The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 71, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 27, 1952 Page: 4 of 20
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A , THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
4-A Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, Aug.27, 1951
Lt. Col. Michael Crimmins Weds
Percy Lee Whaley at Carswell
EASTLAND, Aug. K (RNS) —
The marriage of Percy Lee Wha-
ley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
C. Whaley, and Lt. Col. Michael
L Crimmins. United States Air
Force, retired, took place at 7:30
o’clock Saturday in the Carswell
Air Force Base Chapel. Fort
Worth.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr
and Mrs. F T. Crimmins, Fort
Worth.
Maj M. Jung, chaplain, per-
formed the ceremony The bride
was given in marriage by her
father and was attended by the
bridegroom's mother
The bride wore a blue imported
Italian suit with pink accessories.
The bride is a graduate of Cis-
co Junior College and attended
Stephen F. Austin College. She is
employed at Convair in Fort Worth.
After their wedding trip the
couple will live at 424 South Bal-
linger St in Fort Worth.
Dorothy Tompkins
To Visit in Anson 4
ANSON. Aug 26. RNS: - Doro-
thy Tompkins daughter of Mr and
Mrs. H. W. Tompkins will visit in p
Anson from Wednesday to Monday.
Miss Tompkins is head librarian 1
at the Post Library of the Red
River Arsenal, a military base M
about 10 miles out of Texarkana.
She is classified as a Special Serv HMM
Ice Worker with a civilian rating ‘ 1.9
of 2nd Lt
She was graduated from the 1
North Texas Demostration High
School in 1949 and from Texas
College for Women last spring. She .
took her practice training in Camp
Hood.
7th Annual Reunion for Family
Of Runnels County Pioneers
Her father is principal of the An-
son High School and Mrs. Tompkins s
teaches the first grade in the ele-
mentary school.
DOROTHY TOMPKINS
Photo - Anop IVA
MRS. FRANK M. SIMPSON, JR
Merkel Man Marries Virginian
In Episcopal Church Service
BUFFALO GAP, Aug. 26 (RNS)
—The seventh annual reunion of
the Sawyer family, pioneers of
Runnels County, was held at the
Presbyterian encampment grounds.
One hundred and twelve members
of the family and 29 visitors regis-
tered for the affair.
Those attending are descendants
of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Sawyer of Williamson County, who
settled in Runnels County in 1888,
coming from Georgetown. At that
time their postoffice address was
Old Runnels, located about five
miles north of the present town of
Ballinger. The old Sawyer home is
still standing and has long been a
landmark in the area northeast of
Winters.
The children of the late George
Sawyer started the reunion in
Georgetown in 1939. They are Lin-
zie and Earl Sawyer, Lamesa; El-
mer Sawyer, Florence; Will Saw-
yer of Seminole; Lee Sawyer of
Weir and their sister, Mrs. Ethel
Patrick Corpus Christi. Uncles and
aunts, Monroe Sawyer, Brownfield,
Anderson Sawyer of Seagraves,
Dug Sawyer, Georgetown; and
Mrs. John Piper of Sinton, joined
the group.
MERKEL Aug. 26. (RNS) -Of
interest here is the news of the
wedding of Lt. Frank M. Simpson,
Jr., and Doris Ann Renn of Hope-
well. Va.
Lt. Simpson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank M. Simpson.
The bride's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. James Marshall Renn, Hope-
well.
Wedding vows were said in a
service in St. John’s Episcopal
Church. Hopewell, the afternoon of
Aug. 16.
The Rev. Rowland Oakes of De-
vonshire, England, exchange rector
with the Rev. James T. Marshall
of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Pet-
erburg. was the officiating rector.
The bride given in marriage by
her father wore a gown of white
tulle over taffeta, fashioned with a
redingote of Chantilly lace. Her
fingertip veil of tulle feU from a
Mary Queen of Scots cap of Chan-
Will Sawyer, 75, of Seminole was
the oldest member present and
Marshal Gale Rosipal, son of the
Clement Rosipals of Austin, the
youngest. Hoonr guest again this
year was Fred Bodenhamer, of Los
Angeles, Calif., who flew here for
the occasion. Mr Bodenhamer, left
an orphan at nine, lived in the
home of Mrs. Catherine Sawyer
near Winters, for five years. Mrs.
