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Elton Plowman to
Give Concert Here
ALTON PLOWMAN Abilene ten-
L or who has been studying voice
in New York City, will present a
; concert at the Radford Memorial
auditorium McMurry college Thurs.
day evening
Plowman, whose voice was first
discovered when he was a senior
at Abilene high school and whose
outstanding talent has been widely
proclaimed by music critics, appear-
ed on programs for churches and
civic clubs in Abilene He is pre-
senting the Thursday night program
in an effort to raise money to con-
| tinue his voice studies
Four times a winner in state con-
tests sponsored by the Federation
of Women’s Clubs he studied voice
I in New York with Edith White
.Griffing. and Enrica Clay Billam
who was his opera coach
Taking the leading role in La
i Boheme. sponsored by the New York
Methodist Group
Honored at Bonfire
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ELTON PLOWM AN
B Singing Teachers' association, he
2 appeared at many concerts under its
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The Abilene Reporter - News
SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1. 1940 PAGE FOUR
Twilight Rites Read at Albany Church
For Nancy King and Russell E. McKiski
Bridgettes Honored
In Abbott Home
auspices He was soloist in the
Church of Holy Communion, and
with a Brooklyn chorus of promi-
nence
ALBANY. Aug 31 (Spl)-
In a twilight ceremony here
today, Nancy King, daughter
of Abilene matron of honor.
was
STAMFORD Aug
Plowman who ts the son of Mr of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. 1
and Mrs B C Plowman, was King, became the bride of
graduated from Abilehe high school p. 11 r MAP €
and attended Ha rd in-Simmons uni- Russell E. McKiski, son of
31 Spl i— versity, where he was soloist with Mr. and Mrs Edward Mc-
Mrs W O Smith Jr. of Rule en-the Cowboy Band
tertained the Bridgettes at the He was graduated from Texas
home of her parents Mr and Mrs Technological College in 1939
H S Abbott, in Stamford this where he studied voice with Myrtle
week Roses and other summer Dunn former Abilene Christian
flowers decorated the living room college music head
Mrs Jack Young won high score Miss Dunn will accompany Plow-
prize for club members and Mrs man in his concert and Mrs Griff-
Howard Whatley won high score ing who is in Abilene at the pres-
for guests ent time, will coach him Admis-
Refreshments were: served to sion will be 50 cents The sponsor
Martha Jane Bryant Mary Louise will be announced later
Doss, LaVerne Grace Mmes Bart
Holland, Roland Kelly Tom Smith
Jack Young Morris Childers. Ber-
nard Buie H C Michael Howard
Whatley and the hostess
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Birthdays
The Reporter-News extends birth-
day congratulations to the following
persons on their birthdays today
Lee O’Dell Bailey
Mrs T H Barton
R B Galbraith Sr
W K Jennings
C M Kelly
Billy King
Clayton Lusby
Harriet Murray
Mrs C I- Nelson
Mrs H L Norman
Margaret Louise Stewart
Jerry Dean Walker
Thomas Calvin Weir FT
Riddell Morris
Kiski of Belvidere, Illinois.
The wedding took place in the
First Methodist church where white
gladioluses and a banking of ferns
and palms decorated the altar
Reading the service was the
brides cousin, the Rev Paul Deats
of Graham and assisting was the
Rev D D Denison.
Lloyd Lietz Jr gave the wedding
music and an organ prelude: and
played a medley of classical selec-
tions as the ceremony was read
Valda Horton sang Will You Re-
member, from the operetta May-
time Sigmund Romberg
BRIDE IN IVORY SATIN
Given in marriage by her father
the bride wore a gown of ivory slip-
per satin fashioned on princess
lines with full skirt of net over the
satin, and a sweetheart neckline
The fingertip veil hung from a halo
hat of the satin The bride wore a
single strand of pearls, gift of the
bridegroom and carried a bouquet
gowned in lilac, and Elizabeth Deats
of Graham, the brides cousin, wore
misty pink Their dresses of net
[over taffeta were designed along
the same lines as the brides gown
They carried colonial nosegays.
E W Hollowell of Abilene served
as best man to the bridegroom
Harry Pistole of Wichita Falls and
Bob Deats of Graham, were ushers
HOLD RECEPTION
A wedding reception was held in
the home of the brides parents
The table was laid with a lace
cloth and was centered with white
gladioluses At one end of the
table was a three tired wedding
cake topped with bridal decorations
and encircled with feverfew and
fern.
Mrs McKiski attended Texas
° State College for Women at Denton
and Texas Technological college at
Lubbock, and for the past three
1 years has been employed as secre-
■ tary to the superintendent of Al-
MRS CLYDE WOOD
is the former Teny
Blanche Merrill. Her
marriage took place at
the home of Dr. Frank L.
