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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1970
THE T U L I A
(Swlshar County)
HERALD
PAGE 3
Wilfongs Reside At Plainview
After Recent Wedding Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Wilfong are
residing m I’lainvie.v after their
Dee. 19 v.edding in the chapel of
the First Baptist church here lie
k assl tarn manneiT of 1‘iggly ■
Wiggly at Plain view.
W ilfon: and the former Miss Ka
Hughes exchanged double ring
voas at 7:fJO p.m . The pastor,
Rev Frank Pollard, officiated the
ceremony.
Parents of the couple are Mr
and Mr> J. ('. Hughes and Mr.
and Mrs Hoy Wilfong, all of Tulia
Vims were exchanged beneath
an archway of white carnations
and greenery adorned at each
side with i andelabras bearing white
tapers White boss and white car-
nations marked the bridal aisle.
Playing traditional piano wed-
ding mu ic was Mrs Pat George.
She also accompanied Ke lly F.wen.
who sang. The Lord’s Prayer"
and “Twelfth of Never.”
F.seorted down t h e aisle and
given in marriage by her father,
the bride was attired in a formal
white satin gown entirely overlaid
with la i except for a wide front
panel extending from the round
neckl.ne to the hem The Ion!,
dice F ew .w re fir heel in scal-
loped cul.-. teardrop pearl accent-
ing each -eallop Pearls also adorn-
ed the small standup collar and
t h e hr inline of the- front satin
panel Fasten .: the o.i k bodice
were :j() vein coveted buttons The
A - line kii't flowed into a chapel
tram accented by a bow with long
streamers blending n with the
train
Her elbow length veil of illusion
attached to a wh. e satin Dior
bow lhe bride earned a cascade
of white roses
Her brutal gown was new. and
something borrowed, the bridal veil
from Mi Paul lilixxk Her shoe-s.
worn whi n she- .ea- a nominee for
Tulia ll.gh school home-coming
queen, were he i something old She
had a blue a irtei and a penny
with her birthdate in her shoe
Mi's Sheri l.ove was maid or
honor aiul brid* maids wen- Mis.,
Su. la l .'wards and M ,s Marcia
Ingli- iiieir floor - length. A •
line gowns of mint green satin
were fa-: i>ntd with 'horl sleeves
anil -mall standup collars. At the
back of e h dtess. a dcs-p pF*at
was highlighted with a tanw, with
the streamer stii.hed down a>
par of If<• fire Ki -h attendant
wore ,, h- idi...... of a m nt green
bo.- .-nil - h •:: tulli veil and car-
riW ! a n - v of mint green car-
nations th streamers.
In- Murrell a-rveel a bert man.
Groom iinm were Larry Shannon
and i.uy Bosley Guests were s,-at-
ed tie ushers Jimmy smith, cousin
of the te j.iik Hard, brother
in laN of 'he bride and Bill WII-
fong Up fir e!c. i .in’s brother
The- bride" mother selected a
beige dou le knit two - piece dre-ss
and matching beige shoes and
bag for hem d iiichter s wedding,
and Pie lirufi e.im's mother wore
a blue double knit erne- piece dress
with b! u ! e i e -ones Kach added
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a corsage of white carnations with
green tulle.
Following the ceremony, a re-
ception was given in Fellowship
Hall of the church Serving re-
freshment* were Mrs Jack Hard
and Mrs Perry Russell, sister* of
the bride, and Miss Susan Blount
They also were assisted by Mrs
Bill Wilfong, sister-in-law of the
bridegroom Miss Brenda Wilfong,
the bridegroom s sister, registered
guests at a -mall table holding a
white candle and white and green
carnations
The serving table- was graced
with a white organdy doth with
floeir length ruffles overlaid wi-h
white lace e aught in drapes by
mint gree n bows with streamers
t entering the- table was a gold
and crystal trpergne holding four
mint gree n candles and green and
white carnations and greenery.