Catherine Sawyer was the mother
of Anderson, George, Monroe and
Ellen Sawyer, who were present
for the reunion. Last year was the
first time they had seen their foster
brother in 60 years. Mr. Bodenha-
mer moved to California in 1916
and has lived there since.
A four generation group present
was Linzie Sawyer. Lamesa, his
Gift Party Fetes
Mrs. Bill Duncan
BALLINGER. Aug. M. (RNS)-
Mrs Bill Duncan of Winters was
complimented when Mrs. G. M.
Hargus was host at a gift party
in her home.
Pink zinnias were used to decor-
ate party rooms where gifts were
presented the honoree. Refresh-
ments were served in the garden
from a table laid with a pink and
blue linen cloth and centered with
pink summer Bowers. Mrs. Ruel
Roswell and Mrs. A. L Brown-
ing served.
Those present were the honoree’s
mother, Mrs. Ernest Watkins, Mrs.
Jack Ashton, Mrs Walter Pheil,
Mrs. Charles Kueck, Mrs. Bill B.
Stultz, Mrs. Lonnie Watkins, Mrs.
Rube Virden, Mrs. Joe Beard Mrs.
Sim Cottelle, Mrs. Herman Virden.
Mrs. Willie Tipton, Mrs. Arthur
Gleghorn, Mary Ruth Watkins.
Those from Winters were: Mrs. R.
E. Duncan, Mrs Frank Savage.
Mrs. L B. Watkins; and Geral-
dine and Joyce Duncan.
tilly lace. She carried a white pray-
er book centered with orchids.
Maid of honor was Nancy New-
hall of Winchester, Mass. class-
mate of the bride at Mary Wash-
ington College. Her gown was of
yellow tulle over taffeta, with lace
bodice and matching lace jacket. "- -----------------
She wore a picture hat of net daughter, Mrs. Ida Mae Guy Win-
and carried a nosegay of pastel - * 2 - T C Rrilev
pom-pon chrysanthemums with a
contrasting bow.
Bridesmaids were Barbara Ennes
of Fredericksburg, classmate of
the bride at Mary Washington Col-
lege, and Marie Ellis, of Hopewell.
Their gowns were orchid tulle,
fashioned like that of honor attend-
gate. Mrs. Guy’s son, L C. Briley,
Midland and the Brileys son Lon-
dell.
ant's. They carried nosegays of pas-
tel pom-pon chrysanthemums with
contrasting bows and wore picture
hats of orchid net.
The bride’s mother wore a gown
of rose chiffon and lace over match-
ing taffeta with white hat and
accessories and a deep purple or-
N. M.; Jess Sawyer, Richmond;
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sawyer. Weir;
Mrs. Ida May, Mrs. Alice Gra-
ham. Brownfield; Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Sawyer. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Knight, Donald, Shirley and Nancy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D Hare, Mr. and
Mrs. Elbridge Hobbs, San Angelo.
Mr. and Mrs W. B. Guy and
daughter, Lela Mae, Wingate; Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert West. Catulla;
Virginia and Jack Sawyer, Margie
and Judy Skrobanek, Mrs. Mavis
Anderson, L. H. Anderson, Mrs.
Jane Harris and children. Katy
and Russell. Mrs. Lena Sawyer,
Houston: James Lee Holley, Lafe-
ria; John Jones, Anson; Mr, and
Mrs. Will Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. Todd and children. Lona
Fay. Johnnie and Rena, Seminole.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herri-
mann, Lampasas: Mr and Mrs.
Arzie Kirks and Larence and Wil-
liam. Mrs. Nannie Sawyer. Sea-
graves: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sawyer
and Freda. Mrs. Juanita Cham-
bers and son, Mr. and Mrs. Wood-
row McHugh, Eddie. Carolyn and
Tommy, Mr. and Mrs. Garland
Briley and son, Bill. Woodrow Saw-
yer, all of Abilene: Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Wright and daughter Phyllis.
