accessories. Their corsages
were white carnations.
A reception followed at the Sa-
cred Heart Auditorium where a
chicken barbecue meal was serv-
ed. The bride’s four-tiered cake
was trimmed with pink flowers,
wedding bells, and a miniature br-
ide and groom.
Assisting at the reception were
Mesdames Ted Urner of Austin,
Jessie Schielack of Houston, Fr-
ank Krischke of Schulenburg, Ed-
win Neimeyer, John H. Koenig,
Vernon Warnken, Rudolph Hage-
mann, Henry Rotter, Edward
Baca, Gladys Gronenberger, E. Hr
Conn, Lee Tiemann, and Misses
La Nell Rotter, Margaret Tiem-
ann, Joe Helen Cronenberger,
Martha Tiemann, and Anne Jonah
of Dallas.
For travel, the bride selected
a pink linen suit with white acc-
essories and the orchid from her
bridal bouquet as her corsage.
Mrs. Truchard holds a degree
in elementary education from the
University of Texas and will teach
at Robert Hyer Elementary sch-
ool in Dallas this fall. Her hus-
band is a graduate of TU Sch-
ool of Engineering and will att-
end Southwestern Medical School
in Dallas where they will make
their home at 4815 Coles Manor
Place, Apt. 6.
REHEARSAL DINNER
A rehearsal dinner was served
Friday evening following rehear-
sal where the bride and groom
presented gifts to heir attend-
ants.
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to tne bride’s gown. She wore a
small circular hat and carried
a small bouquet like the atten-
dants. Ringbearer was Robert
Stahmer, cousin of the bride.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Citzler wore an aqua blue
dress with white hat and beige
accessories, and Mrs. Loehr,
the groom’s mother wore a baby
blue dress with white accesso-
ries. They wore corsages of pink
carnations.
Following the ceremony, a re-
ception was held at Zapp’s Hall
in Warrenton where a chicken
barbarque meal with all the trim-
mings was served.
The bride’s four-tiered cake
was trimmed wih pink sugar
spun roses, wedding bells, and a
miniature bride and groom.
A china-crystal shower and tea
was given in die Hospitality Room)
of the First National Bank Sunday
afternoon July 26, from 3 to 5 in
honor of Miss Susan Robertson,
bride-elect of Major William Br-
adshaw.
Hostesses were Mesdames L.
W. Eckel. Frances Baca. L. J.
Sander a, Agnes Mika, H. A. Eng-
brock, Ernest Kallus, and Louis
D. Zapalac.
Receiving the guests were the
honoree, her mother, Mrs. Vl-
asta Robertson, and the prospec-
tive groom’s mother. Mrs. M. W.
Bradshaw of Marlin.
The refreshment table was cov-
ered with a white linen cloth and
held a centerpiece depicting a
patio scene with tiny pink flow-
bride, who cut and served the
wedding cake. Also Mesdames
Walter Stahmer, Atlan Citzler,
Edgar Frerichs, Alfred Frer-
ichs, and Henry Guelker, and
Misses Marcell Marborger, Wa-
Idine Weyand, Carol Ann Lange,
Annie Citzler, Annette Citzler,
and Kathryn Frerichs.
For travel the bride selected
a rose pink suit with brown $od
beige accessories. She wore
the orchid from her bridal bou-
quet as her corsage.
Mrs. Loehr graduated from La
Grange High School and is pre-
sently employed at Colorado Val-
ley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
in La Gragne. Her husband is
a graduate of Giddings High Sc-
hool and is presently employed
by the Lower Colorado River
Electric Cooperative in Gid-
dings, where they will make their
home at 142 North Montgomery
Avenue.
REHEARSAL SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Loehr,
Sr. were' hosts to a rehearsal
supper served Friday evening adshaw will be married at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
Church decorations were bas-
kets of white gladioli and green-
ery. Mrs. John L. Sulak, organist
provided the wedding music.
The bride was given in marr-
iage by her father and wore a white
satin dress with a round neck-
line, elbow length sleeves and
bell shaped skirt. A chapel-len-
• *gtb train attached to a cummer-
bund was decorated witn lace and
pearls. Her elbow-length illusion
veil fell from a pearl crown. She
carried a bouquet of white car-
nations centered with a'white or-
chid.
Miss Arleen Rotter was the
honor attendant and bridesmaids
were Misses Melinda McGriff
of Austin, Nancy Conn of La Gr-
ange and Anne Truchard, the
groom’s sister of Cat Spring.
They wore sky blue chrystalette
dresses with round necklines, el-
bow length sleeves and bell-sh-
aped skirts. The headpiece was
a variation of pillbox with blue
to match and they carried bouq-
uets of pink carnations.
