The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 22

PORT HURON TIMES HERALD, Sundoy, October 3, 1965 AGE 4, SECTION Exchange Wedding Vows THE STORY OF FOLK MUSIC Donella Alene Davis, of Mr. and Mrs. Alden 'Ballads Are Not Just A Passing Fad I PHHS Class Of '40 Plans Reunion Dinner Port Huron High School graduating classes of January and May of 1940 will have a twenty-fifth reunion dinner Nov. 6 in the Ontario Room of the Village Inn, Point Edward, Ont. Reservations chairman, Mrs.

Glen Hayner, 919 Elmwood Street; phone, 982-4585, will ac D. Davis, varney street, exchanged wedding vows with James P. Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L.

Armstrong, Yale, Saturday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Rev. William J. Pettit per-; formed the ceremony. tm NEW YORK, N.Y.

(ED) (fornia by the discovery of gold had iu origins in the old Like it or not, you can't put there in 1848 had a English peasant ballads, dating music down to a passing as well as long, dull journey back to ballads sung about fad. Long before its current ahead of them. To keep their Robin Hood before the 15th cen-pepularity, regions and groups children amused during these tury. If the "hero-outlaw" Jesse throughout the country had their long hours, they made up lulla- jamef na(j not been generous own folk songs. The most well known lul- balIads it i a In 1 a frill nTX The bride chose a floor-length I At I I gown of white silk-faced peau de Wirier vj hi ir cept reservations until Oct.

23. soie featuring an A-line skirt en-'circled with lace and sequins. Her cathedral train was anchored with a small bow. A 'single drop pearl necklace complemented her gown. versions ci ism cemury cng- tauy ui mai mc lish and Scottish ballads, for insular today: S3 certainly made him so.

After Jesse was shot in the back, verses singing the praises of his Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the following class stance, were brought to Amer- 7. "Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy you a mocking Her English illusion veil was ica by settlers in the 17th century and are still sung todayj by the mountaineers of West; Virginia, North Carolina, Ken-! memory grew up like wildfire, and made a legend of him. Sailors heading for California Aside from the plight of the out- fastened to a garland of pearl orange blossoms and an ar-, rangement of white roses formed her bouquet. I Many of by ship all the way around the law, other popular Western tucky and Tennessee the ballads told of feuds, a fearsome waters of Cape Horn themes were death bed confes- Mrs. Robert E.

Sheehy was familiar theme to these settlers sang chanties of their own de- sj0ns, religion, local disasters, members is asked to call Mrs. Paul Jones at YU 2-7624 or Mrs. Hayner. Jack Harper, Goldie Jewell, Catherine N. Jones.

Marion Kemp, Joe Levine, William Mc-Naughton, Jean Maunder, Helen Postal. Robert S. Hall, Grace Cataline, Ed Gillow Theodore Hildegarde, Orville Miller, Frank Nagle, Edward Kearney, Ardell McRae, Helen Spencer, Marjorie Buckley, Betty Riddel of the rugged southern moun-; vising. 'rovers, faithless lovers, and tains. Some of the most interesting temperance.

33 matron of honor and Miss Mary Ellen Butler and Miss Nancy A. Hazelman, both of Emmett, and Janet Armstrong, Yale, sister of the bridegroom, were bridesmaids. They wore floor-length Gre-jcian style gowns of azalea crepe land carried bouquets of white folk songs relating pioneer con-, ditions are those inspired by the; BUT, IT WAS from the Negro lonely life of the cowboy. They slaves of the South that the have survived today as docu- m0st truly American form of ments of cowboy life. Sorrowful music the blues came.

I in mood and theme, they tell of slow in tempo, and with a bit of Even the conservative New England Puritans of the 17th century sang English ballads, the most popular of which was "Captain Kidd." MEDIEVAL BARD Versions of the ballads created by Scottish, English and Welsh bards centuries ago were brought to the New World by early colonists. Many of these songs are still sung by the mountaineers of West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. and Sally Johnston. the lone hours alone on the humor midst the pathos, they mums. As pioneers, miners and ad- range and reflect on the cruel- told of lost love, bad treatment, Engaged Best man was Robert venturers migrated West, they ness of the cattle barons.

poverty, hunger and cold. Will- suaded IU11 ouitci a iu i cv.ui ui sax iilhi mv- oui'kj uug of their sones. that real nationwide by migrant workers, farmers, ana usners were uavia created many folk songs of their; Another song theme of the Uld jam c. Handy, the "father blues in folk music was timber-cutters, rivermen and MC Pme' -Photc by A-shom own. Pioneers attracted to Cali- West the story of the outlaw tne blues." said, "My came from the music of south- snarked.

Discs of more than lOO'cowbovs. na Lante r- -nanuier. OI MRS. JAMES P. ARMSTRONG Avoca.