Turner, president of Mc-
Murry college, Tuesday.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Merrill of Throck-
morton, Mrs. Wood was a
McMurry freshman, be-
longed to Chanters, Gam-
ma Sigma and Thespians.
The young people who have been I
attending the prayer groups during
the Fairmont Methodist church re-
vival were recently entertained at
a bonfire at the home of Eula
Myrle and Orval Strong.
The group roasted weiners and
played games A program was pre-
sented
I Present were Raymond Patton,
I Essle Vee Nail, Lubert Wilson, Bill
| Suggs Lillie Claude Barnett, Kath-
leen Rogers, Maxine Massey, Ruth
Revell, Dorothy Williams, Eugenia
Hicks, Melba Scogin, Bobbie Rae
Barlow, Mrs L B Taylor, Alice
Rucker Lula Bell, Dorothy Ann
Cox. Frances Head, Leroy Langs-
ton. Donald Jolly. Johnnie Mae
Caperton. Joyce Landrum, Natha-
lee Caperton. Juanita Rucker. Fern
Hooper. Joe Steakely, Sue Joyce
Williamson Louise Willis, Woodrow
Wilson Smith, Ruth Rucker, Eliza-
beth Butler Monarae Schultz, Kit-
ty Sue Baird. Katherine Oliver.
Betty Jean Pechacek, Fawn Nell
Barlow, Eula Myrle Strong, John-
nie Alexander, Kenneth Ford, Joe
Suggs, Willie Jean Willis, Alton
Wilson Deidra Vanderford, Kath-
ryn Myatt, Walter Alexander, El-
roy Lawrance, Marie Killam Elvis
Cooley, Mary Joe Bush, Bettye
Chaney. Gerry Raney Orval Strong. |
Lucille Rucker Gerald Fuller, the]
Rev Jeff Smith
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bany public schools
. ice Mr McKiski was a student in the •
M MAIS University of Kentucky at Lexing-
of Rubrum lilies with showers of ton and is a graduate of Vander-
feverfew cook School of Music in Chicago
. For two years he has been the di-
Mary Nell King the bride’s sis- rector of instrumental music in the
ter, as maid of honor wore a tur- Albany public schools, and will hold
queue frock Mrs E W Holloweli the same position this year.
shower Thursday in the home of ly-married couple
Jim Tatums Complimented
At Party in J. D. Steele Home
Mr and Mrs Jim Tatum recent- Slaughter Mr and Mrs Lawson
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Games were played before pres-
entation of the gifts.
men t«d with a
were compli- Mr and Mrs Jessie Stevens, Mr
surprise party and Mrs Tex Brown Mr and Mrs
Wednesday evening in the home of W. M Slaughter, Mr and Mrs J
Mrs Tatum's sister. Mrs. J D
E Harris, Mr. and Mrs Ira Burrus.
Mr and Mrs Troy Stevens, Mr
inson. Mrs J J Humphries. Lena Mrs Steele was assisted by her and Mrs C D Edmonds Mr and
Roberts Mrs J M Huddleston mother Mrs O 8 Stevens and Mrs. J L. Stevens Jr. Albetta and
Mrs J L Huddleston. Mrs A E surer Mrs o C Blankenship in Martie Heffernan Dorothy Under-
James, Mrs F B. Langford. Mrs entertaining wood. Neta Ferguson Elsie Slaugh-
Gene Lankford Mrs. J R Mus- Present were Mmes Owen Car- ter. Fleta Edmonds Mary Ruth
grave Mrs M A Calloway Mrs penter. J E Gerth. J H Burrus, Newton, Violet Hendricks Doris
F A Gilbert. Mrs Hollis Swafford Joe Knapp C C Kirby J W Ta- and Clolene Johnson. Zola Mae
Mrs Bob Loving Mrs Fred New. tum. O. c Rice, J. E Steele C A Lenine and Bennie Stevens, Gladys 1
man Mrs W T McDonald Mrs — King. Dorothy Hicks. Clara Nell
W L McDonald Mrs Gertrude TV: . XT Lawson Ella Jones, Rosemary Ta-
Holly Mrs E C Jackson cf X W inters News tum. Shirley and Harlean Steele.
