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The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 3

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Afternoon, June 21, 1943 CLARKSVILLE LEAF-CHRONICLE THREE' of Interest men a Events lub Wo 7 of Miss Frances Allen Hunt Becomes Bride Sgt. Charles Carter Nicholson Saturday Marriage of Miss Martha Frances Jones To Thomas It. Seay, Is Announced Today 4 members of the Immediate families. Sgt. and Mrs.

Nicholson 'left for an extended wedding trip to St. Louis and different points in Missouri and the mid-wet. After their return they will make their homa in New Providence. Sst. Nicholson is stationed at Camp Campbell.

Miss Susan Day, Louis N. Dibrell, Wed in Beautiful Church Ceremony The Trinity Episcopal Church was the scent of the wedding of Miss Susan Roberts Day to Louis Nelson Dibrcll, which was solemnized Saturday, June 19, at 8:00 o'clock. The Rev. J. Eail Gilbreath performed the ceremony.

Personals dence Baptist Church Saturday, June 19. at 5:30 o'clock with the Rev. Kiedell Thomas officiating. The ltar of the church was banked with ferns, and vases of blue larkspur and pink sweet peas were used on the altar as well as in the windows of the" chapel. The ceremony was preceded by nuptial music with Mrs.

Homer Neblett at the piano, playing El-gar's "Salut D'Amor," "The Bridal Chorus," by Whener, and "Lleb-straume," by Liszt. Bond's "I Love, You Truly" was softly played during the ceremqny and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" waa used for the processional. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Pohn B. Allen, and was attired in a tailored suit of white linen and matching off thc-face hat, both of which were Ruby English originals. She wore a shoulder corsage of purple throated orchids.

The bride carried out the traditional Scottish custom of wearing in her shoe a sixpence which supposedly brings good luck to the match. She carried the something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." Miss Betsy Iiedbettef, eoustti ol they bride, served as her maid of honor, and wore a princess model of" blue linen, wtth white xralot hat, and carried a dresden bouquet of roses and sweet peas in pastel colors. Sgt. Robert Grebl served as Sgt. Nicholson's best man.

Mrs. J. H. Ledbetter, aunt of the bride, wore a dress of black sheer, with a red Ymi and a sTiotfl.ter ear- Tin Collection To Be Made On Tuesday Attention is called again by Miss Ruth Nichols, head of the tin salvage drive, of the tin collection campaign Tuesday morning. Trucks, manned by high school boys, will gather up all tin cans placed In front lawns or front porches and deliver them to the central depot at' Third and Main streets.

Housewives are reminded to wash their tin cans, remove the tops, insert them in the carts and mash the cans flat by stepping on them. The need for salvage-tin is emphasized as a vital war material which has been cut off by the Japs. HOKE SURER f. To All MOOSE MEMBERS You are dreed to attend Lndre Tuesday night, June 22, 1943. Renlonal Director will be here and a large class will be Initiated.

L.O.O.M. No. 1027 r5 V. -7 if sage of red roses. Mrs.

Ben Ed Morris, sister of the bride, chose- a blue and white Bembenr sheer with a white sailor hat. The groom's mother, Mrs. Wcholson, wore a printed sheer of yellow and black, and her flowers were white gardenias, tied with yellow ribbon and attached to her bag of black patent. Immediately after the ceremony, Mrs. Ben Ed Norrls was hostess at a reception and buffet supper at her home in New Providence for.

members of the wedding party and MRS. CHARLES CARTER NICHOLSON Beautiful In its simplicity was the wedding of Miss Frances Allen Hunt to Sgt. Charles Carter Nich MRS. THOMAS' ROIIOW SEAY, JR. Mr.

and, Mrs. Herbert Wilson Jones announce the marriage of their daughter, Martha to Thomas Rollow Seay, son Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Seay, on June 9, 1943, at the parsonage of the Ninth Street Christian Church, 1 lopinsville, Kentucky, with the Rev.

Monroe G. Shuster of ficiating. The only attendants were Miss Margaret Smith and Corporal and Mrs. C. R.

Green. The groom is in the United States Navy and is at present stationed at Brooklyn, New York- Mrs. Seay left today for New York where she will make her home. olson, son of Mrs. Juanlta J.

olson of Rock. Island, 111., was solemnized at the New Nich-which Provi Don Ilelly Announcements" The time of the mttihir, Oso dances Is bciiiR from Friday night to Tuesday night. There will be a dance tomorrow, and all OSO girls who wish to attend asked to meet at "the WoiimnV Club at 7:30. MOT Tl'ESOAY WEDNESDAY JOE E. BROWN In "Daring Young Man" CARTOON COMEDY TODAY "(T1ETNIKS" Preceding the ceremony, Edward Morrow at the organ played a program of music.