Spur.
Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Wimberly. Merkel: Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Dedman, Abilene; Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Fisher, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Vinson. Doris, Judy, Janice and
Barbara. Winters; Sherrill Dunn.
Edwin Cartigs. Lamesa; Naomi
Brice, Wingate; Mrs. Dovie Lee
Quillin, Albuquerque, N. M.; Jim-
mie Claunch, Hobbs, N. M.: Mrs.
Beulah Renfro, J. H. Holland, Sny-
der: Mr. and Mrs. T. 1. Parks.
Buffalo Gap.
MRS. MICHAEL L. CRIMMINS
T. C. Jinkens Family
Has Annual Reunion
ABILENE STATE PARK. Aug.
26. (RNS) —Descendants of the
late Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Jinkens,
pioneers of Merkel and Divide, met
for their third annual reunion in
the park here
Present were, Mr. and Mrs T.
C. Jinkens and daughters, Linda
Kay, and Leta Faye, Mr. and Mrs. ---,________
NOW, TIDE
Tom Miller, Fort Worth; Mr. and
Mrs. Troy Sloan and sons, Harold
and Billy Wayne, and Wilmer Wat-
kins, Kenneth Baccus, Mrs. Ruby
Jinkens and son, Bobby, Mr. and
Mrs. Loyd Gilmore and daughter,
Carolyn, Merkel; Mr. and Mrs
Ted Bicknell, Odessa; Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Steele, Mr and Mrs.
Cecil Stracener and sons, Randy
and Travis, Mr and Mrs. J. 0.
Steele, Sweetwater; Mrs. Pearl Mc-
Coy, Abilene.
Visits in Trent
TRENT, Aug. 26. (RNS) — D. H.
Blackmon of Port Arthur spent a
few days with his sister and broth-
er-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mc-
Leod.
Visit Near Snyder
TRENT, Aug. 26. (RNS) —Mrs.
John Crain and son, Joe, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Martin who live
near Snyder.
Announcing
MRS. O. P. CLARK
Teacher of Piano
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Officers re-elected this year are
W. B. Guy, president, Mrs. Guy,
secretary.
Registered for the reunion were,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sawyer Mr.
and Mrs. Wilford Sawyer and chil-
dren, Stacy and Ann, Florence;
Mr. and Mrs Melvin Sawyer, An-
neli Sawyer, Mrs. Effie Riordon.
Austin: Joe Perry, Dallas; Mrs.
Jennie Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Ransom and children. Clara. Dale
and Tommy. Fort Worth.
Mrs. Annie Bradshaw, Brady,
Mr and Mrs. L C. Briley and
To Attend Sul Ross
TRENT, Aug. 26. (RNS) —Doyle
Howell will leave Saturday for Al-
pine where he will enroll in the
Sul Ross Teachers’ College. How-
ell, a graduate of Trent High
School, has attended the Odessa
Junior College and Hardin College
at Wichita Falls. He is majoring
in physical education.
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Maj. Howard James, of Port Lee, sons, Londell and Rowland, Mid-
was best nun, and ushers were Lt.
Kenneth Strole and Lt. BIU AU-
bright of Fort Lee
A reception was held in the gar-
den at the home of the bride’s par-
ents. overlooking the Appotomax
river
Ou their return from the wedding
trip Sept 1 the bride will resume
her studies at Mary Washington
College where she will receive her
degree in February. Lt Simpson is
stationed at Fort Lee.
land; Mr and Mrs. L B. Sawyer,
Stanley and Gerry Sawyer, Mr.
and Mrs Pat Davis and son,
Charles Mr and Mrs Bill Sawyer
and children. Joe. Freddie, Lal
Rue. and Martha Lyn. Lamesa.
Fred Bodenhamer, Los Angeles.
Mr and Mrs. Clement Rosipal and
son, Marshal, Mrs. Effie Riordan
and son, Danny, Austin: Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Sawyer and sons. Clif-
ford and Ronny, Mrs. Ina Davis.
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