DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS - MARRIAGES 1946 ************************************************************************ Taken from "The Dallas Morning News" Friday, June 7, 1946 page 4 L. O. MCREYNOLDS, GRACE M. WEAVER MARRY AT CHURCH The marriage of Miss Grace Mae Weaver, formerly of Dallas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Weaver, Wortham to Loyle O. McReynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. O. McReynolds, Coolidge, was solemnized Saturday evening at the Central Presbyterian Church, Wortham, with the Rev. Edgar Hubbard officiating. Mrs. Dick Wimberly and Mrs. Henry Meador gave the music. The bride's attendants were Miss Beverly Dufner, Halletsville, maid of honor; Mmes. Morris LaFevre, Molly Lou Keeling of Belton, Ross Smith of Palestine and S. C. Middleton of Dallas, bridesmaids. J. O. McReynolds, Dallas, was best man and Virgil Truman Williams of Austin, Bill Ward of Dallas, and Joe Fred Bennett and Clark Askew, both of Coolidge, were groomsmen. Patricia Donnell and Dian Donnell, the bride's nieces, were flower girls. After a reception at the home of the bride's parents, the couple left for Colorado Springs, Colo., for a wedding trip. Mrs. McReynolds was graduated from Wortham High School and received her degree from Trinity University. Her husband is a graduate of Coolidge High School and attended Texas A. & M. College. He served as a captain in the 82d Airborne Division for twenty-four months in the European theater of war. ----- EMMETT C. BAKER, ILA MAY MOORE WED Miss Ila May Moore, formerly of Dallas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Moore, Mexia, was married to Emmett C. Baker, son of Mrs. J. C. Baker, Groesbeck, Saturday afternoon. The wedding took place in the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bates, Mexia, with the Rev. Malcolm Smith, Groesbeck, reading the double-ring ceremony. The wedding music was given by Miss Margaret Jo Moore, Dallas, cousin of the bride, and Miss Roy Jean Denton. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a light blue mesh crepe dress, white lace hat and white accessories. Her corsage was of gardenias. Miss Marie Grider, Dallas, was the bride's only attendant and Genie Cook, Mexia, was best man. Ushers were John L. Bates Jr., cousin of the bride, and Edgar M. Moore Jr., brother of the bride. Following the ceremony, a reception was held with Mrs. W. K. Waller, Dallas, and Miss Josephine Moore, Anniston, Ala., aunts of the bride, serving the cake and Mrs. Nelson A. Hall, sister of the bride, presiding at the punch bowl. Miss Mary Jo Baker, sister of the bridegroom, had charge of the bride's book. Mrs. Baker is a graduate of Mexia High School. Mr. Baker was graduated from Groesbeck High School and Luling Foundation, Luling, and attended Texas A. & M. College before enlisting in the Naval Air Reserve in which he served three and a half years. He has re-entered A. & M. Mr. and Mrs. Baker will be at home in Bryan after a short wedding trip. ----- MRS. JACKIE ROGERS, CLIFFORD SMITH WED Mrs. Jackie Rogers, formerly of Dallas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Marple, Tioga, Grayson County, became the bride of Clifford Smith May 26 at the home of the bridegroom's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Smith, Tioga. The Rev. David Foster officiated. Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith, Tioga. Mrs. Tommie Anderson gave traditional wedding music. Mrs. John Kilday, Dallas, was matron of honor and Cpl. Leland Davis, Sherman, attended the bridegroom as best man. The bride wore a white flannel suit with navy accessories. Her corsage was of pink carnations. At the reception which followed the ceremony, Mrs. J. W. Keller served the cake and Mrs. Lawrence Hestand presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. David Meek was in charge of the bride's book. ----- JOYCE FISCHER, DONALD H. HOLMES EXCHANGE VOWS The marriage of Miss Joyce Fischer, daughter of Mrs. J. P. Fischer, 2518 North Garrett, and the late Mr. Fischer, to Donald H. Holmes was solemnized Friday evening at the Greenville Avenue Christian Church. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Kenneth H. Holmes of New London, Conn. The Rev. Paul A. Daugherty read the ceremony and the music was presented by Miss June Knox, singer, Fort Worth, and Mrs. Alta Faye Lockland, accompanist. Alton B. Fischer gave his sister in marriage. The bride's white lace dress was made with a modified sweetheart neckline and had long fitted sleeves which came to points over the hands. Her veil was of illusion and her only jewelry was a gold cross, a gift of the bridegroom. The attendants were Mrs. Ray Zauber, matron of honor, Miss June Day, maid of honor; Mr. Zauber, best man. Ushers were J. Lee Roberts, Fort Worth, and Thomas DeFrese. A reception was held at the home of the bride. Assisting in the house party were Mrs. Frank A. Taylor Jr., Angleton; Mrs. Harry Hobbs, Houston; Mrs. Wilson Walsh and Miss Florence Fischer, all sisters of the bride. After a wedding trip to New York, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes will live in New London until September, when they will attend the University of Syracuse. The bride is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and attended North Texas State College. Her husband was graduated from Bulkley High School, New London, and attended Cooper Union Institute, New York City, and Brighton School of Art in Brighton, England. ----- MRS. WILSON FAVORED Mrs. E. P. Williams, Mrs. E. M. Collins and Mrs. Jimmy Brow entertained with a shower Friday afternoon at Mrs. Williams' home, 1443 Englewood, honoring Mrs. Alton Ray Wilson. Mrs. Wilson, formerly of England is a recent bride. At the party Mrs. W. A. Ruyle presided at the guest book. Fifty guests attended. ************************************************************************ Taken from "The Dallas Morning News" Friday, June 7, 1946 page 6 ----- BEST BIB AND TUCKER KEPT BUSY Best bonnets and prettiest dresses are being worked overtime this week going to parties for brides-to-be. A rehearsal dinner will be given Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Al Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Sands at the Hunt home on Lawther Drive in honor of Miss Jeanne Gannon and John Stuart Hunt, who will be married Saturday evening. Complimenting Miss Mary Hillman, bride-elect of Robert Heidrick, Miss Susan Diggie will entertain with a kitchen shower Friday at her home, 5101 Swiss Avenue. Miss Hillman has announced that her bridal attendants will be Miss Margaret Nell Carlisle, maid of honor; Mrs. Vernon Coe, sister of the bride-elect, matron of honor; Mrs. R. G. Storey, Jr., Mrs. Charles F. Heidrick Jr., of Beaumont, Miss Lenora Rose and Miss Houston Tripp, bridesmaids. Mr. Heidrick's best man will be his brother, Charles F. Heidrick Jr. Ushers will be Vernon Coe, Thomas Hanlon of Scarsdale, N.Y., James Tollison of Amarillo, Harry Underwood of Lubbock and Ronnie B. Cousin Jr. of Austin. ----- MISS WILSON HONOREE A luncheon honoring Miss Florence Wilson will be given Friday at the S. & S. Tearoom by Mrs. Vinson McKelvey. Miss Wilson will be married June 22 to John Pershing Reed. Mrs. John E. Mitchell will entertain with an informal tea at her home, 8427 San Fernando, Friday afternoon, feting Miss Wilson. Twenty-five guests have been invited. Miss Helen Record, bride-elect of Don Brown, will be honoree at a luncheon and bridge party Friday given by Miss Florence Leachman at her home, 4209 Edmondson. A dinner party was held Thursday evening by Miss Joan Adams at her home, 5912 Averill Way, for Miss Record. Guests were members of the wedding party and the mothers of the engaged pair. Mrs. Bill Shiels and her daughter, Miss Maisie Shiels, will have a luncheon Friday at the S. & S. Tearoom to compliment Miss Betty Green, bride-elect of Max Ligon. Places will be set for fifteen guests. ----- REHEARSAL DINNER PLANNED Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Canfield and their daughter, Miss Catherine Canfield, will fete Miss Catherine Alexander and Thomas K. Pierce with a rehearsal dinner Friday evening. Miss Alexander and Mr. Pierce will be married Saturday at 7 p.m. at the East Dallas Christian church. The rehearsal dinner will be at the Canfield home, 3417 Cragmont. Another rehearsal dinner will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reedy, 3725 Maplewood, for their son, Frank Reedy Jr., and his fiance, Miss Sarah Barrow of Terrell. Guests will be members of the wedding party. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford F. Jessee will be hosts at a rehearsal dinner Friday evening at the Hotel Adolphus for their daughter, Miss Betty Jane Jessee, and her fiance, Guy Lamonte Ashley. There will be thirty guests including members of the wedding party. Honoring Miss Ann Allen, bride-elect of Ensign Sam Edwards, Mrs. Garnett Elam and Mrs. Robert Scott will be hostesses at a kitchen shower Friday evening at Mrs. Elam's home, 2828 Throckmorton. Thirty-five guests have been invited. ----- MRS. ED HOWARD HOSTESS. Miss Judy Stone, bride-to-be of Craig Kindig, will be feted with a luncheon Friday in the Mural Room. Mrs. Ed Howard will be hostess. A luncheon for twelve guests will be given Friday by Miss Anne Ashburn and Miss Lois Ashburn at their home, 2201 North Henderson, for Miss Sarah Pool, whose marriage to J. Will Lewis Jr. will take place June 15. A crystal shower Friday evening will be given for Miss Pool by Mrs. Henry Knight and Mrs. J. R. Mills at the Mills home, 6106 Revere. Honoring Miss Margaret Wilson, bride-elect of Allen Leslie Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hutton will entertain twenty-five guests with a rehearsal dinner Friday evening at their home, 3505 Linwood. Mrs. Hutton will be matron of honor, in the wedding which will take place in the East Dallas Christian Church Saturday evening. Miss Joyce Conley and her mother, Mrs. A. B. Conley, will have an informal party Friday afternoon at their home, 525 Brookside, in honor of Miss Eloise Brown, bride-elect of John Swanson III, and Miss Lela Bob Short, whose engagement to Alex Page has recently been announced. There will be thirty-five guests present. ----- MISS BUTTS TO BE FETED Mrs. S. B. Mathis and Mrs. C. H. Lucas will give a shower Friday evening honoring Miss Alice Carolyn Butts, bride-to-be of Warren Glenn Squires. The shower will be at the home of Mrs. Mathis, 1238 Iowa. Forty-five guests will attend. Miss Doris Dowdell will be hostess at a linen shower Friday evening at her home, 4400 Windsor Parkway, for Miss Barbara Smith, bride-elect of Arthur Lee Denton Jr. About fifty guests will be present. An informal party for Miss Smith was given Thursday evening by Miss Norma Wright, 4301 Standhope. A bridge party and kitchen shower for Miss Carol Kirkpatrick, bride-to-be of Charles Norton, was given Thursday evening by Miss Kitty Lou Mattison at her home, 6231 Vickery. A shower for Miss Marjorie Cofer was given Wednesday evening by Miss Jane Manton and her mother, Mrs. Henry Manton, at their home, 3520 St. John's Drive. Miss Cofer is to be married June 20 to Selden Bolivar Marth. Thirty guests were present. A luncheon for Miss Cofer will be given Friday at the S. & S. Tearoom by Mrs. Fred L. Adams and Mrs. A. S. Hardwicke. Covers will be laid for twelve guests. Miss Marietta Garvey, who is the fiance of William D. Kehoe, was honoree at a luncheon Thursday at the Century Room. Hostess was Mrs. Leonard W. Grayson. Places were marked for twenty guests. Miss Evelyn Crumbley, bride-elect of Garland William Mallory, was honoree at a buffet supper and shower Thursday evening at the home of her sister, Miss Martha Louise Crumbley, 3447 Shenandoah. There were thirty guests. ----- WEDDING DATE SET BY VIRGINIA WALKER Announcements have been made of the approaching marriage of Miss Virginia Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Walker, Littlefield, to L. G. