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ALSTON-GRJFFTN Cathy Lynn Alston's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Alston of 1009 Ave.

have announced the engagement and approaching marriaga of their daughter to Glen Truett of Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin, Route 2, Brownwood. Miss Alston, a 1974 graduate of Early High School, is currently employed by Brownwood Manufacturing Co. The bridegroom-to-be, a 1974 graduate of Brownwood High School, is employed by Griffin Enterprises.

The Nov. 8th wedding is planned for 8:30 p.m. in the Early First Baptist Church. Rev. Skaggs will officiate.

DECEMBER DATE The engagement and approaching marriage of Lovie Denise Lindsey to William Craig Davis has been announced. The December 28th wedding will be in the Coggin Avenue Baptist Church. Miss Lindsey, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Henry C.

Lindsey of 102 Parkview Terrace, is a 1972 graduate of Brownwood High School. She is now a junior speech and hearing therapy major at Howard Payne College. Her fiance, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis of Waco, is a graduate of Richfield High School in Waco.

He is presently a junior business major at HPC and employed by the First National Bank. Brownwood Bulletin ABWA honors Women of the Year 1-C Sunday, October 6,1974 Margaret Fulton becomes bride of Randell McHorse MR. AND MRS. OTTIS L. PIERCE golden anniversary Margaret Diane Fulton, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. James D. Fulton of 2715 First became the bride of Randell Mason McHorse. son of Mr. nnd Mrs.

Steve McHorse of 310 Lori Lane, Saturday, Oct. 5th at 8 p.m. Rev. Leon Aduddell officiated for the wedding in the Coggin Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs.

C. L. Nettleship, organist, accompanied Mrs. Don Magness who sang "We've Only Just Begun," "The Twelfth of Never" and "Because." Altar Decorations The altar featured a fan- shaped arrangement of white gladioli and mixed flowers in jewel tones. On each side and behind the altar were candelabra with white tapers, entwined with greenery.

New swags with bows of jewel-tone satin ribbons marked the family pews. The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose an original wedding gown of Chantilly lace touched with pearl colored sequins and seed pearls. The dress featured a scalloped Sabrina neckline, Victorian sleeves and a semi-full skirt with a chapel train in a cascade of Chantilly lace-edged ruffles. Her Camelot hat, accented with Chantilly lace and pearls, held her full-length chapel veil which was edged in Chantilly lace. She carried a pendant bouquet of white carnations and white butterfly roses.

Matron Of Honor Mrs. Jack Still was her sister's matron of honor. Maid of honor was Sherlyn Burnett. Bridesmaids were Cindy Fulton, sister of the bride, Cindy Hager, Kathy Pylon, Mona Richardson and Ruth Morrison, aunt of the bride. The bridal attendants wore floor-length gowns of silk organza over satin fashioned with scooped necklines and empire bodices.

Each gown was a different color including lime green, blue, red, apricot, orchid, yellow and Kelly green. Each attendant wore a white picture hat with wide ribbon band and streamers to match her gown. They carried nosegays in jewel tone flowers, highlighted by a circle of lace. Flower Girls Terrie Tabor and Kathy Thomas served as flower girls. Their floor-length gowns of pink silk organza over white satin were fashioned after the dresses of the bridal attendants.

They wore pink tulle head bands with long satin streamers. Each carried a small white basket of pompons in jewel tones. Honorary attendants were Rachelle Huggett of Campbell and Janie Harrison of Austin, cousins of the bride. They wore identical gowns of hot pink with picture hats. They carried single pink long-stemmed carnations with satin streamers.

Best Man Larry Studerville of Bryan, uncle of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Jack Still, Tommy Harrison, Linney Fulton, Don Morelock, Pierce fete set for next Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ottls L. Pierce of 1803 16th St.

will be honored next Sunday with a reception to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Hosts for the occasion between 2 and 5 p.m. at Holiday Inn will be the couple's children, Mrs. Mary June Nelson of Arlington, Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Pierce of Clovls, N.M. and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pierce of Nashville, Tenn. Mr.

and Mrs. Ottls L. Pierce were married Oct. 11, 1924 at the First Presbyterian Manse in Brownwood with Dr. W.

B. Gray officiating. Friends and relatives are invited to attend next Sunday's celebration. The couple requests no gifts. King of Beauty Choker length necklaces are a delicate accent with any of the new satin or sheer blouses.

MRS. RANDELL MASON MCHORSE church ceremony Joel Welch and Eddie Terrell. They wore black tuxedos with ruffled shirts in colors corresponding with dresses of the bridal attendants. Candlelighters were Johnny Harrison of Austin and Robert Huggett of Campbell, cousins of the bride. Ushers were Scott Morelock, Dennis Richardson and Johnny Harrison.

Ring bearers were Timmy Fulton, brother of the bride, and Terry Ray Perkins, nephew of the groom. They carried white satin pillows trimmed in lace and white satin streamers. Mothers' Attire For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Fulton chose a floor-length A-line dress of lime green double knit with a tangerine colored corsage of carnations trimmed in silver. The groom's mother was attired in a floor- length dress of blue and silver lame' with a corsage of white carnations trimmed in silver.