Negro farmers. em thfSK SOngSfar "0W kCPt The CUrrent grUP flk A wedding breakfast and re- of as steel workers ana p.a.n worK- the Library Congress are again concentrating h.M in th. Mariic. In ahont 15 nr r.nt r.f The nicest things ing people, lhey came out oi permanent record of this impor- on the theme of social comment. vilVA mpriran BOinn ville American Legion.

all the food we ate (on a value -1- suffering and oppression. ARMADA Mr. and Mrs. William Lyons announce the engagement of their daughter, Judith Mary, to Neil I. Gilbert, son of Mrs.

Elwyn Gilbert, Muskegon, and the late Mr. Gilbert. The bride-elect is a graduate of Michigan State University and her fiance, also an MSU graduate, is working for his masters degree there. A Dec. 18 wedding is planned.

tant American music. aucn singers as reie ana The wi beeeer. bod uyian. fnu uens, we do basis using 1957-59 prices) was I imported from other countries, i Major food imports included Former Yale for Huddie "Leadbelly" Led-better was one of the best known of the blues singers. In his rough, powerful tones, he made the blues live.

With his death in 1949, the traditional blues as a living creative force came to an end. coffee, beef, veal, sugar and syrups, bananas, cocoa products, and fishery products. ulri me same penou a nutty batnte-Mane ana tne Lnaa new wave of social-minded folk Mitchell Trio, with a special singers, led by Woody Guthrie, sense 0f urgency in their workj brought protest songs into the, have captured the minds and folk music mainstream. Today's hearts of those concerned with! growing topical song move-' folk music today, ment is a direct outgrowth. Whether it be "On Top of Old One of the most popular sing- Smokey" from the southern! Residents Mark 50th Year YALE Mr.

and Mrs. Char- your T. u. on knii.AOAK are r( tha lact four voarc uiqc AAnfn tliA c-trf nf: when John and Alan Lomax per-i Jim Reeves. Born on a western -Boll Weevil" from the Snh' shirts ican Nesro.

or tne rreeaom i ineir goiaen wedding anniver- are free! will always be the music of the Sa ury. Oct. 9. with a American people. The form it Ma" of Thanksgmng t.

takes changes with the times cy Cathol.c Church, St. Clair and the place of origin, but you ll'l oDen house at their home. 22604 can always count on to gei us message across simply, direct-! Mr. and Mrs. Hoard moved ly and with great emotional impact.

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P.S. We forgot to mention the price 5 for $1.25 hred Haddad. Mapiewooa Hoard and soni charles, were Drive- members of the Ushers Club. Court whist prizes were won, They have three SQnSi Robert by Mrs Roy McKinch. Mrs.

Ferndale; Jay and Charles Fred Adams and Mrs. George St Cair shores; and two grand- Smith- i children, Kathy and Robert I children of the Robert Hoards. Miss Barbara Sparr and Mrs. Mrs. Robert Hoard is the John Sparr, Tenth Avenue, en-'former Frances Cole, Yale.

Mr. www tertained Miss Monzo at a bath-and Mrs. Hoard were married SEELEY CLEANERS room and linen shower. Oct. 9, 1915, in Annunciation Miss Diane Torrey, Miss Pat Catholic Church, Detroit, by Rt.

Neely and Mrs. Barbara Swartz Rev. Msg. James Stapleton. won prizes.

The hostess gift was1 a luncheon cloth. Last year average per capita Miss Monzo and Mr. Smith of per person sales in food will be wed Oct. 23 the First stores amounted t0 $328, as Baptist Church. compared to $317 in 1963.

Sales 1. Main Plant Lapeer at 10th 2. Opposite Presfolite 24th St. 1 Block North of Pine Grove Park on Pine Grove Ave. HOME ON THE RANGE Folk music was inspired by the lonely life of the cowboy.

Their songs told of the range, reflected on the cruelness of cattle barons, and were generally sorrowful in mood and theme. Honored At Shower iper person in eating and drink-'ing places increased from $97 'in 1963 to $102 last year a xjr; ri per cent gain honored at a grocery shower, Miss Rintz Entertained Thursday evening given by Mrs. Donald McCormick, in her I ALGONAC Miss home, Union Street. Kathleenj The bride elect received a and Mrs.icorsage from her hostess. Gt Rid of That Unwanted Hair ELECTROLYSIS OF PORT HURON CALL 982-3371 For Appointmtnt Rintz, daughter of Mr We Do Anything to Hold Onto Qur Customers Robert Rintz, Marine City, wasj Miss Liscom will be married honored at a bridal shower to George Jackson Oct.

9 in by Mrs. Charles Van Mount Pleasant Gospel Church. Heck and Miss Juanita Sixty guests attended the I shower, held in the home of Mrs. Arthur Vaiar, Algonac. Game prizes were won by Elaine Burak and Judy Achatz, both of Marine City; Karen Buchowski, Detroit, and Mrs.

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