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maple Wilson, Lubbock. The wedding will take place June 15 in the First Presbyterian Church in Littlefield. Miss Walker attended the Hockaday School, SMU and the University of Texas. She is also a former student of the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, Calif. She was a member of the Cotillion Club. Mr. Wilson served in the armed forces during the war. He is a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and Texas Technological College. ************************************************************************ Taken from "The Dallas Morning News" Friday, June 7, 1946 page 8 ----- REV. RICHARD FISHER BLANTON AND MARTHA ELLEN BELL WED Miss Martha Ellen Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bell, 415 North Windomere, became the bride of the Rev. Richard Fisher Blanton, Dallas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Blanton, Alto, Thursday evening in the Tyler Street Methodist Church. The Rev. Finis A. Crutchfield, Corsicanna, assisted by the Rev. Homer Vanderpool, officiated. The bride wore a gown of heavy ivory slipper satin designed with a square neckline which was bordered with Venetian lace, long sleeves terminating in petal points over the hands and a full skirt extending into a train. The three-tiered veil of imported illusion was finger-tip length and fell from a tiara of pearlized orange blossoms. She carried a Bible topped with white orchids and showered with white satin ribbons, tulle, and stephanotis. She was given in marriage by her father. Miss Clayden Zumbrunnen was maid of honor and Mrs. Finis A. Crutchfield Jr. of Elk City, Okla., sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Elza L. Love, sister of the bridegroom, Sweeny, Brazoria County; Mrs. Charles McCalister, Mrs. Charles R. Ferguson, San Angelo, and Miss Helen Hester. The Rev. Chad Murray was best man, and groomsmen were the Rev. Maggart Howell of Kerens, the Rev. L. B. Broach III, the Rev. Elza L. Love of Sweeny, the Rev. J. B. Holt of Fort Worth and Aubrey Speer. Mrs. W. H. Satterfield and Carl Dowda gave the traditional wedding music. A reception at the home of the bride's parents followed the ceremony. Presiding at the cake was Mrs. P. J. Groody of Manhattan, Kan. Miss Bernice Bay and Miss Elaine Covey were in charge of the bride's book. Others in the house party were Mrs. Randolph Cullon Jr. and Mrs. A. P. Dowlen, who served punch; Mmes. Clyde Johnston, V. H. Stanford, R. C. Lawson, L. V. Orr, G. R. Adkins, C. E. McBride and David Mims; Miss Bobbie Lee Moore, Miss Gearline Smith and Miss LaTrelle Dunaway. After a wedding trip to Houston and Galveston, the couple will live in Oklahoma City, Okla. Mrs. Blanton is a graduate of SMU, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, Mortar Board and was listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Her husband received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity degrees from SMU. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Delta and the Choral Club. [picture of bride] ----- MISS ROBERTSON BECOMES BRIDE OF ALBERT DOLAN The marriage of Miss Margaret Bernice Robertson, 3806 Holland, to Albert J. Dolan, 8306 Inwood Road, took place Thursday at 10 a.m. at the rectory of HOly Trinity Church, with the Rev. Austin F. Minogue officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elston Roy Robertson, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heller, 3623 Cragmont. Mrs. G. Gordon Robertson, Houston, sister-in-law of the bride, had charge of the bride's book; Mrs. John McPolan presided at the silver service and Miss Colleen Dolan cut the wedding cake. After a wedding trip to California, Mr. and Mrs. Dolan will be at home at 8306 Inwood Road. Dr. G. Gordon Robertson, Houston, brother of the bride was among the out- of-town guests attending the ceremony. ----- JACK GOERTZEN, JOELLEN BANNISTER MARRY AT CHURCH The marriage of Miss Joellen Bannister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Bannister, 2915 Knight, to Flight Officer Jack Oliver Goertzen, son of Mrs. Dorothy Goertzen, Milwaukie, Ore., took place Thursday evening at the Highland Baptist Church. Dr. Julian Atwood officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Traditional wedding music was presented by Mrs. Leo Kopisch, Miss Caroline Brown of Kilgore, Miss Mary Leachman and David Ball. Mr. Bannister gave his daughter in marriage. She wore a white satin gown designed with a sweetheart neckline, a long fitted bodice and leg-of-mutton sleeves. The skirt extended into a long train. Her only jewelry was a strand of pearls. She carried a bouquet of white rosebuds and her fingertip veil fell from