After the wedding, a reception was held in the fellowship room of the church. The bride's table was laid with white tulle over white chiffon. The pleated tulle was accented with small satin bows carrying out the jewel tone colors. The bridal attendants' bouquets complemented the table. The four- tiered white cake was decorated in small yellow flowers and topped with white doves and lace wedding bells.

Punch was served from a silver punch bowl. Groom's Table The groom's table held a 50 attend AARP meeting The Brown County Area The candidates will be voted on Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons held its Tuesday regular meeting in the Brownwood Coliseum. Forty-nine members and one guest were present. Toney Bauer, vice president, presided in the absence of Winnie B. Burnett, president.

L. P. Greer gave the invocation and the pledge of allegiance was led by Charles Davis. Minutes of the September meeting were read by secretary, Donna Christenbery. Carl Fisher gave the treasurer's report showing a membership of 139.

Fisher also reported that the defensive driving course was well accepted. Roscoe Smith announced that the city is in need of more volunteers for various agencies. For more information, interested persons may contact Smith. Mrs. Lila Bauer gave the nominating committee report.

Mrs. Ruby Bridges, who was named Woman of the Year by the Bluebonnet Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Assn. will be honored along with other ABWA 1974 Women of the Year during the ABWA national convention to be held October 18-20 in Denver, Colo. Annually, each ABWA chapter selects one of its members for this award. Selection is based on the member's achievement in her chosen field of business, education, participation In community activities and character.

Mrs. Bridges will represent the Bluebonnet Charter Chapter in competition for the "American Business Women of the Year" award. She will attend a luncheon for the 1974 chapter Women of the Year Oct. 18, following the presentation of "Women of the Year" citations. A graduate of Lake Village Arkansas High School, Mrs.

Bridges attended Warner Brown School of Nursing, is a graduate of Surgical Tech School and attended Howard Payne College. She worked in surgery at the Methodist Hospital in Lubbock and as private surgical nurse before moving to Brownwood. She is now office manager for the Central Texas Insurance Agency. Her husband, Arlie, is owner of the business. Mrs.

Bridges has been an active member of the Bluebonnet Charter Chapter of ABWA since 1971 with a perfect attendance. She has served as president, recording secretary, has been active on various chapter committees and presently is scrapbook chairman. She attended the district meeting and national convention in 1973 and the regional meeting in March, 1974. She and her husband have a MRS. RUBY BRIDGES Woman of the Year married daughter, Elizabeth Firth, and a son, Chipper.

She is a member of the Baptist church. She is "outstanding in her occupation and has a wide range of interest." CWF activities planned double wedding ring chocolate cake. A miniature Santa Fe train accented his table. Punch was served from a crystal punch bowl. A small satin bow in the bride's chosen colors was pinned on each guest.

Kay Long greeted the guests at the register table. Other members of the house party included Cindy Strickard and Holly Harris at the bride's table; Lydia Ferguson at the groom's table, and Shirley Fulton, Vickey Fulton and Jeannie Cox. The bride will be a mid-term graduate of Brownwood High School and is employed in the business office at the Brownwood Community Hospital. Her husband, a 1973 graduate of BHS, is employed by the Santa Fe Railway Co. Going Away For going away, the bride chose a brown and gold checked pantsuit with a beige sweater and a corsage of white roses.

After a wedding trip is The Inn Of The Hills in Kerrville, the couple will reside at 1302 Third Brownwood, The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom's parents in their home, 210 Lori Lane. Mrs. Brenda Perkins honored the bride with a kitchen shower at her home. A miscellaneous shower honored the bride in the home of Dennise James of 2403 llth St. Hostesses were Dennise James, Kathy Pylon, Cindy Hager, Cindy Strickard and Lydia Ferguson.

Announcement and program activities for the month were made at the October meeting of the Christian Women's Fellowship Wednesday night at the First Christian Church. Mrs. Curtis Keith Jr. presided at the business meeting. Reports were made by Mrs.

Sam Hamlett, treasurer, who gave a tabulated and detailed financial report. Mrs. E. H. Easley reviewed the contacts and correspondence for the month.

Mrs. Cleo Henson, service chairman, explained the work assisting the Red Cross. The church group having completed 128 lap robes and are nearing completion of 49 more. The knitting shoes project will continue on into the holidays. Mrs.Bob Childs announced a congregational salad luncheon which will be held by the CWF as a fund raising project for local, national and world wide ministries of the church.

Assisting in the planning are Mrs. Ed Lloyd and Mrs. Gene at the meeting on Nov. 5th. Mrs.

Christenbery gave a detailed report on the legislative work shop held in Temple on Sept. 2nd. Bauer announced that a Christmas party is in the planning stage and that the November and December meetings will be held in the coliseum. The meeting was adjourned for refreshments and games. All You Can Rule Cornelius van Bynker- shoek, a judge on Holland's highest court, ruled in 1703 that a coastal nation controlled as much of the seas as it could dominate from land.