Spring Mrs Virgil Dees Mrs Bill Gene Carpenter. Ronnie Stevens, O
Bishop. Jane Aken Marjorie Sew. WINTERS. Aug 31— Spl —Glena S. Stevens, and O 8 Jr. J. D
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en McDonald where she will enter training at and Laverle Stevens Elmer and
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Guest in the home of her sister, non club was held Thursday night
Mrs J H Lewis of Winters is Mrs by Mr and Mrs Bill Braymer
N. B. Sammons of Kin Colorado Zinnias and roses decorated four-
She will be here two weeks some tables in bridge games, high
Visiting in the home of his fath- score prizes went to Dr and Mrs
er. J S Neely are Mr and Mrs Wade Youngblood
James Neely of Oklahoma City Ok- The guests were Mr and Mrs R
la They also visited in the Gattis R Robertson of Houston, Mrs. H
G Andrews, Mr and Mrs Grady
Bowdry Mr and Mrs Roy Arledge.
Dr and Mrs L F Metz, Mr and
Attending were Mrs E L Hutch- Steele
T. E. L. Class Meets
For August Social
The August business and social
meeting of th TEL class of the
South Side Baptist church met i
Thursday night in the home of Mrs
C P Oliver on the Buffalo Gap
road
Mrs H A Montgomery opened
the meeting with a devotional and
Mrs Sam Cannon led the prayer.
Refreshments were served
Members attending were Mrs M
A Beasley. Mrs. L E Adams Mrs
W H Hooper Mrs V Harbin, Mrs
W W Harper Sally Campbell Mrs
E E Sadler Mrs R. D Robbins
Mrs Ab Wooldridge Mrs C Palmer,
and visitors, Donna Marie Wool-
dridge Willie May Hays, and Mrs
Gordon Oliver
Neely and W A Neely homes.
Frank Williams who has been
spending his vacation with his fam-
ily here will return to his duties
Monday, beginning his eighth year
as travelnig instructor for the State
Fireman’s school
Mrs Frank Morrow, Mr and Mrs.
Harry Yates Dr. and Mrs. Young-
blood George Zachary, and R. E
Hall
Rotan Girl, Rule Man to W
ROTAN Aug 31— (Spl • Frances Taylor of Rotan will become the
pride of O B Cave of Rule Sunday evening in a twilight ceremony at |
the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W F Taylor The Rev Dick
O’Brien, pastor of the First Baptist church of Stamford wiir read the
ring ceremony before an improvised altar of greenery and white asters
and a candelabra holding tall white tapers Basket# of white gladioluses
will flank the altar
Wayland Taylor brother of the bride and Anna Lou Cave sister of
he bridegroom will light the tapers Mrs D L Swint will be
ist for Marcel Patterson to sing, I
Love You Truly She will also be
accompanist as Mrs Charles Sig-
nor of Abilene viclinist, plays Ah
Sweet Mystery of Life during the
- ceremony
SISTER ATTENDANT
Elmer Atwood of Raton New
Mexico will be best man for Mr
Cave and Mrs Atwood will be her
sister’s only attendant She will
wear a gown of peach embroidered
marquisette over taffeta and a
matching hair-ieng*h veil and will
carry a colonial bouquet
The bride will be given in mar-
riige by her father She will wear
a gown of ivory satin with long
flowing, skirt, leg o mutton sleeves,
a fitted bodice fastened down the
back with tiny self-covered but-
tons and a sweetheart neckline ap-
pliqued in rose petals of ivory
satin.
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MISS TAYLOR
Her finger-tip veil of illusion will
be held in place by a bandeau of
seed pearls and orange blossonms
Her only ornament will be a pen-
dant belonging to her maternal
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grandmother She will carry a bou-
quet of gardenias on a Bible.
An informal reception will be
held after the wedding with Mrs
Nelson Smith, sister of the bride-
groom, presiding at the bride’s
table Assisting in the dining room
will be Sybil Howard, Katharyn
Dull. Margaret Hellums and Anna
Lou Cave
TAUGHT AT BALLINGER
Mrs will w a sports
suit of beige and black wool with
red and black accessories and a cor-
sage of gardenias when the couple
leave for a wedding trip
The bridegroom is the only son
of Mr and Mrs Emmett Cave of
Rotan, descendants of pioneer
ranch people of Fisher county He
was graduated from the Rotan high
school and was prominent in high
school athletics. He is now man-
ager of an ice plant at Rule
The bride is a graudate of Rotan
high school and attended Texas
State College for Women Denton
where she received a degree She
was a member of the student coun-
cil in her freshman and senior
years, vice president of Philomathia
club and president of Mary Swartz
Rose club in her junior year. She
has taught vocational home eco-
nomics the past two rears in the
Ballinger high school.
Members of the wedding party
and the families were included
Saturday evening when Mrs. Em-
i mett Cave. Mrs. Mark Cave and
Mrs Nelson Smith were hostesses
for a rehearsal dinner at the home
of Mr e-d Mr» Emmett Cave,
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