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The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 3

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a Afternoon, June 21, 1948 CLARKSVILLE LEAF-CHRONICLE THREE Society Events of Interest to Women Club News Marriage of Miss Martha Frances Jones To Thomas R. Seay, Is Announced Today THOMAS ROLLOW SEAY, JR. Mr. and.Mrs. Herbert Wilson Jones announce the daughter, Martha Frances, to Thomas Rollow Seay, Mrs.

Thomas R. Seay, on June 9, 1943, at the parsonage Street Christian Church, Hopinsville, Kentucky, with the Shuster officiating. The only attendants were Miss Margaret Smith and Mrs. C. R.

Green. "The groom is in the United States Navy and is at at Brooklyn, New York. Mrs. Seay left today for New will make her home. Announcements The time of the regular, GSO dances is being changed from Friday night to Tuesday night.

There will be a dance. tomorrow, and all GSO girls who wish to attend are asked to meet at the Woman's Club at 7:30. ROXY TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY JOE E. BROWN in "Daring Young Man" CARTOON-COMEDY TODAY "CHETNIKS" The Leaf- Chronicle Congratulates marriage of their son of Mr. and of the Ninth Rev.

Monroe Corporal and present stationed York where she Lt. and Mrs. Gordon 0. Merrill of this city on the birth of a sol. Friday, June 18, who has been named Gordon Otis, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Mavtin V. Stanley of htis city on the birth of son, born Sunday, June who has been named Marvin Van, Jr. Mr.

and Mrs. Woodrow Bateman of Erin on the birth of a daughter, Saturday, June 19, who has been named Mildred Elizabeth. Find Mastodon Tusk BINGHAMTON, N. Y. (U.P.) What appears to be a section 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. THEATRE TONIGHT TUESDAY so, IN IT'S THE THE OF LAUGH-HIT That OF A THE LIFETIME Woman who YEAR! Women' is back wrote "The another again. ous, murderous merry, masterpiece! Clare Boothe Luces 0 starring Joan for Milton ERROR MARGIN BENNETT BERLE PREMINGER CENTURY PICTURE March Of Time; "Navy and The Nation" "King Midas, Jr." and News Miss Susan Day, Louis N. Dibrell, Wed in Beautiful Church Ceremony The Trinity Episcopal Church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Susan Roberts Day to Louis Nelson Dibrell, which was solemnized Saturday, June 19, at 8:00 o'clock. The Rev.

J. Earl Gilbreath performed the ceremony. 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; by Deems Taylor "Afternoon of a by Debussy. The Wedding March from 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 of the chancel, and were combined with scores 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, 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 profuse folds from the end of the sleeves.

The waist of the dress was a fitted basque, from which was gathered the lace, and a wide hem of satin widened into a train in the back. The vert or bridal illusion descended cad fesb ioned from the lace. She carried a bouquet of white orchids, stephanotis and white sweetpeas. Mrs. Frederick Bon Altemus, as matron of honor, wore a silk sey, dress of pale gold, made with a sweetheart neckline, short sleeves, and a very full skirt gath ered 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 and Picardy. The bride's other attendants were Miss Peggy Day of St. Louis, and Mrs. Louis Stuart Ficklen of Greeneville, N. C.

They wore dresses of a soft gray-green, fashioned 'like that of the matron of honor, and identical Juliet caps of gold lace. Their bouquets were similar to the one carried by the matron of honor. L. H. Dibrell, father of the groom, served as best man, and groomsJ.

Davis and Charles Morris Day men a were W. in Cousins, Winfred IV of Bonne -Terre, brother of the bride. Corp. Frederick Bon Altemus of Camp Campbell, Ensign Louis Stuart Ficklen of Greeneville, N. and Frank Cunningham, 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, a and a square draped neckline. She wore complementing accessories and a shoul der arrangement of white orchids. 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, and 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 travel ing, 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, Mrs. A. L.

Rickenbaker' of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Harry Brennan of Memphis. Some 2,500 Motorists Have New Licenses Less than half the motorists in Montgomery County have renewed their drivers' licenses, a check at the of Montgomery County Court Clerk 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" -BRIAN DONLEVY ALSO- LATEST NEWS TUES JUNE 22-23 "HENRY ALDRICH, EDITOR" With--Jimmy Lydon Also of West JUNE 24-25 Ann fiddled while 'Melvyn Burned! HEARTS FOR JULIE" With Ann Sothern-Melvyn Douglas Miss Frances Allen Hunt Becomes Bride of Sgt.

Charles Carter Nicholson Saturday MRS. CHARLES Beautiful in its simplicity was the wedding of Miss Frances Allen Hunt to Sgt. Charles Carter Nich- dence Baptist Church Saturday, June 19, at 5:30 o'clock with the Rev, Kiedell Thomas officiating. The altar 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 Elgar's "Salut D'Amor," "The Bridal Chorus." by Whener, and by Liszt. Bond's "I Love. You Truly" was softly played during ceremony and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was 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 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 old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." Miss Betsy Ledbetter, cousin of the bride, served as her maid of honor, and wore a princess model of blue linen, with a white calot 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. Ledbetter, aunt of the bride, wore a dress of black sheer, with a red tat and a sage of red roses. Mrs. Ben Ed Norris, sister of the bride; chose a blue and white Bemberg sheer with a white sailor hat.

The groom's mother, Mrs. Nicholson, 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 Norris was hostess at a reception and buffet supper at her home in New Providence for Provi-1 members of the wedding party and Yes 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 up with lush flower-splashed blouses.

All tailored to streamline your figure--all priced so you can buy all the slacks you need! Nelly Don and Other Good Styles SLACKS $295 to $5,95 SLACK SUITS $650 to $995 Neal CLARKSVILLE FOUNDED 1899 Co, QUALITY AND SERVICE members of the immediate familles, Sgt. and Mrs. Nicholson left for an extended wedding trip to St. Louis and different points in 1 Missouri and the mid-west. After their return they will make their home in New Providence.

Sgt. Nicholson is stationed at Camp Campbell. Personals Mrs. Robert. of Knoxville, came today to spend a week with her parents, Dr.

and 1 Mrs. Charles Pickering, on Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. H. S.

McKinney of Riverside, arrived Friday to visit Mrs. McKinney's R. C. Roach, on Madison 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 her home in ter visiting -Corlew and Nashville.

Corlew has returned to Long Island, N.Y., afMr. -and Mrs. W. R. family and friends in Sick List Mrs.

-Matt Lyle, entered Clarksville Hospital last. for. treatment, is reported improvding. Reported to be improving at the Clarksville Hospital are: Ed T. Smith, Mrs.

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

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

C. Wilhoite was allow. ed to leave the hospital Saturday. Mrs. J.

B. Walden left the pital 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. Callie Minnehan of Woodlawn is in the hospital to undergo an operation, Charlie Rosenfield 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 Larrimore and sister Arleen, 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 we go back tomorrow, Mom?" 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 U.S. 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 Gets DFC Second Lieutenant Leroy Sugg (above), Huntsville, was one of a group of U. S. fliers in England recently honored by the British with the award of the Distinguished Fly Cross. Tin Collection To Be Made On Tuesday Attention is called again by Miss Ruth E.

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 en 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 cans 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. NONE St.Joseph ASPIRIN SURER WORLD'S I LARGEST SELLER AT 106 To All MOOSE MEMBERS You are urged to attend Lodge Tuesday night, June 1943. Regional Directors will be here and a large class will be initiated.

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