a coronet of seed pearls. Miss Wilma Thiele was maid of honor and Mrs. C. D. Houser, Conroe, attended her sister as matron of honor. Stanley M. Goertzen, brother of the bridegroom, Milwaukee, was best man. Ushers were Fred Freeman and Edward Thiele. Russell Johnston was groomsman. Miss Betty Sue Ray and Miss Florene Smith lighted the tapers. A reception in the church parlor followed the ceremony. Miss Anna Jean Strickland presided at the wedding cake and Miss Dorothy Caven served the punch. Mrs. Russell Johnston was in charge of the bride's book. Others in the house party were Misses Tommie Lee Maddux of Forth Worth, Nancy Hunter, Jane Massey and Bettie Lee Hixon. Following a wedding trip through Oregon, Mr. and Mrs. Goertzen will live in Portland, Ore., where they will attend Multnomah College. The bride is a graduate of North Dallas High School and a former student of North Texas State College. Her husband attended the University of Washington. ----- FLOY MCKAY BECOMES E. C. BRAZELL'S BRIDE Miss Floy McKay, daughter of Mrs. H. L. McKay, Plainview, became the bride of E. C. Brazell, Dallas, Monday evening at the White Rock Methodist Church, with the Rev. Edward O. Williams reading the marriage rites. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. A. D. Howard, 8607 Angora. E. C. Allen, uncle of the bridegroom, gave the bride in marriage. She wore a sky-blue dress with navy-blue accessories and a white imported braid bandeau. She carried a white satin prayer book topped with a bouquet of white carnations and white satin streamers. Mrs. Fay T. Smith attended the bride as matron of honor and J. Oak Smith served as best man. The wedding music was given by Mrs. S. S. Swanson. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bridegroom's mother. The couple left for a wedding trip to Mexico and New Mexico and will later be at home at 3007 Wylie Drive. ----- WEDDING DATE SET BY MILDRED HELMS Announcement was made Tuesday evening of the wedding date of Miss Mildred Helms, daughter of Mrs. Lena Helms of Texarkana, and Ted Burns. The ceremony will take place June 15 in Texarkana. The announcement was made at a surprise shower and no-host dinner party given for the bride-to-be at the Italian Village. ************************************************************************ Taken from "The Dallas Morning News" Thursday, June 20, 1946 page 10 ----- DINNERS, LUNCHEONS, SHOWERS CRAM THURSDAY CALENDAR Miss Mary Hilman, bride-elect of Robert Heidrick, will be honored with a spinster dinner Thursday evening by Miss Margaret Neil Carlisle at the home of Mrs. E. H. Tenison, 4552 South Versailles. There will be twelve guests. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Constantin will entertain with a dinner party Thursday evening at the Petroleum Club complimenting Miss Patricia Davis and her fiance, Henry Beck Jr., who will be married Saturday evening. Thirty-eight guests will attend. A luncheon at the Mural Room will be given Thursday by Mrs. William Furneaux and her daughter, Mrs. John H. Crumby, complimenting Miss Betty Green. Places will be marked for ten. Miss Green is the fiance of Max Ligon. ----- FLORENCE WILSON HOSTESS Honoring her bridal attendants and their mothers, Miss Florene Wilson will entertain with a swimming party and luncheon Thursday at the Lockwood Country Club, Miss Wilson and Jack Reed will be married Saturday evening in the garden of her parents' home, 6679 Avalon. Mrs. E. C. Betts, who was Betty Elma Nichols before her marriage recently, will be honoree at a shower Thursday evening given by Mrs. Dorothy Moser and Miss Peggy Martin at the home of Mrs. John F. O'Conner, 3615 Greenbrier. Eighteen names are on the guest list. A rehearsal dinner will be given Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Luther M. Jordan at their home, 3920 Gillon, for Miss Frances Golden and her fiance, Dr. Elgin Ware, whose wedding will take place Friday evening in the Highland Park Methodist Church. A reception will be held in the Jordan home. Miss Colleen Keilty and Miss Marion Longnecker will be hostesses at a bridge party Thursday evening at the Longnecker home, 3125 Bryn Mawr, favoring Miss Donna