The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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BENM^Y-^NGWASSER /- A«V^ ;j.
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fin. Civic Affairs and Bine-Arts.
IlfrtriRBELI. - SANTINI
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Ivf/i/ead the nuptial mass ^at;/’ the/StV
'__ . V’HTriar' f»vil1TV»h in' Vlontee' et
The Rev. Father Bender,---pastor,
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v l,: bearer He 'wor^ a i^lue suit,: •Ftort
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^/Francis Xavier church iri^ Electra~)at
:^f^9 o’clock Saturday morning//when;
^Miss Zelinda SantinVo^iFlu%‘ng,“}Nj
§0Y., daughter of - Sahtiiuf - of
||^Flushing becapie the ’ bride^.of the youn^
the', grck)m/r'*'as / bes t/man/- /,UsheYs
were 0.‘ E$Parr/and.~Jqh&McK&ye^
"J': ,’ ’ f Wedding Breakfast
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-Roser;Cafe • WitK^pUtjbfitpwri^ gtfests
and. eiosV firiendfiJ^ and\:r^lativ^;^f-
8l§was formed by an arrangement/of decorations. * .At the end <Sf the table.
lilGeoffrey Farrell, son of :"A.\<3. ,, f, ... .....
®^cell. The background for the recital bells-and ;streamers.Tormed.the .table talisman roses. ^ ,.. . , ...
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the bride, (was best. man:,/ V
§|gfern and other greenery;;; :': v -. .
S&^’The altar railing, was. covered with
in
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a' miniature., wedding, scene- was ^de-
picted. »*A floral-:ju-ch; r flanked .with
miniature; /candelabra-'•’ /containing
Sp^fgarlands of ferns, arranged
;S?r^mi-circle. Tall white /baskets * .of 'gold tapers formed the background..
5§?i/pink and white gladioli, "hanked/by -Trt* p Rar.mw nfpsiM st the
ferns, completed 'the decoratipns
f Mrs. W. D. Reynolds was . organ?
|^/:'ist and also played the - accompani-
k^'-ment for Mrs Joe It.-.Barrow of
t^^Bryan, who sang, ^ “Vini: A Jean”,
I /“There is no Heart*/ Like -Thine,.
/V Sweet Lord”, “Avia Maria’’,and the
K Offertory and “Oh,, Lord,-I am Not
Worthy” during communion. ••/
/rgr/The bride, given in marriage by
&///.her father, wore a traditional-white
^jeostume. The bodice was, fashioned
l/^from slipper satin withK as scalloped
^:te/neckline and long full sleeves which
^feapered to a point at the'- wrists..
!§£/:Her shoulder length veil- of illusion
%¥-. rwas attached to a pearl tiara. For
something old, she wore a. pearl
cross belonging to -fthe_ -groom’s
grandmother. The sixpence.' she
%-wore in her right shoe was brought
from Manchester, England,, by -.the
groom when* his family' moved to
ife-
'0^ America. She carried a..bouquet of
^ white gladioli
Miss Joan Farrell, • college, room-
Ip/'mate of the bride; and a sister of
the groom, was maid^ of honor Her
costume was of dusty rose lace, fash-
■A ioned with long sleeves and a sweet-
heart neckline Her small hat of lace
matched her frock, and she carried
gv*~
Mrs. Joe .R. Barrow . presided .,at the
three-tier - white, wedding cake, and
Miss Doris. Mae Wolfe,^ .Wichita
Falls, secured names for' the bride’s,
book. ~ ~
issasm
pastor df fte^urch,;^
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/sHewpr^^iacH^
:er,-wa‘
honor;;: She,, wore a , gray: dress -. with
Moreiice {Meh^asspr,] ^ Was vmaid^of:i
blaick acMssories1 and;/a cqrsage': ofr
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>Mrs/_Bentley is. .a/daughter .-of;Mr.:*
:and; Mrs:/Herman U1/ J^engwasser of
Electrai'* /She/is ;a Comment ybung'
business /woman and /has v beenn -em- ,
ployed at - the 'City'. Hall for-the past ;
several" yearsSheris a 'graduate .of
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' -Immediately following ' the break/ She is: a/past/president-; of the' Elec-.
fast, the* young couple , left on a wed?
djng. trip. For travel, the bride wore
tfa- Business and Professional; ^\/6m-
en’s .Club and also, of/the/ District
l black crepe'dress ^th/Zblue. and jCatholic Youths Organization.
black accessories^ and al corsage, of
red roses. .The brides attended New
York schools, College of /New Roch-
elle, N. Y., and graduated from Tex-
as State College for/Womien, Den-
ton. The groom is a graduate of thp
Eiectra High School:. He is in the
merchant marines' and when’ he;'re-
ceives his discharge from service,.
they will establish their- - residence
in Eiectra. . *'
Out-of-town guests 'included Miss
Louise Appling and Miss Claire.
