The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1964 Page: 3 of 8
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Recent Bride k
Given Courtesies
Mrs. Charles C. Compton, the
former Miss Norma Jean Conrad, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Conrad, of Route 1, Clifton, has
REAL ESTATE
FARM, RANCH, CITY,
AND LAKE PROPIRTIIS
J. M. Martin
BOX 27$, MORGAN, TEXAS
LONG A BOSQUE COUNTY
LICENSED AGENT
Offices At
Frontier Village, Across
From Laktaldo Village
Office Phono: Kopporl TU9-2M0
Lutings Requested
Come In, Visit With Us
been extended the following nup-
tial courtesies since her recent
marriage to Mr. Compton, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Compton, of
Star Route 2, Clifotn.
Shower At Womack
From 2:00 until 4:00 o’clock on
Saturday afternoon, March 14, Mrs.
Compton was honored at the Edu-
cational Building of the Zion
United Church of Christ at Wom-
ack with a miscellaneous bridal
shower.
Mrs. Lincoln Ferris greeted the
guests and presented them to the
members of the receiving line—
the bride, her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Conrad, the groom’s mother, Mrs.
T. C. Compton, and the bride's
grandmothers, Mrs. W. F. Conrad
and Mrs. Ed Kleine. The bride had
in, orchid corsage, the gift of an
aunt, Mrs. Will C. Hafer, and the
mothers had corsages of baby
white chrysanthemums, all tied
with red and white ribbon to carry
out the chosen colors of the bride.
Red and white also were used to
advantage in the refresmner.is and
decorations. The registration table
SEE OUR LOVELY NEW SELECTIONS
Of
Littk Girls' Dresses
(With Polities To Match)
Table Mots And Table Linens
Bed Linens And Bedspreads
- AND SO MANY OTHER MCE GIFT ITEMS -
held a single red rose in a crystal
bud vase, and the refreshment
table was laid with a lace cloth
and centered with a lovely ar-
rangement of red gladioli flanked
by white tapers in crystal holders.
Red fruit punch was ladled from a
cut glass bowl, with assorted cook-
ies, salted nuts, and mints also on
the refreshment list.
Classmates of the bride in Clif-
ton High School who alternated at
the bridal guest book and in serv-
ing refreshments were Misses
Ruthy Hoel, Sheron Larson, Janie
Zuehlke, Delores Struempler, and
Janice Hennig.
An array of lovely and numer-
ous gifts was displayed on white
tables on which were arrangements
of Japonica blossoms and fern,
Hostesses for the shower were
Mesdames Clifford Bronstad, David
Conrad, Gerbardt Ender, Lincoln
Ferris, Will C. Hafer, Johnnie Har-
ris, Ralph Ray, and Herman Zuehl-
ke.
Shower At Cranflllt Gap
A tea-shower, with Mrs. Comp-
ton named as honoree, was held
from 3:00 until 5:00 o'clock on Sun-
day afternoon. March 15, in the
home of Mrs. Ben Rhodes at Cran-
fills Gap. The guest list included
members of the Cranfilla Gap Gar-
den Club, the groom’s mother hav-
ing been the organizer of that club.
Laid with a hand-cut cloth of
ecru linen with wedding bell nap-
kins, the tea table was centered
with an arrangement of white
peach blossoms surrounded by
pansies. The arrangement was
flanked with white tapers in gold
candelabra.
Mrs. Clyde Tindall poured coffee
and tea from the silver service, and
the guests also enjoyed assorted
cookies, salted pecans, and mints.
Pretty wrapped gifts received by
the honoree were opened by her
sisters, Kathy Jo and Donna Con-
rad, who passed them around for
each of the guests to see.
PRESENT FOR CONFIRMATION
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Canuteson and
Mr. and Mrs, Everett W. Wallace
spent last Sunday in Fort Worth
with Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wallace
and sons, Earl Byron, and Russell.
They made the trip especially to
attend confirmation services, in
which Earl was a confirmand, on
Sunday morning at the Faith Luth-
eran Church there. Mrs. Burton
Wallace is a daughter of the Ca-
nutesons. and Burton Wallace and
Everett W Wallace are brothers.
—Photo by Joan Spieler
MR. AND MRS. ROBERT LEE SPITZER
Miss ftchison, Mr. Spitzer Are Wed
In Methodist Church Here On March 21
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In a wedding of interest to their
relatives and friends in this area,
Miss Priscilla Jean Etchison and
Mr. Robert Lee Spitzer were united
in marriage in a single-ring cere-
mony solemnized at 9:00 o'clock
on Saturday morning, March 21,
at the First Methodist Church in
Clifton. Reading the wedding vows
was Reverend Homer F. Pumphrey,
pastor of the church.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Walter Etchison,
of Route 1, Clifton, and the groom
is a son of Mr. *pd Mrs. Erwin
Adolph Spitzer, of 315 North Ave-
nue D in this city. He also is a
grandson of Mr. Ernest Spitzer and
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Prescher, of
Clifton
For her wedding the bride was
attired in a street-length wedding
dress of white silk chiffon over
white satin. Her wedding veil was
of white net trimmed in lace, with
the crown being decorated in seed
pearls, and her attire also Included
iridescent patina pumps and the
traditional “something old, some
thing new, something borrowed,
something blue, and a penny in her
shoe". She carried a white Bible
topped with deep orchid-throated
orchids tied in streamers witji
white rosebuds.