Wolfe, whose engagement to Charles F. King was announced recently to Charles F. King [as printed]. There will be twelve guests. Honoring Miss Maryan Hughes, bride-elect of Bradley R. Manson, Mrs. Fred L. Vance and her mother, Mrs. Murray L. Humphreys, will have a kitchen shower Thursday evening at the Humphreys home, 6207 Velasco. ----- WILL COMPLIMENT NIECE Honoring her niece, Miss Betty Turner, bride-elect of James Tobin Carney, Miss Ann Turner will have a spinster dinner Thursday evening at her home, 818 South Tyler. Fourteen guests have been invited. Miss Mary Jane Mentesana, bride-to-be of Anthony LeBarba, will be feted with a rehearsal dinner Thursday evening by Miss Lucille Ann Menesana at her home, 4215 Delano. The Riviera will be the scene of a bridge luncheon Thursday given by Mmes. Harry Levinson, Hugh Stone, Irving Futerfas and Mike Cohen for Miss Margaret Bender, whose marriage to Leon A. Smith will take place Sunday. Mrs. Lena Davis and A. L. Davis, parents of Miss Frances Davis, will honor their daughter and her fiance, Lawson Ridgeway, with a rehearsal dinner Thursday evening at the Italian Village. ----- MISS BROYLES FAVORED. Miss Doris Lyons and Miss Marion Lyons entertained with a buf- [ ] Wednesday evening at their home, 3206 Knight, feting Miss Jarvis Jean Broyles, bride-elect of John C. Marshall Jr. There were twelve guests besides the honorees and the hostesses. Complimenting Miss Bettie Jane David, bride-elect of Stanley Karotkin, a spinster dinner was given Wednesday evening at the Golden Pheasant by Miss Mamye Claire Myers. Covers were laid for eighteen. A kitchen shower, attended by fifteen guests, was given Wednesday by Miss Patty Horning for Miss Cynthia Blair, who is the bride-to-be of Torbett Croft. The party was Miss Horning's home, 219 South Oak Cliff Boulevard. Sharing honors at a shower Wednesday evening were Miss Julianna Martinez, bride-elect of Herbert D. Williams, and Mrs. C. R. Williams Jr., who is a recent bride. Mrs. J. O. McBee and Mrs. C. R. Williams Sr. were hostesses at the Williams home, 3230 Jerome. Assisting in the dining room were Mrs. Earl F. King, Miss Alice Gilbreath and Miss Bettie Joe Roden. There were twenty-five guests. Mrs. James A Stavely will have a luncheon for ten guests Thursday at the S. & S. Tearoom honoring Miss Eloise Brown, bride-elect of John R. Swanson II, Wednesday evening. Miss Jo Roop was hostess at a kitchen shower for Miss Brown. The party was at her home, 6118 Belmont. ----- TAKE VOWS [picture of couple] Mrs. Ruby Allen has announced the marriage of her daughter, Miss Alice Allen, 314 North Patton, to Delbert Moore Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Moore, Farmers Branch. The couple (above) was married June 2 at the Grace Temple Baptist Church, with the Rev. Buel R. Crouch officiating. Miss LaNell Clayton and H. M. Ford were attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Moore will live in Dallas. The bride is a graduate of Sunset High School and the bridegroom was graduated from Carrollton High School. ************************************************************************ Taken from "The Dallas Morning News" Thursday, June 20, 1946 page 11 ----- BILLY JEAN SHIVERS, B. A. GATES ENGAGED The Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Shivers, Lewisville, announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Betty Jean Shivers, to Byron A. Butes Jr. at a tea party Saturday in their home. The Wedding will take place June 28 at 8 p.m. in the Christ Episcopal Church. ----- HAROLD H. HELM, ANITA COOK WED AT BRIDE'S HOME The Rev. Charlie Cluck officiated at the marriage ceremony of Miss Anita Cook, daughter of Mrs. W. B. Cook, 824 Parkview and Harold H. Helm, son of Mrs. Florence Helm, 5202 Terry. The wedding took place Saturday evening at the home of the bride's mother. James F. Cook gave his sister in marriage. She wore a white linen street- length dress with an embroidered yoke. Her picture hat was of white milan straw and her other accessories were white. She carried red rosebuds on a white Bible. Miss Ola Cook, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and Gerald Helm attended his brother as best