Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1955 Page: 6 of 8
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THE WELEETKA AMERICAN
Weleetka Oklahoma Thursday June 23 1955
Bridal Shower Is
Given for Delberta
Hensley Sunday
M!bs Delberta Hensley was com-
plimented with a bridal shower
Sunday afternoon June 19 in the
home of Mrs J M Rasberry
Hostesses for the open house
event' were Mesdames Rasberry
D F Kub Bob Oldacre H D
Stephens Rufus Canard Warren
Winn John Philippe Leonard
Davis Joe Tom Bement' Bob
Keck Lester Sandlin and Misses
Peggy Reddick Margaret Canard
and Miss Marta Rasberry
Miss Hensley and Sandy Wat-
son will exchange wedding vows
June 26 at the home of htr par-
- ents Mr and Mrs Delberta Hens-
ley The serving table was decorated
with a centerpiece of a bride-doll
cake Gifts were on display
Guests attending were Mes-
dames M J Hughey Thursa
Wade Pauline Mitchell H L
Lockridge Woodrow Sandlin Glen
Hull Homer Griffin Dave Wat-
son Ella Raeuber Nellie Vaughn
Evelyn Griffin Joe Davis Jess
Wagner Orvel Jones Mervin Wil-
liams Floyd White Dick Fuller
Beno Reddick Coleen Hensley
and children Ruby Rasberry Gil-
bert Johnson Virgie Brown Paula
Maher W E Hendrix Joe Par-
sons Don Wade and Misses Jane
Ann Wagner Patty Stephens
Sue Hendrix Janette Fuller
Carol Lee and Helen Rasberry
Weleetkans Attend
Turner Falls Roundup
Five Theta Rho girls and their
sponsor and two Weleetka Rebek-
ahs attended the Odd Fellow and
Rebekah Round-up Saturday and
Sunday at Turner Falls
Attending were Judy Gibson
Arvella Blankenship Betty and
Lois Patterson Helen Johnson
Mrs N R Beauliieu Katie Snell
and Bemicce Tharp
Mr and Mrs Bill Dodson spent
Sunday in Oklahoma City They
viewed a Hemroclias garden which
belongs to Mr and Mrs E A
Benson
Mr and Mrs W M Owens and
sons from Peoria Ariz are here
visiting friends and relatives The
Owens are former Weleetkans
1 MSgt and Mrs Jack Tubbs
are here visiting her mother Mrs
1 Leola Williams The Tubbs are to
1 live in Amarillo Texas where he
will attend school and from there
i he' will be assigned to Webb
Field A F B
Mr Tubbs has spent 8 years in
the service and is planning on
1 making the army a career
Mrs A M Shawn of San An-
gelo Texas is a guest of her
sister Mrs Guy Jeffries this
week Mr and Mrs Paul Jeffries
jr of Dallas were visitors of Mrs
Jeffries Wednesday
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Post-Nuptial Shower
In Okemah Honors
Mrs Tommy Snell
Mrs Tommy Snell was honored
with a post-ndptial shower in the
home of Mrs Ray Taylor Friday
evening in Okemah Hostesses for
the event were Mrs Ernestine
Anderson Mrs Lawson Miracle
Mrs Ray Taylor Mrs Dewey
Smith Mrs Mary Fires Mrs
Hazel Porter Mrs MacCurry and
Miss Jolene Kyle
The serving table was covered
with blue satin cloth and center-
ed with blue and white daisies
Those present were Sondra Mc-
Mullen Mrs Ray Moore Sandra
Whitney DeAnna Morrow Mrs
Dale Curry Mrs Omer Curry
Mrs George Flanders Mrs
Wayne Lovelady Mrs Audrain
Biddy Miss Iva Wyatt Mrs Alice
Wyatt Mrs J D Kezer Mrs
Roy Parham Mrs Mary Custar
Mrs Katie Snell Karen Clay
Mrs Jack Key Stillwell and Mrs
Bill Ellis Tulsa
July 11 Date Picked
For Reception by
Rebekah Lodge
The Rebekah lodge planned at
their regular meeting Monday
night to have a reception on
July 11 honoring the grand lodge
and assembly officers At this
time the officers for the ensuing
term will also be installed
During the business meeting it
was also voted to have a bake
sale July 2 The proceeds will go
on a new cooling system which is
to be installed soon
Katie Snell and Pauline Yandell
served refreshments after lodge to
fourteen members
Mrs Alma Crum returned home
from Mt Sequoyah Ark Friday
She has attended a week's confer-
ence in missionary effort of the
church which was sponsored by
the United Council of Churches
She reported that this 'wns an
inter-racial inter-denomonntional j
conference ' 1
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Joe Mack Scott and his new
bride from Olathe Kans were
here Monday and Tuesday with
his parents Mr and Mrs Bruce
Scott The couple was married
Saturday
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Ceremony Unites'
Mary Morgan and
Ray Morgan Sunday
Miss Mary Jane Morgan daugh-
ter of Mr and Mrs Joe Morgan
and Ray Steven Morgan son of
William R Hewitt were united
in marriage Sunday June 19 at
11 am The double ring cere-
mony took place irt a new blue
and silver trailer house which
will be the couple’s home The
Rev Dean E Oglevie Tulsa of-
ficiated at the ceremon’