Jim Pickering of Houston
served the groom as best man and
groomsmen were Gene Vogt of
Austin, James Wessels, brother
of the bride, and James Truch-
ard, brother of the groom of Au-
stin. Ushers were Jack King of
Dallas, Larry Wessels, the
bride’s brother and Dennis Tr-
uchard of Houston, brother of the
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therefrom and the
herein authorized and
shall be the available
fund. The available
fund shall be applied
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
_____NUMBER ONE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED C O N S T 1 T U-
. TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 3, 1964.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 6 proposing an
amendment to Section 5 of
Article VII of the Constitution
of the State of Texas so as to
remove the authorization to
transfer not exceeding one per
cent annually of the total
value of the permanent school
fund to the available school
fund.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. Section 5 of Ar-
ticle VII of the Constitution of
z the State of Texas is amended
to read as follows:
“Section 5. The principal of
all bonds and other funds, and
the principal arising from the
sale of the lands hereinbefore
set apart to said school fund,
shall be the permanent school
fund, and all the interest de-
rivable
taxes
levied
school
school
annually to the support of the
public free schools. And no
law shall ever be enacted ap-
propriating any part of the
permanent or available school
L .fund to any other purpose
■ whatever; nor shall the same,
I or any part thereof ever be
ers floating in a fountain and a
miniature "laboratory technic-
ian" standing by. White angef
food cake squares decorated with
tiny pink flowers and pink punch
wdre served. Floating in the punch
Was a frozen heart-shaped mold
containing a miniature bridal bo-
uquet.
Miss Patricia Sandera of Ho-
uston registered the guests. Al-
ternating at serving and assist-
ing in hostess duties were Miss
Noma Lou Warnken, Jo Ann Lan-
ge, Lorna Burrell, and Mary Jab-
sen, all of Houston, Mrs. Glen
Roy Wessels of Lake Jackson, si-
ster of the honoree, and Mrs. Bet-
tie Goodman of Marlin, sister of
the groom-elect.
Place settings of china and cr-
ystal in the bride’s chosen pat-
tern were displayed on a table
covered with a pink cloth. An
arrangement of pink and white
gladioli and mums centered the
table and similar flowers were
on the registration table.
The honoree’s corsage was of
pink sweetheart roses, the moth-
ers’ corsages were of white glad-
ioli and mums, while the house-
party and hostesses had corsages
of white mums.
Miss Robertson an^ Major Br-
A double ring ceremony per-
formed at three thirty o’clock
Saturday afternoon in St. John
Lutheran Church in Rutersvllle,
united fn marriage Miss Alice
Marie Citzler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Citzler, and
Albert H. Loehr. Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Loehr, Sr. of
Brenham. The Rev. Nelson Klar
officiated.
Mrs. Alex Rosenberg, aunt of
the bride, provided the wedding
music, and Miss Susan Schaefer,
cousin of the bride, was soloist.
Arrangements of white gladiola
and stock decorated the church.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a bridal
gown of white organza over taf-
feta fashioned with a scalloped
neckline of flower-patterned ale-
ncon lace, and long sleeves which
tapered at the wrist. Her floor
length skirt featured a lace bor-
der in front accented with lace
appliques sweeping across the
back over four tiers of ruffles
edged with lace,
pearls held her
edged with lace,
strand of pearls,
groom, and carried a bouquet
of white carnations centered with
a lavender orchid.
Miss Marjorie Citzler, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor.
She was attired in a gown of blue
lustrous satin featuring a round
neckline and a bell-shaped skirt
accented with a self-fabric bow
in front. She wore a circular
hat of tulle as her headdress,
short white gloves, and matching
shoes. She carried a bouquet
of white and soft pink gladiola
bells and buds with rainbow str-
eamers.
Bridesmaids were Miss Mar-
jorie Gaert ier of Austin, a friend
of the bride. Miss Dorothy Jaku-
bik of Snook, cousin of tile groom,
MI: s Helen Tietjen, cousin of the
bride. Miss Doris Loehr, sister
of the groom, and Miss Helen
Frerichs,' cousin of the bride.
They were dressed like the honor
attendant in shades of pink, lave-
nder, yellow, apricot, and green,
respectively. Each wore a small
pearl drop, a gift of the bride.
Best man was Nelson Zoch of
Houston, a friend of the groom.
Groomsmen were Leo Maresh
of Caldwell, Jerry Call, friends
of the groom, Atlan Citzler, Jr.,
cousin of the bride, Wayne Noak,
a friend of the groom, and Gene
Citzler, brother of the bride.
Ushers were Alfred Frerichs,
uncle of the bride, and Herman
Loehr, Jr. of Houston, uncle of
the groom.
Flower girl was Miss Laurie
Ann Stahmer, cousin of the bride.
She was attired in a gown of tulle,
satin, and lace, made similar
nvar'a
appropriated to or used for the
support of any sectarian
school; and the available
school fund herein provffled
shall be distributed to the sev-
eral counties according to their
scholastic population and ap-
plied in such manner as may
be provided by law.”
Section 2. The foregoing
Constitutional Amendment
shall be submitted to a vote
of the qualified electors at an
election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Mon-
day in November, 1964, at
which election all ballots shall
have printed thereon the fol-
lowing:
“FOR the Constitutional
Amendment to remove the
authorization to transfer
not exceeding one per cent
annually of the total value
of the permanent school
fund to the available
school fund.”
“AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment to re-
move the authorization to
transfer not exceeding
one Der cent annually of
the total value of the per-
manent school fund to the
available school fund.”
Section 3. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for the elec-
tion and this amendment shall
be published in the manner and
for the length of time as re-
quired by the Constitution and
laws of this State.
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Roberts, Dottie M. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964, newspaper, August 6, 1964; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1254862/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.