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. McNiels Celebrate
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By Peggy McNiel
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Bernadine Ledwig
.McNiel (originally from
“Groom) and Guy B.
McNiel (originally from
Denton) celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary
August 15, 1997 in El
Paso, Texas where they
are both retired. This
marriage has lasted 50
years in spite of the fact
that it started with a
may have caused less
stalwart couples
change their minds.
to
1) In 1947, two years
after WWII, there were
few big weddings with
traditional white bridal
gowns so the bride wore
an ice-blue
length
ordered
gown.
lame tea
She
corsage with
white orchid. The florist
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by mistake sent a
lavender one which
clashed with her blue
dress.
2) The owner of the
china shop where she
had purchased her china
died. This is significant
since in those days, the
bride had to purchase the
complete set of china
within a year of the
initial purchase.
Therefore she had to
complete her set within a
few months instead of
the annual time frame.
Just a few years later her
Lennox pattern was
discontinued.
3) After picking up the
wedding cake in
Amarillo, mom and dad
placed the cake on the
back seat of the car for
the drive back to Groom.
After a stop, the cake
fell off the back seat
onto the floor. Luckily,
it was salvaged by a
talented relative.
4) No one remembered
to bring rice to throw at
the wedding. However,
my grandfather, a wheat
farmer, remembered he
had a full truck of wheat
nearby. So wheat was
thrown instead of the
traditional rice.
5) My mother’s uncle,
a Catholic priest who
was slated to perform the
marriage ceremonies died
before the wedding.
Another priest in the
local parish presided
instead.
Some facts about my
parents:
Guy B. McNiel served
in WWII in a PBY
squadron for three years
in north Africa. While
in Morocco, he played
craps with Humphrey
Bogart,
(acronym)
reunions.
He
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still
have
achieved
bachelors of arts
his
from
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his eldest daughter, me,----- ----------
(Peggy McNiel) passing "where there is life, there
all my math. In first is hope." This phrase
grade, I didn’t understand reverberates in my mind
the decimal system. If whenever I think there
my father had not shown may not be a solution to
me that the tiny dot a problem and gets me
stood for the ten sticks back on track.
which he drew out, I My sister, Lisa McNiel
would have missed the of El Paso and I are
basic building block of lucky to have such
the numerical system. parents as these. Don’t
Philosophically, my dad you think? If you have
gave me some advice any further questions, you
that has served me well may contact me (Peggy
during my life. When McNiel) in Dallas at
times are bad, think (214)826-9473 or my
about some point in the sister Lisa at (915)532-
future when things will 7890 in El Paso.
Band Boosters
Make Plans For
Upcoming Year
The
Groom Band
Boosters recently held a
meeting discussing plans
for the coming year.
Some of the group’s
plans for 1997-98
include: purchasing
garment bags for band
uniforms and concert
uniforms; and choosing a
North Texas, his masters
in education from Sul
Ross College and his
doctorate degree from the
University of Colorado at
Boulder.
He is retired from the
public schools in El Paso
where he served in
administration as the
Director of Research and
Evaluation.
At the young age of
50, he became a private
pilot. He has flown into
Mexico, California.
Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas and Colorado.
He is responsible for
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helps to last through a
difficult situation.
Bernadine Ledwig
McNiel grew up in
Groom and graduated
from the high school
class of 1942 which just
celebrated their class
reunion Groom Day.
She attended. She was
also the valedictorian of
the class.
She was one of the
pioneers of the Speech
Therapy program in El
Paso in 1946.
In 1964, she was the
first speech therapist in
El Paso to receive a
Certificate of Clinical
Competence in Speech
Thank You
Card
I truly appreciated the
cards, flowers, food,
phone calls, visits and
prayers during my recent
surgery and hospital stay.
Thanks,
Tammy Bivens
"band student of the
week."
The band has been
invited to a Texas Tech
game on September20.
A marching clinic will
be held on September 30,
while contest is on
October 18 in Borger.
The band is expected
to march in their jeans
and t-shirts the first few
games. '
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Burton, Donna & Crockett, Kristie. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1997, newspaper, September 4, 1997; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1706940/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.