Tuohy, -Austin; Mr. and - MrsV
Charles Williams/-Dallas; Dorothy
Dooley, Doris Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Choate, Wichita Falls; Mrs;
Joe R. Barrow, Bryan; Miss Patsy
Swanson, Wichita JTalls; Miss Mary
Gaffney, Ft. Worth.
' a bouquet of gladioli.
Janie Graves, daughter of Mr. and
g£;; Mrs. Bill Grave's, was flower girl.
IIP* She wore a long dress of blue faille.
John Campbell Howard, son of Mr.
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and Mrs. R. G. Howard, was ring
evy. •
Splendid assortment of new blouses
Come in and see them at
Wilson-Kee.
REDWOOD AWNINGS, VENE-
TIAN BLINDS—Better service now.
We measure for and hang them.
Just call. CICERO SMITH LUM-
BER COMPANY. *
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'M The. < groom' is a son- of; . Mr.- and
Mrs. C. E.--Bentley. • He graduated;
from the Randlett, Okla. high school *
.and , attended % Southeastern r State/
Teachers’ .. College, ’ Edmond, Okla/
H©/served .four years; in the "Army,
Air Corps, and was stationed in .the1
Pacific-Theater 6f ^Operations. Het-
is employed by the Waggoner^ Re-1
finery Company. The young couple
wilh reside in. Eiectra.
WALL PAPER AND CANVASS.
COMPLETES - STOCK. . OF WALL
PAPER. Plenty of GOOD/ canvass,
20 — 6 bolts or more, patterns less
than half price, SO — 5 bolts or less,
Wall protectors, Wal-Tex many pat-
terns,' excellent for table covers.
CICERO SMITH LBR. CO.
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One of Electra’s new business es-
tablishments is. the Monroe Jones ,
Leathercraft shop at 809 East Har-
rison Avenue. Mr. Jones is skilled
in making purses, billfolds and other
items'in leather. He is a son of
Mrs. W. O. Jones and was reared
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George Blair’s Magnolia
Service
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Louise’s DeLuxe Cafe
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We wish to take this opportunity to
invite all our friends and neighbors to
visit us.
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George Blair’s Magnolia Service
Formerly
LEE POWELL’S MAGNOLIA STATION
Complete line of Mobil Accessories
Phone 48
Louise’s DeLuxe Cafe
Good Food — Well'Served
Phone 83
401 E. Front St. - Eiectra, Texas
SWEAR
CALL BLAIR”
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' to’ merchandise' them in the regiilar way. This' is;all.to your advantage.
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Crepes and LtLWoolens .. . Solids.arid two-tone,colors. These are good*. ‘*
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■/dresses, <but theyfrolodds and /ends left over from flail aiid /Winter Sell-
ing. Values to _____vi:____T________ Sale
5.00
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One Close-Out Group...
of 11 Women’s Suits and 9 Women's Coats.
Value to $29.75 — Two day Sale Price. .
10.00
One Table Sweaters....
Women's and^Girls Sizes. Coat style and Pull-Overs.
Pastels and Darks'. . :........ ............Sale
1-2
One Rack Womens Dresses.. .
Crepes, Rayons and Cottons. Solids and Prints.
Values to $10.95........................Sale
3.00
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Entire Stock
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One Sale Group
Women’s Fall and
Girls Winter Coats
Winter Hats
$10.95 Values
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5.00
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Two Day SPECIAL SALE
On Very Fine Pillows. 40% Down and 60% Duck Feathers. 32
Oz. Weight. Size finishes 20x26 inches. Fine Stripe Ticking with
Beaded Yearns.
Formerly $9.70 each____:_______________jL___Sale price per Pair
15.00
SALE GROUP ....
Boys’ Sweaters Fine for School and Play. Pullovers J QQ
and Coat Style, and a few Sleeveless Pullovers. Sale
CLOSE-OUT....
On Table of Men’s and Boys’ Work Pants. Odds vand
Ends — Ji
good. buy.
Ends — Just a few of a kind. Not all sizes, but a very J m j
Sale Price ■■■ “
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One Group
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Men’s and Boys
Small Boy’s Size ,
Knitted Helmets
Values to $1.29
Leather Coats
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Sale 49° Each
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The Electra News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1947, newspaper, January 30, 1947; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth893082/m1/3/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Electra Public Library.