Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 17

Wmfflm Wmi PHH KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS WOMENS NEWS Sunday February 7 1954 Benedict Miss Thirza Lois Miss Vivian Hale The engagement of Miss Thirza Lois Benedict to Brad Craig Jr is being announced today by her parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Benedict -Hemlock Park Mr Craig is the son of Mr and Mrs Craig Pittsburgh Pa Miss Benedict is a senior at Womans College of the University of North Carolina while Mr Craig will graduate infjune from Duke University where he is a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity (Colona New York) Mr and Mrs Elden Hale 1668 Virginia Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Vivian to Ronda Feathers Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ronda Feathers Sr 18 Edgewood Village Miss Hale is attending East Tennessee State College where she is a member of the Pi Sigma social sorority Mr Feathers was recently discharged from the Air Force and is now attending East Tennessee State College Wedding plans will be announced at a later date (McNeer-Sprinkle Studio) The wedding of Miss Doris Anne Adams of Clinchport and James Win ton McConnell was solemnized Sunday January 31 at Gate City Methodist Church Mrs McConnell is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Clinton Adams Clinchport while the groom is the son of Mrs Leland Stanford McConnell and the late Mr McConnell After February 12 Mr McConnell will be stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiahapolis with the United States Army Mr and Mrs Shields of 'Blountville are announcing the engagement of their daughter Judy to Pvt Cecil Ward Jr son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Ward Sr Route 8 Kingsport Miss Shields will be a June graduate of Blountville High School Pvt Ward is a 1953 graduate of Blountville High School He will report to California for an overseas assignment (Richard Wood photographer Chattanooga) Cookenour Mrs Fred Cookenour is the former Miss Jackie Parks daughter of Mrs Sam Parks Blountville Highway and the late Mr Parks The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs George Cookenour Holston View Gate City The wedding was performed by the Rev Ferguson January 18 at First Baptist Church in Gate City The groom is a 1952 graduate of the School of Architecture University of Virginia and is now associated with Milton Robelot Architect Mrs Fred.