Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1979 Page: 3 of 14
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Lay-Urban
POffTlAND NEWS Thuvtday. Apr 26, 1979
7999 3
Mis* Shawn Jean Urban
became the bride of John R
Lay in a civil ceremony at 12
noon. Saturday. April 14, in the
recreation room of the Lands
End Apartments
District Judge Noah
Kennedy of Corpus Christi
officiated at the double ring
ceremony
The bride is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Richard Urban
The groom s parents are Mr
and Mrs Charles !,ay
The music for the weddir
was "We've Only Just Begu
"( lose to You. "God Only
Knows and "I Honestlv Love
You y
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, chose for her
wedding a short white knit
dress She carried a bridal
nosegay of lavender irises,
white daisies, yellow button
poms, and haby s breath
Miss Colleen Cunningham
served as maid of honor She
wore a short yellow dress and
carried a nosegay consisting of
the same floral a
as the bride s
Rhonda Engel Earns Honor
Members of ihe house party
were Mrs Gay la Wardlow and
Miss Mary Lay. sisters of the
and Mis
groom.,
liss Trisha Stites
-dding
gun.
I arrangement
MR AND MRS JOHN 9. LAY
the it the former Shews Jean Urban
Best man was Dewey Magee
III
The bride's mother chose a
dress of tieigequiana She wore
an orchid corsage with yellow
ribbons
The groom> mother chose a
dress of blue chiffon She wore
an orchid corsage with blue
A reception followed the
ceremony The bride's table
was accented with a white
linen cloth The bride's cake, a
two tier all white with white
rosebuds, was made by the
groom's grandmother Mrs
Mary Alice Boyd A large
crystal bowl held the punch
Coffee was served from a
silver service A champagne
fountain with colored lights
was enjoyed by ail A large
floral arrangement of white
and blue baby's breath, and
fern in a silver fluted bowl was
placed on the table with the
champagne fountains
Arrangements >4 ferns and
roses were placed throughout
the room
The bride will graduate from
Gregory Portland High School
in May The groom is a
graduate of Grrgory Portland
High School The couple plan to
reside in Portland
Baked Apples
Rome Beauty apples are the
best choice for baked apples
because they retain their shape
when cooked For eating out of
hand Red Delirious are a good
buy
Rhonda Kngel a former
Student at Gregory Portland
has been selected as a member
•4 the t Wglli tumor high
National Honor Society
She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs R A Kngel of
I '.aide
The Engels moved from
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tt the counterweight doesn’t
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vou may be sbte to tree it by
lubricating the vulva shall wi*h
mandoid heel-control valve
lubricant end then tapping lightly
on the counterweight with a
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RHONDA RENEE LITTLE TREY TMREADGILL
Little-Threadgill
Alpha Delta Mu
Myra Cochran
Receives Award
Alpha Della Mu rtiapter of
Bata Sigma Phi met Monday.
April 23. al the heme of Ann
Marie hrunkenhticfer
The main topic nf Imsinew
was (-homing the recepient of
th« year's Kda Teel Memorial
Scholarship Myra Cochran
was chosen for the recipient of
the award She was presented
the award Wednesday in
ceremonies at Gregory
Portland High School
Final (dans were made for
attending the Founder. Day
Banquet Thursday April 26
Ann Marie Brurdteniaoefer
program
presented the
"Love ”
Refreshments of fruit salad,
cookies and punch were
served
Members present were
Adrtenne Sutton Sara Willi*.
Sara Wood. Virginia Holliday.
Gail Adams Sharron
Vania ndmgham Ann Marie
Brunkenhorfer Carolyn
Uuinet Barbara Lytle Anita
Burke Jn fashion. Nita (tall,
liebbic Martindale and Betty
Davidson
The club held a progressive
dinner Saturday. April 21 The
Mr and Mrs Louis E Little
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage >4 their
daughter Rhonda Renee, to
Trey Threadgill. son of Ms Sue
ThreadgillandT f) Threadgill
Jr i4 Taft
Miss Little will he a IW9
graduate of Gregory Portland
High School, and is employed
with Dresser Industries,
of Corpus Christi
Threadgill is a i97f> graduate
4 Taft High School and is
employer
Oil and <
/ed with Golden Trend
Gas
Vows w ill t»c exchanged /
10. at First United Method
Church in Portland
d Aug
hodist
MYRA COCHRAN - DEBBIE MARTINDALE
Shower Honors
Cindy Craig
colors nf yellow and white A
corsage of yellow daisies was
presented to Miss Craig while
the groom's mother Mrs Sue
Messer and grandmother
Mrs May Powell each
received a while daisy corsage
Miss Cindy Craig bode elect
of Rodger W Mesaer. was
honored with a miscellaneous
bndlal shm*er Saturday April
21. in the home of Mrs Charles
Roe. lOfi Markham Place
Cobmtes.sc* were Mrs Alton
Ezell Mrs Mike Flinn Mrs
Ed Hughe* Mrs Jim Mayo.
Mrs Carlo Mircovich Mrs A
R Moser Mr. Jack Pasiay
Mrs Glenn Purdum Mrs
Rodger Powell. Mrs James
Simmons and Mrs Bobby
Whittington
The serving table was
centered with an arrangement
>4 daisies jn the bride s chosen
Miss Craig n the daughter of
V!r and Mrs Charles C Craig
lr former Portland residents
residing in Mandeville.
Jamaica. *A' I The weddir
will be held Saturday. May 1
evening began with cock tads
and canapes at the
Hrunkenhoefer home Salads
were served next at the home
•4 Nila Gal! followed by dinner
and «!rsert al the home of Sara
Wood Following the meal
those in attendance enjoyed
t ames and dancing
Those present were Gail and
Art Adams Ann Marie and
I red Brunkenhoefer Anita
; nd Joe Burke. Jo and Stewart
fashion. Betty and Bob
Davidson. Virginia and Clint
Holliday. Adrienne and Bill
Sutton. Sharron
Vanlandingham. Sara and
Pichard Wood. Nila and Dave
Gall. Barbara and Trav.s
Lytle. Debbie and Don
Martindale. Carolyn and
Dennis (Juinct. and Sara and
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1979, newspaper, April 26, 1979; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871648/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.