man. Ushers were Marshal L. Cook, and William B. Cook. Mrs. Sam Loveless, pianist, and Mrs. Parker L. Jackson, soloist, gave the wedding music. At a reception after the ceremony, Mrs. Earl Dawson served the ring wedding cake and Mrs. Hilton Folkes presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. L. C. Tiller was in charge of the bride's book. After a wedding trip, the couple will live at 3914 Bowser. Mrs. Helm is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and her husband was graduated from Buckner High School. He served in the Army for almost five years, two years of which were spent in the Pacific theater of war. ----- DAVID ROBERTS, MARY B. BUNDRICK TO WED JUNE 27 Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bundrick, 235 South Ewing, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Ruth Bundrick, to David Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Roberts, Kansas City, Mo. The wedding will take place June 27 at the Oak Cliff Methodist Church, with the Rev. Harrison Baker officiating. Miss Marjorie Lacy will attend the bride as maid of honor and Mrs. J. M. Harris Jr. will be matron of honor. Bridesmaids will be Miss Laura Ann Roberts of Kansas City, cousin of the bridegroom, and Miss Betty Washington of Waco. Gordon Roberts will attend his brother as best man, and groomsmen will be David Bundrick, brother of the bride-elect; Melvin Charles and Walter Duncan. Miss Bundrick is a graduate of W. H. Adamson High School and attended NTAC. She is a member of the Rainbow Girls. Her fiancee attended Westport High School in Kansas City and Maryville State Teachers College, Maryville, Mo. He served in the Army three and a half years, one year of which was spent in the European theater of operations. Hostesses planning parties for Miss Bundrick are Mmes. Jack Gilmer, Robert King, J. M. Harris Jr., R. Lynn Crockett and Wilson L. Peters. ----- JIMMIE E. POPE, SUE PETERSON'S BETROTHAL TOLD Mrs. LeRoy Napier and Mrs. Robert H. Hancock will entertain with a luncheon Thursday at the Napier home, 1006 Lausanne, to announce the approaching marriage of their niece, Miss Sue Peterson, to Jimmie E. Pope. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mrs. Lida S. Peterson, 303 North Winnetka, and Mr. Pope is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pope, 916 South Marlborough. The wedding will take place Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Folsom, aunt and uncle of the bride-elect, 1518 West Colorado. Places will be marked at the luncheon for fifteen guests. Mr. Pope has just returned from Panama and has received a discharge after two and a half years' service in the Navy. ----- JULIANNA MARTINEZ, H. D. WILLIAMS MARRY The marriage of Miss Julianna Martinez to Herbert D. Williams took place June 15 at the Munger Place Methodist Church, with the Rev. Francis Buddin officiating at the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Martinez, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mr. Williams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Williams, 3230 Jerome. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a pale-yellow suit with white accessories and a corsage of lavender orchids. She was attended by Miss Alice Gilbreath as maid of honor and the bridegroom was attended by Marvin King as best man. Mr. Williams has been discharged after twenty-five months in the Navy, fifteen months having been spent in the South Pacific theater of operations. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Williams will live in Dallas. J. P. SIMMONS TO WED WANDA MCLEOD SOON Mr. and Mrs. V. E. McLeod, Teague, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Wanda McLeod, Red Oak, formerly of Dallas, to Jack P. Timmons, nephew of Mrs. C. E. Powell, Waxahachie. The wedding will take place June 30 at 8 p.m. at the Methodist Church, Red Oak. Miss McLeod is a graduate of the Waxahachie High School and is a member of Nu Phi Mu Sorority. The bridegroom-to-be was graduated from the Red Oak High School and attended Texas A. & M. College. He was recently discharged after two years' service with the Navy, more than a year having been spent in overseas duty. -----