Miss Patti Powell, of Kopperl,
was the bride’s maid of honor. She
wore a street-length dress of med
ium blue dacron, a hat fashioned
of blue flowers, and nude shoes
decorated with rhinestones.
Best man to the groom was Mr.
Larry Benfer, of Clifton. Gentle-
men in the wedding party wore
dark suits.
Mrs. Etchison, mother of the
bride, wore a light blue shantung
dress trimmed in white and deco-
rated with pearls and rhinestones
and had black accessories. The
groom’s mother, Mrs. Spltaer, was
attired in a cotton suit of aqua
bine with black accessories.
Are At Noma In Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Spitzer presently
are at home at 4507 San Jacinto
Street, Apartment 14, in Dallas,
where he is employed with Texas
Instruments.
Mrs. Spitzer was a junior in
Meridian High School at the time
of her marriage, and she planned
to enroll this week in a Dallas high
school. A graduate of Clifton High
School, Mr. Spitzer also attended
Arlington SUte College in Arling
ton for one and one-half years.
Mr and Mrs. E. W. Mitchell, of
Mineral Wells, visited here for
awhile last Sunday night with Mrs.
Mitchell's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Tweedle, on their way home
after having visited with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell,
in Temple.
Bosque Unit Cancer
Society Motts March 2
Mrs. Willie Belle Vinson, vice-
president of the Bosque County
Unit of the American Cancer So-
ciety, presided at the regular
monthly meeting of that organiza-
tion at 7:30 o’clock on Monday
night, March 2, at the Clifton City
Hall in the absence of Mrs. T. N.
Foster, president.
Mrs. Jake Seljos, secretary, call-
ed the roll which was followed by
the reading of the minutes.
Officers and committee chair-
men then gave reports of work
done since the last meeting. Mrs.
M. S. Wilkins reported a total of
$81.00 for memorials, and Mrs. E.
C. Johle, Bosque County Home
Demonstration Club Council chair-
man, announced that the HD Coun
cil will serve refreshments at the
annual meeting of the Bosque
County unit to take place May 4
Edwin Bekkelund, American
Cancer Society Crusade chairman
for Bosque County, introduced Ray
Stockard, new vice-crusade chair-
man, and Earl R. Behringer, cam
paign chairman for Meridian and
vicinity. Mr. Bekkelund then ex-
plained the county mechanics of
the ASC Program.
Program for the evening was
given by Mrs. Vinson, who recent-
ly attended a workshop in Waco.
Mrs. Vinson gave much informa-
tion and an overall plan for the
1964 crusade. Mr. Bekkelund also
discussed last year’s contributions
by communities.
Frank Stockwell reminded per-
sons present that 85 per cent of
every dollar donated to the cru-
sade will be spent for research,
services, public education, and
medical fellowships.
For Plumbing
SERVICE AND SUPPLIES
call
PEARSON
PLUMBING CO.
Phone OR5-8679 — Clifton
We Appreciate Your Business
April 18 was designated as Can-
cer Sabbath, with April 19 having
been set aside as Cancer Sunday
to pray for a cure for cancer in
1964.
Next regular meeting of the
Bosque County Unit, according to
Miss Lucille Watson, publicity
chairman, will be held on April
6, at which time the publicity com-
mittee members will be respon-
sible for the program.
Attending the meeting were Mes-
dames Jake Seljos, Raymond Lam-
mert, B. L Dahl, David Rowe, Wil-
lie Belle Vinson, Marshall V. Bonds,
E. C. Johle, B. O. Lane, Orlette
Watson, M. S. Wilkins, Calvert'H.
Hoel, John Lee, and M. B. Prince,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl R.-----
and daughter, Eariene, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Hardcastle, Reverend
Albert Petrich, T. N. Foetar, Rap
Stockard, Miss Lucille Watson, and
Frank Stockwell, the last named
of Waco.
Mrs. R. H. Dossman, of McGntf-
or, visited near Clifton last was*
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dossman.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
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Clifton, Texas, On Riverside Drive
MEETS
1st and 3rd Thursday Each MonNs
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Baldridge, Robert L., Jr. & Baldridge, Mrs. Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1964, newspaper, March 27, 1964; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth777948/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.