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PAGE OUR Harriet Ward, J.B. Richardson Married At Colorful Wedding *In:a setting of pink and white! Donna June’s gown of yellow gladioli, palms, ferns and tall,|/embroidered net was a miniature white candles banked around the|replica of the bride’s. Matching altar in cathedral candellabra,}gloves and headdress of net and THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Delightful Shower Charged With For Miss Knowles Driving Drunk The St. Paul’s Parish Hall was the scene of a delightful miscel- State Road Patrolman Warren laneous shower given December | Bateman, at 1:10 o’clock Christ- Miss Harriet Mae Ward of Fort/tulle completed her costume. Lauderdale and Jack Bryan Rich- ardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Richardson, 701 Florida Street, Were married Saturday evening at the Fleming Street Methodist Church. A double-ring ceremony was performed by Rev. J. B. Reid, pas- tor, assisted by Charles H. Ketch- um, Jr. After the ceremony the young couple received Holy Com- munion. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ward, Ft. Lauderdale, | entered on the arm of her father, | who gave her in marriage. She wore a gown of imported, em- broidered net over white satin, styled with a fitted bodice, a high! neck line with a ruffle forming a deep V-shaped yoke and long! tight-fitting sleeves, ending in! ruffles over the hands. The full hoop skirt of the bride was fashioned with a deep pep- lum and a ruffle cascade ending at the back in a short train. Her}aqua wool with black accessories fingertip veil of illusion was at- tached to a lace tiara. She car-j ried a white satin prayerbook, a gift of the bridegroom, topped: with a spray of white orchids and| streamers ‘of white satin ribbon, | knotted with lilies of the valley. Maid Of Honor Miss Sylvia Baker was maid of honor.* She was attired in aj gown of blue embroidered net ove?’ pink satin fashioned with a tight basque bodice, sweetheart! neckline, cart-whéel sleeves ‘and full hoop skirt. Matching gloves) and hat with short veil completed | her ensemble. She carried a Co-; lonial bouquet of pink asters. The bridesmaids wore identical pastel gowns fashioned along the’ lines, of the maid of honor. The Misses Nellie Trujillo in blue, | Yvonne Stewart in peach, Betty Louise Roberts in apple green and Catherine Yradi in dusty rose.! Each carried.a Colonial bouquet of asters. = Miss Donna June Stewart and -ed the centerpiece. The groom was attended by his Nbrother, Kermit Richardson, as best man. Before the wedding guests were seated by the ushers, Messrs. Ray Pinder, Fred John- son, Robert Richardson and Chas. Sands. Nuptial Music Played A program of nuptial music, which included “The Green Ca- thedral” and “Call Me Thine Own,” and the traditional wed- ding marches, were rendered by |Mrs. P. B. Roberts, organist, and iGerald Saunders, violinist. “Ave , Maria” was played softly during the ceremony. Miss Mary Ann Matchet sang “Because” and John Reid, “I Love You Truly.” For her daughter’s wedding, Mrs. Ward chose a gown of grey pebble crepe with, red accessories. She wore a corsage of red roses. Mrs. Richardson, the groom’s mother, wore a two-piece suit of and a pink rosebud corsage. After the ceremony a reception ‘for 250 guests was held at the home of the groom’s parents. A beautiful hand-made tablecloth of Queen Anne lace covered the bride’s table on which a three- tier wedding cake, topped with a miniature bride and groom, form- The bride is a popular member of the younger social set both here and in Ft. Lauderdale. She is a graduate of the Convent of Mary jImmaculate. The groom is a | graduate of Key West High School ‘and is at present attending the University of Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson are ' spending a short honeymoon in ‘Miami. For traveling, the bride chose a two-piece suit of grey lcashmere with navy blue acces- sories. They will return here ‘for a short visit with their parents ;before going to Gainesville to make their future home. Among the out-of-town guests 16 hy Mis “Joseph, Ladd, in mas morning, arrested James W. honor of Marie Riowled whose | Deeb @ sailor, on the Overseas marriage to John B. Valenzuela