lame 'hertx-t (Hinch was served
with the four • tiered white wed
ding cake* Green and white ruses
decorate-.! the cake which featured
the top layer held up by fostoria
stemware- Inode the crystal glass
were gre- n and white- sugar roses
\ bride and groom topped the
large take
The newlyweds took a hnney-
rn.ton trip to Kl Paso and Old
Mexico with the bride traveling
in a grey knit costume suit trim
mc-d in white- and grey accessor-
ies The dre-s was styled with shor
sF .-vi s and a male h.ng cape fasten
ed with chains Her corsage was
of white roses was lifted from her
bridal bouquet
The bride was graduated from
Tulia High school in IfHi'.i and has
! e c n attending Way land Baptist
college Participating in many ac-
tivities in high school, she was
a member of the high school choir,
the Baptist church choir, played
basketball, was head cheerleader
her senior year and as editor of
the 'Hornet" school news page
she was presented the Tulia Her-
ald Aw.ird During the summers,
Mrs Wilfong has worked with re-
tarded children.
The bridegroom recently return-
ed from \ letnam and has rece ived
his discharge from military ser -
vice.
\ rehearsal dinner was hosted
at Dolly s |{c i.mrant by the bride*
groom > parent- Mint (.rc-en and
white fF.v ers were- intersiier-wd
with Chi.s’ma- cl-■« orations for th>
tables
Special guests at the wedding
included Mrs F. K llughc-s of
Farwell and Mr and Mrs W M
Block of Clovis. N M . grand -
parents of the bride.
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high feed bills end tight bankers ere gonna
keep me in e sweat ell winter."
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Miss M t - ivt May Stanley, dau-
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ley, lie. amt- the bride- of Kenneth
Wayne l.oafman, son of Mr. and
Mrs Kaymond l.oafman in a six
o'clock ceremony Saturday. Dec
20 Bro. Truitt \d.ur, minisier of
the Kress Church of Christ, officiat-
ed the single nng vows in the-
home- of the- bride's parents Given
in marriage'' by her father, the
bride wore- an off - white knit
dress accented by yellow scarf and
silver bu« kled mate inng belt Fred
Standefer, brother - in - law of
the bride, was best man. \ re-
ception vc,is given :n the- Stanley
home following the wedding The
couple will reside at 504 12th St.,
Iw-velland lhe bride* has attended
Kails F!F mentary school and Kress
schools since l1 Hit The bridegroom,
a graduate of Kress High school
is attending South Plains Junior
College at Levi-Hand He is employ-
ed with Verna Drilling Co.
Congratulations! To Mr and Mrs
Joe- Heathington, Jr. of Ft Worth
on the birth of a sorf Jimmy Don,
horn Dec. 24 in the Plainv u-w hits
pital. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mr- Ewell Jones, Kress and Mr
and Mrs. Joe Heathington Sr. of
Dallas
Visiting Mr and Mrs Henry
Reinhardt and Kay during the
holidays were- Mr and Mrs Charles
Reinhardt and children, Houston,
Mr and Mrs Billy Judeman and
Billy Don from Garver, Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Bill Davidson spent
Christmas with her mother. Mr-.
Notes from
Nazareth
MRS. FLORANCE ALBRACHT
The families of Mrs. Blanche
Birkenfeld had a family get - to-
gether with the Walt Warrens in
Hereford on New Yea»-s day.
Mr. and Mrs. Denis Mattingly
and children of Omaha, Neb.
spent several days heve the past
week with her family, the F.d
Hoi-ltings. On Wednesday evening
they had supper in the home of her
aunt and family, the Clarence
Schultes.
Mr and Mrs. Ed Drerup and
Carol enjoyed supper on New Years
in Fro>na with their daughter and
amily the J.m Balls.
The Venhaus families met in the
home ot Mrs Agnes Brockman on
Friday evening for their annual
hristmas party.
Gerald Brockman, son of th-*
! on Brockmans had surgery on
hi* shoulder for an old injury,
in the hospital in Amarillo on Fri-
day, Jan 2.
The Order of Martha had their
annual I’ot Luck dinner (Christ-
mas) in the home of Mrs. Florance
Mack Brown in San Angelo, Tex.