This came to mean one nautical league about three miles or the range of a cannon fired from shore. The "cannon-shot rule" became the established precedent for nations claiming territorial waters. Pettus. The women of the church will prepare and serve the meal. The monthly church fellowship dinner will be held Sunday evening, Oct.

20, with the CWF in charge of the program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the women's work in the Disciples of Christ Church. The women of the church will also host the dinner for the evening. Mrs. Keith, president of the Church Women United, announced the World Community Day which will be observed by the CWU Friday at 9:30 a.m. Nov.

1, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with the foreign students of Howard Payne College participating. Special emphasis was given concerning the West Central Texas area CWF Retreat which will continue through the noon meal today at LakeBrownwood Christian Retreat. Alva Brown and Richard Zigler of Fort Worth are directors. The theme ABWA SCHOLARSHIP Mavalene Jayroe, right, scholarship chairman for the Bluebonnet Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's presents Susan Mauldin of Bangs a check to assist in her LVN training.

The presentation was made at the chapter's last meeting. Susan is now attending LVN classes. (Bulletin Photo) is "Shalom" with the Bible study from the book of Esther. Mrs. Rufus Stanley, study chairman, presented a panel of speakers who told of their recent trip to the Lands of the Bible.

Ruth Cole, leader, and fellow travelers: Lydia Eubank, Mrs. Melrose Alexander and Mrs. Curtis Keith Jr. spoke on the countries visited on their tour, Greece, Crete, Egypt, Turkey and Palestine. Telling of their antiquities, temples, ruins, agriculture, customs and traditions.

Slides of these countries were shown and narrated by Miss Cole. The program was concluded with a taped prayer by Dr. Granville Walker, retired minister of Fort Worth. The prayer being recorded on board ship in the Mediterranean Sea. A refreshment hour was hosted by the Morning Unit of the CWF.

Retirement dinner fetes Mrs. Stokes Mrs. Alice Stokes of 1005 San Benito was honored with a retirement dinner Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Hawkins of 210 Sunny Dale. Hawkins, the district manager, and employes presented Mrs. Stokes a gift after completing 33 years with the American National Insurance Company as cashier. Retirement cake and coffee were served during games of 42 and bingo to Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. D. Evans, Mr. and Mrs.

L. E. Newton, Mr. and Mrs. D.

D. Sims, Joyce Smith all of Brownwood, Mr. and Mrs. L. L.

Sims of Mullin and Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Smith of Comanche.

Mrs. Fisher hosts Iris Society Film shown The Brownwood Iris Society guests, Mrs. Fred Greer of met in the W. H. Fisher home Zephyr, Mrs.

G. W. Fore of near Zephyr for its October Cross Plains, and Carl J. meeting. Members answered Fisher, roll call with "An iris I added to my garden and why." Mrs.

Neudy Radcliffe, society president, presided over the business session. Mrs. Iris Cleghorn, chairman for the spring iris show, announced that the theater section of the coliseum had been secured for an April date. Mrs. Cleghorn and her cochairman, Mrs.

Edythe Burroughs, announced the name of the spring show, "Iris In April." Mrs. Dollie Harris, chairman of the educational exhibit, with her committee, Mrs. Estelle Huntington and Mrs. Burroughs, named the exhibit, "Iris Time." Mrs. Radcliffe, photographer, showed slides from members' garden' Refreshments of assorted cookies, banana nut bread with cream cheese, coffee and punch were served to Mines.

Burroughs, Cleghorn, Pyrtle Garrison, Estelle Huntington, Dollie Harris, Berta Jenkins, Vera Barker, Mary Fisher and Mrs. Porter feted Monday A reception honoring Mrs. Robert Gene Porter was held in the home of Mrs. Leslie Wall, 3209 Austin Monday night. Hostesses for the occasion were Mmes.

John Bright, Braswell Locker, W. C. Carpenter, Tommie DeHay, Wesley English and Allan J. Spence. The bride's colors of green and yellow were carried out in decorations throughout the party rooms.

The refreshment table featured a yellow and white gingham cloth and a green and yellow center arrangement accented with yellow candles. Approximately 79 guests registered. Pulled Together An easy way to style long hair is to pull it all together on top of your head in a smooth, tight top-knot. for Lutherans Hanna Lippe, president of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League Evening Guild, opened Wednesday's meeting In the name of the Truine God. Devotionals of prayer and Psalms were led by Mrs.

Betty Reich. The program for the evening, a film titled "Milo" was open to the entire congregation. This film pertained to the necessity of prompt preparation of wills and insurance documents to facilitate legal procedures at the time of a family member's death. Refreshments were served to the congregation by Mrs. Ruth Schwartz and Mrs.

Rowena Reitz. Members of the LWML were reminded of the fall zone rally to be held in Brady on Oct. 13th, and members were urged to attend this workshop. The neit regular LWML meeting will be Nov. 6 in the home of Mrs.

Hanna Lippe. Members attending the Wednesday evening meeting were Mmes. Lippe, Betty Reich, Rowena Reltz, Melissa Campbell, Ruth Schwartz. Kathy Wagner, Judy Stegemoller and one guest, Lanna Wagner..