Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 150, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 6, 1947 Page: 3 of 4
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^Afilss Patsy Sparks, Bride-Elect of Mr.
Carl Butler Honored At Luncheon
Mrs. J. ti. Hurrelt ami Miss Aim llarrell entertained with
,*i Uuu-hfou in rli.'ir home. 18 >7 West Walker. Tuesday June
twenty fourth, honoring Miss Patsy Sparks, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sparks of Eastland, bride-elect of Mr. Carl
But^r i>f Olden.
^••orations were carried out
in ih** fail theme, an open fan f>iri| Vie.with lace veil and orange
in shades of blue with de -p blossoms topped each parfait
pink galdioli peeping: above" Mbw Spaiks was presented with
its lace edge eeuteivd the «'v« 1 ^ry server * >- the two
serving table. Ineluded in the ***««* *• Fiam> dui,s k>' Mes*
*rra gement was a canielia ,i;uni s ED. McDowell snd Walker
corsage tied with blue rfbb.m J t'aisd,'ma"- a,ul lo^ sun«
which was presented to MissI b> <\w, ^
Sparks ; joyed by .he following quests:
The guests were seated at small! Mrs C™} ^ufer. mother of the
tabtar. the honor_v's place arul'^'f- uf °ldfn-
(hat of her mother's being marked! •vtrs* (j0> s' ' **•
by dainty funs 'h>e Sfof)lienf!- M,s* S^alks' of
A menu consisting of chkken fEas,Uuul- Mr* Frank Harrell.
mouwe. asparagus cheese dainties ! VVulf^ Castleman. McDowell.
fresh pineapple .salad, olive and
orangebread sandwiches, and a de
scrt of line parfait and muco i
room were served. A diminutive!
bride peeping ov;-r a ~atin tan. I
and the hostesses.
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Monday Evening Nuptials Are Read
For Francis Cloninger And Jack
Harris Ray At Presbyterian Church
In a candlelight ceremony preformed Monday evening in
the Presbyterian Uhureh Miss Francis Cloninger, daughter
•>f Mr. and Mrs. tiarnie Cloninger of Vernon became the
bride of -lack Iliirris Ray. sen >{ Mr. and Mrs. Counts Ray
of Breekenridge. Rev. J. Albert Steel, mitrister. read the vows
for the double ring ceremony as the i-oupte knelt on a white
satin prayer bench.
The bridal party entered on the
white satin carpeted aisle. Steps
to the? altar were draped in white
satin as was the choir rail, pro-
viding an a'l white setting. Grow-
ing palms flanked the steps and
were also used in the background.
The white satin prayer bench,
which centered the arrangement.
was flanked by white cathedral
tapers burning in wrought iron
candelabras. Crystal vases con-r
taining large white gladioli and
daisies were placed 'to complete?
a half circle at the attar.
Miss Enid McCarrol'. organist,
accompanied Don W Prindle
Moorhead, Minn., who sang .Be-
cause" and Through The Years.'
Miss MeCtu-roll played the tradi-
tional wedding marches and played
'Clair de Lune' through the cere-
mony. ■
Given in marriage by her father,
'he bride wore a picture gown
of white satin with long; ciose
fitting bastitic and fu'l skirt which
fell into a long train. A sweet
heart yokeline of tulle was edged
with Chantilly lace, and the long
sleeves were fastened with tiny
satin buttons. Here fu'l length
veil of imported bridal illusion was
edged with Chantilly lace and at-
tached to a crown of tulle em-
broidered with seed pearls and'
orange blossoms. She carried a
white prayer book topped with a
heart shaped arrangement o f
Pha'aenopLs orchids. From the
prayer book fell white satin
streamers to which tiny white or-
chids were tied- Her only jewelry
was a minature Wes« Point ring,
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a gift' of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Don W. Prindle of Moor-
heud. Minn., was matron of honor
and wore a gold gown designed
with a close fitting basque and a
draped hlpline which fell into a
I three tiered bturtle back. The
skirt extended into a train. Miss
Maye Mitchell of Iowa Park was
n.a id of honor and bridesmaid was
Miss • Jayne Thompson. Vernon:
bridesmatrons were Mrs. Jack W.
Frost, Stillwater. Qkla., and Mrs.
Morris James Speck. Altus, Okla.
, They wore oiv'hid gowns identical
I to that of the matron of honor.
All carried tufted hearts covered
j with yellow peruvian lilies and
; lavender pom asters which hung
j from their arms with a satin
I streamer. They wore matching
flowers in their hair which were
attached with satin ribbons. Lit-
tle Tmila Fern McCoy of Fort
Worth was flower girl and wore
a yellow dress of the same fashion
as the bride's attendants. She
carried a heart shaped wicker
basket from which felt yellow
Peruvian lilies and lavender pom
asters.
Eck Curtis, coach at the Uni-
versity of Texas, was best man .
Ushers were James William Henry
and Wesley N. Cox of Breeken-
ridge: Norman Lewis Carey. Min-
eral Wells: and Lt. Thomas E-
Rogers. Hobbs, N' M.