Visiting Sunday in the Ewell
Jones home were Mr. and Mrs.
(' C Jones from Flomot and Mrs.
Floyd W illiams and Annette from
S.lverton.
Mr A F Rogers is ill in North-
c*st hospital in \marillo and will
undergo -urgery Monday morning.
His - sU-r. Mrs Howard Martin
from Dallas is visiting him and
other relatives in Kress.
Mr Raymond l.oafman suffered
1 -Iroke and is in the Tulia hos-
pital.
Mr and Mrs. Johnny Batnharf.
Jeff and Su-cn of Lubbock vis.ted
Mr and Mrs. John Barnhart Sat-
urday.
Mr Teal Loft is of Dallas has
been in Kress attending to busi-
n e s s and visiting relatives and
friends.
Christmas guests in the home of
Mr md Mrs Clarence Stanley
v.c-re their children. Mr and Mrs
Fred Slander and baby of Level-
l.iiid Mr and Mr- James Latimer
from Canyon and Mr and Mrs
Kenneth l.oafman of I.evelland
Dc- |)est sympathy to Mrs Doris
l’.o;tc-n and hei family on the death
of her brother-in-law, Glenn Davis
at Alpine.
Mr and Mrs C. T Tyler and
children. Jeanne, Mike and Rich-
ard spent part of the holidays with
Mr Tyler s mother. Mrs Emma
Tyler at Quanah and Mrs Tyler's
I irents Mr and Mrs. Carl Mason
at Vernon
Visiting Mr- Doris Boston and
Mr and Mr- J-.hn Barnhart this
week -nd were Vr and Mrs H F.
\xtc-ll of Durango, Colo.
Mr and Mrs Lee Young spent
t h e Christmas holidays visiting
the ir dau :htei s, Mr and Mrs La
Dell Uitchi-v and family at Mes -
ouite, and Mrs Charles Hamilton
and children at Plano,
The Kn ss Young Homemakers
recently met in the home- of Mrs
Buddy Stovall for their annual
Christmas party. Guests for the
party were the memliers' hus-
bands.
The- home was decorated inside
and outside for the Yuletide season
\ buffet meal prepared by the
youn homemakers was served
from green covered tables dec-orat-
ed with candles in apothecary jars
surrounded by greenery.
Die liutfet tables was covered
with white lined with fruit and
candle- centerpiece. Two Christmas
trees, lioih made by Mrs Stovall,
highlighted the decorations
The fireplace was dec-orated
with wreaths for Christmas and
Christmas flowers. The tre-c- in the
basement recreation room was a
green ball tret- decorated with red
birds The stairway to the recrea-
tion room was decorated with holly
garland and Chrisimas lights In
the den was an unusual tree made
of Kleenex which w a s sprayed
gold
Gifts- were exhanged and table-
games played
The next Young Homemakers
mc-otmg will Ik- Thursday, Jan 8
in the Kress Community Boom
D inner guests in our
home New Year's day were my
'isti-r. Mrs. Opal Day and my ne-
phew and family Mr and Mrs Joe*
Day, Kiekic anei Kandy, all from
\niarillo. Opal stayed to spend the*
weekend wi<h us. Our children le*ft
Friday morning for Searcy, Ark,
anei Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. David Criswell is ill in the*
Tulia hospital
Dinner guests in the home of
Mr and Mrs. Bobby Allen New
Year’s Day were their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Murphree of
Floydada and Mr and Mrs. Var-
nell Thomas and girls of Kress
Albracht on Friday, Jan. 2 It had
been postponed on account of the
snow; on account of sickness, etr.
Only ten members enjoyed the din-
ner and afternoon of games.
Mrs. Helen Backus, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Venhaus and Mr. and Mrs.
George V'entiaus of Happy start-
ed f >r Clovis for a wedding of their
cousin’s son on Sunday, Dec. 28
and had the misfortune of turning
their car over on the icy road a
few miles from Clovis, N. M. None
were seriously injured. All receiv-
ed bruises. They had to spend a
couple days there on account of
the bad roads. Tursday Alvin Kle-
man, Hubert Backus, Agnes Brock-
man and Lillian Venhaus went to
Clovis to visit and bring them
home
Mr and Mrs. David Roberts and
family of Houston, nephew and
nieces of the Pohlmciers visited
the families here the past week.