will take place on Dec. 30, at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church, The hall was beautifully dec- orated for the occasion with poin- settia and ferns carrying out the; Christmas theme. Gifts were placed around a miniature Christmas tree which gave a festive air to the affair. The following program was ren-| the direction of dered under Mrs, Irwin Sweeting: Orchestral selections, “Alice Blue Gown,” Mrs. S. H. Drudge, Jackney Drudge and J. W. Pin-! der; a reading, “A Woman's, Question,” Mrs. I. R. Rutt; vocal solo, “Ah, Sweet Mystery of; Life,” Mrs. Paul Archer, accom- panied on the piano by Miss Ma- rie Knowles; piano selection, “Water Spirits,’ Barbara Ladd; vocal duet, “Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms,” and “Some Sunday Morning, Mrs. Flora Michaela and Mrs. Peter Nelson, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Joseph Ladd; tap dance, Jackney Drudge, accom- panied by Mrs. Drudge; vocal solo, “Bells of St. Mary’s,” Mrs. | Wm. Russell, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Drudge; reading, “The Gusher,” Mrs. Irwin Sweet- ing; piano selection, Ann Williams; orchestral selec- tion, Mrs. Drudge, Jackney Drudge and J. W. Pinder. Prizes were won by Mrs, John Ogden, Mrs. Erwin Sweeting, Mrs. Flora Michael, Mrs. W. W. Demeritt. Presiding at the punch bowl were Mrs. W. R.‘ Allen and Mrs. James Pinder; Mrs. Wilbur Por- ter was in charge of the guest book and the bridal attendants acting as hostesses were the Misses Anna Valenzuela, Dorothy Knowles, Madelina Russell and Elizabeth } Highway, near Marathon, on a charge of drunken driving. Deet was brought to Key West’ and was released by the sheriff’s office on posting bail of $200. His case is scheduled to ycome up in criminal court. Xmas Trees For Children Needy children in Key West, besides being given Christmas presents, also received Christ- mas trees, John K, Clemmer, manager of the Southernmost Pharmacy, gave a supply of trees to the Po- lice Athletic League for dis- tribution among Key West chil- { dren. econ nS "Bathe & | acseniammaeammmacaes ccncomamann atin Manns Have Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Verdun E. Mann, ,817 Eaton Street, announce the {birth of a 10-pound daughter, Sara Alleena, at 7:30 p.m., De- cember 23. | Personals i Stetson Kennedy Arrives Stetson Kennedy,’ author of |“Southern Exposure”, which has received wide acclaim for its frank treatment of southern prob-| lems, has arrived in Key West, | where he will spend several weeks with his wife and son. The author is preparing another book} which will be published this sum- | |mer. | Leave On Aerovias } Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Valdez, G Julian Barrios, | “Master Nolan Drudge servéd as'at the wedding were Mrs. Lucille ring bearers. They carried the|Ayers and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. tings in the center of tiny nose- } Leon Griffin, Mrs. Will Curry and gays. The bride’s ring was that!Mrs. Leona Donaldson and sons, of her great-grandmother, who|Lee and Jack Wayne, and daugh- was wed 90 years ago. ter, La Vonne. Barbara Roberts Dawson-Pritchard Wed ToH.C, Lunn| Nuptials Planned Announcement was made today of the marriage of’ Miss Barbara Announcement was made to- day by Mrs, Margaret Degler of Helen Roberts, daughter of Vic-| Poinciana place of the a pproach- tor H. Roberts, 823 Georgia Street, ling marriage of her daughter, to Herbert C. Lunn of Redland,! Miss Dawn Dawson, to Charles Mrs, W. A. Knowles. The latter,/gorie Valdez, Flores Valdez and sister-in-law of the bride-to-be,'Julian, Jr., have left over along with Mr. Knowles, arrived! Aerovias Q for Havana, where recently from Milton, Mass., to they will spend the holidays. e wedding. About 100 a attend the wedding. oul | Visitingl Havens. uests were present. : Mrs. Chris K: ie th f Antonio Fernandez, Curi Gar- rs. Chris Knowles, mother of oi, and Antonio Cisneros were the bride-elect, announces that | recent passengers on the Aero- no written invitations are being! vias Q for Havana, where they extended; but’ that all relatives | will spend 10 days visiting a and friends of the contracting} enjoying the sights of the Cuban parties, are invited to the