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Cloninger wore a gown of
seafotim green with a draped
bod>?e and skirt, trimmed with
gold. Her accessories were black
Mrs. Ray wore a rose crepe gown
trimmed in matching lace and
black accessories. Her corsage was
of pink g'adioti.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held in the chuneh
parlors. The bride's table was
covered with a lace cloth over
orchid satin and centered with a
four tiered cake which was deco-
rated with tiny hearts and top-
ped with a heart of white satin
centered with a white orchid. Tall
white tapers, to which tiny white
orchids and satin streamers were
tied, were ptaced on either side
of the cake. The church partors
were decorated with baskets of
white gladioli and daisies. Those
in the house patty were Mmes.
Jr«ek Thompson, George Long, R.
B. Gibson. Frank Byrd. Clyde
Muller. Oscar But k, G. M. Wilson.
Hugh Bourland, L. J. Sullivan and
Roy Thompson.
Immediately after the recep-
tion the couple left for a New
Mexico wedding trip. For travel-
ing the bride wore a tan Summer
woolen suit. The Peter Pan
color was fastened with a large
brown and gold button and the
full sleeves were cuffed just be-
low the elbow. She wore a cina-
min colored hat with matching
bag. Her other accessories were
brown and she wore a corsage of
white orchids.
The bride wan graduated from
Vernon High School and attend-
ed Texas Technological College,
Lubbock, where she was a mem-
ber of Las Chaparritas social club
the bookrevicwer club and was a
Laventana Beauty. The bride-
groom was graduated from Breek-
enridge High School and attended
Texas University with the Navy
V-t2. He resigned and joined the
regular army, entering U. S. Mili-
tary Academy, West Point. N. Y.,
from which he was graduated in
June of this year.
The couple will be at home in
Breekenridge until September at
which time the bridegroom will
enler Texas University to special-
ize in petroleum engineering.
Out of town guests for the
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wedding and reception were Mitts
Sarah McDonald. Stamford; Mis*
BUfie Grace Webb. Lamesa; Miss
Jamie Trainer. Sonora: Lois Jean
Weekes. Walla Walla. Wash.. Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Beverly, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Wallace, A. G. Wal-
lace. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Magee.
Mr. and -Mrs. H. K. Edwards. Mr.
and Mrs- R. G. Rasberry, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Alexander. Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Ras berry, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Thompson, all of Crowell;
Mrs. James Daughtry of San An-
gelo: Mrs. Russell Birdwell. Lub-
bock. Sinko Rogers, Hobbs. N.
M.: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mitch-
ell, Iowa Park. Mrs. Eck Curtis.
Austin: Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Alexander. Allan Burl Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Whitman. Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Newby. Mr- and
Mrs. James Henry, Mrs. E- R.
Maxwell. Mrs. Wesley Cbx, Mrs-
Norman Carey, all of Rrocken-
ridge; Mrs. Dewey McCoy, Dewey
McCoy, Jr.. Bobby McCoy. Fort
Worth: Mrs. L. D Harris and
Mrs. Mattie Medows of Tipton.
Okla.
Following Sunday evening re-
hearsal for the wedding the bride
and grooin were honored guests St-
an al fresco dinner at the home
of the bride's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Barnie Cloninger.
For the informal affair the
guerfts were (Erected into the
back yard of the Cloninger home
where a buffet style dinneV was
served with guests seated a t
quartet tables. The invitation list
included the bridal party ami
relatives.
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Miss Aline Chitds
Mr. Gilbert Reed
Wed June 26
In a double-ring ceremony
Thursday afternoon. June twenty-
sixth. Miss A'ine Chi Ids, daughter
of Mr- and Mrs. D. S Chiids, and
Mr. Gilbert Reed, son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. ,D. Reed, were united in
marriage by Rev. J. R. Green, in
the pastor's home.
The couples only attendants
were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Meador-
The bride and groom's parents and
Intimate friends were present.
The bride chose a white palm
beach suit fashioned with a cut-
away coat and pastel cccessories.
She wore brown and white pumps.
For the traditional "Something
ota something new. something
borrowed, something blue, the
trifle wore her mother's tovelier,
a gold bracelet, gift of the bride-
groom. carried a white Bible be-
longing to the groom's sister, and
and wore a blouse of blue. Her
shoulder corsage was of dainty
pink iris and feverfew blossoms'.
Matron of honor, Mrs. Meador,
wore a street dress of brown and
white silk, with blue and brown
accessories and a corsage of small
white daisies.
Mrs. Chi'ds. mother ar the bride,
was attired in navy silk and Mrs.
Reed, mother of the groom, wore
a dress of floral print.
At the home of the groom's par-
ents, a reception was held for the
wedding party. Mr. and Mrs. Reed
left immediately following the re-
ception for a short wedding trip.
They will be at home at 309 S.
Jackson. '
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Hall, Charlie. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 150, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 6, 1947, newspaper, July 6, 1947; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth132891/m1/3/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.