Including the prelude of the third act of Lohengrin, by Wagner; "Dreams," by Wagner; "Dedication," by Deems Taylor and "Afternoon of a Faun," by Debussy. The Wedding March Jrom Lohengrin was used as the processional, and Mendelssohn's Wedding March as the recessional. During the ceremony, "Oh, Perfect Love" was played. Palms and fern were (banked around the choir loft on each side oi the chancel, and were combined with score's of tall white tapers. At each end of the altar were arrangements of white gladioli.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a wedding gown of ivory satin and handmade lace, made along princess lines, with three-quarter length fitted sleeves. The lace was used as a bertha collar around the V-shaped neckline, and fell in pro- fuse folds from the end of the sleeves. The wa)sl ol the uieso' v.vs a fitted basque, from which was gathered the lace, and a wide hem of satin widened into a train in the tae. The veri or'lirrfcfal illusion descended Scum tjogpewt can 8fb ioned from the lace. She carried a bouquet of white orchids, stephan-otis and white sweetpeas.

Mrs. Frederick Bon Altemus, as matron of honor, wore a silk jersey dress of pale gold, made with a sweetheart neckline, short sleeves, and a very full skirt gathered onto a tight fitting basque. She wore a Juliet cap of gold lace, and carried an arm bouquet of Picardy gladioli, Johanna Hill roses, and Boston daisies, tied with ribbon of gold arid Picardy. The bride's other attendants were Miss Peggy Day of St. Louis, Mo and Mrs.

Louis Stuart Ficklen of Greeneville, N. C. They wore dresses of a soft gray-green, fashioned like thit of the matron of honor, and identical Juliet caps of gold lace. Their bouquets were sim ilar to the one carried by the matron of honor. L.

H. Dlbrell, father of the groom, served as best man, and groomsmen were W. B. Cousins, Wlnfred J. Davis and Charles Morris Day IV of Bonne Terre, Mo, brother of the bride.

Corp. Frederick Bon Altemus of Camp Campbell, Ensign Louis Stuart Ficklen of Greeneville; N. and Frank Cun-ningham, served as ushers. Mrs. Day, mother of the bride, wore a navy blue dress featuring a draped skirt with a beige ruffle cascading to the floor, and a square draped neckline.

She wore complementing accessories and a shoul der arrangement of white Mrs. Dibrell, mother of the groom, wore a pale blue dress of chiffon and lace. She wore a matching arrangement of white flowers and blue net in her hair. a shoulder corsage of white orchids. Mr.

and Mrs. Day entertained with a reception immediately following the ceremony for members of the family and the wedding party. Immediately after the reception, the bride and groom left on a short southern wedding trip. For traveling, the bride wore a brown and white suit with white accessories, and a shoulder arrangement of orchids. Out-of-town guests at the wedding included: Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Upham, Memphis; Mrs. Adrian Baker, St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles M. Day III of St. Louis. A. L.

Rlrkenbaker of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Harry Brcnnan of Some 2,500 Motorists Have New Licenses Less than half the motorists in Montgomery County have renewed their drivers' licenses, a check at the office of Montgomery County Court Cleric Harry M. Smith revealed today. The deadline for renewing licenses without being required to take a test is July 1. With this date only ten days off, only about 2,500 renewals have been Issued.

It is estimated that there are at least 6,000 motorists in the county. Two pictures of the driver must to turned in when a chauffeur renews his license, it was explained. Buy. United States War Bonds and Stamps every payday. COMFORTABLY COOL LYRIC THEATRE Guthrie.

Ky. LAST TIMES TONIGHT "HANGMEN ALSO DIE" With Bill AN DONLEVY NEWS JUNE 22-23 "HENRY ALDRICH, EDITOR" With Jimmy Lydon Also Short "Spirit of West rolnt" JUNE 24-25 Ann fiddled whiln Melvyn Burned! "THflEE HEARTS FOR JULIE" With Ann Sothern Melvyn Douglas Mrs. Robert Weathersby1 of Knoxville, cam today to spend a week with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pickering, on Greenwood Mr.

and Mrs. H. S. McKinney of Riverside, arrived Friday to visit Mrs. father, R.