wed-! capital. ding, which will take’place at 10:00 a. m., at a Nuptial Mass, | Tampa Man Visiting Here the} and reception which follows at St. Mary’s Parish Hall on Duval street. Domingo Vildostigui, of Tampa, Fla., has arrived to spend the hol- ,idays with his daughter and son- Dec. 16, at the Church of God. The ceremony was performed at 7 p.m. by Rev. Carl Bryan’ in! a candle-light setting. The bride carri sage of white car ast im a “white ad) iat Bridesmaids were Mary ise Pent, Doris Faye Roberts ahd Vera Fennell. Matron of honor was Mary L. Jaycocks. The | church was attractively decorated } with flowers. Ernest Bryan was best man and! Rose O’Shea and Sarah O’Shea| acted as flower girls. Betty Ca- roll Hevell was train bearer. The ushers, Earl Lunn, Norris Bryan! and James Kelley, wore carna-! tion boutonnieres. | As the procession moved toward } the altar, Mrs. Camille Ley sang | “Because”, followed by a vocal ' solo by Miss Elizabeth Rosam, “I Ray Pritchard, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Reginald Pritchard of 900 White street, this evening at 7 o’clock in the Presbyterian church. Rev, Melrose, . Avery, , will. offi; ciate. Miss Dawson’ is formerly of Morgantown, West Virginia, but has resided: in Key West for ithe past few years. After the ceremony, a recep- ; tion will be held at the home of Mrs. Brantley, 900 Francis street. The couple will then leave for | ;a honeymoon in Miami, and will ; be at home to their many friends at their Olivia street address af- ter their return. All friends of the couple are cordially invited to attend the} ! wedding and reception. in-law, Mr. eae Mrs. Julian Ve- iz. ¥ Realty Sales In | Monroe County: Marrero In Havana Frank Marrero, popular driver Basil A. Lowe has sold a house and lot to Daniel R. Crider, for $8,800. The house is situated on Lot 1, Block 19, in the Key West; Foundation subdivision. | The lot at the southeast corner of Ann and Front street has been’ sold by Fred J. Dion to T. E. Pratt for $6,000, The lot has a frontage of 30 feet on Front mother. McCoy Visits Parents dent at the Army Air Force ‘tech- nical school at Keesler Field | Miss., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. McCoy, 517 Bahama Street, during the holi-| street and a depth of 120 feet. days. The young man joined the| Lot 15, Block 2, in the Taver- |4tmy four months ago. nier Harbor subdivision has been} sold by Herbert L. Alley to Paul Students Arrive Home | Ignatius and Ophelia Lester, taxi| of this city, has left for! | Havana, where he will spend the holidays with his wife, son and | Love You Truly”. Miss A Doughtry was the ‘drganist. as |Peacons’ Golden Following the ceremony the| wedding couple left for Miami} Wedding Observed The golden wedding anniver- an a honeymoon. sary of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pea- con, 320 Peacon Lane, was cele- Henry Schroeder And Bride Return '¥2'7o cha. tobe was honored Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Schroe-'at a reception given by their} der have returned to Key West daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and from their honeymoon _ tri ip Mrs. Charles Aguero, 511 Simon- through Nevada, Utah, Califor-|ton Street. nia and New Orleans. Children, grandchildren and aj They were married October 30 great~ grandchild were present. | at Las Vegas, Nevada, and will Out-of-town guests included Mr. reside at the bride’s home, 417 and Mrs. Charles P. Aguero andj Simonton street. Schroeder has Mr. and Mrs. George Peacon of} resumed his duties with the Key Miami. A son, Joseph, of Wash- | West Housing Authority. Many ington, D. C., was unable to be friends have called to welcome ees home the bridal he bridal couple, _ Pinder-Russell _Troth Announced Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Pinder,| 1015 Eaton street, announce the | engagement of their daughter, ! Margaret Elizabeth, to Samuel! Harry Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russell, 716 Southard | Street. ‘The young Key Westers are graduates of the local high school. Mr. Russell is at present a min- isterial student at Asbury Col- lege, Wilmore, Kentucky. ALBURY & SON NEON LIGHTING SERVICE 532144 DUVAL STREET | Also Licensed Y SPEEDY, SURE