Mr and Mrs. Rodney Green of
Fort \\ n th are parents of a baby
Lov born Dec. 15. Mrs. Marie Han
son is the baby’s grandmother.
Mr and Mrs. Jerome Hanson
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Koeber o. Frtom and Mr. An-
drew Hanson, all enjoyed dinner
in the home of Mrs. Marie Han-
son on Christmas.
Miss Sandy Gerber, bride-elect
of Jamo.> Hoelting, was honored
with a bridal shower in the home
of Mrs. Rodger Shilling on Sun-
day. Jan 4 The wedding will he
on Saturday, January 10 in Holy
Family Church.
MYs. Martha Kirkpatrick and
children of Abilene spent the week-
end with her mother, Mrs. Helen
Burt and Sue and the Louis Huse-
mans.
Mrs Helen Burl and Sue visited
their sister - in - law and aunt,
Mrs. Margaret Stuitz in Plainview
last week.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Schulte
and daughter, Lynette and Mrs.
Vincent Pohlmeier and daughter,
and had icy roads all the way,
Roselle drove to Dallas on Sunday
to s e e about schools the girls
will attend after graduation. They
drove home on Monday evening
taking them over 12 hours to make
the drive.
Mrs. Anna Albracht and Mrs.
Lizzie Gerber are spending a cou-
pl * of weeks in Amarillo with
their -eon and daughter, the Math
Mbrachfv
Mr and Mrs. Andy Schmucher
THE TULIA HERALD
H. M Bagt,e-ly Editor and Pub
'isher Published each Thursdav
by The Tulio Herald lot ot 1x4
130 North Armstrong Tulia
Swisher County, Texas 79088.
Entered as second class matter
at the postoffice at Tulia, Texas,
under the act of March 1, 1879.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES
1 year$5.00 6 months $3.00. 1
month 75c.
Wilmer Graham
To Serve On
Tax Forum
CANYON — The federal Tax
Reform Act of 1969 will be the
featured topic at the West Texas
State University Tax Forum Jan-
uary 17.
One of the architects of the leg-
islation, John S. Nolan, deputy as-
sistant secretary of treasury for
tax policy, will discuss the act
during the all - day forum, spon-
sored by the accounting depart-
ment of the School of Business.
Also participating will be Wilmer
A. Graham of Tulia, Don L. Rowe
of Amarillo and Irvin Born of
Perryton, all certified public ac -
countants, and Arthur Glover, as •
s’stant professor of accounting at
West Texas State.
Nolan a graduate of the Uni-
versity of North Carolina with a
bachelor of laws degree from Har-
of Dimmitt spent New Years day
with the Frank Hoeltings In the
evening Mrs. Max Acker and Mrs.
Agnes Brockman emoyed an even-
ing of cards with them.
Snow is falling again this morn-
ing (Monday) and it is very cold
and we have lev roads.
vard University, formerly special-
ized in federal tax practice in
Washington, D. C.
He has served as a member of
the advisory group to the com -
missioner of internal revenue, has
been vice chairman of the section
of taxation. American Bar Asso-
ciation, and has served as ad-
junct professor of law at George-
town University.
The forum, expected to be at-
tended by several hundred per
*on>. will start at 9:30 a m. and
conclude at 5:30 pm. It will be
held in the auditorium of the Old
Administration Building on the Uni-
versity campus. Pre - registration
fee is $10.
Square
Dance
Notes
Members of the Shirts and Skirts
have been visiting area clubs over
the Christmas and New Years holi-
days. Some of these include Silver-
ton. Amarillo, Plainview, and Lock
ney.
We will be dancing to the calling
of Jack Thompson on Saturday,
January 10 at 8 at the American
Legion Hall. All area dancers are
invited to visit us.
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Baggarly, H. M. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 1970, newspaper, January 8, 1970; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth506180/m1/3/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.