The bride wore a white linen
dress with a madiera collar She
wore a corsage of red roses and
white accessories
Miss Patsy Morgan Bister of
the bride served as maid-of-honor
She wore a pale green organdy
dress wiith white accesories
Wallace Morgan aedved his
brother as best man
Mrs Morgan mother of the
bride wore a gray suit
A buffet dinner was served in
the home of Mr and Mrs Ed
Brannon grandparents of the
groom following the wedding A
three-tiered wedding cake was
cut and served to the guests
Guests for the wedding and din-
ner were Lawrence Hunter Tulsa
Mr and Mrs Brannon Sue Mor-
gan and William R Hewitt
After a honeymoon" trip the
couple will make their home in
Tulsa where Mr Morgan is at-
tending the Spartan school of
avaition
Here visiting in the home of
Mrs E O Knowles are Mr and
Mrs Othel Owensby and son of
Houston Texas ‘
Mrs Mary Gay of Lafayette
Ind arrived in Tulsa Sunday
and is here visiting her sister
Mrs Grace Deardorf Mrs Gay
and Mrs Deardorf are leaving
the 27th of June for Grand Pass
Org They will spend the summer
there visiting another sister Mrs
Harry Metcalf
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Bride-Elect Honored
Monday by Shower
In Mrs Perry’s Home
A bridal shower honoring Miss
Helen Dorothy Henson was given
in the home of Mrs W J Perry
Monday evening Other hostesses
were Mrs M J Hughey Mrs Bill
Wade Mrs Bill Coggbum Mrs
Nell Jefferies Mrs John Under-
wood Mrs B E Sams Mrs Or-
vel Jones Mrs Onyx Bolt Mrs
Jess Wagner Mrs Clifford B
James Mrs Warren Winn and
Mrs Buford Stewart
Mrs Onyx Bolt and Mrs Bill
Coggburn presided over the re-
freshment table which was cov-
ered with an imported linen table
cloth and centered with an ar-
rangement of pink rosebuds in a
crystal bowl
Attending and sending gifts
were Mesdames B F Powell
Pearl Hale John Philippe Virgie
Brown R E Woods Ella Raeu-
ber D W Johnston R E Red-
dick Clyfton Raeuber John Ha-
ney Irvin Sims Bob Wylie Char-
les Reynolds jr Bud Burden 0
G Molen Jim Fleming Hayward
Smith Hamer Griffin Margaret
Garvin W B Wells Wilson Gran-
staff M B Hamby
And Mesdames Cecil Blackman
Carl Siler Ed Deen J W Greg-
ory Cozette Cooper Cal White
John Boosa Greg Vencill John
Morgan Earl Payne C A Jones
Bill Snell George Scott the
mother of the honoree Mrs A C
Henson Miss Wanda Jones Miss
Carol Coggburn Miss Jane Ann
Wagner and Mr Ed Gray
David Rasberry to
Marry July 3 in
Ft Smith Ceremony
David Rasberry and Miss Peggy
Farman will be married in the
Presbyterian church July 8 in
Ft Smith Ark The couple will
arrive her July 4th to visit his
parents Mr and Mrs Bud Ras-
berry and everyone is welcome
to visit them in his parents’ home
Come in Saturday for a
Drink of Ice Cold
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Sharon Winn and George
Scott Are Married Saturday
The First Christian church was
the scene for the wedding of
Miss Sharon Ann Winn and
George Scott Saturday at 8 pm
The bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs Warren Winn and the
groom is the son of Mr and Mrs
George Scott Cheyenne Okla
The Rev Clifford B James of-
ficiated —
" The church alter was lighted
by tall cathedral candles Floral
baskets held white gladiloi and
babiesbreath
Miss Carol Coggburn played
traditional nuptial music and ac-
companied the soloists Mrs Joe
Tom Bement sang “Ah Sweet
Mystery of Life” and Franklin
Rahhal sang "The Lord's Prayer”
Given in -marriage by her fath-
er the bride wore a street length
gown of white satin cotton The
bodice was designed witih a long
torso and a full skirt with an
insert of lace from neckline to
hem Her bridal hat was of
matching material She carried
a white Bible topped with an
orchid with satin streamers and
stephanotis surrounding it
Mrs John Phillipe matron-of-honor
wore a dress of polished
cotton in a soft shade of blue
designed with a long torso Her
accesories were pink and she
carried a nosegay of pink tulle
with clusters of pink roses
The flower girl Miss Candice
Cordwell niece of the bride wore
a soft blue dress styled with a
long torso Her headress was of
pink roses and she caried a bas
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Robert Scott Cheyenne brother
of the groom served as best man
Ronald Holcomb was usher
The bride’s mother Mrs War-
ren Winn wore a navy dress trim-
med with rhinestones and pearls
She wore an orchid corsage The
groom’s mother Mrs George
Scott wore a navy dres with
white accessories and an orchid
corsage
Following a short wedding trip
the couple will be at home at 27
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