NX RELIEF FOR ACID sa (VDIGESTION ———_COMPLETE—_____ RADIATOR SERVICE: at PRESSER’S RADIATOR SHOP RED BRICK GARAGE | GARDNER’S PHARMACY 1114 Division St., Cor. Varela | Phone 177 Free ielivery) tats te Everett Albury, Jr., for Another lot at Tavernier, 50 by 153 feet, has been purchased by J. Elmer K or from Harry L. Harris for $600. Vesey A. Johnson has purchas- ed two houses and lots in the Lime Grove subdivision. One, which he purchased from the, Taylor Construction Company, | cost $3,800, and the other, bought | $900. students at the Univer of Florida law school, Gainesville, Florida, arrived Tuesday to spend the holidays with their parents, City Attorney and Mrs, J. Lante- lot Lester, 625 Division street. Strand | ay IRENE DUNNE in from the MacArthur Homes, cost | $4,000. Of the 000,000,000 spent by the United States on World War | 1II, $20,000,000,000 went into the Italian essen Crystals PACKAGE SUGARS ' Anna and the King of Siam | Coming: “O.S.S.” Monroe Theater JOHN HAY in “LAST CHANCE” | | FLEXIBLE ALUMINUM VENETIAN BLIND eWill Withstand Salt Air and Extreme Humidity Baked Enamel Finish to Harmonize With Any Color Scheme ‘ op SESS Venetian Blind Co. Coming: “Moon Over Montana” | | | | |, Pvt. Charles E. McCoy, Jr., stu-| 120 Duval, Jefferson Hotel Bldg. | | CALL 1042 for Estimates | RE VARA UCEVUCEEEEVERERETENOOO ‘organization and Martinez con- Christmas Morning Breakfast Held By St. Mary’s Sodality St. Mary’s Parish Sodality held} a delightful breakfast early} Christmas morn after attending | midnight mass, The Sodalists | partook of a tasty meal consist-| ing of orange and prune juice,} scrambled eggs, pork sausage,; toast and coffee. During the course of the break- fast, Thurman Sands spoke on the good that could be done by an ac- tive parish sodality, and request- ed all who are not yet members to join the organization. Tony Martinez also addressed the group and said that 11 baskets of food; had been delivered Christmas Eve! to needy families, ‘This was the Sodality’s first activity since re- gratulated his fellow members. Sodality songs were sung and the breakfast party of forty-six was adjourned at about 3 a.m. The committee in charge of the arrangements was headed ,by Thurman Sands and included Nel- lie Trujillo, Russell Baker, Shirley Leider, Dora Medina, Tony Mar- tinez, Mrs. Thurman Sands. Those in attendance wer Misses Elissa Moreno, Beatrice Moreno, Ondina Pita, Sylvia San- chez, Elayne Albury, dilda Cas- tillo, Sylvia Trujillo, Nellie Tru- jillo, Helen Crusoe, Amelia Boza, Covalie J. Schraeder, Eloina Gato, i | bottle’s the sun of our table, his beams are rosy wine, | Robert Sheridan 1751-1816 Treat your table to a bottle of Croix Royale Burgundy...made from fine grapes of the San Joa- | quin Valley. A grand compan- | ion for roasts, chops or game. Rare-flavored. Full-bodied. Rich in bouquet. For your “Royale” pleasure tonight, buy Cote Royale Burgundy today. : Croix Royale Pre- mium California Wines—for every pleasant event. Croix Royale Pri- ©: vate Stock Califor- niaWines-fortruly great occasions. Cameo Vineyards Co. Fresno, Catifornia | Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Sands, Sr.,| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1946 {Claudina La Fe, Olive C. Gato,] _W. €. FIELDS Betty Lou Johnson, Dora Medina,! (Continued frown Page One) Joan Elbertson, Annie Lounders. / Harriet, a non-professional, rear- Mr. and Mrs, Anthony Albury,! eq their only child, W. C., Jr., af- Mr. and Mrs. Norman Artman, | ter they were separated. W. C.,[II was born in 1943. He was a pure comedian and did not strive for a message. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman A. Sands, |Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker, /Mrs. Michalka, Mrs, Shirley Lei- “There is no such thing as ‘art for der. 2 ohn to Re Poo, Jerry Brown, orge logan, Earl Mickalka,' “ Arthur Roberts, Jack CG. Tarner, like any other human being, an Charles Flemick, Lou Morrison, | 2¢tor will go where he can get Leslie R. Dievtat, Tom G. Gato,| the most dough. art’s sake’,” he avowed. “It is ‘art for the dollar’s sake’ amd Arthur, Armayor, William W.| Warren, Charles McCoy, Jr.,! Reeseve . 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