C. Roach, on Madison Street. Mr. McKinney is making a short visit to relatives in Cadiz, and will return shortly. Mrs.

Harry S. Cottell left Saturday for Jackson, "to Join her husband who is in the army and stationed there. Mrs. Joe Qorlew has returned to her home in Long Island, N.Y., after visiting Mr -R. Corlew and family and friends in Nashville.

Sick List Mrs. Matt Lyle, who entwed lor. treatment, is reported improving. Reported to be improving at the Clarksvllle Hospital are: Ed T. Smith, Mrs.

Aleen Proctor, Miss Elizabeth Whitfield, Henry Cook, Mrs. Howard Cornelius and Mrs. Ersie Rorie. Mrs. T.

J. Ashlock was dismsised from the hospital yesterday. Mrs. M. C.

Wilhoite was allowed to leave the hospital Saturday. Mrs. J. Walden left the hospital Sunday. Little Carroll Graves was allowed to return to his home Friday.

Mrs. Frederick Keadle of this city is in the hospital for treatment. Mrs. Callle Minnehan of Wood-lawn is in the hospital to undergo an oicration. Charlie Rosenfleld of this city is In the hospital for treatment.

Mrs. George Davenport of this city is In "the hospital to undergo an operation. Mrs. Elwood McCauley of ''Erin is in the hospital for treatment. Flashes Of Life By the Associated Press THE PERFECT FANS LOS ANGELES.

Six-year-old Jerry Larrlmore and sister Arlcen, 5, went to the theatre when it opened in the morning. The janitor found that at midnight after they'd watched seven features, four news reels, four government shorts, four cartoons, a preview and a stage show. Mrs. Anna Larrimore, their mother, said Jerry yawned when police brought them home then asked: "Can Mom?" we go back, tomorrow, COURTESY LOS ANGELES Leo Brock put this sign in front of his lunch counter: "Waitress Wanted-Please!" The "please," he said, brought two applicants the very first day. THE HUNTER PORTLAND, Ore.

William Hatley, head of the local offices of the VS. Secret Service, arrived in January and since has tracked down several counterfeiters and other wrongdoers. Only yesterday, though, did he succeed in tracking down a vacant house in which to live. MORGANTON, N. C.

Vernon T. Garrison saw his fox terrier trotting home with something in his mouth then Garrison blinked and stared. It was a -dollar bill. Gets DFC Second Ueutrnant Iroy Sugg (above), Iluntxvllle, was one of a group of U. S.

filers in recently honored by the British with the award of the Distinguished Fly Cross. "i Yej indeed! It's a slack Summer and you're sure to love it! Tops for free and easy comfort through Summer, you'll wear slacks for play, for work, for "all out" activity and for just plain relaxing! Take a look at our slack selection. Smooth checked slacks, cool rayon sharkskin slack suits with matching jackets, new jerkin slack sets, two-tone slack sets with slick tie-belt jackets plus scores of spun rayon slacks you'll team mp with lush flower-splashed blouses. All tailored to streamline your figure all priced so you can buy all the slacks you need! I COOL 14 wMCr: CAPITO A 1 RE Ml i I. Qvf1 Arl The Lcdf-Clironi'cle Congratulates Lt.

and Mrs. Gordon O. Merrill of this city on the birth of a son, Friday, June 1H, who fins 'been -named Gordon Otis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.

Mavt.in V. Stanley (if litis city on the birth of a son, born Sunday, June 20, who has been named Marvin Van, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wood row Batcmau of Erin on the birth of a daughter, Saturday, June 19.

who has been named Mildred Elizabeth. Kind Mastodon Tusk B1NGHAMTON. N. Y. (UP) I What appears to be a seel ion of a giant mastodon tusk has been discovered in a gravel bed at Vestal, near here.

The three foot remnant, believed to be the fourth such discovered in the area since 1898, was found about. 10 feet below the surface of the ground in a gravel soil. TUESDAY i and Other Good Styles TONIGHT 'IS Ti. i40e I lit SLACKS $293 to $593 '-fnco dorOoc y' "'O 5 I e'Pee, kV xs 1 i I IX" I I 1 1 i 0 SLACK SUITS $050 to $Q95 1 -BENNETT BERLE- PREMINGER March Of Time; "Navy and The Nation" "King Midjs, Jr." and News i 1 i.

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